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Looking for hard-hitting analysis on the growing crisis? Searching for a revolutionary anarchist, anti-fascist, and autonomous anti-capitalist alternative to the far-Right and the neo-liberal center? Looking to learn more about grassroots revolt and social movements across North America? It’s Going Down produces three audio programs:

IGDshow: Features interviews and discussions produced for the Pacifica Radio Network. These 58min radio ready shows are broadcast Fridays, 12pm-1pm PT on KPFA 94.1FM and 88.1 KFCF in Northern and Central California.

This Is America: Audio analysis and roundup of resistance and headline news, all from an anarchist perspective

IGDcast: Features raw interviews and discussions. IGDcast is also proudly part of the Channel Zero Anarchist Podcast Network, Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. We’re also on Stitcher, Spotify, Podbean, Podtail, Listen Notes, and BluBrry

If you want to come on the show, please contact us.

March 17

This Is America #183: Report from Atlanta During ‘Week of Action’ Against Cop City

Welcome, to This is America, March 16th, 2023. In this episode, we sit down with Clark, a member of the Atlanta Community... Read Full Article

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March 13

Dungeons and Dugin: How an Alliance of Authoritarians Hopes to Destroy a Politics of Solidarity

This February, anarchists, antifascists, and people across the Left raised the alarm about the “Rage Against the War Machine” rally, which was... Read Full Article

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February 27

It’s Going Down Takes Over “It Could Happen Here”

In case you missed it, It’s Going Down has released a series of shows on the popular podcast It Could Happen Here,... Read Full Article

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February 21

This Is America #182: Report from East Palestine; Week of Action Kicks off to Stop Cop City

Welcome, to This Is America, February 21st, 2023. On this episode, we speak with someone who is involved in a coalition of... Read Full Article

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February 16

DIY or DIE?: In Conversation with Scott Branson on Creating Points of Encounter

photo: Kit O’Connell On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with long-time organizer and anarchist, Scott Branson, author... Read Full Article

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February 13

This Is America #181: Interview with Vishal Singh on Growing Gender Fascist Attacks; Roundup of Resistance to Cop City

Welcome, to This Is America, February 13th, 2023. On today’s episode, first we speak with antifascist journalist Vishal Singh, about being kicked... Read Full Article

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January 30

Benjamin Case on “Street Rebellion: Beyond Violence and Non-Violence”

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Benjamin Case, organizer and author of the new book, Street... Read Full Article

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January 21

This Is America #180: An Antifascist Got 20 Years in Prison For Defending Counter-Protesters on J20; Report from Rural PNW

Welcome, to This Is America, January 20th, 2023. On today’s episode, first we speak with autonomous organizers in the rural Pacific Northwest... Read Full Article

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January 6

Inside the Wood Street Commons Fight Against Displacement

Over the last few months, residents of the Wood Street Commons, a self-organized community located in Oakland, CA have organized protests and... Read Full Article

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December 22

Report From Blockade of Governor Ducey’s Shipping Container Wall

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we present a special on the ground conversation with a group of folks on the border... Read Full Article

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December 20

This Is America #179: Repression of Forest Defenders in Atlanta and How Trump’s DHS Tried to Manufacture ‘ANTIFA’ Conspiracy

Welcome, to This Is America, December 20th, 2022. On this episode, first we speak with someone from the Atlanta Community Press Collective,... Read Full Article

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December 1

How Transphobia Built a Coalition of Eco-Radicals, White Nationalists and Right-Wing Think Tanks

Last month, antifascists and members of the LGBTQ+ community, mobilized against a group of TERFs (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists), holding events across the... Read Full Article

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November 26

This Is America #178: Mourning & Fighting for Colorado Springs; Inside the UAW Strike

Welcome, to This Is America, November 25th, 2022. On today’s episode, first we speak with two members of the Black Rose Anarchist... Read Full Article

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November 18

Building Autonomous Mutual Aid Infrastructure in the Wake of Hurricane Ian

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with someone from Mutual Aid Disaster Relief about autonomous responses in... Read Full Article

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November 13

This Is America #177: Fediverse Grows as Musk Tanks Twitter; Far-Right Beaten Back from Eugene to Penn State

Welcome, to This Is America, November 13th, 2022. First, we speak with someone behind the Fediverse zine about the growth of Mastodon,... Read Full Article

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November 4

Shane Burley on Crisis, the Insurgent Far-Right Post-J6, and Expanding Grassroots Opposition

photo: @pinkknightpress On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we again speak with antifascist author and researcher Shane Burley, editor... Read Full Article

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October 31

This Is America #176: Omni Commons Fights to Survive in the Bay Area; Report from ICE Watch NYC

Welcome, to This Is America, October 31st, 2022. On this episode, first we speak with two organizers involved in the long-running autonomous... Read Full Article

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October 18

Slavery, Property & Elite Rule: Robert Ovetz on How the Constitution Protects the Ruling Class

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with author and educator Robert Ovetz about his new book, We... Read Full Article

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October 13

Between Disaster and Resistance: A Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change

Joined by guests from CrimethInc. and beyond, on this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we discuss climate change, while looking... Read Full Article

