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• 295, Nicolas Montgermont on sonic environments and challenging the tech infrastructure of hegemony

  On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from sound artist and activist Nicolas Montgermont. Nicolas shares reflections on the ways that projects he has worked on aim to challenge the frameworks of hegemony that are expressed through technological infrastructures. Also Nicolas speaks about the dynamics of contemporary art networks and political activism in France, offering a critique on a lack of connection that is in fact needed in the contemporary context of political crisis. Learn more about Nicolas's work here: https://nimon.org/en There is an excerpt at the end of the program from a work released on Long Waves Scan an album by Nicolas Montgermont out on Dinzu Artefacts, info: https://dinzuartefacts.bandcamp.com/album/long-waves-scan This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

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• Art in Action interview - Artist Marina Mardas on Postmortem issue

  On the Dec. 2025 edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear from cultural worker Marina Mardas in Paris. Marina speaks about a major cultural publication project POSTMORTEM. This interview addresses the social, political and cultural context for a publication that aims to lift up alternative experiences in the European context and beyond. This publication illustrates through the artistic content a challenge to persisting western European claims around the reality of a common universal experience set. The project is described this way: "Through essays, poetry, interviews, and contemporary art, Postmortem dissects and illustrates the present in order to reimagine our future." Learn more about Postmortem here: https://www.instagram.com/postmortemissue Stefan Christoff produces this artist interview series, Art in Action, the theme music is by Anarchist Mountains. This program broadcasts monthly on: Radio AlHara, Palestine On the first Friday of each month at 5:30pm in Bethlehem and 10:30am eastern time (radioalhara.net) CKUT 90.3 FM, Montréal On the third Friday of each month at 11am (ckut.ca) CJLO 1690 AM, Montreal On the second Thursday of each month at 8am. (cjlo.com)

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• Cultural workers for Palestine - Kazdoura

  On this edition of Cultural workers for Palestine we hear from the band KAZDOURA كزدورة. This interview speaks to the complexities of the ways that diaspora communities impact the music scene in western cities like Toronto, where diasporas are reshaping contemporary music. Also we speak about the ways that Arabic language music projects have started to reshaped contemporary discussion about Palestine within music communities. This interview series hosted by Stefan Christoff airs on the first Monday of each month on Radio AlHara at 5:30pm, Palestine time, 10:30am eastern time. Also this series airs on CKUT 90.3 FM on the third Friday of each month at 11:30am. To listen in on Radio AlHara visit : radioalahra.net

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• 294, Researcher Michael Ekers on The Great Land Grab project and colonialism in Canada

  On this edition of Free City Radio we hear from educator and researcher Michael Ekers who speaks on The Great Land Grab research project and colonialism in Canada today. This is a look at the ways that finance capital and contemporary investment market mechanisms are directly involved in undercutting Indigenous land rights today in British Columbia. More info on a project that Michael works on, The Great Land Grab, can be found here: https://www.greatlandgrab.com Thank you to researcher and writer Kevin Skerrett for suggesting this feature interview. This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan Christoff and broadcasts on: CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal - Wednesdays at 11am CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am, Fridays 1:30pm CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston - Wednesdays 11:30am CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria - Saturdays 7am Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto - Fridays at 5:30am CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa - Tuesdays at 2pm CJSF 90.1 FM in Vancouver - Thursdays at 4:30pm CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am

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• Climate justice voices in Belém, Tyrone Scott, from War on Want on the Belém Action Mechanism

  In this discussion recorded in Belém, Brazil, we hear the perspective of Tyrone Scott, campaigner at War on Want, who was involved in the push for the Belém Action Mechanism for Just Transition that was established at the COP summit in Brazil in Nov. 2025. This was an important focus point for climate justice campaigners at the COP summit who were involved in actions and interventions around the event. Learn more about the context around this and the Belém Action Mechanism for Just Transition, here: https://climatenetwork.org/resource/discussion-paper-belem-action-mechanism-october-2025/ Learn more about War on Want here: https://waronwant.org

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