Best Jim Yeoman Podcasts (2024)

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39. The Fall and Rise of the British Left 1:02:43

6d ago1:02:43

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In this episode we discuss The Fall and Rise of the British Left (Verso, 2019) by Andrew Murray. We originally intended this episode to coincide with the UK General Election in July 2024, seeing this as a good moment to reflect on the electoral turn of the left in Britain in the 2010s. While this scheduling didn't quite work out, we still felt this…

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38. Everything for Everyone 1:02:43

3M ago1:02:43

1:02:43

In this episode we discuss M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi’s speculative fiction Everythingfor Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072 (Common Notions Press, 2022). We both really enjoyed this slight departure from our usual reading choices for the podcast, which provoked and stimulated how we think about history, and the expe…

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37. Alexandra Paulin-Booth: 'Time and Radical Politics in France' 51:40

5M ago51:40

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In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Dr Alexandra Paulin-Booth, to discuss her book Time and Radical Politics in France, published by ManchesterUniversity Press in 2023. Alex’s work treats the conception of time as both a window and a key into the left and right in France, during the turbulent period between the Dreyfuss Affair and the …

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36. Jessica Thorne: Anarchist Prisoners under Franco 55:54

5M ago55:54

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In this episode we speak to our longtime friend and comrade Jessica Thorne about her work on anarchist prisoners under the Franco regime in Spain. Jess has recently completed a PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London on this subject, which is also discussed in an article recently published in European History Quarterly, available here. See also…

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35. Ronald Grigor Suny 58:56

7M ago58:56

58:56

In this episode we were delighted to be joined by Ronald Grigor Suny, one of the most distinguished scholars of the Russian Revolution in the world. Suny has written extensively on a huge range of topics, including nationalism within the Russian and Soviet empires, the Armenian genocide and, in 2020, a monumental biography of the young Joseph Stali…

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34. Sho Konishi: 'Anarchist Modernity' 52:27

7M ago52:27

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In this episode we discuss Sho Konishi's brilliant Anarchist Modernity: Cooperatism and Japanese-Russian Intellectual Relations in Modern Japan (Harvard University Press, 2013). This book has been on our radar for a long time, and it was a pleasure to spend some time discussing Konishi's framing of anarchism as an alternative vision of modernity, a…

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33. Víctor García: ‘José Xena Torrent: A Contribution to a Necessary Biography’ (ABC Edition) 40:38

8M ago40:38

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In this episode we discuss our first ever ABC Edition pamphlet: a translation of Víctor García's ‘José Xena Torrent: A Contribution to a Necessary Biography’. Danny has taken the lead on this project, and introduces us to García (the pen-name of Germinal Gracia), his relationship with Xena, and the experiences of both through the Spanish Civil War …

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32. Means and Ends with Zoe Baker 50:30

9M ago50:30

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After a few months off, ABC returns with a brilliant guest, Zoe Baker (⁠@anarchopac⁠) author of Means and Ends published with AK Press in 2023: ⁠https://www.akpress.org/means-and-ends.html⁠. Zoe's book provides an engaging and accessible overview of the revolutionary strategy of anarchism in Europe and the United States between 1868 and 1939. Zoe i…

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31. Conversation on 'Print Culture and the Formation of the Anarchist Movement in Spain' 1:17:53

1+ y ago1:17:53

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In this episode we discuss 'Print Culture and the Formation of the Anarchist Movement in Spain,' a reprint of Jim's book published by AK Press in September 2022. This conversation is a natural follow up from Jim's appearance on the excellent podcast 'Coffee with Comrades,' which you can listen to here: https://coffeewithcomrades.com/episode-178-tie…

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Episode 30. 'Fractured,' with Michael Richmond and Alex Charnley 1:02:21

2y ago1:02:21

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In this episode we are joined by Michael Richmond and Alex Charnley to discuss their new work 'Fractured: Race, Class, Gender and the Hatred of Identity Politics,' published with Pluto Press. You can order the book online here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745346588/fractured/ A lively and fun conversation, covering the possibilities of universal…

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29. Interview with Sophie Turbutt and Josh Newmark 1:09:24

2y ago1:09:24

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*** We begin this episode with a statement read by Danny from Ryan Roberts, one of the Bristol Kill the Bill protesters, who has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. If you would like to learn more about this situation and how you can help, see the following accounts on Twitter: Bristol Anarchist Red and Black Cross: @Bristol_ABC Bristol Defendant…

