In various countries around the world, as movements against exploitation and inequality exploded, protesters found some unlikely allies – street dogs. In these episodes, we look at movements and riot dogs in two countries: Chile and Greece, and Negro Matapacos and Loukanikos, respectively.
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Episodes
- E125: Chile – In this episode, we head to Chile, where a central figure of the 2019 uprising against the country’s dictatorship-era legacy, was a street dog called Negro Matapacos. Available early and without ads on Patreon.
- E125.1: Greece – In this bonus episode, we look at protests against police violence in 2009, and against austerity in 2011. Coming soon. This episode will be available exclusively for our supporters on Patreon.
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Sources
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- Chile: Anatomy of an economic miracle, 1970-1986. 2016. libcomorg. [accessed 2025 Dec 11]. https://libcom.org/article/chile-anatomy-economic-miracle-1970-1986.
- The Chicago Boys in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll. 2017. libcomorg. [accessed 2025 Dec 11]. <https://libcom.org/article/chicago-boys-chile-economic-freedoms-awful-toll>.
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Acknowledgements
- Thanks to our Patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jazz Hands.
- Episode graphic: Negro Matapacos mural, courtesy Sfs90/Wikimedia Commons
- Our theme tune is Loukanikos, by Ricardo Araya, as The Sunfall. Get it here on Bandcamp.
- Written by Audrey Kemp and Tyler Hill.
- Produced by Tyler Hill.
Transcript
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