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Alex Lewis

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// Radio producer & musician in Philadelphia, PA // 🏡 Co-Founder, @rowhomeproductions.bsky.social 📻 Producer, @thedigradio.bsky.social https://alexjrlewis.com/

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Aug 5

📻 Honored to be featured in @tinkmedia.bsky.social’s Podcast The Newsletter… talking with my neighbor Lauren about my audio journey, starting @rowhomeproductions.bsky.social, and my hopes for the great Philly podcast/radio community.

Read! open.substack.com/pub/podcastt...

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 1d

📻 🎸✨ Thrilled to have finally made an @audioflux.bsky.social work and honored that it made the cut as a finalist.

"How To Play Guitar" features the writing & voice of @benseretan.bsky.social. Guitar playing by me.

Listen to all the finalists here! www.xmtr.fm

Audio Flux @audioflux.bsky.social · 1d

🎉 We have Circuit 06 Finalists 🎉 Selected from a stunning pool of 72 submissions these 12 fluxworks offer a brilliant sonic spread of creative tension, repetitive sound & color embodiment, just as the prompts called for. Deets here www.audioflux.org/circuit-06 & listen to them all at XMTR.fm (!)

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · 7d

New @thedigradio.bsky.social: first of two w @melindacooper.bsky.social on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. How neoliberalism remade US capitalism into an engine for endless asset appreciation, and the attendant reactionary politics www.thedigradio.com/podcast/coun...

Counterrevolution w/ Melinda Cooper

Featuring Melinda Cooper on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. Neoliberalism remade the American economy into an engine for the appreciation of assets stretching from the...

www.thedigradio.com

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 9d

In these brutal times, we just wanted this one thing.

Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 13d

Love this shirt that Moki Cherry made for Don.

Featured at the inspiring new Moki retrospective “The Living Temple” at the Fabric Workshop in Philly.

Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 14d

In this interview, it’s revealed that Jens has never heard - or heard of - the Billy Joel song “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”. Floored by this for some reason.

Jason P. Woodbury @jasonpwoodbury.bsky.social · 21d

Today on Transmissions: love, music, & weddings with Jens Lekman.

Listen wherever via @talkhouse.bsky.social: podlink.com/transmissions

Transcript & episode download direct at reader-supported @aquariumdrunkard.com:
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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 15d

My band The Early is part of this stacked bill next Saturday 10/4 in West Philly via @firemuseumpresents.bsky.social.

www.firemuseumpresents.com/upcoming/net...

Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 19d

The ads on the new Heavyweight season are brutal. Long cell phone company ad read by Gladwell, pharma ad, and more... I can't remember them all because I turned it off.

I know this is one way to survive financially in this current podcast ecosystem, but it's a terrible experience for the listener.

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · 20d

New ep: Trump’s intense police, ICE, military repression w/ Alberto Toscano and @stschrader1.bsky.social. What does this reveal about MAGA’s fascist authoritarian project—and about the illiberalism immanent in carceral and imperialist state? FIRST in 2-part series www.thedigradio.com/podcast/fasc...

Fascist Police State w/ Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader

Featuring Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader on Trump’s intensification of police, ICE, and military repression. What does this all reveal about MAGA’s fascist and authoritarian project—and about the...

www.thedigradio.com

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 20d

“Imagine the problem is that we cannot imagine a future where we possess less but are more. Imagine the problem is a future that terrifies us because we lose our machines, but gain our feet and pounding hearts.”

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 22d

"Today the United Nations commission that I lead is publishing its legal analysis of Israel’s conduct in the Gaza Strip. Our conclusion is stark: Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide

The chief judge of the Rwandan genocide tribunal has concluded that Israel is guilty of the “crime of crimes” in Gaza.

www.nytimes.com

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 28d

I love that everyone I know is dunking on this cartoonishly dumb endeavor. Feeling some solidarity in the absurdity of these times.