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Episode 28: Arturo Zoffmann Rodriguez: Anarchism and the Russian Revolution 1:06:24

2+ y ago1:06:24

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In this episode we are joined by Arturo Zoffmann Rodriguez of Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal. Arturo's work focuses on the transnational and comparative history of revolutions and radical ideas, with special focus on Russia and the Hispanic world. Our discussion focuses on Arturo's studies on the impact of the Russian revolution of 1917 on…

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ABC Bitesize #4: Juan Santana Calero - Miquel Amorós 16:25

2+ y ago16:25

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This episode provides an overview of the biographical essay on the Spanish anarchist activist Juan Santana Calero (1914-1939) contained in Miquel Amorós, Los incontrolados de 1937. Memorias militantes de los amigos de Durruti (Aldarull, 2014).

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Episode 27: Eric Hobsbawm's Primitive Rebels 1:13:09

2+ y ago1:13:09

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In this episode we discuss Eric Hobsbawm's classic - and much-criticised - study of social banditry, millenarian insurrection and mob politics, 'Primitive Rebels' (1959). This key text remains a touchstone for discussions of anarchism, and is often the first port of call for English speakers interested in the Spanish movement. We reflect on Hobsbaw…

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Episode 26: Joe Glenton on 'Veteranhood' (Live December 2021) 1:48:08

2+ y ago1:48:08

1:48:08

This episode is something a little different, a recording of a live event we held with in Liverpool in December 2021 with Joe Glenton (@joejglenton), discussing his recent book Veteranhood: Rage and Hope in British Ex-Military Life, published by Repeater. You can buy the book directly from Repeater here: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/veteranhoo…

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Episode 90 - Sandra Stosz - Vice Admiral (Ret.) - Icebreaking - Cutter CO 1:29:05

3y ago1:29:05

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Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz (Ret.) talks twelve years at sea aboard six different cutters ranging from red to white to black hulls, icebreaking as a newly minted ensign, command of a cutter defending the approaches to New York after 9/11, running high seas search and rescue aboard polar icebreakers, leading the service’s recruit training center and i…

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Episode 89 - John Marks - Captain (Ret.) - Chief Yeoman 1:49:23

3y ago1:49:23

1:49:23

For this episode we welcome our first ever Yeoman to the show and he does not disappoint. CAPT John Marks (Ret.) talks adventures in the South Pacific including visits to the leper colony on Molokai and a murder at a remote LORAN station, running a Miss Ocean Station contest with flight stewardesses from the middle of the North Atlantic, how the co…

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Episode 25: Interview with Max Farrar on Arthur France 1:02:49

3y ago1:02:49

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*Note, this episode contains some strong language* In this episode we were joined by Max Farrar to discuss his forthcoming biography, 'Arthur France MBE: The Life and Times of an African-Caribbean-British Man' (Hansib 2021). Arthur France was born in the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis, where he began his activism in trade unionism and black power. …

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Episode 88 - Lee Fanning - LCDR - Flight Surgeon - Sikorsky HH52A 53:23

3y ago53:23

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Former LCDR Lee Fanning talks service as a Flight Surgeon at Air Station San Francisco, responding on his first day of duty to the crash landing of a 747 with 300 souls aboard, dodging pine trees and traversing coastal cliffs to save the life of an injured hiker, a violent air hijacking, and flying missions as aircrew aboard the Sikorsky HH52A. To …

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Episode 24: 'Debating Anarchism,' with Mike Finn and Dana Mills 1:17:58

3y ago1:17:58

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This episode is something of a special, a recording of our first ever ‘live’ event, which was held on Friday 8 October on Zoom. We were delighted to be joined by Mike Finn and Dana Mills, to mark the recent publication of Mike’s book ‘Debating Anarchism’ (Bloomsbury 2021). Mike’s book is a brilliant, provocative introduction to the debates which su…

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Episode 87 - Jeff Rusiecki - BMC (Ret.) - Surfman - FV Sea King - National Motor Lifeboat School 1:13:34

3y ago1:13:34

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Chief Boatswains Mate Jeff Rusiecki (Ret.) talks being at the helm for the attempted rescue of the fishing vessel Sea King as she foundered on the Columbia River Bar, how that case connected him to the survivor of a similar tragedy from the 1960s involving the loss of three motor lifeboats and several crewmen; servicing aids to navigation along the…

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Episode 23: A.M. Gittlitz's 'I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism' 58:43

