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The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw is a weekly anarchist and anti-authoritarian radio show bringing you voices and ideas from struggle around the world. We’ve been broadcasting from occupied Tsalagi land in Southern Appalachia (Asheville, NC). We also frequently feature commentary (serious and humorous) by anarchist prisoner, Sean Swain.  More archives going back to 2010 can be found at our website.

Jun 26, 2022

This week, we're re-airing a 2019 conversation with Nora Samaran, author of the essay "The Opposite Of Rape Culture Is Nurturance Culture", which became the seed of her book "Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture."

We talk about harm, entitlement...


Jun 19, 2022

Rojava Again Under Threat of Turkish Invasion

[00:10:35 - 01:45:30]

Emre, Rimac, Xero and Anya, members of the Emergency Committee for Rojava join us on the show this week to talk about the escalation of violence and threats of invasion by Turkey into northeast Syria, updates from the region and their thoughts on...


Jun 12, 2022

This week on the show, we’re airing two portions.

Support Jessica Reznicek

[00:02:06 - 00:36:33]

First up, Charlotte speaks about their friend, political prisoner and water defender Jessica Reznicek who...


Jun 5, 2022

This week on the show, we’re featuring a few segments. First up, Chazz speaks about the website UprisingSupport.org which shares the names and cases of people criminalized in relation to the George Floyd Uprising of 2020 across the so-called USA, as well as the importance of growing a culture of anti-repression and...