About this episode

This episode features an interview with poet and educator Lucas Alan Dietsche discussing his new book and recent activism in Minnesota.

NEWS + POEM + INTERVIEW - Socialist Comoros THUMBNAIL PHOTO: Is a merging of two versions of the books cover from I Ain't Your Marionette Press. (NOTE: A video version of the Socialist Comoros interview ONLY is available on the YouTube for Urban Cabin Studios here: https://youtu.be/cMGc5dY2aF8?si=vEl39-Hsjiaz5QxK) Interview Recorded (1/13/2026) In this interview we speak with the poet, artist philosopher, and educator Lucas Alan Dietsche. Dietsche is also Adjunct Professor Prison Education Program/Adams State University and is a PhD Student of Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art at the renowned IDVSA (https://www.idsva.edu/) Dietsche has a new book out from, I Ain't You Marionette Press, called Ylang-Ylang Socialism: Ali Soilihi, Maoism, and Socialist Comoros 1975-1978 (https://iaintyourmarionettepress.com/products/ylang-ylang-socialism-ali-soilihi-maoism-and-socialist-comoros-1975-1978)4 ---- NEWS: 1/23/26 - General Strike! Day of Truth And Freedom! Downtown MPLS (from Urban Cabin Studios): https://www.instagram.com/p/DT39iRUDH1V/ Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Shillingford

Guest: Lucas Alan Dietsche

Topics covered

• socialism
• interview
• poetry
• activism
• education
• art

Keywords

• Socialist Comoros
• Lucas Alan Dietsche
• Ylang-Ylang Socialism
• general strike
• activism
• poetry
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: I Ain't Your Marionette Press, Adams State University, IDVSA

Places: Downtown MPLS, Minnesota, Minneapolis

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