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Personal Struggles, Collective Freedom: Remembering Martin Sostre

September 20

1h 7m

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Episode Description

In this reupload of a collaboration between The Dugout Podcast and In the Mix Prisoner Podcast, we sit down with historian and organizer Garrett Felber to explore the life, politics, and legacy of Martin Sostre. From defense committees and anarchist theory to gender politics and prison abolition, this conversation traces Sostre’s journey through incarceration, radicalization, and post-release activism. We reflect on the lessons his struggles offer for today’s movements—on prefigurative politics, horizontal organizing, and the fight for liberation inside and outside prison walls.

00:50 Introduction and Host Introductions

02:11 Garrett Felber's Journey with Martin

03:34 Historical Context and Defense Committees

06:56 Decentralization and Horizontalism

11:48 Prefigurative Politics and Anarchist Theory

16:43 Martin's Legal Struggles and Organizing

29:44 Debates on Prisoner Rights and Martyrdom

36:19 Linking Personal Struggles to Broader Movements

36:33 Reevaluating the Attica Rebellion

37:18 Prefigurative Politics and Individual Liberation

39:15 Martin's Journey to Anarchism

41:33 Gender Politics and Bodily Autonomy