Eric Blanc joins us to talk about a recent essay he wrote assessing the break that founded the UK Labour Party, of which there are tremendous resonances with the socialist movement in the U.S., today. 

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Tune in for this wide-ranging and informative discussion.

You can find the essay here: https://jacobinmag.com/2021/02/labour-party-uk-lessons-socialists

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Taking Lessons from the Break That Founded the Labour Party w/ Eric Blanc

And introducing, WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Three: Mission of Burma! We’re joined by author Rob Sheffield to talk Boston excellence, Zines, radio, Clown Night, and the Horrible Truth About Burma!

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Songs:
Mission of Burma - Peking Spring
Mission of Burma - That’s When I Reach For My Revolver
Mission of Burma - That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate
Mission of Burma - Treme Two (Live, ‘83)
Mission of Burma - 2wice

And Introducing

#88 MISSION OF BURMA! (ft. Rob Sheffield)

Taking calls in the basement yall...
// Putting Off Eating Better // More Formal // Motherfucking Onions // Something Isn’t Right // Breaking Bones // Trying To Become Ambidextrous // Beginning Of Anxiety // Fuck Him // No Painkillers // Copsplaining Car Insurance // Happy For A Paycheck // Margirita Parties // Arthouse Tik Tok // Say The Words // Phone Scams // New Job // Weird Impulse // Chicken From Family Guy //   
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Trying To Become Ambidextrous

NEW RP! @LukewSavage of @MichaelandUs and @jacobinmag joins Jack & Geraint to discuss the BBC's 1995 documentary series Labour: The Wilderness Years, in which the great & the good of the Labour Party (and the SDP) put forth their often drastically divergent perspectives on the party's post-1979, pre-Blair history. Plus - the British and Canadian elections, Neil Young's endorsement in the latter, and Luke's Twitter beef with Mike Gapes.

Reel Politik

Episode 123 - Fuck The Wilderness (ft. Luke Savage)

And introducing, on lead vocals and guitar, it’s Mr. Robert Pollard! We’re joined by Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Operators) to talk about the frontman synonymous with Guided by Voices, the prolific indie legends from Dayton Ohio.

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Songs: 
Acid Ranch - Beautiful Plastic
Guided by Voices - Drinker’s
GBV - Weedking
Times New Viking - (My Head)
GBV - Tractor Rape Chain
GBV - Closer You Are
GBV - Official Ironman’s Rally Song
GBV - Teenage FBI
GBV - Glad Girls
GBV - Packing the Dead Zone

And Introducing Podcast

#76 ROBERT POLLARD & GUIDED BY VOICES! (ft. Dan Boeckner)

Andrew, Theo, and Ben talk about an important update in the realm of Moon Law, the stress levels in baboon hierarchies, cutting your hand off to spite your insurance company, and mysterious seals.
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EPISODE 166: SCP-361003

Bonus Episodes

We talk about part 3 of the Adam Curtis video essay series.

#127 - Century of the Self: Kill the Cop in Your Head

you fuckers 

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100 // Burn After Reading (2008) w/ Adam H Johnson

Thomas Frank joins us to dig into the history of populism in the U.S. and tell us why it matters in today's political moment. 

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Find out more about his book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250220110

What is Populism and Why Does it Matter? w/ Thomas Frank

Elements inside the Democratic Party establishment raised a mutiny against AOC last week and we should probably talk about it... Joining us to do just that is Alex Samman, staff writer at The American Prospect. We break it down and try to suss out just what the hell is going on.

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See his article here: 
https://prospect.org/politics/establishment-strikes-back-aoc-versus-centrist-democrats/

The Establishment Strikes Back w/ Alex Samman

And introducing...singer, song-writer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and all around legend, it’s Mr. Frank Zappa! One of the S-tier weirdos of rock n’ roll, Zappa mixed genres from classical modernism to doo-wop with an acerbic sense of humor to create a vast discography of Rock weirdness. All the while, becoming one of the most outspoken musicians for free-speech and against censorship.  And today we’ll be talking all about his life, his works, and whether or not that’s a real poncho, I mean is that a mexican poncho or a sears poncho, through his autobiography “The Real Frank Zappa Book.”

But first let’s introduce our own guest, she’s a Tornoto-based pianist and composer, it’s Robin Hatch!

Songs In Order:

Captain Beefheart: Pachuco Cadaver
Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Wowie Zowie
Frank Zappa - Titties & Beer
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
Frank Zappa - Camarillo Brillo
Frank Zappa - St. Alphonso’s Pancake Breakfast
Frank Zappa - The Black Page #1
Frank Zappa - Dancin’ Fool
Frank Zappa - Titties & Beer (Baby Snakes DVD version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzWEeiUf3Y&ab_channel=bolimozak)

#84 FRANK ZAPPA! (ft. Robin Hatch)

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What is Populism and Why Does it Matter? w/ Thomas Frank

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