Sectionalism makes sense for how Americans at the time would view political divides. Classes had begun to emerge more clearly, but much of the political divide was between modes of production; slavery on one hand, and financial capital/industry on the other. The South's |section" could largely stick together with its own interests which dominated American politics, for instance pushing for Texas to be annexed and then the Mexican-American War. So even those who did not own slaves had a vested interest (or so they thought) in maintaining the cotton empire. Honestly reminds me of what yinz talked about with McConnell, how he ran solely on how kentucky had outsized "influence" as long as he was around. it was a simplistic way to work with the contradictions we know as class conflict.

**audio gets better after a couple minutes** This week we talk about the most recent AppHarvest news, and then move on to an extremely cool article about Disney magic

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Episode 270: Present Company Included

Aaron and Tom check in on the results of the Warnock/Walker runoff and an attempted coup of Germany by a descendent of the Kaiser; Tarence and Tom interview Jack Wagner of "Yeah, But Still" about his new show "Otherworld"

Episode 271: Ouija Board Terms of Service (w/ Special Guest: Jack Wagner)

On this first (free) episode of the year we take a journey through cop lore; talk movies; and meet a real life Mr. Freeze, who's here to kick some ice

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Episode 273: The Iseman Cometh

We start off with a little bit of giant discourse (different from last week's giant discourse); cover some news miscellanea; and then hear another entry from the all-time great New York Times column, The Conversation

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Episode 274: One Out Of Three

Come for the Nat Turner discourse, stay for the Progress In Science and Technology discourse

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Episode 275: Crystal Privilege

The birth of the printing press, the Lutheran movement and the secrets of the learned Rosicrucians. We explore conspiracy theories, secret societies and witch panics at a time when technological advancements were bending the human brain in unexpected ways. Our guests are Matt Christman and Chris Wade of Chapo Trap House and the new limited series Hell On Earth about the 30 year war.

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Music by Nick Sena. Editing by Corey Klotz.

Episode 216: 1600s QAnon, the Reformation & Rosicrucianism feat Matt Christman & Chris Wade

This week we're joined by University of Chicago professor of history, Gabriel Winant, to discuss the social and political origins of the modern healthcare industry in places like Pittsburgh and Appalachia.

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Episode 276: Infirmary Blues (w/ special guest Gabriel Winant)

"Surrounded by children, DeSantis signs the 'Parental Rights in Education' bill," ABC13 reports.  "Biden partnered with organization which questioned parents' rights to be notified about their kids' transition" Fox News tells us. "Parental rights isn't a partisan issue. It's what's best for our children," an opinion column in The Washington Times warns. We've heard these cries for over a century from reactionary forces: we’re just a bunch of scrappy "parents" protecting our kids from sinister, secular forces of state control.

But what does "parents' rights" mean exactly? Which parents' rights are we talking about? Which "rights" are we centering, and who funds which parents to assert which set of rights that, we are told, are essential to these "parents"?

There is, of course, no essential "parents" cohort with a coherent ideology and view on education. But, as a term, it's a useful stalking horse for far right political projects targeting education, namely those opposing secularism, anti-racism, LGBTQ existence, labor, and teachers unions. A skeleton key for whatever reactionary cause doesn’t want to be presented as such. After all, who could oppose "parents' rights." Like the clever term "pro-life," the "parents' rights" label is similarly designed to put advocates of secularism and progress on the defensive, to erase parents who oppose a far-right agenda, and court sympathetic and whitewashing coverage from corporate media.

On this episode, we discuss the history of "parents' rights" as a popular right-wing slogan, from its uses in opposing child labor laws in the early 20th century to pushing religious indoctrination in public schools in the 1990s to today's attacks on trans people and teachers unions; how its evocation by the right––and acceptance by media outlets––obscures the darker motives and political forces at work; and why any media framing of what "parents" want or don't want is inherently mugging bullshit.

Our guest is Jennifer Berkshire.

Ep176: How the “Parental Rights” Rallying Cry Has Been a Rightwing Stalking Horse for Over 100 Years

Our good friend Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell) is back to tell us about the NEOM city-state in the Saudi Arabian desert, as well as all the soulless architects and designers working on it. 

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Episode 277: NEOM Moon (w/ special guest Kate Wagner)

Everything from religion to industrial disasters to Mehdi Hasan's debating methods

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Episode 278: The Freight Awakening

This week we talk Ukraine, the ruling class's fixation on Boxes, and the mass hysteria of Devil's Milkshakes issuing from East Palestine, Ohio

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Episode 274: One Out Of Three

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