Season of the Bitch

AYYYYE WE BACK!!! First we get to introduce you to ONE OF OUR NEW HOSTS! WALEETA! Hellll yes! You'll get to meet our second new host, Zoe, REAL soon. This week we're talking about the cross section of Queer rights and mass incarceration. Mostly, we talk about how much we hate the police state and cops in general... SO BUCKLE UP BC THATS ALWAYS A GREAT TIME. Our guests this week are two incredibles...

This week we're talkin' about PORN! How do we engage with porn as leftists? How do we think about this in a leftist way? We have incredible guests -- Taylor, Zoe, and Sarah! They talk about what it means to be a socialist feminist and also be a sexual human in the world! Check out Make Love not Porn as well as the following books: Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism by Laurie Penny The Femi...

Episode 51: The Fuckin' Supreme Court by Season of the Bitch

R U ONE OF THOSE PPL WHO THINK WORDS HAVE MEANING?! Woowwwweeee - us too! This week we tear apart the #terribletakes by the #peaklibs in the mainstream media. What a fun, joyous time for all. Debunk some of the common terrible "zingers" that get thrown your way by TROLLS and other ppl in the world (i.e. maybe yr extended family, idk). BONUS content at the end where Laura just embarrasses herself f...

***WOOPS - disregard when Ambria says "and now for our music break" There is no music break this week and I forgot to take that out!***** HEYYYY THERE SEASON OF THE B'S~~~~ Today we talk about the abortion wins in Ireland, with our amazing comrade across the pond, Rita!! Rita works for this incredible socialist feminist organization, ROSA, which helped bring the abortion rights fight more LEFT. If...

**Trigger warning! In this episode we talk about gun violence and mass shootings ** WOOOWWWEEEE WOWWWW We BACK! This week we're talkin' about public ed - the good, the bad - why we need to bulk it up x 230984720394 like public ed HULK STYLE. (IDK ABT SUPERHERO MOVIES BUT IM TRYIN OKAY). We have a VERY special guest this week, MARISA!! They joined us during the live show and are AMAZING. WE TALKIN...

Season of the Bitch is interrupting our regularly scheduled leftist banter for an important announcement! Listen up and send your love to Lindsay as she enters this next phase of her life!!

IT WAS THE SUMMER OF '68!! No we are not rewriting a bryan adams song for revolutionary purposes, but WE ARE talkin' about the "summer" of 1968. SO WE TALKIN' STUDENT STRIKES, WORKERS STRIKES, FRENCH PPL BUILDING BARACADES LIKE A BUNCH OF ANARCHIST HEROES, WE TALKIN' CIVIL RIGHTS, WE TALKIN' SECOND WAVE FEMINISM, AND WE R TALKIN' ABOUT SUMMER BEING A CONSTRUCT OF THE MIND WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FORR...

YOU AND ME BBY AINT NOTHIN BUT MAMMALS SO LETS BE CONSENTUAL AND NOT BE ASSHOLES AND MAYBE I WONT EAT YOU AFTER WE PROCREATE.... (dooo doooooo doo deee dahhhh) THIS WEEEEEK! We have a rad-as-fuck new and fun ep on why some females of other species are fucking coooooooooooool. THANK JEEBUS FOR OUR SPECIAL GUEST TAMARA FOR HELPIN' US GET THE LOW DOWN ON THESE KEWL BEINGS Be prepared to be amazed --...

WHAT IS THIS PURITAN MESS OF A NATION?!!!! This week we talkin' bout sex n' sexy sex ed with our #1 bb Tanya (@auntiebernice). How is sex related to capitalism? How is sex ed taught to us?? WHY IS IT TAUGHT THAT WAY??? How can we switch that?? FIND IT ALL OUT AND MORE IN THIS EP!! We also have a special break in the middle by a real life astrologer, @raddiviner! So if you want to know the astrolog...

And WE BACK!!! IF U HATE IMPERIAL SCUM AND LOVE TO ALIGN YRSELF WITH THE PPL WHO NEED IT THE MOST THEN YR IN THE RIGHT PLACE BUDDY HOO BOY. Here with PART TWO of foreign policy and the left. We continue our conversation with Waleeta, Reine, and Mariam and get more into how US imperialism and foreign policy plays out through capitalist, gendered, and ecological lenses!!! YASSSSSSSS!!!! Resources he...

Are you a leftist who blindly supports any leftist group?! WELL CUT THAT OUT! DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD HAVE A COLONIAL STATE OF MIND?! Ya know how in the US there are indigenous nations whose land was destroyed by colonial powers? WELL THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. There are a lot of dynamics at play when we think about oppression, hierarchies, and leftism. This week and next week we're join...

PPL MAKING MONEY OFF OF OTHER PPL NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING?! BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! We have some pretty rad guests (Anne, Emma, and Eve) who talk us through ALL THINGS related to debt. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO IF YOU GET IN DEBT? WHAT OPTIONS DO YOU HAVE? WHAT ARE THE STRUCTURES KEEPING US DOWN? ETC ETC ETC Get it all HERE on SOTB. Some resources: Debt Collective: debtcollective.org New Econom...

