Coffee with Comrades

In this week’s episode of Coffee with Comrades, we are pleased to welcome for the very first time the one and only Mel, our new co-conspirator and co-host for the show. We’ve got a jam-packed episode for y’all, but before we get there, we’re excited to announce we’re bringing back the current events section at the top of the episode.

• Diane Feinstein is an asshole.
• A Coast Guard Lieutenant and self-proclaimed white nationalist planned a terrorist attack against the DSA and others.
• 4 more No More Deaths activists had their criminal charges dropped.

Mel and Pearson share a critical reflection on the Midwest Left Assembly, a regional conference that brought together organizers, educators, and revolutionaries from across the midwest for a weekend camping conference. We talk about base-building, regional networking, and how to build authentic solidarity with our comrades. Above all, we wrestle with how to overcome the loneliness and isolation endemic to late-stage capitalism by reclaiming intimacy through revolutionary vulnerability.

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Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: “ID” by Boombox Cartel, Flosstrodamus

Outro: “PREY FOR ME/3” by Fever 333

In this episode of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down for a chat with the crew from Advantage, a homebrew, actual-play, 5e D&D audio drama focusing on storytelling and character development, part of the Darkmore Podcast Network. Joe, Sarah, Yessy, Zach, and Stephen chat with Pearson about a whole host of topics: tabletop RPGs, education, polyamory, oral tradition, marching band, teachers' unions and strikes, pedagogy, confronting our demons through art, catharsis, teaching and practicing empathy, the importance of play, being a good listener, the agency of collaborative storytelling, getting out of your comfort zone, and so much more.

Follow Advantage on Twitter, visit their website, and support them financially on Patreon.

Coffee with Comrades is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network, an anarchist audio federation.

Logo design by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon.

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Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: "Advantage Overture" by Blake Bost

Outro: "Rolling Dice" by Just A Gent, Ella Vos, Joey Chavez

In this episode of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down for a chat with the crew from Advantage, a homebrew, actual-play, 5e D&D audio drama focusing on storytelling and character development, part of the Darkmore Podcast Network. Joe, Sarah, Yessy, Zach, and Stephen chat with Pearson about a whole host of topics: tabletop RPGs, education, polyamory, oral tradition, marching band, teachers’ unions and strikes, pedagogy, confronting our demons through art, catharsis, teaching and practicing empathy, the importance of play, being a good listener, the agency of collaborative storytelling, getting out of your comfort zone, and so much more.

Follow Advantage on Twitter, visit their website, and support them financially on Patreon.

Coffee with Comrades is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network, an anarchist audio federation.

Logo design by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon.

Follow Coffee with Comrades on Twitter and visit our website.

Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: “Advantage Overture” by Blake Bost

Outro: “Rolling Dice” by Just A Gent, Ella Vos, Joey Chavez

In this week's edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down with Faye and Alex of the Socialist Rifle Association. The discussion covers a wide range of topics: the rise and fall of armed leftists, unions and armed struggle, anti-fascist and anti-racist victories, far-right reactionaries, mutual aid efforts, and so much more.

Join the SRA, follow the SRA on Twitter, and visit their website.

Coffee with Comrades is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network, an anarchist audio federation.

Logo design by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon.

Follow Coffee with Comrades on Twitter and visit our website.

In this week's edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down with Faye and Alex of the Socialist Rifle Association. The discussion covers a wide range of topics: the rise and fall of armed leftists, unions and armed struggle, anti-fascist and anti-racist victories, far-right reactionaries, mutual aid efforts, and so much more.

Join the SRA, follow the SRA on Twitter, and visit their website.

Coffee with Comrades is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network, an anarchist audio federation.

Logo design by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon.

Follow Coffee with Comrades on Twitter and visit our website.

In this special, bonus edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson details the podcast's new logo, chats changes in personnel, and unveils the brand new Patreon page for the show.

Check back next week, 2/12, for an interview with the Socialist Rifle Association.

Coffee with Comrades is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network.

Logo design by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon.

Follow Coffee with Comrades on Twitter and visit our website.

Interlude: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Outro: "Comrades" by Bambu

In this special, bonus edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson details the podcast's new logo, chats changes in personnel, and unveils the brand new Patreon page for the show.

Check back next week, 2/12, for an interview with the Socialist Rifle Association.

Coffee with Comrades is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network.

Logo design by Sydney Landis. Support her work, buy some art.

Support Coffee with Comrades on Patreon.

Follow Coffee with Comrades on Twitter and visit our website.

