Free City Radio
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Free City Radio explores the intersection of social activism and the arts.The weekly show features interviews on contemporary political currents in Montréal, Canada and around the world, highlighting creative voices involved in struggles for transformative social change. This Free City Radio page also features contemporary music mixes contributed to stations around the world. Free City Radio's 30 minute weekly program is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11amCJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8amCKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pmCFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30amCFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7amMet Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30amCKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pmCJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pmCHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am
Episodes
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Cultural workers for Palestine - Leila Marshy
On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from author Leila Marshy who speaks on the collective book project "Razing Palestine: Punishing Solidarity and Dissent in Canada." The book is described this way: "For two years, the world watched in horror as 2 million people on 140…
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342, Safa Chebbi on the sustaining political meaning of Gaza encampments in Montreal
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Palestinian solidarity organizer Safa Chebbi who speaks about the sustaining political relevance and impact of a series of Gaza solidarity encampments in Montreal over the last years. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and...
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341, Sound artist scholar Nicola Di Croce on the sonic language of gentrification
This discussion with scholar and sound artist Nicola Di Croce looks at the ways that we can understand the role that sound plays in our collective conception of space. This discussion looks at the ways that we define certain types of sound as discordant and how a conception of force silence as...
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Anti-AI Organizing and Cultural Resistance from São Paulo to Montréal, recorded at Brique par Brique
Audio recorded at an event on October 12, 2026 in Montreal called "Anti-AI Organizing and Cultural Resistance from São Paulo to Montréal." This audio is edited to be broadcast on community and online radio stations globally. It has aired on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal on Friday, Oct. 23 at 11am. The...
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340, Activist scholar Max Haiven on fascism in our time and building left infrastructure
This interview is part of a series of exchanges aimed to bring together different scholars in thinking through the ways that progressive movements and left activism can address the question of infrastructure in this time of fascism in the US and beyond. The series is about addressing the...
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339, Stephanie Manriquez on Lumpen Radio, community airwaves in Chicago
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Stephanie Manriquez who speaks on Lumpen Radio, a community radio project in Chicago. The discussion revolves around the importance of multi-linguistic broadcasting at a time of fascist policies being adopted in the US and the attacks on different...
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338, Artist Kriss Li speaks on prisoner justice struggles across borders
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the first in a two part series that looks at prisoner justice struggles in Canada and beyond. Kriss Li, who was also involved for years in the Prisoner Correspondence Project - a collective based out of Montreal that seeks to support queer/trans inmates...
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Art in Action interview - Jarrett Martineau
A set of two conversations between Indigenous musician and scholar Jarrett Martineau and Stefan Christoff. These conversations illustrate a range of focal points that revolve around the exchange between two artists actively engaged with anti-colonial movements across many years. In April 2025...
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337, Olivia Dumas on prisoner justice struggles beyond walls in Canada
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the first in a two part series that looks at prisoner justice struggles in Canada and beyond. Olivia Dumas, who was involved for years in the Prisoner Correspondence Project - a collective based out of Montreal that seeks to support queer/trans inmates...
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Monthly AlHara mixtape راديو الحارة
A monthly mixtape for Radio AlHara, airing Sept. 27, 2026 Tracks and excerpts from these albums: Thresholds (Featuring Marcus Vale) by Paul Finlay Tomorrow, we'll know by Space Mountain Live at Casa del Lago by Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff Mastodonian by Marion/Mucci Flowers Not Bombs by...
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336, Eric Shragge on labour organizing on the political margins and launching the IWC
This interview with Eric Shragge is a part of a two part series focused on the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal. These recordings aim to create a reference point of the perspectives of some of the co-founders of an important workers centre in Canada. For more information on archival / oral...
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335, Tess Tesalona on the launching of the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal
This interview with Tess Tesalona is a part of a two part series focused on the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal. These recordings aim to create a reference point of the perspectives of some of the co-founders of an important workers centre in Canada. For more information on archival / oral...
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Cultural workers for Palestine - Graham Arendse (Boeta Gee) in Cape Town
On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from Graham Arendse (Boeta Gee) in Cape Town speaking about independent cultural work in the post-apartheid context in South Africa. Graham offers reflections on the ways that artists in South Africa also have been mobilizing and speaking...
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334, Nancy Durán Orizaba speaks on cultural work in the centre and margins of Mexico City today
Nancy Durán Orizaba speaks on cultural work in the centre and margins of Mexico City today. Nancy worked for sometime as the coordinator of the Casa Rafael Galván, a cultural center operated by the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in Mexico City. This space prioritized the voices of...
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333, José Cortés Ortega on alternative cultural venues in Mexico City today
José Cortés Ortega speaks on alternative cultural venues in Mexico City today. This interview is part of the TRANSBORDAR series focused on the voices of independent cultural workers in Mexico City. José was a founding member of the alternative music venue 316centro in the heart of Mexico City....
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332, CERRUCHA on Feminist cultural work today in Mexico
CERRUCHA speaks on the intersections of cultural worker and organizing in relation to Feminist movements in Mexico today. This interview is part of a series focused on the voices of cultural workers today in Mexico City. This series has also been published as a zine, called TRANSBORDAR, during…
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331, Cinthya García Leyva on alternative cultural work today in Mexico City
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the second in a series of 5 interviews with cultural workers in Mexico City. This series has also been published as a zine, TRANSBORDAR, during the Suoni per il Popolo festival in 2026 in Montreal. Cinthya García Leyva speaks on alternative cultural…
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330, Diego Aguirre Fernández on Radio Nopal
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the first in a series of 5 interviews with cultural workers in Mexico City. This series has also been published as a zine, TRANSBORDAR, during the Suoni per il Popolo festival in 2026 in Montreal. The first in the series is with Diego Aguirre Fernández...
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Art in Action interview - Laura Ortman
On this edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from Indigenous composer and musician Laura Ortman. Laura is a key voice within the contemporary Indigenous music worlds of Turtle Island today. Laura is a White Mountain Apache, originally from East Fork, Arizona, who grew up outside…
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Cultural workers for Palestine - Atiyyah Khan in Cape Town
A conversation with cultural worker, music selector and writer Atiyyah Khan speaking in Cape Town, South Africa. Atiyyah speaks on the interconnections between struggle in South Africa and Palestine, today and in the past. Listen to a mix by Atiyyah on Stegi radio here:...
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329, Researcher Alex Nelson on the collective nature of the housing crisis in Canada
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear directly from Alex Nelson, a frontline housing researcher in London, Ontario who is actively working to bridge the social and economic gaps between the many researchers looking at the crisis along with those holding direct frontline experience on the...
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328, Alexander Aviña on counter narratives for US Latin American relations
On this edition of Free City Radio we feature a long format conversation with Latin American historian Alexander Aviña. Alex speaks about the current US neo-colonial designs for the region, but how that exists in a historical context. Also Alex critically speaks to a topic that I have been…
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A joint mixtape with Marionette label for Radio AlHara
A joint mixtape with the Marionette label for Radio AlHara. Learn more about the label here: https://marionettelabel.bandcamp.com/
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327, Miguel Tinker Salas on Latin America, the left and US imperialism
On this edition of Free City Radio we will hear a conversation with professor and author focused on Latin America, Miguel Tinker Salas. Miguel speaks specifically in this exchange on the complexities of addressing the current wave of US neo-imperialism in Latin America as occurring not in a…
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326, Artist Sam Gould speaks on community action challenging ICE in Minneapolis
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear directly from artist and scholar Sam Gould, a community voice in Minnesota who speaks on the realities of the ICE raids under the Trump administration as they impacted Minneapolis and particularly the area of the city, Powderhorn Park. Sam has long been...
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Cultural workers for Palestine - Dima Abu Sbeitan on Seeds of Hope
On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine, for July 2026, we hear from Palestinian artist and community organizer Dima Abu Sbeitan who speaks on the Seeds of Hope initiative in Gaza. This project is supported by the Gaza is the moral compass benefit album that is out on Beacon Sound:...
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325, Reviving Gaza mutual aid
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Ghassan Ghaben, who is Palestinian and was born in Gaza, is the co-founder of Reviving Gaza, a mutual aid group set up to help displaced Palestinian families. He runs the group with his sister Amal and a network of volunteers inside the strip....
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Art in Action interview - KMRU
On the July 2026 edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from Berlin-based sound artist and musician KMRU. For more information visit: https://kmru.info Stefan Christoff produces this artist interview series, Art in Action, the theme music is by Anarchist Mountains. This program...
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324, AI and systemic violence against migrants in Canada
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the third in a series of a three programs that gather and present audio recordings from Montreal at the Civil Society Summit on the AI Industry, an event co-convened by the Council of Canadians. The voices featured in this project are: Gabriel...
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323, Voices signal warnings in Canada on AI injustice and environmental impacts
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the second in a series of a three programs that gather and present audio recordings from Montreal at the Civil Society Summit on the AI Industry, an event co-convened by the Council of Canadians. On this edition we hear from Cynthia Khoo, a technology…
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322, Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation shares an Indigenous critique on AI in Canada
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear the first in a three part series that draws from a set of recordings done in Montreal at the Civil Society Summit on the AI Industry, an event co-convened by the Council of Canadians. Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation offers an Indigenous...
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321, Gaetan Heroux on housing justice organizing in Toronto
In this conversation with community organizer Gaetan Heroux we get a contemporary window into housing justice organizing in Toronto. Gaetan speaks specifically about the 230 Fight Back campaign, but also more generally on the impacts of extreme housing injustice in Toronto as it relates to wealth...
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Art in Action interview - Christine White on the PedalBox Gallery
On this edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from artist practitioner Christine White who speaks on the PedalBox Gallery project. This is a mobile art gallery that can move around the city as a bike trailer, stopping at various points, including public parks and squares. It is a...
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Cultural workers for Palestine - Lena El-Malak on Stolen Nation
On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from Lena El-Malak author of Stolen Nation: The Right to Reparation of Palestinian Refugees. This book is critically important and creatively brings together a constellation of different ideas around articulating the legal right of...
