Aloud: Recent Episodes
Jess Jones / Brendan Murtha
Aloud is a podcast hosted by Jessica Jones and Brendan Murtha, in which we discuss and muse upon the relevant issues of the day. We'll chat with and interview guests, parse through reading lists, laugh and rant and try our hand some at critical analysis-- you never know what you might get. Brought to you by Zoom audio recordings (Atlanta, GA x Norwalk, CT)
We've been sitting on this audio for a while-- one of our many conversations (of which only some have been recorded). In this solo (Jess + Brendan) episode, we muse and ramble over a wide variety of topics, including houseplant stewardship, nature-cultures, music theory and the prescriptive power of language.
In this episode we chat with up-and-coming scholar and resident commie Archer Thomas about modernism, post-modernism, and what might come next. Warning: this conversation goes places.
In this episode we sit down with Umi, the founder of UmiFeeds, a food rescue organization based in Atlanta. We talk about food rescue (what it is, why it's important), homelessness, food security, and how to "spread love through food." Thank you for joining us Umi!
Find the UmiFeeds website here: https://umifeeds.org
In this free-wheeling episode, Jess and Brendan chat one on one about the current state of things. Topics covered include Kamala Harris as VP, accelerationism, the Gadsden Flag, liberal paradox, community gardening, and autism.
Hello! Who is a criminal? Is utopia possible? What do postmodernism and intersectionality have in common? We interview sociology professor Dr. Desmond Goss to discuss these questions and more. Let's further unpack, aloud, what a post-police society would look like and discover why abolishing the police is simply one link in the chain. Much love and thanks to all our friends and listeners!
Dr. Goss's Recommendations for Further Learning
13TH : A beautiful documentary. Be aware that it does contain triggering footage.
https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8
Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow.
https://newjimcrow.com
Angela Davis's Are Prisons Obsolete?
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angela-y-davis-are-prisons-obsolete.pdf
Alex Vitale’s The End of Policing
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/03/457251670/how-much-do-we-need-the-police
Dr. Goss further recommends community activism and organizations, particularly for Southerners.
Ignite Kindred (Southern)
https://www.instagram.com/ignitekindred/
SNAP, Solutions Not Punishment (ATL based)
https://www.snap4freedom.org/about
SFQP (ATL based)
http://www.southernfriedqueerpride.com
Queer Appalachia (Appalachian/Southern)
https://www.queerappalachia.com
Transqueer Pueblo (based in Arizona)
https://www.tqpueblo.org
For our first episode, we're chatting with student activist, poet, and photographer Juan Camillo Garza about what a future might look like post-police. We touch on a wide variety of topics including abolition timelines, potential alternatives, the philosophy of policing and the institutions' history.