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The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw Radio
Fascism
Anarchism
Heart Of the Valley Anticapitalist Bookfair
Tyumen Case
Political Prisoners
Community Activism
Anti-Fascism
Prison Reform
Ruslan Siddiqui
Alex Stokes
Radicalization
Counter-Surveillance
Corvallis, Oregon
Palestinians
Gaza
Reentry Programs
Jericho Movement
Free Speech
Red Onion State Prison
Kevin Rashid Johnson

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 on The Final Straw Radio, we're featuring an interview with three participants in the feature length documentary Wood Street, about the community that formed in a parking lot at 1707 Wood Street in Oakland. The location was a destination fo... more

This week, we're sharing our interview with Elia Ayoub, an anti-authoritarian historian and essayist originally from Lebanon, co-founder of From The Periphery media collective, co-host of The Fire These Times podcast and many more things. We spoke ab... more

This week, we're sharing an interview with Julie and Jeremy, two anarchists and participants in the Asheville Community Bail Fund. We speak about the US system of pre-trial incarceration aka bail and bond, the work of the bail fund locally, the overc... more

This week, you'll hear from Juan and Fatima, who people who've been organizing and thinking about the southern US border for a long time to speak about the escalations in border force violence and kidnappings by ICE and CBP around the US (including M... more

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Recent Guests

Elia Ayoub
anti-authoritarian historian and essayist, Lebanon-born, co-founder From The Periphery Media Collective, co-host The Fire These Times
From The Periphery Media Collective
Episode: The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon & Anti-Imperial Solidarity (with Elia Ayoub)
Aryanum Gihim
A member of the Persian language anarchist group, Anarchism Perspective.
Anarchism Perspective
Episode: Death To The Dictator: Uprising and Repression in Iran (with Anarchism Perspective)
William Gillis
Author and political theorist
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Episode: Science, Radical Realism, and Anarchy (with William Gillis)
James Stout
Author and journalist focused on anarchist and liberation movements
Cool Zone Media
Episode: Anarchists At War in Spain, Myanmar and Rojava (with James Stout)
Ben Passmore
Philadelphia-based cartoonist and author of Like Black Arms to Hold You Up
Pantheon Press
Episode: Black Arms To Hold You Up (with Ben Passmore)
Mikola Dziadok
Belarusian journalist, anarchist activist, and former political prisoner
Episode: Black Arms To Hold You Up (with Ben Passmore)
Leila Al-Shami
Syrian-British activist and journalist, co-author of Burning Country
From Periphery media collective
Episode: Leila Al-Shami with Updates from Syria + The Peoples Want
Gah Te Iracema
Leader and shaman of the Cainganga people
Episode: Voices in Brazil for Radical Ecological Struggle (feat. Peter Gelderloos and Gah Te Iracema)
Peter Gelderloos
Anarchist author and activist
Episode: Voices in Brazil for Radical Ecological Struggle (feat. Peter Gelderloos and Gah Te Iracema)

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 229 ratings
  • New listener

    Thank you!!

    Apple Podcasts
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    Julezzzzzz22
    United Statesa year 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 Statesa year 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”.

    Apple Podcasts
    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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Archie from Twittee
    United States3 years ago

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Listeners praise rigorous, well-researched conversations and a practical, anti-authoritarian framing.
Many comment on the show's inclusivity and the way it highlights grassroots organizing and marginalized voices.
Feedback often notes the depth of analysis and its usefulness for activists seeking real-world guidance and solidarity service ideas.

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Why Is Asheville's Buncombe County Jail Full of People?
Q: Can you explain how the Safety and Justice Challenge affected jail population numbers and whether it delivered real decarceration?
The Safety and Justice Challenge brought funding that temporarily reduced jail population during COVID, but as that program waned and crime narratives intensified, overcrowding returned, suggesting the funding did not address structural drivers of mass incarceration.
Why Is Asheville's Buncombe County Jail Full of People?
Q: What happened with ARENA's Law and why is it a crisis for the jail population?
ARENA's Law expands pretrial detention and restricts release options, effectively increasing the number of people who can be kept in jail pretrial; this correlates with capacity strain and increases in overcrowding and law-enforcement pressures to warehouse individuals.
Why Is Asheville's Buncombe County Jail Full of People?
Q: What has changed in Buncombe County regarding ICE holds and pretrial release, and how do state laws interact with local practice?
North Carolina has enacted laws that require honoring ICE detainers in some cases, leading to holds and deferred releases; local practices interact with these laws, sometimes resulting in people being held for ICE within 48 hours, depending on enforcement and local discretion.
Why Is Asheville's Buncombe County Jail Full of People?
Q: I've got a couple of immediate follow ups about bond and its role in pretrial detention. How is bond set, and what are the incentives for prosecutors and judges in this system?
Bond is set by magistrates or judges with discretion, often based on policy, risk, and sometimes privilege; the system uses bond as a surety to ensure future appearance, but high bonds or aggressive bail practices disproportionately affect poor people and those who can't pay, leading to longer pretrial detention and worse outcomes.
The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon & Anti-Imperial Solidarity (with Elia Ayoub)
Q: Would you mind saying a few words about the podcasts you work on and the classes you teach, and how listeners can connect with those efforts?
Ayoub discusses his podcast The Fire These Times, the From The Periphery media collective, other programs like Mutual Aid and Politically Depressed, and his Lebanese-history-focused class offerings, inviting listeners to join and learn.

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What is The Final Straw Radio about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on anarchist organizing, mutual aid, border resistance, and broader anti-authoritarian critique. Across recent episodes, conversations frequently explore frontline activism, state violence, surveillance, Indigenous and Indigenous-led struggles, and the role of art, science, and media in radical movements. Noteworthy is the emphasis on practical solidarity actions, decentralized organizing, and historical as well as contemporary insurgencies—from border detention fights to regional movements in Rojava, Brazil, and beyond. Listeners can expect in-depth interviews with organizers, authors, and activists who bring on-the-ground perspectives, critical theory, and calls to action that emphasize mutual aid, solidarity, and communi... more

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1. Elia Ayoub
2. Aryanum Gihim
3. William Gillis
4. James Stout
5. Ben Passmore
6. Mikola Dziadok
7. Leila Al-Shami
8. Gah Te Iracema

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