Category Archives: Radio

Radio — Organizing workers, and how to do it better

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Scott

Nick Driedger lives in northern Alberta and has been involved in organizing workers for almost 20 years. He has been part of a number of different unions, including the Candian Union of Postal Workers and the Industrial Workers of the … Continue reading →

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Radio — Practical prison abolition politics in health care contexts

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Scott

Claire Bodkin and Sara Alavian are both physicians in Hamilton, Ontario. They are also part of an ad hoc group of health workers from different parts of Canada with an interest in prison abolitionist politics. Scott Neigh interviews them about … Continue reading →

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Radio — Japanese Canadians mobilizing across a broad range of social justice issues

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Scott

Maya Adachi and Kota Kimura are members of the Toronto-based Japanese Canadians for Social Justice. Scott Neigh interviews them about the group’s origins, its expansive vision of solidarity, and its involvement in struggles on the ground. In 2018, famous Japanese-Canadian … Continue reading →

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Radio — Tenant organizing in a Winnipeg neighbourhood

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Scott

Samantha Smith, Leslie Scott, and Robert Crooks are renters and current or former residents of the West Broadway neighbourhood in Winnipeg. They are also active members of the West Broadway Tenants Committee, a grassroots group of renters. Scott Neigh interviews … Continue reading →

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Rebroadcast: “Jail never saved me. And jail never saves anyone.”

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Scott

[The following is a rebroadcast of an episode of Talking Radical Radio that originally aired in June 2020.] Souheil Benslimane describes himself as a father, a partner, and an illegalized and criminalized migrant who lives on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin … Continue reading →

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Radio — Defending the provincial parks system in Alberta

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Scott

[EDIT: Later in the day this episode was released, it was announced that this campaign had in fact won a major victory! Check out this media release for more details.] Taylor Maton is the conservation outreach coordinator with CPAWS Northern … Continue reading →

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Radio — Pushing for a fundamental reassessment of Canada’s foreign policy

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Scott

Bianca Mugyenyi is a long-time activist in multiple movements and she is currently the director of the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (CFPI). Yves Engler is also a long-time activist and writer, and he is a fellow at the CFPI. Scott … Continue reading →

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