Imagine Otherwise
A podcast about bridging art, activism, and academia to build more just futuresOn each episode, host Cathy Hannabach interviews the scholars, dancers, authors, artists, and filmmakers imagining collective freedom and creating it through culture.
Priya Kandaswamy on Embracing Permanent Change
Cathy Hannabach interviews Priya Kandaswamy about embracing permanent change in our classrooms, communities, and creative endeavors.
Mark Villegas on Collaborative Abundance in Hip-Hop Cultures
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews filmmaker and scholar Mark Villegas about how foregrounding abundance can transform academia and build new worlds.
Maile Arvin on Kuleana and Indigenous Feminist Community
Cathy Hannabach interviews Kānaka Maoli feminist scholar Maile Arvin about community building, kuleana, and reciprocal responsibility.
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Jenn M. Jackson on Black Feminist Love and Community Building
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Teen Vogue columnist Jenn M. Jackson about Black feminism, public scholarship, and justice as love in public.
Larisa Kingston Mann on DJ Dreams and Radical Publics
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Larisa Kingston Mann about copyright law, Jamaican popular music, and activist accountability.
Nadine Hubbs on Listening Queerly
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Nadine Hubbs about listening queerly and Latinx millennials’ relationship to American country music.
Marisol LeBrón on an Anti-Colonial Abolitionist Praxis
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Marisol LeBrón about policing and US colonialism in Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria’s impact on research.
Jade S. Sasser on Reproductive Justice and Climate Change
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Jade S. Sasser about the reproductive justice movement and climate change activism.
Jessica Nydia Pabón-Colón on Women Graffiti Artists
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Jessica Nydia Pabón-Colón about women graffiti writers, feminist curation, and Puerto Rican activism.
Alyshia Gálvez on NAFTA and Transnational Food Justice
Host Cathy Hannabach interviewsAlyshia Gálvez about NAFTA’s destruction of public health in Mexico and the need for public engagement.
J. Kēhaulani Kauanui on Hawaiian Sovereignty
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews J. Kēhaulani Kauanui about Hawaiian sovereignty, independent media, and consent politics.
Jenny L. Davis on Chickasaw Language Revitalization
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Jenny L. Davis about Chickasaw language revitalization and language activism.