{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Messy Liberation: Feminist Conversations about Politics and Pop Culture","title":"Finding Agency When the World Is on Fire","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c4f73c9b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2866,"description":"In this episode of Messy Liberation, hosts Becky Mollenkamp and Taina Brown dig into Trump's latest authoritarian moves — from putting his face on passports to plastering government buildings with his image. They explore the privilege of leaving the country when things get dark, the importance of staying present when the world feels like it's on fire, and small acts of resistance that help us reclaim agency in impossible times.\nIn This Episode, We Get Into:\nTrump's plan to put his photo in U.S. passports (and why that's some dictator-level nonsense)\nThe tan suit vs. sitting in your own shit: a study in Republican hypocrisy\nWhy \"just leave the country\" is peak privilege and not as easy as people think\nThe emotional toll of coming home from vacation to this dumpster fire\nHow post-vacation blues hit different when your country is falling apart\nBecky's \"Bring the Magic\" challenge: finding agency through small acts of kindness\nWhy being present isn't toxic positivity — it's survival\nTaina's spring gardening as embodied resistance\nFinding ways to control your cortisol when the world is literally on fire\nChoosing not to have a heart attack while everything burns around you\n🎤 JOIN US IN THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE: http://feministpodcastcollective.com/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aNtkeONUK2JFF10pE30y12Nynv6W5wgwicUSi78cNts/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMmU0/NjgyMWQ2YWYxMDE4/MTE0ZGIzY2I3MDEx/MTlhYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}