“Fascism isn’t just about power—it’s about controlling the stories we tell. It warps narratives to justify oppression, trapping us in cycles of dominance and despair. But stories can also resist, break those cycles, and open the door to something new.“
This is how YouTuber and hardcore Trekkie Jessie Gender starts her video essay “The Stories Fascism Fears Most“ which we highly recommend. A few weeks ago, Elia Ayoub sat down with Jessie to talk about it. They got into their love of Star Trek - because of course they did - as well as other franchises like The Matrix.
This is a special crossover episode between The Fire These Times and Resistance is Fertile, a Star Trek Anarchist podcast by Elia and carla joy bergman.
Show Notes
RIF BlueSky: @thestartrekpod.bsky.social
Tech by Chris Bergman
RIF is co-produced by carla and Elia
The Fire These Times is on Bluesky, IG and YouTube and has a website
From The Periphery is on Patreon, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, and has a website
Transcriptions: Transcriptions are usually done by Antidote Zine and published on The Fire These Times' transcript archive. However, this time it's the RIF gang that did the transcripts.
Thanks for listening!