A collection of writings by Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah. He first became known beyond Egypt for his role in the revolution of 2011, but he was active well before that and he comes from a longstanding leftist family – his father had been a political prisoner in his youth and went on to become …
Sean Holman is the Wayne Crookes professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism at the University of Victoria, in Lekwungen territory on Vancouver Island. Scott Neigh interviews him about the shifts in journalism’s social role in our current political moment, about the news media’s response to the climate crisis so far, and about the new model …
Literary fiction. Follows a semi-pro wrestler in Nebraska whose life is, relatively speaking, good – he is pretty sure he’s about to hit the big time, he is in a solid long-term relationship, he has a decent day job as a school janitor, and he knows who he is and what he wants. This book …
I had an interview last night and another tonight. Yesterday, I talked to Bikram and Simran of the Naujawon Support Network about their use of protest and direct action to combat wage theft by employers and other mistreatment of workers and international students. Tonight I talked to Gladys, Liz, and Teddy about the Stories of …
Beatriz Oliver and Aabir Dey work for SeedChange, an organization based in Canada that supports farmers here and around the world in working for a more just, sustainable, and environmentally sound future. Scott Neigh interviews them about the food system as it exists today, the vision embedded in the work of SeedChange, and what they …
Thank-you to Sean Holman for the interview just now about the Climate Disaster Project and its work with climate disaster survivors to share their stories, build community, and create change. Listen for it in a couple of weeks on Talking Radical Radio!
There is practically an entire industry devoted to churning out think-pieces, studies, books, and articles expressing concern about the impacts of social media and the broader spectrum of information technology of which it is a part on our lives and our world. It comes in lots of flavours, many neither convincing nor useful, some downright …
James Barbeiro is a chef who lives in Sinixt territory in Nelson, British Columbia. Jen works in the social service sector and lives in Secwepmc territory, in Kamloops, BC. Both are tenants and tenant organizers. Scott Neigh interviews them about Rent Strike Bargain, a province-wide campaign in BC that is fighting for the right of …
Science fiction, or maybe science fantasy. Set in a future world built in part out of elements drawn from Chinese history. The China-ish realm is besieged by giant aliens which can only be fought off by equally giant transforming mechs, each piloted by one man and one woman, the latter of whom often ends up …
Steve September was born into the struggle against South African apartheid, and today he is the chair of the Anti-Racism Coalition (ARC) Vancouver, a grassroots group working to end all forms of racial inequality through education, legislation, and social events. Scott Neigh interviews him about the work of ARC Vancouver and about the perspective he …