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Topic: Advocacy and activism

Advocacy and activism involve individuals or groups taking action to influence public opinion, policies, or laws to bring about positive social change.

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The podcast episodes provided demonstrate the diverse ways in which advocacy and activism are employed across a range of issue areas, from human rights and social justice to environmental protection and public health.

Several episodes, such as Democracy Now! 2024-05-13 Monday, S04 E02: The First 100 Days of Biden-Harris, and 29 - Racial injustice after George Floyd, highlight the crucial role of advocacy and activism in pushing for policy changes and holding governments and institutions accountable.

Other episodes, like #2115 - Riley Gaines and S10 EP4 Breaking the menopause Taboo with Davina McCall, showcase individual advocates leveraging their platforms to raise awareness and drive social change on issues related to gender identity and women's health, respectively.

The episodes also demonstrate how advocacy and activism can take many forms, from grassroots organizing and civil disobedience to legal challenges and media campaigns, as exemplified in the stories of figures like Henry Brown (Why menthol cigarettes have a chokehold on Black smokers) and the online asexual community (Asexuality Research Has Reached New Heights. What Are We Learning?).

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