3y ago58:43

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In this episode we discuss A.M. Gittlitz's 'I Want to Believe' (Pluto Press, 2020), a study of the remarkable development of a branch of Cold War Trotskyism under the direction of the Argentine J. Posadas. Gittlitz combines an astute reading of the Posadist movement with humour and pathos, bringing together stories of nuclear apocalypse, 'coffee sh…

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ABC Bitesize #3: Joan Puig Elías - Valeria Giacomoni 14:41

3y ago14:41

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A short overview of the book Joan Puig Elías. Anarquismo, pedagogía y coherencia by Valeria Giacomoni (Barcelona: Descontrol, 2016), a biography of the anarchist teacher and leading light of the Escuela Natura who presided over the Consejo de la Escuela Nueva Unificada (CENU) during the Spanish civil war.…

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Episode 22: Loren Goldner's 'Revolution, Defeat and Theoretical Underdevelopment' 1:12:46

3y ago1:12:46

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In this episode we discuss Loren Goldner's collection of essays 'Revolution, Defeat and Theoretical Underdevelopment' (Haymarket 2017), which examines the promise and failings of four revolutionary episodes in the twentieth century: Russia, Turkey, Spain and Bolivia. Goldner's blog 'Break Their Haughty Power' is well worth exploring, you can find i…

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Episode 21: Interview with Dr Pascale Siegrist: 'Revolution Can Happen at any Time, in any Place' 54:03

3y ago54:03

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In this episode we were joined by Dr Pascale Siegrist of the German Historical Institute London. Pascale is an intellectual historian whose first book project examines the ‘global’ thought of fin-de-siècle anarchists. You can find more on Pascale's research interests here: https://www.ghil.ac.uk/team/our-team/pascale-siegrist. For this episode we r…

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Episode 20: Newsletter Launch & Reflections on ABC 51:55

3+ y ago51:55

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In this episode we take a break from our usual format - to coincide with our 1st 'birthday' we discuss the first two pieces to be published in our new newsletter: 'Ten Years on the Turn' and 'People Just Do Something', both written by Danny as reflections on the past decade of politics. We also use this as an opportunity to reflect on the past year…

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Episode 19: Paul Avrich's 'Kronstadt 1921' 59:08

3+ y ago59:08

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In this episode we discuss Paul Avrich's classic 'Kronstadt 1921' (Princeton University Press, 1970), marking 100 years since this pivotal event in radical history. Along the way we discuss anti-Semitism within critiques of communism, the perils of a mechanistic understanding of class struggle and historical change, the nature of Bolshevik smear ca…

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Episode 18: Interview with Martha Ackelsberg: 'Free Women of Spain' 55:06

3+ y ago55:06

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In this episode we're delighted to be joined by Martha Ackelsberg (Smith College, Massachusetts) to discuss her classic study of Mujeres Libres, 'Free Women of Spain,' on the 30th anniversary of its original publication. Martha's work has been hugely influential in the study of anarchism, gender and the Spanish Civil War, and has shaped the work of…

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Episode 17: Marie Fleming's 'The Geography of Freedom: The Odyssey of Elisée Reclus' 54:29

3+ y ago54:29

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In this episode we discuss Marie Fleming's 'The Geography of Freedom' (Black Rose Books, 1988), a study of anarchist geographer Elisée Reclus who was a key figure in the 19th century movement. We are very grateful that Black Rose provided us with this book to discuss. Black Rose have been publishing alternative, radical works from their base in Mon…

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Episode 16: Conversation with Matthew Kerry, 'Unite Proletarian Brothers!' 1:12:44

3+ y ago1:12:44

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In this episode we were delighted to be joined by our friend, colleague and comrade Dr Matthew Kerry (University of Stirling) to discuss his book 'Unite Proletarian Brothers!: Radicalism and Revolution in the Second Spanish Republic' (Institute of Historical Research, 2020), which is available to everyone as an Open Access publication here: bit.ly/…

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ABC Bitesize #2: The Massacre at the Carlos Marx Barracks - Agustín Guillamón 14:15

3+ y ago14:15

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A short overview of the new book by Agustín Guillamón, La matanza del cuartel Carlos Marx. Bellaterra, mayo de 1937 (Serra de Tramuntana: Calumnia, 2020), which details the investigation into the torture and murder of twelve anarchists during the Barcelona May days, 1937.

