The People's Republic of Astoria -- A Six-Episode Limited Series Podcast, Coming October 23rd.

How did a sleepy neighborhood in northwest Queens become the nation's preeminent socialist stronghold?

This is a story about how a group of hardworking, regular people transformed their neighborhood in just seven short years.

It's a story of mutual aid networks, of volunteers, of journalists, activists, and locals who would become politicians. As told by the people who did it, "The People's Republic of Astoria" is a rare inside look into a grassroots movement. Narrated by 15-year local (and former freelance journalist) Tim Donovan, this limited series is a comprehensive explanation of how a neighborhood can take back its destiny from politicians -- and write its own story along the way.

Part road-map, part ethnography, "The People's Republic of Astoria" is a behind-the-scenes narrative of how a movement grows, survives, and expands -- across the biggest city in the United States.

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