North Star Cooperative Podcast

North Star Cooperative
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This is the podcast for North Star Cooperative, a radical bookstore cafe located in San Diego! The North Star Cooperative podcast covers leftwing, social justice organizing/activism, and politics in the county of San Diego. We want to highlight social justice politics and organizing in the county by interviewing those who are doing the work on the ground.

Episodes

  1. Oct 24 ·  Video

    DIY or Die! The Che Cafe Pt.1: The History of a Radical Collective

    The Che Cafe is a radical collective that has existed on UCSD since the 1960's.  It started out as the student center, then became eventually became the C.H.E (Cheap, Healthy, Eats).  It now doubles as  a world renowned music venue, and a community space for students and community members alike. North Star Cooperative sits down with two legends of the space, David Morales & Arnie Schoenberg, as we discuss the history of the radical collective and its struggles to remain in existence, against UCSD's attempts as shutting it down.  You don't want to miss this discussion! This will be the first of two episodes about the Che Cafe, with this episode focusing on the history of the Che and the next focusing what members are up to currently. If you are interested in supporting North Star Cooperative, then please: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northstarcoopsd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northstarcoopsd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575398042899

  2. Sep 23

    Introducing the North Star Cooperative Podcast!

    Introducing the North Star Cooperative Podcast! This podcast is a project being put on by our radical bookstore cafe worker cooperative that has just started this past April, 2026, in San Diego. Our mission is to provide the San Diego community with a cooperative-owned and operated space that can serve as a hub of left wing, social justice politics in the city by providing foundational, as well as current, left wing literature, while at the same time providing high-quality food and drinks to our patrons.   We want to support organizing around the city and help incubate new social justice organizations in San Diego by providing a space where they can hold their meetings, events, and secure access to knowledgeable personnel who can help them along their political journey and development. This podcast will act as a conduit to connect with and highlight left-wing social justice organizing and politics around the County. We want to bring a spotlight to all the amazing work others are doing in the city, while also providing analysis of our current moment. This podcast will start off mainly doing interviews of organizations and projects happening in San Diego County, but we anticipate expanding into other formats as we progress and evolve.   If you want to help support worker owned businesses like ours, you can:  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northstarcoopsd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northstarcoopsd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575398042899 And donate to our Kickstarter!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/northstarcoopsd/north-star-cooperative-pop-up-cargo-van   Thank you all and we hope you enjoy the podcast!.

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This is the podcast for North Star Cooperative, a radical bookstore cafe located in San Diego! The North Star Cooperative podcast covers leftwing, social justice organizing/activism, and politics in the county of San Diego. We want to highlight social justice politics and organizing in the county by interviewing those who are doing the work on the ground.

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