Episode 22: Interview with Roman Rimer

On this Episode...I have a one-on-one interview with Roman Rimer, who called in to the "Hate Project" a few times during its 2012-2013 run (you can hear him on POC episodes 5,9,14,20). Roman is a trans, queer community activist and performer based in the Bay Area, and he hosts a weekly radio show as well.  Roman and I reflect on how our views have changed in the last few years in regards to having peaceful dialogues with hate mongers, be they nazis or TERFS. Roman also discusses the worsening homelessness and wealth disparity problems in the Bay Area, and how they're connected to the presence of big tech companies but are also part of a long colonialist tradition. We also discuss how every major American "liberal" city is essentially a police state designed to protect the wealth of the wealthiest. Other topics include how mainstream liberals often blockade true progress, sex workers and the marginalization of communities as a way of keeping everyone in line, the power of people in affecting societal change, and the value of creating communities and networks as a way of sustaining each other when the government fails us. 

Listen to Roman's show "The Weekly Review" - airing Fridays between 12:00pm-2:00pm Pacific Standard Time - here: http://pcrcollective.org And follow Roman at @RomanRimer 

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Music:   Gnossienne no. 1 by International Surrealist Bulletinis licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. Remedy for Melancholy by Kai Engel is licensed under a Attribution License.