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Political Fun Time Happy Hour Deluxe

100 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

Lefty news and politics, posted irregularly and irreverently.

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Episodes

Roundup Minisode: Trump, The Tick-Tock of Tech, and Tools

March 28, 2023 19:35 - 34 minutes - 33.9 MB

Andi (@Pamphleteer), Ty and Brent jump on to quickly run down a few stories. No one says the "G Word" so we managed to keep it under an hour, for once.

A Whole City of Cops AND Financial Dominos

March 16, 2023 00:04 - 1 hour - 66 MB

Andi (@Pamphlet_tyr) and Ty finally talk through Cop City in Atlanta and the future it portends, then cackle as tech bros play Jenga with the economy.   Show Twitter: @pfthhd

Brandon, Barricadia, and Bros, Bro.

February 28, 2023 03:05 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

Andi and Ty catch up, hit a little bit of the electoral circus, interrogate the state mechanisms of exclusion and extraction (and their ultimate limits), then dare to ask the question: “Dudes, seriously?”

Pro Se Protocols and Pyratical Progressivism

January 31, 2023 23:46 - 1 hour - 75.2 MB

Are robo-lawyers even more soulless than the regular kind? Are there algorithmic upsides? What about pyrates? Ruthless, uncivilized brigands, or visionary forebearers of a democratic revolt against expanding state power? All this, a little too much imbibing, and more!

Republican Roundup, Coy George, and a little Lula Livre!

January 14, 2023 17:59 - 59 minutes - 65.6 MB

It’s Andi (@pamphlet_tyr), Ty (@WhyThatTyGuy), and Brent (toocoolfortwitter) going back to our roots. We catch up on activities across the right, ranging from McCarthy’s historical inability to speak for the House to Brazilian January 6th (on January 8th). We bemoan how our heroes have fallen and try to trace the mysterious republican congressman from, well, who knows where. It’s loose, we have a generally good time, and of course, we get real sad about halfway through.

Racism as Religion & America as Britain's Greatest Sin (ft. @sophie_frm_mars)

January 04, 2023 19:50 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

Brent, Andi (@pamphlet_tyr), and Ty (@WhyThatTyGuy) run through a terrifying article from @LCRWnews that ties all too well into the second half of our conversation with Sophie (@sophie_frm_mars), wherein we discuss why it’s all Britain’s fault, cowboy Christians, and sci-fi antidotes to fascism. Show Twitter: @pfthhd Show E-mail: [email protected]

Puritans, Pyramids, and Patriots (Oh My!) (ft. @sophie_frm_mars)

December 29, 2022 22:43 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Ty and Andi (@pamphlet_tyr) are joined by @sophie_frm_mars for a wide ranging discussion about the religious right, the left’s relation to religion, the dangers of millenarianism, whether pre- or post-, and how to tell the future through racist archaeology. Too much good stuff for a single episode, so tune in next week for the shocking conclusion!   Show Twitter: @pfthhd Show Email: [email protected]

Freeze Peach & Other Delicacies

December 24, 2022 03:53 - 53 minutes - 55.1 MB

In what may be a new record, Andi (@Pamphlet_tyr) gets to a Graeber reference in under 5 minutes, but we mostly start with Twitter/Elon, bemoan the wrongs done to our man Matt Binder, and then elegantly solve Karl Popper's dilemma of tolerance. Show Twitter (womp womp): @pfthhd

Pipeline Explosions (That We Totally Don't Endorse)

December 14, 2022 23:50 - 1 hour - 90.5 MB

The Gang (@pftthhd) is back, with Andi (@Pamphlet_Tyr), Brent, and Ty. It's a bit of MTG, a bit of Musk, then a deep dive into climate discussions centered on Andreas Malm's work (How to Blow Up a Pipeline and Fossil Capital), Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, and a bit of Oreskes/Conway's Merchants of Doubt as anchor points.

Political Fun Time 2.0: More Politics! More Fun! More Time! OR The Listener Loyalty Experience

December 08, 2022 02:30 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

The old gang is back in action, as Andi, Brent, and Ty rejoin their forces to talk through the last year, or at least the last week, diving deep into the West/Jones/Pool/Fuentes arc, hashing out what we can glean from the acceleration of right wing violence and intimidation, and generally revisiting just how right we were.

