This Week with David Rovics

Fifth Estate Live with André Naffis-Sahely

We spend the hour with poet and editor of a collection of poems and stories from the ancient to the modern on the subject of exile, Heart of a Stranger (2019, Pushkin Press).

Pandemic Open Mic Monday #10

The 10th in the weekly pandemic series of open mics, always featuring a stellar lineup of sharp musical political commentary from folks on both sides of the Atlantic. Sign up for #11 at davidrovics.com/pomm.

Eviction Defense Webinar

I was the behind-the-scenes facilitator of this very informative presentation about tenants rights, particularly in Portland, Oregon, organized by these wonderful folks you see here, from Portland Tenants United.

Interview with me on German community radio

Frank Uhlig interviewed me for his community radio program in Germany, and I thought I'd share it on my podcast.  He introduces me in German, but after that it's all in English.

Discussion with Jeremy Brecher, author of Strike!

I spend the hour talking about the current historical moments, and other historical moments, with longtime organizer, producer, and author of many seminal books including Strike! and Global Village or Global Pillage, Jeremy Brecher. You can find Jeremy's weekly commentaries these days at https://www.labor4sustainability.org/strike.

Discussion with Jeremy Harmon: Salt Lake City radicals

I spend the hour with Salt Lake Tribune photojournalist who has written extensively about Joe Hill, Ammon Hennacy and other notable radicals in Utah's sordid history, Jeremy Harmon.

Discussion with Shamus Cooke: The Capitalist Limits of Police Reform

I spend the hour talking with long-time labor and tenants' rights organizer, Democratic Socialists of America member and regular contributor to Counterpunch from Portland, Oregon, Shamus Cooke. His most recent article: The Capitalist Limits of Police Reform.

Fifth Estate Live with Kathy Ferguson, author of Emma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets.

I spend the hour talking with Fifth Estate contributor, author, and professor at the University of Hawaii, Kathy Ferguson.

Pandemic Open Mic Monday #9

The ninth open mic in the online, pandemic series, this one was full of powerful, very current songs and poems about this historical moment, from the US, Canada, England and Ireland.

The open mic is every Monday at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, 6 pm GMT. Folks are encouraged to sign up for the next one at davidrovics.com/pomm!

Portland Emergency Eviction Response full interview

The interview Nat Moon did with me for KBOO News was edited to fit the 15-minute segment she was working on, which I shared as a podcast episode most recently.  Here's the full conversation we had, unedited.