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Live Like the World is Dying

Strangers in a Tangled Wildernesswww.tangledwilderness.org
How do we live in a world that might be ending? By preparing to survive that end and by working to prevent it. A production of Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness.

Episodes

Martyr Culture and the Revolution in Rojava Pt. II

Episode Notes This week on Live Like the World is Dying, we have part two of a crossover episode with the Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness podcast, with our monthly feature zine Martyr Culture by Sara Blum., which is an essay about martyr culture within the Kurdish Freedom Movement. In the last episode we had an audio version of the zine as well as an interview with Sara about the piece and her time with the YPJ. Today's episode continues the interview. If you’d like to read the piece then chec...

Jun 27, 20251 hr 8 min

Martyr Culture and the Revolution in Rojava pt. i

Episode Notes This week on Live Like the World is Dying, we have a crossover episode with the Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness Podcast, with our monthly feature zine Martyr Culture by Sara Blum., which is an essay about martyr culture within the Kurdish Freedom Movement. We have an audio version of the zine as well as an interview with Sara about the piece and her time with the YPJ. But, if you’d like to read along then check out our monthly features on our website and you can read along there ...

Jun 20, 20251 hr 36 min

Protest Health and Safety

Episode Notes This week on Live Like the World is Dying, James and Miriam talk about how to stay safe while danger lurks all around. They talk about some health and safety basics for protest like security culture, gear to consider wearing, things to keep in a first-kit, and dangers you might encounter like projectiles, tear gas, and pepper spray. They talk about how to treat chemical irritant injuries as well some helpful reminders of how not to treat chemical injuries. They also cover first-aid...

Jun 13, 20251 hr 29 min

Updates from LA

Episode Summary This time on a special episode of Live like the World is Dying, Casandra talks to James about what's been going on in LA with the ICE protests and resistance. They talk about the deployment of the National Guard and Marines, what people have been doing in the streets, what the police have been doing, and debunk some misinformation. Host Info Casandra can be found on BlueSky @hey-casandra.bsky.social. James can be found on Twitter @ JamesStout or on Patreon at https://www.patreon....

Jun 12, 202550 min

Brooke and Casandra on Bird Keeping

Episode Summary This week on Live like the World is Dying, Brooke and Casandra talk about the ins and outs of keeping birds—chickens and quail specifically. We discuss all things food, shelter, eggs, and how to care for extremely accident-prone feathered friends. Host Info Brooke can be found on Mastodon @ogemakwebrooke and Casandra can be found on BlueSky @hey-casandra.bsky.social Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwildernes...

Jun 06, 20251 hr 11 min

This Month in the Apocalypse: May, 2025

Episode Summary On This Month in the Apocalypse, James, Brooke, and Inmn talk about everything that happened in May, including two very different set of refugees, the ongoing war in Ukraine and its affects on Poland, some legal updates on Oak Flat, an exciting tree sit in Washington, abortion legislation in Missouri, libraries, a very cute bear, and two pop culture pod favorites: Bruce Springsteen and Kneecap. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . Brooke can be found ...

May 30, 20251 hr 10 min

Dorothy on Canada's Pipeline Police

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn talks with Dorothy about Canada's police force that was designed specifically to fuck with land defenders. They talk about Canada's history as a petro state, the extraction projects that the police force was designed to protect, and the land defense movements that sprung up to resist. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can b...

May 23, 20251 hr 5 min

Putting on DIY Events Pt. II

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam and Inmn continue their talk with Olson about how to organize and put on DIY shows and events. They go over some of the information in this month's feature zine from Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness "Hey Gang, Let's Put on a Show." You can read the zine here . Miriam's dog is unfortunately loud in this one. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Ta...

May 16, 202548 min

Putting On DIY Shows and Events Pt. I

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam and Inmn talk with Olson about how to organize and put on DIY shows and events. They go over some of the information in this month's feature zine from Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness "Hey Gang, Let's Put on a Show." You can read the zine here . Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org ...

May 09, 202550 min

Jamie on Libraries

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam talks with Jamie about libraries: how cool they are, what amazing resources they have, how they are so imminently in danger, and how you can help them out. Maybe. Links Library Freedom Project For the People: a leftist library project For the People Substack Host Info Miriam can be found making funnies on the Strangers' Blue Sky @tangledwilderness.bsky.social Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderne...

