The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show eminating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. We're also syndicated on a few community radio stations around the U.S. We frequently also feature radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud member of CZN (The Channel Zero Network) and ARN (The A-Radio Network). Check out our past archives and ways to connect with us at https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org

  1. Oct 1

    Healing the Border's Scar + Updates on Khalif Miller

    We're sharing a recent chat with Juan of Casa Carmelita to talk about Camp O:Shad about the tree sit and defense of the landscape around Tohono O'odham land around Lochiel Arizona against a double border wall being constructed and in the run-up to the October 4th day of action that organizers are hoping to invite people to at the US-Mexico border. Alongside this, you'll hear Jackson, an organizer with the Human Rights Coalition talking about the situation of 2020 Uprising prisoner Khalif Miller. We hope you enjoy the interviews! This episode will also be this Sunday's podcast, so expect to hear back from us October 11th. Camp O:Shad contact website: https://camposhad.squarespace.com Fundraising for the campaign: https://givebutter.com/stop-destruction-in-lochiel-oxsxdp CrimethInc article concerning a month of actions against borders across Turtle Island: https://crimethinc.com/2026/09/23/apply-heat-melt-ice-flashpoints-in-the-fight-against-ice-reports-and-calls-to-action-from-around-the-country#arizona A recent article on the resistance at Lochiel: https://crimethinc.com/2026/08/12/the-border-is-an-open-wound-a-tree-sit-in-lochiel-arizona-halts-border-wall-construction Zine about the border mentioned here and in our March 1st episode: The Insurgent Southwest Instagram accounts covering this campaign: @Rally.ForTheValley https://www.instagram.com/rally.forthevalley @Casa_Carmelita https://www.instagram.com/casa_carmelita @TierraLibre_NoBorders https://www.instagram.com/tierralibre_noborders @NoMoreDeaths_NoMasMuertes https://www.instagram.com/nomoredeaths_nomasmuertes Sierra Club @SC_Borderlands https://www.instagram.com/sc_borderlands Write to Khalif here: Smart Communications/PADOC Khalif Miller #QQ9287 SCI Forest PO Box 33028 St. Petersburg, FL 33733 Khalif Links: @FreeKhalifPhilly on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freekhalifphilly Khalif's fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-khalif-miller A good article about his case: https://prismreports.org/2024/12/19/khalif-miller-george-floyd-protests-prison/ @HRCoalition Philly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hrcoalition?stkn=ZmJ2c2s3MG82YTQ5 https://www.hrcoalition.org/ . ... . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper Beatbuster by The Willows Whisper

    Healing the Border's Scar + Updates on Khalif Miller

  2. Sep 27

    Cal of the MN15 on Metro Surge and this Moment of Growing Fascism

    This week, we're sharing a recent interview with Cal Robinet, an anarchist, union electrician, and fire arms instructor involved in the union and LGBT Ray Rainbolt Memorial Shooting Club. Cal is also a member of the Minnesota 15, who were federally indicted following Operation Metro Surge and taking their challenge to court, charged under 18 U.S.C. § 372 "conspiracy to impede federal officers", the civil war-era statute that has been deployed against other, non-violent anti-ICE protesters as we saw in Chicago with the Broadview 6 and in Washington with the Spokane 3. We would direct folks to Minnesota15.org for further reading, updates and ways to support the defendants. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) - pending Zine (Imposed PDF)- pending Of note, there is a call for a day of solidarity with the defendants on Sunday, October 3rd wherever you are. More at the support site, or find a pic in our show notes related to this. Links: Fundraising for legal expenses: https://chuffed.org/project/186570-minnesota-15-legal-defense-fund Unicorn Riot interview with Cal:  https://unicornriot.ninja/media/minnesota-15-defendant-cal-robinet-speaks-out/ Co-defendant Cameron Kennedy of the MN15: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeHbMlHDec5NmJfiQXMYGXQ Unicorn Riot coverage from Feb, 2026 on the Cold Water Springs encampment: https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/indigenous-activists-occupy-land-near-fort-snelling-plan-to-stay-until-land-back/ A history of Oceti Sakowin 7 Council Fire: https://unicornriot.ninja/media/the-original-oceti-sakowin-7-council-fires-at-mini-owe-sni-ft-snelling-landback-occupation/ UR playlist of videos about ICE in Minneapolis: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhO_NX0M3_7gLdXZKDKXL7Hd7ZnB9QDbj . … . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper

    Cal of the MN15 on Metro Surge and this Moment of Growing Fascism

  3. Sep 20

    We Are All So Terrorized: 9/11, 25 Years In (with Spencer Ackerman)

    This week, you're hearing our recent interview with journalist, author and comic creator Spencer Ackerman about his 2021 book, Reign Of Terror: How The 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump . This felt like a fitting chat to record as we approach the 25th anniversary of that event in the dystopian second administration of that reality tv boss Donny J Trump. In the chat we cover some of the topics in the book, like the legalistic and lingustic wrangling of subsequent administrations to expand US exceptionalism to international standards of war and human rights around captured prisoners, expansions of domestic spying and generally how the state of emergency created in 2001 has been used by Democrats and Republicans since to lay the ground work for the naked imperialism abroad and racially eliminationist policies in the US. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) I definitely suggest you check out Forever-Wars.com for more of his journalism and find announcements there for the pre-order of his comic book No One Escapes the Dialectic coming out in November and the upcoming pre-order for his book The Disappeared: A Father, A Son and the War On Terror, scheduled to come out in March of 2027. . ... . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper

