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The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show eminating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. We frequently also feature radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud member of CZN (The Channel Zero Network) and ARN (The A-Radio Network).
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- Today54 min
Clare Follman on Humans in Nature and How We Imagine Belonging
This week we're sharing a conversation with Clare Follman, a writer, activist and gardener with a masters in environmental science about her 2026 AK Press book, Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong. The conversation covers questions of ecological balance, belonging, linguistic clarity and the stories we tell about our relationship to the rest of nature. . … . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper
- 1 weeks ago1h 2m
Appalachians Against Uranium + the Case of the Ulm 5
This week, we're sharing two segments. Appalachians Against Uranium First up is a conversation with two activists of Appalachians Against Uranium in eastern Tennessee about the expansion of a nuclear weapons development in Jonesborough in the Tri-Cities near the border with North Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains. For the interview we speak about the legacy of the nuclear industry in the region, health impacts on locals, some of the companies (like BWXT) involved, concerns of pollution and building off the work of past and ongoing civic activism in the region. Find our guests online at their website or find them on bluesky for further information. If you missed our prior interview talking about other and related elements of the nuclear industries in the US, check out the chat with M.V. Ramana from our July 19th episode, found at our website. Eastern TN Nuclear Links Scott Perez article on "economic hostages" available thanks to Dine CARE Dr. Michael Ketterer's filings on behalf of ECAN (Erwin Citizens Awareness Network) with National Regulatory Commission related to, among other things, levels of radioactivity in the Nolichucky River: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2231/ML22319A251.pdf Eastern TN Community Coalition: ETNCC.org wise-uranium.org The Ulm 5 Case in Germany [00:50:00] After this, you'll hear a recording from May 14th, 2026 of journalist Roser Garí Pérez speaking in Freiberg, Germany, about the the case of the Ulm 5: five activists from various countries held in pre-trial detention since September of 2025 in Germany on charges of taking action against an Elbit Systems Deutschland factory in that country. Elbit Systems is an Israeli arms manufacturer whose products bring death to people in Palestine. The defendants have experienced long term isolation, extraordinarily long pre-trial detention without the option of bail. This segment appears in episode 104 of B(A)D News from the A-Radio Network, and was submitted and recorded by Radio Ausbruch from Freiberg As a note for US listeners, the use of the term protocol in this segment can be translated to mean taken notes. You can keep up on the case, find how to write letters or send support, at https://ulm5.info/ and find updated writings on the case by Roser Garí Pérez on their instagram or their author page at The Left Berlin Announcement Support Request by 2020 Uprising Prisoner Khalif Miller We received correspondence from Khalif Miller who was arrested in Philadelphia. Acording to his GoFundMe, "Khalif was held on pre-trial detention for 2 years and eventually sentenced to 5 years in Federal prison. As he was on probation at the time of his indictment he was additionally given a 1-10 year state sentence for probation violation." According to his page on UprisingSupport.org, Khalif had this to say: "I was working, I was trying to get my business up and running, I was going to school. I was doing things not just to help my family, I was trying to help communities. The day that I went to the protest… the night before when I was even making my signs. I spent 4 hours just making signs and writing down a bunch of people who were unfairly killed by police officers. This is something I really feel passionate about. Peo
- 2 weeks ago1h 10m
A Long and Deadly Con: Nuclear Power and Weapons with M.V. Ramana
This week, we're sharing an interview with M.V. Ramana about Nuclear energy, it's proposal as a clean option for power generation to counter the fossil fuel industry-exacerbated climate crisis, it's ties to weapons development and other topics. Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change from Verso, 2024 Faculty page with writings linked: https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/m-v-ramana/ AI and the Techno-Fascist Nightmare panel hosted by Counterpunch and Haymarket Books featuring Ramana Next week, we'll be sharing a chat with two local activists affiliated with Appalachians Against Uranium and their research on weapons production expansion underway in eastern Tennessee. . … . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper
- 3 weeks ago1h 16m
Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc on June '26 Anti-Immigrant Pogroms in Belfast, Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Ireland
This week, an interview with Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc about the June 2026 anti-immigrant pogroms in Belfast, a bit about the sectarian legacy they operated in, anti-immigrant riots in the north and south of Ireland, overlaps with fascist organizing locally and abroad as well as antifascism and how it relates to Irish Republicanism. We invite you to check out other books by Pádraig and recent interviews he's conducted, linked below. Books (some may not be available new in the US at this time from the link) Burn Them Out: A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland The Disappeared: Forced Disappearances in Ireland 1798-1998 Blood On the Banner: The Republican Struggle in Clare, 1913-1923 Truce: Murder Myth and the last days of the Irish War of Independence The Men Will Talk to Me: Clare Interviews (editor) The Men Will Talk to Me: West Cork Interviews (editor) The Battle for Limerick City (Mercier's History of the Irish Civil War) Revolution A photographic History of Revolutionary Ireland Other interviews mentioned The State Between Us episode 4: The British Fascisti Behind The Bastards on Lord Haw-Haw (audio pt 1, pt 2 / youtube pt 1, pt 2) The Empire Never Ended episode 243: Fascism in Ireland and the Dublin Riot Announcement Support Flora Anarchist Space in Valparaiso, ¢hile The Flora Anarchist Space is requesting help staying open. The space for meeting, organizing, and struggle in Valparaíso, a territory dominated by the Chilean State began as an initiative of the 2019 uprising and plays an important role in ongoing community rebelliousness: https://www.firefund.net/espacioflora . ... . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper
- 4 weeks ago1h 20m
Prairieland Defendants Federal Sentencing plus Flock Sabotage in the Great Lakes
This week, we're sharing two segments on the episode. Prairieland Federal Sentencing Updates First up, two members of the DFW Support Committee return to give a rundown of the sentencing in that case with people receiving decades in relation to a noise demonstration in support of detainees at the Prairieland ICE Detention facility on July 4th of 2025. This case, framed in terms of Trump's State Dept declaration of Antifa as a terrorist organization and his NSPM-7 memo titled "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence" declaring the intention to prosecute those motivated to violence by views of "anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality." Links Prairieland Defendant Solidarity: https://prairielanddefendants.com Solidarity with Des Revol: https://freedes.net/ Past episodes about this case: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/category/prairieland-case/ A chat on the impacts of the terrorism designation on antifascist organizing in Germany: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/04/05/abc-dresden-on-debanking-and-us-anti-antifascist-pressure/ The Spokane 3 case: https://spokane3support.com/timeline-key-facts-and-events Recent interviews on the DAMN Minneapolis Indictments on It Could Happen Here, the Outlaw Podcast and Live Like The World is Dying Great Lakes Anti-Flock action Then you'll hear a guest speak about a recent court case involving two individuals in the Great Lakes region who took action against flock surveillance cameras. You'll hear some insights into the sorts of evidence presented, the defendants experiences of incarceration and how you can send support their way as they do their bid. You can send funds to support them at @deez_zines on venmo. If you donate $20 or more to the fundraiser, send proof of donation and an address to deez_zines@tutamail.com and you'll be sent a thank you gift from the support team. . … . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper
- Jun 28, 20261h 3m
Thoughts on Houseless Solidarity in Durham, NC
This week, you'll hear a conversation with Bam and Row, two residents of so-called Durham, NC to talk about that city and industries and their experience of solidarity with houseless neighbors, particularly in the Oakwood Park encampment which the city has already attempted to evict once this year. The guests give a long term and detailed view of the development of the city and the role of Duke University and adjacent, co-constitutive businesses and the city's research park play in the day to day grind of living in that triangle city. GoFundMe to support mutual aid with the Oakwood community Also, after the interview the guests reached out wanting to uplift Traingle Anarchist Black Cross as one group involved in community support for the Oakwood Park encampment. They meet 4th Sunday (that's today!!!) from 2-4pm for letter writing at The Burrow in Durham. More at linktr.ee/triangleabc Finally, many of the people listed as inspirational by Row at the end of the interview have been either guests on this show in the past or the subject of episodes, which you can find under the tag of Black Anarchism. Announcements Recent Repression Updates Federal Indictments have come down against people alleged to have taken part