May 02, 20251 hr 15 min

This Month in the Apocalypse: April, 2025

Episode Summary On This Month in the Apocalypse, Miriam, Brooke, and Inmn talk about everything that happened in April, from people being mistakenly deported, to a conflict between Maine and the Trump administration over trans athletes in high school sports, to the battle in Congress over Sesame Street. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . Brooke can be found on Mastodon @ogemakweBrooke . Miram can be found on the Strangers Bluesky making funnies. Publisher Info This...

Apr 25, 20251 hr 6 min

Harvest on Native Plants and Seed Saving

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Harvest and Casandra talk about getting to know native plants in your area, learning through observation, and how to gather, save, and sow seeds. Find a cool zine Harvest made to go along with the episode here: https://www.tangledwilderness.org/live-like-the-world-is-dying/harvest-on-native-plants-and-seed-saving Host Info Casandra can be found on BlueSky @hey-casandra.bsky.social Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A T...

Apr 18, 20251 hr 2 min

Propaganda By the Seed on Trees

Episode Summary Casandra interviews Aaron from Propaganda by the Seed and Edgewood Nursery all about trees. We discuss why and how people might grow trees, and how that relates to food sovereignty and community preparedness. Guest Info Aaron podcasts at Propaganda by the Seed and runs Edgewood Nursery Propaganda by the Seed Podcast — Edgewood Nursery Instagram (@propagandabytheseed) Instagram (@edgewoodnursery) Edgewood Nursery | Falmouth ME Edgewood Nursery (@edgewood.bsky.social) Propaganda By...

Apr 11, 20251 hr 10 min

Managing Fertility and Pregnancy Outside a Clinical Context

Episode Notes Blurb This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Casandra and Samantha (@samanthazipporah) talk about managing pregnancy and fertility outside a clinical context. Guest Info Samantha Zipporah is a blood midwife, author & educator in service to healing & liberation. Sam’s path rises from an ancient lineage of midwives, witches, & wise women with expertise spanning the continuum of birth, sex, & death. She is devoted to connecting people with the innate pleasure, powe...

Apr 04, 20251 hr 19 min

This Month in the Apocalypse: March, 2025

Episode Summary On This Month in the Apocalypse, James, Brooke, and Inmn talk about everything that happened in March, from how sun finally set on the British Empire, to how tariffs actually work, to how Texas finally started to believe in the concept of gender identity (for a bad reason), and how the US is doing really messed up things with immigration and prisons in El Salvador. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . James can be found on Twitter @ JamesStout or on P...

Mar 28, 202556 min

Hazel on How to To Do It Anyway

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the the World is Dying, Inmn talks with Hazel about the zine How To Do It Anyway: a guide to self-managing an abortion at home. You can read the zine for free at tangledwilderness.org Links All-Options is a reproductive rights organization that providing support and resources to all pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption experiences, and they really need our help right now! In the zine, I plug their talk line that offers an unbiased, judgement free an...

Mar 21, 20251 hr 15 min

New Book By Margaret Killjoy

Episode Notes This isn't a real episode. It's an advertisement, but it's an advertisement for a really cool thing, a new new book by Margaret Killjoy that we're Kickstarting. You can get so many deals and cool rewards and stretch goals that have already been unlocked, as long as you're listening to this before March 21st at 9am est. If you're listening after that, then you can probably just go preorder or regular order the book! Kickstarter Link Find out more at https://live-like-the-world-is-dy...

Mar 19, 20252 min

Andy on Trans Law

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam talks with Andy about legal stuff on a lot of people's minds including executive orders, gender markers on government IDs, how studying law right now is terrifying and confusing but that despite that terror, practicing law is all about providing information and care, and some things for everyone to think about as the State advances policies. Guest Info Andy works with the Chosen Family Law Center, which offers free legal services ...

Mar 14, 20251 hr 29 min

Rowan on Making Things Out of Plants

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn talks with Rowan about how to make different things out of plants, from cordage, to clothing, to laundry detergent. Guest Info Rowan (they/them) and their zines can be found at ko-fi.com/rowangroves Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org , or on Twitter @ TangledWild and Instagram @ Tang...

Mar 07, 202555 min

This Month in the Apocalypse: February, 2025

Episode Summary On This Month in the Apocalypse, the James, Brooke, and Inmn talk about everything that happened in February, which includes a lot other fall out from new Trump administration policies, including the spree of job terminations that will greatly affect the impact of wildfires, the defunding of child advocacy in immigration detention, the war in Ukraine, and the state of immigration detention in Panama. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . James can be f...