Episode 86 - The Ten Commandments Are The Constitution OR Evangeleverything's Bigger in Texas?

May 24, 2021 16:56 - 2 hours - 109 MB

    It’s Brent, Ty, and making his first appearance on the show: Max! We try to figure out if evangelicals are bigger in Texas, Ty gets talked out of going to law school, and we discuss the assault on Gaza along with the threads of American Evangelical Zionism that plays such a large role in the rhetoric. Max is @ComradeTexas Brent is @BernieJeb2020 Ty is @WhyThatTyGuy

Episode 85 - The Pod Gets Tested, OR, Anarcho-Driven-Hyperactive-DOOM

May 14, 2021 16:08 - 1 hour - 76.9 MB

It’s the usual suspects joined for the first time (of what we hope will be many) by Hongyu. Ty is a Lib and Andi properly scolds him; Brent brags about being brave enough to watch SNL; Graeber is mentioned; We are sad about things…. yep, sounds like a show.   Andi’s stuff: youtube.com/pamphleteer and @pamphlet_tyr Check out @riseup4rojava2 Brent’s music is at soundcloud.com/brentriken

Episode 84 - Gaetz of Hell

April 06, 2021 04:09 - 1 hour - 54.1 MB

We jump all over the place, some Biden, some Gaetz, theories of feudal state power and coercion, you know, the usual.

Episode 83 - Post-Impeachment Party OR Democrats Can "Go Straight Two L" and other terrible puns

February 16, 2021 01:38 - 1 hour - 73.3 MB

It's a laid back episode wherein Brent and Ty catch up, talk about the relative lack of news being forced down our gullets, and nerd out about academia. It's a casual, back to the roots old-school PFT chat without Andi to draw any broad, significant themes out of, so listen at your own risk.

Episode 82 - Reformation Part 2: Dana Says We Have To OR Rural Takeover: How Bernie Can Still Win

January 22, 2021 22:35 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

It’s a special episode this time. We abandoned 2/3rds of the crew so our guest could actually get a word in edge-wise, and it was well worth it (!) ‘cause we had one Dana Baker (@danambaker) on to talk local involvement, a different take on dual power, rural takeovers and other dark commie plots. Muahaha.

Episode 81 - BeerBros: Now with 3% more Putsch!

January 17, 2021 21:42 - 2 hours - 123 MB

It’s the full crew plus returning guest Josh from Sierra Foothill Stump and the podcast “Fellow Workers.” (www.facebook.com/FWpod). We try to hone in on the early January putsch and what comes next, but don’t worry, we still make it to the bronze age and indulge a little too much in how to cook marijuana.

Episode 80 - "Mom, can we stop and get a coup?" Mom: "No, we have putsch at home" OR the Anontifa's Qoup

January 09, 2021 00:58 - 2 hours - 135 MB

Andi and Ty started talking about the Qoup attempt and quickly devolved into more David Graeber fangirling, some reevaluation of Midas myths (wherein Andi spitballs real-time fanfic re-writes of Greek mythology)and then totally solved that dual power problem.

Episode 79 - Sac, Suckers, and St. Graeber

December 18, 2020 17:44 - 1 hour - 88.6 MB

The Gang o’ Three is back and we dive into some of the Proud Boy violence from Sacramento to D.C., laugh at lil’ Pete’s new conductor gig and spend most of the episode unapologetically nerding out on David Graeber’s body of work. Seriously though, Graber’s notions on debt, how it originally functioned, and how the inversion of that relationship through Jesus and J.P. Morgan was a bad thing. Surprise surprise, Andi gets a little too high, Ty interrupts constantly to ramble until losing his po...

Episode 78 - Bidentopia

November 15, 2020 04:09 - 1 hour - 53.5 MB

It's been way too long, so Andi, Ty and Brent hop on to run through latest, et cetera, et cetera

Episode 77 - Puppet State Propaganda (ft. @EmericanJohnson

October 03, 2020 21:32 - 2 hours - 101 MB

The inimitable @EmericanJohnson of Non-Compete joins us to talk about turning the very marketing weapons of the capitalist state in on themselves, anarchy robo-puppets, contracopoganda, and more! We solemnly and respectfully react to the news of Covid sweeping through the Trump administration and discuss how best to pray for the leadership of this nation in times such as these.

