Monks and Punks

Monks and Punks

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Monks and Punks episodes

  • Immigrant Rights & Sanctuary in NYC: Historical Context & Modern Activism

    Join us on Monks and Punks as we sit down with Dr. Sophie Gonick to discuss immigrant rights, sanctuary, and human rights in New York City. From historical Quaker traditions of sanctuary to modern grassroots activism, this conversation dives deep into the challenges and opportunities faced by immigrants in today’s political climate.


    Learn about the September 28th free event in Manhattan featuring experts like Professor Linda Rabben, Nuala O'Doherty-Naranjo, Alexa Aviles, and Ravi Ragbir, and discover how you can get involved in supporting immigrant communities.

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    20 min
  • The Case Against Dilan

    Sander Hicks makes the case Against Assemblymember Erik Dilan

    A Hard Look at His Record Might Inspire Someone to Primary Him


    For the people of Assembly District 54, the option to re-elect Erik Dilan to the Assembly, in the Primary this June of 2026, is an opportunity to look carefully at his record. If we do, we will choose instead to create something bold and new.


    Sander Hicks reports on the affordable housing scandal that Dilan was involved in, and ties it to a larger scandal where $2.5 million was stolen from NYC affordable housing programs.

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    10 min
  • Columbia U. Gaza Human Rights Activist Aharon Dardik returns to Monk and punks to Talk Direct Action for Palestine

    Aharon Dardik is a passionate philosophy and political science double major at Columbia University. He is an Israeli-American ex-settler, conscientious objector to the Israeli military, and nonviolent activist in the student movement against war and genocide.


    Fresh from his appearance on Democracy Now, and his arrest at the gates of Columbia University, Aharon Dardik is emerging as a student protest leader, a voice for nonviolence, and Gandhian peaceful confrontation against the forces of genocide. Aharon will also return to speak this Summer at Sander's Peaceful Lake activist retreat. www.nonviolence.works.

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    19 min
  • Say No to Nixon
    Sander interviews Mike Koncewicz, Nixon scholar and critic of the new "Nixon revisionism." Tricky Dick, Operation Chaos, Tom Hayden, and praise for They (who) Said No to Nixon.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • 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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    54 min
  • 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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    41 min

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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,…