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Ongoing News from the fight against misogyny, racism, homophobia, cuts in public services, restrictions on democracy as well as their root cause which is capitalism. Speeches, interviews, history, culture, and music from those struggling for a better world. Regular Episodes with news, art and perspectives posted the third Thursday of the month with Special Reports and Interviews on the other weeks of the month. All content produced by Urban Cabin Studios in South Minneapolis, MN USA.
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- Yesterday41 min
SNV Special Interview: Greens Achieve Gains
Special Interview Recorded (11/11/2026) and Uploaded Here (11/12/2026)(You can watch a video of this interview from Urban Cabin Studios here: https://youtu.be/sJkWgpO_xZE?si=JRgGa0MKtW9IEGvc )Now that the elections are over in the Unites States in this special interview I speak with the MN GREEN PARTY (https://www.mngreenparty.org/) candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor, Steve Young, and Jane Kirby. Kirby is a midwife with the Radical Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (https://csjcarondelet.org/about/). Their slogan for the election campaign was "PRO WATER. ANTI ICE." and they came in 3rd place receiving over 51 thousand votes in Minnesota in the Governor/Lt. Governor election. They got votes in every county in Minnesota and achieved Minor Party Status this election. Here we talk about what comes next, if the the so-called "Blue Wave" means anything at all and how we get politicians to do anything we want them to do in the future...Don't miss this interview.You can listen to our previous interview with these candidates here: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/snv-special-interview-steve
- 1 weeks ago1h 23m
SNV Special Interview: Update Albania
Special Interview Recorded (11/2/2026) and Uploaded Here (11/3/26)(NOTE - You can watch a video of this interview on the YouTube of Urban Cabin Studios here: https://youtu.be/vIfFCwdPjnU?si=eC8ntP7UZhhSkvqc )In this special we revisit the situation in Albania with Jurgen (https://www.instagram.com/thatsjurgen/) who previously appeared on the podcast with others from Albania to talk about the Flamingo Revolution (You can see that interview here: https://youtu.be/dJhd21Bg1MI?si=lhGL67oacKEFcuHc). Jurgen, who is currently studying in Spain, speaks about the escalation in the intensity and destructiveness of the protests in Albania in recent weeks. We also discuss what will come next once the protesters have forced the government to resign.Links to other items discussed in this podcast:Never Had A Friend Like Me - 2Pac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZpRmK2-riQ&list=RDnZpRmK2-riQ&start_radio=1 Sing for the Moment - Eminem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxwrZ1NviRUVideo/Rama in 2014 came down to dialogue with students in front of the prime minister's office: https://www.balkanweb.com/en/video-rama-ne-2014-zbriti-per-dialog-me-studentet-para-kryeministrise/#gsc.tab=0Protesting Students Boo Albanian PM Rama: https://balkaninsight.com/2014/11/13/albania-pm-booed-by-protesting-students/bi/all-balkan-countries/ 2018–2019 student protests in Albania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%932019_student_protests_in_AlbaniaJurgen at European Parliament, Brussels: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZTQsWIUW1/MEP Terry Reintke: The obstacle to the EU is corruption, not citizens who protest: https://kohajone.com/en/aktualitet/eurodeputetja-terry-reintke-pengese-per-be-ne-eshte-korrupsioni-jo-qytetaret-qe-protestojne/Albania’s Former Deputy PM Faces Sweeping Corruption Charges: https://www.tiranatimes.com/albanias-former-deputy-pm-faces-sweeping-corruption-charges/ Socialist Lawmakers Push For Legal Changes After Fatal Crash in Durres: https://albaniandailynews.com/news/socialist-lawmakers-push-for-legal-changes-after-fatal-crash-in-durr-s Fatal accident on the Durrës-Tirana highway, protesters hold 1 minute of silence: https://politiko.al/english/e-tjera/aksidenti-fatal-ne-autostraden-durres-tirane-protestuesit-mbajne-1-minut-i557605 Brenda's Got A Baby - 2Pac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRWUs0KtB-I&list=RDNRWUs0KtB-I&start_radio=1Serious case in Ferizaj: Baby born in the Emergency room toilet, dies shortly after: https://reporteri.net/en/NEWS/Serious-case-in-Ferizaj--baby-born-in-emergency-toilet-dies-shortly-after-birth/Rama Faces Challenge as Albanian Party’s ‘Eternal’ Boss: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.o
- 2 weeks ago33 min
SNV Special Report: The Built-In US War Drive - Selection 2
