Diano Moreno wasn’t planning on running for office. But after Zohran’s seat was left vacant after his stunning Mayoral victory, the longtime immigration, labor and NYC-DSA organizer — an immigrant herself from Ecuador living in the “world’s borough” — stepped up to fight for the future of her city and her people. We discussed bold visions, stepping into elected office as an organizer, and the shoes she is filling in Astoria. We also had an in-depth breakdown on the fight for New York For All — the most comprehensive pro-immigrant bill before lawmakers in Albany, which would prohibit local police from colluding with ICE — and how we’re going to keep winning.

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Bad Bunny’s iconic Super Bowl halftime show was rooted in deep symbolism of Puerto Rican pride and independence. Alexa Aviles -- a socialist New York City Council Member born in Puerto Rico and representing Sunset Park and Red Hook in Brooklyn -- joined the inaugural episode of Scene Report on Newtown Radio to break down the groundbreaking performance. We talked PR’s electric grid, the sugarcane industry, #RickyRenuncia, the Américas, and the modern day colonial privatization of Puerto Rico. We also spoke about the rise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the City Council Speaker’s race, and immigration and ICE in New York City. Recorded live at Newtown Radio.

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We spoke to Sheer Mag from Philadelphia about scenes around the world including:

* Tina stealing Dan Deacon’s glasses

* Crazy Spirit beating up a member of their old band on New Year’s Day

* The twisted legacy of Mummer’s Day

* The South Philly DIY venue/house where they lived, Nut House

* Pitchfork’s 6.7 review of Playing Favorites

* Irish car bombs in Las Vegas

* Touring Japan

* Meeting Billy Joe Armstrong, John Waters, Mavis Staples, Adam Lazar (Taking Back Sunday), Dead Moon, and Kendrick Lamar

* Scott Stapp of Creed stealing their logo

* Karaoke

* Etc.

EPISODE CREDITS

Host/Producer/Editor: Reed Dunlea

Executive Producer: Ash Tyner

Music: Jesse Crawford

Logo: Kyle Seely

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On March 30, 2025, a few thousand New Yorkers marched from Union Square to Times Square. We spoke with organizers from the People's Forum, Palestinian Youth Movement, Jewish Voice for Peace and other participants in the streets of New York City. Topics included:

1. The Meaning of Land Day

2. Israel Breaking the Ceasefire

3. Mahmoud Khalil

4. Donald Trump & Elon Musk

5. Being Jewish & Anti-Zionist

6. The Student Encampments

7. All Punks Free Palestine

8. How to Sustain a Movement Against Genocide

Host/Producer/Editor: Reed Dunlea

Executive Producer: Ash Tyner

Music: Jesse Crawford

Logo: Kyle Seely

Photo: Dan Gaetani

All interviews always live to tape

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We spoke with Sarim Al-Rawi -- front person of the cult garage punk band Liquor Store (2000s/2010s, New York/New Jersey), and crime blues jamrock band Prison (today, New York) -- about various scenes including: 

1. Brooklyn DIY punk and indie heyday of the Pitchfork era 

2. Brooklyn DIY punk and indie now

3. New York’s shifting Arab-American neighborhoods

4. grad school terrorism classes

5. New York and New Jersey sanitation work

6. New York Times columnists who know nothing about the Middle East

7. Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law

8. Etc.

Host/Producer/Editor: Reed Dunlea

Executive Producer: Ash Tyner

Music: Jesse Crawford

Logo: Kyle Seely

Associate Producer: Tina Halladay

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On this latest episode of SCENE REPORT we talk with Ana Armengod -- who also goes by Humanleather -- about her varied artistic practices: visual art, filmmaking, poetry and music. We speak about telling immigration stories in her experimental films, her own immigration and deportation story, exploring her family history through art, singing in Pittsburgh hardore punk band De Rodillas, and exploring a little-known women’s self-immolation protest movement in Cuba. Recorded in my kitchen on 5/31/24.

Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea

Executive Producer: Ash Tyner

Theme Song: Jesse Crawford

Logo: Kyle Seely

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On this latest episode of SCENE REPORT we talk with Nao -- vocalist of the Barcelona punk band Taqbir -- about starting Taqbir as a bedroom Covid project, the revolutionary spirit of signing in Darija (Moroccan Arabic), breaking the band’s anonymity, immigrating to Europe, and returning to Morocco through music. Recorded in Dan, Dane and Chase’s woodshop on 2/23/24 on the last night of Taqbir’s first U.S. tour (with Haram).

Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea

EP: Ash Tyner

Associate Producer: Dane Winkler

Theme Song: Jesse Crawford

Logo: Kyle Seely

Thanks Nao

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Josephine is on a victorious rock n’ roll joy ride. For SCENE REPORT, we spoke about blurring the rock n’ roll and queer scenes, her timeless New York yenta ancestry, using art to manifest her transition, and channeling Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris all at once.

Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea

Executive Producer: Ash Tyner

Associate Producer: Jason Halal

Theme Song: Jesse Crawford 

Logo: Kyle Seely

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On this latest episode of SCENE REPORT, we talk with Fat Tony from Houston Texas about the legacy of Houston hip hop, being a DIY hustler across genre and scenes, and his family's African roots. Recorded in my kitchen on 10/20/23.

Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea

Executive Producer: Ash Tyner

Theme Song & Logo: Kyle Seely

Thanks Tony

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On this introductory episode of SCENE REPORT, we talk with my Palestinian American brother Johnny Hummus about ending false hummus, metal/punk in New York and Florida, and the historic and modern struggles of his people. Recorded in my kitchen on 7/23/23 with a preface recorded on 12/4/23.

Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea

Executive Producer: Ash Tyner

Associate Producer: Conor Williams

Theme: Kyle Seely with Hart Seely

Logo: Kyle Seely

Banner: Elvis Metcalf with Miles Shelton & Ash Tyner

Thanks Johnny

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