The Red Planet crew is joined by iDanSimpson for a discussion on the limits of electoral politics in effecting change.
Watch Dan on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/idansimpson Listen to Dan’s theory readings on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@idansimpson Follow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommieKnoxville
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Produced by Conrad Zimmerman
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Welcome to Red Planet. This week, the whole crew is back and they’re joined by Dan Simpson for a conversation on the limits of electoral politics. Plus, Alexei Navalny is dead, Atlanta is pushing hard on resistance to its Cop City project, and the genocide against Palestinians continues unabated. But first, Kira learns a little something about clones.
Kira and Muel examine some of the history, governments, and people that laid the foundation for current-day Yemen, its ongoing civil war, and its actions in the Red Sea in support of Palestine.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/97968771
Red Planet merch is available at: https://mercenarycreative.com
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Hosted by: KiraChats: https://linktr.ee/kirachats DJ Muel: https://linktr.ee/djmuel ConquestofDread: https://linktr.ee/dreadconquest Produced by Conrad Zimmerman
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Muel and Tim discuss strategies for maintaining security within actionist groups.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/97488352
Red Planet merch is available at: https://mercenarycreative.com
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Hosted by: KiraChats: https://linktr.ee/kirachats DJ Muel: https://linktr.ee/djmuel ConquestofDread: https://linktr.ee/dreadconquest
Produced by Conrad Zimmerman
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Kira and Muel sit down with Drew, an actionist working with Palestine Action, to discuss their successful occupation of the Fischer German’s Manchester offices in November and the effectiveness of direct action.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/97042062
Red Planet merch is available at: https://mercenarycreative.com
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KiraChats: https://linktr.ee/kirachats DJ Muel: https://linktr.ee/djmuel ConquestofDread: https://linktr.ee/dreadconquest
Produced by Conrad Zimmerman
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet catches up on the news and events from the end of 2023, and discuss our activism goals for the new year.
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Red Planet merch available at: https://mercenarycreative.com
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KiraChats: https://linktr.ee/kirachats DJ Muel: https://linktr.ee/djmuel ConquestofDread: https://linktr.ee/dreadconquest
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet examines the relationship between the tenant and landlord classes, and the revolutionary potential of renters.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/94149765 Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet is joined by independent journalist Jess O’Thomson to discuss the state of immigration in the United Kingdom following the Supreme Court’s decision to stop the government’s plan to ship migrants to Rwanda.
Read Jess’ writing: https://jessothomson.co.uk Support Jess’ work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jessothomson
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/93693795
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet examines the relationship between displays of public resistance and two apparatus deployed by the state to maintain physical and ideological control: the police and the media.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92893258 Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet speaks with Michael, an activist working with Jews Against White Supremacy, about how Zionism is antithetical to the Jewish faith and the essential need for Palestinian freedom.
Learn more about JAWS: https://www.jewsagainstwhitesupremacy.org/ Follow JAWS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewsagainstwhitesupremacy
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92493620
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet is joined by its tech correspondent, maia [arson] crimew, for a discussion on a decidedly low-tech method of sharing digital information, Sneakernets.
Read maia’s blog: https://maia.crimew.gay/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92042904
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet examines the history behind the formation of the Israeli state, its colonial policies, and how Zionists have leveraged the Imperial Core to enact a genocide.
Watch The Occupation of the American Mind: https://www.occupationmovie.org/ Learn more at Decolonize Palestine: https://decolonizepalestine.com/ Visit Palestine Action: https://palestineaction.org
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/91679286 Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet speaks with returning guest Anansi about their research into the Ethiopian revolution and the lessons it can teach us.
Watch The Ethiopian Revolution Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZBYtctwD94 See more of Anansi’s work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Anansislibrary
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/91160056 Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Alice Caldwell-Kelly returns to Red Planet for a discussion on the utility of 3D printed weapons and how DIY armaments may factor in political action and resistance movements.
Follow Alice on Twitter https://twitter.com/AliceAvizandum Listen to Trash Future: https://www.trashfuture.co.uk/ Listen to Kill James Bond: https://www.killjamesbond.com/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/90273355
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Sophie and Kira sit down with writer, journalist, and activist Jamie Peck, to discuss the current state of resistance against the Cop City development in Atlanta, Georgia and how it’s moving forward with a mass action scheduled in November, Block Cop City.
