We are joined by Atlanta journalist George Chidi to discuss the situation at the Stop Cop City action in Atlanta which recently culminated in the police murder of an activist and forest protector. We also talk about Memphis and I promise some other less depressing stuff. 

GEORGE CHIDI
@neonflag
Mastodon: @spacekaren.sucks/ak4t3
post.news/georgchidi
TheAtlantaObjective.substack

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Cop Kingdom w/ George Chidi

Economic historian Tim Barker joins us to dish on some recently FOIA'd information about the federal reserve and that sort of thing. We also talk about balloons.

TIM BARKER
@_TimBarker
https://ourtime.substack.com/

SHOWS
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Inflation! w/ Tim Barker

Writer and peace activist Frida Berrigan joins us to discuss the total nuclear destruction of the earth and also Christopher Nolan in this totally normal podcast that was recorded in order.

FRIDA BERRIGAN
https://inthesetimes.com/authors/frida-berrigan
https://inthesetimes.com/article/doomsday-clock-nuclear-abolition

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PAID PROTEST COMEDY DSA BENEFIT SHOW
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Doomsday Smart Phone w/ Frida Berrigan

We talk Chicago, we talk class, we talk boobs.

ANDERS + ALEX DSA BENEFIT SHOW
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JAKE STAND UP SHOW
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Class Dealignment In The Minotaur's Maze

A guest with no name tells us a tale of being hunted by the federal government for protesting during the 2020 George Floyd uprisings. We also talk about Esperanto for some reason.

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One Way Out w/ X

Matt Christman goes off live on http://www.twitch.tv/chapotraphouse
Topics: The Dead-eyed steely man of destiny, the mental breakdown of the lower bourgeois, capitalist order vs. based nationalism, protectionist Trump, a new god, Soviet history, China

Grill Stream

240 - Good News for People Who Love Good News 03.03.23

Daniel Boguslaw from the Intercept joins our discussion on union leadership and whether or not it is wrong to chew on mic

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Union SOBs w/ Daniel Boguslaw

Matt Christman goes off live on http://www.twitch.tv/chapotraphouse
Topics: Banks, Apocalypse

241 - Armageddon Outta Here! 03.10.23

"Unions used to make sense but are obsolete in today's economy!" Unions are an "outside force" or "third party." "I'm a strong worker. Unionization will harm me personally and only help the weak and lazy workers." "Unions are rigid, old fashioned hierarchies."

We’ve all no doubt heard these talking points at some point, if not often, from news shows, opinion pieces, TV dramas, members of our families, our co-workers and, probably most of all, our bosses. What’s remarkable is how little these general talking points have changed throughout the decades. Some versions of these pat anti-union lines have been around since there have been unions. It's generally unseemly to appear anti-worker or not OF the working class so opposition to the one thing that historically empowers the working class––unions––is seen as crass and politically incorrect.

So, in its place has emerged a popular set of go-to, sophistic arguments that allow one to appear pro-working class without the messiness and ideological heavy lifting of actually supporting labor organizing and unionization. These McArguments––that after decades of anti-union messaging feel right without being right––appeal to ignorance, prejudice, vagueness and gendered and racialized perceptions of what labor is, and what labor deserves: the protection and stability offered by collective bargaining.

On this episode, we detail eight of the most popular anti-union talking points, their origins, who they serve, their purpose and power, and––most important of all––how to combat them.

Our guest is union organizer and author Daisy Pitkin.

Episode 177: Popular Anti-Union Talking Points and How to Combat Them

A mysterious man crawled out of the ceiling of Tom's high school English class and taught everyone a very important lesson. Also features coverage of the Murdaugh murder trial, and a reading of David Frum's Iraq War revisionism. 

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Episode 282: Keep Your Dreams Alive

This week we talk a wide range of topics, mostly centered on what's going on in states like Tennessee: mass shootings, anti-trans bills, centralization of power in state governments, etc. To do it, we've enlisted our Tennessean friend Mina Shedd from Middle Tennessee DSA. To wrap it all up, we cover an op-ed from the New York Times about "Wagon Wheel Gun Reform"

You can find and support Mina's many projects on Twitter at: @ScrewballDetctr

And you can support us on Patreon at: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Episode 286: Feuerbach, Texas (w/ special guest Mina Shedd)

Gothic socialist comedy podcast by three idiot comedians: Jake Flores, Alex Ptak and Anders Lee. @poddamnamerica 
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Union SOBs w/ Daniel Boguslaw

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