DOOMER V. BLOOMER
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDoomer v. Bloomer is a podcast about the eternal struggle between hope and despair. Each episode Franz, playing the optimistic, utopian bloomer, will face off against Kami, playing the jaded and cynical doomer. It’s up to you to decide who wins.
We’ll discuss current events, leftist theory, praxis, and history, and feature special guests with relative expertise in a wide range of subjects.
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44. THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
January 12, 2022 21:35 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBAs you may have been able to guess by the long, unannounced hiatus, this project has reached its conclusion. It is no more. Here is one last DvB episode for you to listen to and enjoy. But worry not, this is not the last you’ve heard from Kami and Franz. Listen in to find out what we’ll each be doing next and where to find our future projects. <3 patreon.com/doomervbloomer https://soundcloud.com/doomervbloomer [email protected] channelzeronetwork.com
Capitalism Can Not Be Reformed (guest appearance on You Don't Need Permission)
July 06, 2021 22:53 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBCheck out one of the latest podcasts to join to the Channel Zero Network: You Don't Need Permission! Franz also appears on a couple episodes in season one, so look for those as well :) - Why is there a need for revolutionary change? Can't capitalism simply be reined in by governments? Turns out the answer is no, actually. Joshua talks with Franz of the podcast Doomer V Bloomer about why reform is impossible and revolution is the only way. - - For a more in-depth analysis on how business int...
43. THE SAND BOOK
June 08, 2021 03:15 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBIn this episode we talk about (okay, mostly complain about) the anti-civilization and anti-utopian pamphlet: Desert by Anonymous. Is this a doomer text, or can both bloomer and doomer agree that it goes too far? We tried to be fair with our critiques but sectarianism got the better of us and we engage in some shit talking, please forgive us. References: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-desert https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2019/10/03/desert-review/ https://anarchistnews.or...
42. REACTIONARY DEMOCRACY w/ Aly
May 11, 2021 04:27 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBYour doomer and bloomer hosts are joined by Aly, one of our frequent correspondents, to discuss populism, the far right and the role neoliberal hegemony plays in enabling fascism. The discussion is heavily focused around the book Reactionary Democracy by Aurelien Mondon & Aaron Winter. References: reactionarydemocracy.com www.versobooks.com/books/3173-reactionary-democracy https://soundcloud.com/12rulesforwhat https://youtu.be/KYG7-d_Q9zU Links: facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast facebook.c...
41. EMPATHY
April 09, 2021 23:47 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBWhat's the deal with empathy? Can empathy be used as a force for good or is it too affected by our negative biases? What are empaths and why are they so self important? References: Against Empathy by Paul Bloom https://direct.mit.edu/jocn/article/22/5/985/4845/The-Blame-Game-The-Effect-of-Responsibility-and The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People by Judith Orloff https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-womens-war-59464911/ Links: facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodca...
40. UTOPIA v. DYSTOPIA
March 11, 2021 06:48 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBThis is a main plot episode, not a filler episode, folks. Franz and Kami talk about dystopia and utopia as genres and lenses for understanding the world and how these concepts intersect with doom and bloom. Part two in our informal series on science fiction. References: https://communemag.com/dystopias-now/ https://salvage.zone/mieville_all.html https://soundcloud.com/doomervbloomer/38-space-exploration https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326693897_Recycled_Dystopias_Cyberpunk_and_...
39. GameStonks
February 04, 2021 22:32 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIt may be an old meme already by the time you're hearing this, but Kami and Franz will give you the doomer and bloomer perspectives on the Game Stop short squeeze so far. facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune twitter.com/doomervbloomer https://discord.gg/EGkyzpt patreon.com/doomervbloomer [email protected] channelzeronetwork.com
38. SPACE EXPLORATION
November 03, 2020 00:12 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBAs our own little form of escapism from the current political turmoil, we explore the question: should outer space be abolished? We discuss sci-fi, space travel and technology. Kami comes out as a bloomer and Franz comes out as a luddite. - https://thenewinquiry.com/manifesto-of-the-committee-to-abolish-outer-space/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/07/business/rocket-lab-debris-launch-traffic-scn/index.html https://soundcloud.com/doomervbloomer/21-ishmael-the-anti-civ-gorilla-w-aly https://cita...
37. ELECTION PREDICTIONS
August 30, 2020 02:30 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBWe recorded this the weekend before protests started in Kenosha, and now its feels silly to be releasing an episode about the election but here it is. We chat about our predictions for the election, election fraud, contested elections, QAnon, etc. - Delivering for America Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8015/ Trump support in the military: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/12/17/half-of-active-duty-service-members-are-unhappy-with-trum...
