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Mother Country Radicals

Zayd Dohrn was born underground - his parents were radicals and counter-culture outlaws, on the run from the FBI. Now Zayd takes us back to the 1970s, when his parents and their young friends in the W... Read more

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Introducing Mother Country Radicals

Introducing Mother Country Radicals

Zayd Dohrn was born underground - his parents were founders of the Weather Underground organization, and on the run from... Read more

24 May 2022

3mins

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Chapter 2: Days of Rage

Chapter 2: Days of Rage

Zayd’s father Bill Ayers joins the Weathermen, and he and his friends teach themselves to be revolutionaries, gearing up... Read more

9 Jun 2022

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Chapter 3: I Am A Revolutionary

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Chapter 4: Bring the War Home

Chapter 4: Bring the War Home

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Chapter 5: New Morning

Chapter 5: New Morning

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Chapter 6: The Belly of the Beast, Part I

Chapter 6: The Belly of the Beast, Part I

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Chapter 7: The Belly of the Beast, Part II

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Chapter 8: Hard Times

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Chapter 9: Revolutionary Suicide

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