A Seattle-based social worker and an LA-based creative navigate their personal recoveries from drugs and alcohol, domestic violence and mental disorders amidst encroaching political turmoil and social decay. Hosts Audrey Comber and Patrick Newman attempt to bridge the divide between recovery and world events, recognizing that we live in a society and these dynamics feed each other.
Guests from the world of politics and organizing, psychology and 12-step recovery, disability activism and more will supplement an ongoing conversation between two friends seeking to heal the world as they heal themselves. In a time when the environment, democracy and vulnerable populations are under siege, Outside Issues offers education and solidarity across class and identity lines, advocating for the dignity and value of every person.
Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms
Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck
Music and production by Max Foreman
Mastering by Little Castle Sound
Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A
Logo art by Graffiti Fucks (@graffitifucks on Instagram)
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A Seattle-based social worker and an LA-based creative navigate their personal recoveries from drugs and alcohol, domestic violence and mental disorders amidst encroaching political turmoil and social decay. Hosts Audrey Comber and Patrick Newman attempt to bridge the divide between recovery and world events, recognizing that we live in a society and these dynamics feed each other.
Guests from the world of politics and organizing, psychology and 12-step recovery, disability activism and more will supplement an ongoing conversation between two friends seeking to heal the world as they heal themselves. In a time when the environment, democracy and vulnerable populations are under siege, Outside Issues offers education and solidarity across class and identity lines, advocating for the dignity and value of every person.
Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms
Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck
Music and production by Max Foreman
Mastering by Little Castle Sound
Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A
Logo art by Graffiti Fucks (@graffitifucks on Instagram)
Our friend Jake shares his experience of being trans, queer and disabled, working overtime to survive a political climate that terrorizes marginalized groups. Central to his survival has been an aggressive pursuit of all the tools available - mental health support, political action, even home gardening - which can be mobilized to help him live. We need to talk about suicide and how that’s connected to political choices and the material conditions they foster. Trans rights are human rights. The harm visited on any marginalized group is a threat to us all. As the saying goes: if they can do it to “them” - be it immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, Palestinians in Gaza, the unhoused - they can do it to “us.”
For excellent journalism focusing on trans rights:
https://www.erininthemorning.com
Donate to the ACLU to support trans rights and fight the Trump agenda:
https://action.aclu.org/give/pm-donate-fight-trump-agenda
Support humanitarian aid for Ukraine:
https://novaukraine.org
The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF):
https://www.pcrf.net
Further relief options to the victims of genocide and famine through The Sameer Project:
https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject
Every bit helps.
Introductory quote by Hunter Schafer
Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms
Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck
Music and production by Max Foreman
Mastering by Little Castle Sound
Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A
Logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)
Outside Issues
A Seattle-based social worker and an LA-based creative navigate their personal recoveries from drugs and alcohol, domestic violence and mental disorders amidst encroaching political turmoil and social decay. Hosts Audrey Comber and Patrick Newman attempt to bridge the divide between recovery and world events, recognizing that we live in a society and these dynamics feed each other.
Guests from the world of politics and organizing, psychology and 12-step recovery, disability activism and more will supplement an ongoing conversation between two friends seeking to heal the world as they heal themselves. In a time when the environment, democracy and vulnerable populations are under siege, Outside Issues offers education and solidarity across class and identity lines, advocating for the dignity and value of every person.
Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms
Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck
Music and production by Max Foreman
Mastering by Little Castle Sound
Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A
Logo art by Graffiti Fucks (@graffitifucks on Instagram)
