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Getting to the Root of it with Venus Roots

Getting to the Root of it with Venus Roots

By: niki franco
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 join niki franco (venus roots), a community organizer, writer, and facilitator of spaces for collective study, as she leans into conversations of radical truth-telling with artists, theorists, and organizers living in a world of rigid binaries and multiple truths. she navigates the urgency of solidarity, ancestral preservation, and dismantling systems of oppression that inform and deform our lives. @venusroots www.venusroots.com© 2025 niki franco Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Why Is the US Escalating Against Venezuela? with Zoe Alexandra of Peoples Dispatch

    Why Is the US Escalating Against Venezuela? with Zoe Alexandra of Peoples Dispatch
    Oct 1 2025

    In this episode, Niki interviews journalist Zoe Alexandra of Peoples Dispatch to discuss the escalating military presence of the U.S. in the Caribbean, particularly focusing on Venezuela. They explore the implications of U.S. sanctions, the role of media in shaping public perception, and the historical context of U.S. interventions in Latin America. The conversation highlights the regional responses to U.S. aggression, the current mood in Venezuela, and calls for action among listeners to challenge the narratives surrounding these issues.

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    57 mins
  • Perfect Victims, with Mohammed el-Kurd

    Perfect Victims, with Mohammed el-Kurd
    Aug 6 2025

    In this episode, Niki interviews Palestinian poet, author, and organizer, Mohammed el-Kurd to discuss his latest book, Perfect Victims: And The Politics of Appeal. The two unpack the complicity of western institutions on the genocide of Palestinians, shallow identity politics, the weaponization of anti-semitism, the New York War Crimes, and our responsibility to embody hope in such dark times.

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    51 mins
  • The Encampments, with Kei Pritsker

    The Encampments, with Kei Pritsker
    Apr 15 2025

    In this episode, Niki interviews Kei Prister, co-director of The Encampments, to discuss the new film, the impact of the student intifada a year later, and what this fight signals for the future of the US empire and most importantly, what it says about young people's thirst for liberation.

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    54 mins
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