@prettyheadystuff.bsky.social
TODAY! We're with Sadie Beaton, a decolonial researcher and organizer.
Tune in at 5:30pm ET / 6:30pm AT to chat with Sadie about the promise of an uncertain solidarity in fighting for the Earth.
Zoom link and details at
bit.ly/beunpredictable.
Tune in at 5:30pm ET / 6:30pm AT to chat with Sadie about the promise of an uncertain solidarity in fighting for the Earth.
Zoom link and details at
bit.ly/beunpredictable.
July 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
TODAY! We're with Sadie Beaton, a decolonial researcher and organizer.
Tune in at 5:30pm ET / 6:30pm AT to chat with Sadie about the promise of an uncertain solidarity in fighting for the Earth.
Zoom link and details at
bit.ly/beunpredictable.
Tune in at 5:30pm ET / 6:30pm AT to chat with Sadie about the promise of an uncertain solidarity in fighting for the Earth.
Zoom link and details at
bit.ly/beunpredictable.
Don't miss my live streamed conversation with Forest Protector and novelist Nina Newington tonight, July 16th, at 6pm EST / 7pm AT
See bit.ly/beunpredictable for all the details on how to connect.
See bit.ly/beunpredictable for all the details on how to connect.
July 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Don't miss my live streamed conversation with Forest Protector and novelist Nina Newington tonight, July 16th, at 6pm EST / 7pm AT
See bit.ly/beunpredictable for all the details on how to connect.
See bit.ly/beunpredictable for all the details on how to connect.
Pretty Heady Stuff is hosting online talks in the coming weeks on the collapse of predictability, esp. in ecological and economic contexts. It's a life-or-death grudge match for the last nugget of coal or pocket of natural gas on the planet.
Join the conversation at
bit.ly/beunpredictable
Join the conversation at
bit.ly/beunpredictable
July 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Pretty Heady Stuff is hosting online talks in the coming weeks on the collapse of predictability, esp. in ecological and economic contexts. It's a life-or-death grudge match for the last nugget of coal or pocket of natural gas on the planet.
Join the conversation at
bit.ly/beunpredictable
Join the conversation at
bit.ly/beunpredictable
Nina Newington is a forest protector, organizer and award-winning author. Join us on July 16 at 7pm for a conversation about the connections and solidarities that build strength against extractive projects and the exploitation of nature for profit.
Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8727061648...
Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8727061648...
July 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Nina Newington is a forest protector, organizer and award-winning author. Join us on July 16 at 7pm for a conversation about the connections and solidarities that build strength against extractive projects and the exploitation of nature for profit.
Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8727061648...
Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8727061648...
Katherine Stewart talks about the United States' evangelical bet on Christianity as a means of galvanizing a divided nation, and her research into the ways that this has been leveraged by the elite as part of a movement for securing minority rule.
youtu.be/rAgL0ehuslI
youtu.be/rAgL0ehuslI
July 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Katherine Stewart talks about the United States' evangelical bet on Christianity as a means of galvanizing a divided nation, and her research into the ways that this has been leveraged by the elite as part of a movement for securing minority rule.
youtu.be/rAgL0ehuslI
youtu.be/rAgL0ehuslI
What are the politics of party loyalty in Canada? Why do politicians follow the leader and rarely rock the boat? What solutions could exist for strengthening Canada's democracy by injecting more dissent into the system?
#canada #canadianpolitics #partyloyalty #liberalparty #markcarney
#canada #canadianpolitics #partyloyalty #liberalparty #markcarney
July 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
What are the politics of party loyalty in Canada? Why do politicians follow the leader and rarely rock the boat? What solutions could exist for strengthening Canada's democracy by injecting more dissent into the system?
#canada #canadianpolitics #partyloyalty #liberalparty #markcarney
#canada #canadianpolitics #partyloyalty #liberalparty #markcarney
Pop music has always been a moving target, according to music critic Carl Wilson. @carlzoilus.bsky.social
July 1, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Pop music has always been a moving target, according to music critic Carl Wilson. @carlzoilus.bsky.social
Alexander Gallant and Joel Plaskett expand on timing and musicality -- the way in which language "falls across the phrase" on a given track.
June 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Alexander Gallant and Joel Plaskett expand on timing and musicality -- the way in which language "falls across the phrase" on a given track.
@alexandergallant.bsky.social and Joel Plaskett talk about inspiration, social media and the power of working collectively to build and protect vitality at the local level.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xoj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xoj...
June 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
@alexandergallant.bsky.social and Joel Plaskett talk about inspiration, social media and the power of working collectively to build and protect vitality at the local level.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xoj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xoj...
What does it mean to divest? Do we sacrifice anything? Is it merely gestural? Steven Swarbrick reflects on the movement for a FREE PALESTINE in the latest episode of Pretty Heady Stuff. Available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fGc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fGc...
Steven Swarbrick conceives of a world where Palestine is free because none of us "belong"
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
What does it mean to divest? Do we sacrifice anything? Is it merely gestural? Steven Swarbrick reflects on the movement for a FREE PALESTINE in the latest episode of Pretty Heady Stuff. Available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fGc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fGc...
Building solidarity by engaging with the question of how solidarity feels relevant, as it fades from view. A movement that seems unstoppable can still be stopped, especially when ultra-right militarism and US-Israeli nationalism is becoming more explicitly fascistic in nature.
youtu.be/4fGc2SBtjwI
youtu.be/4fGc2SBtjwI
Steven Swarbrick conceives of a world where Palestine is free because none of us "belong"
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
youtu.be
June 4, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Building solidarity by engaging with the question of how solidarity feels relevant, as it fades from view. A movement that seems unstoppable can still be stopped, especially when ultra-right militarism and US-Israeli nationalism is becoming more explicitly fascistic in nature.
youtu.be/4fGc2SBtjwI
youtu.be/4fGc2SBtjwI
Chatted with the authors of the fabulous book The Sustainability Class, which punctures the flimsy illusion that individual lifestyle choices help us all move into a greener future. It turns out, the exact opposite is true.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjg8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjg8...
Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan want a world where "sustainability" isn't meaningless
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Chatted with the authors of the fabulous book The Sustainability Class, which punctures the flimsy illusion that individual lifestyle choices help us all move into a greener future. It turns out, the exact opposite is true.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjg8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjg8...
The assumption that there is a homogenous entity called "the people of Iran" prompted the "decapitation" strikes intended to level Iran's leadership & its entire political infrastructure. Israel & the US were wrong about the organization of power relations in the country. @keshavarziana.bsky.social
May 20, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The assumption that there is a homogenous entity called "the people of Iran" prompted the "decapitation" strikes intended to level Iran's leadership & its entire political infrastructure. Israel & the US were wrong about the organization of power relations in the country. @keshavarziana.bsky.social
The militarism of tyrannical blowhards can't bend geography & politics to its will. @keshavarziana.bsky.social explains why the US & Israel's attack on Iran reinforces the need for multilateralism and courage from countries affected by this effort to collapse the Iranian state. bit.ly/4vd09Cr
May 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The militarism of tyrannical blowhards can't bend geography & politics to its will. @keshavarziana.bsky.social explains why the US & Israel's attack on Iran reinforces the need for multilateralism and courage from countries affected by this effort to collapse the Iranian state. bit.ly/4vd09Cr
Making the industrial working class the centre of revolutionary struggle is a problem for Michael Hardt
Listen to the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Hk...
#mayday #labour #may #workersday #autonomy #marxism #internationalworkersday #classstruggle #workers #work #labourrights
Listen to the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Hk...
#mayday #labour #may #workersday #autonomy #marxism #internationalworkersday #classstruggle #workers #work #labourrights
May 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Making the industrial working class the centre of revolutionary struggle is a problem for Michael Hardt
Listen to the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Hk...
#mayday #labour #may #workersday #autonomy #marxism #internationalworkersday #classstruggle #workers #work #labourrights
Listen to the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Hk...
#mayday #labour #may #workersday #autonomy #marxism #internationalworkersday #classstruggle #workers #work #labourrights
Shora Esmailian opens up a conversation about the irreducible complexity of the struggle in Iran.
#FreeIran #WomanLifeFreedom #Geopolitics #USMilitary #GulfRegion #USIranConflict #IranIsraelWar #MiddleEastConflict #IranIsraelConflict #MiddleEastCrisis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuH...
#FreeIran #WomanLifeFreedom #Geopolitics #USMilitary #GulfRegion #USIranConflict #IranIsraelWar #MiddleEastConflict #IranIsraelConflict #MiddleEastCrisis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuH...
Shora Esmailian refuses to abandon hope for freedom and self-determination in Iran
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
www.youtube.com
March 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Shora Esmailian opens up a conversation about the irreducible complexity of the struggle in Iran.
#FreeIran #WomanLifeFreedom #Geopolitics #USMilitary #GulfRegion #USIranConflict #IranIsraelWar #MiddleEastConflict #IranIsraelConflict #MiddleEastCrisis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuH...
#FreeIran #WomanLifeFreedom #Geopolitics #USMilitary #GulfRegion #USIranConflict #IranIsraelWar #MiddleEastConflict #IranIsraelConflict #MiddleEastCrisis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuH...
Harsha Walia reframes ICE fascism and American aggression in an era of border brutality
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDhE...
We look at fascism in the US, Trump's blood-soaked invasion of Venezuela, and the push, in Canada, for border enforcement that aligns closely with America's immigration crackdown.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDhE...
We look at fascism in the US, Trump's blood-soaked invasion of Venezuela, and the push, in Canada, for border enforcement that aligns closely with America's immigration crackdown.
Harsha Walia reframes ICE fascism and American aggression in an era of border brutality
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Harsha Walia reframes ICE fascism and American aggression in an era of border brutality
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDhE...
We look at fascism in the US, Trump's blood-soaked invasion of Venezuela, and the push, in Canada, for border enforcement that aligns closely with America's immigration crackdown.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDhE...
We look at fascism in the US, Trump's blood-soaked invasion of Venezuela, and the push, in Canada, for border enforcement that aligns closely with America's immigration crackdown.
When we strive to "meet people where they are," how do we reach the conclusion that we know where they are???
@kaibosworth.bsky.social ponders how to create opposition to pipelines, finding improbable candidates for #climateaction in traditionally conservative parts of the United States.
@kaibosworth.bsky.social ponders how to create opposition to pipelines, finding improbable candidates for #climateaction in traditionally conservative parts of the United States.
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When we strive to "meet people where they are," how do we reach the conclusion that we know where they are???
@kaibosworth.bsky.social ponders how to create opposition to pipelines, finding improbable candidates for #climateaction in traditionally conservative parts of the United States.
@kaibosworth.bsky.social ponders how to create opposition to pipelines, finding improbable candidates for #climateaction in traditionally conservative parts of the United States.
Kai Bosworth wonders if populism can turn us into climate activists. In his subtle, grounded examination of environmental movements, Bosworth sees the emergence of radicalism in unlikely places. Listen to our conversation at www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU3m...
Kai Bosworth wonders whether populism can turn us into climate activists
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Kai Bosworth wonders if populism can turn us into climate activists. In his subtle, grounded examination of environmental movements, Bosworth sees the emergence of radicalism in unlikely places. Listen to our conversation at www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU3m...
I spoke with Nora Loreto and Alex Khasnabish about the state of labour organizing in Canada's universities. What will the university become in this moment of crisis? Will it regress and implode, or move forward and serve a larger social purpose?
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I spoke with Nora Loreto and Alex Khasnabish about the state of labour organizing in Canada's universities. What will the university become in this moment of crisis? Will it regress and implode, or move forward and serve a larger social purpose?
Israel is building a "paradigm" of imperial power in the Arab world to maintain a system of oppression and dispossession. Sherene Seikaly knows the Nakba never ceased. Who will stop that history from being the future?
youtu.be/4kiuoXX8Ujc
youtu.be/4kiuoXX8Ujc
Sherene Seikaly knows the Nakba never ceased. Who will stop that history from being the future?
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Israel is building a "paradigm" of imperial power in the Arab world to maintain a system of oppression and dispossession. Sherene Seikaly knows the Nakba never ceased. Who will stop that history from being the future?
youtu.be/4kiuoXX8Ujc
youtu.be/4kiuoXX8Ujc
In a wide-ranging interview Ingrid Waldron talks about her new book and about the politics of health writ large.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLiQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLiQ...
Ingrid Waldron traces the psychological scars & medical neglect of trauma in Black communities
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
www.youtube.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In a wide-ranging interview Ingrid Waldron talks about her new book and about the politics of health writ large.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLiQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLiQ...
I spoke with El Jones and Jonathan Liew about "sportswashing," the manipulation of sport for things like national branding, when the nation in question is a global pariah.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFMZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFMZ...
El Jones and Jonathan Liew decode how sportswashing works and why Israel is struggling to use it
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
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September 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I spoke with El Jones and Jonathan Liew about "sportswashing," the manipulation of sport for things like national branding, when the nation in question is a global pariah.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFMZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFMZ...
Dominic Boyer derides the fossilized luxury and conveniences that bind us to ecological breakdown
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdzE...
No More Fossils, is a short, stunning analysis of the function of fossils during this era of human-propelled environmental destruction and overdevelopment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdzE...
No More Fossils, is a short, stunning analysis of the function of fossils during this era of human-propelled environmental destruction and overdevelopment.
Dominic Boyer derides the fossilized luxury and conveniences that bind us to ecological breakdown
YouTube video by Pretty Heady Stuff
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Dominic Boyer derides the fossilized luxury and conveniences that bind us to ecological breakdown
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdzE...
No More Fossils, is a short, stunning analysis of the function of fossils during this era of human-propelled environmental destruction and overdevelopment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdzE...
No More Fossils, is a short, stunning analysis of the function of fossils during this era of human-propelled environmental destruction and overdevelopment.