Anthony Barone
Backpacking America
Backpacking America is a podcast dedicated to exploring the culture and society that makes up the United States of America.
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Episodes
Episode 94: Lil Nas X Satanic Twerking Controversy 06.04.2021 28:50
Lil Nas X has been getting a lot of hate for twerking on Satan and selling Satanic shoes. A lot of this hate comes from a place of upholding conservative morals over the freedom to express oneself, the idea that society needs to parent children, and homophobia. In this weeks Have You Seen This? segment Eric Andre Visits the RNC (I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THIS VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Episode 93: American Experimental Societies #2: Slab City 03.04.2021 32:44
Slab City is another experimental society in America. This one is in California in the Imperial Valley, and man does it have some rich history. Unfortunately there web presence is pretty limited due to the lack of any infrastructure or amenities, but there is a WebArchive and a Documentary made about them. Click the links below to learn more! Slab City Web Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/2015...
Episode 92: American Experimental Societies #1: Arcosanti 29.03.2021 20:35
In this episode of BPA, we explore Arcosanti, a society based on gearing human society towards sustainable development. For more information on this society, please visit there website: https://www.arcosanti.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chann...
Episode 91: It's All Connected 27.03.2021 58:16
Derek comes back on BPA to talk with us about Event 201, a conference that was organized to prepare for a Covid like pandemic exactly 1 month before the lock downs began. This conference, and the events afterwards sparked questions of wether the government was taking advantage of COVID and used it as justification to prepare for the inevitable political turmoil that would occur in 2020 regardless....
Episode 90: Cryptomania! 23.03.2021 1:11:41
Crypto is back and more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. Bitcoin is close to 60,000. ETH peaked in the mid 1800s and our beautiful DOGE is quite promising. Find out the in's and outs of cryptocurrencies in this episode of Backpacking America! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasti...
Episode 89: Society is an Algorithm 19.03.2021 1:33:11
From the School to Prison Pipeline to your TikTok feed, our society directs us to advertisements or poor economic conditions. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbBW87amp3o6j0Zfi3yPYuw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IpWT8Xh8BkTIlNw7oBa...
Episode 88: Financial Literacy & The Black Community 15.03.2021 1:19:59
According to Josh the Black Community has been learning financial literacy. We discuss why this is essential, as well as how the need for this literacy is one of the many survival tactics of the community in response to colonialism and imperialism. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting Yo...
Episode 87: Full Interview with FISP Organizer 13.03.2021 1:14:36
This is a sneak peak for an upcoming project involving Union Victories and Struggle during COVID. John Collins is an organizer for the FISP (Federation of Instructional Support Personell). We discuss the stances of the Union, several of the fights they engaged in to win benefits and concessions for union members, as well as the political divisions that have to be accounted for when organizing a Un...
Episode 86: Essential 08.03.2021 42:24
Essential workers have been attacked physically and economically. By both the government and there fellow working class Americans. I explain why this is occurring and highlight several of the exploitative practices of businesses and government towards them. I also speak on my own experience as a worker during COVID and the issues I faced. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Tw...
Episode 85: American Dystopia 06.03.2021 36:46
Making masks friendly and cute looking for profit, putting vulnerable people to work, racial discrimination in vaccine distribution, pre-emptive reopening, and so manymore terrible things make the US a dystopian nation. Listen to find out why. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube...
Episode 84: Groton City NY 02.03.2021 28:26
Groton City has 20 households remaining. I talk to the last remaining residents about the economic conditions, small town stigmas, drug addiction, and ways to help towns like Groton City recover. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbBW87amp3o6j...
Episode 83: Radio Free Dixie 27.02.2021 16:52
Radio Free Dixie was a radio program broadcasted from Cuba by American Civil Rights Leader Robert F. Williams in the early 1960s that advocated for racial equality. It called on Black Americans to rise up against what Williams saw as an inherently racist system. The radio program featured music, political conversation, and storytelling. Join me on a discussion of the history of RFD and how militan...
Episode 82: Upstate NY Perspective 22.02.2021 52:19
I talk to a Binghamton, NY native about the social and economic issues frequently encountered in this part of the state. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbBW87amp3o6j0Zfi3yPYuw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IpWT8Xh8BkTIlNw7oBap7?si...
