Viva Anarchism! Part One: Seeds Beneath the Snow

Viva Anarchism! Part One: Seeds Beneath the Snow

From Adventures in Nutopia by David Bramwell

February 28, 2026 · 55 min · Season 4 · Episode 1

About this episode

The episode explores the principles of anarchism, challenging misconceptions and highlighting its community-oriented aspects.

'I am an anarchist! I am an antichrist!' sang the Sex Pistols' butter-loving John Lydon in 1976. But, as we'll discover in the first of this two-parter, anarchism has far more to do with allotments, lifeboats, mutual aid, self-organising and inclusivity than it does with nihilism and destruction. Thanks to our guests we will explode some of the misconceptions around anarchism, learn its key principles, consider whether it needs a rebrand and discover that most of us, at heart, adhere to many of its principles. With Robin Gray and Katherine Hallewell from the theatre show Three Acres and a Cow , Chumbawamba's Dunstan Bruce, Warren Draper and Cath Muller from A Commune in the North and Anarchism author Carissa Honeywell. Robin Gray and Katherine Hallewell threeacresandacow.co.uk Dunstan Bruce allthemadmenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/interrobang Warren and Cath at A Commune in the North https://www.acommuneinthenorth.org.uk bentleyurbanfarm.com Carissa Honywell https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=anarchism--9781509523900

People in this episode

Host: David Bramwell

Guests: Robin Gray, Katherine Hallewell, Dunstan Bruce, Warren Draper, Cath Muller, Carissa Honeywell

Topics covered

  • anarchism
  • mutual aid
  • self-organising
  • inclusivity
  • misconceptions
  • community

Keywords

  • anarchism
  • community
  • mutual aid
  • self-organisation
  • inclusivity
  • misconceptions
  • Three Acres and a Cow
  • A Commune in the North

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Three Acres and a Cow, A Commune in the North, allthemadmenrecords, bentleyurbanfarm, politybooks

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