Imagine Otherwise Podcast
A podcast about bridging art, activism, and academia to build more just futures
Imagine Otherwise is a podcast about bridging art, activism, and academia to build more just futures.
Created and hosted by Cathy Hannabach and produced by Ideas on Fire, Imagine Otherwise features interviews with scholars, cultural producers, dancers, editors, artists, and activists who are building new worlds.
Cathy created the show in 2016 to both demonstrate the vibrant public voice that interdisciplinary scholars can have beyond the academy as well as to inspire new generations of thinkers.
Episodes have been taught in a wide array of university classrooms, been featured in international art exhibits, and taken Cathy to live tapings at venues as diverse as feminist circus art performances, scholarly conferences, and a culture lab on convergence.
The show’s programming partners have included the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Cultural Studies Association, the Association for Asian American Studies, and more.
Episodes
Raven Maragh-Lloyd on Black Networked Resistance
Cathy Hannabach interviews Raven Maragh-Lloyd about Black digital resistance strategies including cancel culture and Black Twitter.
Natalie Zervou on Dance in the Age of Austerity
Cathy Hannabach interviews Natalie Zervou about Greek dance and art communities in the wake of the Greek financial crisis.
Amber Rose González, Felicia Montes, and Nadia Zepeda on Mujeres de Maiz
Cathy Hannabach interviews Amber Rose González, Felicia Montes, and Nadia Zepeda about the Chicana feminist artivist collective Mujeres de Maiz.
Erin McElroy on Silicon Valley Imperialism
Cathy Hannabach interviews Erin McElroy about the global reach of technocapitalism in the postsocialist era.
Black History Month Playlist
In honor of Black History Month, we’ve put together an Imagine Otherwise playlist featuring conversations with brilliant Black history scholars.
Juan Llamas-Rodriguez on the Visual Politics of Border Tunnels
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media scholar Juan Llamas-Rodriguez about how representation of the US–Mexico border shapes public policy
Tamara Kneese on Death in the Digital Platform Age
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media scholar Tamara Kneese about the complex relationship between Big Tech and mortality.
Nicosia Shakes on Black Women’s Activist Theater
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar and artist Nicosia Shakes about political activism and performance across the African diaspora.
Meryl Alper on Autistic Kids’ Digital Media
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews disability media studies scholar Meryl Alper about the digital lives of diverse young people on the autism spectrum.
Kristie Soares on Joy in Latinx Media
Cathy Hannabach interviews Kristie Soares about the political power of pleasure, laughter, and joy in Latinx media.
Cynthia Franklin on Narrative and Activist Politics
Cathy Hannabach interviews Cynthia Franklin about movement politics, life writing, and radical solidarity beyond the human.
Magdalena L. Barrera and Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales on The Latinx Guide to Graduate School
Cathy Hannabach interviews Magdalena L. Barrera and Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales about supporting Latinx graduate students in PhD and MA programs.