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Palestine Solidarity at East End Co-Op in PGH + Antifascist September in Greece

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This week, we’re featuring two segments.

East End Co-Op Union + BDS

First up, Ian talks to UE 667, organized workers at the East End Co-Op in Pittsburgh about the origins and goals of their organization and their divestment campaign to remove products from Israel from the shelves of their co-op.

Antifascist September with ORMA

Then, you’ll hear Parias of Athens’ interview that appeared in the September 2025 B(A)D News. In this, Parias spoke with a member of ORMA, Organization of Militant Antifascism about the so-called Antifascist Septembers in Greece, named for the murdered antifascist hip hop artist Pavlos Fyssas. To find a 2020 interview remembering the life, work and impacts of Fyssas (aka Killah P), check out this interview by A-Radio Berlin.

Announcement

Shine White on Hunger Strike

White antiracist prisoner in North Carolina, Shine White, was transferred to a new facility and brutally beaten by guards as punishment for his organizing behind bars. Supporters have released this statement:

On October 7, Joseph “Shine White” Stewart was transferred from Foothills CI to Marion CI as punishment for his organizing efforts. Upon arrival, he was restrained, maced, tased on his face, and beaten by guards, sustaining injuries to his shoulder and ribs. This compounds existing injuries inflicted by guards at Foothills CI, for which he has been denied medical attention, in addition to ongoing medical neglect for preexisting chronic health conditions. In response to this ongoing repression, Shine went on a hunger strike after arriving at Marion CI. He is demanding proper medical treatment and to be transferred outside the jurisdiction of Western Regional Director, LaDonna Browning.

Make calls to the following officials on their direct lines Monday-Friday between 9am – 5pm EST:

  • Peter Richard Buchholtz – Deputy Secretary for Institutions (910) 916-0155
  • Josh Painter – Director of Prison Operations (910) 578-0215
  • Marquette Alexandra Frierson – Clinical Support Director (919) 828-4000
  • Valerie Langley – Chief Nursing Officer (252) 916-5645

Sample Script: “Hello. I am calling with regard to Joseph Stewart, OPUS number 0802041, who is currently on hunger strike after being brutally beaten by guards upon transfer to Marion CI and being denied medical care in retaliation for his organizing for prisoners. We are contacting you to demand that he receive immediate medical attention and be transferred outside the jurisdiction of Western Regional Director, LaDonna Browning. Joseph has made it clear that he will not end his hunger strike until he is transferred. Each day that goes by increases existing risks to his health. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.”

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Featured Track:

  • The Girl With The Sun In Her Brain by Orbital from In Sides

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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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Featured Track:

Written In Red by UNWOMAN (written by Voltairine DeCleyre)


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