Giving the Mic to the Wrong Person
112 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsSocialism and Simpsons soundclips. Posadism and pro-wrestling.
A somewhat tri-weekly leftist podcast based in Portland, OR, talking with people about their cultural obsessions and offering plenty of our own recommendations. We try to make socialism more fun with pop culture refs, you could say.
Contact: @givingthemic on Twitter // [email protected] // www.facebook.com/givingthemic/
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89. Lain Change feat. Doug Lain
December 07, 2021 05:01 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBDoug Lain returns to the show! Here to tell his side of the story of what happened to Zero Books and the reviving of Diet Soap Media as a podcast/youtube channel/publishing house. Hear all the hot goss about what went down with the purchase of Zero Books, what's coming next, and what Doug _really_ thinks about Dune. - Diet Soap on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/douglain - Diet Soap Media: https://www.dietsoap.net/ Support the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dietsoap/ - Help us make the s...
88. Part 2 of Teaching Covid-Year 2 (ft. C Derick Varn, Melisa Crosby, and Beth Salmon)
November 08, 2021 04:07 - 53 minutes - 25.6 MBPart 2 of our discussion with educators about what's been learnt in the past year plus about teaching kids(and ESL students) both online and in-person. In this part, we get into how much more stressful the return to in-person teaching has been. We're joined by Derick Varn, Melisa Crosby, and my sister Beth Salmon. - Check out Derick Varn at VarnVlog: https://www.youtube.com/c/CDerickVarnVlog - Other resources mentioned: The Change Agent: https://changeagent.nelrc.org/ - EdWeek: https://www.e...
88. Teaching Covid, Year 2 (part 1) - feat. C. Derick Varn, Melisa Crosby, and Beth Salmon
October 31, 2021 02:42 - 56 minutes - 27.9 MBPart 1 of this talk, the whole ep is available now on Patreon at Http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic. - We revisit our episode from early pandemic, talking to grade school and community college educators about what we've learned(if anything) about teaching kids and ESL since then. Derick Varn, Melisa Crosby, and my sister Beth Salmon have a stimulating conversation about educator burnout, where online teaching worked well, and more. - Check out Derick Varn at VarnVlog: https://www.youtube.c...
87. Mark Levin's American Marxism - Part 2
October 12, 2021 04:16 - 55 minutes - 26.6 MBPart 2 of our review of Mark Levin's American Marxism. It doesn't get better than Part 1. - Check out Andrew Hartman's book, _A War For The Soul Of America: A History Of The Culture Wars_ - Help us make the show! www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: [email protected] - facebook.com/givingthemic/ - - Main theme by The Mysterious Breakfast'r Cereal on SoundCloud @chiptheme - - All item...
87. Mark Levin's American Marxism: The Book - Part 1
October 04, 2021 02:14 - 57 minutes - 27.6 MBPart 1 of 2-parter, the whole conversation is already available for patrons at http://Patreon.com/givingthemic. Part 1! Mark Levin's American Marxism book! It's a best-seller! Burning up the charts! It's really dumb and has no real idea what it's talking about, but that ain't going to let it stop from being yet another salvo in the Culture War! We welcome back Prof. Andrew Hartman(from ep. 81) and Jason(from ep. 38?) to go over this book. Thrill to discussions of why Mark Levin thinks th...
86. [RE-UPLOAD] Leftist Veteran Chat on the Afghanistan Withdrawal and Hero Worship Culture
September 19, 2021 21:16 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB[FIXED AUDIO - this is corrected from the original upload]. A panel of leftist veterans and DSA members(ft. Mitch, Spencer, Marcos, and James) joins us to talk about serving in American imperial war, the Afghanistan withdrawal, the "hero worship" that American culture has pushed for 20 years, and what all this actually does to a person. Good words here for veterans, active duty servicepeople, and civilians. This episode gets emotionally heavy with talk of heavy topics like trauma and suicide...
86. Leftist Veteran Chat on the Afghanistan Withdrawal and Hero Worship Culture
September 19, 2021 06:44 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB[FIXED AUDIO]. A panel of leftist veterans and DSA members(ft. Mitch, Spencer, Marcos, and James) joins us to talk about serving in American imperial war, the Afghanistan withdrawal, the "hero worship" that American culture has pushed for 20 years, and what all this actually does to a person. Good words here for veterans, active duty servicepeople, and civilians. This episode gets emotionally heavy with talk of heavy topics like trauma and suicide, so take care. - If you need this number, t...