Jake Blumgart @jblumgart.bsky.social · 28d

haha this sucks www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan

Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 28d

The tools I used to make my first ever @audioflux.bsky.social submission 😎 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · Sep 6

Trump is waging war on higher ed to advance his project to construct a fascist authoritarian regime. Campus workers are uniquely positioned to articulate an alternative vision and wage a united struggle to win it. New Dig w @higheredlabor.bsky.social’s Ian Gavigan www.thedigradio.com/podcast/clas...

Class Struggle for the University w/ Ian Gavigan

Featuring Ian Gavigan on how the bipartisan neoliberalization of higher education laid the groundwork for Trump’s all-out assault. Workers must unite on every campus, articulate an alternative vision for the university, and fight to win it.

www.thedigradio.com

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Working on a project with the Philadelphia Museum of Art and learned today they make these cute dioramas of all their exhibitions.

Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Sep 3

As an aging (rec) athlete who competes against people near half my age, I find myself loving the old GOATs more and more.

Charlie Eccleshare @cdeccleshare.bsky.social · Sep 3

We take it for granted because of how ageless Djokovic seems, but it's absolutely ludicrous that in the year he's turned 38 he's got to the semis of all four slams. And how regularly and often routinely he beats the best players in the world other than Sinner and Alcaraz.

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Thomas Harvey @tbh1910.bsky.social · Aug 28

What a gift from @thedigradio.bsky.social ! Robin Kelley reflecting on the recordings he made as a 24 yr old of Black Alabama communist elders that become Hammer and Hoe.

Lemon Johnson with that box of shotgun shells and Lenin teaching us about praxis!
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Pie Down Here w/ Robin D.G. Kelley

Podcast Episode · The Dig · 08/27/2025 · 42m

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Aug 28

Here's the @thedigradio.bsky.social x @signalhillfm.bsky.social crossover episode I know you've all been waiting for. Featuring the great Robin D.G. Kelley.

Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Aug 27

LGM

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · Aug 21

Studying the Constitution is essential — especially now, as constitutional rights are increasingly under attack. Students need to know their rights: not just to pass a test, but to protect themselves. Resources ⬇️ from @aclu.org, @thedigradio.bsky.social, more 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...

Teach Truth on Constitution Day

Studying the Constitution is essential — especially now, as constitutional rights are increasingly under attack. We offer activities to teach truthfully about the Constitution on Constitition Day and ...

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Independence Public Media Foundation @ipmfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 21

IPMF announces $3.6 million in grants to 32 orgs & projects across the region aligned with IPMF's strategic vision for a local media ecosystem fueled by communities producing + distributing narratives for liberation, joy, memory & accountability. Learn more👇 www.independencemedia.org/news/indepen...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $3.6 million in Grants to 32 Organizations and Projects | Independence Public Media Foundation

PHILADELPHIA, August 21, 2025—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $3.6 million in renewed grants to 32 organizations and projects supporting community-led and owned storytelling ...

www.independencemedia.org

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Feel like we need to fly everyone in Philly to Berlin or Tokyo to show them that cars are not the future / public transit can be amazing

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · Aug 17

I had a fascinating, moving conversation with @sarahljaffe.bsky.social on From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire. Workplace injuries, deindustrialization, police violence, pandemic, genocide, social murder. Making sense of loss through struggle. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/deat...

Death and Life Under Capitalism w/ Sarah Jaffe

Featuring Sarah Jaffe on her book From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire. The ordinary death of a loved one under a capitalist order that routinely forbids sufficient time off to mour...

www.thedigradio.com

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Aug 15

He’s from Philly! I’m a big fan. Strong Elliott Smith energy.

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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Aug 8

Geno’s? World Cafe Live?

Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · Aug 8

I’m starting to assemble clips from the past 10 years for my Dan Denvir bloopers reel. 😈

Come hang out on 11/7! Should be very fun.

Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · Aug 6

It’s happening! November 7 in Brooklyn at Littlefield. The Dig’s 500th episode party. Emceed by Brace and Liz Franczak of TrueAnon. Toasts and roasts from the extended Dig universe. Tickets on sale now, free for $10/mo Patreons. See you there! littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_...

Dig 500th Episode Party

Join the Dig for a party celebrating its 500th episode with host Daniel Denvir, guests and friends of the pod, and more!

littlefieldnyc.com

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