The great Aaron Thorpe — co-host of Trillbillies, host of A Time of Monsters, the poster formerly known as posadist_trapgd — joins us for an extremely fun episode as we riff about why aliens would be communists, the paranoid imagination of imperialism, the wonders of luxury surveillance, the spectacle of convenience, and the ways tech companies really do be manufacturing consent.

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54. Shooting for the Stars (ft. Aaron Thorpe)

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 Three: Mission of Burma! We’re joined by author Rob Sheffield to talk Boston excellence, Zines, radio, Clown Night, and the Horrible Truth About Burma!

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Songs:
Mission of Burma - Peking Spring
Mission of Burma - That’s When I Reach For My Revolver
Mission of Burma - That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate
Mission of Burma - Treme Two (Live, ‘83)
Mission of Burma - 2wice

And Introducing

#88 MISSION OF BURMA! (ft. Rob Sheffield)

We continue our discussion with Tom O'Brien about "Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution" by the Group of International Communists.

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#134 - Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution (Part 2)

Chris complained about his cable company on Twitter. He was surprised to get a phone call demanding he delete the tweets or else be banned from the service. PJ looks into the story, and things get much stranger. Plus, a new Yes Yes No.

Duck Army (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHc288IPFzk)

#37 Taking Power

This episode, we are truly on the forced march through a grueling three hour Stalin defense episode of Revolutionary Left Radio with some unreconstructed tankies. To help us recalibrate our communist compass, we welcome on Sean Guillory of the exemplary Sean’s Russia Blog to set the record straight on Stalin.

Ни шагу назад!
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#109 - Stalin Response w/ Sean (Sean's Russia Blog)

The Historical Quest for a Black Nation
Thanks to the New African Independence Movement of the 1970s, today’s Democratic politicians are discussing reparations for Black Americans, said Edward Onaci, a professor of history at Ursinus College. Onaci is author of the book, “Free the Land: The Republic of New Africa and the Pursuit of a Black Nation-State.”
Move 9 are Free – Mumia is Next
Born in prison to Move organization members incarcerated in the death of a Philadelphia cop in 1978, Mike Africa Jr. has waited and worked for four decades to see his surviving family members in freedom. Now his mission is to free political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal “so that he can be with his family, the way that my father is with his family now.”
Maroons As Movement Role Models
The contemporary Black struggle should draw on the experience and example of maroons, the escaped slaves that formed communities of freedom beyond the reach of the slave masters, said Willie Jamaal Wright, a professor of Geography and Africana Studies at Rutgers University. Wright wrote a recent article on “The Morphology of Marronage.” Maroon communities “served as models of cooperative economics, of cooperative living,” and “a model of sacrifice” that is needed today, said Wright.
Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network is hosted by Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford. A new edition of the program airs every Monday at 11:am ET on PRN. Length: one hour.

Black Agenda Radio for Week of July 20, 2020

We discuss the work of Nick Park, the Writer/Director behind Wallace and Gromit, and dive into THE WRONG TROUSERS, CHICKEN RUN, and CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT.

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#226 - The Plasticine Dreams of Nick Park

This week, PJ looks into a theory circling the internet about who might be behind QAnon. The investigation takes him back to the beginning of the QAnon scam, and to the message board trolls who started it.

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#166 Country of Liars

Writer Hadas Thier on her book "A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics" from Haymarket Books.

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1481-a-people-s-guide-to-capitalism

1256: A Marxist lens  on capitalism's crisis / Hadas Thier

On A Very Special Episode of Swampside Chats, Jake, Ezri & Grant jack back into The Simulation with Jean Baudrillard for one last trio adventure in "The Divine Left", and come back one member short. Remember: if you die in The Simulation, you die in real life. 
 
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#126 - “The Divine Left”

We conclude our discussion on the Adam Curtis essay film series and review part 4: "Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering."

#130 - Century of the Self: The Meaning of Tony Blair

A show about the internet, hosted by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman.  From Gimlet.