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320, Emile YX? on hip-hop culture and collective memory in South Africa
In this conversation with Emile YX? we discuss on hip-hop culture and collective memory in South Africa. Emile goes back into his experience building up the Black Noise project in the context of apartheid and the ongoing challenges across generations in South Africa to continue to struggle for…
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319, Eric Roberts on tenant union organizing in Ottawa
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Eric Roberts a voice from Bank Block Tenants who speaks about the specifics of tenant organizing within downtown Ottawa, specifically on Bank street. Eric details the organizing that took place between tenants to fight a local eviction within the...
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318, Educator Brian Aboud reflects on increasing administrative repression in academic institutions
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from educator, researcher and author Brian Aboud, who teaches at Vanier college in Montreal speaking about the heightening of administrative repression taking place within academic institutions. Brian places this within a context of understanding how…
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317, Brodie Conley on financialization in music and the cultural violence it entails
This is an important conversation with cultural worker Brodie Conley who breaks down the ways that financialization in music is taking place and the cultural violence it entails. Brodie speaks about the ways that this fans out through both digital streaming platforms and the ways that it works to...
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316, Samer Jaber on the intergenerational arc of grassroots Palestinian organizing for justice
In this conversation with Samer Jaber who offers reflections on understanding this global moment of Palestine solidarity organizing as connected to an intergenerational arc of grassroots Palestine organizing for justice in occupied Palestine. Samer is a researcher, activist and columnist for Al...
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315, Leandro Lanfredi speaks on organizing oil workers in Brazil for climate justice
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Leandro Lanfredi who speaks on organizing oil workers in Brazil for climate justice. This conversation takes place in the context of the massive mobilization that happened in Belém, Brazil during the UN climate summit in fall 2025. The music track…
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Art in Action interview - Artist Amanda Gutiérrez
On the May 2026 edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from artist Amanda Gutiérrez. Amanda speaks about sound walk collaborations with collectives across the hemisphere, particularly in Latin America. Amanda brings an intersectional critique to the experience and practice of…
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314, Pedro Gama speaks on climate justice voices and Livraria Travessia in Belém, Brazil
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from Brazilian bookshop owner and content coordinator Pedro Gama who speaks on climate justice voices and Livraria Travessia in Belém, Brazil. This interview was recorded right after the UN Climate Summit took place in Belém in fall 2025 and it offers…
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313, Filmmaker Noam Gonick on Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from filmmaker Filmmaker Noam Gonick on Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance. View the film PARADE through the NFB at the link below. Also to note that I first came across this film project within the context of my work with the Cinema Politica...
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Radio Beyond Colonial Borderlines / Radio más allá de las fronteras coloniales
Radio más allá de las fronteras coloniales / Radio Beyond Colonial Borderlines / La radio sans frontières coloniales Hoy, a las 14:00 (hora de Ciudad de México, 16:00 hora de Montreal), se transmitirá una charla del fundador de @radionopal, Diego Aguirre Fernández @holadiego, que sucedio en la...
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Cultural workers for Palestine - The Lost Paintings Project
On the April 2026 edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear about The Lost Paintings Project with two of the project co-curators, Jolle Tomb and Haidi Motola. The project is described this way: "The Lost Paintings, a Prelude to Return is an imagined recreation of the last exhibition held…
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Art in Action interview - Clément Libes from the band BRUIT ≤
On the April 2026 edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from Clément Libes from the band BRUIT ≤. This interview addresses some of the key themes that the band has looked at within their latest album The Age Of Ephemerality. After the interview we hear the track "Ephemeral."...
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312, Filmmaker Michael T. Workman on The Encampments
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a conversation with filmmaker Michael T. Workman who speaks about the documentary film The Encampments. This film explores and addresses the wide range of Gaza solidarity encampments across cities in North America (Turtle Island) particularly in New York...
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311, Voices of Palestine solidarity movement in Montreal
On this edition of Free City Radio we hear a window into the Palestine solidarity movement in Montreal. Recorded at the launch of a zine publication that highlighted the voices of participants in the ongoing protests in Montreal, reflected also in cities around the world, of the Palestine...
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310, Scholar Rachel Rosen speaks on organizing an exhibit of Gazan children artwork in London
In this conversation with scholar Rachel Rosen, who works at the University College London, we hear about the process and ideas surrounding the organizing of an exhibit of Gazan children artwork in London. This interview is interesting particularly because it outlines the process of organizing…
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309, Palestinian artists reflect on the founding of Radio AlHara
This is a conversation with Elias Anastas, Yazan Khalili and Saeed Abu-Jaber, three Palestinian artists who are co-founders of the vibrant and critically important Radio AlHara project in occupied Palestine. This initiative is both local and global, based in Palestine but airing internationally...
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Free City Radio explores the intersection of social activism and the arts.The weekly show features interviews on contemporary political currents in Montréal, Canada and around the world, highlighting creative voices involved in struggles for transformative social change. This Free City Radio page also features contemporary music mixes contributed to stations around the world. Free City Radio's 30 minute weekly program is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on :CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11amCJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Thursdays 8amCKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pmCFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30amCFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7amMet Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30amCKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pmCJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Tuesdays at 4pmCHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am
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