This Week with David Rovics

A Musical Review of 2020

It's been quite a year, and part of that has involved a lot of writing. I didn't try to fit all fifty songs I've written in 2020 into this presentation, but I made a good stab at a representative survey.

Discussion with Roman Abraham

We discuss music, politics, history and Mexico with Roman Abraham, school teacher and musician in Mexico City.

Rent: Why We Say Don't Pay

At the last minute, the county that contains Portland, Oregon extended the eviction ban that was about to expire, so that now it's in effect through July 2nd.  If you think this is a strange time for a rent strike, think again!

How NPR Divides and Conquers

What is the result when a media outlet does a new story every day about the history of racism in the US, without ever mentioning the history of the multiracial radical labor movement whose white and BIPOC organizers were lynched for fighting for equality and freedom?

Paul Roland interviews David Rovics about eviction defense

I was a guest on Paul Roland's Wednesday morning talk show on KBOO Community Radio in Portland, Oregon for an hour this morning, discussing various aspects of the housing crisis and eviction defense.  Here's the archived version.

Discussion with Dr Phil Smith

We spend the hour with researcher and author of many books including The Pattern, Guidebook for an Armchair Pilgrimage, and A Footbook of Zombie Walking.

Fifth Estate Live presents the Anarchist Review of Books

In this episode of Fifth Estate Live we spend the hour with several of the authors featured or folks otherwise involved with the upcoming issue of FE, entirely dedicated to the Anarchist Review of Books. The discussion was hosted by author and ARB editorial collective member, Cara Hoffman, and included Panagiotis Kechagias, D.G. Gerard, N. Masani Landfair, and Jenny Polak.

To the Barricades: the Red House and the Future of Eviction Defense

There is an historic struggle taking place right now in North Portland. All hands on deck.

Discussion with Bob Weick, Marx In Soho

We spend the hour with Bob Weick, who has spent much of the first two decades of the 21st century bringing a play written by Howard Zinn to audiences across the US.

Fifth Estate Live with Norman Nawrocki

We spend the hour with Montreal-based playwright, author, musician and cabaret artist, Norman Nawrocki. We talked about his recent writings on the internment of eastern Europeans in Canada a century ago, about being a touring performer around the world on either side of the fall of the Berlin Wall, life during the pandemic, and many other things.