Denée and Sean introduce themselves, the podcast, and its themes of political education, activism, and attentiveness to relationships in our everyday interactions.

Our provocation for discussion this week is Mariame Kaba’s essay, “Moving Past Punishment,” which you can find here in audio form: https://forthewild.world/listen/mariame-kaba-on-moving-past-punishment-151. Kaba's interview can also be found in print as part of her book, We Do This ’Til We Free Us (https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1664-we-do-this-til-we-free-us).

A Tender Riot is a podcast about abolition, socialism, and relating to each other as whole human beings.