11:00 AM PACIFIC TIME: WEDNESDAYS
The Final Straw is a weekly anarchist and anti-authoritarian radio show bringing you voices and ideas from struggle around the world. Since 2010, we’ve been broadcasting from occupied Tsalagi land in Southern Appalachia (Asheville, NC).
An interview with Ben Passmore on history, Black liberation, anarchism, martial arts, myths, comics and his new book, “Black Arms To Hold You Up”. Then, an interview with anarchist and former Belarusian political prisoner Mikola Dziadok, conducted by Frequenz-A
An interview with Leila Al-Shami about notable events of the last year in the Syrian post-Assad period, the status of the government, regional and factional conflicts and also the new internationalist project, The Peoples Want
Artist and organizer Michael DeForge talks about politics, culture, Palestine solidarity and his upcoming book “All The Cameras In My Room” (April 2026 from Drawn and Quarterly) plus an interview by Outlaw Podcast on the organizing to counter the medical neglect of Xinachtli
Fanny and Mary join us to talk about what might happen if the Signal app was blocked in the US and how to ready contingency apps meanwhile (such as Delta Chat)
Interview with Francesca of Prisoners For Palestine on the 6 hunger striking Palestine Action prisoners as the challenge to proscription & the direct action trials begin, Elbit Systems and fighting back against UK complicity with the genocide in Gaza. Then a previously un-broadcast portion of our November 16th chat with DFW Support Committee
A three part episode featuring: Peter Gelderloos on Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution and the UN COP30 in Belem, Brazil; Kaingang shaman and leader, Gah Te Iracema from Porto Alegre; and a recap of February’s anti-Maersk action in Copenhagen in solidarity with Palestine
NLG Director of Mass Defense, Xavier de Janon, and members of the DFW Support Committee speak about the Prairieland Case and the Trump administrations ongoing threats against the left and “Antifa”
This week, we’re sharing two segments: a chat with Palestinian writer and assistant professor Abdaljawad Omar and a segment of the October 2025 B(A)D News with network participants discussing thinking through resisting the rise of fascism
Ed, co-founder of SASSI (Southerners Against Surveillance Systems & Infrastructure), speaks to The Final Straw Radio about the proliferation of surveillance infrastructure in the South (and more broadly in United States)
UE local 667 members at the East End Co-Op grocery in Pittsburgh talk about their union, conflicts with management and their participation in BDS to remove products from occupied Palestine from the shelves. Then, a rebroadcast of Parias of Athens’ interview with ORMA about Antifascist September in Greece
An interview with an anarchist in Kathmandu on the “Gen Z” anti-corruption protests that ousted the Nepalese Prime Minister
