Free speech and contingent labor, with Jamie Lauren Keiles
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This week, we\\u2019re joined by our friend Jamie Lauren Keiles, a former contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine who is working on a book about nonbinary identity in America and posting at the archival Instagram account @sexchange.tbt. [4:45] Jamie discusses his resignation from the Times Magazine, and why he signed the recent open letter by WAWOG (the Writers Against the War on Gaza) as well as an earlier letter criticizing NYT\\u2019s trans coverage. [47:40] We also talk about the process of unlearning pro-Israel propaganda and where a trans, anti-Zionist, observant Jew finds himself today, both institutionally and spiritually.\\xa0
In this episode, we ask:\\xa0
How is the presumed \\u201cobjective\\u201d position within a media institution created and reinforced?
What good (if any) can an open letter do? And how much does it matter what an American Jew thinks about all of this?\\xa0
How do people\\u2019s minds actually get changed on Israel-Palestine?\\xa0
For more, see:\\xa0
* Jamie\\u2019s latest Substack post: Do I believe that there are questions that should never be asked?\\xa0
* Jamie and Jazmine Hughes on Democracy Now! discussing their resignations from the Times Magazine\\xa0
* Jay\\u2019s recent piece on the chilling of pro-Palestine speech within journalism\\xa0
* AP coverage of the Writers Bloc action in the New York Times building last week
[1:04:00] And a big announcement! Listen to the end to catch Tammy and Jay present a new phase for the podcast. (Spoiler: Tammy is moving on in early December; Jay is continuing and wants your feedback.)\\xa0
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