Pod Damn America

BONUS EP TEASER - ZAD CLOWNS

August 12, 2018 15:42 - 1 minute - 1.74 MB

Anders Lee reports back from clown school and from the ZAD in France (Zone to Defend), a liberated territory against an airport and its world. The land has been occupied since 2009 and is part of a 50 year struggle ‘against a major capitalist infrastructure project. get bonus eps at patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Sorry To Trigger You w/ Gabe Pacheco

August 09, 2018 00:30 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MB

SPOILER WARNIN': In the first half of this week's round table ep we talk a bit about, I'd say, the first 2 acts of Sorry To Bother You. The ending is not given away, but if you really want to watch the movie in it's purest form, do that before listening. Anyhow, Comedian Gabe Pacheco joins us to talk about Sorry To Bother You, my appearance on Israeli television, and the insane new military budget bill that piss boy Corey Booker voted for. Always antifascist, always exhausted. @poddamnamer...

BONUS EP TEASER -- Zero Dork Thirty

August 03, 2018 16:45 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MB

On this week's bonus ep David Tveite @Tveitprivilege joins us to talk about the CIA's history of propaganda through american film. Explosions! Guns! Al Gore!

Nice To Meat You w/ Michael Selden

August 03, 2018 05:06 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

Michael Selden joins us to talk about his work in researching sustainable alternative methods to mass farming of aquatic organisms for human consumption. We're talking about growing fish meat in a lab! ALSO Patreon messed up and booted some people from their subscriptions by causing their banks to flag patreon payments as fraudulent or something, If this happened to you, just resubscribe at patreon.com/poddamnamerica @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @ptakjokes @MikeSeldenFF

Bonus Ep Teaser -- Talking Bread

July 30, 2018 16:43 - 2 minutes - 2.19 MB

Comedians Jay Whitecotton and David Spector join the show to talk stand up, entertainment news, and HOLLYWOOD BABY! Which means there's even more pedophilia on this one than usual. Listen to the full ep by subscribing at patreon.com/poddamnamerica

West Virginia! w/ Max Ogle

July 25, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Max Ogle joins us to talk about the history of armed labor uprisings in West Virginia and then I close things down with the worst mash-up of all time. @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @ptakjokes @ACLUOfficial @Max_ogle Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica for Bonus eps!

Billionaire Mortal Kombat pt. 1

July 20, 2018 20:10 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

A BATTLE FOR THE AGES Alex and Jake are joined by comedians Danny Felts (@DannyFelts) and Irene Hartmann (@VonTrapplord)for the epic bacon beginning of a Worst Billionaire Tournament. There will be names you love, names you hate, names you cannot pronounce belonging to people with jobs you do not understand. It's all here! To quote the great Sun Tzu: "what a fun socialist podcast." For access to the rest of the tournament and twice as much content every week, subscribe to our premium epis...

Bonus Ep Teaser 07/16/2018 - BERNIE HOMBRES

July 17, 2018 01:07 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MB

This week's bonus ep features comedian Sara June of the podcast Left Coast and Ricardo Gutierrez, former Spanish Language communications director of the Bernie Sanders 2016 campaign. We talk California's insane tri-state proposition and latinx socialism. Listen to the full ep by subscribing at patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Matt Christman's Softcore History

July 12, 2018 22:57 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

In possibly our most ambitious audio experiment to date, we invite Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House to chart a history of Liberalism and American politics. What is it? Where did it go wrong? How does it fit into a star wars analogy? There's also a good 10 minutes on the upcoming Ozyfest music festival featuring headlining act Hillary Clinton. The Aum Shinrikyo death cult comes up at the beginning. I don't know we talk about all kinds of shit, it's a big one.

UNLOCKED: The Crooked Media

July 10, 2018 15:25 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Remember when the rapper Nas attacked the misleading nature of the media by calling it "MisLeadia?" This episode is like that, but for political podcasting. Journalist/comedian Bronwyn Isaac (@BronwynIsaac) stops by the studio to talk about struggling to get a 2017 interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez published and the many pitfalls of corporate digital media. Also, we provide an update on Jake's burgeoning romance with internet power couple Elon Musk and Grimes. Abolish ICE.

Tickle Me AMLO

July 04, 2018 10:07 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

A leftist on the level of Corbyn or Sanders won the presidency in Mexico this week, Jake Flores, Alex Ptak, and Anders Lee explain AMLO's victory. Also it's very hot. We're all extremely hot. @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @ptakjokes @andersleehere patreon.com/poddamnamerica for BONUS EPS SOURCES: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/06/25/a-new-revolution-in-mexico https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/07/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-morena-media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uMlNwdCIK8

Bonus Ep Teaser 06/26/18 - Civility in Gaming Journalism

June 29, 2018 12:58 - 1 minute - 1.46 MB

Here's a clip from this week's bonus ep! Please enjoy some drunk speculation about a Harry Potter cult. patreon.com/poddamnamerica Subscribe and support the show for 5 bucks a month and get access to the RSS feed for every bonus episode we've ever done. Just copy the RSS address and paste into the podcast app of your choice and bam - you're in flavor country. Pod Damn America. Forever online. Forever exhausted.