    We Are All So Terrorized: 9/11, 25 Years In (with Spencer Ackerman)

  4. Sep 13

    Anti-Repression Updates from the UK (with NetPol)

    This week, we're sharing a conversation with two anti-repression organizers in the UK who are both associated with NetPol, or the Network for Police Monitoring as well as other defendant support projects. For the chat we speak about the sort of work their orgs are involved in, changes in sentencing amongst protestors, increasingly violent police suppression of antifascists counter-demonstrating (and greatly outnumbering) anti-immigrant crowds, the Filton Palestine Action cases and more. We hope you enjoy and you can find some links in the show notes on where to find more of Maya and Andy's work. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) - US-Letter size (8.5in x 11in) Zine (Imposed PDF) - A4 (rest of the world) We recorded this interview several weeks ago, before Palestine Action was proscribed by the US as a Specially Designated Terrorist Entity and has had sanctions applied to it by the US State Department, so it's notable that we can legally not suggest anyone offer material support to Palestine Action thanks to the Anti-Antifascist US government as they could be punished under US law. NetPol (including the 'One Day In…' protest reports): https://netpol.org Green and Black Cross: https://greenandblackcross.org/ Freedom Press Youtube channel featuring Andy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v0NhHF0q6c&list=PLwiOksFHbOqSHpyVrlT5FrVaov3IpoWu_ Keep up on the Filton Cases: https://filtonactionists.com/ Save the SpyCops Inquiry: https://ucpi.uk/ SpyCops clearinghouse: https://www.spycops.co.uk/ Bristol Defendant Solidarity: https://chuffed.org/project/bds Guardian article on the death of Nicholas Stone on demo in Bristol: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/19/watchdog-investigate-death-man-after-police-contact-bristol-protest Our 2020 SpyCops interview: https://thefinalstrawradio.mayfirst.info/post/2020/11/29/uncovering-spy-cops-in-the-uk/ Our 2021 interview on the Kill The Bill protests in Bristol: https://thefinalstrawradio.mayfirst.info/post/2021/10/21/support-ryan-roberts-and-killthebill-bristol-defendants/ . ... . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper Beatbuster by The Willows Whisper

    Anti-Repression Updates from the UK (with NetPol)

  5. Sep 2

    The Situation with NoBlogs (a midweek special featuring Sabot Media and CrimethInc)

    In this mid-week special, you may have noticed a change in our introduction, that we're listing TFSR.Media as our website (a work in progress, currently pointed at our blog, soon to be pointed at our new web host). This is because we're moving our website from NoBlogs.org following the August 26, 2026 announcements by the US State Department and Department of Treasury that designated the hosts of NoBlogs, the Italian autonomous tech collective Autistici / Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and placed it on the Specially Designated Nationals list under Executive Order 13224. In this conversation you'll hear a member of the crimethinc ex-workers collective and Sprout from Sabot Media talk about the designation, the intended impacts on anarchist, antifascist and other movements by the US government, and what can come next if we're up for the fight. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) - US-Letter size (8.5in x 11in) A4 Zine (Imposed PDF) - A4 (rest of the world) Update: Via their updates page, KeepItAlive.AI, September 6th Autistici/Inventati announced that it would be shutting down. This development saddens us but we can't fault them after a quarter of a century of amazing work. and it works to underline the critical need for infrastructure for movements for liberation that is somehow defensible from capitalist and authoritarian states, where we can communicate among our movements, across their borders. As they say, Stay Human. I invite listeners to check out the statement from CrimethInc as well as the public letter still awaiting more signatures and articles available on the subject from sabot.media. There's also a recent chat by Outlaw podcast with Shayana Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights on the legal elements of this chat, alongside a list of rad servers from Riseup that could be helpful for people looking for new web hosting homes for their projects. Sabot Media about NoBlogs: The Server Called Paranoia A Network Called Resistance Molotov Now! Podcast interview with A/I A/I's Bank Account Temporarily Suspended Also, check out Autistici/Inventatiti 's book about their first ten years: +Kaos: Ten Years of Hacking and Media Activism . ... . .. Featured Tracks: TFSR by The Willows Whisper Beatbuster by The Willows Whisper

    The Situation with NoBlogs (a midweek special featuring Sabot Media and CrimethInc)

  6. Aug 30

    Chris Mathias on Antifa Infiltration of Patriot Front and Militant Antifascism Today

