What Is the ANews Podcast on anarchistnews.org?

The ANews Podcast is a recurring audio series on anarchistnews.org that covers "anarchist activity, ideas, and conversations from the previous week." Episodes are published as individual posts on the site, each with a short description and a comment thread. The most recent episode visible in the site's current listing is ANews Podcast 486, dated Oct 11, 2026.

How the podcast appears on the site

Each episode is a normal site post rather than a separate podcast page. The post for episode 486 follows this pattern:

• Title: "ANews Podcast 486 -10.9.26" — the number identifies the episode, and the date string indicates the week it covers.
• Author: posted under the name "thecollective."
• Body: opens with "From ANews Podcast" followed by the description of the episode's scope.
• Tags: the post is tagged anews podcast, podcast, and anews, plus a set of editorial tags.
• Comments: the post has an "Add new comment" link and shows a comment count (3 comments on episode 486).

So the practical way to find episodes is to browse the site's post stream and look for titles beginning with "ANews Podcast," or to follow the podcast tag.

What an episode covers

The description is deliberately broad: anarchist activity, ideas, and conversations from the previous week. That means the podcast functions as a weekly roundup rather than a single-topic show. The tags attached to episode 486 hint at the mix of material — event listings, commentary, and recurring in-jokes aimed at the site's own contributors (for example, complaints about the events sidebar and requests for "an interesting podcast").

Listening and participating

The site presents each episode as an article you can read, with a link to the audio and a comment section underneath. The visible interaction model is:

1. Open the episode post.
2. Read the short description and tags to see what the week's episode covers.
3. Follow the link to the audio.
4. Leave a comment on the post if you want to respond.

Comments are open on episode posts — episode 486 shows 3 comments, and the site displays an "Add new comment" option on each one.

Where it fits among the site's content

The podcast is one of several recurring formats on anarchistnews.org, alongside written posts. Other items in the same listing include:

If you are looking specifically for the audio series, the podcast tag and the "ANews Podcast" title prefix are the two reliable signals. If you want the written discussion format instead, look for posts titled "TOTW."

Practical notes

• Episode numbering is sequential and appears in the title, so you can tell how far back an episode sits in the run.
• The date string in the title (e.g., "10.9.26") does not always match the post date (Oct 11, 2026), so use the post date when sorting by recency.
• The site's listing shows no pricing or subscription requirement for reading episode posts or comments; the site's own metadata does include the word "subscribe," but nothing in the visible page evidence specifies what that applies to, so treat access terms as unconfirmed rather than assumed free.