Pod Damn America

The anarchist vegan rationalist trans cult that (accidentally?) won the cultural appropriation murder game. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Alex Gendler joins us to talk about his new piece in The Point on Luigi, tech guys, futurism, etc. Also it is yet again a podcast that we record before the Super Bowl for some reason ALEX GENDLER AlexGendler.com https://thepointmag.com/politics/homo-algorithmicus/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Comedian Naomi Karavani joins us to discuss a very stupid thing that happened on Twitter regarding a venue we work with and then we also talk about the actual news week, in which Elon Musk attempts to dismantle the entire government. Both equally important topics. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan join us to discuss their new book, City Time: On Being Sentenced To Riker's Island. DAVID CAMPBELL & JARROD SHANAHAN City Time https://nyupress.org/9781479828999/city-time/ @AB_DAC (DAVID) https://www.patreon.com/davidcampbelldac/about?l=de Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity (Campbell) https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=...

In light of Biden's last minute commutation of political prisoner Leonard Peltier, Anders breaks down his case and the broader history of the American Indian Movement. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

LA activist and organizer Albert Jaragua Corado joins us to talk LA, cops, mutual aid, fires, and our various mid 30's health issues. ALBERT JARAGUA CORADO @DigitalUrn (twitter) @DigitalAsh (IG) @pplscitycouncil (both) https://www.peoplescitycouncil-la.com/ ALL VALLEY EVERYTHING @allvalleypod https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-valley-everything/id1708309133 OOPS ALL BANGERS https://podcasts...

We ring in the birthday of Jake Flores (who turned 30 the day Trump was inaugurated, thereby making him 30) and recap Monday's other events. Then, Anders breaks down Trump's Greenland bid. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

The Biden presidency is murdered by an ominous man from a distant land (Queens). MERCH https://poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com/ PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica Super Solidarity Smash Bros 1/25 at Robinson Space LA doors 6 show 7!

Friend of the show David Tveite drops by to recap "Enigma", the 3 part Netflix documentary on NFL quarterback, ayahuasca coach and guru of pseudoscience, Aaron Rodgers. We tackle the uncomfortable questions like...why tf is it called "Enigma?"Go see David do standup: https://www.davidtveite.com/ For full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

LA musician Precious of Precious Child joins us to talk about getting her music banned from Youtube by Nancy Mace. But first, Los Angeles is on fire and you'll never guess who has taken it upon himself to cook up some justice. PRECIOUS CHILD https://bsky.app/profile/preciouschild.bsky.social Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0L9XOcZB10EBdtZ9nEX2Pr Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/arti...

Jake fills everyone in on the crispy current state of Los Angeles (he's safe, folks). Then Anders gives an overview of the wacky world and history of the chiropractic practice. Full episode available at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

Comedian Alex Collyard joins us to take a look back on the year that gave us Moo Deng, Hawk Tuah, coconut pill shit, uhhhh Elon jumping weird, and other stuff like that, and then we decide month by month whether it was good or bad. You've heard the show you know the deal. I am very tired. ALEX COLLYARD @alexcollyard https://linktr.ee/AlexCollyard FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Hot fire new track from disgraced Secretary of State AnTony Blinken. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Writer Jamie Merchant joins us for a barn burner on the Christmas eve Adam Tooze substack everyone's talking about. We dig into Tooze's anti-Marxism, his theory of "polycrisis", post-Keynesianism, Bidenomics and more. But first, a riveting thread from Vivek Ramaswamy. The piece in question: https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-341-on-thinking-in-medias?r=lnle&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post...

Happy Holidays, stupid children, your present is I answered some questions from the Discord. Ho Ho Ho, and so on. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Tony Boswell from Minion Death Cult joins us to talk about Luigi, the internet, Halloween, Morrissey, and a bunch of other shit. TONY BOSWELL @wordisbond @wordisbondTV @miniondeathcult http://thatawfulsound.com/ LUIGI CORRIDO https://x.com/TiredOldWriter/status/1870675982727700624 OUTRO MUSIC This Charming Man - EZ Band (The Smiths Norteño Cover) MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCOR...

Why did Jimmy Carter give a 1979 speech about how "women be shopping?" Listen to find out as we discuss that and NOTHING ELSE. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We're joined my More Perfect Union journalist Sean Morrow who TMZ recently reported was a suspect in the Brian Thompson's assassination. Great discussion on media and American healthcare, but first: drones, pardons and "The Penguin." Follow Sean @snmrrw Outro song by Atomyc Music on Youtube Subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

We talk Luigi, and we talk Syria. We look forward to hearing your comments. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Good things are possible. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders and Andy of the Antifada discuss the recent revelation that Leon Trotsky refused to tip when he lived in the Bronx and then segue into a breakdown of his strange, wonderful and anti-chewing gum 1934 essay "If America Should Go Communist."

Former PDA host Alex is P-back for an ep and, for the first 10 or so minutes, helps Anders decipher the miming of a mute Jake whose mic won't work. Then we dive into a basket of lighthearted topics: an Esquire article about being homeless, some disastrous behind the scenes stories from the Wizard of Oz (1939), Israel and Lebanon's "ceasefire" deal and more! Quorators Live: https://www.eventbrite.c...

Jake interviews his grandmother about her great grandfather Juan Jose Arredondo, who was a Magonista during the events that lead to the Mexican Revolution. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We're joined by Democratic Socialists of America's national co-chairs Ashik Siddique and Megan Romer to talk about the state of DSA going into Trump's second term. But first, we discuss a viral interview for the movie "Wicked" and the Oz extended universe. JOIN DSA: https://www.dsausa.org/get-involved/ PAID PROTEST 12/6: bit.ly/PaidProtestDec Ashik's article: https://www.newsweek.com/we-democratic...

We discuss the Los Angeles bank robbery boom of the 1980s as well as other things including Jay Leno's mysterious busted face. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA