About:
Revolution Now! Is a 30 min. bi-weekly podcast hosted by author/filmmaker Peter Joseph. The purpose of the show is to highlight the urgency of what civilization faces todays, coming from the perspective of sociology. In what could also be called a “structuralist” approach, Joseph’s 2017 book The New Human Rights Movement serves as a kind of framework. In this book, which is the inspiration for the podcast, the subjects of bigotry, ecological decline and the systemic public health crisis of socioeconomic inequality are addressed. However, in contrast to other programs dealing with social issues, the goal is to realize a bigger picture, seeking to uncover the deepest roots of our social woes.
A cursory glance at the activist and political climate today shows great confusion and frustration. Ideological polarization has in-turn generated a kind of “post-truth” era where society’s lack of scientific understanding has created a web of unproductive noise. As each year goes on, so do the problems, despite enormous amounts of time, energy and resources spent in trying to turn the tide.
The world today is now seeing a decrease in lifespan in many regions, rising racism and authoritarian, along with the on-going destruction of our habitat through pollution and biodiversity loss. We exist today in a global existential crisis and it is no doubt time for new understandings and approaches. Revolution Now! hopes to assist in finding such resolution, realizing that the time for change is Now.
About Peter:
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Peter Joseph is an American musician, filmmaker and author. His most recent works include the 2017 book The New Human Rights Movement, published by BenBella books and 2020 film InterReflections.Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, the son of a social worker and mail-man, his early life comprised a fairly traditional, lower middle class upbringing. He has commented that his mother’s social work, working with the extreme poor of rural North Carolina, was an inspiration for his activism years later. Joseph has lectured around the world, including the UK, Canada, Germany, America, Brazil & Israel, on the subjects of cultural/social sustainability, the importance of critical thought, and the social role of the arts and scientific literacy.His work has been profiled in the New York Times, Vice, The Huffington Post, The Marker, Free Speech TV, The Young Turks, The Examiner and other outlets. He has participated in multiple TEDx Events and has worked with The Global Summit and USFUCA. He has also worked with the World Academy and UN Geneva.
He has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast, Thom Hartmann’s The Big Picture, Watching The Hawks, BoomBust, Redacted To- night with Lee Camp, The David Pakman show, Christopher Ryans “Tangentially Speaking” podcast, Telesur’s Empire Files with Abby Martin, The Jimmy Dore Show and others.In 2013, he was hired to direct the official music video “God is Dead?” by rock Hall of Fame artist Black Sabbath.Once deemed “The Harold of Occupy Wall St.” Joseph’s media work has a clear focus on social change through community effort. His prior film, Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, achieved the largest fully independent theatrical release of its time, with screenings held in 341 theaters in 60 countries; in 25 languages over the same weekend. He has also had all three of his prior feature films on Netflix.