Learn more about Block Cop City and find an upcoming event in your city: https://blockcopcity.org/ Check out Jamie’s new comedy show, The Woke Mob: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWokeMob
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/89882772 Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet is joined by activist and organizer Amardeep Dhillon to discuss the current state of the United Kingdom as protests spread and the government attempts greater restrictions to crack down.
Read Red Pepper: https://www.redpepper.org.uk/ Follow Amardeep on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/amardeepsinghd.bsky.social
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/89514739 Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet sits down with journalist, historian, and activist Nick W. Estes to discuss the case of Leonard Peltier, imprisoned over forty years for the deaths of two FBI agents in 1977, and how it relates to larger issues surrounding indigenous rights movements.
Learn more about The Red Nation: https://therednation.org/ Watch WARRIOR: The Life of Leonard Peltier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYAYf_2WQU
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/89218049
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
maia [arson crimew] returns to Red Planet to talk about their recent reports exposing right-wing posters, the extremely vulnerable streaming service for people kicked off of Twitch.tv, and the industry of ‘stalkerware’.
Read maia’s blog: https://maia.crimew.gay/posts/
Learn more about Stalkerware: https://stopstalkerware.org/
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/22/remove-android-spyware/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88441983
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet talks with Anita Downs, a representative of trans activist Sarah Jane Baker, currently being held in a men’s prison for statements made in a speech during Trans Pride.
https://www.freesarahjanebaker.com/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88129658
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Sophie and Muel have a conversation about the fundamental differences between two key aspects of revolutionary change, mobilization and organization, and how both are necessary to achieve goals.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/87735239
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
This week, Red Planet examines the practice of corporations, organizations, governments and brands wrapping themselves in queer coded language and imagery for profit or propagandistic purpose.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86647282
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet sits down with Mixæl Laufer, anarchist chemist and member of Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, for discussion about medical access, bodily autonomy, and getting good sleep.
Follow Mixæl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelSLaufer Learn more about Four Thieves Vinegar Collective: https://www.fourthievesvinegar.org/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/85228664
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet is joined by Trash Future’s Alice Caldwell-Kelly to talk about the impact automation will have on our political systems and how billionaires are desperately trying to find a way they can survive it.
Follow Alice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliceAvizandum Listen to Trash Future: https://www.trashfuture.co.uk/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84865218
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet talks to Harvey and Andrea from Unite St. Mungo’s, currently striking in pursuit of acceptable wages, about working conditions in the nonprofit sector and how management in organizations get in the way of people who want to do good work.
Follow Unite St. Mungo’s on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SMUnite Contribute to the Unite St. Mungo’s hardship fund: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/unitesmstrike?utm_term=BmKpWeDrE
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84520286
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet speaks with Ayelet (@bambikubo), a 17 year-old activist who recently disrupted an event promoting anti-trans author Abigail Schrier in Tel Aviv, about their work with pro-Palestinian advocacy group Mesarvot and their experience as a Jewish anti-Zionist living in Israel.
Follow Ayelet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bambikubo Follow Mesarvot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mesarvot_
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84160239
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
As summer approaches, the Red Planet crew discusses what we can expect from (and how to prepare for) a world where every summer will be hotter than the last.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/83737029
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet speaks with Jess and Shash from Trans Safety Network about their work in research and analysis of the ongoing assault on transgender people, and the role of data in raising awareness.
Check out the Trans Safety Network: http://transsafety.network Follow Trans Safety Network on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trans_safety
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82351970
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet discusses anti-fascism, its history and application.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81992064
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet takes a look at the history behind boycotts, how they're organized and their value in terms of addressing political and social issues.
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81643379
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet talks with Grant and Larry from Common Humanity Collective, a California-based mutual aid group, about their work in community-led disaster response.
Visit the CHC website: https://commonhumanitycollective.org Follow CHC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chumanityc Follow CHC on Instagram: https://instagram.com/chumanityc See Larry’s air filter designs: https://www.cohesivecontrivances.net/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81313161 Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Have you done something based? We want to hear about it! Send an email with your name, pronouns and the based thing you did (we'd love to see photos!) to based@redplanetshow.com and we might shout it out in a future episode!
Red Planet took the week off from the live show, so we thought it would be a good opportunity to revisit one of our favorite interviews from last year. As it happens, we also were recently contacted by Jay and Isa, our comrades at the ZAD de Notre-Dame-des-Landes and founders of the Laboratory for Insurrectionary Imagination, regarding recent actions by the French government to crack down on radical protest movements -- the Earth defense collective known as "les soulèvements de la Terre" in particular -- and prevent the establishment of other ZADs.