36. THE JOE ROGAN PHENOMENON
August 02, 2020 19:56 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBA discussion of Joe Rogan's podcast, his "centrist" ideology, how rhetorical strategies falsely present his ideas as neutral, what the guests he decides to platform say about his own politics, and the role he plays in the The Discourse. - Abigail Shrier the transphobe: https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a33391944/joe-rogan-abigail-shrier-interview-transphobia/ JRE goes Spotify exclusive: https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/joe-rogan-signs-exclusive-100-million-podcast-deal-with-spotify/...
35. CHRONIC EDGINESS w/ Kendall
July 22, 2020 00:37 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBWe probably all known someone who’s spent a little too much time being an edge lord online, hell, I’ve been there. Kami and Franz are joined by special guest and edge lord Kendall to talk about this phenomenon. Come learn about the specific memes and online personas that love to hate and hate to love and what we think that says about the left. - Follow Kendall @Mobius_Strike on Instagram and Twitter - facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune twitter.c...
34. YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE
July 13, 2020 05:11 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBRoles are reversed in this weeks one year anniversary episode of Doomer v. Bloomer. Franz is feeling the doom and Kami is experiencing some bloom, how will our podcast cope? We talk burnout, collapse, hope and nihilism and video games. - Previous burnout episode: https://soundcloud.com/doomervbloomer/14-doom-and-burnout Referenced doomer article: https://eand.co/if-life-feels-bleak-its-because-our-civilization-is-beginning-to-collapse-a787d62d714b Scott Crow & Hurricane Katrina: https://b...
33. STATE REPRESSION & GRAND JURIES
June 09, 2020 21:15 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBWe took some time to research the ways the state has used grand juries and other legal tactics to suppress anti-authoritarian and liberation uprisings in recent history. Hopefully some of this information can be helpful to people preparing for the backlash to the current movement for Black liberation and against police. --- SHOW NOTES: follow [unicornriot.ninja](https://unicornriot.ninja/) and itsgoingdown.org for current news and livestreams Places to throw your money at: [https://minneso...
Street Action PSA
May 31, 2020 20:34 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBTranscript: As protests heat up, the Channel Zero Network has some reminders on how to stay safe while out in the streets. Bring buddies and don't let them out of the range of your voice. Write a legal aid number on your body so you can get help if you get arrested. Be sure to know your buddies legal names and birthdays. You'll need these to help find them if they're arrested. When moving around, walk don't run. Stick together. Turn off your phone while out in the street to avoid surveil...
32. OBSTACLES TO REVOLUTION
May 23, 2020 21:18 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBRevolutions are hard, let's figure out why. -- facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer [email protected] channelzeronetwork.com
31. HOT TAKES ON MASCULINITY
May 14, 2020 04:24 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBA straight man and a lesbian tell you how they feel about masculinity -- facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer [email protected] channelzeronetwork.com
30. DON'T (just) MOURN, ORGANIZE! w/ Coffee with Comrades
April 24, 2020 20:58 - 1 hour - 80 MBThis week's episode is a special collaboration with fellow Channel Zero Network show Coffee with Comrades. We discuss what mourning can look like in the wake of a global pandemic, impending economic collapse, and climate change, how we're responding to these circumstances, and how the present moment can either lull us into complacency or catapult us into drastic social change. --- We had a blast recording with Pearson from Coffee with Comrades, and if you don't already listen check it out...
29. ANDROID: NETRUNNER w/ Zoe Cohen
April 18, 2020 01:13 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBThis week Franz and Kami are joined by Zoe Cohen of NISEI, a fan-run organization responsible for keeping Android: Netrunner alive. Netrunner is a card game set in a dystopian future where megacorporations control almost every aspect of daily life. Sound familiar? We'll talk about Netrunner the game, non commercial game development, what science fiction and cyberpunk can tell us about the present, and gaming communities. --- NISEI official: http://nisei.net/ How to play video: https://w...
28. CAPITALISM IN CRISIS
April 08, 2020 20:51 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBWelcome to another episode of Doomer v. Bloomer, "Franz explains shit to Kami and audience" edition. This week the topic is economic collapse, the death of neoliberalism and how the economy works 101. Everything you never wanted to know about monetary economics and fiscal policy and how it relates to a global pandemic. - Some sources: [https://urpe.org/2020/04/02/covid-19-crisis-has-exposed-absurdities-of-neoliberalism-that-doesnt-mean-itll-destroy-it/] [http://new-compass.net/articles/r...
27. ANOTHER F**KIN' COVID PODCAST
March 25, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBI mean, what the **** else are we gonna do?
