Audio From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton

Mar 08 2025 32 ep. 19 mins 67

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A podcast diving deep into the historical context of our authoritarian crisis and focused on what each of us can do as the threat grows.

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Don't Let Up In Any Way, Shape, or Form: Audio From A Collapsing State

Mar 08 2025 8 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.comIn this episode of Audio From A Collapsing State, I answer some reader and listener questions, beginning with an example of someone stepping up in their workplace and organizing with colleagues to pressure higher-ups into rejecting pressure from the Trump Administration. From there, we get in

Economic Boycott and Coalition Building: Audio From A Collapsing State

Feb 28 2025 7 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.comAs we continue to suffer to suffer the brunt of the oligarchical coup and ready ourselves for the oncoming political, cultural, and economic consequences, we are also seeing signs of the backlash. The nature of authoritarian power grabs always inspires popular uprisings and movements. We’re

The Avalanche Coming Down the Mountain: Audio From A Collapsing State

Feb 16 2025 8 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.comThe ongoing oligarchical coup is incredibly disturbing but can also feel so far away. I’ve heard from many people who are in close proximity, whether in their jobs in the government or in groups and organizations that rely on federal funding, but for many people the consequences have yet to

Actions To Take Now: Audio From A Collapsing State

Jan 31 2025 20 mins

I’m not feeling great, but there’s been a rash of actions with the Trump Administration so I wanted to get this message out as quickly as possible.As we keep discussing, this is an all-out power grab by the oligarchy. We’re watching Elon Musk and his fellow tech fascists use Donald Trump as a battering ram as they demolish the federal government and carry out their agenda. Th

They're Trying to Crush You: Audio From A Collapsing State

Jan 25 2025 7 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.comThis has been a hell of a week. Grueling. In this episode of Audio From A Collapsing State we discuss what it was like to shift into the authoritarian reality and endure a relentless assault on our senses, our emotions, and our democracy. It isn’t an easy thing to do. When discussing how to

Stop Accepting Symbolic Victories: Audio From A Collapsing State

Jan 18 2025 7 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.comThe Equal Rights Amendment is absolutely necessary and the people who have fought for its passage over the past century are heroes who deserve our admiration and solidarity. So, hearing that President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he believed that fight was over while not having it publi

You Deserve Better: Audio From A Collapsing State

Jan 11 2025 6 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.comAuthoritarianism is systematic abuse. What you’re experiencing now, as we approach the second Trump Administration, is a flood of abusive rhetoric. In this episode of Audio From A Collapsing State, we address strategies for counteracting this madness and finding, within ourselves, a sense o

Understanding the Enemy: Audio From A Collapsing State

Jan 04 2025 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.comWe are standing at a crossroads. As the wealth and oligarchical classes takes over we are watching capitalism evolve into its next form: oligarchical autocracy. In this episode, we trace capitalism from its inception and theoretical free markets to imperial capitalism, the form which we have

Fostering Hope in Hard Times: Audio From A Collapsing State

Dec 23 2024 24 mins

Dispatches From A Collapsing State is an independent media venture and depends on your support. Unfortunately, corporate platforms don’t support actual critiques of capitalism and power, so I rely on your subscriptions. Subscribe today to keep this effort going and growing.Subscribe to Dispatches From A Collapsing State and support independent media meant to speak truth to powerA

Authoritarianism as Clarity: Audio From A Collapsing State

Dec 19 2024 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jaredyatessexton.substack.comDispatches From A Collapsing State is an independent media venture. Unfortunately, corporate platforms do not support actual critiques of capitalism or power. Subscribe today to keep this project going and keep it growing.Dispatches From A Collapsing State depends on your support. Subscribe t