Episode 76 - Wrasslin' with RBG & the Hellworld Makes Us Sad

September 22, 2020 14:55 - 56 minutes - 45.7 MB

Brent, Andi and Ty sort through the mostly awful takes on RBG from all directions, can't resist a little more reveling in the fall of ol' J.F. Jr , can't believe the election is so close, and generally alternate between bouts of madness induced by staring into the abyss and some chuckles about the particulars of our strange, surreal society.

Episode 75 - Jaron For 5: Bridging the Divides of Rhetoric and Reality in Rural California

September 14, 2020 18:22 - 1 hour - 94.3 MB

It’s the regular crew talkin’ with Jaron Brandon, a candidate for Tuolumne’s District 5 County Supervisor (jaronfor5.com), about the relative utility of partisan approaches to local issues, how to bridge the divide in political conversation, and how this particular stretch of rural California faces both unique combinations of post-industrial, 21st-century challenges, and reflects many of the issues felt by rural populations across America. The crew comes back after the interview to try to ma...

Episode 74 - Left Coast Right Watch & the Sierra Foothill Stump: The Right Gets Outta Line

September 07, 2020 23:17 - 1 hour - 123 MB

It's Brent and Ty with Abner (!) (of @lcrwnews) and his associates Sabine (@SabineSFS) and Josh (@redandblackheel) of the Sierra Foothill Stump to discuss the Straight Pride event in Modesto, bigotry in the hills, the balance of self-defense and de-escalation, and oh so damn much more. You know where to find us. More importantly however, you can (and should) throw all your money to https://www.patreon.com/lcrw and patreon.com/sfs_sabine

Episode 73 - Open(ly) Armed Unicorns (ft. @TenaciousRanch)

September 01, 2020 17:23 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

Ty goes it alone this time for a conversation with Penny, Bonnie, and Jay from Tenacious Unicorn Ranch. We discuss what drove them each to make such bold leaps of faith, how you move 100 alpacas, rural tensions and the power of open-armed community (in all senses of that phrase). You can find more information and means of contact or donation on their Twitter profile: @TenaciousRanch.   You can get ahold of us through twitter as well @pfthhd and find other avenues to harass us individua...

Episode 72 - A Grift is Coming (ft. Gowdieee)

August 24, 2020 02:41 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

Friend of the show Caleb (gowdieee on Twitch) joins Brent and Andi to discuss Steve Bannon's fraudulent charity, "We Build the Wall", the ongoing fires in California, and the latest Qanon nonsense.  Follow us on twitter @pfthhd  WTFBrahh Biden song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwoN-FvVEsA

Episode 71 - COVID and Your Grandma (w/ Jacob) , Kamalamala & Trump Gets Stoned

August 16, 2020 23:02 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

It’s Brent and Ty, joined by special guest Jacob to hear about his experience working with the elderly in assisted living facilities and more! We get into a psycho-analytic sort of look at the projection within reactionary politics formations, how what Covid has exposed lays bare our awful priorities and disregard for our aging populations, and of course, we discuss Kamala (where Brent and Ty vie each to be the bigger lib) and indulge a little bit on the “lighter” side of Trump’s absolute ma...

Episode 70 - Being Based In Reality

August 09, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 96.4 MB

    We’ll be back with more guests soon, but for this round it’s Andi, Brent and Ty. We couldn’t resist dipping our toes into some clips of the Axios interview with Trump, but we could honestly only bear about a third of it. We do some speculating about elections and how likely we are to miss the illusion of democracy when it’s gone. Brent cracks Q’s code and reveals some Trump campaign documents that have been revealed to PATRIOTS like him. Find the show on Twitter @pfthhd or email politic...

