Barking Points Memo

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The Barking Points Memo podcast, where our crack team of four incorrigible leftists provides the social and political analysis you need, but hidden in the peanut butter of sardonic comedy that dogs crave.

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110 — Do You Wanna Know How Long It Took Me as a Human Being to Realize Why I Kept Wanting My Parents to Rent Batman & Robin? 28.11.2020 1:53:07

A tangent-heavy episode covers worldwide protests against state corruption, a movement to make amazon pay some damn taxes, and another for Disney to pay authors royalties, also Ready Player Two is as bad as you expect. BARKING POINT: Which public figure is going to pick a fight with a random twitter account, and how will that play out? SPONSORS: SixArmedSweater, Spooky Biscuits, TailStrike, Takel,...

109 — Located Conveniently Between Billy Butthurt's Dildo Emporium and The Jonathan Swift Burger Bar & Baby Crematorium 18.11.2020 1:58:55

Oh yeah an election happened. Ugh. There's some good news in there, though, and we're determined to find it. BARKING POINT: Year-Round Uses for Holiday Decorations! LINKS https://twitter.com/LTTNcast/status/1319008202206310400 https://twitter.com/yesindiedpod/status/1324055453198884864 http://indigenousfutures.illuminatives.org/wp-content/uploads/Indigenous_Futures_Survey_Report.pdf SPONSORS: Lanc...

108 — I Want The Like Dale Earnhardt Like Plastic Commemorative Plate Kinda Deal Like One of Those 07.11.2020 1:04:39

SPECIAL GUEST INTERVIEW! Chris Stedman makes his Barking Points triumphant return with a new book in tow, IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives. BARKING POINTS and BITS are being postponed until the next episode, so you are free from our clutches for now. "Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spr...

107 — Shin Megami VeggieTales 23.09.2020 2:15:48

It's a lighter episode with good news and some hearty entrees at the pop culture potluck. Rhode Island is having a wave of insurgent leftist campaigns successfully primarying out conservatives, former Lab Zero workers are attempting to form a co-op, and a cloning can be used for the forces of good after all. BARKING POINT: Hell Drinks 2020 THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: https://awoo.space/@CrownedR...

106 — Dreams? In This Economy?! 05.09.2020 1:39:02

IT'S BARK TO SCHOOL TIME BUT NOT REALLY BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GAMING INSTEAD! Also Amazon literally tries to hire union busters as a job description and Jessica Krug is the worst great pretender. BARKING POINT: Describe your gritty reboot of whatever garbage you can remember from your childhood. THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: ttps://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/104721379706686536 https://jubi.life/...

105 — Mothman Is More Real Than Clean Coal 19.08.2020 2:01:54

OH NO THERE'S ELECTION STUFF TO TALK ABOUT, but don't worry, we also talk about birds, animatronic gorillas, mothman with an ass that doesn't quit, and the USPS. BARKING POINT: Design your very own theme restaurant of the damned. This episode's Barking Pointers: https://twitter.com/corvusatrox/status/1292109318196793348?s=21 https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1292914877133185024?s=21 https...

104 — Please, Please Think of Your Butthole, Steve 08.08.2020 1:53:13

August starts off with a macro-sized episode covering a wide array of topics including Bon Appetit bleeding talent, Bubk the Blub, Disney charging 30bux for freakin' MULAN, and the Army getting embarrassed yet again. Barking Point: You find yourself with a monkey's paw and the ability to bring back one cartoon you love, but doing so means one unlovable cartoon that should never be brought back is...

103 — I Had the Phrase 'Sweat as a Service' Pop Into My Head and I'm Really Upset 02.08.2020 1:19:56

We end July with a sandwich of pain! You can't escape moral responsibility, but the Sierra Club actually starts to grapple with its racist past, but then Ubisoft and AAA games are filled with abuse and cheap nihilism, though Twitch does score a victory against the US Military. Barking Point: Design the next deranged exercise equipment with a techno makeover! LINKS REFERENCED: https://kotaku.com/ub...

