The Stories Fascism Fears Most feat. Jessie Gender

“Fascism isn’t just about power—it’s about controlling the stories we tell. It warps narratives to justify oppression, trapping us in cycles of dominance and despair. But stories can also resist, break those cycles, and open the door to something new.“ This is how YouTuber and hardcore Trekkie Jessie Gender starts her video essay “The Stories Fascism Fears Most“ which we highly recommend. A few weeks ago, Elia Ayoub sat down with Jessie to talk about it. They got into their love of Star Trek - because of course they did - as well as other franchises like The Matrix. This is a special crossover episode between The Fire These Times and Resistance is Fertile, hence why it’s only Elia this time around. This won’t be a regular occurrence though! Elia and carla joy bergman will be recording most of the RIF episodes together, and we’ve already got a couple of episodes lined up for y’all. Show NotesSupport the making of RIF on PatreonRIF BlueSky: @thestartrekpod.bsky.social‬RIF IGElia’s workcarla’s workJessie Gender’s YouTube channelMusic by NinePulseTech by Chris BergmanRIF is co-produced by carla and EliaTranscripts (arriving shortly)Thanks for listening!