Mainline Podcast

In this week’s episode of “Mainline Presents: To the Left,” Aja & co-conspirator Ryan in Marketing are joined by event and music labor organizer Chris Tollack in Atlanta and Phillip Golub of the Musicians Workers Alliance in New York City. The four…

Aja and Sylvia discuss the aftermath of the Derek Chauvin trial, and what lies ahead. Contains notes on abolition, prison industrial complex, Atlanta’s city jail, Matthew Zadok Williams, the siege on journalism in Minnesota, ongoing police violence,…

Last week, Aja co-hosted a panel about the PRO Act and Organizing in the South along with Nolan Huber-Rhoades, as presented by Atlanta DSA. Aja & Nolan interview labor organizers from Communication Workers of America, Kellie Morgan (Political…

This past week, Georgia police killed two people in less than 24 hours. One victim was shot and killed during a police chase in Carroll County, and the other was shot in his home in DeKalb County. Matthew Zadok Williams, 35, was found dead in his…

In this episode, Aja is joined by Angela Jiang, a member of the AAPI community and Democratic Socialists of America, and W.F. Thomas, a grad student researching the far-right. Jiang and Thomas offer their on-the-ground perspectives in Atlanta…

Aja discusses the events that unfolded in Georgia on Thurs., March 25, which as Sen. Raphael Warnock described as a “rustling in the soul of the state of Georgia.” The podcast begins with Rep. Park Cannon’s arrest at the Georgia capitol as Gov. Brian…

Aja is joined by Athens City Commissioner and City Councilmember of Athens’ second district, Mariah Parker to discuss reparations and the historic resolution passed in Athen’s city council last week.

For two years, Mariah worked with former residents…

Hypernormalisation, a term coined during the final days of the U.S.S.R., is explained as when politicians, corporations, and those in power give up on the complexities of the real world and create a simpler “fake world” through delivering a false…

Aja catches up with organizer and independent journalist King Williams following the historic U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia and the Capitol riots on J6. King delivers a well-informed debriefing of last year’s elections along with updates on new…

Today’s broadcast features Howard Zinn’s recorded talk on “American Exceptionalism.” Plus a short intro from founding editor Aja Arnold with some updates on Atlanta news.