Episode 81: Class Warfare in America 20.02.2021 34:10
The collapse of Texan powergrids, the Police being called to prevent dumpster diving for desperately needed food, Biden still not delivering checks, and NY Governor Cuomo lying about Nursing Home Deaths are just some examples of class warfare used against the American people. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.f...
Episode 80: Labor Strikes and Tenants Fights 16.02.2021 1:01:08
Mike and I talk about the internationalism found in Labor and Tenants struggles in New York City. The Struggles highlighted in this episode not only are relateable to that of New York State as a whole, but the entire American Nation. You can listen to Mike's Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/60y3jsWAu49vmoJt4vqomP?si=G0OFIW_2Q4GqexozDCL-WQ&utm_source=copy-link And make sure to check...
Episode 79: Answering 50 First Date Questions 13.02.2021 31:19
I answer about 50 first date questions. Some are good, some are cringe, some I just don't wanna talk about. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbBW87amp3o6j0Zfi3yPYuw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IpWT8Xh8BkTIlNw7oBap7?si=fTtnuf5gSomj...
Episode 78: Communist Town in Nevada 09.02.2021 1:56:24
Kent is a Marxist-Leninist who is working to establish a collective in the Nevada desert. The collective is located on the lands of the former Town of Tobar. He plans to grow the collective through primeval farming methods, solar power, water run offs, and bringing money in through hemp production and agricultural sales. We also talk about how his collective will work towards constructing Socialis...
Episode 77: The Big 77 06.02.2021 1:08:52
We had Execute Episode 66, now we have the Big 77. Ethan is back again and we talk about which drugs each political ideology uses based on there political compass placement. Then we talk about the media and how it has gotten so much worse, particularly children's programming produced by Dan Schneider. Then we end it off by answering some AskReddit questions! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ba...
Episode 76: COVID Vaccine Inequity 02.02.2021 23:12
This is a brief overview of the many issues surrounding equitable vaccine distribution. I provide some solutions to the problem, and point out the lack of a plan and racism on the part of NY Governor Coumo and NY Mayor DeBlasio in regards to distribution. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcas...
Episode 75: STONKS TO THE MOON! 29.01.2021 1:12:38
What? The moon? Do you mean STOCKS? YES I MEAN THE STONKS TO THE MOON! The Hedgefunds Melvin Capital and Citadel are about to get gloriously eviscerated by the working class and some unlikely allies. Pumping up the value of GameStop, Nokia, Bed Bath & Beyond, and DOGE is the strategy of the subreddit r/wallstreetbets to punish the hedgefunds for the 2008 crash and for recently attempting to ma...
Episode 74: Why is America Losing to Covid? 25.01.2021 12:16
1 in 4 American children starving. 25% Unemployment. Stimulus checks being an imagination rather than a reality. Complacency in the face of mounting causalities. Why is it like this? Myself and Karl Marx have an answer. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://www.youtube.co...
Episode 73: Community Policing on a SUNY Campus 23.01.2021 50:36
Dr. Compton is one of the members of The UPD and the Oneonta College Community Task Force. He talks about his role on the force, the goals the force aims to achieve, and what should the role be of a police officer on a SUNY Campus. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://ww...
Episode 72: Pandemic Logic 18.01.2021 17:36
I rant about the stupid thought processes used to justify responses to the pandemic from the government and the average person. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbBW87amp3o6j0Zfi3yPYuw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IpWT8Xh8BkTIlNw7o...
Episode 71: Down the Wikipedia Rabbit Hole 15.01.2021 35:09
In honor of Wikipedia's 20th Birthday, I will be reading Wikipedia articles and following the links in the articles until the trail ends or we get so far down the rabbit hole there is no end in sight :) Grab a beer or your favorite substance and enjoy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting...
Episode 70: The Conch Republic 12.01.2021 19:29
That's right. An independent nation was formed right here in the USA. The Conch Republic Sarcastically Declared Independece from the US, but ended up effectively challenging the government. Listen to find out how! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backpackingamerica/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpapodcasting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpapodcasting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chan...
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