Season of the Bitch

*****T/W: mention of calorie counting, exercise abuse, discussion of weight, and eating disorders***** LIVING IN THIS SOCIETY IS RUFF STUFF, 4 real. We are so bombarded with toxic information all of the time, that make us feel bad about our bodies. DUH THIS IS AN UNEQUAL PROCESS AND SO WE R HERE TO TALK ABT THAT INEQUITY AND ALSO ABT HOW TO COMBAT THAT SHIZA. Special guest Olivia has some amazing...

IF YOUVE BEEN THINKIN BOUT THE DIALECTIC BUT YOUVE BEEN CONFOUNDED BY THAT THESIS ANTITHESIS SYNTHESIS JARGON WELL HAVE WE GOT A SOLUTION FOR YOU!!! Season of the B proudly presents,,,,,,,,,,,,DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM! featuring jokes, laughs, theory, and lots of explainin' and ponderin' BRB GETTING OUT A NOTEBOOK SO I CAN WRITE ALL THIS GOOD STUFF DOWN! Music this week by Holy holy vine: https://h...

DID U LIKE LAST WEEK?! DID U WANT SOME MORE?! COOL. Here ya go - we have the second half of our conversation with Lauren Jewett and Erika Katske, which is obv super fascinating and eye-opening, and then we have a V SPECIAL AND SECRET GUEST FOR THE SECOND HALF, SO JUST HOLD ONTO YR BRITCHES WE TALKIN BOUT LEFTISM AND FAITH AND ALL THE WAYS WE CAN STRENGTHEN LEFTIST MOVEMENTS VIA FAITH ORGS AND FAIT...

HARK THE HAROLD LEFTISTS SINGGGG GLORY TO MARX ETC! Hello there! Tis us, yr weekly socialist feminists, this time bringing u some info on FAITH BASED ORGANIZING! We talk w/ 2 very very incredible guests this week, Lauren Jewett and Erika Katske, who had SO MUCH TO SAY on this topic that we broke it up into TWO parts! In this first half, we talkin' bout how harmful religion can be, the differences...

RING RING RING who is it??? ITS YOU that's right ~~ for our 25TH EPISODE (!!!) we took calls and questions from Y O U, our listeners. what is socialism? are we maoists or trots? (spoiler alert: all of us are close followers of Our Lord and Savior, Bob Avakian.)if ur sad u missed us, don't worry!!! we'll do this again and u can talk to us about whatever ur lil heart desires. WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL D...

WHEEWWWWWW BUCKLE UP FOLKS! This week we are talking about the Israeli Occupation of Palestine - what is going on over there?! How are Palestinians affected? How is the US involved? WHY SHOULD WE CARE?! YA, it's a doozy, and it's also freaking incredible so get YR HEAD IN THE GAME. We have incredible guests this week! Rawan (@rawantifada) and Olivia (@livkittykat) share their incredible knowledge...

TO ALL THE LOVERS, THE HATERS, THE CREATORS, THE DOGGO RATERS: HAPPY VALENTINES DAY U BIG LUBS yas, we do know that valentines day was designed by capitalists, but U WANNA KNOW SOMETHING ELSE?! RADICAL LOVE IS REVOLUTIONARY, and we have some pretty dank luv going on in this ep. THX TO BANDON, ED, AND MIKE FOR BEING TRU LUVERS. WARNING: this shit is annoyingly het - we apologize. While we aren't al...

HAVE U EVER WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO ORGANIZE?! OR HAVE U BEEN AN ORGANIZER BUT NEVER RLY KNOWN WHAT THATS ALL ABOUT? Here is one (of several, hopefully) SotB take on this topic! This week we are joined by Chicago organizing legend Shani Smith!!! (OOOOOOH AHHHHHHHHHHHH)AKA BUCKLE UP BC SHE DROPS SOME BEAUTIFUL KNOWLEDGE ON US

YAAAS HERE WE GO ANOTHER WEEK ANOTHER PODCAST AMMRIGHT?! This week we honor two incredible revolutionary writers: Lorraine Hansberry and Ursula Le Guin. BUT WAIT, THERES MOAR - we are joined by mOdErN dAy AuThOr Chavisa Woods! Chavisa talks about anarchism and other incredible shiza and also READS some of her incredible work ON AIR !!! WHAAAAAT You can check out her stuff here: http://chavisawoods...

HEAR YE HEAR YE DO U LIKE LAWS? NO?! NEITHER DO WE LOLL. Jk sort of - But this week 4 real we have the most incredible guests: Meghsha Barner, a member of the National Lawyers Guild, and Emma Caterine, a member of DSA Legal. THEY ARE SLINGING HOT TAKES on what it means to be involved in the legal system as a leftist. U DO NOT WANT TO MISS THESE FIREY HOT TAKES. No music this week because we had SO...

CW: mention of rape, assault, and sexual violence. WOWWWEEEE ITS ANOTHER WEEK AND ANOTHER EPISODE OF SEASON OF THE BITCH! This one is a doozy so sit down and buckle up because we have two FREAKING AMAZING GUESTS to talk about what it's like to be in the field of journalism as a leftist woman! U KNO PRODUCING THAT QUALITY #CONTENT Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe) is a fellow at the Nation Institute and h...

WORDS, amirite?? Who knows what they even mean??? Sit ur lil bootie (that means butt) (that means hindquarters) down, because IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!! The coven is back and this week we are talkin about talkin. What is a conrad?? What is this " labor " thing everyone's been yappin about??? We do our best 2 explain some popular terms and also explain why u shouldn't be rude when someone asks u what t...

