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The Final Straw Radio

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The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show eminating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. We're also syndicated on a few community radio stations around the U.S. We frequently also feature radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud ... more

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This week, we're sharing two segments on the episode.

Prairieland Federal Sentencing Updates First up, two members of the DFW Support Committee return to give a rundown of the sentencing in that case with people receiving decades in relation to a n... more

This week, you'll hear a conversation with Bam and Row, two residents of so-called Durham, NC to talk about that city and industries and their experience of solidarity with houseless neighbors, particularly in the Oakwood Park encampment which the ci... more

This week, Ian spoke with G. Flint Taylor of People's Law Office in Chicago and his new book, The Conviction Machine: Prosecutors, Politicians, and Police Violence in Chicago, out now from Haymarket Books. The conversation vacillates between the past... more

This week, we're taking a break from new content and sharing with you content from the May 2026 episode of B(A)D News: Angry Voices from Around The World. B(A)D News is a collaboration of members of the A-Radio Network of anarchist and anti-authorita... more

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Attorney at the People's Law Office; Author of The Conviction Machine
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Episode: Flint Taylor of the Peoples Law Office on Challenging Chicago PD Violence and Government Corruption In Courts
Raphael Zilio
Geographer and activist interviewed about indigenous struggles in Santarém, Brazil
Federal University of Western Pará; Brazilian Anarchist Coordination; Amazon Libertarian Cultural Center (CCLA)
Episode: B(A)D News 102 (from the A-Radio Network)
Devi Machete
Migrant organizer with the Mutual Aid Collective, Contra Viento Y Marea, El Comedor Comunitario
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Episode: Bridging The Rift Through Kumeyaay Territory + 2026 June 11th Call
James Hehem
Journalist and mutual aid organizer involved with Kumeyaay homeland projects
Mutual Aid projects along the border
Episode: Bridging The Rift Through Kumeyaay Territory + 2026 June 11th Call
Jules Boykoff
Professor of Political Science at Pacific University; author of The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing, and the FIFA Greed Machine
Pacific University
Episode: Jules Boykoff on Sportswashing and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Sam Schmidt
Co-founder of Our Streets Collective, a Pittsburgh mutual aid and homelessness outreach group
Our Streets Collective
Episode: National Special Security Events, Homeless Sweeps and Police Militarization
Andrew Krinks
Author of White Property, Black Trespass, Racial Capitalism and the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization
New York University Press
Episode: The Religious Function of Whiteness and Mass Criminalization in the US (with Andrew Krinks)
Vicky Osterweil
anarchist author and worker
CAW (anarchist journal)
Episode: Vicky Osterweil on Disney, Intellectual Property and Storytelling
Terrence Keel
Author of The Coroner's Silence; professor at UCLA in Human Biology, Society, and African American Studies; founder of the UCLA Lab for BioCritical Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Episode: Dr. Terence Keel on U.S. Deaths in Custody and Public Accountability

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 231 ratings
  • New listener

    Thank you!!

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    Julezzzzzz22
    United States2 years ago
  • SOLIDARITY

    Solidarity from Omaha NE! I lost track of your show but am resubscribing in light of the current Hurricane devastation. Stay strong everyone! Your world need you! Every one of you! 🖤✊🏼🖤✊🏼🖤

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Aaron Hansen
    United States2 years ago
  • The only podcast I never miss

    Excellently researched, wonderfully presented, compelling reporting and discussion on many topics that we need to engage with deeply if we want to survive all that the 21st century has in store. Cannot recommend it more.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Chicobrenes9876
    United States2 years ago
  • Wonderful

    Listen, it will do you good.

    It’s much better than milquetoast “centrist” or out and out fascist “news”.

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    5
    guruwammabe
    Japan2 years ago
  • Tasty, healthy source of protein for a balanced podcast diet

    TFSR opens a window into the concerns of modern anarchism. It does so in an inviting, entertaining, snark-free way. It doesn’t condescend to listeners who may be unaware of the often insular jargon used to contextualize anarchist subject matter. TSFR manages this difficult feat but talking to the regular folks doing the work; folks who happen to have big dreams for what is possible in the world and are willing to roll up their sleeves and do the slow, hard work it takes to make those dreams a re... more

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    Archie from Twittee
    United States4 years ago

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B(A)D News 102 (from the A-Radio Network)
Q: Can you describe the current role of indigenous women in leadership within Santarém's movements?
Indigenous women are at the forefront of occupations and negotiations with government authorities, often leading the struggle and shaping strategic responses to territorial threats, with a significant presence in leadership roles within indigenous organizations.
Bridging The Rift Through Kumeyaay Territory + 2026 June 11th Call
Q: Could you explain the mutual aid work you're doing at the border?
Devi describes Contra Viento Y Marea and El Comedor Comunitario as migrant-led efforts providing free meals, clothing, medical aid, and education, with a focus on dignity and community-based support across the US-Mexico border.
Jules Boykoff on Sportswashing and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Q: What kinds of grassroots resistance or counter-models exist to challenge the megaspectacle of events like the World Cup?
Activist groups like NoLympics LA and the Anti-Fascist Football Coalition organize protests, education, and campaigns to protect housing, workers' rights, and civil liberties, while promoting alternatives such as worker-owned clubs and independent federations outside FIFA's framework.
Jules Boykoff on Sportswashing and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Q: What are the economics behind hosting the World Cup, and how do cities and nations end up paying more than promised?
The money flows involve public funding and subsidies covering infrastructure, while FIFA and corporate sponsors funnel profits; promises in bids often fail to materialize, and costs escalate, transferring burden to taxpayers and local communities.
Jules Boykoff on Sportswashing and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Q: Could you talk about how the term 'sportswashing' helps explain the host country's internal and external dynamics around the World Cup?
Sportswashing refers to leaders using major sports events to distract from domestic issues, legitimize their rule internationally, and push through gains for allied economic and political actors, while obscuring human rights concerns and post-event accountability.

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The show's conversations consistently center on radical activism, mutual aid, abolitionist critique, and international solidarity, often rooted in anarchist organizing and grassroots movements. Episodes frequently explore how housing justice, border resistance, decarceral strategies, digital privacy, and anti-imperialist organizing intersect with everyday community work. Noteworthy are the transnational and archival angles, the emphasis on real-world organizing tools, and guest voices from within activist circles, prisoners' support networks, and academic/policy analysis. The format tends to mix personal histories with theory, practical campaigns, and calls to action, making it useful for listeners who want both context and concrete ways to... more

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1. Flint Taylor
2. Raphael Zilio
3. Devi Machete
4. James Hehem
5. Jules Boykoff
6. Sam Schmidt
7. Andrew Krinks
8. Vicky Osterweil

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