Mark Bray, historian and author of Translating Anarchy (2013), Antifa (2017), and the Anarchist Inquisition (2022), joins Fritz to critically examine the life and death of Spanish educator, revolutionary, and provocateur Francisco Ferrer (1859-1909) as covered in Mark's book, Anarchist Education and the Modern School (2018). They discuss some possible lessons for the contemporary movement from this revolutionary period and reflect on its effects in history, from the good, to the bad, to even the proto-fascist. Finally, Mark shares his thoughts on today's rising red scare and the latest moves of the US administration.

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Links to Mark's Books:
Anarchist Education and the Modern School: A Francisco Ferrer Reader - PM Press
Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook - AK Press
The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs in Spain and France (1891–1909) - AK Press
Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street - Zero Books

Music:
Intro - Los Showmen, "Los Cuatros Muleros"
Midpoint - Skaparapid + Unknown performer, "Arroja La bomba"
Outro - Rolando Alarcon, "Ay Carmela"
Other music by pixabay.com
SFX by freesound.org