A gigantic thank you to all my listeners over the last 9 months. I am taking a much needed break and calling this the end of Season 1. This episode is a tiny thank you to all of you. I really loved making this show and I'm super proud of it. If you want to reach out and say hi, you can give a holler on Instagram @daringdissent or shoot me an email at jeffdemoss19@gmail.com. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent Theme song by Skilsel on pixabay.com Background music credit to...
Oct 03, 2022•2 min
In January 1893, Queen Lili’uokalani looks out the 2nd floor window of her Honolulu palace and sees 160 US Marines marching down her street. They are there to illegally overthrow her and help nonnative White people seize power over the kingdom. Does she give into the demands of these invaders? Would she risk violence erupting across the islands in order to protect their independence? Listen in to hear how the first sovereign Queen of Hawaii became its last. In the process, you’ll learn abo...
Sep 19, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 18
The Young Lords were a Chicago street gang turned radical political activists. The NY chapter fought for universal health care, working public services, and they tackled poverty in East Harlem. Along the way these young Puerto Rican/Black/Latino/a dissenters collaborated with the Black Panthers, the Young Patriots, STAR and tons of other progressive groups from the era. Listen in to hear the Young Lords steal an x-ray truck to combat TB, takeover a failing hospital, burn giant piles of garbage a...
Sep 05, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In May of 1963, hundreds of African American children aged 4-18 took to the streets of Birmingham, Alabama to demand an end to some of the most vicious segregation laws in the country. They were met by fire hoses and attack dogs under the command of Public Safety Commissioner/racist super villain Eugene “Bull” Connor. The children kept coming. Listen in to hear about the inspirations behind this youth activism, the best strategies to take on racists, songs that inspired the movement, Dr. King vs...
Aug 22, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Covid has been kicking my butt, so I'm taking a sick week. I'm reposting my favorite episode on Abbie Hoffman and will be back with a new episode on the Birmingham Children's March on 8/22. "How can humor be used to fuel a revolution? 1960’s counterculture icon Abbie Hoffman founded the Youth International Party (Yippie) with the goal of stopping the Vietnam War, combatting racism, and tearing down the establishment. To that end, he infiltrated the NY Stock Exchange, exorcised the Pentagon and c...
Aug 08, 2022•59 min
Florynce “Flo” Kennedy was a rabble-rousing feminist and civil rights advocate in the 1960’ and ‘70’s. Both her outfits and voice were always the loudest in the room. With her organizing and oratorical skills she helped bridge a connection between the Feminist and Civil Rights Movements. In 1974, People magazine called her “the biggest, loudest and, indisputably, the rudest mouth on the battleground where feminist activists and radical politics join in mostly common cause.” Whether it was organi...
Jul 25, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld was a German sexologist in the early 20th century. He was called the “Einstein of Sex” and his research and advocacy into sexual freedom for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities was beyond revolutionary. In this episode we explore Hirschfeld’s attempt to combat homophobia, meticulously research all forms of queer identity and help people have better, safer sex. Then we’ll explore the Nazi attempts to tear it all down. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.c...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Emma Goldman was the most controversial woman in America at the turn of the 20th Century. Future FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover called her “the most dangerous woman in America”. The Russian emigre was an oratorical tour de force that barnstormed across the U.S. Along the way, she was arrested over a dozen times by a government that was increasingly censoring any radical political activity. Were the Feds able to silence “Red Emma”? Listen in to learn about anarchy, free love, birt...
Jun 27, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Marsha “Pay it no Mind” Johnson faced oppression from so many different angles as a Black, gay, transgender woman living in poverty. She was at Stonewall for nights of protest/rioting. She was at the first Pride parades. When the Gay Liberation Movement largely left trans voices behind, she refused to be silenced and she helped create one of the first trans rights organizations in North America. She did all of this with an infectious smile on her face and a beautiful spirit guiding each st...
Jun 13, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The Gay Rights Movement doesn’t start at Stonewall. Frank Kameny was one of the earliest pioneers of Gay Rights. In the 1950’s he was fired from his job as an astronomer for the Army Map Service. His crime: being gay. This leads him to a life of advocacy that starts at a time when it is incredibly dangerous to be gay and out. He takes on Congress, the American Psychiatric Association, JFK + LBJ, and anyone in society who wants gay Americans to feel ashamed of who they are. Listen in to hea...
