Nadya Tolokonnikova: Pussy Rioting Now

Amanda Palmer presents an intimate conversation with Nadya Tolokonnikova. Recorded October 4th, 2020. Nadya Tolokonnikova is a Russian conceptual artist, political activist, and co-founder of Vladimir Putin’s least favorite band, Pussy Riot. In 2012, she was convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" after a performance in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and served two years in prison. She is the author of “How to Start a Revolution” and “Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism.” Her prison correspondence with philosopher Slavoj Žižek was compiled into the book, “Comradely Greetings: The Prison Letters of Nadya and Slavoj.” In this interview we talked about coping with a pandemic, Putin’s never-ending reign, storming the Russian Parliament, the influence of riot grrrls, female empowerment, the advantages of being a multimedia artist, building an institution as a statement of punk, creating your own rules, rebelling against expectations, reuniting with your parents, and the importance of reading books when you have lost your freedom. @tolokno on Twitter @nadyariot on Instagram. Check out everything from music videos to anti-surveillance makeup tutorials on Pussy Riot’s YouTube Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism Comradely Greetings: The Prison Letters of Nadya and Slavoj Get your Destroy the Patriarchy merchandise at pussyriot.store Support Nadya and Pussy Riot on Patreon: Patreon.com/pussyriot No ads. No sponsors. No censorship. We are the media. Exclusive content is available to Patrons only. Go to Patreon. Become a member. Get extra stuff. Join the community at amandapalmer.net/podcast

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Nadya Tolokonnikova: Pussy Rioting Now is an episode from The Art of Asking Everything by Amanda Palmer.

This episode is 01:26:09 long.

This episode was published on Nov 10, 2020.

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