The Final Straw Radio

Mac Marquis on “Books Through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement”

An interview with David “Mac” Marquis, co-editor of the recently published “Books Through Bars: Stories From The Prison Books Movement” (University of Georgia Press, 2024) on prison books projects, what they say about conditions inside, some of the value of this inside-outside organizing and what you can expect to find in the book.


Law & Disorder

Trans Erasure Laws Multiply Nationally; Baltimore Plans $1Bn Jail Construction; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Adi Oasis

Baltimore is planning a $1bn jail construction project, the most expensive state-funded project in Maryland ever. They’re using a consent decree for terrible jail conditions as justification for building a “better” jail. We’re joined by David Fathi, the Director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project, which brings challenges to conditions of confinement … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – April 3, 2024

On today’s show: Haitians Resist Foreign Intervention as U.S. Pushes for Unelected “Transition Council” to Rule Island “A War Machine Out of Control”: Israel Keeps Attacking Aid Workers as Gaza Faces Famine Israel Moves to Ban Al Jazeera in Latest Attack on Journalists Who Expose Horrors of War & Occupation Ex-Israeli Negotiator Slams U.S. Arming … Continued


City Cat Radio

City Cat Radio – April 3, 2024

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City Cat Radio, the weekly radio program of Oakland’s own DJ/Producer/Engineer DJ HENROC, is designed to celebrate plain old good music including Soul, Roots, Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Afro Beat, Funk, House and Underground Hip Hop. For nearly 25yrs, DJ HENROC has played at some the world’s premier venues and has collected music from all musical … Continued