Squats & Subversion: How Punk’s Underground Spaces Powered a Movement

This episode digs into the raw, practical role squats played in early punk scenes—from cramped London basements that doubled as rehearsal rooms to Berlin's underground clubs. We explore how these alternative living spaces supplied venues, fostered DIY production and distribution, nurtured all‑ages shows, and became political hubs where bands organized, printed zines, and confronted authorities.

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