Interlude: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Outro: "Comrades" by Bambu

**This week's episode is dedicated to the memory of the martyrs who've fought and died to defend Rojava**

In this week's edition of Coffee with Comrades, we sit down with Reed from Demand Utopia to discuss social ecology, international solidarity, and militant creativity. But, first, here's some info on the F.L.O.W.E.R. Anti-Racist Mobilization in Stone Mountain Park, GA on February 2nd, 2019.

• F.L.O.W.E.R. Website
• F.L.O.W.E.R. Twitter
• Atlanta Solidarity Network Bail Fund

In this episode, Reed and Pearson discuss the founding of Demand Utopia, a libertarian socialist organization focused on social ecology and revolutionary action. We explore radical imagination, the evolution of revolutionary culture, and chat about Demand Utopia's inspirations. The discussion also covers social ecology, the feminist revolution in Northern Syria more popularly known as Rojava, and how we can cultivate militant creativity. We close with a meditation on the foolish necessity of hope.

• Visit Demand Utopia's website.
• Check out Demand Utopia on Twitter.
• Follow Reed on Twitter.
• Pick up a copy of Make Rojava Green Again.

Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network, an anarchist confederation of podcasts and radio shows.

This is an entirely D.I.Y. show run by workers, for workers. If you like what you hear, you can follow us on Twitter. Check out our website and be sure to subscribe to the show on your podcasting platform of choice--iTunes, Spotify, the Google Play store, or wherever you go to listen to your leftist propaganda. While you're there smashing that subscribe button, it'd also really help us out if you Rate & Review the show to help increase our reach. If you have feedback, criticism, or you'd just like to get in-touch with us, you can give us a shout-out on Twitter or email us at [email protected].

- Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

- Interlude: "Rap Battle Against Oblivion" by Sole

- Clips: "When the Walls Fall" by Anti-Flag // "Rojava" by David Rovics

- Outro: "We Still Believe" by Stick to Your Guns

**This week’s episode is dedicated to the memory of the martyrs who’ve fought and died to defend Rojava**

In this week’s edition of Coffee with Comrades, we sit down with Reed from Demand Utopia to discuss social ecology, international solidarity, and militant creativity. But, first, here’s some info on the F.L.O.W.E.R. Anti-Racist Mobilization in Stone Mountain Park, GA on February 2nd, 2019.

• F.L.O.W.E.R. Website
• F.L.O.W.E.R. Twitter
• Atlanta Solidarity Network Bail Fund

In this episode, Reed and Pearson discuss the founding of Demand Utopia, a libertarian socialist organization focused on social ecology and revolutionary action. We explore radical imagination, the evolution of revolutionary culture, and chat about Demand Utopia’s inspirations. The discussion also covers social ecology, the feminist revolution in Northern Syria more popularly known as Rojava, and how we can cultivate militant creativity. We close with a meditation on the foolish necessity of hope.

• Visit Demand Utopia’s website.
• Check out Demand Utopia on Twitter.
• Follow Reed on Twitter.
• Pick up a copy of Make Rojava Green Again.

Coffee with Comrades is a proud affiliate of the Channel Zero Network, an anarchist confederation of podcasts and radio shows.

This is an entirely D.I.Y. show run by workers, for workers. If you like what you hear, you can follow us on Twitter. Check out our website and be sure to subscribe to the show on your podcasting platform of choice--iTunes, Spotify, the Google Play store, or wherever you go to listen to your leftist propaganda. While you’re there smashing that subscribe button, it’d also really help us out if you Rate & Review the show to help increase our reach. If you have feedback, criticism, or you’d just like to get in-touch with us, you can give us a shout-out on Twitter or email us at [email protected].

- Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie

- Interlude: “Rap Battle Against Oblivion” by Sole

- Clips: “When the Walls Fall” by Anti-Flag // “Rojava” by David Rovics

- Outro: “We Still Believe” by Stick to Your Guns

CW: Brief, general discussions of abuse.

In this week's edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down with Meg, a community organizer and activist in Orlando, to talk about Marxist feminism and reproductive justice. Pearson and Meg cover a host of topics: the limits of women's studies at neoliberal universities, Planned Parenthood, liberal feminism, Christian Evangelicals, bodily autonomy, Roe v. Wade, studying to struggle, and how we can make our organizing spaces safer for comrades of all genders. So pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy Episode 29: "Seize the Means of (Re)Production."

Check out Orlando Workers League on Twitter and Facebook.

Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore" by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: "Pro Life?" by War on Women

Outro: "Clever Girl" by Sharptooth

PS. Stick around 'till the very end for some bloopers!