The Circled A

On The Circled A is Agent Bristly Pioneer of the Space Hijackers. We talk about the antics the group got up to such as driving a militart tank across London to protest against the global arms trade.

Phil has taught literature at several universities including Oxford and London, and literary journalism M.A in creative writing at Bath. Phil’s writings include 'City of the Beast: The London of Aleister Crowley'. On this episode we will be talking about Phil’s book titled ‘Austin Osman Spare, The Life and Legend of London’s Lost Artist.’ 

Yodet interviews MP Jeremy Corbyn about current political affairs, the philosophy of change, The British class system and more.

Jay Ponti is a grassroots political writer, organiser, activist trainer and consultant who has participated in some of the most important social movements of the last decade, including Occupy Wall Street, Standing Rock, and Bernie Sanders campaigns.

Kajsa Ekis Ekman returns on The Circled A, we talk about the current state of Feminism. What has the impact of Classism, Imperialist denialism syndrome, Conservative backlash and Queer Theory had on Feminist critique. Ekman is Author of ‘Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self (2013).’ And ‘On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman (2022).’ Kajsa is a Marxist Feminist based in Stockholm Sweden.

Naturopath Jacob E Diaz & Dr Marizelle Arce challange some mainstream health beliefs on this episode. Dr. Marizelle Arce is a naturopathic doctor, medical anthropologist, and leading voice in terrain-based medicine.Naturopath Diaz began studying Natural Medicine/Health in 2019 and helped create a Bio-Terrain online school (The End Of Covid).

Naturopath Jacob E Diaz & Dr Marizelle Arce challange some mainstream health beliefs on this episode. Dr. Marizelle Arce is a naturopathic doctor, medical anthropologist, and leading voice in terrain-based medicine.Naturopath Diaz began studying Natural Medicine/Health in 2019 and helped create a Bio-Terrain online school (The End Of Covid).

Yodet interviews Stephen Gerringer of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. This show will interpret The Hero’s, and Maureen Murdock’s The Heroine’s, Journey. In the context of Activism, The Occult and Esoteric teachings.Music by; Tom Paxton – ‘What Did You Learn in School Today?’. And Woody Guthrie; ‘All You Fascists Bound To Lose’.

American Anarchist author Michael Albert joins Yodette to talk about the question of what economics looks like in an anarchist society. We also pay tribute to former Black Panther, Assata Shakur.Music by Lesblackwellmusic.

Blakians street scholars Stephen Micalef’ and Helen Elwes..… join me today to talk about Blake. Steve started the Brixton Poets – a free, weekly poetry night in the city back in the mid 80’s to the mid 90’s . Helen is a visual artist. And they both Directors of the William Blake congregation.Music; ‘Let The Slave’ by Mike Westbrook, The Westbrook Blake(1980). ‘Nutopia’ by Meg Lee Chin – album ‘Piece and Love’.

A two part interview with social media American anarchist Anark & Canadian anarchist Re_Education_Shorts. We talk Revolution, social change, And the recent American immigration raids. We also cover a range of anarchist theory. In part two Yodet reflects on the recent absurd rise of British Nationalism in 2025.

A two part interview with social media American anarchist Anark & Canadian anarchist Re_Education_Shorts. We talk Revolution, social change, And the recent American immigration raids. We also cover a range of anarchist theory.

This episode features rebellious voices, old and new. Yodet explores the cultural significance of public figures such as Kneecap, Bob Marley, Sinead O’Connor, Abbie Hoffman, Ice Cube, John Lennon & Yoko Ono.Also featuring is poet Grassy Noel reading a poem by DJ Próvaí in Irish.

Author Philip Franses joins Yodet in the studio. Franses studied mathematics at Oxford, and has designed intelligent software for a variety of organizations. Philip is the cofounder of ‘The Flow Partnership’, through which he creates platforms for communities to share their knowledge with each other, helping them restore water to its vital place within the cycles of nature.We discusses Philip’s co-authored book, ‘The Language of Water: Ancient Techniques and Community Stories for a Water Secure Future’. A holistic thinking and teaching to address global challenges through multistakeholder processes.We also talk about German play write and scientist Goethe and his participatory view of science and how it applies to a state of being.