85. Cancelling, with Ben Burgis
August 06, 2021 04:13 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBBen Burgis returns to the show to talk about his new book _Canceling Comedians While the World Burns_ with Jacob & I. We get into the pathologies of powerlessness, better ways to handle online disagreement, and more. Check out Ben's show "Give Them An Argument" here: https://www.youtube.com/user/benburgis1 - Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: gi...
84. March for Medicare for All
July 16, 2021 04:28 - 50 minutes - 24.7 MBJuly 24th, 2021! The March for Medicare for All will start across many cities, so we chatted with members of the Portland coalition putting it on. Join us on that Saturday down on the waterfront at 10:30am. Rally starts at the Shemanski Park at 12:00. https://m4m4all.org/
*BONUS EP* - Stopping by the Varn Vlog (ft. C. Derick Varn) -July 2021
July 13, 2021 22:07 - 2 hours - 122 MBRegular guest C. Derick Varn was gracious enough to invite me on his youtube show/podcast VarnVlog, back in early July. We cover everything from how people's rhetoric gets a lot more heated as the stake argued over decline, the limits on our current horizon for political change, a bunch of Q&A, and a lot more. Subscribe to the VarnVlog here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMuZYE1Q9yNpzn4dzsPtmcQ https://varnvlogvoice.buzzsprout.com/
83. Getting Relief to the People (ft. the 1040Bloc)
June 15, 2021 04:50 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBRelief checks! Stimulus Funds! Biden Bucks! How to get them to the most at-risk communities like local houseless folks. We talk with Steve from the 1040Bloc, a project out of Portland DSA, which works on filing basic tax forms so folks can get some relief funds. We also go thru the step-by-step process if you want to start your own project. For more info, check here: https://www.facebook.com/1040bloc https://twitter.com/pdx1040bloc - See Jacob play Red Dead Redemption 2 on Twitch: https://w...
82. Cooking in Nomadland, ft. Arun Gupta & Jason Myles
June 04, 2021 03:14 - 1 hour - 48 MBArun Gupta returns to the show and This is Revolution's Jason Myles joins me to start talking about "cultural nationalism" and Portland cultural food trends, but expands to talk about the food and culture of the hinterlands, as both Jason and Arun have been chefs. What's the difference between cooking on an oil rig on the Gulf Coast vs cooking for a fracking town up in North Dakota? Tune in and find out! We also learn the history of fish & chips and tater tots, so hang on! - Check out This ...
81. Only the Dead Have Seen the End of Culture War (ft. Andrew Hartman)
May 24, 2021 04:02 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBSince the 1960s, a constant feature in American life have been the culture wars. We talk with Professor Andrew Hartman about his work documenting the history of the culture wars, how they crossover with moral panics, and his upcoming book on Marx in America. - Hartman's book is War for the Soul of America A History of the Culture Wars, available here: https://www.powells.com/book/war-for-the-soul-of-america-a-history-of-the-culture-wars-9780226254500 - Find Prof Hartman on twitter here: http...
80. Weed Workers of the World, Unite! (ft. the Cannabis Workers Coalition)
May 12, 2021 04:17 - 1 hour - 22.5 MBBudtenders and weed distros, organize! Savina & Jess from the Cannabis Workers Coalition join us to talk about providing a critical resource to a new industry! Check out their #GardenLife event on Sunday(May 16th, 2021) from 11A - 4:20PM at Somewhere PDX Dispensary in the Pearl District. -Also, find out more about the Oregon Cannabis Equity Act and Farmworkers OT at their Action Alerts page: https://www.cannabisworkerscoalition.org/action-alerts/ - Check out their workers' resources here:...
79. Books About UFOs (and Communists) w/ A.M. Gittlitz
April 16, 2021 04:22 - 53 minutes - 26.6 MBJ. Posadas! Juan Peron! Leon Trotsky! We come back to the topic of Posadism, only this time we talk to the guy who wrote the book. A.M. Gittlitz (a.k.a. AP Andy from the Antifada) joins us to talk about his book _I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs, and Apocalypse Communism_ We discuss J. Posadas, Juan Peron and Lopez Rega, cults, and what does a revolutionary look like now? Pick up Andy's book here: https://redemmas.org/titles/34691-i-want-to-believe--posadism-and-leftwing-ufology Check ou...
