The Voices of AudacityCAT: A Grassroots Podcast from Knox County, Maine
The Voices of AudacityCAT podcast joins with other efforts of The Audacity CAT (Creative Action Together) to share information, promote political action, and enable discussion among local folks living in Knox County, Maine.
Although different people in The Audacity hold different views on specific issues, we agree on seven core values:
We oppose 1) authoritarianism, 2) bigotry, and 3) corruption.
We support 4) inclusive democracy, 5) equity, and 6) freedom.
We are committed to 7) creative nonviolence in our actions.
The individual experiences, observations, and opinions expressed in conversations in episodes of this podcast reflect the perspectives of the individuals involved and do not necessarily reflect the stance of The Audacity as a whole group. We meet and discuss across difference — isn’t that what democracy looks like?
Podcast Episodes
Episode 12 – The Power of Organized Protest in an Age of Fascism
“We have fascism in America. It’s here. And they keep what they do is they keep testing and they keep testing. How much is the resistance? How much is the resistance to this? What if we, you know, send 3,000 people in uh ICE agents into the city? You know, are people going to fight back? Well, as we found out in Minnesota, they did. And they did in Maine as well, too.” — Andy O’Brien
Former State Rep, Historian, Journalist and Union activist Andy O’Brien speaks with Cynthia Stancioff to address the current dark state of our politics, the lessons to be drawn from protests in Minnesota and Maine, and why he remains hopeful about the future.
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