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We’re BACK!!!! This week on Radio Active Kids, we interview Esther Crow about her brand-new album Listen Lead Love! Also, new releases by little hurricane, Renee & Jeremy, Randale, Rolie Polie Guacamole, Mr. Elephant, Little Miss Ann & Mista Cookie Jar, A Horse A Spoon A Bucket! 8-10am ET Saturday at ashevillefm.org/show/radio-active-kids or tun.in/pjiei & podcasting at https://anchor.fm/radio-active-kids!
This week, we’re sharing two portions.
First up, a chat with two members of the South Florida Anti-Repression Committee doing solidarity for the 4 queer activists facing up to 12 years in Federal prison on charges related to graffiti at a Pregnancy Crisis Center, aka a building funded by church and state to dissuade people from getting abortions. The Department of Justice is charging them under the FACE Act, a criminal law passed in the 1990’s to stop threats, violence and blockades against health clinics that offered like abortions, screenings, contraception and other services under attack by religious extremists in the USA. There are also Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, known also as a SLAPP suits being brought by a Miami-based Christian anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Center called Heartbeat of Miami as well as the state of Florida against the accused apparently intended to have a chilling effect and minimize their ability to defend themselves against the Federal indictments.
Oso and Hunter of SFLARC talk about the arrests, about the defendants and the rising tide of gender fascism and war on bodily autonomy in DeSantis’ Florida and around the country. The podcast version can be found here.
Following this, we’re sharing audio from the February 2023 episode of Bad News, a monthly English-language podcast from the A-Radio Network. In this segment, you’ll hear comrades from Črna luknja show on Radio Študent speakin with an activist in Sofia, Bulgaria about the antifascist mobilization known as Anti-lukovmarsh, which will take place on 25th February under the slogan “No Nazis On Our Streets” – This is a manifestation against one of the biggest international neo-nazi gatherings (Lukov March). You can find more info at: http://antifa-bulgaria.org.
Political prisoner and activist Sundiata Jawanza in South Carolina has an upcoming parole and is looking for support. You can learn more about his case at https://www.sundiatajawanza.com/
As you’ll hear in Sean Swain’s segment, Alfredo Cospito continues to languish in 41bis close custody. After Sean recorded this segment, Alfredo ended his hunger strike of roughly 5 months. You can learn more at AbolitionMediaWorldwide. You can hear our interview last year on the conditions of 41bis with anarchists in Italy here: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2022/10/30/solidarity-with-prisoner-resistance-from-alabama-to-italy/
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Blues shine on my shoulders makes me happy! Get real happy when you tune in the Blueshound on Soul of the Blues this Thursday from 12-2pm on AshevilleFM! Listen live in Asheville at 103.3fm or stream it live and anytime you want for 2 weeks after it airs at ashevillefm.org! I’m sharing new releases by Oregon’s acoustic blues master-David Jacobs-Strain, blues siren Skylar Rogers, Chicago’s The Cash Box Kings, Texas guitar slinger Ally Venable and Louisiana’s Marc Broussard! Also got some live Johnny Winter and Bonnie’s younger bro, David Raitt, with his friend Jimmy Thackery! The Notcho’ Blues Artist this week is Van Morrison with his new album, “Moving on Skiffle”! Join the Blueshound this week on Soul of the Blues for 2 hours of mind gripping, butt tipping blues, baby!
Here’s a chat we just had with 4 radicals in France. Rather than introduce them, I’ll let them do that themselves. We talk about the recent protests and riots in France concerning reforms to the pension system that would push back the age of retirement and increase the amount of years someone has to work in order to retire, the legal manipulation by Macron’s neoliberal government to get it passed, the composition of the demos, the recent ecological demonstrations violently repressed in Sainte-Soline, police violence more widely, Darmanin’s upcoming immigration and asylum law, antifascists in Lyon, work and austerity.
The conversation is a bit informal and though we cover a lot there is so much more to talk about. For folks who want to learn more, I suggest checking out recent articles on the protests by crimethinc and a recent video from Unicorn Riot and a transcript will be available soon.
You can find our past interview with David Campbell here and you can find this podcast here.
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This week on Radio Active Kids, I am SO excited to interview members of Wachún from Chile! They have a new album called Sobre Ser y Sentir, and I can’t wait to ask them about it! Also, brand new songs by Jessa Campbell & the Saplings (ft. SaulPaul), Itty Bitty Beats, Captain Festus McBoyle, Kath Bee & Kurnel MC, Nanny Nikki & Divinity Roxx, Cheeky Monkey Club, Kymberly Stewart Music, & Dream Quaffle/Dots and Lines/Pottörhead/Libby from Potterwatch on a comp by #BisexualHarry! 8-10am ET Saturday at ashevillefm.org/show/radio-active-kids or tun.in/pjiei & podcasting at https://anchor.fm/radio-active-kids!