Tenacious H w/ Katie Halper

June 29, 2018 05:13 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

The great broadcaster, journalist and comedian Katie Halper joins us to talk about the inspiring upset victory of DSA endorsed candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over a politician who was thought to be the next leader of the Democratic party. We also talk about some similar races and how she's been able to interview these candidates on her show, Follow Katie Halper on twitter @KTHalps , listen to The Katie Halper Show, and see her live with Thomas Frank and Gabe Pacheco on Saturday. http://...

Death Camp For Cuties w/ Riley Quinn

June 21, 2018 22:10 - 1 hour - 74.5 MB

Blap Brop! This is either the funniest ep we've ever done or I'm extremely hungover or both. Riley Quinn from the Trash Future podcast joins us to talk about Elon Musk, Hereditary, ICE, deep fake technology, space force, and British Parliament. @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @ACLUOfficial @ptakjokes and @raaleh (Riley Quinn)from @trashfuturepod OUTRO music by friend of the show @mishkashubaly Support us on patreon.com/poddamnamerica and get access to our library of bonus eps!

Bonus Ep Teaser 6/13/2018 - Ralph Nader - Unsafe at Any Speed

June 14, 2018 05:54 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MB

Pod Damn America is IN BIZNESS and will be putting out 2 eps a week from here forward - 1 regular old free ep and 1 accessible at patreon.com/poddamnamerica Here's a clip from this week's bonus ep! Subscribe and support the show for 5 bucks a month and get access to the RSS feed for every bonus episode we've ever done. Just copy the RSS address and paste into the podcast app of your choice and bam - you're in flavor country. Pod Damn America. Forever online. Forever exhausted.

J20 w/ Peter Soeller and Christian Valencia

June 14, 2018 05:39 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

My computer exploded so I had to record on some bunk mics but I'm joined by Christian Valencia and Peter Soeller to discuss their experiences at J20, the protest of Donald Trump's inauguration that resulted in a massive arrest and subsequent ongoing trial. @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @soellerpower Christian Valencia

SOLODARITY FOREVER w/ Virgil Texas

June 07, 2018 19:16 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MB

I'm back from the road and I have assembled the entire podcast plus special guest Virgil Texas from Chapo Trap House to discuss the most important political issue of our time: whether or not the new Star Wars movie sucked. That's it, that's the whole podcast this week. @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @andersleehere @ACLUOfficial @ptakjokes @Jeremythunder w/ @virgiltexas BONUS EPS: patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Hello... Newnan w/ Mishka Shubaly

May 30, 2018 01:08 - 48 minutes - 66 MB

Bare bones ep this week as I record remotely somewhere in the middle of this totally normal country. I talk to musician/writer/comedy person/tour pal Mishka Shubaly about his experience on the ground at the neo nazi rally that happened recently in Newnan Georgia. He has a way of telling a story that makes you feel all the anxiety and uncertainty of the direct experience. You can catch Mishka on tour constantly everywhere playing music that has been described as "A beaming ray of jet black su...

Fear & Loathing in North Dakota w/ Mike Gamms

May 21, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

Mike Gamms is a comedian and activist who focuses on indigenous people's issues. For as long as I've known him, he's told me bits and pieces of his story over cigarettes with the urgency of someone who is the only person in the immediate vicinity that knows about the intricate details of what is really going on at Standing Rock. I sat down to finally get the whole tale from him all at once. It is a tale full of twists, turns, and fantastic characters. Tiger Swan, Dallas Goldtooth, Barack Obam...

Dennis Kucinich's Hardcore History

May 16, 2018 22:27 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB

Me and Anders talk about John McCain, Amy Schumer, and Israel before the main event, in which Anders explains the legacy of Dennis Kucinich's extremely progressive politics to me. @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @andersleehere patreon.com/poddamnamerica

HOMIELAND (THE DHS STORY)

May 15, 2018 01:39 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

TRIGGER WARNING: ok just regular warning, if found this podcast from my chapo appearance, this ep will overlap a lot, since it's the same story. So I would only advise listening if you want to hear some more in depth analysis of the whole thing,and some more jokez. if you DIDN'T hear that chapo episode, weird! Listen to this because it's a hell of a story. @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @ptakjokes @andersleehere patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Ethical Pussy Consumption w/ Luisa Diez

May 05, 2018 21:42 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

Raghav, Alex and I are joined by the great Luisa Diez (anthropologist and comedy booker) to discuss DJ Khaled, Kanye, stand up comedy, race and capitalism. @poddamnamerica @ACLUOfficial @ptakjokes @feraljokes @luisadieznuts

The Problem with Apo (Marxists and Anarchists Fighting Turkey and ISIS)

April 27, 2018 19:58 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

In lieu of a normal episode I get back into the researcher's role to try and map out a beginner's guide to the history of Kurdish resistance to Turkey and ISIS. Carlos Delgado and Alex Ptak join me to try and riff jokes over me and describing some of the most gruesome war crimes imaginable. We also talk about Bruce Bruce. If you would like to hear the final chapter of this story, a tale of the inner workings of ISIS, go to patreon.com/poddamnamerica and donate! this gives you access to all o...

Wild Wild Turkey w/ Dogucan Ganidagli

April 19, 2018 05:35 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

Jake, Anders, and Alex are joined by Dogucan Ganidagli to talk about Syria, Turkey, ISIS, and for some reason Aleister Crowley's ass @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @andersleehere @ptakjokes For bonus episodes and/or to support the show subscribe on patreon.com/poddamnamerica

PISS PIG HOGG PIG w/ Anders Lee & Peter Soeller

April 13, 2018 05:46 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

Peter Soeller from What Would Save The World on Radio Free Brooklyn joins me and Anders to talk about the Parkland Kids, Syria, and my stupid god damn mother fucking Verizon internet connection. @poddamnamerica @andersleehere @feraljokes @soellerpower bonus eps at patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Brosannes w/ Jeremy Hammond

April 06, 2018 15:51 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

BONUS EPS AT Patreon.com/poddamnamerica --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 2018, the world is a lake of fire and ash, reavers and harbingers roam the flat earth, collecting bones to make into helmets and shit. Everyone is finally done arguing about Roseanne online, but at what cost? I couldn't stop arguing with celebrities online about this TV show, Jeremy Hammond couldn't stop consuming it, and Alex and Raghav joined in to watch ...

Bread and Roseannes

March 28, 2018 04:18 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

Jake, Anders, and Alex discuss the Roseanne reboot, SESTA, Cynthia Nixon and Frankenstein's dick. For our bonus material on the 15 year anniversary of the Iraq war, as well as our entire backlog of bonus content, subscribe and donate to our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/poddamnamerica @feraljokes @andersleehere @ptakjokes @poddamnamerica

Yung Karl Marx pt 1

March 20, 2018 19:51 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MB

Jake, Anders and Carlos watch The Young Karl Marx and explain to you the complex, pithy intricacies of 19th century European philosophers and whether they fucked or not. @feraljokes @andersleehere @cevichepapi @poddamnamerica subscribe to our patreon for the EXCITING CONCLUSION of us watching this period drama about men with weird hair and STRANGE IDEAS https://www.patreon.com/poddamnamerica

The Return of Carlos/ Samsung Galaxy S w/ Anders Lee and Carlos Delgado

March 14, 2018 03:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

Carlos Delgado returns to Pod Damn America to regale us with tales of being down and out and Los Angeles. Anders Lee does parkour in my living room. We all talk about Kamala Harris, ICE, Joe Kennedy, Rojava, Martin Shkreli, and a whole grip of other shit. ALSO we have updated our Patreon system to make sure you get a better deal (discussed at the end of the show). @feraljokes @cevichepapi @andersleehere @poddamnamerica http://patreon.com/poddamnamerica

SWERFIESTA

March 09, 2018 06:20 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Jake, Raghav, and Mehta talk International Women's Day, Bernie Sanders' extremely online son, Beto O'Rourke, sex work, and more. @feraljokes @ACLUOfficial @andersleehere

Bubbles, Beef, and a Bus w/ Took Edalow

March 06, 2018 01:40 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

Took Edalow from What Would Save The World (Radio Free Brooklyn) joins us to talk about how everyone is arguing about BBQ on twitter, the teacher's strike in West Virginia, and how we definitely are or are not in a bubble. @feraljokes @andersleehere @2kEdalow

PDA: CRUZ CONTROL w/ Josh Androsky

February 23, 2018 17:33 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

Josh Androsky @shutupandrosky from Left Coast @leftcoastpod joins us to talk gun control, fergie's pee pants, and the work he's doing toward public banking in california with DSA LA. There was a point when someone said something really funny and then everyone went "that's the episode title" and I don't remember what it was but that should be the episode title. Use your imagination. No bonus ep this week because we wanted to give you Josh fo free

What's in the box????