26. THE COST OF BEING POOR
March 05, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBFranz and Kami talk about how expensive it is to be poor. - facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune/ twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer
25. DOOMBERG v. BLOOMIE SANDERS
February 26, 2020 05:28 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBWell, Bernie won the Nevada primary and might just make it all the way to the general. What does it mean for anarchist organizing if he wins? What if he loses? Why do anarchists even care about electoral politics? Should we not? - facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune/ twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer
24. REVOLUTIONARY TACTICS w/ Srsly Shawn and Ad Astra Comix
February 16, 2020 21:17 - 1 hour - 214 MBYour hosts Kami and Franz are joined this week by Shawn of Srsly Wrong and Hugh and Nicole of Ad Astra Comix to discuss which tactics and strategies social movements can use to best achieve universal human liberation. - facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune/ twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer
23. Performative Politics w/ Meemz
February 09, 2020 00:46 - 1 hourFrom performative violence to performative allyship, politics done only for the sake of clout is something we see way to often on the left. Meemz joins us to discuss how we've seen it play out, the ways in which it's harmful and how we avoid its pitfalls. facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune/ twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer
23. PERFORMATIVE POLITICS w/ Meemz
February 09, 2020 00:46 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBFrom performative violence to performative allyship, politics done only for the sake of clout is something we see way too often on the left. Meemz joins us to discuss how we've seen it play out, the ways in which it's harmful and how we avoid its pitfalls. facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune/ twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer
22. FUN GUYS
February 02, 2020 01:06 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBWe set out to talk about something completely different this episode but got sidetracked and talked about shrooms the whole time instead. Kami gets a little woo woo about it and Franz has to suppress their past self's new atheist tendencies. facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune/ twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer
22. Fun Guys
February 02, 2020 01:06 - 1 hourWe set out to talk about something completely different this episode but got sidetracked and talked about shrooms the whole time instead. Kami gets a little woo woo about it and Franz has to suppress their past self's new atheist tendencies. facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune/ twitter.com/doomervbloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer
21. ISHMAEL: THE ANTI-CIV GORILLA w/ Aly
January 22, 2020 04:59 - 1 hour - 98 MBAly and Franz explain the bizarre book that is Ishmael to Kami. Maybe you read it in high school, maybe you didn't, but some anti-civ kids recommended it to us and we read it so you don't have to. FB page: www.facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/doomervbloomercommune/ Twitter: twitter.com/doomervbloomer Patreon: www.patreon.com/doomervbloomer DM us for our Discord chat link as well!
20. PODWARS EPISODE 1: A NEW BEEF
January 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBIt is a period of civil war. The anti-SJW forces strike from their hidden Twitter base, forcing the Doomer V Bloomer Online Empire to put down the rebellion with overwhelming force. As the anti-SJW fire their soyguns and estrogen-cannons at the approaching onslaught, the cucked SJW forces of DVB march ever onward, unyielding and unceasing. Pursued by the Empire’s sinister agents, Prince's Jon Win and Bill Ete race home aboard their podship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save their pe...
19. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE & IMPEACHMENT
December 23, 2019 03:37 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBKami and Franz talk about restorative justice, conflict resolution and accountability. What do these things mean, how do they work in Rojava, what does it look like when done right and how bad can it turn out when we try to put our ideals into practice unsuccessfully? Oh, and Trump was impeaches. Cheers to that.
18. INTERVENTION
December 14, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBKami can't get his shit together and stop drinking. Franz enacts a one-on-one intervention in an attempt to save his body - and maybe even his soul.
17. PNW FOLK HEROES part 2
November 28, 2019 00:15 - 1 hour - 71 MBNeed an excuse to avoid your family on Thanksgiving (or any time?) Tune in the this second installment of our PNW Folk Heroes series. We take on two more interesting or important figures from history and see if they meet our folk hero standards. Listen till the end to hear our pointless banter. facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast/ twitter.com/DoomervBloomer patreon.com/doomervbloomer
16. BLOOMING INTO RESISTANCE w/ Adam & Tim
November 20, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBOn this week's episode, we talk to PDX based activists Adam & Tim about abolitionism (police, prison, etc.), its goals and P R A X I S, and what roles music and art play within those struggles.
15. FEAR, HOPE, ANARCHISM w/ Paige
November 12, 2019 00:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBOn this weeks episode, we have the lovely, yet sad af Paige on to talk about climate crisis/pessimism, its affect on mental health, and how anarchism can give us hope in an otherwise dark and scary world. We also talk about doing whippits.
14. DOOM AND BURNOUT
November 05, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBFranz discovered GTA V and is now depressed. Following her intense Halloween method performance as JOKER, the pod is now in dire straits. Without the vital bloomer energy to keep the Doom in check, there can be no balance in the Podesphere. It is now up to Kami to save Franz from the same fate that once claimed him, and save the pod from being completely consumed by the forces of Doom. We also talk about early 00's emo/scene.
