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Podcast: Pretty Heady Stuff
Episode: Natasha Lennard elevates oppositional movements & attacks the conditions for contemporary fascism
Description: Natasha Lennard is a columnist for The Intercept. She has also written for The Nation, The Guardian, Bookforum and the New York Times, among other venues. She currently teaches critical journalism at the New School for Social Research in New York. Her books include Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life (https://www.versobooks.com/books/2949-being-numerous), and a co-written anthology of interviews on the question of violence entitled Violence: Humans in Dark Times (http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100350210).
In our interview she addresses how she views the role of journalism and critical writing, stressing that communication is “necessary but de...