{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Assigned Reading with Becky Mollenkamp: Conversations about Feminist Essays","title":"Abolition Can Mend Democracy: Discussing Angela Davis’ essay with Amelia Hruby","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3452,"description":"This week’s text:\n ✍️ “Abolition Can Mend Our Democracy” by Angela Y. Davis (Inquest)\n\nThis week’s guest:\nAmelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster, and producer with a PhD in philosophy. She’s the founder of Softer Sounds, a feminist podcast studio for entrepreneurs and creatives, and host of Off the Grid, a podcast about leaving social media without losing your clients. Her work explores deep community, collective care, and tech refusal.\n\nFind Amelia:\n🌐 ameliahruby.com\n 🎧 softersounds.studio\n 📱 offthegrid.fun\n\nDiscussed in this episode:\nWhy prisons exist—and what they really teach us about “freedom”\nAngela Davis’s vision of abolition beyond incarceration\nCarceral logic in our schools, healthcare, diet culture, and even in how we treat ourselves\nWhy spirituality, somatic healing, and forgiveness are necessary for abolition\nAmelia’s personal journey with abolition, including becoming a prison pen pal\nThe myth of inherently “bad” people—and why we must believe in love after harm\nHow a society built on punishment requires us to reimagine democracy\nWhat abolitionist practice can look like in our daily lives\nResources mentioned:\n“Are Prisons Obsolete?” by Angela Y. Davis\n“Women, Race, & Class” by Angela Y. Davis\n“Freedom Is a Constant Struggle” by Angela Y. Davis\n“My Grandmother’s Hands” by Resmaa Menakem\n“Democracy in America” by Alexis de Tocqueville\nBlack and Pink (penpals program)\n🚨 Sign up for Becky's newsletter, Feminist Rants Are My Superpower\n🎤 PROUD MEMBER OF THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE 🎤","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dosw-ZStbkJt51JEK_TGHSQP_qwiP77V7ECqsMLLNuA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZTY1/NzE3OGQ1NmY1MWJl/MTA2NjBlZWYwYTli/NTk5NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}