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Closer to the Edge 2.0

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After ten years, AFM’s premiere Prog show begins a new era on June 5th, when Professor JD welcomes Professor Ted, who hosted a progressive rock show on KOOP community radio in Austin, Texas for 15 years. Ted brings an abundance of experience and knowledge, along with a impressive private collection of CD’s, Vinyl and digital files, to join the world-famous Closer to the Edge. As co-hosts, they will alternate the weekly schedule! Teds’ inclination toward the more obscure and avant-garde sub-genres of progressive rock, will augment JDs’ penchant for modern bands and heavier metal sub-genres. Both will spin the 70’s classics as well! Experience even more beautiful, complex and intelligent music, every Thursday, from 1-3 PM, and tell your friends!!!


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“Anarchy In The Big Easy” with Max Cafard and Vulpes

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This week, we spoke with author Max Cafard and illustrator Vulpes about their new book, Anarchy in The Big Easy: A History of Revolt, Rebellion, and Resurgence. Among other topics, they discuss Cafard’s Surregionalism Manifesto, the origins and production of the book, and what the media gets right and wrong about New Orleans. The book came out from PM Press on April 15, 2025.

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Featured Track:

  • Four Corners (part 2) by Lee Dorsey from Four Corners EP

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The Lives and Legacy of Martin Sostre (with Garrett Felber)

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This week, we’re sharing an interview with Garret Felber, author of the book A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre, which is due out May 5 from AK Press. Garret speaks about the life of Martin Soster, famed jailhouse lawyer who successfully won cases related to the constitutional rights of prisoners, was politicized in prison by the Nation of Islam in the 1950’s, ran radical Afro-centric bookstores in Buffalo NY to radicalize the youth, embracing anarchism during his time imprisoned on a frame up during which he was a celebrated political prisoner resisting cavity searches through the courts, went on to organize after his release for tenants rights and rehabilitating disused buildings for community centers and helping run a childcare. Sostre was a mentor to Lorenzo Komb’oa-Ervin and Ashanti Alston and laid important foundations for modern Black Anarchism in the US.

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  • PDF (Unimposed) – pending
  • Zine (Imposed PDF) – pending

There’s a lot in here and we hope you enjoy the book and that the story inspires complex, creative and combative resistance to all forms of domination. The transcript for this chat is currently on the post and soon we’ll have a zine and pdf up on our zines page. A longer version of this chat can be found at our website: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/05/18/the-lives-and-legacy-of-martin-sostre-with-garrett-felber/

Some past episodes touching on Black anarchism:

Announcement

Kevin Rashid Johnson

From the SFBayView Newspaper:

Rashid was “compacted” on May 1 to the Perry Correctional Institution in South Carolina, 430 Oaklawn Rd., Pelzer, SC 29669. His ID number in South Carolina is 397279.

In the transit van, he was severely injured – probably a broken bone – in his left leg. He has not been given any treatment for it.

He is in solitary confinement, with only a concrete slab to sleep on. He can make only one phone call per week. A comrade is helping him get onto the “GTL Getting Out” app so that he can communicate with everyone.

Meanwhile, he has been on hunger strike since he got there. He lost 17 pounds during the first week.

He appeals for maximum publicity and pressure.

The phone numbers listed for the prison are: 864-243-4700 and 803-737-1752.

Make calls and spread the word. Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, ID number 397279, must be treated humanely, given good medical care and a decent place to sleep and allowed full access to communicate with his lawyers and supporters. Tell the authorities to meet his demands so he can end his hunger strike.

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Featured Track

  • Standing At The Crossroad by Eddie and Ernie from Lost Friends

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A Red Road To The West Bank film + 2025 Balkan Anarchist Bookfair

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This week, an interview with Clifton Ariwakhete Nicholas and Franklin Lopez about about the film currently in production via Amplifier Films, A Red Road To The West Bank: An Indigenous journey of resistance and solidarity. The conversation covers some about relationships between the people of occupied Palestine and Kanehsatà:ke in so-called Canada, histories of settler colonialism and resistance of it.

Franklin also talks about his recently published kids book “The mega-adventures of Koko Sisi & Kiki Pupu” that he co-created with his son.

Then, you’ll hear Črna Luknja from Radio Študent in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with an interview about the upcoming Balkan Anarchist Bookfair with organizers of the upcoming Balkan Anarchist Bookfair that will take place from May 15-18th, 2025 in Thessaloniki. More information, the call and the program for the bookfair can be found at BAB2025.espivblogs.net/. This interview was featured in the April 2025 episode of B(A)D News: Angry Voices from Around The World. More info on that project and it’s participants can be found at a-radio-network.org

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Featured Track:

  • L’enfant Sauvage by Gojira from L’enfant Sauvage

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