Special Report (10/29/2026)We start with a news item and then we turn directly to the second selection of 3 chapters from Vince Copeland's (https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/10/obituaries/vincent-copeland-77-is-dead-led-anti-war-protests-in-1960-s.html) pamphlet The Built-In U.S. War Drive (https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19460301W/The_built-in_U.S._war_drive?edition=key%3A/books/OL2480638M).If you haven't already it is worth going back and listening to the first selection - SNV Special Report: The Built-In U.S. War Drive - Selection 1: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/snv-special-report-the-builtLinks to other items discussed in this report:Kremlin Weighs U.S. Invitation for Putin to Attend G20 Summit in Miami: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/24/kremlin-weighs-us-invitation-for-putin-to-attend-g20-summit-in-miami-a93784 Bessent, Warsh kick off G20 finance meeting with growth-focused remarks: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/g20-finance-meeting-live-updates.htmlChinese Foreign Minister Confirms Xi Jinping's Autumn State Visit to U.S: https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/05/16/JRNKAHFZZJDNRBMQFLMVIET67A/List of the lengths of United States participation in wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars1953 Iranian Coup (In August 2013, the U.S. government formally acknowledged the U.S. role in the coup by releasing a bulk of previously classified government documents that show it was in charge both of the planning and of the execution of the coup.): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat How The CIA Overthrew Iran's Democracy In 4 Days: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/31/690363402/how-the-cia-overthrew-irans-democracy-in-four-days Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_NagasakiFulton Speech (Iron Curtain Speech - Churchill): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Speech Greek Civil War (US President Harry S. Truman announced that the United States would step in to support the Greek government against Communist pressure.): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Civil_War The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951 by I. F. Stone, Mark Crispin Miller: https://www.perlego.com/paid/book/2392887/the-hidden-history-of-the-korean-war-19501951-pdf?campaignid=533295631&adgroupid=1362297607735197&msclkid=4503fcc92b9213cedb909616bb6e1872&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=2.1.1.1%20DSAG*%20%7C%20US%20%7C%20ALL%20%7C%20Essential&utm_term=US&utm_content=ALL John F. Kennedy’s Warning to the Republic (He told his inner circle ‘the military are mad’ and if ‘we do what they want us to do, none of us will be alive’.): <a
- 3 weeks ago1h 10m
SNV Special Interview: We Are Balogun
Special Interview Recorded (10/13/2026) and Uploaded Here (10/22/2026)(NOTE - You can watch a video of this interview from Urban Cabin Studios here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHd6QpB-ye0 )In this interview we speak with Yafeuh Balogun who wrote the book We Are Balogun: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (You can pick up a copy of the book from the publisher here: https://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/products/we-are-balogun-a-black-lives-matter-memoir ). Contributing writers for the book Eric Balogun and Kilaika Shakur also join the conversation. The publishers website says of the book:"We Are Balogun explores the organizing journey of Guerrilla Mainframe, co-founded by Yafeuh Balogun and Erick Khafre. The movement began in 2007 under the name People's Lunch Counter (PLC) in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. The name Guerrilla Mainframe was later conceived by Seidah Williams while riding on the freeway.In the summer of 2014, in response to continued police brutality—especially the killing of Clinton Allen—Yafeuh Balogun, Rakem Balogun, and Babu Omowale co-founded the Huey P. Newton Gun Club to defend and empower the community."You Can find Guerrilla Mainframe here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/352415385095442/You can find the Huey P. Newton Gun Club here: https://hueypnewtongunclub.org/homeYou can also find the YouTube for Street Reportin W/ Yafeuh Balogun here: https://www.youtube.com/@yafeuhbaloguntheorganizer7205/featured
- 4 weeks ago42 min
One Million Memories Parsed: Socialist News And Views Episode #87 (10/15/2026)
