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329, Researcher Alex Nelson on the collective nature of the housing crisis in Canada
01/08/2026 | 30 mins.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 ground. Alex speaks to the active policy decisions by successive Liberal and Conservative governments who have failed not only to address the crisis but have propelled the depths of the crisis in the context of the financialization of housing.
Thank you to researcher and educator Jayne Malenfant for making this connection originally.
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 - Thursdays 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 - Tuesdays at 4pm
CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am- 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 wanting to see expressed more widely which is around the ways that the experiences of thousands of activists and human rights observers from both Canada and the US impacted cultures in those respective countries.
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 - Thursdays 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 - Tuesdays at 4pm
CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am - 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 vaccum but within a historical context and in many ways a trajectory of US power dating back to the Spanish-American war in the late 19th century. Critically Miguel I think offers some important insights and ideas as to the challenges that the Latin American left faces right now.
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 - Thursdays 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 - Tuesdays at 4pm
CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am 326, Artist Sam Gould speaks on community action challenging ICE in Minneapolis
15/07/2026 | 30 mins.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 involved in the intersections of the arts and social movements and teaches at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Sam lives in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, just blocks away from where ICE agents killed Renee Good.
Thank you to my friend Joseph Sannicandro for making the connection.
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 - Thursdays 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 - Tuesdays at 4pm
CHMA 106.9 FM in Sackville, New Brunswick - Tuesdays at 10am
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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.
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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 11am
CJLO 1690 AM in Montreal - Wednesdays 8am
CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg - Tuesdays 8am
CFRC 101.9FM 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
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