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  • Ep. 10: Women Revolutionaries to Inspire a New Generation

    Ep. 10: Women Revolutionaries to Inspire a New Generation

    Season 2
    March 21, 2026

    Naptown People’s Radio

    anti-capitalism, anti-imperialism, anti-national chauvinism, Arte Mexicano en Indiana, Asian colonialism, Black Belt Thesis, Claudia Jones, CPUSA, Dani Abdullah, Decatur Township Data Center, Derek Ford, Fonseca-Du Bois Gallery, history, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Indianapolis news, Indianapolis podcast, Indy Indie Book Crawl, internationalism, intersectionality v. super-exploitation, Korean War, Naptown Breakdown, Naptown People’s Radio, national liberation, No War on Iran, Party for Socialism and Liberation, PSL Indianapolis, Shirley Graham, Shirley Graham Du Bois, super-exploitation, W.E.B. Du Bois, Women and the Anti-Imperialist Movement, Women Negro Women

    In our 2nd episode for Women’s History Month, Dani and Derek bring one of the women revolutionaries they study and admire to the table, informing and, hopefully, inspiring listeners to learn from our rich legacy of united struggle.

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  • Ep. 8: What’s Iran’s Real Crime? Indy Hits the Streets

    Ep. 8: What’s Iran’s Real Crime? Indy Hits the Streets

    Season 2
    March 5, 2026

    Naptown People’s Radio

    Ali Hosseini Khamenei, anti-imperialism, anti-war, Dani Abdullah, Derek Ford, Dispatches from Behind the Wire, IDOC, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Indianapolis news, Indianapolis podcast, Iranian Revolution, Naptown People’s Radio, national liberation, Party for Socialism and Liberation, prison activism, PSL Indianapolis, self-determination, Shaka A. Shakur

    On this special episode, Dani Abdullah and Derek Ford discuss the roots of the U.S.’s hostility against Iran, while Shaka A. Shakur is back for another segment of “Dispatches from Behind the Wire.”

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  • Ep. 29: Is Indy Experiencing a Housing Crisis or a Capitalist Crisis?

    Ep. 29: Is Indy Experiencing a Housing Crisis or a Capitalist Crisis?

    Season 1
    December 11, 2025

    Naptown People’s Radio

    2008 recession, Amanda Jones, ANSWER Coalition, ANSWER Indiana, anti-imperialism, Bolivarian Revolution, Brittany Kavanaugh, capitalist crisis, contradictions of capitalism, Dani Abdullah, Derek Ford, Family First Workplace, Great Housing Mission of Venezuela, homelessness, Hot Lamb Indy, housing crisis, Hugo Chávez, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Indianapolis podcast, Jamil Campbell, Liberation Center Store, Mike Braun, Naptown People’s Radio, Nicolás Maduro, Party for Socialism and Liberation, patriarchy, PSL Indianapolis, redistricting, The Renewal, Venezuela, wages, Wayne Kidd, We the People: Indiana United, Yessal Gui

    Dani Abdullah and Derek Ford dive into the housing crisis in Indianapolis, detailing how unnecessary and absurd it is by comparing it with how a socialist government could not only easily fix the problem but prevent its occurrence in the first place.

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  • Ep. 24: Honoring Naptown’s Shirley Graham Du Bois

    Ep. 24: Honoring Naptown’s Shirley Graham Du Bois

    Season 1
    November 5, 2025

    Naptown People’s Radio

    anti-imperialism, Dani Abdullah, Derek Ford, Fonseca-Du Bois Gallery, free speech Indiana University, IMPD, Indiana Black Librarians Network, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Indianapolis podcast, internationalism, Le’Deanna Brown, Midwest Leak Magazine, Naptown People’s Radio, Party for Socialism and Liberation, PSL Indianapolis, Shirley Graham, SNAP, W.E.B. Du Bois

    The legacy of Naptown’s revolutionary artist, organizer, theorist, and teacher.

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  • Ep. 3: Juneteenth, Iran, and Our Collective Struggle for Freedom

    Ep. 3: Juneteenth, Iran, and Our Collective Struggle for Freedom

    Season 1
    June 26, 2025

    Naptown People’s Radio

    AFSCME 3395, ANSWER Coalition, ANSWER Indiana, anti-imperialism, anti-war, Devin Hunt, Dispatches from Behind the Wire, Freedom Day, Indianapolis activism, Iran, Jackie Nytes, Juneteenth, Michael Torres, Shaka A. Shakur, Shaka Shakur Freedom Campaign

    Ep. 3: Juneteenth, Iran, and Our Collective Struggle for Freedom Our theme this week is freedom: the struggle for it, the forces holding us back from achieving it, and the contradictions that groups inevitably negotiate on their path to self-determination, sovereignty, independence, and autonomy. Last weekend, Naptown was filled with Juneteenth celebrations and commemorations. Despite

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