Hello, beloved listeners. Next in our election prep series is a replay of an interview that we did with

Toshi Regan, where she gives one of the clearest explanations of the purpose of voting in these times.

And we wanted you to get a chance to dive into all of Toshi's brilliance, but particularly this piece. If you're having a hard time with going

through the motion of voting, if you have people in your life who are having a struggle with

actually doing what needs to be done in this election cycle, this is the episode to listen to.

Enjoy. We love you. And we'll see you on the other side.

I'm Autumn Brown, a queer science fiction writer, a theologian, a mother of dragons,

and a healing justice facilitator for social movements living in rural Minnesota. And I'm Adrian Marie Brown, author of Emergent Strategy, co-editor of Octavius Brood, writer, facilitator

of Black Liberation work, Auntie extraordinaire, Dula, and Pleasure Activist, Living in Detroit.

And this is How to Survive the End of the World.

And right now, we're listening to an original song from The Parable of the Sower Opera.

We cannot believe it. We're super excited. The opera is so amazing.

What you're going to do? What you're going to do? What you're going to do? What you're going to do?

When the world's on fire, what you're going to do?

What you're going to do?

This is amazing.

The opera is masterminded by Toshi Reagan, a hero of ours, who was born into a movement and movement song family.

The daughter of Bernice Johnson Reagan of Sweet Honey and the Rock.

They spent their entire life singing and fighting for justice.

And now Toshi has been making her own music for decades.

And we are super excited to talk with her today

about this new project.

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