Do you hate the US Gastapo AKA ICE?! WELL SO DO WE. Shit gits rly real and rly INFORMATIVE and rly motivating with these incredible guests: Margaret McLaughlin of Metro DC DSA, Kristian Hernandez of North Texas DSA, and Olivia (joining us again!) from Portland, Oregon DSA. Calling out ICE as a terrorist organization: check Calling out liberals on their bullshit: check Outlining ideas and tools you...

OH HAY LETS GO SHOPPIN' jk jk lolololol This week we talkin' bout FOOD AND US EMPIRE and some Banana Republics. Just when you thought, hey, coven, why not have some more episodes about food, DONT WORRY FAM WE GOT YOU. The US fucks a lot of shit up, so it may come as no surprise that when it comes to food - WE FUCKIN' IT UP. We look at the ways in which labor exploitation and environmental degradat...

We took a trip to the small town of Rochelle, Illinois, to interview some workers who showed exceptional bravery and solidarity. (See links to photos, a video, and more below!) They went on strike to win what they deserve, and in retaliation, the employer threatened them with ICE raids and tried to divide them. It only made them stronger and they ended up winning even more. In this episode, you'll...

WERE YOU WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH FOR PART TWO?! WELL HERE YOU GO YOU PATIENT LIL LISTENERZ! this week we are spending the hour with Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard and Evie Zavidow again :) Evie is the program manager of CEANYC (pronounced scenic) or the Cooperative Economics Alliance of NYC, and is a worker-owner of Sunset Scholars Tutoring Cooperative (and also wants everyone to know that she is...

HOOO THERE JUST SIT DOWN YOU LOVELY HUMANS AND GET READY TO HAVE SOME SOLIDARITY THROWN RIGHT INTO YOUR EAR HOLES. this week AND next week, we are spending the hour with Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard and Evie Zavidow. Evie is the program manager of CEANYC (pronounced scenic) or the Cooperative Economics Alliance of NYC, and is a worker-owner of Sunset Scholars Tutoring Cooperative (and also wants ev...

OKAY HERE WE GO NOW HERE WE GO NOW DID U KNOW THAT ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD IS A PrObLeM in AMERICA?! U prob did, you smart lil SotB listener -- but here's some more in depth info on that VERY topic, OKAY?! Learn abt the hypocrisy between SNAP and MyPlate aka the USDA clusterfuck. Think abt yr privilege the next time you use the term "food desert." Learn abt ORGS in yr AREA that are DOING THA WORK! On...

**T/W conversations of gruesome violence ** FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA PALESTINE WILL BE FREE WE BACK continuing the conversation abt he occupation of Palestinian people. We are super grateful to Olivia (@livkittykat) for joining us again at the last minute to talk with us about the horrific events that happened this week, and over the last six weeks in Gaza. This is a VERY short episode (30 minute...

AND WE BACK! Thx for supporting our week off! Hope y'all took some time for yrselves last week for MAY DAY. THIS WEEK we r slinging anti-colonialist takes, by talkin' bout food sovereignty. What is that u ask? Take a listen and find out my dear bbs. DO U THINK PEOPLES HAVE THE RIGHT TO CULTURALLY IMPORTANT, HEALTHY, AND OTHERWISE AWESOME FOOD GROWTH AND PRODUCTION?! WELL YA, WE DO TOO. A NOTE: we...

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAY DAY! Genuine description alert: We spent the hour with the INCREDIBLE AND INSPIRING Jane McAlevey. Truly she is one of the most inspiring humans of all time. We all felt really humbled to even be in discussion with her. The experience that she brings as an organizer and the wisdom she brings just in her whole self makes this certainly an episode to remember. We talk about UNIONS,...

WOW HERE YE GO ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY ANOTHER EP FOR YR EARS AND SOUL. This week we have the absolute-fucking-honor of talking with Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) Organizer Megan McRobert and Jezebel Senior Editor Katie McDonough. WE TALKIN BOUT ORGANIZING!! What does it MEAN?! WHO does it help?! Also - WE TALKIN BOUT WRITING AND JOURNALIZM - it's a big f'in deal folks. did u kno that NOT ONL...

WE KNOW THAT Y'ALL COULDN'T WAIT FOR THIS SECOND EP TO DROP SO HERE YA GO. We're finishing our conversation with our amazing guests and then having a little discush about some ~*~*~HiStOrY~*~*~ and how capitalism is a ~*~*~sLiNkY sNaKe~*~*~ that must be crushed. SO WHAT R U WAITING FOR GET YR EARS TO THE INTERNET NOWWWWWWW. About our guests: Bypolar is a longtime activist who currently works with...

HEY YALL ~~~ SOTB is back for EPISODE THIRTY and it is a GOOD ONE, folks. This week we r talkin **mass incarceration** with some of the most exciting guests in this show's H I S T O R Y . Buckle up bc we're talking abt the cooptation of incarcerated folks' labor, the ties between environmental degradation and ICE and the prison industrial complex, and the ways that a capitalist bail industry keeps...