Monks and Punks

By Sander Hicks

Monks and Punks is a podcast about fighting the power with all your heart.

Hosted by Sander Hicks, the show explores radical spirituality, nonviolence, punk rock, democra

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

Monks and Punks episodes:

May 06, 2025 Peaceful Lake, Powerful Mountain 2025- an interview with teacher Luisa Giugliano
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33min
February 13, 2025 Rebel Bookseller - A Legendary Book Turns 20!
Sander Hicks Interview with Andrew Laties, author of Rebel Bookseller, opener of 14 kickass cool bookstores, a writer, a publisher and a legendary independent bookseller.
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57min
January 23, 2025 Justin Brannan: Punk Rocker for Comptroller
In a lively and energetic exchange, Sander interviews city councel member, Justin Brannan -about his colorful history in hard core punk runk and New York City politics

They discussed the upcoming mayoral race as well as Brannan’s own race for New York City’s Comp Troller. Stand Up for integrity and against corruption, nothing could be more punk rock.
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54min
November 07, 2024 Dorothy Day: Radical Devotion
Interview with Jeff Korgen and Christopher Cardinale, the author and artist of a compelling new graphic novel that tells the story of the life and work of Dorothy Day. She was a radical reporter and writer who came out of the New York left of the 1920s and 30s and converted to a radical form of Christianity that did direct action to help the poor and suffering. She founded the Catholic Worker movement and newspaper, and this book tells her story in inspirational and graphic detail.
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41min
September 11, 2024 Angela Douglas: Practivist Democrat and Rising Progressive Superstar
Sander interviews Angela Douglas, former Mayor (Pro Tempore) of Chester, SC, and former City Council member. They cover her new book: "Breonna Taylor and Me," and reflections on the recent highlights at the DNC.
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44min
June 24, 2024 "I Refused to Load the Bombs for Gaza" - An Interview with Israeli Conscientious Objector Aharon Dardik
Aharon Akiva Dardik is a US/Israeli student leader on the American Left. He is founder of "Jews for Ceasefire," and is President of J Street, both at Columbia University. He was active in the encampments and recent struggles against genocide, at Columbia. In recent years, he was drafted into the Israeli military to help load bombs to drop on Gaza. He went through the court-martial process, and did hard time in a military prison. He tells us all about his experiences, struggling for justice. He will be speaking at our upcoming retreat, in the Catskills, "Peaceful Lake, Powerful Mountain." (More info on that at www.nonviolence.works.)
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43min
June 09, 2024 The rise of a new left
Adventures with the (New) New Left: Sander Hicks speaks with author Raina Lipsitz about the new movements for serious social change. (Raina is author of the great new book, "The Rise of a New Left" from Verso.)
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43min
May 09, 2024 Meet Lo Nathamundi, of Kaleidoscope Community Yoga, Guest Teacher at Peaceful Lake retreat, coming up soon!”
Host Sander Hicks gets to talk to his old friend Logermund Nathamundi, who is founder of Kaleidoscope Community Yoga, an innovative group yoga practice. Lo will be the guest teacher at the “peaceful lake, powerful mountain” retreat happening this year in the Catskill Mountains. www.nonviolence.works.
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29min
May 04, 2024 Gospel of Peace LIVE EVENT with John Dear
Recorded live at a book event for Gospel of Peace, author John Dear, a Catholic priest and nonviolent creative resistor, speaks about his long career doing civil disobedience and Gospel studies, focussed on the nonviolence of Jesus. The new book, Gospel of Peace, is an intense reading and commentary on the traditional Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.
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March 07, 2024 White Collar Crime:
Sander Hicks takes a look back at some of the songs he has written and performed with White Collar Crime, Subterfuge Corporation, and his solo work. An overview of a creative, theatrical side of punk rock.

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38min

FAQs about Monks and Punks:

How many episodes does Monks and Punks have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.