Interviews

Ezra Brain interviewed me on Monday (3/29/2021) for a piece he's writing for Left Voice. This is the unedited interview that we recorded. We covered a lot of ground, from popular education to the music industry to eviction defense, and I was mostly coherent, I think.

Ezra Brain interviews David Rovics for Left Voice

Food Not Bombs cofounder Keith McHenry and I were on the radio show, Flashpoints, on KPFA last Friday, talking about stopping the sweeps of tent encampments across the country, police torture, and other subjects.  Here's the show, archived for posterity.

KPFA

Flashpoints with me and Keith McHenry

Before I hit the road for the tour I'm on currently, professor Layne Hartsell conducted this extended interview with me, mostly about my analysis of certain aspects of history and current events that I've been writing about a lot lately.

Democracy in the US Today with David Rovics

I was Wes Brain's guest for his weekly radio show, the Brain Labor Report, on KSKQ in southern Oregon on the morning of January 26th, 2021.

Wes Brain interviews David Rovics on KSKQ Radio

Chris Cook interviewed me for his radio show/podcast, mostly about Spotify, free speech, and Canadian truckers. I'm on with him for the last half.

Gorilla Radio

My old friend and fellow anti-imperialist, Cindy Sheehan, has a weekly show called Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox.  I was her guest this week, and it was a pleasure catching up with her, reminiscing about old times, and talking about our experiences with cancel culture.

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox

International labor troubadour David Rovics talks about his life and musical work. He also discusses his experience with efforts to cancel him because of his music on the role of Israel and the US in the Middle East.
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WW 2-17-22 Labor Troubadour David Rovics, Canceling & Zionism Part 1

This episode follows a slightly different format, in which Owen Kelly thinks aloud about the work of David Rovics: quoting from his writings and playing some of his music.

He pays particular attention to Rovics’ community-supported arts club, his crowdfunding activities (including the funding of his new album which he will record in Ireland this autumn), and his fledgling A Penny A Play campaign. He argues that we should see all of these as Rovics’ contribution to an ongoing drive towards cultural democracy.

Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse

David Rovics: strategies for production

Frank Uhlig interviewed me for his community radio program in Germany, and I thought I'd share it on my podcast.  He introduces me in German, but after that it's all in English.

Interview with me on German community radio

A fairly extensive interview John Coleman did with me on questions of landlords and tenants, in the current historical context of the new Great Depression that is upon us.

John Coleman Interviews David Rovics about Rent Strikes and Eviction Response

Chris Cook hosts a longstanding and excellent show on CFUV Radio in Victoria, BC, and he had me on for the hour.

Chris Cook interviews David Rovics for Gorilla Radio

Burt read my recent article in Counterpunch, Escalation in Portland, and had some questions.  This is the latest episode of his podcast, Keeping Democracy Alive.

Burt Cohen interviews me about Portland

Another in a semi-monthly series of somewhat random conversations with my friend Frank in Germany.

Transatlantic Conversations With Frank Uhlig

Wes Brain interviewed me today for his show, the Brain Labor Report, on KSKQ FM Radio in southern Oregon, about my new album, Say Their Names.

Brain Labor Report interview

Thomas Pfaff has a popular show on German radio that is 15 minutes in length.  What you'll find here is the full interview he conducted with me earlier today, in English, which will be pared down to less than a quarter of the length of this podcast episode, and overdubbed into German, before it airs on the radio in Germany next month.

You can find this as the latest episode of This Week with David Rovics, wherever you get your podcasts.

Thomas Pfaff interviews David Rovics about Phil Ochs

We recorded this interview today for a project Gacko is working on, and I thought I'd share it with anyone else who may be interested.

Gacko Lopez interviews David Rovics about Joe Hill

I was a guest on Paul Roland's Wednesday morning talk show on KBOO Community Radio in Portland, Oregon for an hour this morning, discussing various aspects of the housing crisis and eviction defense.  Here's the archived version.

Paul Roland interviews David Rovics about eviction defense

It was an honor to participate in the Rosa Luxemburg Conference today, in Berlin (so to speak).  To see the whole conference, check out www.jungewelt.de.

Rosa Luxemburg Conference 2021 set

Desert Island Disks is a long-standing, popular BBC program where someone is asked to choose a set of songs, and then the guest discusses the songs with the host, who also plays them during the interview.  Julia Simpkins has been hosting guest performers at the Bolton Socialist Club in Bolton, England for many years.  Since the pandemic, she's been doing it online, in the form of an excellent DIY version of the BBC program.  Not sure about the copyright issues, but with the permission of the participants, I recorded the session.

Julia Simpkins interviews David Rovics

Here's the full hour-long interview Chris Cook conducted with me today for his radio show in Canada -- Gorilla Radio on CFUV in Victoria, BC.  A wide-ranging discussion that touched on a lot of issues, from the Capitol Siege to Portland's Inaugural riots to platforming fascists to the lying corporate press and more.

Chris Cook interviews David Rovics

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