Welcome to the "How To Be Books Podcast", guiding you through life's tricky topics and skills by reading through the best books out there. Protest is an invaluable way to speak truth to power, which is why we spoke to award-winning poet Salena Godden, who wrote Pessimism is for Lightweights: 13 Pieces of Courage and Resistance.Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills and social change! It should be short and sweet. I look forward to journeying with you through this maze of hacks.Other amazing guests who took part:Puneet Singh is the founder of ssstart, an organization working towards a more inclusive and accessible society for people with Disabilities. His life is an intersection of poverty, domestic violence, and multiple disabilities.Other books/articles looked at:Danny Schechter: Occupy: Dissecting Occupy Wall Street