PUSHBACK Talks
Cities are becoming increasingly unliveable for most people. Costs are rising but incomes are not. Sky-high rents, evictions, homelessness, and substandard housing are common realities for urban dwellers across the planet. There is a global housing crisis. How did this basic human right get so lost? Who is pushing people out of their homes and cities, and what’s being done to pushback?
On the heels of the release of the award-winning documentary, PUSH, filmmaker, Fredrik Gertten and Leilani Farha, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, have reconvened. Join the filmmaker and the advocate as they reflect on their experiences making PUSH and exchange ideas and stories about the film's central issue: the financialization of housing and its fall-out.
For more about PUSH and to view it: www.pushthefilm.com
For more about Fredrik Gertten and his other films: www.wgfilm.com
For more about Leilani Farha in her new role, Global Director of The Shift: www.make-the-shift.org
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 147
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Ending Homelessness the Finnish Way - with Juha Kahila
Finland has achieved what many countries still deem impossible: significantly reducing long-term homelessness through a Housing First model. Finland's model, which has reduced homelessness by 80% sin…
Australia's Housing Disaster with Justice Kevin Bell
In our first episode of the new year, Leilani and Kirsten sit down with former Victoria Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bell to examine Australia's housing challenges and their global implications. Drawi…
The Singapore Solution - Housing for All
What if public housing could be a solution, not a symptom of urban inequality? Singapore offers an alternative to the traditional narrative of state-sponsored housing. In this episode, Fredrik, Leila…
Bikes vs Cars: The Transformation of Paris - With Paris deputy Mayor Christophe Najdovski
Cities are the frontline of our global challenges – from climate change to housing crises. In this powerful episode of Pushback Talks, Deputy Mayor of Paris Christophe Najdovski reveals how progressi…
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen: Resisting Displacement in Lagos
In Nigeria's largest city, a powerful story is unfolding - one that shines a light on the urgent struggle for housing rights and urban resilience. In this episode, we sit down with the creative team …
Keep Your Coins We Want Change: The Shift Directives Part 4
In the finale of our series on The Shift Directives, our experts examine the staggering scale and far-reaching impact of institutional investment on housing.
What could we gain if housing investment …
Those Who Caused the Problem Can’t Solve the Problem: The Shift Directives Part 3
In this critical third installment of our series on The Shift Directives, Sam, Leilani, and Kirsten delve into the intricate dance between local, national, and international policies, exposing how di…
Get Your Hands Off My Asset! The Shift Directives Part 2
In the second installment of this four-part special series, Pushback Talks Producer Kirsten delves deeper into The Shift Directives with Leilani & Sam.
Leilani and Sam get into Directive 7 of The Shif…
The Great Housing Reset: The Shift Directives Part 1
In this first episode of a four-part special series, Pushback Talks Producer Kirsten sits down with Leilani Farha and Sam Freeman to introduce listeners to The Shift Directives; a revolutionary appro…
Radically Legal: Berlin Takes Back the Law - with Joanna Kusiak
This week, we welcome back friend of the show Dr. Joanna Kusiak to discuss her new book, "Radically Legal" and Berlin's ongoing efforts to keep housing affordable through innovative legal approaches.
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How the World Ran Out of Everything, with Peter S. Goodman
It's the Season 8 premiere of Pushback Talks! Filmmaker Fredrik Gertten and Advocate Leilani Farha welcome back New York Times correspondent Peter S. Goodman to discuss his provocative new book, "How…
Summer Series: Nomad Nation: How the Remote Work Revolution is Changing the World
It's summertime in Sweden and Canada, and that means it's time for Pushback Talks - Summer Series! For the next 12 weeks, we'll revisit a few of our favorite episodes from the last season.
The Filmmak…
Summer Series: Law & Resistance – the South African -Palestine Connection, with Sylvia Vollenhoven
It's summertime in Sweden and Canada, and that means it's time for Pushback Talks - Summer Series! For the next 12 weeks, we'll revisit a few of our favorite episodes from the last season.
The Filmmak…
Summer Series: Mass Protests and the Missing Revolution – a conversation with author Vincent Bevins
It's summertime in Sweden and Canada, and that means it's time for Pushback Talks - Summer Series! For the next 12 weeks, we'll revisit a few of our favorite episodes from the last season.
The Filmmak…
Summer Series: Radical Nerds: A Conversation with Rutger Bregman
It's summertime in Sweden and Canada, and that means it's time for Pushback Talks - Summer Series! For the next 12 weeks, we'll revisit a few of our favorite episodes from the last season.
The Filmmak…
Summer Series: Chris Smalls is Living Rent Free in Jeff Bezos' Head
It's summertime in Sweden and Canada, and that means it's time for Pushback Talks - Summer Series! For the next 12 weeks, we'll revisit a few of our favorite episodes from the last season.
The Filmma…
Human Rights When There Are None: with Volker Türk, UN
What's it like to be the world leader of human rights at a time when it looks like they've been abandoned? Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, sits down for an eye-ope…
From Shadows to Shouts: The Global Student Uprising for Palestine
In this episode of Pushback Talks, we delve into the global wave of pro-Palestinian student protests igniting campuses worldwide. After students at Columbia University treated the Gaza Solidarity Enc…
The Rent is Too Damn High: Making the Case Against Landlords
This week on Pushback Talks, Fredrik and Leilani explore a bold proposition: What if we put the business of landlordism on trial?
Nick Bano's latest work, "Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housing …
On the Brighter Side - Getting Inspirational with World Habitat
In this episode of Pushback Talks, Leilani and Fredrik sit down with David Ireland, the Chief Executive of World Habitat, to catch up on things since they teamed up for the filming of Push.
Their conv…