The HBO documentary THE SWAMP (2020) follows three "maverick" Republican congressmen who seek to fulfil Donald Trump's promise to "drain the swamp," even if that means alienating their party leaders. But what you really need to know about this documentary is that the main one is Matt Gaetz, and he is a huge doofus. PLUS: thoughts on Canada Day, Alex Gibney's Agents of Chaos, and a look back at the media coverage of the War in Iraq.

Michael and Us

#248 - Enemy at the Gaetz

Hether Fortune (@unhinged_adult) joins us to discuss "the Airbnb for gigs," listening to click tracks like songs, and getting angry onstage.

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88 - Hether Fortune Kit (ft. Hether Fortune)

We discuss another patron request, this time it's a two part essay by Robert Brenner, written as the Soviet Union was beginning to unravel: "The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe - The Roots of The Crisis."

https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/2490-the-soviet-union-and-eastern-europe-the-roots-of-the-crisis

#138 - "The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe"

Charles, Alex, and Dan round up recent articles and imagine ways to sabotage bands.

Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

90 - They Would Should Fuck Love to Ozzy

We are joined by comedian John Merrifield to discuss his recent run-in with the cops and mayor/president(?) in Lafayette, who are displaying unprecedented levels of COPE after falling for some satire he put out. Then we talk to Caryma Sa'd, a lawyer who triggered a rising star of the Canadian alt-right with her political cartoons. 

JOHN MERRIFIELD
@JBMerrifield
https://ocarlslaw.com/2021/07/27/john-merrifield-and-public-safety-putting-satire-on-trial/?fbclid=IwAR3KOekVhPmwynDyMy2HoRCkyPBAoHgT8idNfrhB_RNrVUjXlxB3TmQVbvM
http://dsaswla.com/

CARYMA SA'D
@CarymaRules
https://nowtoronto.com/news/meet-the-woman-on-the-trail-of-torontos-anti-mask-protests
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/chris-saccoccia-1.5752441

NINA TURNER CAMPAIGN RESCOURCES
https://www.mobilize.us/ninaturner/?event_type=2

MERCH
poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com

PATREON
patreon.com/PodDamnAmerica

Antifahaha w/ John Merrifield & Caryma Sa'd

Comedian Avery Moore joins us to get into part 2 of our ongoing series on COCAINE. COCAINE.

COME SEE AVERY MOORE AND JAKE ON TOUR
https://twitter.com/feraljokes/status/1424458282622754819?s=20

LIVE SHOW 9/10 2021 come watch LIVE or STREAMING
https://www.caveat.nyc/event/pod-damn-america-live-at-caveat-9-10-2021

PHONE BANK FOR GREEN NEW DEAL
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/phone-bank-for-a-green-new-deal?source=direct_link&

SOURCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine:_An_Unauthorized_Biography
https://chasingthescream.com/

MERCH
poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com

PATREON
Patreon.com/PodDamnAmerica

COCAINE Part 2 w/ Avery Moore

Andrew, Lucy and Ben introduce everyone's future favourite segment 'With A Lead Pipe,' plus: the battle betwixt bird and drone in the skies of Canberra, and the boundless joy of free prawn crackers.
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EPISODE 218: Ceci N’est Pas Une Pipe Episode

Bonus Episodes

Radio broadcaster, game show host and podcaster Michael Hing joins us to talk about: Making your spooky haunted house just very slightly too spooky, attempting to outcop the cops, and how many snakes is the normal amount to have in your home.
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EPISODE 219: Free To A Wet Dome (Feat. Michael Hing)

IATSE one of the largest unions in the country has authorized a strike if talks with management fall through. What does that mean for you and your little shows?

MERCH
poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com

PATREON
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YAHTZEE w/ Neda Davarpanah & Kate Zasowski

(Patreon-only Rose McGowan interview here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rose-mcgowan-57953217)
Labor journalists Alex Press (https://twitter.com/alexnpress) & Jonah Furman (https://twitter.com/JonahFurman) discuss the labor movement, strikes, John Deere and what it has to do with Alec Baldwin's deadly shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Alex Press is a writer and editor at Jacobin Magazine, whose latest article is "Halyna Hutchins’s Death on the Set of Rust Was 'Not a Freak Accident'."Jonah Furman is a labor movement organizer and writer for Labor Notes (https://twitter.com/labornotes), the media and organizing project that since 1979 has amplified the voice of workers and labor militants. He is also a frequent contributor to The Intercept.

Alec Baldwin Shooting 'NOT a Freak Accident' With Alex Press & Jonah Furman

This week: A woman who hired a Grinch but was not prepared to be Grinched, swarms of praying mantises ruining Christmas, a truly insufferable restaurant concept, a mysterious river of beer in Hawaii, and an unexpected and altogether strange Lead Pipe.
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EPISODE 229: I'd Like To Speak To The Hamager

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

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#248 - Enemy at the Gaetz

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