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The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw Radio

11:00 AM PACIFIC TIME: WEDNESDAYS

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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).

The Final Straw Radio

Mutual Aid in CA’s Fire Country (with Dani Burlison)

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07.30.25 - 11:00am

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Author Dani Burlison speaks about disaster and renewal in “Red Flag Warning: Mutual Aid and Survival in California’s Fire Country” (AK Press, 2025)


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Labor Resistance on Vinyl (with Josh MacPhee + Kennedy Block)

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07.23.25 - 11:00am

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Josh MacPhee and Kennedy Block talk about their book, “Strike While The Needle Is Hot: A Discography of Workers Revolt” (Common Notions, 2025), labor, history, music and culture in struggle


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DFW Support Committee + A Better World Book Fair

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07.16.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with Beet and Mad Dog of A Better World Book Fair in Waynesboro, VA on their July 26th event as well as a member of DFW Support Committee on the 11 arrested around a noise demonstration in Alvarado, TX at the Prairieland ICE Detention Facility


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Learning Together From Uprisings (InterRebellium with sub.Media)

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07.09.25 - 11:00am

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Members of sub.media speaks about the first episode of the InterRebellium docu-series, The Estallido Social about the 2019 Chilean uprising


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Christian Nationalism, Apocalyptic Visions + Child Welfare (with Talia Lavin)

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07.02.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with Talia Lavin on her recent book, “Wild Faith: How The Christian Right is Taking Over America”


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Rapid Responses To Immigration Raids + Homeless Sweeps in So Cal

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06.25.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with two southern Californian anarchists about the recent protests against ICE raids alongside military and national guard, as well as resistance to recent anti-homeless sweeps


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Anarchism and Disability, plus A-Radio Segments

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06.18.25 - 11:00am

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Richard Amm from DARK speaks about disability, anarchism, history, Covid-19 and more, plus A-Radio Berlin speaks with anarcho-syndicalists in Azerbaijan and Črna Luknja speaks with antifascists in Austria


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A History of Anarchist Prisoner Support (with Matt Hart) + June 11, 2025

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06.11.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with Matt Hart of LA-ABCF, editor of “Shadows In The Struggle For Equality” on history of anarchist prisoner support, plus the 2025 statement for the June 11th Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and Long Term Anarchist Prisoners


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Attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen on Knowing Your Rights and Risks With Police

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06.04.25 - 11:00am

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Moira Meltzer-Cohen, a lawyer with the National Lawyers Guild, addresses questions of changes in peoples rights and risks in the USA with the police, searches, borders and other topics


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“Anarchy In The Big Easy” with Max Cafard and Vulpes

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05.28.25 - 11:00am

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An interview with Max Cafard and Vulpes on their recent book, “Anarchy In The Big Easy” on history of New Orleans


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