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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Ending the Myth! In this limited series Munya and Brian are going to be discussing Greg Grandin’s 2019 book, The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America. In this introduction to the show we discuss historian Frederick Jackson Turner and his Frontier Thesis. We cover material from CH 7, the Introduction, and CH 1.

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We are joined by friend of the show Andrew Hedden to discuss Streetwise. Filmed in 1983, Streetwise follows the lives of the kids who choose to make their lives on the streets of downtown Seattle. Beautifully shot with a deep empathy for its subjects, Streetwise humanizes the lives of the urban poor in a way that few films do. Now that it has finally been made widely available, we discuss the film...

This week Greg, Brian and Cassidy are joined by a friend of the show and Canadian electoral expert to talk about the upcoming snap election happening on September 20th. With their help, we learn more about our Northern neighbors, their political parties, Trudeau’s chances of winning, who his real father is, and end with a ball-breathing semen retention session with the People’s Party of Canada.

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Greg, Munya, and Colin talk about what has become a completely normal American relation to their body and health before talking about the powerful forces behind mask mandate and Critical Race Theory protests in schools, how some of those dynamics are playing out in Bellevue, where Faye Yang, who is running for the School Board, has had some of her Big Ideas in Race leaked in The Stranger, and the...

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Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin are joined by Ceres, friend of the show and co-host of the upcoming Big Soy Naturals podcast, to talk about the Doors, their new show about the esoteric nooks and crannies of the internet, the strange history and allure of Tumblr, and much more.

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Greg, Munya, and Colin look back on twenty years of the Forever War in Afghanistan before finding out how the inevitable end was our collective fault in The Atlantic.

Brian and Chuy welcome our friend and fellow San Antonio native Ryan from the Save/Continue Podcast to talk about Vidor – Texas’ most infamous sundown town. Through talking about Vidor, they discuss issues of racism and housing segregation generally before giving a critical re-appraisal of the film Dangerous Minds. All this and more!

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Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin ponder working for exposure in the movies and elsewhere before talking about the drama surrounding President Barack Obama's 60th Birthday Bash in Martha's Vineyard, a request for aid (as in your money) in the planned construction of his Tower of Silence, a Presidential Library, in Chicago and some speculation as to the horrors held within, and a quick recap of the (on...

In this episode liberated from behind The Paywall, Brian and Colin are back to talk a little climate doom before catching up with friend of the show and international correspondent Mary Anne to hear the latest news about the Covid outbreak in Thailand and the surrounding region. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes. https://www.patreon.com/seattlesucks

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Greg, Brian, and Colin are turned away for a refill before talking about the end of the federal eviction moratorium at the hands of feckless Democrats, the countless horrors that await us in its absence as we turn toward the politics of the 90s, and the marriage of Big Data and policing in Pasco County, Florida courtesy the Tampa Bay Times.

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Cassidy is joined by Seattle DSA organizers and fellow delegates to the 2021 National DSA Convention Roy and Justin. In this episode they prep for the convention beginning Sunday, August 1st by discussing what the convention is, what DSA caucuses are, who's running for DSA National Political Committee (NPC) and how they’re voting on different resolutions and amendments.

Cassidy, Munya, and Greg are joined by Kamau Chege, the Executive Director of Washington Community Alliance Action Fund and Dujie Tahat, celebrated poet and author currently writing the critically acclaimed newsletter, The Tally, a project of WCA Action Fund. We’re talking about municipal off-year elections and highlighting BIPOC progressive candidates throughout Washington State that you should b...

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In this episode, Justin and Brian discuss the Senate, its humble origins, and its many august institutions. They talk about the tradition of collegiality and debate before revealing the secret room where children are sacrificed to Moloch before finally answering the question, “Which Senator has the best office?” All this and more!

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Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin are joined by Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, candidate for Seattle City Attorney, for a rousing discussion on the position, the campaign, abolition, and more.

Jumbo returns as we discuss the post-WWII reactionary turn. This episode has something for everyone to hate! We talk about the connection between the CIA & abstract expressionism, we use the word “pomo,” we talk about what Trotsky was up to in Mexico, and we finally take Elia Kazan down a peg or two.

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