Millennial Review
329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 118 ratingsThe Millennial Review Politics Podcast: A look at politics from the perspective of the most indebted and disenfranchised generation in American history.
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Episodes
Roots of the Alt-Right (Part 1)
June 14, 2022 22:08 - 58 minutes - 48.8 MBJustin dives into the history of the conservative movement beginning with the founding of the John Birch Society in 1958, the way they and other similar far right groups shaped the Barry Goldwater campaign of 1964, and how it laid the groundwork to empower people like Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. But more importantly built a movement firmly rooted in far right ideology. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
A Culture of Violence
May 28, 2022 21:08 - 1 hour - 79 MBTrevor covers the Uvalde shooting and all of the awfulness surrounding it.
White Supremacy and Tucker Carlson
May 23, 2022 01:01 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBJustin discusses the white supremacist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York and the connection between the shooting and far right figures like Tucker Carlson. Then he dives into election updates from Tuesday's primary elections and what to expect from some upcoming elections as well.
An Empire in Decline
May 09, 2022 00:04 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBJustin and Trevor talk about the decline of U.S. empire. We link war efforts in Ukraine to the end of Roe v Wade and the mass monopolization of culture and everything else in the U.S. economy and what it portends for the future of American life. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreivew
The Supreme Court Ends Roe v Wade
May 03, 2022 21:47 - 40 minutes - 39.3 MBnks to abortion funds: https://abortionfunds.org/funds https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T-aDTsZXnKhMcrDmtcD35aWs00gw5piocDhaFy5LKDY/edit?usp=drivesdk
The Supreme Court ends Roe v Wade
May 03, 2022 21:47 - 40 minutes - 39.3 MBnks to abortion funds: https://abortionfunds.org/funds https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T-aDTsZXnKhMcrDmtcD35aWs00gw5piocDhaFy5LKDY/edit?usp=drivesdk
The Society of the Spectacle
May 01, 2022 19:34 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBTrevor lays out Guy Debord's theory in the Society of the Spectacle and uses it to analyze Elon Musk purchasing Twitter, the self-immolation of a climate activists at the capital, and media coverage of the French election. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
Elon Musk is Still Awful
April 30, 2022 20:34 - 58 minutes - 51.2 MBJustin discusses Elon Musk's recent buying of Twitter, the conservative media reaction, what to make of free speech, and just generally how awful Elon Musk and all billionaires are. To support the show join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Tucker Carlson, Ideology, and Hope
April 23, 2022 21:03 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBJustin and Trevor answer listener questions about Christian Smalls going on Tucker Carlson, Democrats chances in upcoming elections, what gives us hope, and more. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
The Purpose of a System Is What It Does
April 19, 2022 16:35 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBTrevor talks about the recent behavior of the NYPD and how it shows that the purpose of a system is what it does, not what it claims. He then talks about the college experience and phony debates over free speech, and ends with discussion of another win for workers and the possibility for a better future to be found in the renewed workers movement.
Workers Win and the GOP Continues Attacking Trans Existence
April 09, 2022 19:52 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBWe talk about the massive victory by Amazon workers and what it portends for the future of workers rights. Then, we give an update on the war in Ukraine, talk about the GOP's attack on LGBTQ existence, and wrap up with some coverage of SCOTUS, Eric Adams, and COVID funding. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
The Most Qualified Judge Ever
March 23, 2022 15:31 - 59 minutes - 48.6 MBJustin discusses the war in Ukraine and the debate for a no fly zone enforced by the United States or NATO and then turns to the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings. To support the show join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
The Age of Revolution
March 17, 2022 00:35 - 58 minutes - 48.2 MBJustin discusses "The Age of Revolution" by British Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm. The book is the first of four in the "Age of" series, tracing the development of world history through a Marxist lens. The first edition focuses on the "dual revolution" as represented by the industrial revolution in England and the French Revolution in France and the innumerable ways these events reshaped the world. To unlock the whole episode and help us make more join us on patreon at patreon.com/Millen...
Neoliberalism and the Death of Politics
March 13, 2022 14:43 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBJustin and Trevor discuss the ways in which we live in a deeply anti-political culture, where contestation for power and resources have become secondary, and where fundamental questions have been taken out of the realm of politics and into the realm of "culture war," aesthetics, and nostalgia. We also discuss the success of movements on the right promising a revitalization of political life, and why they're so appealing and dangerous. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
Reactionaries From Canada to Ukraine
March 10, 2022 00:57 - 59 minutes - 46.8 MBJustin opens the show with an update and discussion of the war in Ukraine, then covers Biden's State of the Union, the reactionary trucker convoys of both Canada and the United States, and finally ends on an update of where the process to nominate Biden's first Supreme Court justice stands. Join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
War and Propaganda
February 27, 2022 20:26 - 49 minutes - 51.4 MBJustin and Trevor discuss the media coverage of the war in Ukraine, the propaganda from both sides, and how the two interact to create dangerous and dehumanizing consequences. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
Russia invades Ukraine
February 26, 2022 20:33 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBJustin and Trevor open by talking about some of the wildest Russia-Ukraine takes on the internet. Then we briefly discuss Biden's SCOTUS nominee and anti-LGBTQ legislation in Texas and Florida before returning to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We explain the events that led up to this moment , the current state of the conflict, and what's likely to happen next. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
A Unified Theory of Leftist Infighting
February 10, 2022 21:15 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBTrevor talks about the recent controversy over the purpose of comedians, the role of political enjoyment in reactionary politics, and then attempts to build out a theory of infighting among leftists. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
Joe Rogan, January 6th, and Justices
February 05, 2022 23:22 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThe WOKE podcast mob (Justin and Trevor) cancel Joe Rogan. Then we talk about the Republicans declaring the attack on the capital "legitimate political discourse," Biden's SCOTUS options, Russia and Ukraine, and more. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview.
World War III, Inflation, and Stephen Breyer retires
January 29, 2022 03:18 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBTrevor and Justin talk about Russia's potential invasion of Ukraine and the role of the U.S., whether we should be concerned about inflation, Stephen Breyer's replacement, and more. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview.
TEASER: Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber
January 22, 2022 19:15 - 12 minutes - 9.27 MBJustin discusses and analyzes the first six chapters of David Graeber's Debt. Debunking Adam Smith, covering primordial debt theory and other money origin stories, drawing on the rich anthropological studies of the work itself. To unlock this episode and get the rest of the series as soon as it drops join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
MLK, Conservatives, and White Moderates
January 19, 2022 18:59 - 59 minutes - 48.3 MBJustin examines the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through some particularly awful tweets and the Biden administrations latest hang ups on voting rights. To suppport the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Joe Biden's No Good, Awful 2021
January 08, 2022 04:02 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBJustin discusses a year in review, mostly in the context of Joe Biden and his repeated failures, but also some other big stories as well. Join the discord and come to book club: https://discord.gg/TfEEcKqCUW
Who Is The Next Bernie Sanders?
December 24, 2021 23:53 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBMerry Christmas! We talk about the Biden administration's extension of the student loan pause and give a COVID update. We then take listeners questions about whether Trump is running in 2024, what comes after Bernie Sanders, what comes next on abortion rights, and more. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
TEASER: Build Back Better is Dead and Neocolonialism
December 19, 2021 22:21 - 17 minutes - 12.6 MBAudio from our new weekly news stream. Britt and Justin discuss this week's news, including the death of the Build Back Better bill, the fight that inspired between Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin, Nancy Pelosi loving insider trading, and Trevor Noah totally oblivious to neocolonialism. You can also watch on YouTube here. Unlock this and future news stream audio by joining us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Biden Abandons Working People and RIP bell hooks
December 18, 2021 02:05 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBTrevor begins with an update on Amazon's negligence in protecting it's workers, then discusses the Omicron variant, the Biden administration's multiple recent failures and the likelihood that the GOP will win in 2022, and ends with a discussion of the legacy of bell hooks.
Amazon Killed Workers
December 15, 2021 03:28 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBJustin discusses the tornadoes that struck 9 states, as a tragedy, climate change, and labor story. Then he discusses unionization efforts at Starbucks, the Kellogg's labor fight, and the labor movement generally. And then ends the episode with a reconciliation/liberal fascination with January 6th update. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Reading Theory, Culture War, and Democratic failures
December 06, 2021 16:32 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBTrevor and Justin discuss the media's obsession with credentialism; then we answer listeners questions about reading theory, the viability of renewable energy and whether it requires exploitation, the successes and failures of the Biden administration and what it means for Democrats chances in 2022, and more.
Reading Theory, Culture War, and Democratic Failures
December 06, 2021 16:32 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBTrevor and Justin discuss the media's obsession with credentialism; then we answer listeners questions about reading theory, the viability of renewable energy and whether it requires exploitation, the successes and failures of the Biden administration and what it means for Democrats chances in 2022, and more.
