The YIKES Podcast
By Mikaela Loach and Jo Becker
There’s a lot to make us Yikes in this world. From the climate crisis to racism to activism and resisting oppressive systems, it can call get a bit overwhelming. Yikes is a podcast which leans into the Yikes of the world rather than letting it overwhelm us. We breakdown the issues in an accessible intersectional and nuanced way to guide us towards action together.
Hosted by Mikaela Loach and Josephine Becker, edited by Finlay Mowat.
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Latest episode
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EPISODE 50: COP27, Occupations and a Book
Mikaela's just returned from COP27 in Egypt and Jo's just returned from university occupations with the End Fossil Occupy movement. They speak about their experiences fighting for climate justice in these different spaces - both working insi… -
EPISODE 49: COP27 Live - Youth From Resistance To Power
Mikaela hosted a panel live at COP27 on "Youth: From Resistance to Power" with Ayisha Siddiqa, Eric Njuguna, Mitzi Jonelle Tan and Re Cabrera. They spoke about the different ways that youth are building power all over the world and how we ca… -
On The Frontlines: Saving Tuvalu
This miniseries highlights frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. This week we here from Kato, from the Saving Tuvalu moveme… -
EPISODE 48: Billionaires Shouldn't Exist
In today's episode we discuss billionaires and philanthrocapitalism, following Mikaela'a challenge of both of these at the Gates Foundation's annual event last week. Listen to learn more about wealth hoarding, the complexities around redistr… -
On the Frontlines: Nuclear and Coal Free Batan
This miniseries highlights frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. This week we here from Derek, member of the Nuclear and Coal Free B… -
EPISODE 47: Theory, Political Education and Practice
Have you ever felt like you have to read a whole stack of books before getting involved in activism? In this episode Mikaela and Jo discuss the power as well as the shortcomings of theory for social change. In connection to social movement s… -
On the Frontlines: Abayuuti Climate Action Network
This miniseries highlights frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. This week we here from Crispus, the founder of the Abayuut… -
EPISODE 46: Uprooting Islamophobia with Suhaiymah Manzoor-Kha
For this episode we are in conversation with the wonderful Suhaiymah Manzoor-Kha, also known as @theBrownHijabi on socials and author of Tangled in Terror: Uprooting Islamophobia. We talk about the colonised mind, colonial… -
On the Frontlines: Rojava Revolution
Bio: This miniseries highlights frontline struggles, resistance and peoples actions that are taking place right now around the world; and we will hear from the peoples directly. We hope it allows for collective learning efforts, an… -
EPISODE 45: Is Reactive Activism helpful?
Should we all pivot our focus to every tragedy that happens? Can social media's shifting focus to whatever is the most recent issue get in the way of long-term work against issues like the climate crisis? In this episode, we discuss the pros…
