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Hey for the wild community, it's Ayanna here, and I wanted to let you know that this is part one

out of a two-part episode with Bronte Valais.

And I also wanted to share that this is a very playful and also vulnerable conversation

for Bronte and I. It's not like anything we've done on the podcast so far, so we appreciate you

sitting with us in this exploration, and I hope that you enjoy what you're about to hear.

All right, now on to the show.

I'm excited about the kind of power that is accountable to climate collapse right now.

I'm excited about the kind of power that's accountable to consensual pleasure.

Welcome to For the Wild podcast. I'm Ayanna Young.

So, today we are speaking with Bronte Valais.

Bronte, they then, is guided by the call that, quote,

black wellness is the antithesis of state violence, and quote,

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