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Anarcho on Movement in Nepal and The “Gen Z” Uprising That Rocked The State

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This week, we share an interview that I conducted with Anarcho, a member of the Black Book Distro collective out of Kathmandu, Nepal, about the protests and aftermath of the September 2025 “Gen Z” anti-corruption protests that ousted the prime minister, released prisoners and left the parliament in smoldering ruins.

Because we don’t follow a strict chronology of events, we’re including a few articles linked in our show notes for further study. We worked heavily off the interview with members of the Black Book Distro and CrimethInc, which is among those in our show notes.

If you care to hear a slightly longer version of this chat, and a brief interview on the upcoming Pittsburgh Anarchist Book Fair, the first of its kind, check out our website


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Bill Kopp reads from his new book about Concept albums! Plus the music!

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Professors JD and Ted welcome Asheville author and music journalist Bill Kopp back to the studio for a live interview and readings from his new book, “What’s The Big Idea, 30 great concept albums”! You will also hear a track from the progressive rock records in the book… Tune in Thursday, October 23, from 1-3 PM, and archived after. Bill says, “As long as there has been music, the form has been used as a vehicle for storytelling. And the concept-album form is a logical extension of that storytelling impulse. It allows the writer to tackle bigger themes, more involved story lines, finely textured characters, and explore their thoughts and feelings. Covering 30 remarkable concept albums released between 1967 and 2024, with interviews, WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA includes plenty of progressive rock, but also ropes in pop, new wave, indie rock, hip hop and even comedy.”

Check out, MUSOSCRIBE for past books, interviews and events by Asheville’s music historian, Bill Kopp!


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Tariq D. Khan on Americanism and Red Scares

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A conversation with Tariq D. Khan, author of The Republic Shall Be Kept Clean: How Settler Colonial Violence Shaped Antileft Repression, out from University of Illinois Press in 2023. In this conversation we talk about the connections between the anti-Indigenous motivations of the genocidal frontier wars in the US and the inward turn to heretical movements pushing for freedom for the laboring classes through the great upheavals of the period known as the Nadir, between the end of post-Civil War Reconstruction and the 1920’s. We talk about the roots of anti-Leftist violence of the various Red Scares and intersections with the institutions and psychology of white supremacy settler colonialism as well as the importance of resistance and education.

If you’re listening to the radio edition, you can find the full episode at our podcast

A couple of podcasts we like (that have patreons where you get extra goodies) that have with related episodes:

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Written In Red by UNWOMAN (written by Voltairine DeCleyre)


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The Implications of Trumps War On Antifa (with Moira Meltzer-Cohen)

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This week, Moira Meltzer-Cohen, an lawyer with the National Lawyers Guild, speaks about the recent declarations of war by the Trump administration on anteefah, what has changed legally, what they might be telegraphing and smart ways to move forward in this tense atmosphere. Check out our recent chat with Mo about Knowing your Rights and Risks with the police, linked in our show notes, or learn more about their work at NLG.ORG

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