This episode of the podcast finds the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 gathering for an Evening With Garfield. You'll have to listen to the episode to catch that context, but it's an enoyable hour with myself, Jill Baskerville, Steve Schultz, John Stanaszek and Mary Knecht, and some pretty tasty music and cuts bracketing that conversation, and if you lis…

This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio show finds up talking about this latest reveal of artists in the lineup, showing us the full roster, this last Wednesday, the 6th. Discussion and talk about the bands and artists, about tickets and where to purchase them, about volunteer opportunities and signing up for that, and about vendor, both merch a…

This episode of Desolation Angel Radio, on the heels of the Great Blue Heron 2024 lineup announcement on Wednesday, has an interview with Julie Rockcastle where she talks about each band, and what they bring to festival, and the story behind bringing them in, and cuts from each of them; Donna The Buffalo, Sam Bush, The Town Pants, Rubblebucket, Cou…

This episode of the podcast finds me, Diana, and Mary talking about some very heartfelt, intense and personal "stuff", with some good observations about roots, and small town, hometown roots and bonds and working to keep those vibrant, and today and how they help get through things. The music? It's all based on Fast Car by Tracy Chapman, which we'd…

This episode finds Payge Olson and I talking about the ticket sales for this year's Heron, July 5th, 6th, and 7th and how people can get the lowest ticket price of the season by purchasing now on blind faith without knowing the lineup, but just knowing they're going to be there, the mechanics of that, and the routes to the ticket site, and some con…

This episode finds me talking with, interviewing. . me. This is one of the rare shows in that in-between period of January and February that lets me stretch myself a bit with what I talk about, and with what I play, in between the talking segments, the music that I listen to myself and like. You'll find out exactly what the Nomad Project is, and ex…

This episode finds me talking to Julie Rockcastle and Jim Donovan, and we talk about how the Eclipse event in April out at the Heron, on April 7th and 8th. A weekend of activities, Jim Donovan and the Sun King Warriors on Sunday night with a full set, food trucks, camping available all at the Green Heron Farm and Event Center, home of the Great Blu…

This first episode of Desolation Angel Radio for 2024 finds me in a conversation with Diane Parker (LaPiana) and Mary Knecht, both long term friends from back in Comstock days. (Seriously, watch Dazed and Confused, that was our lives). There's a few tunes in there this episode that are inspired by last night being 12th night and the start of Carniv…

This episode of the podcast finds me interviewing someone who I have an over 50 year history with. A former teacher and coach of mine in high school, and always a mentor, Coach Jack Runchey. It's his birthday today, and he has a book coming out, publication date Jan. 5th, called Asparagus! Robbie's Quest to Make The Team, and from the interview, wh…

This is one of the last episodes of the year, and it's nothing but Christmas music, and holiday and Christmas messages from the Heron Family, all recorded back at the Heron Holiday party earlier this month, You'll hear Julie, Payge, Dom, Josh, Kooney, Marie, Ryan and Katie all with messages for you. Merry Christmas and Thank You Kip…

This episode is literally heartwarming. A meeting of the Comstock Breakfast Club '75, the last one before Christmas, and the connection is obvious. John led a discussion asking everyone what their favorite Christmas memories of Kalamazoo and Comstock were. There's family memories, neighborhood memories, and so much laughter and love. John Stanaszek…

As promised, the second half of a 2 part episode. The music I listen to everday; at home, in my earbuds, in the truck. The soundtrack of my life and what I enjoy, really like, listening to. A good way to wrap up the year waiting for the 2023 Comstock Breakfast Club 75 wrapup episode (we're meeting tomorrow) and the 2023 Heron wrap-up episode (The h…

This episode is simple, all music. It's a Part 1 of 20plus artists I listen to daily, that provide the soundtrack to my life, and gives you a peek into my brain and what I consider the music and artists I relate to best and gives me a sonic diary. Enjoy. Pt. 2 coming this week. KipDi Kip Williams

This one's a special one. On top of being Thanksgiving weekend, and right after my birthday, for the first time in a year, you get to actually find out who picks out what music and why they do. I have Diane Parker, John Stanaszek, Steve Schultz, Gina Hammond all talk about what they're picking out and why. Tom Bennett send one in with why he wanted…

This episode of the podcast catches up in the first hour with KerryKate Able, a good friend, and a great singer and performer who wrote, directed, produced and debuted a brand new important work here in Buffalo, Hoarding Hope (and can also be caught in another production in town, and singing basically everywhere). It's an important powerful piece o…

