Untying Knots

Untying Knots, co-hosted by Nikhil Raghuveera and Erica Licht, explores how people and organizations are untying knots of systemic oppression and working towards a more equitable future. Each episode features special guests and a focus on thematic areas across society. This podcast is published by the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center.

Untying Knots is a education podcast hosted by Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project hosts Untying Knots, a education show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #20

  Frontline Defenders: The ACLU and the Fight for Civil Rights in 2025

  Jul 1, 202526 minS0

  <p>Untying Knots, co-hosted by Nikhil Raghuveera and Erica Licht, explores how people and organizations are untying knots of systemic oppression and working towards a more equitable future. Each episode features special guests and a focus on thematic areas across society. </p><p>This podcast is published by the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project in collaboration with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center.</p><p>Music:<br />Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod<br />Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow<br />License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p><p>About the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project</p><p>The Ins...

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  Episode #17

  Sugarcane: Indigenous Truth-Telling Through the Directors’ Lens

  Apr 8, 202530 minS0

  <p>Academy-award nominated Sugarcane is a moving and personal documentary about the investigation into the 150 years-long Canadian Indian Residential School system. The film, directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, chronicles the pursuit of First Nation, Métis and Inuit leaders, survivors and descendants as they find and honor the truth. Sugarcane has resonated deeply with audiences since its Sundance premiere in January 2024. In this episode, Untying Knots speaks with NoiceCat and Kassie about the film’s reception in Indigenous communities across their Rez Tour as well as non-Indigenous audiences in Canada and the United States. A landmark of sto...

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  Episode #16

  Climate and Economic Justice: Learning from Asian Pacific Islander Community Organizers on the Frontlines

  Oct 15, 202416 minS0

  <p>Since 1973, Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) has brought together Asian immigrants and refugees in Oakland and Richmond, California to advance solutions on the issues that matter most to them. For APEN, community organizing is grounded in the leadership of community members, building power at multiple levels for a healthy local economy and climate justice. Christine Cordero, Co-Executive Director of APEN, joined Untying Knots to talk more about APEN’s meaningful local and state-wide work in California. As Christine shares, a transition away from an extractive economy to one built by local communities is the way forward for creating a li...

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  Episode #15

  A Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Resistance, Storytelling, and Film

  Jun 18, 202413 minS0

  <p>In advance of her JFK Jr. Forum talk, Untying Knots sat down with Ava DuVernay, Academy Award nominee and Emmy award winner, to talk about her pioneering work as a filmmaker and cultural arts leader. Her films, including the latest Origin, 13th, and When They See Us, disrupt false narratives of American history and cultivate a detailed view of the individual people impacted by large oppressive and racist systems. In the episode we discuss her films as an ongoing conversation with the audience, the power of ARRAY (the non-profit narrative change collective she founded), and the inspiration she takes...

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  Episode #14

  Building an Accountable and Effective Base of White Communities Working for Racial Justice

  Jan 9, 202432 minS0

  <p>White Americans are directly implicated in the perpetuation of structural racism, and also have much to gain in actively working to dismantle it. Untying Knots sat down with Erin Heaney, Executive Director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), to discuss the core principles of SURJ’s organizing approach and to learn about how the national organization is working in predominantly white communities to advance racial and economic justice. Erin dives into key issue areas which serve as catalysts for building their organizing base, including healthcare and reproductive rights, rental and housing rights, and access to high-quality public education. Ac...

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