NEWS + MUSIC + INTERVIEW: ONE MILLION MEMORIES PARSED by Brad Sigal.In the featured interview I speak with Brad Sigal who recently left Minnesota, where he had been active for a long time in political movements and the underground punk music scene, to move to Portugal. One Million Memories Parsed (Order your copy here: http://bit.ly/memoriesparsed ) is the name of Sigal's new 2021-2026 Twin Cities Underground Music Photo Book. Here we discuss what is inspiring, the journey through music to political movements and the amazing Twin Cities Undergound Music Scene. Sigal has a photography podcast called getthepicturepodcast: https://www.instagram.com/getthepicturepodcast/----NEWS:Minnesota 15 Defendant Treasure Thoreson Speaks Out [VERTICAL] (Unicorn Riot): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x4wIKN8fPFEMinnesota 15 Defendant Gabriel Van De Water Speaks Out (Unicorn Riot): https://youtu.be/ZAPC3l40XxA?si=DP3iDJ6l79VhGjA7Minnesota 15 Defendant Cameron Kennedy Speaks Out (Unicorn Riot): https://youtu.be/wnE2837DhZE?si=eyygY4TBAdXsZ8ixWhy Did the Feds Target "The Minnesota 15"? (Andy Thayer): https://youtu.be/3nXEoyYRrp8?si=e8fOfmaC70fbFvSjWhy Defend the "Minnesota 15"?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tXZurgHE7M&t=38s Minneapolis Marches Against ICE Repression (Andy Thayer): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8nTwcctZzmM Manifestation för Minnesota 15 i Stockholm den 3 oktober 2026 (Elin Gauffin, SAV): https://youtu.be/Gg1LTdZKA3o?si=AuqVy9DNGiXAmQyfManifestation för Minnesota 15 i Stockholm den 3 oktober 2026 (Milo Lindqvist, SAV): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yjPIwtONZ_gTrump Wanted Minneapolis 15 Case to Be Another Prairieland. Instead, Twin Cities Rallied Behind Anti-ICE Activists (10/12/2026): https://theintercept.com/2026/10/12/minneapolis-15-ice-protesters-prairieland-unions/Federal immigration agents raid Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home (10/12/2026): https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/reports-federal-immigration-agents-raid-rep-ilhan-omars-d-c-home Ilhan Omar Statement: https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792?s=46Trump attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar and Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at Ohio rally (10/12/2026): https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/donald-trump-attacks-ilhan-omar-abdul-el-sayed-ohio-rally-youngstown-rcna603107 INTERVIEW: R. Loon and G. Orca for Governor and Lt Governor of MN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV9wKq9DdZ8&t=2s----MUSIC: https://youtu.be/ABxcE4_iEGE?si=DiQg8jR5pvXTQpluDolly Parton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton Nine to Five (1980): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_(film)----<b
- Oct 8, 202639 min
SNV Special Interview: US Imposed War On Iran Through An MMT Lens
Special Interview Recorded (9/29/2026) and Uploaded Here (10/8/2026)In this interview we speak with the Founder of the Non-Profit, Real Progressives, Steven Grumbine. He has a history studying Economics and Hosts the Podcast Macro N Cheese (https://macroncheese.captivate.fm/) as well as a study group Macro 'n Chill (you can find more info about it on the Substack here: https://realprogressives.substack.com/) which meet online at the intersection of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and Marxism-Leninism. Grumbine is a Marxist-Leninist. We last spoke with Steven Grumbine in February of this year on - SNV Special Interview: Modern Monetary Theory And Marxism: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews/snv-special-interview-modernHere are links to some of the other items discussed in this interview: Finding The Money (2023): https://tubitv.com/movies/100041836/finding-the-money?utm_campaign=web-sharing&utm_source=web-social-copyUS has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say (8/5/2026): https://www.reuters.com/world/us-has-used-virtually-all-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-2026-08-04/Exclusive: US Patriot missile stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say (8/27/2026): https://apnews.com/article/patriot-missiles-iran-war-russia-ukraine-trump-09c7d8030a2e11fbd8ee3f7176b3f2d4 Is US running short of weapons amid Iran war? Pentagon report flags missile shortfalls, supply bottlenecks (9/15/2026): https://www.livemint.com/news/world/is-us-running-short-of-weapons-amid-iran-war-pentagon-report-flags-missile-shortfalls-supply-bottlenecks-11789460222601.htmlU.S. is running low on advanced defensive missiles — and it could take years to recover (9/6/2026): https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/u-running-low-advanced-defensive-100000520.htmlSelections from the Prison Notebooks by Antonio Gramsci (1971): https://archive.org/details/AntonioGramsciSelectionsFromThePrisonNotebooks/mode/2up Bacon's Rebellion (1676 to 1677): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_RebellionThis video is From Urban Cabin Studios: https://www.instagram.com/urbancabinstudios/For Socialist News And Views: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews
- Oct 1, 202626 min
SNV Special Interview: Book Spine Universe
Special Interview Recorded (9/28/2026) and Uploaded Here (10/1/2026)(NOTE: You can watch a video of this interview on the YouTube for Urban Cabin Studios here: https://youtu.be/tqOWbcMts8U?si=UuqmyUVx5ML057ez )In this special we speak Sinazo Zoe Ngxabani of Kosmik Konversations (https://www.youtube.com/@TheBookSpineUniverse) and The Book Spine Universe (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589514692444) and with Lucas Alan Dietsche, Author, Artist, Historian and recent edition to the Central Ecosystem of Book Spine Universe. Ngxabani in South Africa and Dietsche in Minneapolis. We talk about all things Book Spine Universe and all things Book Spine Universe related. You can reach out to Book Spine Universe at the following emails:thebookspineuniverse(at symbol)gmail.compassthebooksa(at symbol)gmail.com----Links to other items discussed in this podcast:Book Spine Universe on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61589514692444Kosmik Konversations with Zoe (Powered by The Book Spine Universe): https://www.youtube.com/@TheBookSpineUniverseYlang-Ylang Socialism: Ali Soilihi, Maoism, and Socialist Comoros 1975-1978: https://iaintyourmarionettepress.com/products/ylang-ylang-socialism-ali-soilihi-maoism-and-socialist-comoros-1975-1978Kosmik Konversations with Zoe powered by the Book Spine Universe with Author Lucas Alan Dietsche: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQKXQyrwcIMarten Hoyle: The Spectral Marionette (on iaintyourmarionette Press): https://www.iaintyourmarionette.com/our-authors/marten-hoyleA Glimpse Beyond the Veil by Rick Powell: https://iaintyourmarionettepress.com/products/a-glimpse-beyond-the-veilRafik Romdhani: The tell-tale heart of Marionette's (on iaintyourmarionette Press): https://www.iaintyourmarionette.com/our-authors/rafik-romdhaniVarshnee Joseph (Author of the Week/The Brave Pencil): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1441198871384843/posts/1539036898267706/Back a Buddy - Pass The Book SA Initiative: https://www.facebook.com/61589337253740/posts/we-have-launched-a-back-a-buddy-campaign-to-raise-funds-to-purchase-books-to-don/122107052085311241/From Urban Cabin Studios: https://www.instagram.com/urbancabinstudios/For Socialist News And Views: https://soundcloud.com/socialistnewsandviews
- Sep 24, 202627 min
SNV Special Report: Carbondale, IL Part 4
Special Report (9/24/2026)Coal Kitchen plays in Carbondale in 1972. May Day Fest, a music festival set to take place in 1970 never happens. And a whole bunch of cool musicians, some better known than others, pass through the area around Southern Illinois University in the 50s, 60s, 70s and even today.Links to items covered in this special:1972: Coal Kitchen band, part 1: https://youtu.be/O2UwIY6FQaM?si=vyJN4pbt-iFOtYO_1972, Coal Kitchen, part 2: https://youtu.be/wTc_2pHfFus?si=SoqmPvlgurUaAALECoal Kitchen, 1972, part 3: https://youtu.be/5QRxvf2f-k0?si=gzNEY4NNijzu71KrCoal Kitchen (The Metro St. Louis Live Music Historical Society): https://www.stlmusicyesterdays.com/Coal%20Kitchen.htmWomen’s Music (The New Yorker By Ellen Willis June 17, 1974): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1974/06/24/womens-musicRock Festival in Illinois, Like Many Others Now, Meets Bitter Community Hostility ( The New York Times by J. Anthony Lukas April 27, 1970): https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/27/archives/rock-festival-in-illinois-like-many-others-now-meets-bitter.htmlCoal Kitchen-Got Your Love For Good.mp3: https://www.stlmusicyesterdays.com/Coal%20Kitchen-Got%20Your%20Love%20for%20Good.mp3 REO Speedwagon on Carbonale PBS in the fall of 1971: https://www.facebook.com/GaryRichrathGuitarLegend/videos/500725908849790Frankie Trumbauer - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue See (1946): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFF8E0AXcxs&list=RDWFF8E0AXcxs&start_radio=1Music Video: Big Twist "300 Pounds of Heavenly Joy" 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whgbBxuT9wo&list=RDwhgbBxuT9wo&start_radio=1 Music Historicity | Carbondale linked to musicians who have gone far in the industry (Sept 15, 2021): https://thesouthern.com/life-entertainment/music/music-historicity-carbondale-linked-to-musicians-who-have-gone-far-in-the-industry/article_bc6f91e0-6e13-5ade-bd0b-a6effaca711b.htmlCoal Kitchen - Bumpin' In The Kitchen [Sunday, 1975]: https://youtu.be/xUkxHtcXvbw?si=jde_CcAsUi3oliXC
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