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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Wajahat Ali: How to Fight Fascism with Humor, Heart ... and Hummus
Description: Join Wajahat Ali for a timely conversation on his insights into the fragility of democratic institutions, his work fighting racism and extremism, and how ordinary citizens can resist authoritarianism.
In his weekly podcast, Wajahat Ali, acclaimed writer and public speaker, urgently chronicles an American democracy “under assault from the forces of fascism and authoritarianism.” One way he copes is by building Star Wars Lego sets with his kids, “to instill in them a need for rebellion and hope against the Empire,” he recently joked with guest Heather Cox Richardson. It’s Wajahat Ali’s combination of insightful analysis, soc...