• July 27th, 2024
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The Rent Strike Podcast
The Rent Strike Podcast
Welcome to The Rent Strike Podcast where your host, Mordecai Lyon, will be interviewing the leaders of the international tenant movement, keeping track of ongoing rent strikes, and covering the housing crisis at large.
LEAH GOODRIDGE

In Episode 9, Mordecai interviews Leah Goodridge, the only tenants' rights attorney on the NYC Department of City Planning, about her work as a tenant advocate.

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STUDENTS FOR FAIR RENT
STUDENTS FOR FAIR RENT

Mordecai Lyon interviews Matthew Lee from Students For Fair Rent about their rent strike against the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

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THE MADRID TENANTS UNION
THE MADRID TENANTS UNION

Mordecai Lyon interviews Valeria Racu from the Madrid Tenants Union in Spain about class conflict and their current rent strike.

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THE THORNCLIFFE PARK TENANTS UNION
THE THORNCLIFFE PARK TENANTS UNION

Mordecai Lyon interviews Sameer Beyan from the Thorncliffe Park Tenants Union about their current rent strike in Toronto, Canada and how the public pension fund is implicit.

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THE CARGILL TENANTS UNION
THE CARGILL TENANTS UNION

Mordecai Lyon interviews Katy Slininger from the Cargill Tenants Union about their current rent strike in Putnam, Connecticut.

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THE ANN ARBOR TENANTS UNION
THE ANN ARBOR TENANTS UNION

Mordecai Lyon interviews Julia Goode & Zackariah Farah about the AATU's 1969 rent strike, the 1970 encampment, and how history is repeating.

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THE YORK SOUTH-WESTON TENANT UNION
THE YORK SOUTH-WESTON TENANT UNION

Mordecai Lyon interviews Bruno Dobrusin, an organizer at the York South-Weston Tenant Union, about two ongoing rent strikes in Toronto.

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