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  • Ep. 11: Revolutionary Motherhood and Medical Crisis at Miami “Correctional” Facility

    Ep. 11: Revolutionary Motherhood and Medical Crisis at Miami “Correctional” Facility

    Season 2
    March 28, 2026

    Naptown People’s Radio

    Black Liberation Struggle, Dani Abdullah, Derek Ford, Dispatches from Behind the Wire, generational continuity, HB 1343, human rights violations, IDOC, IMPD Terror, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Jose “Danny” Ortiz, MaskOff12.com, medical neglect, Miami CF, Miami Correctional Facility, Mike Braun, Naptown Breakdown, Naptown People’s Radio, national oppression, New Northwest Correctional Facility, Nguyễn Thị Bình, Party for Socialism and Liberation, prison abuse, PSL Indianapolis, Queen Mother Audley Moore, Republic of New Afrika, revolutionary motherhood, Trevion Taylor

    An urgent segment of ”Dispatches from Behind the Wire” where we hear from an inmate at Miami Correctional Facility about the horrendous and routine medical neglect he and his fellow inmates–including ICE detainees–face on a daily basis.

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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. 9: Beyond Mutual Aid with Rissa Wilson

    Ep. 9: Beyond Mutual Aid with Rissa Wilson

    Season 2
    March 13, 2026

    Naptown People’s Radio

    Black Panther Party, community programming, Dani Abdullah, Derek Ford, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Indianapolis news, Indianapolis podcast, Indy Hope Packages, International Women’s Day, mutual aid, Naptown People’s Radio, Party for Socialism and Liberation, political direct-aid, PSL Indianapolis, Rissa Wilson, Women’s History Month

    Our first episode in celebration of Women’s History Month features social worker and Indy Hope Packages coordinator Rissa Wilson.

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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

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    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. 5: Minneapolis: The People are Too Big to Fail

    Ep. 5: Minneapolis: The People are Too Big to Fail

    Season 2
    February 12, 2026

    Naptown People’s Radio

    anti-ICE protests, Dani Abdullah, Derek Ford, Free Speech, immigrant rights, IMPD Terror, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis news, Indianapolis podcast, Jay Grillo, Minneapolis Uprising, Naptown People’s Radio, No Business as Usual, Party for Socialism and Liberation, PSL Indianapolis, Shaka A. Shakur, Shaka Shakur Freedom Campaign, Trevion Taylor, Turning Point USA

    This week, Jay Grillo gives a first-hand account of the sustained anti-ICE uprising in Minneapolis.

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  • Ep. 4: Indiana Admits Sending Vernon Bateman to Prison with No Evidence

    Ep. 4: Indiana Admits Sending Vernon Bateman to Prison with No Evidence

    Season 2
    February 4, 2026

    Naptown People’s Radio

    Bernard Carter, Dani Abdullah, Derek Ford, Exoneration Clinic, Free Vernon, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Indianapolis news, Indianapolis podcasts, Innocence Project, Naptown People’s Radio, Party for Socialism and Liberation, PSL Indianapolis, Vernon T. Bateman, wrongful incarceration

    Vernon T. Bateman joins the show to discuss the latest developments in his fight for exoneration.

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  • Ep. 1: Unmasking Indy’s Real Criminals: MaskOff12

    Ep. 1: Unmasking Indy’s Real Criminals: MaskOff12

    Season 2
    January 8, 2026

    Naptown People’s Radio

    ANSWER Indiana, Dani Abdullah, IATSE, IMPD, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Indianapolis news, Indianapolis podcast, Lucas Lee, MaskOff12, Naptown People’s Radio, Noah Leininger, Party for Socialism and Liberation, police terror, PSL Indianapolis, Venezuela, Yuletide Celebration

    The first episode covers MaskOff12, a new way to keep killer cops off our streets, solidarity with Venezuela, and Indy’s artistic scene.

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  • Ep. 31: Starbucks Workers and Teachers Show Who Has the Power

    Ep. 31: Starbucks Workers and Teachers Show Who Has the Power

    Season 1
    December 25, 2025

    Naptown People’s Radio

    Central Indiana DSA, Dakota Fronterhouse, Dani Abdullah, Derek Ford, Emancipatory Motions, Independent Media, Indianapolis activism, Indianapolis Liberation Center, Indianapolis Local Education Alliance, Indianapolis news, Indianapolis podcast, Indianapolis Public Schools, Lucas Lee, Naptown People’s Radio, organizing, Party for Socialism and Liberation, PSL Indianapolis, race and education, radical reconstruction, Sena Kürk, Starbucks Mass Ave, Starbucks Workers United, Türkiye, unionization

    Organizers with Starbucks Workers United remind us of the reason for the season: living wages, dignity, and justice.

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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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