Naptown People’s Radio
Naptown People’s Radio
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S2E12 Dr. Meleeka Clary Keeps Up the Fight Against Court Corruption
Director, clinical psychologist, actress, model, paralegal, and activist Dr. Meleeka Clary joins the show this week to discuss her 16-year long battle against her ex-husband and the Indiana…
S2E11 Revolutionary Women and Medical Crisis at "Miami Correctional Facility"
Our third episode celebrating Women's History Month feature includes co-hosts Dani Abdullah and Derek Ford discuss more of their women revolutionary heroes and an urgent segment of "Dispatches from…
S2E10 Women Revolutionaries to Inspire a New Generation
In our second episode celebrating Women’s History Month, co-hosts Dani Abdullah and Derek Ford bring one of the women revolutionaries they study and admire to the table, women who made significant…
S2E9 Beyond Mutual Aid with Rissa Wilson
Our first episode in celebration of Women's History Month features social worker and Indy Hope Packages coordinator Rissa Wilson. After co-hosts Dani Abudllah and Derek Ford provide a quick history…
S2E8 What's Iran's Real Crime? Indy Hits the Streets
On this special episode, co-hosts Dani Abdullah and Derek Ford provide the broader context necessary for understanding why progressives must take a firm anti-war stance and support Iran's right to…
S2E7 Breaking the IMPD's Media Monopoly: Still Fighting for Adam Sykes
One year ago on February 25, IMPD cop Grant Snyder shot and killed Adam Sykes, a young father. February 25, 2026 marks one year since IMPD officer Grant Snyder shot and killed Adam Sykes on the Near…
S2E6 The Solitary Justice Project with Leon Benson
This week we have a special episode featuring a discussion between Derek Ford and our comrade Leon Benson—an artist, author, producer, exoneree, and a good friend of the people joins the show ahead…
S2E5 Minneapolis: The People are Too Big to Fail
This week, Jay Grillo gives a first-hand account of the sustained anti-ICE uprising in Minneapolis. In the first segment, co-hosts Dani Abdullah and Derek Ford signal the potential danger in a likely…
S2E4 Indiana Admits Sending Vernon Bateman to Prison with No Evidence
Vernon T. Bateman joins the show to discuss the latest developments in his fight for exoneration. This week's Naptown Breakdown highlights a recent Mirror Indy/Indy Star investigation uncovering…
S2E3 The Midwest: Flyover States or States of Rebellion?
In this episode, Lucas Lee joins co-host Dani Abdullah to discuss the upcoming mayoral elections and analyze the unknown history of working-class solidarity and uprisings in the Midwest. The Naptown…
S2E2 Yes, Dr. King was a Revolutionary
Wildstyle Paschall joins the show in advance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to reclaim the real legacy of Dr. King by situating his organizing, leadership, diplomatic moves, and theories in their…
S2E1 Unmasking Indy's Real Criminals: MaskOff12
We are proud to present 'Season 2' of Naptown People's Radio. We hope everyone got some rest over the holiday break because the struggle is heating up more than ever! Our first episode this season…
S1E32 2025: Another Year of Struggle
This week, our co-hosts are joined by NPR's producer, Dakota Fronterhouse, as they look back at the past year of struggle in Naptown. They begin with late 2024, as groups in and around the…
S1E31 Starbucks Workers and Teachers Show Who Has the Power
This week's episode features Sam Shr and Iris of Starbucks Workers United, who remind us of the reason for the season: living wages, dignity, and justice. With our co-producer, Lucas Lee, they cover…
S1E31 "Boots on the Ground!" R.I.P. Kwame Shakur
This week's episode pays tribute to our fallen soldier Kwame Shakur, a brother who was consistently fighting for the freedom and liberation of all people. Our Naptown Breakdown focuses on the recent…
S1E30 Is Indy Experiencing a Housing Crisis or a Capitalist Crisis?
This week, co-hosts Dani Abdullah and Derek Ford dive into the housing crisis in Indianapolis, detailing how unnecessary and absurd it is by comparing it with how a socialist government could not…
S1E29 Finishing the Fight for Freedom: Making "Across Enemy Lines"
Ahead of the global debut of the documentary, "Across Enemy Lines: Shaka A. Shakur" and the release of Shaka's book, Manifestations of Thought, Cecilia Gomez interviews NPR co-host Derek Ford, who…
S1E28 The Looming AI Bubble and the Roots of Redistricting
Bryce Gustafson, an organizer with Citizens Action Coalition since 2009, joins this week's show to explain the proliferation of AI data center proposals in the city and state and update us on the…
S1E27 No to Metrofraud and Terror at River North!
This week, Pastor Denell Howard and Ms. Faye Johnson join the show to discuss the struggle against Metrobloks' proposed data center and who the real criminals are in U.S. prisons. Our Naptown…
S1E26 Unite for Trans Liberation: The Truth Never Dies!
This Thursday is the Trans Day of Remembrance when, at the Indianapolis Liberation Center, the community will gather to remember our fallen trans comrades and recommit ourselves to the liberation of…
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Naptown People’s Radio has published 45 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Arts, News.
Naptown People’s Radio is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 51m.
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