May 30, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The largest labor uprising in American history happened in the southern hills of West Virginia in the summer of 1921. 10,000 coal miners rose up against the mine owners and their hired detectives/mercenaries/thugs known as the “mine-guards''. On their “March to Mingo” the miners are stopped at Blair Mountain and days of guerrilla fighting ensue. Will the union fighters come together to defeat their bosses? Listen in to learn all about Mother Jones, mining music, and the Baldwin-Felts Detective A...
May 16, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In September of 1971, 1,281 inmates at the Attica State Maximum Security Prison staged a rebellion and held control of the prison for 5 days. They were protesting rampant abuse and after days of negotiations, the State Police + National Guard stormed in. The events within the prison walls of Attica were chaotic, inspiring and heartbreaking. The uprising would help spark the modern Prisoner Rights Movement. Tune in to hear an amazing story of unity and resistance against all odds. Donate to...
May 02, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 9
“WE HOLD THE ROCK!” In 1969 a group of American Indians from different tribes took over and occupied the abandoned Alcatraz prison site on an island in San Francisco Bay. During their 19 month occupation they brought awareness to the mistreatment of Indigenous people across the U.S. It became the most famous protest of the “Red Power” Movement of the ‘60’s + ‘70’s and laid the foundations for countless Native American protests in the future. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent ...
Apr 18, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
How many lives can one person live? African American entertainer Josephine Baker left poverty and racism in the United States for the bright lights of 1920’s Paris. She became an international superstar through her provocative and talented dancing as well as her fantastic voice. She went from living the ultimate flapper lifestyle to becoming an undercover spy for the French Resistance in WWII. When she finally returned to her country of birth, she did so as an outspoken activist in the Civil Rig...
Apr 04, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
How can you fight for a movement that largely ignores you? The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) was a bloody whirlwind of a Civil War. Las Soldaderas were women who joined the armies of the Revolution as soldiers, cooks, nurses and servants. Many that fought disguised themselves as men in order to be allowed to join the cause. Most depictions in the songs and art of the era paint these women solely as objects for men’s lust and mopey longings. In reality, Las Soldaderas were independent, fearsome ...
Mar 21, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 6
How can humor be used to fuel a revolution? 1960’s counterculture icon Abbie Hoffman founded the Youth International Party (Yippie) with the goal of stopping the Vietnam War, combatting racism, and tearing down the establishment. To that end, he infiltrated the NY Stock Exchange, exorcised the Pentagon and created guerrilla theater performances. Most famously, he was arrested and tried as part of the Chicago 8. He used the trial to expose the hypocrisies of our justice system and make a mo...
Mar 07, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Is teenage nonconformity an act of serious political resistance? The Swing Youth were teenagers in Nazi Germany who met up to dance wildly to the “hot” music coming out of America. Every time they did, they risked getting caught and arrested by the Gestapo. The Edelweiss Pirates were one of the loosely formed youth gangs that dabbled in hiking, vandalism and bullying Hitler Youth kids. These two groups represent different paths a teenager could follow if they wanted to hold on to a tiny sh...
Feb 21, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Would you be willing to put yourself at great risk to uncover the truth? Investigative journalist Nellie Bly went undercover as a mental hospital patient, factory worker, and prisoner. She exposed corruption, greed and mistreatment in every corner of New York City at the turn of the 20th century. Then she became the fastest person to travel around the globe. She did this all at a time when women were barely allowed to go outside on their own. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringd...
Feb 07, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 3
How do you combat the psychological toll of racism? Steve Biko became a powerful leader in the fight against the brutality and oppression of apartheid in South Africa. As a student resistance leader he helped develop the idea of Black Consciousness and popularized the phrase “Black is Beautiful”. In the face of constant police harassment and attempts to silence him, his voice only got louder. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent Follow on IG @daringdissent Background music credi...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Why fight for a right that you know will be denied to you? Sixteen year-old Mabel Ping-Hua Lee became a vocal activist in the early 20th century suffragist movement in NYC. When American women finally get the vote, Lee is immediately denied that right solely because of her ethnicity. Listen in to hear the inspiring story of one dissenter's battle to command respect and equality as a Chinese American woman. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent Background music c...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1
Daring Dissent is a podcast that spotlights tales of remarkable resistance throughout world history. In the face of oppression and extraordinary challenges, these fearless rabble-rousers found their own ways to make their voices heard. Listen to historian/teacher Jeff DeMoss delve into the past to amplify the voices of the silenced every other Monday. Donate to support the show at ko-fi.com/daringdissent...
Jan 07, 2022•1 min
