Wednesday Night

Prog Notes S H 03-21-24


12:00 AM

For the Record #845 with David Emory

Dave continues his archival interview with Peter Levenda, author of “The Hitler Legacy,” on the subject of the incorporation of Nazi networks into Western national security, counter-insurgency, weapons and rocketry programs, like the CIA, NSA and NASA, after the end of World War II. Dave asked us to run this material and hopes to be back with new material soon.



1 AM

Grayzone Radio with Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate’



2 AM

Final Straw Radio

This week, were sharing an interview with Xinachtli, an anarcho-communist Chicano political prisoner held in the McConnell Unit of the Texas prison system. Xinachtli, whose name is Nahuatl for seed is also known by his state name of Alvaro Luna Hernandez. Xinachtli spoke to us recently about his views on the white supremacist, colonial system of the so-called USA, the legacy of genocide of indigenous peoples in the southwest of Turtle Island, his jailhouse lawyering and his upcoming parole bid.

From our prior interview intro:


Xinachtli is serving a 50-year sentence since 1996 in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for aggravated assault on a Sheriff in Alpine, Texas. The Sheriff was serving a warrant for Xinachtlis re-arreast at Xinachtlis home. When questioned on the nature of the warrant, the Sheriff pulled a gun and Xinachtli was able to disarm him and make an escape without harming the Sheriff significantly.

After a few days of manhunt, his mother’s house was surrounded by numerous local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and the house was besieged. It was only a 9-1-1 call from Xinacthli made stating that he was not being allowed to surrender that caused the troops to stand down and he allowed himself to be taken into state custody.

The grounds for the arrest warrant have since been overturned, but based on the post-facto word of the Sheriff that Xinachtli had pointed the gun at him, Xinachtli was sentenced to 50 years. He’s been determined to be a political prisoner based on his participation in multiple cases against abuse by prison officials and police, his jailhouse lawyering, advocacy for Latinx and other marginalized people in Texas and his political stance that the US and state governments occupying the Southwest of Turtle Island is a racist and illegitimate regime.



Xinachtli links:

- Website: FreeAlvaro.Net

- Xinachtli speaking about his life and case up to roughly 2010: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2021/06/27/free-xinachtli-and-updates-from-greece/



A few notes from Xinacthli's Support Team:

Xinachtlis support team is undergoing a transition and expansion, at the moment, which is why the ways to donate aren’t more formal.

Per Xinachtlis request, donations would go to: fundraising materials, commissary, potential podcast (if the institution approves), movement building, some core team needs, jailhouse lawyer work, and for post-release support if he gets out.

If you want to donate a larger amount or have any questions prior to donating, please contact:-2024xinachtlifreedomcampaign ( at) gmail.com (preferred) or via +1 (773) 688-4329



When donating PLEASE write as a message: X, Xinachtli or an emoji that has some type of X in it.



- Venmo: https://www.venmo.com/u/martiresmcneil

- Paypal: preciado.christopher@gmail.com (paypal.me/merziado)

- CashApp: https://cash.app/$varlam

- Zelle: x363823@gmail.com ; 210.780.9996 Xinachtli (aka Alvaro Luna Hernandez)

The Final Straw is a weekly anarchist and anti-authoritarian radio show bringing you voices and ideas from struggle around the world. Since 2010, weve been broadcasting from occupied Tsalagi land in Southern Appalachia (Asheville, NC). We also frequently feature commentary (serious and humorous) by anarchist prisoner, Sean Swain.



3:00 AM

Out FM with John Riley, Stahamili Mapp and others from sister station WBAI

#QueersForPalestine

Queer Palestinian and Arab Identity, Pinkwashing, the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestine.



Out-FM collective member Pauline Park speaks with two openly gay Arabs: Afeef is an openly gay Lebanese American media professional living in Brooklyn while Fouad is an openly gay Jordanian public health professional of Palestinian descent living in Amman Jordan and directly participating in humanitarian relief efforts aimed at getting desperately needed food and humanitarian aid to Gaza in the midst of the genocide. They discuss queer Palestinian and Arab identity, the “pinkwashing” of Zionism and the state of Israel, the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestine and the worst genocide of the century, to date, unfolding now in Gaza. Music is Palestine Will Never Die by Lowkey and Mai Khalil.



4-6:00 AM

The Thom Hartman Program
Final two hours of Thom’s earlier broadcast on 03-20-24
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