Category Archives: Radio

Radio — Building lasting radical institutions: The AKA Autonomous Social Centre in Kingston, Ontario

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309558697-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-31-sep-252013-building-lasting-radical-institutions.mp3] On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, organizers Khatija and Madeleine talk about their work as part of the AKA Autonomous Social Centre in Kingston, Ontario. So many of the changes that need to be made in the … Continue reading →

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Radio — Coffeeshop workers in Halifax get organized: Baristas Rise Up

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309557616-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-30-sep-182013-coffeeshop-workers-in-halifax-get-organized.mp3]   On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, coffeeshop workers Charlie Huntley and Shelby Kennedy talk about being worker-organizers with the Baristas Rise Up campaign.   Workers in the service sector often don’t make a lot of money, … Continue reading →

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Radio — The fight to keep water public: Regina Water Watch

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309554276-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-29-sep-112013-the-fight-to-keep-water-public.mp3]   On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, activist Jeremy Campbell talks about his work with Regina Water Watch. They’ve forced the City of Regina into a referendum to keep a new wastewater facility public, and they intend … Continue reading →

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Radio — Remembering a radical experiment: The Vancouver Mental Patients Association of the 1970s

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309553549-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-28-sep-42013-remembering-a-radical-experiment.mp3]   On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, activist Jackie Hooper and historian Megan Davies talk about the radical early years of the Vancouver Mental Patients Association in the 1970s.   In the early 1970s, the so-called mental … Continue reading →

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Canadian Social Movement Podcast — Six Months and Counting

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Scott

For six months now, the single biggest project on my plate has been Talking Radical Radio, a radio show and podcast that brings you grassroots voices from across Canada. The weekly, half-hour show features in-depth interviews with people involved in … Continue reading →

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Radio — Arts-based activism in downtown Toronto’s Chinatown

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309552052-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-27-aug-282013-arts-based-activism-in-downtown-torontos-chinatown.mp3]   On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, artist and activist Alvis Choi talks about two of their recent projects and about the relationship between art and social change.   Choi is an artist committed to working at … Continue reading →

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Radio — Making childcare integral to our movements: The Montreal Childcare Collective

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Scott

[audio:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/309551331-scott-neigh-talking-radical-trr-ep-26-aug-212013-making-childcare-integral-to-our-movements.mp3]   On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, organizer Noah Eidelman talks about the work of the Montreal Childcare Collective to make care for children an integral part of Montreal’s vibrant radical activist scene.   Making our households, … Continue reading →

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