The Freedom of Dissent: Gal Beckerman
April 30th, 2026
”Give people opportunities to connect pre-politically.”
We discuss the radical idea that dissidence belongs to all of us. Living with truth is the starting point to being a citizen changemaker and to taking impactful civic action.
Gal Beckerman is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of How to Be a Dissident.
Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Gal are:
Be in person
Be deliberate about how you operate online
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guest: Gal Beckerman
Executive Producer: Zack Travis
Executive Editor: Mila Atmos