Pod Damn America

Anders breaks down Britain's newest Member of Parliament, Scottish socialist George Galloway, one of the strangest figures in anglophone politics in all the best and worst ways. Unlock the full episode and all of our bonuses at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk to Talia Jane, the reporter who broke the story of Aaron Bushnell's powerful act of self-immolation as protest against the genocide in Gaza earlier this week. TALIA JANE @taliaotg on Twitter @MXTaliaJane on IG taliajane.com DONATE TO THE PALESTINIAN CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief SOLIDARITY FUNDRAISER FOR ANTIFASCIST MEDIC March 10, 7pm 1st Street Bi...

We discuss the 1999 David Cronenberg film "Existenz" and it's implications regarding AI, AR, all the A's.

We discuss the story of a cop's battle with an acorn and some surprising moves from former skater Beto O'Rourke. Then, an interview with Palestinian-American organizer Adam Y. Abusalah (@adam_abusalah) who fills us in on the anti-Biden "Uncommitted" campaign ahead of Tuesday's primary in Michigan. Uncommitted campaign site: https://www.listentomichigan.com/ Follow Project 1948 on Insta: https://ww...

Anders breaks down how the green party is MORE than Ralph Nader's sex appeal by detailing some examples of U.S Greens actually winning political office. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Activist Jeremy White joins us to tell the harrowing tale of police raids and legal persecution that he's endured as a result of organizing as an antifascist street medic. He needs help with legal fees and cost of living as his trial approaches. But first we discuss the NYPD's dance team, and scams. DONATE TO JEREMY'S GOFUNDME HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support4medicactivist and follow him o...

Happy Valentine's Day. In order to understand love through a Marxist lens, we ditch our girlfriends to talk about Alexandria Kollontai's essay Make Way For Winged Eros. But first, RIP Ian Miles Cheong. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the 1982 Israeli siege of Beirut while I have the itis from eating too spicy of a burrito, but first: brain damage awareness. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD + THE OTHER EPS IN THIS SERIES patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Jake talks Gillis vs. Simons and the comedy wars. Then Anders examines the classic 1970 Tom Wolfe article "Radical Chic", and what it says both about the trappings of aloof takedown journalism and the limits of liberalism. Subscribe to our bonus feed to get the full episode and more at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk to labor attorney Seth Goldstein (@SethGoldstein13) about the Supreme Court's looming repeal of the NLRA (National Labor Relations Act). But first, some digging Jake did on the founder of OnlyFans plus more war in the Middle East. Seth's lawfirm: https://workingpeopleslaw.com/ Anders' new article: https://brooklynrail.org/2024/02/film/Inter-Gulf-War-American-Cinema Subscribe to our bonus f...

Anders expands on his recent debut piece in The Brooklyn Rail, in which he critiques Gulf War era cinema. But first, Jake's birthday party received a SCATHING review from the LA Review of Books for some reason. ANDERS' PIECE https://brooklynrail.org/2024/02/film/Inter-Gulf-War-American-Cinema JAKE'S B-DAY TAKE DOWN https://lareviewofbooks.org/short-takes/connors-events-crime-wave/ FULL EP AT PATRE...

We talk about Ben Shapiro and Tom MacDonald's new chart topping single, Alec Baldwin, the loaded supposed "civil war" brewing over the Mexican border and much more. PAID PROTEST 2/2 RSVP HERE: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestfeb

We discuss the Oscar noms, NH Primary results and then a little Hardcore AndersLee on the Barbary Wars and how they relate to Biden's current attack on Yemen. For the full episode and more bonus content subscribe at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

Media personality and pal of ours, Jamie Peck joins Jake to discuss what the fuck was going on during the Indie Sleaze era, why people are talking about it again, how it relates to our respective lives, and why we're throwing a SHOW about it that's also my birthday here in Los Angeles (TICKET LINK BELOW). JAMIE PECK https://linktr.ee/jamiepeck @jamie_elizabeth @ELCPod https://www.patreon.com/every...

Freddy G from this week's main episode hangs out for some bonus content on the 6 Day War. Part 3 of our "Hungover Palestinian History" series on Rashid Khalidi's "The Hundred Year War on Palestine." To get this full ep and more bonus content subscribe to Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

NYC Comedian Freddy G stops in to discuss South Africa's ICJ case, air strikes on Yemen, the State Department's secret plan for postwar Gaza and being an Anti-Zionist Jew. Follow Freddy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrangeFreddyG February Paid Protest: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestfeb Jake's B-Day Show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-wave-an-indie-sleaze-party-tickets-7855223...

We discuss the eugenicist history of the SAT's, the respective socialist cases for and against standardized testing, and also what if there was a blade with a gun in it. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Happy J6, we discuss Will Stancil, plagiarism, May December, and more! CRIME WAVE LOS ANGELES https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-wave-an-indie-sleaze-party-tickets-785522397637?aff=oddtdtcreator MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders breaks down Ryan Grim's new book, "The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution" FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Avery Moore from comedy and from Jake and Avery's new King of the Hill podcast, That's My Podcast, I Don't Know You joins us to recap the damn year and decide once and for all whether 2023 was Bwaah or Ho-Yeah. sorry about my voice, zencastr fucked me. AVERY MOORE Lilmisspopovich on IG https://averymoore.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-ballroom THAT'S MY PODCAST, I DON'T KNOW YOU soundcloud.com/IDK...

The Suez War was crazy, man FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

I (Jake) read The Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi and hungoverly attempt to regurgitate the first section of it. The rest to come later. But first, why does RFK talk like that? WHITE ELEPHANT COMEDY SHOW MINNEAPOLIS 12/26 www.eventbrite.com/e/white-elephan…f=oddtdtcreator MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Part 2 of Anders and Andy's interview with Garrison. We ask about Effective Altruism and explore some comradely disagreements about the phenomenon.

Anders & Antifada Andy team up to interview the unmasked McKinsey whistleblower and journalist Garrison Lovely about consulting with Rikers and ICE. Other topics include bread fixing, opiates, McKinsey 4chan, and Mayor Pete. White Elephant 12/26 Tickets: https://t.co/oF5kH2zbqS Garrison's Nation article: ww.thenation.com/article/society/mckinsey-whistleblower-confessions/ Song: They Might Be Giant...

Jake has covid. We discuss how he got it, and also gambling, abortion, football, magical realism, the existence of god, gooning, and more. R.I.P. Kenny DeForest FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA