Future Hindsight

We discuss how our everyday choices to resist, organize, and act collectively can stop authoritarian takeovers. Feeling powerless does not mean that we're actually powerless!
 
Daniel's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
Get non-cooperation training at https://freedomtrainers.net/

Be connected to other humans in a group

 
Daniel Hunter is a seasoned organizer and the founder of Choose Democracy. He's also the author of books including What If Trump Wins?, Climate Resistance Handbook, and Building a Movement to End the New Jim Crow.
 
 
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Read What If Trump Wins?: 
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Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
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Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guests: Daniel Hunter
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the role of schools to form effective citizens in our democracy. It's necessary to prioritize the teaching of our history and our government. 
 
James's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
Push back against corrosive technology, especially in schools

Read books!

 
James Traub is a journalist, historian, and author of The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy.
 
 
Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: 
https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/
 
Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: 
https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark 
 
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https://x.com/milaatmos 
 
Read The Cradle of Citizenship: 
https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight 
 
Sponsor: 
Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.
 
Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
https://patreon.com/futurehindsight 



Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guests: James Traub
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss  the dangers of book bans and censorship, the power of civic action on the local level, and the intersection of libraries and human rights.
 
Amanda's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
Use the library!

Follow Kelly Jensen at Book Riot on social media

 
Amanda Jones is a middle school librarian, an activist, and the author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. She previously served as President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians and has won numerous awards for her work in school libraries, including School Library Journal Librarian of the Year. 
 
Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: 
https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/
 
Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: 
https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark 
 
Follow Mila on X: 
https://x.com/milaatmos 
 
Follow Amanda on X: 
https://x.com/abmack33
 
Follow Kelly Jensen on IG: 
https://www.instagram.com/heykellyjensen/ 
 
Read That Librarian: 
https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight 
 
Sponsor: 
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Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
https://patreon.com/futurehindsight 



Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guests: Amanda Jones
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss  orienting our personal choices toward the collective in order to make the changes in the systems that organize our world.
 
Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
Orient your personal choices towards the collective

Do something, and do it with others

 
Michael Brownstein is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at John Jay College, and Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He's also the co-author of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change.
 
 
Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: 
https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/
 
Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: 
https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark 
 
Follow Mila on X: 
https://x.com/milaatmos 
 
Follow Michael on BlueSky: 
https://bsky.app/profile/michaelbrownstein.bsky.social
 
Read Somebody Should Do Something: 
https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight 
 
Sponsor: 
Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.
 
Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
https://patreon.com/futurehindsight 



Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guests: Michael Brownstein
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss how being pro-democracy is a big tent coalition. In fact, it is our national identity.
 
Rick's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
1) Meet your your neighbors, friends, and family in person
2) Be a persuasive voice in your immediate network and build a network of networks
 
Rick Wilson is co-founder of the Lincoln Project, as well as the host of the Lincoln Project and The Enemies List podcasts. He is a 30 year veteran of national Republican politics, starting with the 1988 presidential campaign of George Herbert Walker Bush, and is now a registered Independent.
 
Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: 
https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/
 
Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: 
https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark 
 
Follow Mila on X: 
https://x.com/milaatmos 
 
Follow Rick on X: 
https://x.com/TheRickWilson 
 
Check out the Lincoln Project:
https://lincolnproject.us/ 
 
Sponsor: 
Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.
 
Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
https://patreon.com/futurehindsight 



Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guest: Rick Wilson
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis