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Huh.<\/p>\n

According to Some Website, Yeah Nah Pasaran!<\/em> is one of the ‘Best 50 Anarchist Podcasts’<\/a> going. FWIW, it’s an odd compilation: there’s only 42, not 50, podcasts listed, only some of which could be considered anarchist, with a number of others being some (other) species of leftist or radikal (or indeed proprietarian). In addition, missing from the list are a number of fairly well-established anarchist podcasts. In any case, the listing prompted me to review what’s actually Out There<\/em> …<\/p>\n

To begin with, and based on the compilation referred to above, there’s:<\/p>\n

\u2022 ABC With Danny and Jim<\/a>: ‘A podcast for discussions of radical history books and interviews with historians.’
\n\u2022 Anarchist World This Week<\/a>: Dr Joe Toscano presents ‘an anarchist analysis on local, national and international news and events. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network’.
\n\u2022 A-Radio Network<\/a>: ‘A platform of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios.’
\n\u2022 Audible Anarchism<\/a>: ‘A podcast broadcasting Anarchist texts and audiobooks.’
\n\u2022 The Beautiful Idea<\/a>: (via<\/em> It’s Going Down).
\n\u2022 Channel Zero<\/a>: ‘Channel Zero Network is an anarchist radio\/podcast network run by radical media makers.’
\n\u2022 Everyday Anarchism<\/a>: ‘How does anarchist philosophy apply to our everyday lives? Every other week, we\u2019ll discuss why a piece of your life or culture is all about Mutual Aid.’
\n\u2022 The Ex-Worker<\/a>: ‘A Podcast of Anarchist Ideas and Action For Everyone Who Dreams of a Life Off the Clock’ (via<\/em> CrimethInc).
\n\u2022 The Final Straw Radio<\/a>: is a weekly anarchist radio show.<\/p>\n

There’s also the following (non-exhaustive, English-language) radio shows\/podcasts, which are either explicitly anarchist (or broadly sympathetic), and\/or discuss subjects of interest to anarchists and other anti-authoritarians from a radikal perspective.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Anarchist Essays<\/a>: ‘Brought to you by Loughborough University\u2019s Anarchism Research Group (ARG)<\/a>, Anarchist Essays presents leading academics, activists, and thinkers exploring themes in anarchist theory, history, and practice.’
\n\u2022 anarchysf<\/a>: is ‘an open-source repository of anarchist or anarchy-adjacent science fiction’, including a podcast.
\n\u2022 Black Autonomy<\/a>: is ‘a series of discussions on anarchism and the relevance of its revolutionary ideals to the ongoing Black Liberation Movement. The show is hosted by JoNina Abron-Ervin and Lorenzo Kom\u2019boa Ervin, two veteran organizers, former Black Panther Party members and co-founders of the Black Autonomy Federation.’
\n\u2022 Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff<\/a>: ‘As long as there\u2019s been oppression, there\u2019ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be\u2014and fight to be\u2014free.’ Hosted by Margaret Killjoy<\/a>.
\n\u2022 Cool Zone Media<\/a>: hosts a number of relevant podcasts, including Behind The Bastards.
\n\u2022 The Dugout<\/a>: is ‘a podcast of radical thought, dissent, and liberation, hosted by Jordan and Prince \u2014 two unapologetically Black anarchist hosts’.
\n\u2022 Freedom News<\/a>: is a venerable anarchist publisher.
\n\u2022 From The Periphery<\/a>: is ‘a worker-owned media collective focusing on centering voices, struggles, and ideas that are otherwise made peripheral under mainstream journalism’, and hosts a number of podcasts.
\n\u2022 Indymedia<\/a>: on Perth’s RTR is a weekly radio show and podcast, exploring news and views from the radical grassroots.
\n\u2022 Last Born In The Wilderness<\/a>: is ‘a podcast about transitions, death, the ruptures of life in between.’
\n\u2022 Live Like the World is Dying<\/a>: is ‘your podcast for what feels like the end times’, hosted by Margaret Killjoy.
\n\u2022 Movement Memos<\/a>: is a Truthout podcast, hosted by Kelly Hayes, who ‘connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines’.
\n\u2022 The Non Serviam Media Collective<\/a> is dedicated to ‘exploring the world of anarchist and anti-authoritarian ideas’.
\n\u2022 The Wobbly One Big Podcast<\/a> is committed to One Big Union.
\n\u2022 Propaganda By the Seed<\/a>: is a ‘podcast about perennial plants and trees associated with food forests, permaculture, and restorative agriculture’.
\n\u2022 Seeds of Revolution: is the podcast published by Camas Books & Infoshop<\/a>, ‘founded in 2007 to support the decolonization struggles of Indigenous peoples in the region known as British Columbia and beyond’.
\n\u2022 The Skeptical Leftist<\/a>: is a podcast that promotes ‘critical thinking, social justice, and left wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people’.
\n\u2022 SRSLY WRONG<\/a>: is wrogn, utopian and leftist.
\n\u2022 sub.media<\/a>: hosts several podcasts, including Circle (A).
\n\u2022 The Working Class History<\/a> podcast is ‘about all of those who have fought for a better world’.<\/p>\n

See\/hear also<\/em> : Podcasts about (and of relevance to understanding) fascism and the far-right \u2026<\/a> (March 8, 2021).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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