in anti-ICE protests (accused of being Antifa) in so-called Minneapolis. We plan to cover this in an upcoming episode, but meanwhile would direct listeners to recent episodes of It Could Happen Here, Outlaw Podcast and Live Like The World is Dying on the topic (the latter two are pending but should pop up at those links) Also, sentencing has begun in the Prairieland "Antifa" case, with decades being handed out to make a political point (in the words of one judge). You can follow the updates at PrairielandDefendants.com (and we should be sharing an interview on the sentencing next week, once it's complete for the Federal case). Request for call-in to support mentally ill prisoner at the Joe Corley Detention Center in Texas The prescribed collective action I believe will solve this issue here at the Joe Corley Detention centers RHU cellblock is: 1) A phone zap to warden Dickey's office, the commissary office and the US Marshals office. The Marshals pay these inmates $1 a day and are responsible for their work ethics while awaiting transfer to a BOP. Joe Corley Detention Center phone number: (936) 521-4000 US Marshals Office Southern District of Texas phone number: (713) 718-4800 2) Request that these individuals review surveillance cameras in the RHU cellblock where the incident involving a mentally ill prisoner name Brandon that live in cell 243 took place on the morning of 6-25-26 while he was forced to go to rec. This is to verify that he just purchased nearly $100 worth of commissary, a T-shirt- batteries, boxers, etc yesterday. 3) Demand that all of his items be returned to him. 4) Disciplinary for the officers involved in allowing the inmate worker to enter Brandon's cell wholly unsupervised, take his items and refuse to investigate his valid complaint because he's mentally ill and can't comprehend what happened. Background On the morning of June 25 2026 officer Henley and a male white or Hispanic looking officer approached Brandon's cell (243). They told him he was going to rec whether he liked it or not. Brandon complied with their order and was handcuffed and taken to the rec cage outside. I note Brandon wasn't wearing a commissary T-shirt, nor was he carrying anything when he left the cell. Moments later a Black inmate worker with a yellow skin tone entered the cellblo
- Jun 21, 20261h 0m
Flint Taylor of the Peoples Law Office on Challenging Chicago PD Violence and Government Corruption In Courts
This week, Ian spoke with G. Flint Taylor of People's Law Office in Chicago and his new book, The Conviction Machine: Prosecutors, Politicians, and Police Violence in Chicago, out now from Haymarket Books. The conversation vacillates between the past and the present as Taylor talks about the misconduct and cover-up by the FBI and Chicago PD in the assassination of Chicago Black Panther's Leader Fred Hampton, the forty year effort to free Andrew and Jackie Wilson, the tradition of movement lawyering, and the legacy of the People's Law Office. . ... . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper
- Jun 14, 20261h 2m
B(A)D News 102 (from the A-Radio Network)
This week, we're taking a break from new content and sharing with you content from the May 2026 episode of B(A)D News: Angry Voices from Around The World. B(A)D News is a collaboration of members of the A-Radio Network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios and podcasts with member projects from Europe, the US and Chile at this moment. Each month, a project takes responsibility to put together audio segments form other radio and podcast projects in the A-Radio Network. About the time that we're releasing this, the June 2026 episode should be released, so keep an eye out at A-Radio-Network.org and clicking the link for B(A)D News to see the monthly episodes as they are released. From the notes of episode 102: This is episode number 102 of "B(A)D NEWS -angry voices from around the world", a news program from the international network of anarchist and antiauthoritarian radios, consisting of short news segments from different parts of the world. Content of this episode Črna Luknja with a contra-report about the situation on borders of greece and migrant struggles. They discuss this with a member of Open Assembly Against Pushbacks in Athens and also active in Notara (migrant) squat. More info: https://againstpushbacks.wordpress.com Frequenz A with an interview of a comrade from Santarém, Brazil about indigenous struggles. They spoke with Raphael about anarchist organizations in the region, the main threats for indigenous communities, Indigenous struggles and how anarchists can support them. You can find more infos here: https://cabanarquista.com.br/ https://cclamazonia.noblogs.org/ https://nepes-geografia.webnode.page/ Radio show Parias of Athens with an interview of a member of the Retraverse Assembly about abortions in Greece and the issues surrounding them. You can find more info's here: https://retraverse.espivblogs.net/ A-Radio Berlin: Weird politics (a satiric take on news from Germany and around the world) . … . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper
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