Bill Ayers facilitates an intellectual digital forum through his Under the Tree podcast, where he adapts his background as a distinguished professor of education into a modern seminar format. Drawing inspiration from the 1960s Freedom Schools, Ayers hosts deep-dive discussions on revolutionary pedagogy and systemic reform. He recently expanded the project with the episode Rashid Khalidi in Conversation, bringing rigorous academic discourse on international relations to a digital audience. His programming often features specialized series such as Stitch x Stitch: The Threads of Abolition, which explores the intersections of art and social justice alongside activists like Dorothy Burge. By transitioning from the lecture hall to the podcasting studio, Ayers provides archival value for students of history and contemporary organizers. His discussions with figures like Helen Shiller and Medea Benjamin serve as a practical bridge between historical anti-war movements and modern community organizing strategies within the Chicago activist landscape.