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See full show notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dXuc9D8b8vxZmr8bd2J33Z11Cwt2dQ3gzaAuCbs9MGw/edit?usp=sharing --- “We Need Socialism” - original discussion w/Sudip Bhattacharya: https://soundcloud.com/leftpoc/left-pocket-project-podcast-we Sudip Bhattacharya’s works cited in the discussion “There is no socialism without the end of u.s. empire” https://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/...

In this episode, I talk about the hypercapitalist hellscape back to school season has become, how this economic system leads to harm and neglect of children, and the ways parents and caregivers have historically pushed back (and still can in the present)! — Learn more about the Left POCket Project via:
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In this episode, I speak with Sudip Bhattacharya, PhD candidate in political science at Rutgers about left political thought and organizing among BIPOC and the need for socialism as we collectively confront the ongoing harms of capitalism and neoliberalism. — Works/Issues Cited in the Podcast Sudip Bhattavcharya - “Attacking Difference, Pursuing Unity: Building a Socialist Movement amidst a Dynami...

an unfiltered Comrade Mommy episode about the ways storytelling becomes a mode of resistance amid colonialism, ethnic cleansing, and racialized violence --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpoc Spreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftpoc Spotify: open.sp...

REPLAY - Discourse on Colonialism, Pt 1. - Left POCket Project Podcast by Left POCket Project Podcast

A discussion of race, class, and politics in the HBO series The Last of Us w/guest Dani. --- Intro: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone -Outro: "Wonder & Amazement" (feat. Jeremy Glenn) [Deetron Amazement Dub] by Grand Corporation --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Sound...

In this episode, a #ReadingRevolution installment, we discuss the Introduction and closing interview in the 2001 edition of Aimé Césaire's 1950 anticolonial manifesto Discourse on Colonialism --- Readings & Resources: Brent Edwards - The Practice of Diaspora: Literature, Translation, and the Rise of Black Internationalism https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674011038 Négritude https:/...

In this episode, Dr. Cassie Osei discusses her research on the history of Black women’s labor and related social change in Brazil, conducting research in Brazil as a Black woman herself, and the racial politics of the reality show Love Is Blind: Brazil. — Readings & Resources (from Dr, Osei): Paulina Alberto - Terms of Inclusion https://uncpress.org/book/9780807871713/terms-of-inclusion/#:~:text=T...

In this preview episode, Wendi reads a brief excerpt from Aimé Césaire's Discourse on Colonialism, our upcoming #ReadingRevolution series selection. — Readings & Resources: Aimé Césaire - Discourse on Colonialism https://nyupress.org/9781583670255/discourse-on-colonialism/ https://files.libcom.org/files/zz_aime_cesaire_robin_d.g._kelley_discourse_on_colbook4me.org_.pdf --- Learn more about the Lef...

In this episode, Richard & Wendi discuss a few news items around AI, art for public consumption, and policing as well as the strange trajectory of left populism in the US — Readings & Resources: “Artificial Intelligence: The Risks Could Outweigh the Rewards” https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debate/artificial-intelligence-risks-could-outweigh-rewards/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT9D1dggb9QO...

A discussion of the "sad beige" trend and other aesthetic choices in childrearing that carry thinly-veiled messages of classism, moralism, and misogyny. -- Readings & Resources: "The Sad Beige Trend Goes against All My Wild Instincts" https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/04/the-sad-beige-trend-goes-against-all-my-wild-instincts "The Miseducation of Maria Montessori" https://www.newyor...

A quick update -- -Intro: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone -Outro: "(Just Like We) Breakdown" by Hot Chip --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpoc Spreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftpoc Spotify: ope...

In this episode, we speak to Brent of Rad Reads, a youtube channel where discussions of radical texts takes center stage. Readings & Resources Audio/Video: Rad Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFDSgzcZsjOi8XnWD2TlKg -Review: Blood in My Eye by George Jackson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_b-0ab5ljE -Discussion: Struggling with Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watc...

In this episode - a Reading Revolution installment - we discuss the essay "Love as the Practice of Freedom" by bell hooks and how it can apply to our contemporary leftist formations and debates on revolution. --- Readings & Resources bell hooks - "Love as the Practice of Freedom" (essay) https://uucsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bell-hooks-Love-as-the-Practice-of-Freedom.pdf "Love as the Practi...

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A spicy take to close out 2021 and Podmas on "China in Africa" -- -Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpoc Spreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftpoc Spotify: op...

In this episode, a #ComradeMommy installment and Podmas #20, I talk about the dark underbelly of mom and family based social media. --- Readings & Resources "Biracials Are Fighting for Their Lives on TikTok" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJJBW8VkeZM --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: fa...

In this episode, a #ComradeMommy installment and Podmas #19, I talk about anger. --- Readings & Resources "What will the pandemic look like in 2022?" interview w/ Eric Topol https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-bottom-line/2021/12/16/what-will-the-pandemic-look-like-in-2022 --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Image by Noa Denman --- Learn more about the Left POCket Projec...

In this episode, a #ReadingRevolution installment and Podmas #18, I read "Love as the Practice of Freedom" by bell hooks. --- Readings & Resources bell hooks - "Love as the Practice of Freedom" https://uucsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bell-hooks-Love-as-the-Practice-of-Freedom.pdf --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter...

In this episode, Podmas installment #17, we speak with Michael Salamone, the man behind our theme music, about his background, his activism, and the current political situation in the US. --- Readings & Resources michaelsalamone.com --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc...

In this episode, Podmas installment #16, I give you all some Podmas updates. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpoc Spreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftp...

In this episode, Podmas installment #15, I talk about the holiday season, some of the struggles people are having, and the need for empathy and support. --- Readings & Resources National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Medi...

In this episode, Podmas installment #14, I talk about diversity in film and tv, how it frequently devolves into tokenism, and where it still falls short. --- Readings & Resources "And Just Like That on HBO: the Sex and the City revival turns Miranda into a white liberal nightmare" https://slate.com/culture/2021/12/sex-and-the-city-and-just-like-that-miranda.html "Netflix Productions Are More Diver...

In this episode, Podmas installment #13, I talk about debt and the tremendous burden it places on my generation and many more in the future. --- Readings & Resources "President Biden hasn't yet kept his student loan forgiveness promise" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/07/1062070001/student-loan-forgiveness-debt-president-biden-campaign-promise "Americans' Medical Debts Are Bigger Than Was Know" https:...

In this episode, Podmas installment #12, I talk about my fascination with the longstanding "Tradwife" trend in popular media and the limits of "choice." --- Readings & Resources The Housewives of White Supremacy https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/opinion/sunday/tradwives-women-alt-right.html Fundie Fridays: "Checking In with Girl Defined" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIbM0VTttBo "The Duggars" h...