78. Market Worship: Texas, Gamestonks, and Libertarians (ft. Rob Larson, Erik Dean, and Mitch Green)
February 25, 2021 06:41 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBMarket worship in the form of deregulation of markets is killing people, most recently in Texas. We talk to heterodox economics professors and authors (and UMKC alumni) Rob Larson, Erik Dean, and Mitch Green about wtf happened with Gamestonks, why the Texas energy grid did what it did, and exactly why do Libertarians argue like that?! --- Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for g...
78. Market Worship: Texas, Gamestonks, and Libertarians
February 25, 2021 06:41 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBdescription to come
77. All Power to the Meeple! Leftist Boardgames with Brian from the TESA Collective
February 03, 2021 05:38 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBWorker-owned Cooperatives! Cooperative board games! Garrett and I talk to Brian Van Slyke, one of the co-founders and game designers from the TESA Collective. We cover how to do a leftist board game, publishing a game during Covid/Uprising/wildfires, life in a worker co-op, and far more! Has Professor Richard Wolff played this game yet? Check it out, and check out TESA's games: https://www.tesacollective.com/#works Check out their video "Own The Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker...
76. The Foul Cyber Year of Our Lord 2020
January 19, 2021 06:48 - 1 hour - 46 MBWe attempt to talk about the year 2020 (recorded at before Jan 1), and sorta fail, but we talk about Cyberpunk a lot. And Billy Idol. Lots of clips from the Billy Idol album, too. - Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: [email protected] - http://facebook.com/givingthemic/ - - Main theme by The Mysterious Breakfast'r Cereal on SoundCloud @chipthe...
75. Organize the Unemployed !
November 24, 2020 02:38 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBSean and Venu from the Portland Unemployed Workers Union join us to talk about the history of unemployed people organizing, starting a UWC in Portland, and give tips on how you can help start one, too. Plus we talk about Adbusters magazine for like 30 minutes for some reason. Not sure why on that one. --- - Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: giving...
74. Tenant Organizing & Its History
November 02, 2020 04:30 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBOrganize your building! Remember all that Rent Strike talk early on during Quarantine? Curious about how you'd even begin to organize for something like that? Mario & Rebekah from the North Portland Tenants Collection and Cici from DontEvictPDX join us to talk about the history of tenant unions, how the NPTC got started, and even give Jacob some tips on how to begin. - Check out the North Portland Tenants Collective here: https://www.nopotenants.org/ - Follow DontEvictPDX here: https://twitte...
73. Snapshot of a Movement - 2019 DSA Natl Conv - Part 3
October 08, 2020 04:34 - 35 minutes - 14.3 MBPart three of the interviews of Portland delegates to the 2019 DSA National Convention. This time we talk with Ben from the Libertarian Socialist Caucus. The 2021 National Convention is being planned now, happening all online. These interviews will hopefully help inform that process by giving a glimpse of what folks who survived that weekend in August 2019 thought about it. - Part 1 is available here: https://soundcloud.com/givingthemic/73-snapshot-of-a-movement-2019-dsa-natl-conv-part-1 -...
73. Snapshot of a Movement - 2019 DSA Natl Conv - Part 2
September 22, 2020 04:16 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBThis is the second of three episodes of conversations recorded at the end of the 2019 National Convention of the Democratic Socialists of America, held in Atlanta that August. The 2021 National Convention is being planned now, happening all online. These interviews will hopefully help inform that process by giving a glimpse of what folks who survived that weekend in August 2019 thought about it. - This episode features Elizabeth and Sadie from the Libertarian-Socialist Caucus of the Portland...
73. Snapshot of a Movement - 2019 DSA Natl Conv - Part 1
September 09, 2020 05:06 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBThis is the first of three episodes of conversations recorded at the end of the 2019 National Convention of the Democratic Socialists of America, held in Atlanta that August. The 2021 National Convention is being planned now, happening all online. These interviews will hopefully help inform that process by giving a glimpse of what folks who survived that weekend in August 2019 thought about it. - Voices featured are Abi from NYC, Natasha and Laura from Portland, Mags from MetroDC, and the Wa...
72. Attempting to Talk Nietzsche, part 2 (ft. I Learned Nothing)
August 18, 2020 01:41 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThe second half of our talk with Pat & Ben from "I Learned Nothing", and we actually get round to talking Nietzsche this time! It's slightly less silly, but we do talk about ressentiment, the Last Man, could Marx and Nietzsche have tolerated each other, and much more. - Check out I Learned Nothing at https://www.bodytapeintl.com/i-learned-nothing - Support the protestor bail funds in your city: https://bailfunds.github.io/ - Find us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/...
71. Reaching for Nietzsche (ft. I Learned Nothing)
July 26, 2020 10:18 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBBen and Pat from "I Learned Nothing: A Philosophy Podcast for Dullards" join Garrett and I for a very silly episode where we sort of attempt to talk about Nietzsche and fail miserably. BUT! We talk about many related things along the way, like Alan Moore comics, Disneyworld trying to open during Covid, Hellblazer, podcast cats, etc. It's well worth your time. Probably. - Check out I Learned Nothing at https://www.bodytapeintl.com/i-learned-nothing - Support the protestor bail funds in your ci...
70. Masks, Reaction, and the Death Drive(ft Tad Delay)
June 21, 2020 05:57 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBAuthor/professor Tad Delay joins us to talk about his book/podcast _Against: What Does The White Evangelical Want?_, why a lot of Evangelicals seem to have trouble distinguishing Jesus from white supremacists, how hypocrisy is a hang-up for liberals but a pleasure for conservatives, and more. - Support the protestor bail funds in your city: https://bailfunds.github.io/ - Tad's Patreon is at https://www.patreon.com/taddelay - Check out Tad's book-in-podcast-form: https://podtail.com/en/podcast...
69. Online Teaching Ain't Teaching -- Education During Covid
June 07, 2020 04:51 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWhat do you know--turns out getting millions of kids and other students to immediately switch to an all-online educational environment doesn't work so well. We're joined by Derick Varn, high school teacher in SLC, Melisa Crosby, community college teacher in Portland, and my sister Beth, middle school teacher in Raleigh, to share notes about what works and how most things don't when trying to communicate information thru screens. We also get into some education theory and studies about how onl...
68. More Quaran-chat with Nat
May 18, 2020 00:06 - 2 hours - 69.6 MBChecking in with our old friend and former co-host Nat who survived a case of the Covid. We talk about watching asian dramas, video games to survive the lockdown, and more. - Check out Nat's podcast: Metamashina at http://www.metamashina.com -
67. Objections to MMT, Keynes & the New Deal, and more (ft. Erik Dean and Mitch Green)- Part 2
April 26, 2020 19:55 - 57 minutes - 25.9 MBThe 2nd part of our episode: Returning heterodox economists Erik and Mitch join us again to go over the anemic stimulus, how much private equity is a vampire squid, and what the hell Modern Monetary Theory actually is. We also touch on some historic bits too. - Part 1 is available here: https://soundcloud.com/givingthemic/67-stimulus-mmt-how-bad-private-equity-is-and-more-part-1 -- The whole conversation is available thru Patreon at Http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: h...
67. Stimulus, MMT, how bad Private Equity is, and more (ft Erik Dean and Mitch Green)- Part 1
April 20, 2020 04:38 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBPart 1 of our new episode: Returning heterodox economists Erik and Mitch join us again to go over the anemic stimulus, how much private equity is a vampire squid, and what the hell Modern Monetary Theory actually is. We also touch on some historic bits too. Part 2 is available here: https://soundcloud.com/givingthemic/67-objections-to-mmt-keynes-the-new-deal-and-more-ft-erik-dean-and-mitch-green-part-2 -- The whole conversation is available thru Patreon at Http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic ...
66. College Under Quarantine ft. Ami Sommariva and Ben Burgis
April 09, 2020 02:37 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBSeparate from all the grade school closures, how do you change all your classes online if you're teaching college students? Profs. Ami Sommariva from Portland State and Ben Burgis from Perimeter College at Georgia State join to talk about trying to adjust classes and curricula to fit the current moment. - Help us make the show! Get early access to episodes and on the cat pic mailing list at http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questi...
65. Life Under Quarantine
March 31, 2020 06:01 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBJacob, Garrett, & I recorded a group chat from our respective bunkers last week to talk about the New Now. And we make more than a few references to the Mitchell & Webb "Quiz Broadcast" sketches, as shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jJ203Q-lyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22mt0cVyW5c Join up with a local mutual aid and community support network in your area if you can. Here's a national (American) document listing resources available right now. https://docs.google.com/docu...
[Rebroadcast] - Walter Benjamin, Information, & the OverWatchmen
March 24, 2020 06:57 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBAnother classic track from 2017. This is the episode that got us mentioned in the New Yorker. New episode is coming very soon. Stay safe, stay sane. - Help us make this show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic/ On this episode, Jacob(@jacobmercy) joins Natasha(@ashesforfoxes), Garrett(@comradegarrett), and I talk about information overload which merges into Watchmen, Overwatch, a mention of Comet the Superhorse & Walter Benjamin, and a buncha more dumb jokes. The name we’re trying to prono...
[Rebroadcast] Big Daddy Varn's Baby Leftist Primer (ft. C Derick Varn)
March 17, 2020 06:50 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBHi all you folks stuck inside! We're re-posting our first chat that we did with C Derick Varn, way back in late 2017. There's plenty of timeless advice here and we'll think you'll enjoy it. ---- Check out Derick's new podcast Pop the Left! from the Zero Squared pod feed: http://dietsoap.podomatic.com - Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: [email protected] - http://f...
64. Albert Lee, DSA- and Our Revolution-Endorsed Candidate for Oregon's 3rd District
February 28, 2020 05:54 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBAlbert Lee is the candidate for the Democratic Primary in Oregon's 3rd District, endorsed by the Portland DSA, Our Revolution, and many more local progressive(or better) groups. He joined us in late February to talk about why he decided to primary the incumbent Democrat, the politics of bikes lanes and trying to help houseless folks, and the importance of the Bernie Sanders campaign. Check out Albert's campaign at https://albertlee2020.com/ Upcoming event: Feb 29th at Kelly's Olympian with ...
63. Pop the Varn! Part 2 (ft C. Derick Varn)
February 19, 2020 06:32 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBDon't stare into the rightwing youtube abyss. Other things covered in Part 2 of Derick Varn on topics like why did 1968 did or why did all those national revolutions not go socialist. That any much more. - Ending music: Scritti Politti - Check out Derick Varn's Pop the Left! wherever finer podcasts are sold or at http://dietsoap.podomatic.com - Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Kor...
63 - Pop the Varn! (ft. Derick Varn) - part 1
February 10, 2020 03:30 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBDerick Varn returns for his semi-annual visit to talk about dealing with complicated old beliefs and why he restarted his podcast Pop the Left! with past guest Douglas Lain from Zero Books. - This is part 1 of the full conversation. The whole episode is available for Patrons so you can subscribe at Patreon.com/givingthemic - Check out Pop the Left! wherever finer podcasts are sold or at http://dietsoap.podomatic.com - Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - http://www....
62. Game Workers of the World, Unite! (ft. Videodante)
January 17, 2020 05:52 - 44 minutes - 34.2 MBDante Douglas (Videodante) joined me to talk about the state of labor in games making today and the need for organizing, the potential of co-ops, Gameworkers Unite, etc. Check out Dante's games at https://videodante.itch.io/ and writing at http://dante.cool/ Recorded Sept 2019 at the XOXO Fest in Portland. - Mentioned in the episode: - Emma Kinema's talk at 2019 XOXO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHp_DwVm2EA Letter from an EA Spouse (Nov 2004) - https://boards.fool.com/letter-from-an-e...
61. Fortnight Chat with Nephews
December 23, 2019 07:49 - 56 minutes - 23.4 MBAs a bit of fun, I interviewed both my and my partner's nephews about their fave thing in the world, a game called the Fortnite. These recordings are the result. The audio gets a little noisy at times because you have over-energetic younglings tapping on handheld mics, but hopefully you'll make it past that bit. Happy Holidays! -- Help us make the show! http://www.patreon.com/givingthemic - http://www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: givi...
60. The True Scotsman Fallacy - Part 2 (ft. Sean of TheWorstFriend)
December 06, 2019 06:28 - 53 minutes - 31.7 MBPart two of our talk about UK politics and life in scotland with True Life Scotsman Sean(http://twitter.com/worstfriendband). We discuss transphobia in the UK, the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign, why the Guardian is not a left-wing paper, what IRN BRU actually tastes like, the fun that is Buckfast, and openly insulting the Red Hot Chilli Pipers. -- Miss Part 1? Check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/givingthemic/ep60-the-true-scotsman-fallacy-part-1ft-sean-from-theworstfriend...
60. The True Scotsman Fallacy - Part 1(ft. Sean from TheWorstFriend)
November 22, 2019 05:45 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBGiving us a now hilariously dated overview of UK and Scottish politics, Sean of The Worst Friend(https://twitter.com/worstfriendband) joined us back in the late summer. He's an organizer who moved to Portland from Glasgow and takes great pleasure in attempting to explain just WTF is going on over there. Topics also covered include Brexit, Scottish Independence, how the Labour Party screwed over Scottish Labour, Boris Johnson, certain Royals and their alleged connections to Jeffrey Epstein, et...
