Coffee with Comrades

Oct 19 2023 206 ep. 74 mins 3.6k

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a podcast discussing culture, current events, theory, and action through a radical lens.

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BONUS: "All Good Things Must Come to an End..."

Oct 19 2023 14 mins

Dear listeners of Coffee with Comrades, with special regard to the wonderful folks who support this program on Patreon, Hello! I hope that the autumnal season has brought crisp, cool air and abundant joy to you and yours. I write to you today with a bittersweet sense of pride and melancholy to announce Coffee with Comrades is officially coming to an end. Although I know I don’t

Episode 196: "This is Just Practice" ft. Marisa Holmes

Oct 02 2023 98 mins

This week, I sat down with Marisa Holmes, one of the organizers behind Occupy Wall Street, to talk about her new book Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice. Follow Marisa on Twitter and Instagram and pick up a copy of her book. Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Mastodon, Twitter and Instagram, and visit our website. Coffee with Comrades is a pro

Episode 195: "The Earth Tells Our Story of Imperfect Beauty" ft. Ami Weintraub

Aug 16 2023 58 mins

CW: In this week's episode, we discuss anti-Semitic violence. Listener discretion is advised. Today, Ami Weintraub (he/they) joins us to discuss his new book To the Ghosts Who Are Still Living. In this joyous and melancholic discussion, Ami and I explore the essay collection in detail, touching on anti-fascism, anti-semitism, Jewish identity in diaspora, and Ami's spiritual and anc

Episode 194: "Smashing the Surveillance State" ft. Chris Robé

Jul 31 2023 78 mins

On today’s episode of Coffee with Comrades, I am pleased to be joined by Chris Robé, a professor of film and media studies at Florida Atlantic University and the author of the new book Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression. Follow Chris on Twitter and pre-order a copy of Abolishing Surveillance! Check out Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair. Supp

Episode 193: "Building Power in the Midwest"

Jul 08 2023 60 mins

This week, I sat down with some of the organizers behind Dual Power Gathering Midwest to discuss the weekend long event, the concept of dual power, building solidarity, and sharing knowledge with each other as we develop our greater movement affinity. Dual Power Gathering Midwest 2023 will take place in the traditional homelands of the Miami, Potawatomi, and Kickapoo, about thirty

Episode 192: "Visions of Queer Futurity" ft. Scott Branson

Jun 19 2023 90 mins

This week, I was joined once again by Scott Branson to discuss the new anthology they helped edit for PM Press, Surviving the Future: Queer Abolitionist Strategies. Scott and I had a lovely conversation about queerness, futurity, healthcare, academia, and everything in between. Purchase a copy of Surviving the Future: Queer Abolitionist Strategies today! Follow Scott on Twitter

Episode 191: "June 11th"

May 08 2023 58 mins

This week, we're sharing a recent conversation with some of the organizers behind the International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & All Longterm Anarchist Prisoners. Check out June11.org and read this essay from CrimethInc. to learn more about the long-term struggles of anarchist prisoners. Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Mastodon, Twitter and Instagra

Episode 190: "Everything Grade B Sucks" ft. Mixæl Laufer

Apr 24 2023 71 mins

We spoke with Mixæl Laufer of Four Thieves Vinegar Collective. Check it out! Follow Mixæl on Twitter and visit Four Thieves Vinegar Collective's website! Check out our previous episodes with Mixæl, too: Episode 14, 21, and 171. Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and visit our website. Pick up a Coffee with Comrades t-shirt or coffee mug

Episode 189: "The Black Line of Liberty" ft. Brenton Lengel

Apr 10 2023 79 mins

This week, I hung out with Brenton Lengel to talk about Issue #2 of Durruti: Shadow of the People, a comic exploring the life and times of revolutionary Spain's Buenaventura Durruti! Pick up a copy of the Durruti, Issue #2 special variant to benefit folks displaced by the war in Ukraine Follow Brenton on Twitter. Check out our previous dialogue with Brenton in Ep. 152 of

Episode 188: "The Future is Black & Red" ft. Michael Löwy and David Campbell

Mar 27 2023 92 mins

This week, I sat down with Michael Löwy and David Campbell to talk about the book Michael co-wrote and David recently translated into English, Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity. The three of us got into a lovely dialogue about the recent uprisings in France against the neoliberal Macron regime, as well as the painstaking labor David undertook of trans