Adam Hilton is back on DPS to talk about his book on the Democratic Party. Also, we talk a lot about... you guessed it, the Democratic Party. 

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Who Governs the Democratic Party (And Why Does It Matter?) w/ Adam Hilton

Journalist and author Ross Barkan comes on the show to talk about the Prince of Darkness himself, Andrew Cuomo

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Cuomosexual Conversion Therapy w/ Ross Barkan

With the British monarchy at its lowest ebb of popularity since the week after Diana's death, we consider these two moments within the context of the wretched institution's ignoble history. We watch Christopher Hitchens' documentary DIANA: THE MOURNING AFTER (1998) - a controversial dissenting take on the Diana myth - and also discuss Netflix's THE CROWN and the Harry/Meghan phenomenon. In the process, we speculate how the existential threat facing this frankly worthless institution might lead to an unholy reinvention. PLUS: a rueful look back at James Berardinelli, the most popular web-based critic of the '90s.

"The British Monarchy Will Not Survive Late Capitalism — And Harry and Meghan Are Proof" by Luke Savage - https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/03/british-monarchy-neoliberal-age-prince-harry-meghan-markle

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#222- Guillotine in Piccadilly

Wherein Anders explains the Iran Contra affair in erotic detail

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Filmed over three years, the new HBO docuseries Q: INTO THE STORM (2021) seeks to find an answer to the question that plagued the Trump years: who is Q, the mysterious leader of the "QAnon" movement? The documentary offers a provisional answer... but of course, there is no one simple explanation for how QAnon came to dominate the past few years. We discuss the backwash of the Trump era, PLUS: a report on Fox News' new late-night talk show "Gutfeld!"

"Howard Dean pushes Biden to oppose generic COVID-19 vaccines for developing countries" by Lee Fang - https://theintercept.com/2021/04/08/howard-dean-biden-covid-vaccines/

"Is Gutfeld! the Worst Show on Television?" by Alex Shephard - https://newrepublic.com/article/161985/gutfeld-worst-show-television

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#224 - Q Vadis?

This week we take a look at child labor in America, the epidemic of boss-bullying, and the mysterious Havana Syndrome afflicting many U.S. officials

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Episode 202: The Roxana Syndrome

Author P.E. Moskowitz comes back on the show to talk about their 2019 book The Case Against Free Speech and how it's relevant to this shit today where people are saying they're in 1984 because they can't post and comedians are took woke and whatnot.

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The Case Against Free Speech w/ P.E. Moskowitz

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)

And Introducing

#84 FRANK ZAPPA! (ft. Robin Hatch)

Just when we thought we'd found the bottom of the barrel, we scrape a little bit further. From executive producers Van Jones and Meghan McCain, THE REUNITED STATES (2021) seeks to open a new chapter on the American story by highlighting people trying to bridge the left and right. But does a political "movement" that believes in nothing more than "listening to each other" actually do anything to address the issues allegedly dividing us? (Hint: no).

#211 - Post-Partisan Struggle Session

We plunge once again into the filmography of Alexandra Pelosi, who in addition to being Nancy's daughter is a prolific maker of not-very-good political documentaries. In RIGHT AMERICA, FEELING WRONGED (2009), she follows the John McCain campaign in its final, desperate weeks, interviewing dozens of ill-mannered Republicans who feel left out of the Obama wave. The result is her bleakest and angriest film - though still not exactly what one might call "good." PLUS: Pete Buttigieg's memoir, revisionist celebrity documentaries, and is there a Republican Party exodus?

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#213 - The Wreck of the Straight Talk Express

We finally watch one of our most requested movies: the political parable ELECTION (1999), which presents a vision of American politics circa 1999 as represented by three student candidates and one faculty power-broken in a high school election. PLUS: Neera Tanden, the Golden Globes, and what happens to culture when the zeitgeist is taken away?

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#214 - Tracy Flick for President

A podcast about culture, politics, and our crumbling world. Hosted by Luke Savage and Will Sloan.

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