Spring Radio

About Spring Radio

This podcast is an extension of the revolutionary journalism of Spring Magazine. As an organization, our aim is to help advance working class struggles fighting against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, settler colonialism, and for all people oppressed under capitalism. Spring is also a learning organization. This means that we take our politics to the streets and compare it to the lived experiences of the working class, and ourselves as a part of that class. The purpose of this podcast is to act as another medium through which this dialogue can occur. The format will likely evolve over time, but at its core we want it to serve as a tool to amplify the words and actions of activists across Canada.

Publisher

springradio

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Oct 2023

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Creating Political Crisis: Education Workers and the Fight for Decent Public Education in Ontario

   In the second episode of our mini-series on organized labour, Spring Radio takes a look at how some of the lessons learned in the previous episode work in practice.To explore this, Spring member Josh Frame talks to Helen Victoros, an ex-teacher and local union president with Toronto District School Board, Peter Hogarth, school teacher and Spring member, and Brennan Caverhill, teacher and Spring member. They discuss the fight for good education in Ontario, the current round of bargaining for education workers, and what lessons organized workers can learn from the massive events involving education workers in 2022. Later in the episode, producer & co-host Rajean Hoilett speaks with Christa Rioux. Christa is a CUPE education worker mobilizer & Secretary-Treasurer with the OSBCU.To support the Spring Socialist Network and Spring Magazine, please consider donating to our annual fund drive: https://supportspring.ca/. If you are planning to attend this year's Red October conference, you can find information and purchase your tickets here - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/springmagazine1/2361568 This episode was produced in Tkaronto on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples. It was produced by Rajean Hoilett, Tahira Newaz, Barnes, Carlie Macfie, Sarah Shahid and Josh Frame. With original music by Benjamin Bilgen. To read and listen to more from Spring, and to find out how to join the Spring Socialist Network, please go to SpringMag.ca.

2. 

   11 Jul 2026

   Why Organized Labour is the Key to Fighting Back feat. Ayesha Jabbar and Dave Bush

   In this four part mini-series, Spring Radio takes a closer look organized labour. The series dives into the rank-and-file strategy, the history of the labour movement, what it means to be rooted in organized working-class movements, and how can we organize to win. In this first instalment, spring member Josh Frame talks to Ayesha Jabbar, Spring member and OPSEU labour organizer, and Dave Bush, longtime labour journalist and Spring member. They discuss the revolutionary potential of workers, the trade unions, and why an orientation to labour is strategically necessary to deliver meaningful wins for the working class. To support the Spring Socialist Network and Spring Magazine, please consider donating to our annual fund drive: https://supportspring.ca/ This episode was produced in Tkaronto on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples. It was produced by Carlie Macfie, Sarah Shahid and Josh Frame. With original music by Benjamin Bilgen. To read and listen to more from Spring, and to find out how to join the Spring Socialist Network, please go to SpringMag.ca.

3. 

   15 Mar 2026

   The Year of Capitalist Crisis on Film feat. Carlie Macfie & Santiago Moran-Izquierdo

   In 2025 we saw an influx of films made in response to the current political moment. While political filmmaking can be expected from documentaries and independent films, we notably saw political films coming straight out of Hollywood. Ahead of the 2026 Oscars, co-host Sarah Shahid sat down with Spring members Carlie Macfie & Santiago Moran-Izquierdo to discuss three Hollywood films that address the multiple modern day crises affecting the working class. Spring resources against the war on Iran - https://stopbombingiran.ca/ / https://springmag.ca/resources-stop-bombing-iran This episode was produced in Tkaronto on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples. It was produced by Meghan Boisjoli, Tahira Newaz, Carlie Macfie and Sarah Shahid. With original music by Benjamin Bilgen. To read and listen to more from Spring, and to find out how to join the Spring Socialist Network, please go to SpringMag.ca.

Reach and audience

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Spotify

4.9 / 5

33 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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