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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 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.
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.
An interview with two supporters of Alex Stokes Contompasis, antifascist facing 20 years in prison in New York. Plus an interview from FrequenzA with Anya of Solidarity Zone about Russian antiwar saboteur and anarchist, Ruslan Siddiqui.
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.
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, 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 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.
An interview with Eric King and Josh Davidson about Eric’s incarceration, the movement to support prisoners, isolation and other topics.
Ian spoke with Adam Shapiro, Co-editor of We Are Many, a comics anthology released as part of the Cypher Zine project (@cypher_comics on Instagram) and published by Radix Media.
As Ayla King’s speedy trial on RICO charges stemming from the Stop Cop City movement finish jury selection, Bursts speaks to an NLG lawyer in NC about speedy trials and Silver speaks with Matt of ACPC about media coverage and jury selection
