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Learning from Chile's Revolts

On October 18, 2019 - a breaking point was reached. Revolts spread like wildfire in different territories that are dominated by the state of Chile. What has been gained, and what has been lost? Who is writing the future and what is at stake? We translated and recorded an interview with Isa from Valparaìso, who reflects on the revolts, the frontlines, the Mapuche struggle, anarcho-feminism and the territorial assemblies.

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Greece's War on Anarchists

At the beginning of March 2021, the streets of Athens exploded. After months of repressive lockdown measures and a hunger strike by well-known Greek political prisoner, Dimitris Koufontinas, the atmosphere was akin to a pressure cooker and the inevitable rupture was enormous, even by Greek standards.

To gain some perspective on the goings on, we checked in with Tasos, an Anarchist from the Void Network.  His interview touches on everything from the history and current context in Exarcheia, to the influence played by social media and #MeToo on the Greek political situation.

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Peter Gelderloos on Counter Insurgency.

In this episode we revisit an interview we did with Anarchist author, Peter Gelderloos, in 2017. He talks to us about the constant war being waged by states against their populations and gives an overview of how this played out in Spain during the police operations known as Pandora and Piñata. He also touches on the historical process of militarization which he explores fully in his book Worshipping Power: An Anarchist View of Early State Formation.

For an update on some of the history since 2017, check out the interview Peter did with It's Going Down in 2019.
You can also hear his take on what to expect from the Biden presidency in his 2021 interview with IGD.

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All original music by anarchist composers.

The Enemy of My Enemy is Also My Enemy. 

In this episode, Sima Lee joins us to talk about Left responses (good, bad and ugly) to the Capitol Hill ordeal of Jan 6th 2021. She goes in depth on the essential and unseen parts of anti-fascist work, discusses the rise of Black anarchism in the United States and delves into some of the history of Maroon resistance.

Sima is an anarchist MC, a member of the Maroon Movement as well as the Food, Clothing and Resistance Collective and is also a fellow podcast host on the Channel Zero Network.

If you're not familiar with her show MaroonCast, go track it down and hit the subscribe button!

You can find part of this interview along with some ruthless MAGA bashing in our latest episode - System Fail 6: Eagle Stew

If you haven't seen it yet, check out Trouble 15: And You Don't Stop - Hip Hop as Resistance where we explore the radical history of hip hop and feature music and interviews with Sima Lee and other anarchist MCs.

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In this episode we take one last parting swipe at Donald Trump by revisiting the riots that happened on his first day in office as well as the months long solidarity campaign which managed to beat the resulting charges. We revisit an interview with April Goggans from Black Lives Matter DC where she talks about stirring shit up on inauguration day, 2017 and also about the Defend J20 campaign which set the bar for collective legal defense moving forward.

For a thorough chronology of the Defend J20 struggle check out: https://itsgoingdown.org/author/defend-j20-resistance

Support April and Black Lives Matter DC's current project by hitting up: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/east-of-the-river-mutual-aid-fund

You can find part of this interview in video form on Trouble 16: Conspiracy to Riot, along with a bunch more perspectives on Defend J20 and some some really great #RiotPorn.

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Make America Go Away: An Anarchist's Take on the 2020 US Election

For this episode we're featuring a conversation with anarchist theorist and author, Tom Nomad who sat down with us to talk about the fallout from the American election. He goes over the implications of a Biden administration for Anarchists and other Left militants as well as some predictions on how the new power structure will impact the alt-right.

Just a heads up, we've made some digital alterations to Tom's voice which is why it sounds strange.

Tom's book, The Master's Tools: Warfare and Insurgent Possibility is available in pdf form at: libcom.org/library/masters-tools-warfare-insurgent-possibility

You can find part of this interview in video form on episode 5 of our show System Fail, along with a news roundup of the significant events that have been unfolding in the streets since voting day.

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For episode 2 of subMedia's new podcast, we've dug through our archives to Trouble#20: Inside Out and selected the full in depth conversation with Halifax based prison abolitionist El Jones. She walks us through the specific mechanisms of Canada's prison industrial complex and shares stories of the terrible conditions and inspiring resistance on the inside of Canadian jails, prisons and immigration detention centers.

If you haven't seen the original episode or want to re watch it, head to https://sub.media/video/trouble-20-inside-out/
El references the film 13th which is only available on netflix as far as we know.

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Content Warning: This episode has descriptions of police violence from 07:15-08:07.

In our first ever episode, we meet up with Skyler Williams, spokesperson for the 1492 Land Back Lane reclamation camp just outside of Six Nations Reserve in the part of Turtle Island that Canada calls Ontario.
He shares inspiring words about the initial occupation and reoccupation of the site after a police raid and then answers some of our questions about the historical context at Six Nations as well as some of the politics on the ground.

Support 1492 Land Back Lane's legal defense fund at www.gofundme.com/legal-fund-1492-land-back-lane

subMedia is entirely funded by our listeners and viewers.  If you'd like to support our work, head to sub.media/donate. Also consider filling out your anarchist fashion wardrobe at sub.media/gear.

All original music by anarchist composers.