People's City Propaganda

Feb 14 2025 21 ep. 75 mins 10

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A podcast about Los Angeles politics, pigs, pork chops, organizing, and the movement. All Power To The People.

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Tip of The Spear w/ Orisanmi Burton

Feb 14 2025 66 mins

We were fortunate to have Orisanmi Burton join us to discuss his highly acclaimed book - Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt. We breakdown archival war, the methodological approach Orisanmi developed for writing Tip of the Spear, delve into counterinsurgency and its use by the carceral warfare state, learn how letter writing is a langua

LAPD Killed My Twin Brother w/ Yin Yang

Nov 15 2024 69 mins

On the night of May 2, 2024 a 40 year old man named Yong Yang was suffering a mental health crisis in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. His parents, scared for their son, called LA County mental health services to get him help but instead of rendering aid they called the LAPD who killed Yong Yang within minutes of their arrival. Albert, whose sister Mely was killed by the

LASD Gangs Googled Us w/ Cerise Castle

Sep 03 2024 64 mins

For episode 19, we sat down with Cerise Castle to speak on one of her latest offerings “I wrote the history of LASD gangs. Then the sheriff’s department started surveilling me”. We also get some insight on how the catalyst for their surveillance “A Tradition of Violence - The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department” came to be. Other subje

Student Intifada

Jul 19 2024 74 mins

We’re back off hiatus! For our 18th episode, we kept the conversation in-house for what we are calling People’s City Corner. You’ll hear from People’s City Council organizers Jason Reedy, Albert Corado and Ricci Sergienko as we recap what they witnessed at the USC, UCLA and CSULA encampments. We also get into why you should shut the fuck up when it comes to the pigs and wha

Black Migrants w/ Maraky Alemseged

Apr 05 2024 61 mins

For our 17th episode, it’s an ALL Blackity Black pod. We chop it up with Maraky Alemseged from Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) and speak on a wide variety of topics centered on Blackness. This pod covers some of BAJI's groundbreaking reports on CBP’s policing of the George Floyd uprising and the Darien Gap. We also speak on the difference between a sanctuary city

Art & The Movement w/ Zen Sekizawa and Mario Correa

Mar 15 2024 80 mins

For our 16th episode, we conversed with the powerful duo of Zen Sekizawa and Mario Correa, organizers and artists with the collective, J-Town Action and Solidarity. We cover the genesis of J-Town Action and Solidarity, their efforts to fight back against gentrification in Little Tokyo, and the role art can play within the movement. Our candid conversation delves into the Atomic Ca

Shitty Council Races w/ Rob Quan

Feb 28 2024 74 mins

For our 15th episode, we chopped it up with Rob Quan to breakdown every Los Angeles City Council race for this Tuesday's primary. Paul Krekorian is termed out, so who’s in the running to replace him? Will Nithya Raman withstand a well funded challenger in Ethan Weaver? Does Heather Hutt actually have what it takes to win an election? Will Staffer B aka John Lee survive a late

Move Left L.A. w/ Kris Rehl

Feb 20 2024 69 mins

For our 14th episode, we talked with writer and organizer Kris Rehl about the upcoming March 5th primary. We dive into the 3 Board of Supervisors races, the District Attorney’s race, and why you should VOTE NO ON PROP 1 with recommendations from Kris’ outstanding and thorough voter guide that covers every race and measure for LA voters with an emphasis on local issues. Kris

52 Years of Organizing w/ Baba Akili Pt. 2

Nov 17 2023 69 mins

For our 13th episode, we conclude our candid conversation with veteran organizer and movement elder Baba Akili. We speak about his time as National Organizer for Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign, the lessons learned as field coordinator for Harvey Gantt’s Senate campaign and his time working in Carol Moseley Braun Senatorial Campaign who would become the first Black women ev

52 Years of Organizing w/ Baba Akili Pt. 1

Nov 12 2023 75 mins

For our 12th episode, we sat down with veteran organizer and movement elder Baba Akili to discuss his 52 YEARS of organizing. We cover the first organization he ever joined - NIA and his time organizing with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers. He would later co-found the United Domestic Workers Union, one of the few unions started by people of color. We also examined his time