13. DIE, HIPPIE VAMPIRE SCUM!: FIGHTING CRYPTO-FASH w/ Diego and RRRR
October 27, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBSpoopy season is upon us. The sun's light is pale and distant, and the nights grow longer and colder. The hippie vampires are among us, hidden in plain view; eating kale and putting runic trinkets in their foul dreads. Their tumblrs fill up with "artful" interpretations of swastikas, and they make fast allies with nazi and white liberal alike. They shroud themselves in thick cloaks of ambiguity, half-truths and half-meanings. They speak of ancestral blood magick, the earth, and how only "th...
11. SECURITY CULTURE w/ Pine
October 21, 2019 23:21 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBWhat is security culture and why is it important? How can you protect your data an other sensitive information? How can we be both secure and welcoming to people trying to get involved? What are you probably doing wrong? For the discussion of these questions and more, tune in to this episode of Doomer v. Bloomer with special guest and comrade, Pine. For in introduction to security culture and a guide for staying safe, check out Sprout Distro's zine: https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zine...
10. SOCIAL REPRODUCTION THEORY
October 15, 2019 00:09 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBIt’s time for another round of “Franz explains theory to Kami”. Social reproduction theory is framework of analysis that looks at labor that is done outside the traditional work place, such as household labor, child raising and caregiving. Broadening our understanding of the economy from just the “productive” sphere to also include the “reproductive” sphere helps to highlight women’s historical role as laboring subjects under capitalism. Social reproduction theory can and should also inform w...
9. WAYNE = FASCIST w/ Aly
October 08, 2019 05:54 - 2 hours - 148 MBIs it just me, or is it getting crazier out there? Well, how about a joke to lighten the mood. What do you get when you cross a Doomer and a Bloomer with the #1 incel movie of the year? You get dank political analysis of what turned out to actually be a really good movie about inequality and alienation under neoliberal capitalism ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We braved our lives to go to Joker on opening night to bring you this fresh content. Twitter: @DoomerVBloomer Facebook: facebook.com/doomervbloomerpodcast
8. P.N.W FOLK HEROES
September 19, 2019 19:46 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBIn this week's episode, Franz and Kami discuss a few famous Pacific Northwest folk heroes and also what it does it mean to be a folk hero. What is and folk hero? Are we folk heroes? Are you? It doesn't matter if HTML is not supported, I REFUSE to only use plain text because I am a hero of the folk. subscribe to our paetron
7. HIPPIE-NAPPED! w/ Diego and Vieve
September 09, 2019 20:23 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBWhen two comrades are sent to support what they think to be an indigenous land defense, the unthinkable happens. Staff, dreads, stray dogs, lice, quartz, dirty feet, unyielding senses of entitlement: these are but a few of the many horrors that befell our unfortunate guests, Diego and Vieve, who, having somehow survived the wook onslaught, are here to share their haunting tale with the rest of the world - lest anyone make the same deadly mistakes they made. Stay tuned! twitter.com/doomervBlo...
6. RIOT!
August 26, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBKami complains about his back. Franz whitesplains Hong Kong, its history and the factors leading up to the current protests happening at present (because the CIA told us to). Then its story time from Kami as he finally reveals how he ended up the insufferable doomer anarchist he is now. subscribe to our paetron so we can quit our jobs
5. LIFESTYLE ANARCHISM w/ Aly
August 20, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBComrade Aly, professor of sociology at the University of Train Hopping joins team Bloomer this week to explain lifestyle anarchism, the big bad boogyman of Murray Bookchin’s nightmares. Some of the essays Aly references this episode: https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/378-summer-2008/crimethincs-overflowing-cup-anarchist-elixir/ https://libcom.org/library/socanlifean1 http://www.anarkismo.net/newswire.php?story_id=3664 Correction: Franz says Hegel was a member of the Young Hegelians ...
4. HUMAN EXTINCTION & SUICIDE w/ Anna
August 14, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBThis week on Doomer V. Bloomer, we’re joined by special guest Anna. Listen to us get a but too drunk trying to grapple with the crushing weight of human extinction and suicide. Follow Anna’s medium: https://medium.com/@annaaronan Intro music: Hell Malo by Lee Van Cleef twitter.com/doomervBloome support us on patreon
3. ANTIFA CONTROLS PORTLAND
August 07, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBWhat does resistance look like in 2019? What does it mean to dedicate your life to the struggle? Is it too on the nose to take bong rips while talking about Joe Rogan? Read about Willem Van Spronsen here: https://itsgoingdown.org/on-williem-van-spronsen/ Intro music: Hell Malo by Lee Van Cleef twitter.com/doomervBloomer Support us on patreon
2. ORB=BRO BACKWARDS
July 26, 2019 21:32 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBWill Marianne Williamson save us from techno feudalism? What is up with nonviolence? Is ANTIFA destroying america? Intro music: Hell Malo by Lee Van Cleef https://twitter.com/doomervBloomer Support us on patreon
1. DOOMER V. BLOOMER
July 19, 2019 05:39 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBWhat is a doomer? What is a bloomer? Who cares, and who do these people think they are? Support us on patreon