S01e00 An introduction to Lifepod

Host Adam Greenfield welcomes you to Lifepod with an overview of the show’s themes and central concerns, rooted in his book Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World On Fire (Verso, 2024). In this episode, we consider the Occupy Sandy mutual-aid effort in New York City in 2012, and what it might have to teach us about surviving our era of climate-system collapse with values of dignity, invitationality and justice intact.Terms and topics mentioned:- Mass population movements associated with the end of the Second World War and the Partition of India- The “survival programs” of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense- Solidarity kitchens, clinics and pharmacies in Crisis-era Greece- Municipalist city government in Spain- Rojava, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria- The First International (International Workingmen’s Association congress, 1866)- San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk- Guardian article on preparing for a 3˚C rise in average temperature- Iwan Baan’s photograph of Lower Manhattan blacked out during Superstorm Sandy- US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) activities during Superstorm Sandy- 520 Clinton Avenue (Occupy Sandy distribution hub)- “Filter blockades” (Counter-ICE measure in the Twin Cities)- Rebecca Solnit, A Paradise Built in Hell- John P. Clark, The Impossible Community- scott crow on Common Ground, New Orleans mutual-aid effort- Cassie Thornton, The Hologram- Charles Fritz’s disaster studies- An account of “Spinozan joy”More ways to stay connected:- You can follow Lifepod on Instagram or Adam’s personal account on Mastodon, or support the podcast on Patreon. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★