This episode of the podcast finds another meeting of the Breakfast Club. Diane Parker LaPiana, Tom Bennett, Steve Schultz and myself got together last week. The conversation ranged, and got pretty in depth, as we talked about life, love, loss,, a gathering that took place lately. and everything else. Those 3 picked the bulk of the music. In the bac…

This episode goes into a category of music I love. Music I discovered, listened to, musicians I got to know when I lived in New Orleans. An entire show of music, that unless you live there, that unless you dive deep into that style of music, probably haven't heard. It will be next week before we have a meeting of the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 (and…

This episode opens with a short 3 song tribute set and takes off into a couple of hours of new music, music that I love and is the soundtrack of my day. Music from Steve Earle, Lucero, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson of course and new tracks from brand new albums or upcoming albums from Morgan Wade, Margo Price, Zach Bryan, Lydia Loveless, Lincoln D…

This episode of the podcast calls itself "just music", but that's probably an understatement. In recognition of 30,000 listeners, of being both national and international, it's a thank you from me to you. A throwback to when it started 13 years ago, and all music, the music I listen to everyday, loud, my tunes, the things that get me through a day,…

This episode of the podcast sees me checking in with the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 edition. Steve Schultz, Jill Baskerville, Gina Thomas (Hammond) and John Stanaszek makes it in at the beginning to say Hi before having to attend to things he had going on that evening. Musically, it's a set of absolute masters. Artists that were relevant then, and …

Dan sat down with Chris, Gerald and Jordan from the ALU to discuss their amazing campaign to establish and organize a trade union in their Amazon warehouse in Staten Island. Despite a huge union busting campaign from Amazon, the ALU's campaign culminated in a successful recognition agreement, the first of its kind worldwide and a huge symbolic vict…

Ladies and gentlemen...we got him. For our 100th episode we were joined by the one and only Michael Sheen. We talked about films, politics, the homeless world cup, and lots more besides. An honour and a privilege to talk to Michael, and thanks so much to all of you who've supported us over the last 6 years. We love you. Peace out X…

What's up everyone. For our 99th episode (!) we were joined by our friend Hussein Said to talk about his experiences in the Black Lives Matter movement and the environmental movement. We talked about class, policing, ecology and the problems the left faces in uniting these issues, as well as the intractable problem of identity politics seeping into…

Well, that hiatus was longer than expected! Sorry everyone. But we are back, fear not. For episode 98 we were lucky enough to be able to speak to the incomparable Ned Thomas. Ned is the author of the modern classic 'The Welsh Extremist', as well as being the founder of Planet magazine, which has become a modern Welsh institution. He is truly a gian…

Dan was joined by our good mate and all round legend Paul O'Connell to discuss the Labour Party and Labourism as a political culture, following Paul's recent article on Conter https://www.conter.scot/2022/1/25/labouring-under-illusions/. They discussed the history and defining features of Labourism, the new left debate on Labour as a vehicle for so…

In this episode we were joined by none other than Professor Walter Benn Michaels, the author of 'The Trouble with Diversity: How we learned to love identity and ignore inequality'. We talked about the rise of left neoliberalism and why it is wrong; the history of the civil rights movement and why it moved away from socialism; the material roots and…

We were rejoined by our friend Frank Ledwidge to discuss war crimes conducted in the war on terror. Frank talked us through the enquiry into crimes committed by the Australian SAS, the parallel British investigations into allegations against British special forces, the Overseas Operation Bill, Marine A, Soldier F and what the domestic response to w…

In part 2 of our mini-series on the fall of Afghanistan we were lucky enough to be joined by the one and only Professor Michael Hardt, author of the seminal work Empire. Michael talked to us about what the US withdrawal from Afghanistan means for US imperialism, whether there is a future for humanitarian intervention after Afghanistan, the differen…

The Graveyard of Empires mini-series. Part 1.After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last month, the boys bring you a mini-series of reflective episodes on the war in Afghanistan and what the withdrawal of foreign troops means. The first episode in the series is with Dr Frank Ledwidge, a former military intelligence officer who served in Helmand prov…

Kieron talks to Dr Rhian Barfoot and Dr Rhys Trimble about the little-known Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. They discuss Thomas's life and work, his "Welshness", the Dylan Thomas industry, and the ambivalence surrounding his legacy in Wales. Enjoy!Rhian is a critic and author of Liberating Dylan Thomas: Rescuing a Poet from Psycho-sexual Servitude (UWP, …

