Suki Wessling
@babblery.substack.com
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Writer, The Babblery producer, teacher.
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"The internet, for all it gives us, it takes away so much personal connection. People need to go out and be with each other and it's gotten so easy to isolate. So we are in a very, veryâa strange moment." Joan Gelfand
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Two Strange Moments with Writer Joan Gelfand on The Babblery
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Beautiful, joyous essay about being in the resistance in Minneapolis. (Gift link)
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Opinion | In the Resistance, We Drive Minivans
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/opinion/minneapolis-ice-resistance-minivans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFA.pFuD.lf8XsiwRW06L&smid=nytcore-android-share
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Iâve been diving into the way the mid-70s womenâs movement has become more relevant than ever. Hereâs an interview with author Joan Gelfand on how two âstrange momentsâ bookend her writing career.
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Two Strange Moments with Writer Joan Gelfand -
Writer Joan Gelfandâs life so far has been bookended by what she refers to as âstrange moments.â As a teenager, she left New York City for the allure of the....
https://babblery.com/2026/02/two-strange-moments-with-writer-joan-gelfand/
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NEW on Substack: Some thoughts on the futility of trying to show others what's what.
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Insightful article about the history of white people drawing attention to the civil rights causes of non-white people. Gift link:
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The Transformative Power of the White âRace Traitorâ
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/magazine/minneapolis-good-pretti-race-traitors.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L1A.mv2X.E5K1Pnbc4E9S&smid=nytcore-android-share
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NEW on Substack: Our democracy is imperfect by design, so now is no time to give up and declare it a dystopia.
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So much accessible, passionate writing about womenâs lives on Substack! Check out these writers.
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Women's lives, illuminated
A reading list of straightforward feminist perspectives by thoughtful women (and a guy)
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NEW on Substack: Black history is American history. No matter what we do to try to separate ourselves, we'll come back to a country founded on diversity.
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NEW on Substack: Many Americans have lived their lives carefully, allowing others to do the difficult work of democracy. But now itâs time for all of us to take on the risks that will put us back on the path to joy.
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18 days ago
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reposted by
Suki Wessling
Prof. Suki
19 days ago
NEW on KidsLearn: What does it mean for kids to put out an anthology of their writing? Some thoughts on the challenge my students faced when they joined together to create an anthology of short fiction.
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NEW Minibabble: What does it take to make a film in a country without a functioning government? Haitian filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin on shooting her film N Ap Boule.
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Minibabble: On the Set with Filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin -
What does it take for an independent filmmaker to shoot a film in a country that lacks a functional government? Haitian filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin speaks about the difficulty of shooting her short...
https://babblery.com/2026/01/minibabble-on-the-set-with-filmmaker-alexandrine-benjamin/
22 days ago
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The latest on Substack: Why be scared of sharks when I was in the most danger crossing a parking lot on foot? I have some thoughts.
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What color should this revolution be? I suggest RED as the symbol of resistance to honor Good and Pretti. That will force MAGA to retire their awful hats and force the media to stop the spreading the lie that Americans can no longer unite. We can and we must.
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Minnesota is the Beginning of an American Color Revolution
Ordinary people are ready to save democracy
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Now streaming:
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NEW on the Babblery Substack: If Gen X is the âloserâ generation, perhaps our role is to understand and support the losers.
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We bear witness to a generational trauma, and it is causing trauma to the witnesses as well. How do we bear it?
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Now streaming on The Babblery:
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NOW STREAMING:
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There are so many little-noticed actions detailed in this long list. I urge you to read it. We all must bear witness to what is happening.
@msmagazine.com
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One Year In: 53 Ways the Second Trump Administration Is Harming Women and Families
A sweeping, year-one rundown of how Trumpâs second-term power grabs and policy rollbacks are eroding womenâs rights, healthcare and economic security, includingâfrom dismantling the Womenâs Bureau at ...
https://msmagazine.com/2026/01/20/trump-administration-harming-women-families-workplace-health-dei/
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NEW on The Babblery: Taking Care of Ourselves with Haitian Filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin
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For one up-and-coming director, lifting up her people is her fundamental purpose.
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We heard Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words broadcast in our streets this morning, but are we ready to take on the fierce urgency of now?
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"We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now"
In order to honor the legacy of a man who died for our sins, we have to keep broadcasting his words.
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/we-are-confronted-with-the-fierce?r=h87dy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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The Babblery's interview with Haitian filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin is coming out next week. In the meantime, you can get a taste of it from the version I created for Women's International News Gathering Service (WINGS):
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about 1 month ago
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The value of diversity isn't just skin-deep. Our life experiences are valuable ways for us to learn and grow.
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I did an interview with
@indivisible-scc.bsky.social
about yesterday's rally for
@ksqdfm.bsky.social
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Indivisible organizers encouraged by large crowd at Get ICE Out for Good Rally
Your Squid on the Street, Suki Wessling, caught up with Kelly Menehan and Faye Johnson of Indivisible to talk a little bit about the rally and their organization at the January 2026 Get ICE out for Go...
https://ksqd.org/indivisible-organizers-encouraged-by-large-crowd-at-get-ice-out-for-good-rally/
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I love being
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's Squid on the Street!
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Locals speak up at ICE Out For Good rally in Santa Cruz
Your Squid on the Street interviews rally-goers at the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz about their reasons for attending the rally on January 11, 2026.
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about 1 month ago
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Some thoughts on what leads a man to shoot a woman in the face for not following orders.
