We speak to Boni Illagan, renowned Filipino anti-martial law activist, journalist, and playwright about his radicalization, Martial Law under the Marcos dictatorship, and the hollowing out of Filipino historical memory. Ferdinand Marcos’s son, Bong Bong Marcos, is running for President in the May elections alongside Sarah Duterte, the current president's daughter. A nightmare for those who survived to tell the stories of their capture, torture, and years of imprisonment under the Marcos rule, Bong Bong has soared in popularity particularly with young people.

Boni Illagan is co-convenor of the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (facebook.com/CARMMAPH), an organization working tirelessly to keep the memory of the Marcos’s brutality alive.

See also The Kingmaker, a documentary about Imelda Marcos:
amazon.com/Kingmaker-Lauren-Greenfield/dp/B0855R5QL9

Episode 222: Boni Ilagan

The boys discuss what the new alt-right is REALLY looking for.
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623 Teaser - After the Meta-Revolution

In this News Brief we discuss Sarah and Adam's recent substack article breaking down the most popular anti-union talking points and they they don't hold water.

News Brief: Most Popular Anti-Union Talking Points (And Why They're Bullshit)

With Brace still out on walkabout in a mysterious land, we talk through the recent election in the Philippines of BongBong Marcos, son of the brutal dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and his running mate Sara Duterte, daughter of current president Rodrigo Duterte.

Episode 227: Sons And Daughters

We talk about how abolishing the CIA is a lot more popular an issue than people think

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Episode 249: Illegalize It

Tim Heidecker and the boys talk W’s Iraq “slip” and Felix creates the Dark Ellen movement.

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629 Teaser - They’re Dabbing On Us

Normal! Natural! Healthy! Sane! It’s an episode on the California primaries! Friend of the show Josh Androsky stops by to give you everything you need to know to vote responsibly in the upcoming elections in California. But fear not, non-Golden State residents, this episode has laffs for you as well: bumbling Dems, insane Republicans, cop buffoonery, a cavalcade of goofy names! Plus, Josh’s argument for building local power as a possible hope for escape from our dismal political reality.

Tickets to the Rally for LA, Tues 5/31 featuring Matt Christman, Los Dug Dug’s, Bill Corbett, Adam Conover, Jamie Loftus and more: bit.ly/rallyforla

Bonus: Dream of Californilection feat. Josh Androsky

Reality TV, bad cops, and celebrity trial smoke & mirrors with Molly Lambert.

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631 Teaser - World’s Deadliest Police Crashes

In this News Brief, we discuss the phoned-in, cynical response by Republicans to mass shooting and how they've devolved into self-parody.

News Brief: Rightwing Media's Increasingly Goofy, Hyper-Militarized Non-Solutions to Mass Shootings

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We are joined by Ben Tarnoff (twitter.com/bentarnoff), author of the forthcoming book Internet for the People (versobooks.com/books/3927-internet-for-the-people) to discuss the early wave of internet marketization, platform capitalism, and whether or not we should blow the whole thing up.

Episode 18: DARPA Marx -- patreon.com/posts/episode-18-darpa-30769618

Episode 229: Scrolling Towards Bethlehem (trailer)

Matt describes how we can see America’s destiny in Tom Cruise’s career.

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629 Teaser - They’re Dabbing On Us

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