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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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 Five: Husker Du! We’re joined by culture critic Steven Hyden to set the Land Speed Record of podcasting and do the Dü.

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Songs in order:
Hüsker Dü - Gilligan’s Island
Hüsker Dü - New Day Risingl (Live 1987)
Hüsker Dü - It’s Not Funny Anymore
Hüsker Dü - Chartered Trips
Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today
Hüsker Dü - I Apologize
Hüsker Dü - The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill
Hüsker Dü - Books About UFOs
Hüsker Dü - Flexible Flyer
Hüsker Dü - The Baby Song
Hüsker Dü - Crystal
Hüsker Dü - Standing In The Rain

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#90 HÜSKER DÜ! (ft. Steven Hyden)

Will guest-hosts on The Antifada to interview legendary sci fi author Kim Stanley Robinson about:  Fredric Jameson, Ursula Le Guin, Philip K Dick, post-capitalist futures, utopia, and psychedelic experiences

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Chapo Trap House

Bonus: Will Interviews Kim Stanley Robinson with The Antifada

Theo and Ben are joined by Free To A Good Home's Ben Jenkins to talk about the strange and troubling world of space law as it relates to selling pieces of the moon to nerds.
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Outro: Poor Moon - Canned Heat
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EPISODE 164: Jim's Moon Sailing

Bonus Episodes

EPISODE 164: Jim's Moon Sailing (Feat. Ben Jenkins)

Anders and Alex interview intellectual Mike Davis on global warming, gentrification, and building a new international Left. The Red Hot Chili Peppers only briefly come up

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TEASER - Cali-Form-A-New-Communist-Party w/ Mike Davis

And introducing, on lead vocals, it’s Scott Walker. Over a six decade journey from teen dream crooner to brooding experimental composer, Scott Walker has explored the dark bleeding edges of pop music with his inconic vibrato and iconoclastic production. And today we’ll be learning all about Scott from a bunch of articles and the 2006 documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man.

We’re joined by Matty Monroe, the host of the Indieheads podcast and the MODERATOR of the r/indieheads subreddit. Check out Matty’s stuff here:

Indieheads Podcast: https://rindieheadspodcast.wordpress.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/IndieheadsPodcast
https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads

Songs in Order:
The Walker Brotherss - There Ain’t No Sunshine
Jacques Brel - Amsterdam
Scott Walker - Next
Scott Walker - 30 Century Man
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician
Scott Walker - Dealer
Pulp - I Spy
Scott Walker - The Cockfighter
Scott Walker - Cossacks Are
Scott Walker - Clara
Scott Walker - Jesse
Scott Walker - Corps de Blah
Scott Walker - Epizootics
Scott Walker - Brando

#79 SCOTT WALKER (ft. Matty Monroe)

The harrowing story of a VA long-term care facility where veterans watched friends die of Covid, then sentenced to a solitary-confinement lockdown. Special guest Spencer Ackerman joins to discuss this story, his new book Reign Of Terror, and more.

The VA Covid Prison & The Reign of Terror

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

Lucy, Andrew, and Ben talk about getting parenting advice from the man who stole your car, the cow that stayed at-large from authorities for far too long, big fish dicks, and living at the airport Kirbying the security guards.

Read Jesse's paper here: https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v658/feature/

Outro music: Fish - Mr Scruff
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EPISODE 183: Fuck Around And Find Trout

Today we welcome back to the program Matt Bruenig. Matt is an American lawyer, blogger, policy analyst, commentator, and founder of the left-wing think tank people's Policy Project. He was a blogger for the American think tank Demos covering politics and public policy — and has written on issues including income distribution, taxation, welfare, elections, and Scandinavian economic models.

Fired By Neera Tanden With Matt Bruenig

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