February 14, 2018 06:02 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

What's up What The Fuckers, we talk about Trump's Blue Apron Food Stamps idea, nuclear winter, Sammy Sosa, and more. Jake Flores @feraljokes Raghav Mehta @ACLUOfficial Anders Lee @Andersleehere Alex Ptak @Ptakjokes bonus ep on post war antifa history at patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Quincy Jones And Me

February 08, 2018 06:56 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

PDA is back to discuss suicide in the gig economy, Marichuy's Zapatista endorsed rise in Mexico, and Quincy Jones' crazy as fuck interview in Vulture. Subscribe at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica and add the bonus RSS fee to your podcast app for WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES. This week's episode covers Law & Order SVU's spectacular fictionalization of antifa, the alt right, and possibly me. Jake Flores @feraljokes Anders Lee @andersleehere and Alex Ptak @ptakjokes

Future Dead Kennedy's w/ David Spector

January 31, 2018 10:41 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

David Spector joins us as we ignore the State Of The Union and talk about how much I hate comedy. @feraljokes @ACLUOfficial @Andersleehere @spectordeforce

Tide Pod Damn America

January 24, 2018 09:05 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

I'm back from Austin and we discuss the death of stand up comedy, Boss Baby, and Amazon's impending takeover of an entire American city. Jake Flores @feraljokes Raghav Mehta @ACLUOfficial Anders Lee @AndersLeeHere

Sexist Marginalized Skeletons w/ Alex Ptak

January 18, 2018 23:33 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

The show is back and less hungover. Alex Ptak joins us to talk about Chelsea Manning, Hawaii not getting nuked, China's dystopian social credit system and the hell that is my facebook page. Sources: https://theintercept.com/2018/01/15/centrist-dems-launch-smear-campaign-against-young-trans-woman-all-to-keep-an-old-straight-white-man-in-power/ http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/455446/if-missile-alert-sounds-prepare-live-dont-prepare-die#utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=...

REBIRTH

January 12, 2018 01:21 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

Hey friends. Sorry the podcast died. I got real busy and real broke. It's back now, in POD form! with more people. This week I welcome comedians Raghav Mehta and Anders Lee on as permanent co-hosts. Next week I'll get back to reading you crazy history stories about antifa and shit. Thanks for listening, happy new year, and Herman Cain 2020.

Andrew Dice DSA w/ Mike Gamms & Anders Lee

November 07, 2017 17:10 - 1 hour - 79.1 MB

Mike Gamms stops by to talk about his traveling activist panel/comedy show/benefit/fashion show Stand Up Fight Back. Then Anders Lee drops in to talk about the Socialist vs Libertarian debate/shit show we both watched the other night in Manhattan. Jake Flores @feraljokes Carlos Delgado @cevichepapi Mike Gamms @mikegamms Anders Lee @BillCristall

Antifa II: The REAL F-Word

October 25, 2017 03:32 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB

At long last we get back into antifa history. @PodDamnAmerica @feraljokes @cevichepapi Patreon for bonus eps: https://t.co/eGPMcPQG5D SOURCES: https://www.amazon.com/Antifa-Anti-Fascist-Handbook-Mark-Bray/dp/1612197035 https://www.amazon.com/Against-Fascist-Creep-Alexander-Reid/dp/1849352445/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0/137-6334834-1343701?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KGYT2VNAWXC0DAE41AYH https://www.discogs.com/Men-They-Couldnt-Hang-Ghosts-Of-Cable-Street/master/354656

Centrist Jedi Academy

September 29, 2017 00:07 - 1 hour - 79 MB

Too many Star Wars jokes in this one. Sorry, we like to drink and we are also fans of the most popular movie franchise of all time. We talk hip hop and neoliberalism as well as why I think Hillbilly Elegy sucks. patreon.com/poddamnamerica @poddamnamerica @feraljokes @cevichepapi

Mossy Nissan w/ Rachel Millman and "Tim Dillon"

September 06, 2017 02:48 - 1 hour - 85.1 MB

The internet's Rachel Millman joins us to tell us about her viral fundraising for victims of Hurricane Harvey, and then we are joined by comedian Tim Dillon to yell at me about how much money I'm not making and how antifa is trying to take over the government. After that we talk Tina Fey and anti-comedian lynch mobs. w/ @feraljokes Jake flores @cevichepapi Carlos Delgado @rachelmillman Rachel Millman @TimJDillon Tim Dillon

The Anarchist's Blue Apron w/ Jeremy Hammond

August 18, 2017 08:21 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

Jeremy Hammond joins Pod Damn America to answer the question WHAT IS ANTIFA and WHY ARE THE TEENS BOPPING WITH IT? follow us: @feraljokes @cevichepapi @jeremy_thunder @poddamnamerica

Ep 01 - More Than Carlos

August 12, 2017 02:32 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

An epic heckler annihilation meltdown own mic drop Steve Hoftsetter destruction murder clip takes an unexpected left turn and becomes a podcast where Jake Flores of the internet (@feraljokes) and Carlos Delgado of Redacted Tonight (@cevichepapi) discuss racism, marxism, facebook arguments, and eating bull testicles. Enjoy, pinche listeners.

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