Following the evictions of Palestinian families in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah at the beginning of May, the conflict in Israel-Palestine has begun once again to spiral into conflict, with Israel beginning new lethal attacks on Gaza that have killed over 200 people including many women and children. We were privileged to be joi…

We discuss the Senedd election results. We go through what this means for Labour, Conservatives and Plaid. Also we discuss the future of the indy movement.Di Desolation Radio

Dan caught up with our good friend @cdbeaton from the Radical Independence Campaign to discuss Scottish politics and the forthcoming Scottish Parliament elections. Connor talked us through the formation of Alec Salmond’s new Alba party, the state of the SNP, the Labour Party, his overall predictions for the elections & the next steps for the indy m…

As tensions continue to rise in the north of Ireland, Dan caught up with our friend Padraig from AIA Ireland to gain some historical context and a socialist, materialist analysis of the current situation. Padraig brilliantly explains the history of socialist republicanism, the nature of the Good Friday Agreement, Ireland's continued subordinate rel…

Stef and Nath are joined by special guests double Dr Kieron and Dr Dan Evans to reflect on this month's news. We talk about Welsh Labour's fantastic campaign, joined Neil Mcevoy's Propel party, flags and try to solve the mystery of who has been killing dogs. Enjoy!Di Desolation Radio

Dan chatted to Catrin about her article in Planet 231 'All Mothers are Working Mothers', the writings of Silvia Federici and the global 'wages for housework' campaign that inspired the article. They talked about the role of reproductive labour within capitalism and the international roots of the wages for housework campaign. Catrin examines the Wel…

We were joined by our good friend and comrade Paul to reflect on the global crisis of capitalism and think about what lies ahead in the coming years. Paul expertly talked us through the recent events in the USA and the rise of fascism across the world; the COVID- crisis, Brexit and class struggle in the UK, and the future of socialism in the UK. A …

The episode we should've done 4 years ago! After much soul searching, the boys get together to go over the basics of Marxism. We talk about Marx's life and the historical context, have a go at explaining dialectics, historical materialism, classes, freedom, alienation, the state, and of course proletarian revolution. Enjoy, comrades!…

Stef and Nath talk about Neil 'Scrappy Doo' Mcevoy's suspension.Subscribe on our patreon for the full ep!Di Desolation Radio

Kieron discusses all things Ron Berry with Dr Georgia Burdett and Dr Sarah Morse. Georgia and Sarah's collection, Fight and Flight: Essays on Ron Berry, available now.Books by Berry: Hunters and Hunted (1960)Travelling Loaded (1963)The Full-time Amateur (1966)Flame and Slag (1968)So Long Hector Bebb (1970)Peregrine Watching (1986)This Bygone (1996)…

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Dan was joined by our mate Owain to discuss the legacy of our dearly departed comrade David Graeber, who passed away in September 2020. The boys discussed David's huge contribution to not just anarchist theory but to modern social and political thought as a whole, particularly his work on bullshit jobs and the ideology of work; the rise of bureaucr…

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As we enter another lockdown amidst panic over a second wave of Covid-19, we were joined by our good mate @danielhowdon to discuss what is happening. Dan talked us though the mixed messages, the lower mortality rate, the effects of austerity, and a lot moreDi Desolation Radio

In this episode Dan was joined by our friends Crash @crash_w and Mabli @mablisiriol to discuss trans rights. Crash and Mabli explain everything you ever needed to know about these issues: the difference between being CIS and non-binary, pronouns, the 'bathroom debate', terfism, the gender recognition act and much more. Hope you all find it as inter…

In this specail Live episode we're joined by Mairead (@maireadcan) and Elspeth Webb (@elspethwebb). We discuss the A-level debacle, childhood in Wales and much more. Full episode available on Patreon.Di Desolation Radio

We talk to Euros Lewis about Epynt, a large farming community that was cleared to make way for a military training facility during WWII. 80 years on, the land is still in the possession of the Ministry of Defence and has now been expanded to include a vast area. We discuss what happened and the lessons to be learned from this overlooked chapter in …

In this episode we're joined by our good comrade and uncle Tegid Roberts to talk about Universal Basic Income. He tells us how it could be implemented, what it would mean for society and how much we'd get. Please give us money.Di Desolation Radio