Episode 176: “The Power of Story” ft. Margaret Killjoy

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Today, we’re sharing an interview with the all-around-badass Margaret Killjoy. Margaret is a writer of fiction, a musician in multiple bands, and she is also the host of two great podcasts: Live Like the World is Dying and Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.
And that’s an inexhaustive list.
Margaret joined me to talk about her new book, We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow, which is a delightful anthology of short stories collected for the first time together in this brand new edition for AK Press.

BONUS: “Free Dan Baker!”

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In this special bonus edition of Coffee with Comrades, I sit down with Tallahassee, FL-based artist and community-organizer, Eric Champagne, to talk about the life and plight of Dan Baker.

Dan Baker is a YPG veteran, yoga instructor, and anarchist who was arrested for posts he made on social media in the wake of the January 6th insurrection.

Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear Dan talk in his own words about his experiences on the inside.

Special thanks to Eric and Adrien, who helped acquire the audio from Dan for this episode. Additional thanks to Running Down the Walls, the Certain Days Calendar, the Anarchist Black Cross, Antifa International, and the Burning Books Collective.

Dan’s birthday is on September 17th. If you’d like to send him a letter or a birthday card, you can do so at the following address:

Dan Baker – #25765-509

FCI Memphis

P.O. Box 34550

Memphis, TN 38184

You can also donate directly to Dan’s commissary/reentry fund by sending donations to DanBakerDonations@gmail.com on PayPal.  

Episode 175: “Deathways” ft. Nash Flynn

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This week, I am sharing a dialogue I recently had with my new friend Nash Flynn. Nash is a comedian, historian, and host of the podcast Death and Friends. In our dialogue, we talk about death. A lot. Like, a whole helluva lot. So keep that in mind as you wade into this discussion. We chat about the death of non-human animals, climate change, the inevitable heat-death of the universe…but the majority of the dialogue focuses on Nash’s area of expertise: the deathways of so-called New England in the fifteenth century. We talk a lot about settler colonialism, the way history is whitewashed and sanitized, and get into the details of death in all their nitty, gritty, gory glory.