The Solecast

The debut episode of "The Institute For Post American Studies," is with Mckenzie Wark on her new-ish book "Capital is Dead." We mostly discuss how the economy has changed under the guidance of silicon valley and exacerbated by the pandemic. We discuss a range of subjects from the book and some in depth analysis of the present. Pick up the book now on Verso

Quick PSA on Propaganda by the Seed! Subscribe here. Support it on patreon here. This project is no longer going to be on the Solecast feed... if you wanna hear our episodes subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Our first episode we dropped today is with Ben Falk, author of "The Resilient Homestead" on Chelsea Green. And The Solecast is now The Institute For Post American

Closing out a hellish year with the final episode of the “ solecast” before I change the name (and focus) to The Institute For Post-American Studies in 2021. Couldn’t think of a better way to end it, then with two of my favorite co-travellers and co-conspirators in the world of anarchist podcasting: Final Straw Radio. In this episode we reflect on 2020, our hopes and fears fo

Erda makes emo inspired rap music with an anarchist bent. Their music expresses both the existential angst of our epoch and the spirit of resistance. Based out of NY, Erda has a background in various genres of music, and this lends itself to a very unique aesthetic and approach to hip-hop. In this conversation we talk about bridging the personal with the worldly, Erda's background

In this episode of the Solecast I speak with author and Indiana University professor, Micol Seigel. This conversation is meant as a primer for the the concepts of destituent power and the under commons. After a year of unimaginable suffering and resistance, the ideas of Destitution and under commons provide us critical tools for building the capacity we need to weather the storm(s)

New Issue of Fire Ant available here In this episode of the Solecast I chat w Rob Cat of Fire Ant. Fire Ant is a collaboration between anarchist prisoners and anarchists in so called Maine. Fire Ant seeks to spread the words & work of anarchist prisoners, highlight their plights and help them get the material support they need. Rob & Bria are also homesteaders and we talk about t

In this episode of the solecast I sit down with a crimethinc participant. I view crimethinc as some of my favorite philosophers of “anarchy,” with no adjectives. Throughout the pandemic their instincts have been spot on so I’m excited to share this conversation. We start off by discussing how we, along with hundreds of other anarchists and anti-fascists were banned from faceb

An in depth discussion with Scott Crow, co-founder of Common Ground Relief Effort in New Orleans, scott is also an author, musician and a spokesperson for the Agency collective. We talk about how anarchist strategies and ideas have evolved in the context of the pandemic. We discuss how dramatically daily life has changed, its near-term and future implications and the multiple overl

In this episode of The Solecast i re-air a recent interview I did with kidDead and Onwerd for their Imaginary Friends podcast. I enjoyed this conversation because its one of the loosest talks I’ve had in a while (it was happy hour on the East coast when this interview was conducted). As long-time Sole supporters and friends, the dynamic lent itself to the sort of back and forth y

Today I sit down to talk to rapper/activist/producer Bloodmoney Perez about the CHOP (Capital Hill Occupied Protest), an autonomous zone formerly known as CHAZ(Capital Hill Autonomous Zone). This conversation is mostly about the significance of the autonomous zone that has been opened up in Seattle during anti-police protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. We talk about th