'We feature an interview with anarchist activist and author Paul Cudenec. We talk about the Anti Globalist movement, big pharma, scientism, Gaza, anarchist principles and more! With some insights from the late Terence Mckenna on the role of the Artist as Rome burns.Music by Neon Space Dogs'

We discover the history of May Day. The Pagan and the labor movements.The Circled A interviews a member behind Past Tense. Past Tense is a project exploring working class, subversive, esoteric, underground history and geography of London.Poetry from Noel Grassy Macken.Yodet Gherez (Conceptual Artist and host of the Circled A) does a reading from the book Warlike, Howling, Pure by Areion.

Joining me is guest Sophie Scott-Brown. Sophie is a modern intellectual historian and philosopher specialising in direct democracy. Her research interests is in modern European political thought, Anarchism, and the history of education. Her historical work on left-wing politics, especially the post-war British left, has earned her widespread recognition.

We explore the nature of Jewish and Christian (which was it’s predecessor)Zionist ideolgy, and how the Capitalists, Far Right and NeoCon’s have also come to embrace it. Yodet interviews Tony Greenstein. A British left-wing activist, writer, Anti-fascist, former squatter, and founding member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Greenstein is opposed to Zionism which he says is a racist and supremacist ideology.’

The Rebel City group features on this week’s episode. Yodet interviews two members of the London based anarcho/socialist collective. We discuss anarchist theory and the types of inspiring organsing they do. You’ll have a better understanding of anarchist philosophy in action by the end of this show.

On the first Circled A show of 2025, Yodet Gherez is joined by American magical realism genre author Susan Wands. Susan is a former actor now writer, and a tarot enthusiast. We delve into the world of Pamela Colman Smith (creator of the best-selling tarot, the Waite Smith deck), who’s based on Susan’s first book, Magician and Fool, in the Arcana Oracle Series, creator of the best-selling tarot, the Waite Smith deck.

On the Circled A is John Constable! John is known as a Writer / Performer / ‘Shaman of Crossbones Graveyard’. He is an English playwright, poet, activist and author of The Southwark Mysteries. He also goes by the name John Crow. A shamanic alter-ego. Yodet will also do a reading from an anonymous anarchist, comments on Luigi Mangione (the man charged with murder in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson). We air the New Zealand's parliament indigenous Haka protest agaist the controversial bill that proposes to radically alter how New Zealand’s treaty between Māori and the crown is interpreted. Also we feature an unreleased song called ‘Elbow Grease’ from the album ‘Incidental Games’ by the band ‘Secluded Bronte’.

On the show we feature an interview with artist Bob Parks exploring Performance Art. Yodet also look’s at the influence of anarchism in art movements.

On this show I interview Dee, a holistic practioner of various forms of healing. We discuss prejudice negative interpretations of the dark-within mysticism and spiritual culture, we find out more about the affordable workshops she runs, why good health is a poltical class issue, and more! We also include a ‘what is anarcho-socialism’ monologue and a poetry reading of ‘Prison City.’

An exclusive interview with Professor Jane Somerville professor of cardiology.During her career that spanned over 40 years, Jane worked at both the National Heart Hospital and the Royal Brompton, helping to establish the grown up congenital heart disease service (GUCH) at both hospitals.Jane became the second woman to enter the Paediatric Cardiology Hall of Fame, founded the GUCH Patients Association (later renamed the Somerville Heart Foundation) and the inaugural World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology. Now in retirement, she is dedicating her time campaigning with whistleblowing practising doctors, in the uk who have found themselves centre stage of a widespread culture of institualised coverup, that stretches from their places of work, up to the highest levels of power.