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Episode 15: Festive Special: Ruth Kinna: 'The Government of No One' w/Coffee with Comrades 1:11:08

3+ y ago1:11:08

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In this extra special festive bonus episode we join Pearson Bolt of the excellent Coffee with Comrades podcast to chat with Professor Ruth Kinna (Loughborough University) about her recent publication 'The Government of No One' (Pelican, 2019). We really enjoyed this opportunities to go in-depth into theory and history with one of the most prominent…

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Episode 14: Sobremesa Interview: Anarchism in Spain 1:49:27

3+ y ago1:49:27

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In a break from our usual set up, this episode features Danny and Jim speaking to Alan McGuire of the Sobremesa podcast about the history of anarchism in Spain. Sobremesa is weekly podcast which covers subjects about contemporary Spanish society, politics and history, you can subscribe using your usual podcast app and find more information here: al…

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Episode 13: Interview with Kathy Ferguson: 'Anarchist Letters: Letterpress Printing, Epistolarity and Learning in Anarchist Print Culture' 58:29

3+ y ago58:29

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In this episode we were delighted to be joined by Professor Kathy Ferguson (The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) to discuss her fascinating work on anarchist printing over the turn of the twentieth century. Along the way we discuss the formative role that creating print had in anarchist communities, the value of considering the 'materiality' of radi…

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Episode 86: Jim Morphew - MK - Patrol Boat Cutterman - War on Drugs - Mariel Boatlift - PTSD 1:00:53

4y ago1:00:53

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Former MK Jim Morphew talks a near decade of service on the Gulf Coast, two tours at one of the service’s least requested duty stations in Grand Isle, Louisiana; interdicting tons of marijuana in the opening days of the War on Drugs; the sights, sounds, and emotions of the mass migration from Cuba known as the Mariel Boatlift; cruising aboard a pro…

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Episode 12: Julius S. Scott's 'The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution' 45:37

4y ago45:37

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In this episode we discuss Julius S. Scott's 'The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution,' an extraordinary text which began life as a PhD thesis in the 1980s, and has gained an almost cult reputation amongst scholars of transnational radical history until it's publication with Verso in 2018. You can watch a video …

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Episode 85: William ‘Dean’ Lee - Vice Admiral (Ret.) - Commanding Officer - LANTAREA - Boat Forces 58:15

4y ago58:15

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Vice Admiral William “Dean” Lee (Ret.) talks the most impactful case of his 36 year career - the courageous effort to save a life from inside a capsized fishing vessel hull, the most important lesson learned from seven tours as a commanding officer, group versus sector organization, servant leadership, and the importance of humility. --- Support th…

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Episode 84: Steve Love - Commander (Ret) - CO - Mustang - ET - Cutter Swimmer - Boat Forces 1:27:50

4y ago1:27:50

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Commander Steve Love (Ret) talks 34 years of active service, his first patrol out of basic training aboard CGC Cherokee, white knuckling the helm and being lashed to the mast during the search for a distressed sailboat in a hurricane force storm, deploying as a cutter swimmer to rescue the crew of a downed Navy mine sweeping helicopter, searching f…

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Episode 11: David Roediger's 'Seizing Freedom: Slave Emancipation and Liberty for All' 53:35

4y ago53:35

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In this episode we discuss David Roediger's 'Seizing Freedom' (Verso, 2014), a brilliant account of the radical upheavals brought by the US Civil War and the self-emancipation of slaves in the 1860s. Along the way we discuss the concept of revolutionary time, the meaning of tragedy, and the errors of liberal history. Danny has previously spoken abo…

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Episode 83: Erin Stapleton - BOSN - CGC Eagle Sailmaster - Diver - Officer in Charge 1:15:32

4y ago1:15:32

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BOSN Erin Stapleton (Ret) talks service as the Sailmaster aboard the Tall Ship Eagle during a crossing of the Atlantic, recovering a man overboard under sail, training and mentoring Academy cadets underway, qualifying as a diver in the early days of the service’s program, diving on piers and ships in support of the port security and drug interdicti…

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Episode 82: Kurt Strauch - BOSN - Marine Firefighting - Antarctic Ops - Officer in Charge 1:21:35

4y ago1:21:35

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Boatswain Kurt Strauch (Ret.) talks Coast Guard firefighting, including the rescue of a commercial fishing crew aboard an 80 foot scalloper on fire off Montauk, New York, the massive effort to save a 180 foot freighter on fire in the Florida Straits, saving the Cutter Gallatin after a fire broke out in dry dock, and extinguishing flames aboard the …