SPOILER ALERT! WE LOVE STAR WARS AND WE HOPE U DO TOO SO BUCKLE UP FOR THIS SOCIALIST FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE LAST JEDI. We are desperately waiting for Kellen's fan fic of Holdo and Leia's romance, so this photo is just a preview for ya. HAPPY NEW YEAR! There's no better way to start the new year than to sling hot takes on star wars, ammiright? IF YOU THINK WE DIDNT SING THE OPENING THEME IN A VE...

GET READY FOR OUR MOST WHOLESOME EPISODE YET! This week we talk about kindness! HAVE U HEARD OF @communalsauce? WELL U SHOULD BC SHE IS THE BEST! (links to her articles below) WE HAVE HER ON FOR THE FIRST HALF OF OUR SHOW BC SHE IS SO KIND AND AMAAAAAZING ALSO WE DO SOMETHING REAL DIFFERENT WITH THIS WEEK AND EACH OF US TALK TO SOMEONE WHO WE THINK IS REAL KIND. GET READY FOR A ROLLERCOASTER OF EM...

HAVE U BEEN SLAMMIN' YR LIL NOGGIN' INTO A WALL OVER THIS TAX BILL?! Well, dear listeners, U R NOT ALONE! On this week's episode we talk about this absolutely terrifying tax bill, so hold onto yr hats it's bout to get real. ALSO don't get scared, we make it fun (?) ,,,,,,, (!) anywho, so we hope u like it. the episode, not the tax bill. OKAY COOL! So this week's musician is an incredible Chicago-b...

** Trigger Warning: there is mention of sexual violence/rape in this episode ** WOWWWEEEE EPISODE 14 HERE WE GOOOO!!! Y'all know about the #metoo movement, but #whatnow is the question we're asking! IF U THINK THE CARCERAL STATE IS THE PITS, THEN WHAT DO WE DO WITH PPL WHO DO TERRIBLE SHIT?! That's what we're talkin' bout, MMMMKAY?! One solution: get the shrink ray from honey i shrunk the kids and...

HAY THERE U COVEN LISTENERS! DO U LIKE BOOKS/READING?! DO U NOT BC ITS TOO HARD?! WELP WE HAVE AN EP FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT UR THOUGHTS ARE ON READING. if u wanna do it listen to this and be I-N-S-P-I-R-E-d by our NERDERAY This week, we talk about reading challenging material, and give our ~*~*~tips and tricks~*~*~ to survive (AND EVEN ENJOY) that process! Listen up as we talk about how to read ch...

GOBBLE GOBBBBBLEEEEE! It is that time of year where we pretend that settler colonialism is somehow rationalized through the experience of one meal that MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED! Share your thanks for being a leftist with your family! In this episode we delve into the nuances of dealing with yr fam on this hallowed holiday. BEST OF LUCK 2 U! HOPEFULLY THIS EP HELPS U DEAL! u can always just put...

GUESS WHO'S BACK? (BACK AGAIN) ITS US! YR FAVE LIL COVEN. Wow thank u for yr warm regards. THIS WEEK: three incredible guests Ivy, Liz and Ivón tell us what's what when it comes to being a woman of color in academia --- DO NOT FRET IF U ARENT IN ACADEMIA THIS SHIT IS SO GOOD IT APPLIES TO EVERYDAY INSTANCES OF OPPRESSION - we just use academia bc it's what we know. Anyhoodles, check out Ivy's twit...

WOOOWWWWZA DO WE HAVE AN EPISODE 4 U!!!!! This week we are joined by extremely talented and special guests McKenzie Chinn and Van Tran Nguyen. We talk about art and being a woman and making real shit through various art forms. Our music this week is by McKenzie Chinn's poetry project called Growing Concerns Poetry Collective, check out their stuff here: https://growingconcernspoets.bandcamp.com/re...

*!*!*! TRIGGER WARNING FOR THIS EP PLZ BE KIND TO YOURSELF(specifics at bottom of description) !*!*! we out here for another week of sex work and the #metoo phenomenon. did u like last week, but wish there was more marxist analysis? well pull up a chair buddy bc this week we are serving u up that marxist analysis hot (spoiler alert: he thinks all work can be described as prostitution). we are also...

omg we out here talking to some incredible sex workers this weeeeeek!!!~ These women lay the smack down on what it means 2 do sex WERK. u better pull up a chair for this one, it's a doozy of a good time. Guests Mistress Velvet and Cat explain the nuances of sex work and how we can STOP BEING PURITAN IDIOTS ABT THIS ISSUE OKAY?! Music by the AMAZING Pleasure Thief: https://pleasurethief.bandcamp.co...

did u go 2 college? do u know someone who went 2 college? are u a grad student / know a grad student? well hold onto yr butts, this week we talk abt grad student organizing. guess wut y'all, grad work is labor so get yr earbuds ready for this lil ep. as always we'll be slinging u that gender analysis also, so yr welcome in advance. oh I'm sry did u think we wouldn't LOVE a feminist hardcore-punk b...

**Pls note the trigger warning at the beginning, which also has some explicit language regarding said triggers** HELLO some of our amazing hosts share their stories in this week's episode about struggling with mental health. For some this may resonate and for others it may be a new opportunity to hear about some of the invisible things that people have to cope with. Also, Hope didn't introduce her...

this week we talk about FEMINISM & marxism, and talking abt ur daddy is sometimes hard...........................we talk about wut we luv & wut we sick of......................we talk abt whats confusinatin', exhiliratin', & why socialist feminism is CLEARLY SUPERIOR to liberal feminism FEATURING the awesome song On The Grass by MUDDY TOWN -- a freakin cuntry band outta BRAZIL?!?!? (Bahia specific...