Respair Presents: Quantum Entanglements, a new investigative feature dropping Thursday 6/18/26! (TRAILER)

Respair is so hyped to share the trailer for a new project, dropping this Thursday 6/18/26!

Quantum Entanglements is a new multimedia investigative feature from Respair about South Side Chicago communities fighting for self-determination in response to potentially being poisoned, pushed out, and policed by an impending 9-billion dollar quantum computer on the shores of Lake Michigan. You can also check out the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/@respairmedia, and share the podcast with your people here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/respair-presents-quantum-entanglements/id1721426761

Over the four decades since the US Steel South Works steel mill shut its doors, the land it sat on has remained undeveloped as the surrounding communities heal from the physical, environmental, economic, and social wounds left behind by this industrial behemoth. 

Now, a coalition of public and private power players from all levels of government and different sectors of industry is preparing to break ground on a "Quantum Campus"–a multi-billion dollar sprawling facility of next-generation technology and surveillance that could both release poisonous contamination and dismantle digital privacy around the globe. 

As the next industrial revolution descends on a community still reeling from the destruction of deindustrialization, we talk with organizers and neighbors living alongside the site about how they're building power, demanding answers, making sense of the area’s history, and fighting for the ability to determine the future of their neighborhoods, livelihoods, and relationships to the land on which they live.

Check out the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/@respairmedia

Share the podcast with your people here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/respair-presents-quantum-entanglements/id1721426761

Get the Quantum Entanglements Listening Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19sgxkK8Uf45YpsgjuGECzzuij4sBBoC8/view?usp=sharing

Quantum Entanglements was recorded at Chicago Beyond and Kit Studios here in Chicago. 
Find all of our work at http://respairmedia.com. 

CREDITS
Cohosts & Executive Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger. 
Video Post-Production Supervisor - Troi Valles
Lead Video Editor - Troi Valles
Multimedia Producer - Troi Valles 
Associate Audio Editors - Cin Pimentel & Rocio Santos  
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Additional Reporting - Kamari Patrick
Artwork - Areanna Eggleston & Danbee Kim

MUSIC
Dubstep Next Left (feat. Tom Wilkinson) - Asthmatic Astronaut