So, this week, we're bringing you our conversation from last November with Jay and Isa, along with a call for solidarity.
You can read and sign the call here: https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/en-eu/blog/nous-sommes-les-soulevements-de-la-terre Learn more about LaboFII at their website: https://labo.zone/
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet is joined by Fraser McGuire, a student activist involved in the rent strike protests currently ongoing at University of Manchester.
Follow the UoM Rent Strike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rentstrikeuom Follow Fraser on Twitter: https://twitter.com/frasermcguire_
The Red Planet crew discusses how dual power, the strategy of developing worker-based systems of social and economic support while simultaneously pressuring state apparatus, is essential for the success of revolutionary action.
See the Black Socialists Dual Power Map: https://blacksocialists.us/dual-power-map
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80295612
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
The Red Planet crew is joined by Thought Slime to examine the history of yellow unions and similar systems deployed to undermine collective action by workers.
Check out Thought Slime on YouTube: https://youtube.com/thoughtslime Follow Thought Slime on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thoughtslime
COMRADES OF THE SHOW Palestine Action organising another action against Elbit systems “Palestine Action is returning to Leicester…” - Palestine Action (Twitter)
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79963182
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet talks with Bekah and Ellie from Good Law Project about their organization’s work within the UK legal system to protect and enforce the rights of trans people.
Support the Trans Healthcare Appeal Fundraiser: https://glplive.org/TransHealthcareAppeal Learn more at Good Law Project’s Website: https://goodlawproject.org/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79278008
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
In the wake of the murder of Brianna Ghey, the Red Planet crew talks with Katy Montgomerie about what trans liberation means and what we need to do to achieve it.
Check out Katy’s website: https://katymontgomerie.com/ Katy’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KatyMontgomerie Follow Katy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/katymontgomerie
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/78954277
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Muel and Kira are joined by streamer Nikatine to talk about her recent protest of Hogwarts Legacy, the role of online campaigns in raising awareness, and the growing need for internet content creators to organize for better conditions.
Find more Nikatine at her website: https://www.nikatine.com/
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/78627420
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
This week, the Red Planet crew discussed Cradle Community's book, Brick by Brick: How We Build a World Without Prisons, and how we can apply its teachings in our real lives and online spaces.
Buy Brick by Brick from Hajar Press: https://www.hajarpress.com/books/brick-by-brick
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/78308634
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet talks with maia arson crimew about the role of hacktivism in leftist movements, surveillance capitalism, and how the internet became a key tool of imperial power.
Read Maia’s blog: https://maia.crimew.gay/ Follow Maia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_nyancrimew
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/leftist-w-maia-77955442
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
This week, Red Planet speaks with Dan and Tommy from the Gaskell Garden Project about self-sufficiency, food security, and building community.
Visit Gaskell Garden Project website: http://thegaskellgardenproject.uk Follow Gaskell Garden Project on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GaskellGardenPermaculture/ Follow Gaskell Garden Project on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegaskellgardenproject
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/77648704
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
Red Planet talks with Kelsey and Chelsea of Cradle Community, an organization dedicated to transformative justice, about crime, punishment, and what we can do to change the narrative around protecting our communities.
Buy ‘Brick by Brick: How We Build a World Without Prisons’: https://www.hajarpress.com/bookshop/p/brick-by-brick Learn more about Cradle Community at https://www.cradlecommunity.co.uk/ Follow Cradle Community on social media: http://instagram.com/cradlecommunity http://twitter.com/cradlecommunity
A list of sources is available at the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/77317129
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
As we begin 2023 and celebrate the start of the show's second year, the Red Planet crew discusses what they'd like to focus their energy on over the next twelve months. A list of sources is available on the Red Planet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/state-of-red-76999905 Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
The fall of the current system is inevitable. A looming climate crisis, growing economic inequality, and the inability – or refusal – of governments to meet people’s needs all point to an impending collapse. It’s more important than ever that we build solidarity and begin developing foundations for the better world we want to have.
Join Sophie From Mars, DJ Muel, KiraChats and Conquest of Dread each week for insightful conversations with the people doing the work to build the future. New episodes release weekly, starting January 10th.
Music by Jasper Byrne: https://spacerecordings.bandcamp.com/music
