The Hotwire #5: St. Louis against the cops, Struggalos, & cops kill queer
student Scout Schultz
Sept. 20, 2017
This week we speak with two folks who’ve been active on the street of St. Louis since white ex-cop Jason Stockley was let off for the murder of black father Anthony Lamar Smith. We also remember Scout Schultz, a 21-year-old queer student organizer...
The Hotwire #4: Autonomous Hurricane Irma relief, DREAMer resistance,
prisoners need our support
Sept. 13, 2017
This week we speak with Dezeray, an anarchist involved in organizing in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Next, we interview Sam, an anarchist DACA recipient, about . A number of political prisoners are in urgent need of support. Victorious striking...
In , we covered the repercussions of the violent showdown that took place between fascists and counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12. The month since then has seen massive anti-fascist demonstrations around the US and a...
Welcome back to the Ex-Worker! Our topic this time is a look at the recent G20 protests in Hamburg, Germany. This summer’s G20 saw some of the most pitched clashes to occur in Northern Europe in years. Despite bringing the full force of one of the...
This episode we bring you an overview, and an interview, about the anarchist and autonomously organized relief efforts in response to Hurricane Harvey. -------SHOW NOTES------ Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00}...
The Hotwire #2: Antifascism after Charlottesville, Grand Jury Resistance, and
Eclipsing the Empire
Aug. 30, 2017
Welcome to the first episode of The Hotwire! Our feature for this episode covers the upswing in antifascist action post-Charlottesville. We also bring you an interview from Hurricane Harvey, The Hotwire horoscope, and news of resistance and rebellion...
On August 12th, 2017, a massive alt-right and neo-Nazi rally took place in Charlottesville, Virginia. While a large counter-demonstration successfully confronted the fascists, one drove a car into a crowd of protestors, killing at least one and...
So, this isn’t quite the Ex-Worker, and I’m not Clara or Alanis. I’m here to tell you about the Ex-Worker’s new anarchist news show, the Hotwire, with me, the Rebel Girl. We’ll have new episodes coming out every Wednesday this fall. The last...
January 20th, 2017 saw perhaps the fiercest resistance to ever take place at an American presidential inauguration. of surveys the day’s momentous protests in DC and beyond, mass media reactions to anarchist resistance, and lessons for the future...
What will resistance look like in the Trump era? What role can anarchists play? In of we grapple with these questions as they will unfold on and beyond. It’s true, we —reaction has advanced faster than we’d realized, but this apocalyptic...
Our first walking tour! Protesters descending on Washington, D.C. to are stepping into a long history of resistance in the belly of the beast. One of the most innovative and powerful cycles of protest in the nation’s capital was in the late 1990s...
We know you’ve been on the edge of your seat, waiting for see which candidate will receive the Ex-Worker’s endorsement for president this year. In , we offer an Ex-Voter’s guide to the 2016 election, including an analysis of the risks we...
Do anarchists vote? If not, how do we express our voice and participate in changing society? What’s the problem with elections and representative democracy? In this special Election Day audio zine,we describe why electing representatives robs us of...
As we build momentum towards the , we want to reflect on lessons learned from past generations of prison rebels, as well as how we can maintain energy on September 10th and beyond. In , solidarity organizer fills us in on some history of prisoner...
is back! And just in time, because a potentially historic national prisoner strike is just around the corner. In , we discuss the upcoming , with an interview with the . You’ll also hear a review of Dan Berger’s book ; an interview with an...
Welcome back to the Ex-worker! We’re eschewing our typical format once again to bring you our second audio zine, a production of Crimethinc.’s new text From Democracy to Freedom. This release coincides with the announcement of an online platform...
Is Democracy what we’re fighting for, as anarchists? In episode 47 of the Ex- Worker Podcast, a contentious debate between Clara and Alanis on this topic sets the stage for an upcoming, in-depth engagement with the topic of Democracy. In...
What do anarchists around the world think is in store for the new year? In , we began our 2015 year in review, focusing on the US. In this episode, we share reflections on developments in 2015 and from anarchists in , , , , , , and . There …
In our first episode of the new year, the Ex-Worker looks back over 2015 and its highlights, lowlights, and everything in between. We summarize some of the year’s key news developments, including tech developments and struggles around gender,...
In our 44th episode of the Ex-worker, and our final episode of 2015, we bring you a live audio recording from the last stop of the recently wrapped-up To Change Everything tour, an international panel discussion featuring stories and lessons from...