    This week, we're sharing an interview with Chris Mathias, author of To Catch A Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right, a book about militant antifascists and researchers in the so-called USA with a particular insight into Vincent, an anarchist who infiltrated Patriot Front and helped facilitate the sabotage event some know as Patriot Fail in December of 2021, after six months undercover as a member and official photographer for the group and leaking chats and pics who, with the help of other researchers and Unicorn Riot, led to the doxing of over 80 PF chuds. For the chat we talk about the construct of Antifa, antifascist research, adaptations among fascists and thus how antifascists do work, and other topics. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) . ... . .. Featured Tracks: TFSR by The Willows Whisper Beatbuster by The Willows Whisper

    Chris Mathias on Antifa Infiltration of Patriot Front and Militant Antifascism Today

  7. Aug 23

    The Case of the Spokane 3 + Ontological Exhaustion

    This episode features two segments. The Case of the Spokane 3 On June 11, 2025, there was a demonstration of hundreds of people in Spokane, Washington to defend two young asylum-seekers, Cesar Alexander Alvarez Perez and Joswar Slater Rodriguez Torres, who were kidnapped by ICE while appearing for a scheduled check-in. The next day, the Trump administration's DOJ sent out a memo to all districts to prioritize prosecution of anti-ICE protestors and publicize the repression. Months later, 9 people were brought to Federal trial, with 6 of them taking a non-cooperating plea deal. The remaining 3,  refused to back down and were taken to trial and were convicted of conspiracy.  For this episode we're joined by Hadley, a member of the Spokane 3 Support Committee to speak about those defendants ( Justice Forral, Bajun Mavalwalla II, and Jac Archer ), their case and struggle for justice. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) A great, local media outlet named Range Media has been covering this case in detail, check it out at https://www.rangemedia.co/spokane-9-protests/ . Finally, stay tuned for a press conference this coming week after some next legal steps are taken by the defendants. Ontological Exhaustion After that, you'll hear an interview by audio comrades at Radio Ausbruch out of Frieberg, Germany, with an interview of Marina Christodoulou on her essay "TOWARD A GENEALOGY OF ONTOLOGICAL EXHAUSTION: becoming indignant-to-life ( ontological indignation ) before becoming exhausted-to-life ( ontological exhaustion )". Check our shownotes for links to the original essay and more from Ausbruch, which is a fellow member of the A-Radio Network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios and podcasts. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) . … . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper Beatbuster by The Willows Whisper

    The Case of the Spokane 3 + Ontological Exhaustion

  8. Aug 16

    G20 Finance Track in Asheville + Prosfygika

    This week's episode features two segments. G20 Finance Track in Asheville this month First up, you'll hear Jeremy and Sea speak about the upcoming G20 Financial Track gathering of Finance Ministers and Central Bankers happening in Asheville at the end of August this year. We speak about the G20, neoliberalism, and some of the organizing happening locally. More info available at G20AVL.NoBlogs.Org (currently offline due to NoBlogs being taken down) Transcript PDF (Unimposed) Zine (Imposed PDF) Squatted Neighborhood of Prosfygika Then you'll hear a segment form the June 2026 episode #103 of B(A)D News: Angry Voices from Around The World by the A-Radio Network. In this audio, members of Crna Luknja from Ljubljana, Slovenia, speak with participants in the autonomous, squatted neighborhood of Athens, Prosfygika, a name which translates to Refugee. The audio was recorded on May 28th , so likely the situation has shifted and you can find more information and updates at SaveProsfygika.GR/index.php/en/ for English. According to a statement from June 24th found on that website, the hunger strikes of Aristotelis Chantzis and Suzon Doppagne were suspended following municipal statements in line with movement demands. Check the Materials page for statements, photos, audios and documentaries from and about the community. Transcript PDF (Unimposed) - pending Zine (Imposed PDF) - pending Announcements Mutual Aid in Spokane in the wake of massive fires A comrade sent some fundraising links for mutual aid, particularly for undocumented community members and folks at the Colville Tribal Rez north of town where fire damage has been extensive. Check our show notes for links. Amazon Wishlist for Colville Rez Spokane Tribal Network food assistance Asheville Anti-Surveillance Week of Action August 16-22 CAMS (Community Against Mass Surveillance) is doing a week of action against mass surveillance alongside the nationwide DeFlock week of actoin. Check our show notes for the local schedule of events in Asheville. SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF ACTION: Aug 16-22: Sunday 8/16 – Week of Action kickoff & potluck: coalition building, info and resource sharing, and organizing for week of action and beyond, 1 to 3 pm, Home Hub Pavilion, 27 Balm Grove Ave., W AVL, rain or shine (covered outdoor space and access to indoor spaces). **Tuesday evening 8/18 - online panel and Q&A with local and national experts, 7 - 8:30 pm.** Friday evening 8/21 - Infoshare, Q&A, Speak Out + dance party, 6 to 10 pm, location TBD. . ... . .. Featured Track: TFSR by The Willows Whisper Beatbuster by The Willows Whisper

    G20 Finance Track in Asheville + Prosfygika
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The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show eminating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. We're also syndicated on a few community radio stations around the U.S. We frequently also feature radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud member of CZN (The Channel Zero Network) and ARN (The A-Radio Network). Check out our past archives and ways to connect with us at https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org

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    The Final Straw Radio
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    2016 - 2026
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