Episode Description
On March 27, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wes Fryer shares a Heal Our Culture video update focused on staying resilient through hope, joy, and community, including family gatherings. He previews the nationwide No Kings 3 nonviolent protest on March 28 and describes his work with Indivisible Charlotte and livestream plans, while condemning ICE actions, detention facilities, and threats to representative government. He urges learning “hard history,” highlighting the Wilmington, NC 1898 coup and massacre, and recommends the American Experience documentary “American Coup: Wilmington 1898,” plus related podcasts and Black history resources. He discusses the month-long Iran war, critiques current U.S. leadership, and recommends analysis from Angry Planet and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He suggests curating news via Substack, Verity News, and his news.wesfryer.com site, promotes an April 6 Media Education Lab webinar, and warns of potential domestic violence, recommending Timothy Snyder and Adam Kinzinger as sources while encouraging cooperative resistance to “heal our culture.”
00:00 Welcome and Agenda
01:27 Hope and Joy Practices
02:26 No Kings Rally Preview
06:50 Hard History Wilmington 1898
12:00 Iran War Updates
17:57 News Tools and Webinar
22:14 Preparing for Domestic Violence
26:41 Call to Heal and Resist
Referenced Links
* No Kings in Charlotte (Event, Saturday March 28)
* American Coup: Wilmington 1898 (PBS American Experience, November 12, 2024)
* The Teacher’s Forum - Wilmington 1898: The Only Coup in American History (Buzzsprout)
* Follow Jesus - Black History
* The Real March Madness: Dehumanization (Resist and Heal Substack)
* Resist and Heal Note - Iran War Press Briefing (Substack)
* Substack 101 (Media Education Lab)
* AI, News & Education: Who’s Building Our News Platforms? (MediaEd Club, April 6, 2026)
* Filter Your News Feed - News with Wes Fryer
* The Desire for Terror (Timothy Snyder, Substack, March 8, 2026)
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