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The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw Radio

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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). We also frequently feature commentary (serious and humorous) by anarchist prisoner, Sean Swain.

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A Left Trans Voice from Turkey + no Bonzo on Art and Anarchism

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04.23.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with Eylem Çağdaş, a trans woman and an activist from Istanbul about current protest, queer and feminist perspective, anarchist participation and needs of solidarity by Frequenz-A followed by a conversation with no Bonzo about art and anarchism


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Pushing Back On Flock Cameras, with Kate Bertash

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04.16.25 - 11:00am

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Technologist and designer Kate Bertash talks about Flock cameras, automatic license plate readers, the ubiquity of ai-driven surveillance, databasing and storage of real-time info of people and vehicle movements in public and privacy fears being raised


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Solidarity Collectives: 3 years into the Full-scale Russian Invasion in Ukraine

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04.09.25 - 11:00am

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The first half of an interview with Anton of Solidarity Collectives, a Ukrainian anti-authoritarian and anarchist project supporting comrades resisting the Russian invasion and giving aid to civilians and animals suffering in the war


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Stop Cop City: Imaginary Crimes Tour + Hamza M. Salha in North Gaza

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photo of Hamza M. Salha + an alchemy-style drawing with three heads with the skulltops cut off over a flat disc cut into portions with symbols floating above the heads and on the disc

04.02.25 - 11:00am

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This week, we share an interview with a Stop Cop City RICO defendant and a supporter of the Imaginary Crimes Tour to give updates on the case and talk antirepression. Then, we share audio from Amplifier Films with Hamza M. Salha about conditions in North Gaza since the resumption of Israel’s genocidal siege and bombardment


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Prefiguring Autonomy: Student-led Social Movement in Serbia Shake The Government

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03.26.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with three anarchists in Serbia (two current students, one form the early 2010s) about the student-led protests that have blossomed to a democratic social movement in response to government corruption and the collapse of a train canopy in Novi Sad on November 1st, 2024, killing 16 people (so far)


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Jay Ward on Hunger Strike + Antifascists Organizing in Europe

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03.19.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with Jay Ward about his hunger strike and demands from Mansfield CI in Ohio, then crna luknja interviews antifascists about demonstrations in Budapest and Sofia plus Sean Swain’s segment


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Bodily Autonomy and Health Education In An Easy To Swallow Package (Abortion Pill Zine)

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03.12.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with the creators of the Abortion Pill Zine on comics, sex education and healthcare access


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Special Fund Drive Programming- March 5, 2025

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03.05.25 - 11:00am

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Today’s episode of The Final Straw is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Winter Fund Drive To support our mission, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732.


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Special Fund Drive Programming – February 26, 2025

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02.26.25 - 11:00am

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Call now to make your contribution 1800-439-5732


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Surveillance Self Defense, Encrypted Chat Apps and Securing Devices with Thorin Klosowski

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02.19.25 - 11:00am

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Thorin Klosowski of the Electronic Frontier Foundation shares suggestions on how we can keep our devices and communications more private through encryption


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