59. Mulder Is a Garbage Partner and Scully Deserves Better (ft. Candy, Dawn, and Ben Burgis)
November 03, 2019 21:31 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBBACK after a prolonged absence, we follow up on previous episodes by having back Dawn(@dorkvania) from our very first episode, Ben Burgis(@benburgis) from earlier this year, and Candy joining us once again to talk about their love(and critiques) of the X-files, Darin Morgan episodes, and memories of growing up in the 90s. Also, we get into how weirdly racist and transphobic the show could get. --- Ending tune: Bree Sharp's "David Duchovny" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upRhsDUIDSE --- ...
58. health justice round table ft. tim faust
September 25, 2019 02:33 - 1 hour - 47 MBSEE TIM IN PORTLAND! Thursday(9/26) at 7:30 at Powells downtown. - Tim Faust(@crulge) returns to the show to do a properly roundtable discussion with local Portland healthcare activists and disability advocates to talk about his new book, Garrett & I are joined by Adam from the Portland DSA Medicare-for-All campaign, Betsy from Portland Jobs with Justice, and Nico from Real Choice Initiative here with Tim on the line. Topics we cover: the need for health justice beyond just healthcare, the...
ep58 - health justice round table ft. tim faust
September 25, 2019 02:33 - 1 hour - 47 MBSEE TIM IN PORTLAND! Thursday(9/26) at 7:30 at Powells downtown. - Tim Faust(@crulge) returns to the show to do a properly roundtable discussion with local Portland healthcare activists and disability advocates to talk about his new book, Garrett & I are joined by Adam from the Portland DSA Medicare-for-All campaign, Betsy from Portland Jobs with Justice, and Nico from Real Choice Initiative here with Tim on the line. Topics we cover: the need for health justice beyond just healthcare, the...
#57: Propaganda is Good (ft. Sara June & Jake Flores)
September 12, 2019 02:54 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBJust in time for their PacNW stand-up tour, stars of comedy and pod and Means TV, Jake Flores(@feraljokes) and Sara June(www.heysarajune.com) join us for a chat! Topics covered: MeansTV, leftist podcasting, comedy stuff, "Everything's getting rebooted, even Mic Dicta," making culture as a part of leftist organizing, and how as a society will we be able to comprehend that dang JOKER movie?! Means TV - http://means.media and on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/saraj00n Help build Means TV...
56 - Max Elbaum and Lessons Learned from the New Communist Movement and the SDS
August 23, 2019 05:46 - 1 hour - 47 MBMax Elbaum from Verso Books, author of _Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che_, was in Portland last month and sat for an interview with myself and Kevin from Regrettable Century. Stay tuned for his story about the Weather Underground and Bob Avakian! Here’s the website for Max’s book: https://revolutionintheair.org Max's interview in Jacobin: "Learning from the New Communist Movement" https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/09/max-elbaum-new-communist-movement-socialis...
Ep 55 - Red State Teacher Strikes ft. Eric Blanc
July 24, 2019 04:54 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBCandy & I spoke with author/organizer Eric Blanc in studio in mid-May 2019. Eric has published Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics with Verso and Jacobin. Find the book here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2955-red-state-revolt You can find out more what Eric's up to at https://ericblanc.org/ or follow him on the socials at https://twitter.com/_ericblanc Recs: - -Gilmore Girls -Superstore -I Think You Should Leave ---- -Ending theme: Doris Wilson's ...
Ep 54 - Paige Kreisman for Oregon House District 42
July 04, 2019 05:14 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBPaige Kreisman(https://twitter.com/PaigeKreisman) is a candidate running for Oregon House District 42. She's the first trans person to run for state-wide office in Oregon, the first candidate ever endorsed by Portland DSA, an Army veteran, and tenant organizer. Check out her campaign at http://www.paige2020.com Candy & I talked to her and Bryan from her campaign and the DSA Electoral Working Group about her work, how she wound in up Oregon after escaping small-town North Carolina, enlisting ...
Ep 53 Part 2: Arguing, with Ben Burgis
June 17, 2019 04:07 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBPart 2! Ben Burgis(Rutgers prof, Zero Books author, Ben Shapiro debunker/mocker) joins us(Candy, Jacob, and Jeremy) to talk about his new book from Zero Books, _Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left_. Why do you actually need an argument versus just wanting to snark and dunk on or morally shame somebody? Listen and find out! Recorded in mid-April. Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/givingthemic/ep-53-part-1-arguing-with-ben-burgis Also covered: hockey as the One True Sport, Aaron Sorkin an...