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The Child and Its Enemies

Hello and welcome to THE CHILD AND ITS ENEMIES, a podcast for and about queer and neurodivergent kids and teens living out anarchy and youth liberation.Here at THE CHILD AND ITS ENEMIES we believe that youth autonom

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  • Ashley Halliwell on Music & Neuroqueer Community

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    "I could not even pretend to be neurotypical if I tried. So the neurodivergent community is very important to me. My fellow neurodivergents are my kin and my comrades, and we live anarchy day in and day out, even if we don't realize it. I think most of us would have a harder time trying to shove ourselves into capitalistic, neurotypical boxes than to let ourselves be free, if we all thought about it and did the work necessary to liberate ourselves and each other."

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  • 15. David From Queer Satanic on Power Dynamics, Anarchy, and Satanism

    58:28||Ep. 15
    Join us for an exploration of what Satanism has been and is today. David from Queer Satanic has been through the ringer being sued by The Satanic Temple numerous times. His group has successfully resisted litigation and exposed this so called church for the harmful and abusive institution it is. Let's hear what he has to say about Satanism and the Anarchist movement. Music today is I Survived American Christianity by New Here. You will find a transcript on our website at thechildanditsenemies.noblogs.org. Enjoy!
  • 14. Clover on Jail Support

    40:18||Ep. 14
    From PDX Jail Support organizer Clover joins us for a discussion about the implications for youth that this strategy of organizing holds. Music from Elliot Smith this time. Enjoy!
  • 13. Shannon Clay on the History of Anti-Racist Action

    46:32||Ep. 13
    Co-Author of the new book "We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action" Shannon Clay joins us for a discussion about this youth movement phenomenon that is still going strong today. Music fro Ramshackle Glory this time. Enjoy!
  • 12. Anarchist Educator Jordan on Alternative Schooling

    38:09||Ep. 12
    An anarchist educator talks GEDs, queer youth organizing in schools, how to navigate academia as an anarchist, free schools, homeschooling, unschooling, and other queer insurrection <3
  • 11. Tom From Its Going Down

    33:21||Ep. 11
    Join us and Tom from Its Going Down, one of the more successful anarchist news organizations in recent years, to talk about what got them into this work, how its going now, and thoughts about what people should be doing in this moment. Music is "Wrecking Ball" by Mother Mother. Enjoy!
  • 10. Madeline Lane-McKinley and Childhood as a Concept

    48:27||Ep. 10
    An episode on Madeline Lane-McKinley and their work. We get into how it intersects with youth autonomy and liberation efforts. Heck we even talk about what childhood even means and where it comes from. Is children's literature even possible? This and more on a long one, double interlude, let's go!