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Subscribe to the Babblery Substackâdeciphering our modern Tower of Babble:
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Last night I had a great Behind the Mic interview with Christine Barrington, whose new show, Apocalyptic Supper Club, is going to be fabulous! Listen in to find out what it's all about:
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And check out the show Friday, 5 pm PT
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Behind the Mic with Christine Barrington, host of Apocalyptic Supper Club
Christine Barrington starts a new show on KSQD this Friday: Apocalyptic Supper Club. But Christine is hardly new to KSQDâin fact, she's a Squid super-volunteer. Apart from hosting Talk of the Bay for ...
https://ksqd.org/behind-the-mic-with-christine-barrington-host-of-apocalyptic-supper-club/
about 2 months ago
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I always thought humans were up to the challenge presented to them by new tools⊠until AI.
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It's not the tool, it's how you use it
Until that tool is an automatic weapon
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about 2 months ago
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Many know Christine Barrington from her various roles at KSQD, but TUESDAY at 5 pm PT, I will interview Christine for a sneak peak at her new show, Apocalyptic Supper Club. Tune in TUESDAY at 5 pm PT or check out the podcast episode on
KSQD.org
Wednesday morning.
about 2 months ago
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@msmagazine.com
has been painstakingly covering womenâs news for 50 years. âWomenâs newsâ is everyoneâs news because we all depend on the health and welfare of women. If you donât read it, youâre literally missing half the story. This is a set of must-read news.
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The Most-Read Ms. Stories of 2025
The 30 most popular articles published on MsMagazine.com 2025âthat feminists most clicked, read, shared and passed out at marches.
https://msmagazine.com/2025/12/22/popular-most-read-feminist-news-2025/
about 2 months ago
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We talk a lot about DEI in education and business. But diversity is fundamental to the human creative process.
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Diversity as a driver of creativity
When DEI isn't about jobs and money
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/diversity-as-a-driver-of-creativity?r=h87dy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 2 months ago
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The holidays inspired many to think about their fractured relationships, but what about those that endure?
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Muddling through as best we can
Home for the Holidays, happy version
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NEW Minibabble: The Chicago Connection
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Early 20th century Chicago was known for its jazz, but another kind of music was blossoming in the African American community. A small group of composers nurtured and inspired each other.
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The Chicago Connection: Black composers of the early 20th century -
Early in the 20th century, in which has been named the Great Migration, millions of Black southerners moved North, looking for opportunity and an escape from Jim Crow. The vibrant....
https://babblery.com/2025/12/the-chicago-connection-black-composers-of-the-early-20th-century/
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Isolation is built into our modern play and work. We need to break out and grab our humanity back.
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Why donât mean people know that theyâre mean? Some thoughts about waking up to find you are in the embrace of a bully.
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It started with a question: "Aren't there any Black composers?" And culminated in a thriving concert series, the African American Composer Initiative.
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Our political divide has bled into our social sphere like never before. What if we all just decided to start talking to each other again?
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Tolerance is the radical answer
Americans are stuck in a holding pattern until we start talking to each other again
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This is truth told through music.
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NEW on The Babblery podcast: Not Forgotten Anymore The African American Composer Initiative
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Not Forgotten Anymore: The African American Composer Initiative -
Sometimes all it takes is one question to spur a revelation that inspires a movement. The African American Composer Initiative started with a question and has become a thriving nonprofit, discovering,...
https://babblery.com/2025/12/not-forgotten-anymore-the-african-american-composer-initiative/
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New episode coming this week! Not Forgotten Anymore: The African American Composer Initiative Subscribe:
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2 months ago
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The Economistâs word of the year is SLOP. Excellent choice. As a linguist, I treasure our Old English roots that get right to the point: c. 1400, "mudhole, puddle," probably from Old English -sloppe "dung"
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Search 'slop' on etymonline
Search results for 'slop' on etymonline
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NEW on Substack: Is pitting âradicalsâ against âmoderatesâ stopping the resistance from being as effective as it could be?
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"Not-MAGA" needs a new political lens
How moving away from an Us vs Them mentality could unstick us
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/not-maga-needs-a-new-political-lens?r=h87dy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
2 months ago
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NEW on Substack: We can name many of the ills of our society, but the disdain of women is not one of them. Why do we shy away from naming the reason that our young men are in distress? Misogyny.
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Doula Anne Wallen told me the story of my first birth, which was set in motion when I stepped into the hospital. As I listened to Anne telling my story, I realized that my intimate story is actually a story of women's health and bodily autonomy.
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Blessed reliefâtwo stories of birth
How women's bodily autonomy makes all the difference in childbirth
https://open.substack.com/pub/babblery/p/blessed-reliefthe-way-a-birth-should
3 months ago
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NEW Minibabble: The way of the doula - in praise of natural birth Adapted from the full episode with new material, hear doula Anne Wallen talk about the beauty, simplicity, and joy of natural birth.
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Minibabble: The way of the doula -
In praise of natural birth In this mini version of the full episode, âTrusting our Survival Mechanisms with Doula Anne Wallen,â we focus on doula Anne Wallenâs trust in the....
https://babblery.com/2025/12/minibabble-the-way-of-the-doula/
3 months ago
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Written the day after a bad night the day after a bad night the day after a bad night...
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When desperate for sleep
Confessions of a busy brain
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3 months ago
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My conversation with Anne Wallen could be life-changing. Listen:
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3 months ago
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