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Asheville’s Southside Community Farm
An interview with Chloe Moore of the BIPOC food sovereignty project, Southside Community Garden in so-called Asheville NC which is facing displacement by the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville
“Clean For Who? Safe For Who?”: Asheville Business Improvement District
An interview with Madison, Elliot and Grace about the proposed Business Improvement District in Asheville and people organizing to block its passage
Don Bosco Park Defense in Bologna + Bernard Jemison on Conditions & Resistance in AL Prisons
This week, an interview with a radical in Bologna, Italy, about the defense of the Don Bosco park from cementization (redevelopment) by the leftist municipal administration of the city. This is followed by an interview with Bernard Jemison, incarcerated whistleblower at Holman Correctional Institution in Atmore, AL, about conditions in the Alabama prison system and recent calls to organize a strike by prisoners affiliated with the Free Alabama Movement
Hani Almadhoun on Conditions and Mutual Aid in North Gaza + James Ward on his Struggle for Release from Ohio Prison
An interview with Palestinian-American journalist Hani Almadhoun about conditions in north Gaza where his family lives and the soup kitchen his brother opened there. Then, James Ward talks about his activism behind bars in the Ohio prison system since his incarceration at the age of 15 and his attempt to gain freedom.
Corvallis Bookfair, Tyumen Case, and Counter-Surveillance
A conversation with Aster, a European anarchist involved involved in the counter-surveillance and anti-repression project known as the No Trace Project which works to share information about known methods and cases of state surveillance in order to better and expand our collective knowledge, tools and abilities at evading state crackdowns as we organize and act.
Imprisoned Anarchist Toby Shone + Updates from Argentinian Antifascist
An interview with Toby Shone, anarchist imprisoned in the UK, about his confinement as well as an interview with Nichola, an antifascist in Argentina, about the street demonstrations against neoliberal president Javier Milei, the state of the left and the far right in the country as well as the #redgym and social center in Buenos Aires, La Cultura Del Barrio
Extremism, Fascist Voids and Antifascist Hope with Joan Braune
An interview with Joan Braune about her recent book “Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements: From Void to Hope” out from Routledge.
Harm Reduction and Eco-defense in Appalachia
February 18th, 2024 by bogoodness
An interview with Tasha of the West Virginia Harm Reduction crew, Project Mayday. Then a chat with Toby of Appalachians Against Pipelines and Madeline Ffitch, a resistor of the Mountain Valley Pipeline from Appalachian Ohio
Andrew Lee on Defying Displacement
February 11th, 2024 by bogoodness
An interview with author and activist Andrew Lee on his recent book, “Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War” (AK Press, 2024) on gentrification, financialization of housing and community defense.
Free Alex Stokes + Russian Anti-War Saboteur Ruslan Siddiqui
This week on the show, we’re starting out with an…
Mohammad Hureini of Youth of Sumud
January 28th, 2024 by bogoodness
An interview with Mohammad Hureini of the activist group Youth of Sumud who non-violently defend Palestinian villages from the IDF and zionist settlers in Masafer Yatta in the south Hebron Hills.
Hunger Strike at Red Onion + Military Refuser in Israel
We spoke with Shupavu wa Kirima of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party about the hunger strike at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia and the health condition of participant, Kevin “Rashid” Johnson. Then, we spoke with Yuval Dag, an Israeli refusenik in Israel about zionism, resisting the occupation and his network, Mesarvot
Kazi Toure of Boston Jericho on Prisoner Support
Kazi Toure, former US political prisoner and co-founder of the Boston Chapter of National Jericho Movement talks about prisoner support, post-release needs and the work of Jericho Movement.
Joey Ayoub on the War in Palestine
Joey Ayoub speaks about the Israeli war on Palestinians, US policies in the SWANA region and the possibilities of war expanding to neighboring states, conspiracy thinking in the early days of these massacres, European state approaches to massacres in the Occupied Territories and other subjects.
Eric King and Josh Davidson
An interview with Eric King and Josh Davidson about Eric’s incarceration, the movement to support prisoners, isolation and other topics.