Matt...what are you doing with that Crimson Behelit?

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 Seven: Sonic Youth! We’re joined by Texas Monthly’s Paula Mejia to take a look at the original NYC cool kids of 80’s rock, as well as come up with some great ideas of our own.

Check out Texas Monthly’s series on the singer Selena: https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/celebrating-selena/

SONGS
Glenn Branca - Lesson #1 for Electric Guitar
Sonic Youth - Burning Spear
Sonic Youth - (She’s In A) Bad Mood
Sonic Youth - Death Valley ‘69
Sonic Youth - Expressway to yr. Skull
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia
Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot

And Introducing

#92 SONIC YOUTH! (ft. Paula Mejia)

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 Eight: Butthole Surfers!  We’re joined by NPR World Cafe’s Raina Douris to take a look at the Texas-tinged acid-fried world of these genuine rock n roll maniacs, smash the fire cymbal, and commit a little Culturcide along the way.

Check out World Cafe here: https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/
And check out Blind Eye Sees All: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW0mXU2mkgo

Songs
Butthole Surfers - Butthole Surfer
Butthole Surfers - The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey Oswalds Grave
Butthole Surfers - Lady Sniff
Butthole Surfers - Creep in the Cellar
Butthole Surfers - American Woman
Butthole Surfers - Gary Floyd/Sweet Loaf (Live, Atlanta, May 15 1987)
Butthole Surfers - Sweet Loaf
Butthole Surfers - The O-men
Culturcide - Bruce
Butthole Surfers - Jimi
Butthole Surfers - John E. Smoke
Butthole Surfers - Who Was In My Room Last Night?

#93 BUTTHOLE SURFERS! (ft. Raina Douris)

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 Nine: Big Black! We’re joined by our returning Albiniologist Bryn Nieboer to talk all things Big Black, from Cables to Kerosene, and hopefully figure out once and for all what Steve Albini’s deal is.

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Check out Bryn’s band STAY INSIDE here: https://stayinside.bandcamp.com/album/viewing

SONGS:
YouTube user tiergrinder - Roland TR-606 Drumatrix
Big Black - Dead Billy
Naked Raygun - Rat Patrol
Big Black - Cables
Big Black - The Big Payback
Big Black - Racer X
Big Black - Kerosene
Big Black - My Disco
Big Black - Bad Penny

#94 BIG BLACK! (ft. Bryn Nieboer)

Matt goes off live on http://www.twitch.tv/chapotraphouse

Topics: The Self, declining capitalistic outcomes

Grill Stream

159 - Beyond Belief: Face or Fiction 05.03.21

Matt goes off live on http://www.twitch.tv/chapotraphouse

Topics: Discussion of Kim Stanley Robinsons's The Ministry for the Future, Part 1

164 - You don't suck the future, the future sucks you. 06.01.21

We asked our patreon and our socials for questions that we could answer. This is the first half!

Questions For Street Fight Radio - Part one!

Matt goes off live on http://www.twitch.tv/chapotraphouse

Topics: Red Plenty, Fear vs. Love

165 - FutureSuck II 06.15.21

Matt goes off live on http://www.twitch.tv/chapotraphouse

Topics: More Rants About Capitalism & Culture

168 - A Polycule for Leibowitz 06.22.21

We are joined by Hank and David from New York's first co-operatively run rideshare service to talk about the taxi, car, and limousine industry and how we can cut its Truckasaurus head off with the power of worker owned business. But first we pour one out for friend of the show John McAfee who died question mark? and also that's right it's still not over please don't leave we discuss the NYC Mayor's race for a bit.

CO-OP RIDE
CO-OP RIDE APP on Google Play and the App Store
@TheDriversCoOp on social media
Drivers.coop
https://donorbox.org/donate-to-the-drivers-cooperative

OUTRO MUSIC
Eric Adams Get Out of My Room by NYC mayoral candidate Paperboy Prince Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ZTftReUcI

MERCH
poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com

PATREON (BONUS EPS AND DISCORD)
patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Taxi Cab Oppression w/ Co-Op Ride

Matt goes off live on http://www.twitch.tv/chapotraphouse

Topics: Reviewing Trump's farewell address

165 - FutureSuck II 06.15.21

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