In this episode I’m joined by Jordan and Prince from The Dugout Podcast for a deep conversation about Black anarchism, radical education, and building community power beyond the state. We talk about what it means to reject authority while reclaiming care, history, and survival. This isn’t theory for theory’s sake—it’s about practice, archives, and keeping each other alive in a world that would rather see us erased. We also get into the ways Eurocentric leftist traditions can fail to meet the needs of marginalized communities, and how Black anarchist thought offers a path grounded in real histories of resistance. This one covers a lot—from revolutionary schools and zines to abolitionist organizing and the role of podcasts in liberatory education.

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From ICE detentions to AI layoffs, defunded libraries to RCMP scandals, nothing about this week’s headlines says “progress.” In the first episode of Loose Wires, Cory and AncomSciComm break down five stories that show how power protects itself, no matter who’s in charge. We talk about the illusion of change under Canada’s new PM, the deepening crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices, and the slow hollowing out of public life across North America.

Our stories

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may/03/mohsen-mahdawi-trump-deportations

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3400195/nypd-protester-ice-deportation-case/

https://www.businessinsider.com/duolingo-ceo-how-ai-will-be-used-performance-reviews-headcount-2025-4

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/22/nx-s1-5364825/small-and-rural-libraries-are-feeling-the-cuts-from-president-trumps-executive-order

https://cfjctoday.com/2025/03/10/b-c-mountie-tells-hearing-that-dark-humour-in-group-chats-was-to-relieve-stress-2/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/may/03/mark-carney-canada-prime-minister

https://www.nptrust.org/philanthropic-resources/philanthropist/flooding-and-tornadoes-impact-the-midwest-and-south-a-donors-guide-to-helping-those-in-need/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/28/first-edition-just-stop-oil-legacy

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Why do action movies feel so unsatisfying lately? In this episode, I talk with Chris from It Had to Be Said about how pop culture trains us to cheer for the status quo — whether it’s vigilante cops, billionaire superheroes, or government-backed soldiers.

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