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Simplicity (with Mattie Lubchansky) + La Boina Anarquista archive in Chile
This week, we’re sharing two segments.
First up, Ian talks with cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky about her new book, Simplicity, out July 29 from Pantheon Graphic Library. The conversation touches on Mattie’s work as Associate Editor for The Nib, her history with comics, and her ambitions beyond the printed page, but mostly focuses on the role of art in organizing and living our politics amid all the compromises required of life in the Real World.
Then, you’ll hear the first part of an interview by Jurnal Anarki from Indonesia with the archive La Boina Anarquista, based in Chile. This interview was conducted by comrades at A-Radio Berlin and the whole interview (and much more) can be found in the July 2025 episode of B(A)D News: Angry Voices From Around The World
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Featured Track:
- Take The ‘A’ Train by Duke Ellington from The Duke – The Essential Collection (1927-1962)
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Mutual Aid in CA’s Fire Country (with Dani Burlison)
This week, we’re sharing this a chat with my friend, Dani Burlson on her recent book, Red Flag Warning: Mutual Aid and Survival in California’s Fire Country! We speak about fire ecology, housing pressures and mutual aid in the wake of natural (and human caused) disaster. Check the show notes for links to a few projects mentioned. You can find more of Dani’s writings at DaniBurlison.com/, books listed here, and more by Caw at CawShinyThings.com
Northern CA projects mentioned:
- Undocufund
- North Bay Jobs With Justice
- North Bay Organizing Project
- North Bay Rapid Response
- Legal Aid of Sonoma County
- Forestry and Fire Recruitment program
Southern CA projects mentioned:
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Featured Track:
- Be Yourself by Air Power from Be Yourself 12″
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POSITIVE VIBES – For your morning drive or wherever you are – its only on 103.3 AshevilleFM
Tune in this week – Tuesday from 8-10a – great world wide reggae and local musical vibes plus Ticket Giveaways… Positive Vibes.. only on 103.3 AshevilleFM…
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Labor Resistance on Vinyl (with Josh MacPhee + Kennedy Block)
This week, we’re sharing a recent interview with Kennedy Block and Josh MacPhee, editors of Strike While The Needle Is Hot: A Discography of Workers Revolt from Common Notions. We speak about audio strike records, their role, what they tell us about the struggles they cover or were produced to amplify, and a bit about where music and popular resistance stand today.
To hear an extra 30 minutes of chat, some more music and Sean Swain’s segment, check out our podcast.
Until the end of the month, the book is available from CommonNotions.org with a 15% discount if you check out using the code: strike15 .
Josh can be reached on instagram via @jmacphee or via email at [email protected]
They’re also both involved with Interference Archive (which produced audio of this collection of Stop Cop City communiques for their podcast, Audio Interference), and Josh is a co-founder of JustSeeds.Org, produces Signal Journal (he was interviewed by Ian for the show on the topic)
Free Jack, Free The Airwaves zine can be found here
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Featured Tracks:
- Sciopero Interno by Fausto Amodei from Sciopero Interno, 1968, Italy
- More Percent by Kirk Thorne from Songs from the NCU Strike, 1987, UK
- A Year and a Bit by The Hindle Strikers with TBE from Part of the Union!, 1984 , UK
- Viva La Huelga! by Polibio Mayorga from La Huelga, 1982, Ecuador
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First Radio Show
Hello! My name is Blake and I am very honored and thrilled to become a regular DJ on Asheville FM! The Gilded Cauldron is a free form radio show, meaning you will hear a variety of genres. You will always hear international music, especially Indian or Indian inspired songs. You will also hear folk, classic country, avant-garde, jazz, blues, and more!
Aside from training and substituting for other DJs, this will be my first time officially having a radio show and I am beyond excited! I hope you find something that interests you, catalyzes creativity, or allows you to bask in something familiar. I play mostly records from my collection, though sometimes I will use other formats as well. I tend to focus on music that is acoustic, strange, traditional, and/or music from outside of the U.S., but you will hear a variety of music that I consider great.
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