102 — I Don't Want to Go to Boyfriend Cliff Anymore 17.07.2020 1:39:14

JOINED BY SPECIAL GUEST REED THE SOCIALIST FROG! Somehow the supreme court decided to rule correctly for once, Cancel Culture is dumb and made up and so is Bari Weiss, and Andrew Cuomo has crafted a poster. BARKING POINT: What niche hashtag will the Twitter Anger Bots accidentally bring into normie discourse? CURSED VIDEO LINKS REFERENCED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0d3tZ27v6s https://t.co/f...

101 — That One Specifically Gave Me Some Really Weird Mouth–Like Some Taste For Like A Big Dog T-Shirt 07.07.2020 1:20:39

HOLY CRAP WE'RE BACK AND THE ICONOCALYPSE HAS STARTED! We cover a variety of topics all under the auspices of the public taking down things once believed to be untouchable and eternal. https://bhlegalfund.org/ BARKING POINT: Imagine your very own Absurd Moral Panic about a harmless, extremely specific kink. This week's Barking Pointers: https://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/104222976637361386 https://sno...

100 — Okay, If You Say 'Breaking Down the Complex Carbohydrates of to Power Your Body to Make This Show', It is Sponsored by Olive Garden, in a Way, Yes 24.05.2020 1:41:16

After a quick dip in the GUU, we discuss Duplicit E. Cheese's, and Quibi. Also someone wrote Bill and Hillary bedroom fanfiction! Things get dark! ALSO ENDING MUSIC BY EDGE! IT'S VERY GOOD BARKING POINT: What industry will The Garfield take over next? This Week's Barking Pointers: https://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/104161188943832254 https://snouts.online/@takelgryph/104161474095303066 https://snouts....

099 — Nobody Gets Sent to Florida, They Are Drawn There by the Strings of Fate 13.05.2020 1:50:34

California sues Uber and Lyft, Amazon VP quits and puts the company on blast, Ms. Monopoly is cursing our screens with white feminism, and MORE! BARKING POINT: How with Joe Biden capture the hearts of young people? THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS https://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/104104684668893824 https://snouts.online/@newdarkcloud/104111216335038406 https://snouts.online/@Rewhan/104112862931760647 ht...

098 — He's Gonna Spatchcock My Leftist, Corny Ass 03.05.2020 1:28:07

Welcome to a special Maypril episode wherein we learn to fear something new and strange thanks to Alex Jones' appetite for meats. BARKING POINT: Create your own COVID-19 miracle cures! THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTER https://snouts.online/@takelgryph/104055999555454434 SPONSORS: scuttlefuzz, SixArmedSweater, Spooky Biscuits, Takel, Varulf, wijn, Wolfinator, Wrenby, WrenYena, & Xurnami "Bossa Antigua"...

097 — Tilda Swinton is Basically Bloodborne 21.04.2020 1:29:19

Another light episode was in order, so we discuss the finer points of chiptune music, corporate musicals, and present the first installment of Barking Bits! BARKING POINT: You have the personal mobile number of a CEO of any company you want, what do you do with that power and to whom? THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTER: https://twitter.com/corvusatrox/status/1251882835889336320?s=21 LINKS: https://www.go...

096 — I Hate This Calvin & Hobbes Ayn Rand 15.04.2020 1:21:58

We are back with some disappointment, but also some good news and ideas of how we should move forward. Bernie ends his campaign, Virginia gets new gun laws, and Amazon uses racist dogwhistles to smear a campaign organizer. BARKING POINT: Show us the creative things you have done or found in Animal Crossing. THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: https://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/103918155900961929 https://sn...

095 — That Would Be Great Because I Have Invested a Lot of Fake Final Fantasy Money Into Buying Lots of Houseplants for My Fake Virtual House 31.03.2020 1:15:29

We're back to talking news this episode with stemming the tide of ecofascism whether it's middle-school nihilism or attempts by the Trump administration to disestablish tribes. Barking Point: Unexpected Leftist Turns from Celebrities, Brands, or Institutions Link Referenced in Show: https://foodstampsnow.com/list-of-grocery-stores-that-accept-ebt-online-for-delivery/ This Week's Barking Pointers:...