The Death of Roe v. Wade
December 03, 2021 07:33 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBJustin discusses recent Supreme Court oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that almost certainly spell the end of Roe v. Wade. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
New Variant Same Ghouls
November 29, 2021 04:01 - 58 minutes - 47.6 MBJustin discusses vaccine apartheid amid the new omicron variant, why lifting intellectual property protections is a moral imperative, what that effort looks like, what the effort to vaccinate the world without doing that looks like and what we can expect going forward. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
New Variant, Same Ghouls
November 29, 2021 04:01 - 58 minutes - 47.6 MBJustin discusses vaccine apartheid amid the new omicron variant, why lifting intellectual property protections is a moral imperative, what that effort looks like, what the effort to vaccinate the world without doing that looks like and what we can expect going forward. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Things Are Not Getting Better
November 23, 2021 19:01 - 59 minutes - 53 MBJustin discusses the Build Back Better act passing the House, what's in it, and what to expect from the Senate. He also briefly discusses the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittals, why they happened, and what to expect from the right at protests going forward. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
It's Infrastructure Week
November 17, 2021 00:21 - 59 minutes - 47.3 MBJustin discusses the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, what is in it, what to expect from it going forward, and what this means for the Build Back Better bill. He also takes down a New York Times article making the case socialism isn't popular enough. And then rounds out the episode with a discussion of Kyle Rittenhouse and the military budget. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Who is Working Class?
November 14, 2021 02:13 - 59 minutes - 53 MBJustin discusses a bunch of online left drama, Jacobin's recent "study" on the working class, and reviews the new Mayor Pete documentary. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Democrats Are Doomed
November 09, 2021 22:47 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBJustin covers the recent elections and what they mean for the Democratic Party, plus the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and what to expect from the negotiations going forward. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
They Should Still Kill The Bill
October 27, 2021 04:35 - 59 minutes - 45.6 MBJustin discusses the latest in the reconciliation bill debate, where it stands, and what to expect, what the progressives should do next and who is holding up all the progress. He also discusses the supply chain issues and striketober. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Eugene Debs and American Socialism (Part 8)
September 30, 2021 22:14 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBJustin dives back into the life and times of Eugene Debs covering from the end of the election of 1908 through the beginning of his anti-imperial activism kicked off by World War I. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
They Better Kill the Bill
September 29, 2021 17:53 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBJustin discusses recent news events, where the infrastructure package stands today, the crisis at the border, people's rightful distrust of the Supreme Court, and a number of recent labor actions to watch. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
The Myth of the Middle Class
September 17, 2021 19:40 - 59 minutes - 57.1 MBJustin discusses the middle class, whether it exists, and what political purpose it serves. To support the show and all we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Governor Larry Elder
September 08, 2021 19:28 - 59 minutes - 52.1 MBJustin discusses silly online left drama, the latest reconciliation bill negotiations, the California recall election, and a bunch of other news items. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
The End of Roe v Wade
September 05, 2021 01:54 - 40 minutes - 39.3 MBJustin and Trevor give a COVID update and then discuss the Biden administration's drone strike in Afghanistan, SCOTUS ending Roe v Wade, and the climate crisis among other topics. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
Abolish the Supreme Court
September 04, 2021 02:33 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBJustin discusses the Supreme Court, what abolishing it even means, some of the current discussions for reform floating around right now, and what to make of them. Join us on patreon to help us make content like this and much more at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
The Bernie Sanders Era
August 31, 2021 19:36 - 59 minutes - 61.9 MBJustin discusses the final days of military occupation in Afghanistan, the Supreme Court killing the eviction moratorium, the infrastructure package and specifically the reconciliation bill, and finally the rampant spread of COVID in much of the country. To support the show and everything we do join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
The World is Ending (haha jk)
August 21, 2021 03:43 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBJustin and Trevor talk about the IPCC climate report and the media's (lack of) reaction, Tucker Carlson's neo-fascism, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and people power. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
Accept All the Refugees
August 19, 2021 19:59 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBJustin discusses the end of the United States war in Afghanistan, what it means for people on the ground, and what to make of Joe Biden's many related failures. To support the show join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Joe Biden Sucks Infrastructure Edition
August 10, 2021 05:13 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBJustin discusses the Democrats' upcoming infrastructure package, COVID, the delta variant, schools reopening, and the extension of the eviction moratorium. To support the show join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Space Sucks
July 30, 2021 18:34 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBJustin discusses the recent billionaire space race, why it's really quite awful, why the original space race wasn't so great, at least not in the United States, and how the Soviets did a slightly better job. To support the show join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.
Critical Race Theory and Moral Panic
July 11, 2021 00:13 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBJustin and Trevor talk about the fake conservative outrage over Critical Race Theory and how it ties into other conservative moral panics around issues of race, feminism, gender, and (formerly Mr.) Potato Head. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/millennialreview
Millennials Hate Houses
June 15, 2021 04:34 - 1 hour - 52 MBJustin discusses some annoying media narratives around millennials and their housing options. Specifically looking at how structural dynamics in the economy are framed as quirky lifestyle choices to the detriment of young people everywhere. Join us on patreon at patreon.com/MillennialReview.