Feb 28, 20251 hr 7 min

Billion Oyster Project on One Billion Oysters

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam and Inmn talk with the Billion Oysters Project about their goal of growing one billion oysters in the New York Harbor. Need we say more? It's one billion oysters! Guest Info Billion Oysters Project is a nonprofit dedicated to restoring oyster beds to the New York Harbor through public education initiatives. They can be found at https://www.billionoysterproject.org/ Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . ...

Feb 21, 20251 hr 10 min

Daly from EFF on Info Sec

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam talks with Daly from the Electronic Frontier Foundation about basic information security. They talk about encryption, VPNs, and redefining what is and isn't public information. Guest Info Daly (she/they) is a senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Daly can be reached at [email protected], if you'd like to consult her about information security. The EFF is a digital civil liberties organization that makes sure ...

Feb 14, 202551 min

Miriam and Casandra on Fiber Arts

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Miriam and Casandra talk about different fiber crafts, from spinning to weaving to basketry, and the communities that develop around the crafts. Host Info Miriam can be found making funnies on the Strangers' Blue Sky @tangledwilderness.bsky.social Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org , or on Twitter @ TangledWild and Instagram @ Tangled_Wilderness and Blu...

Feb 07, 202558 min

This Month in the Apocalypse: January, 2025

Episode Summary On This Month in the Apocalypse, James, Margaret, and Miriam talk about everything that happened in January, and especially a lot of Trump's executive orders. Margaret covers climate. Miriam talks about the nature of executive orders, and James covers immigration. Host Info Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy . Miriam can be found making funnies on the Strangers' Blue Sky @tangledwilderness.bsky.social James can be found on Twitter @ J...

Jan 31, 20251 hr 4 min

Ben on Using Wood Gas

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn talks with Ben about harvesting gas and wood. And they talk about how to run gas engines off of wood and how to use different by products from the process. Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery . Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org , or on Twitter @ TangledWild and Instagram @ Tangled_Wilderness . You can support the show o...

Jan 24, 20251 hr 11 min

Eric on the State of the Apocalypse

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Margaret talks with Eric from When/If about the state of the climate and how not well it's doing. Guest Info Eric Shonkwiler (he/him) is the author of the newsletter When/If: A Leftist Guide to Prepare for a Changing World. He can be found at www.when-if.com or https://when-if.ghost.io/ where you can sign up for his newsletter. You can also find Eric on Instagram @eshonkwiler Twitter @ eshonkwiler Host Info Margaret can be found on twitt...

Jan 17, 20251 hr 1 min

For Times Such As These

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Casandra talks with Rabbis Ariana Katz and Jessica Rosenberg about their book, . They discuss what it means to bring traditions and spirituality together with radical politics, why it’s important, and how we can use it to build stronger and more resilient communities. Host Info Casandra can be found on BlueSky @hey-casandra.bsky.social Guest Info Rabbis Ariana Katz and Jessica Rosenberg You can find their book at https://www.fortimessuch...

Jan 10, 20251 hr 15 min

Propaganda By the Seed on Edible Perennials for Community Preparedness

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Casandra talks with Aaron, the host of the Propaganda By the Seed podcast about edible perennial plants that you can grow. This episode got compiled into a Live Like the World is Dying Skill Series zine that is also the Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness January monthly feature. You can get a free PDF of it at www.Tangledwilderness.org . Host Info Casandra can be found on BlueSky @hey-casandra.bsky.social Guest Info Aaron Parker can be fo...

Jan 03, 20251 hr 19 min

This Year in the Apocalypse: 2024

Episode Summary On This Year in the Apocalypse, the hosts of Live Like the World is Dying review the last year in the apocalypse that is late stage Capitalism while all embodying a flair for the musical. Inmn talks about a slew of anti-queer laws that were passed in 2024. Casandra catches everyone up on abortion legislation. Miriam talks about restoration work. James talks about the Syrian civil war. And Margaret talks about the intersection of climate and the economy. Host Info Inmn can be foun...

Dec 27, 20241 hr 28 min

Ready for Anything

Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Inmn talks to Margaret and James about the Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness monthly feature zine Ready For Anything, which you can read at www.tangledwilderness.org . The zine has a lot of practical advice and checklists for preparing for another Trump presidency and a world that is growing more fascistic each day. Sign up for our monthly features at patron.com/strangersinatangledwilderness . Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @sh...

Dec 20, 20241 hr 14 min
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