094 — Somewhere There's a Gundam Fan That's Really Pissed Off at Us 25.03.2020 1:46:43

It's the first Barking Points Quarantine Spectacular! We eschew the darkness to discuss things that are getting us through this, with both good and goodbad suggestions! BARKING POINT: Tell us something that is helping you through these chaotic and unstable times. THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: https://twitter.com/whatiscosplay/status/1239366099449217025?s=21 https://twitter.com/rhythmbastard/status...

093 — I'm Not Contagious, It's Just the Trees Jerking Off 15.03.2020 1:59:35

This week has fried our brains, luckily Reed and Doc Wolverine are here to make sense and nonsense about the COVID19 outbreak. ALSO SOME POSITIVE STORIES WE SWEAR. Barking Point: Superheroes who have fallen on hard times and sold their gear to the public. Link Mentioned in Show: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-chelsea-pay-her-court-fines This Week's Barking Pointers: https://twitter.com/misssappho...

092 — You All You Know Like The The Fuckin Like Um State Fair Carnival Thing Like The Test Your Strength Where You Hit a Ham–Do The Hammer to Ring the Bell, It's You're Doing That But With Like My Fuckin Mental Health 07.03.2020 1:50:03

It's Biden v Bernie, Bloomberg's campaign was basically just a bunch of grift and apathy, Biden can't remember Obama's name, Corona virus takes down SXSW, Star Wars patches its story, and CIVILITY IS A DUMB CONCEPT. BARKING POINT: Girlboss ad campaigns from hell This Week's Barking Pointers: https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1232349698947723264?s=12 https://twitter.com/misssapphomet/statu...

091 — You Know, Like a Bread Took a Poop 25.02.2020 1:30:56

A brief check-in with Canada and yet another new point in its terrible history of first nation relations, alongside an update on the 2020 primary: Bloomberg hired joke thieves and memers, while Bernie dominates in Nevada. Iconocalypse ensues. BARKING POINT: Barkee Candles™ needs your help to create the most inappropriate scented candles! This week's Barking Pointers: https://snouts.online/@Zer...

090 — We're Not In Suncoast Video Territory 14.02.2020 1:42:23

Unist'ot'en Camp update, Luno takes a dip in the Goop (in Netflix form), and once again a game studio has no idea how to discuss politics and art. EPIC! BARKING POINT: Pitch an ancient internet ephemera's TV series adaptation. THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: https://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/103612713076763969 https://yiff.life/@drifa/103614960575157085 https://snouts.online/@BearLion/103615702699921...

089 — Chute Snacks 06.02.2020 1:28:53

SURPRISE RETURNING GUEST AND SOCIALIST FROG REED DROPS BY! Unfortunately we have to talk out Iowa and how much of an utter failure it all was, but we'll temper it with good-ish news, we swear! BARKING POINT: Bloomberg's next sad attempt to get people to like him. This Week's Barking Pointers: https://snouts.online/@newdarkcloud/103555867292154488 https://snouts.online/@takelgryph/10356003009321604...

088 — C'mon! 27.01.2020 1:31:05

After a week off from FurCon 2020, we're back to bring you stories like Canada: Like All the Bad Parts of America But They Have Healthcare & Primary Nonsense featuring the Joe Biden and Mayor Pete. Unist'ot'en Camp BARKING POINT: Mascot obituaries! This Week's Barking Pointers: https://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/103489465395554592 https://snouts.online/@fourelephants/103492971898907906 https://snouts....

087 — A Sommelier of Dick, Sometimes 14.01.2020 1:34:28

AI is taking over Hollywood, Facebook plants a story in attempt to appear like they're doing anything about misinformation, and we take a slight detour into The Goop for a scented candle that nobody could, nay, should ever love. AND MORE!! BARKING POINT: Doomed Concept Cars This week's Barking Pointers: https://awoo.space/@CrownedRat/103448393554035167 https://snouts.online/@Zero_Democracy/1034497...

086 — That's Right Goosebumps is Why I'm Horny for Werewolves 08.01.2020 1:34:43

We're in the 20s! And the right wing is trying to start a war with Iran, again! Also Luno brings us a first-hand account of Cats, and finish off with some counter-programming. BARKING POINT: Find Examples of 'Straight Camp' This episode's barking pointers: https://snouts.online/@knightly/103369391386868037 https://snouts.online/@takelgryph/103372473881244050 https://twitter.com/vtmarik/status/1210...