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Episode 10: Interview with Frank Jacob: Emma Goldman and the Russian Revolution 1:10:32

4y ago1:10:32

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This episode is a conversation with Frank Jacob (Nord University, Norway) about his forthcoming book 'Emma Goldman and the Russian Revolution: From Admiration to Frustration,' which will be published with De Gruyter later this year (print ~November; Open Access digital ~December): https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/570450. We discuss Goldman's li…

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Episode 81: Zach Snavely - ME2 - MSRT - BM - Coxswain - Deck Force - Defense Contractor 1:08:21

4y ago1:08:21

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Former ME2 Zach Snavely talks surviving recruit training with Phil after both enlisted in West Virginia, striking Boatswain’s Mate, service as a coxswain on the northern border at Station Niagara, how the loss of a boat crew created a lasting culture of ownership, a faint cry for help that led to a lifesaving case, running Deck Force aboard Cutter …

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Episode 80: Claude Morrissey - Chief Aviation Survival Technician (Ret.) - Helicopter Rescue Swimmer 1:14:06

4y ago1:14:06

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Part I. Retired Chief Aviation Survival Technician (ASTC) Claude Morrissey talks his first case as a rescue swimmer, saving fishermen washed from a jetty during Hurricane Claudette, refining his greeting to survivors, flying hundreds of miles into the Atlantic to rescue the crew of a demasted luxury catamaran, earning a rescue swimmer T-shirt, life…

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Episode 9: Interview with Ole Birk Laursen: M. P. T. Acharya, 'We are Anarchists! Anarchism, Pacifism, and the Indian Independence Movement' 1:05:40

4y ago1:05:40

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This episode is a conversation with Ole Birk Laursen about his work on the fascinating Indian anarchist M.P.T. Acharya. We discuss Acharya's life in Europe, the USA and India, as well as his views on Indian nationalism and figures including Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the Indian Communist Party M.N. Roy. For more on Ole and his work see his excel…

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Episode 79: Chris Campbell - Quartermaster 2nd Class - CGC Sedge - CGC Thetis - ATON - Migrants 1:40:51

4y ago1:40:51

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Former Quartermaster Chris Campbell talks being recalled to the CGC Sedge in the midst of a violent winter storm in an effort to save the crew of a foundering fishing vessel off the Alaskan coast, the effort to clear ice and keep the cutter afloat, an inspiring speech from his CO explaining why Coast Guard crews have to go out, ATON, mailing beards…

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Episode 78: Steve Denning - BMC (Ret) - Station OIC - Motor Lifeboats - PACTACLET - Black Hulls 1:24:46

4y ago1:24:46

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Chief Boatswains Mate Steve Denning (Ret.) talks the nighttime race to rescue nineteen people, fourteen of them children, from a capsized boat at the entrance to the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach, the struggle to conduct a search beneath an overturned hull, commanding a Coast Guard station as its Officer in Charge, rescuing and repatriating dozens…

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Episode 8: Kristin Ross's 'Communal Luxury' with Dr Liz Stainforth 52:50

4y ago52:50

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In this episode we are joined by Dr Liz Stainforth (University of Leeds) to discuss Kristin Ross's Communal Luxury (Verso, 2015). Together we talk about the appeal of utopian history, the relationship between ideas and actions and the value of reclaiming of public space. An interview with Ross in which she discusses her approach to the history of M…

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Episode 77: Alex Mangum - AMT - Flight Mechanic - HH60 - E City - Kodiak - Life After Service 1:31:03

4y ago1:31:03

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Former AMT and HH60 Flight Mechanic Alex Mangum talks a massive effort to save three commercial fishermen after their boat grounded in a remote Alaskan Bay during the worst storm many at the airstation had ever experienced, his first case as a flight mechanic and its textbook MEDEVAC from the deck of a cruise ship, training to perform helicopter ho…

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ABC Bitesize #1: German Antifascists in Barcelona 1933-39 14:17

4y ago14:17

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This is the first episode of ABC Bitesize, a subseries of the Anarchist Book Club. Inspired by a tweet by the famous youtuber anarchopac, the idea is to provide overviews of radical history books that are currently unavailable in English. Episode 1 is based on Dieter Nelles, Harald Piotrowski, Ulrich Linse and Carlos García's book Antifascistas ale…

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