TM Smoke Signals: Snow White & Disney Capitalism
In this episode of Trouble Makers, we dive into the spectacle surrounding Disney’s Snow White remake to explore a deeper story: how corporate media co-opts identity politics, commodifies culture, and...
4 Apr 202513min
Ep25: Participatory Action Research with Abel Sibanda
In this episode of Troublemakers, we dive into Participatory Action Research (PAR) with Abel Sibanda, exploring how research needn't be divorced from reality but can actually foster social transformat...
2 Apr 202543min
TM Smoke Signals: Crisis in Congo
In this first episode of TM Smoke Signal, we sit down with Stewart Muhindo to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. From the root causes fueling the conflict to the devasta...
28 Mars 202515min
Ep24: Cultural Disobedience with Phionah Kyokusiima
If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.— Maya Angelou Phil sits with a longtime comradely fellow organizer Phionah Kyokusiima from Solidarity Uganda. Togethe...
26 Mars 202538min
Ep23: Practice Digital Self-Defence
And when they spy on us, let them discover us loving. — Alice Walker Our guest helps us answer many of the questions activists have about privacy and digital security. He has chosen to remain anonymou...
17 Mars 202526min
Ep22: Use the law, don’t be afraid of it (pt 2)with Victoria Whalen
In this second part of our series on "Use the law, don't be afraid of it," we speak with climate justice lawyer Victoria Whalen, who offers a refreshingly positive perspective on what the law is and w...
8 Mars 202559min
EP21: Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army with Angus Joseph
How does storytelling reshape movements? What role does humor play in activism? How can we clown a hostile moment, a climate protest, a global convening sold out to the billionaires? Do children under...
3 Mars 202541min
Ep20: Burn brightly, but don’t burn out with movement psychologist Cristel Montenegro
Pain is often treated as something to suppress, avoid, or silence. But what if true healing comes from embracing it fully—together? We sit down with Nicaraguan movement psychologist Cristel Montenegro...
25 Feb 202552min