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October 6

This Is America #175: How the Mission District Pushed Back on Police and Non-Profit Attempts at Social Cleansing

Welcome, to This Is America, October 6th, 2022. On this episode, first we speak with a resident of the Mission District neighborhood... Read Full Article

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September 16

This Is America #174: Building Dual Power with Cooperation Tulsa and Defending Pride in Boise

Welcome, to This Is America, September 15th, 2022. On this episode, first we speak with Daniel, a member of Cooperation Tulsa, out... Read Full Article

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September 10

Looking Back on the Nation Wide George Floyd Uprising

On this episode, we are joined by members of Unity and Struggle, who discuss their recent analysis piece, Big Brick Energy, and... Read Full Article

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September 3

This Is America #173: Sacramento IWOC; Report on Rent Strike in Oakland; Land Struggles Heat Up

Welcome, to This Is America, September 2nd, 2022. On today’s episode, we speak with two members of Sacramento IWOC (Incarcerated Workers Organizing... Read Full Article

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August 26

Disaster Anarchy: Rhiannon Firth on Mutual Aid in an Age of Climate Change

On this episode of It’s Going Down, we speak with Rhiannon Firth, author of Disaster Anarchy: Mutual Aid and Radical Action, about the... Read Full Article

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August 18

This Is America #172: Fight Against ‘Cop City’ Continues; Countering ‘Straight Pride’ in Modesto; Analysis of FBI Raid on Trump

Welcome, to This Is America, August 18th, 2022. On this episode we continue our discussion with a forest defender on the growing... Read Full Article

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August 9

This Is America #171: Four Thieves Vinegar Collective on DIY Abortion Pills; Week of Action to Defend the Atlanta Forest

Welcome, to This Is America, August 10th, 2022. On this episode, we feature three interviews, the first with Michael Laufer of the... Read Full Article

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August 2

Will Right-Libertarians Become the New Alt-Right?: A Discussion

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we are joined by YouTuber Chill Goblin, as we discuss the growing current... Read Full Article

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July 28

Steven Monacelli on How Communities in Texas Are Mobilizing Against Rising Far-Right and Anti-LGBTQ+ Forces

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with journalist Steven Monacelli of Protean Magazine on how communities across... Read Full Article

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July 21

This Is America #170: Building Revolutionary Care for Post-Roe Times

Welcome, to This Is America, July 21st, 2022. On today’s episode, we speak with Minerva, a full-spectrum mid-wife, herbalist, and abolitionist, about... Read Full Article

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July 13

Cracks in the Racial Order?: A Discussion on Race, Class and the Ongoing Impact of Noel Ignatiev

On this episode of It’s Going Down, we speak with former comrades of radical organizer and author Noel Ignatiev, who passed away... Read Full Article

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July 2

This Is America #169: Discussion on SCOTUS Ruling on Abortion as the Streets Explode

Welcome, to This Is America, June 30th, 2022. On this episode, we speak with anarchist youtuber and podcaster, Andrew, about anarchist media,... Read Full Article

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June 17

Lessons From the Fight to Protect Abortion Clinics in the 1990s: A Discussion

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we talk with both long-time anarchist organizer Suzy Subways and historian Spencer Beswick... Read Full Article

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June 11

How Antifascists Exposed Proud Boys Gaining Power within the Local GOP in Miami

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we spoke with someone from Miami Against Fascism, about how antifascists were able... Read Full Article

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June 2

This Is America #168: Fight to Save People’s Park in Berkeley, Oakland School Occupied, Hunger Strikes at ICE Prison in Tacoma

Welcome, to This Is America, June 2nd, 2022. In this episode, we speak with two folks involved in ongoing resistance to development... Read Full Article

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May 25

From Failed Reform to the Victory of Law and Order: Jarrod Shanahan on the History of Rikers Island and Lessons for Abolition

photo: @AshAgony How did an attempt at carceral reform lead to the creation of one of the US’s most notorious jails? In... Read Full Article

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May 21

This Is America #167: Kamau Franklin on the Fight to Defend the Atlanta Forest and Beyond

Welcome, to This Is America, May 21st 2022. On this episode, we speak with Kamau Franklin of Community Movement Builders about the... Read Full Article

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May 14

This Is America #166: Biden Pushes War & Police as COVID Deaths Hit One Million; Abort the Court Action Wave; Fight to Defend Atlanta Forest

Welcome, to This Is America, April 14th, 2022. On today’s episode, first we bring you an interview with Adi Callai, the creative... Read Full Article

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May 6

Natasha Lennard on Growing Attacks on Reproductive Freedom and Legal Analysis

photo: @fla_ylf On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we present two interview, the first with our legal correspondent who... Read Full Article

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April 30

This Is America #165: Report from Grand Rapids; Direct Action Reports; Eviction Wave in NYC

Welcome, to This Is America, April 30th, 2022. On this episode, first we present an interview with someone on the ground in Grand... Read Full Article

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April 22

Kit O’Connell on Growing Attacks on the LGBTQ Community and Abortion Access in Texas

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Austin based journalist Kit O’Connell about the growing attacks on... Read Full Article

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