Episode 69 - Rose City Resistance: Portland Fights the Feds (ft. @lovejoypegatron)

July 29, 2020 16:41 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB

We’re joined by “Lovejoy Pegatron” to hear about what it’s been like on the ground in Portland. It’s a great conversation that sheds some light on what’s actually happening between all the news stories and places the struggle in a context of both realistic appraisal of the challenges we face and a loving idealism that is so necessary to the movement. Find the show on Twitter @pfthhd or email [email protected] Brent is on Twitter @berniejeb2020 and you can find his music a...

Episode 68 - Sundry Autonomous Things & Monetary Kaleidics

July 15, 2020 03:36 - 1 hour - 87 MB

It’s Andi, Brent and Ty this time, with a conversation (ambush/debate?) about Austrian economics with Michael Hoffman (@austropunk) author of Monetary Kaleidics, a bit of reflection thereupon, and then some talk of CHOPs, CHAZs, and other autonomous things.   Find Brent’s music here.

Episode 67 - Melting the Big Igloo (w/ @LCRWnews)

June 19, 2020 16:35 - 1 hour - 93.5 MB

Ty and Brent are joined by Abner (!) the proprietor of LeftCoastRightWatch.org. We’ve been looking forward to having him back on for nigh on a year now and we’ve gotta have him in the mix far more often. He provides amazing on the ground reporting, insightful commentary, and if he’s not a key part of your Twitter feed now, you’re doin’ yourself a disservice.   We reference a couple articles in our chat, Abner’s being here, and the Middlebury one Brent referenced here. Also check out the...

Episode 66 - Tonight We Riot... No, Really Though.

June 06, 2020 23:08

Brent is back! Along with Ty and Andrew, we talk about some of the protests we have seen and attended so far and try to process the rapid-fire, emotionally-charged succession of news and new developments. It's heated, raw, and un-edited. Also, we're a bunch of white folks trying to sort this out from our perspective but we do wanna make it clear that we're far, far, far from the most relevant, important, or poignant voices and are just hoping it helps others process through similar limite...

Super Special Bonus Debate Fight #1: Mr. Cropper

May 29, 2020 21:14 - 2 hours - 127 MB

One Mr. Cropper reached out to our very own Pamphleteer offering to debate the merits of Ayn Rand's individualistic perspective. The gauntlet was thrown, accepted, and Tyler lied about being willing to be a neutral arbiter for this event. Here's the result.

Episode 65 - Guai-D'oh(!), Conservative Utopianism & Georgian Injustice

May 11, 2020 04:18 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

We largely avoid the 'rona talk in this one. Andrew talks us through the difference between the real world and the one of conservative fiction, we revel a bit in the glorious 'Murica-ness of the recent "Greywater" operation in Venezuela, and cover a bit of the infuriating and unjust timeline of the Ahmaud Arbery.

Episode 64 - Liberate Lowe's: Dying to Own the Libs (ft.@Gowdie)

April 19, 2020 23:51 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

We mostly around the events in Michigan, but delve a bit into the anti-isolation protests at large, break down some of the issues of State/Federal authority, and try to find some good faith in all of these actions. We don't, so we move on to doing back Nickelback impressions and decide that no one has ever been hornier than Chad Kroeger. Andrew wanted me to link to something, but he was too high to remember what it was. Go @ him.

Episode 63 - Millenials Kill Cans & The Devil's Wireless Provider (Ft. Nicharus)

April 11, 2020 21:39 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

Brent and Ty run through some news, hear from our good friend Nick about what it takes behind the scenes to keep the grocery stores stocked and then make him explain 5G so we can understand why it made the bats give us commuronavirus. We do of course, hit on Bernie suspending his campaign and a bit of the hydroxychloroquine controversy, as well as a few game recommendations. Find the show on Twitter @pfthhd.

Episode 62 - Hong Kong & Lee Kuan Yew's effect on China with Joshua Pollock

April 04, 2020 16:31 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

We’re joined by history professor, whiskey drinker, and all around brilliant guy, Joshua Pollock and in addition to hearing some direct accounts of the Hong Kong demonstrations of 2019 took a deep dive into the deeper context surrounding China, Hong Kong, the influence of Lee Kuan Yew on China after Mao, and oh so much more. It was a very fun conversation, but Josh also relayed an incredible amount of dense information and analysis in a wonderfully digestible way. We’re hoping this will be t...

Episode 61 - Totally Not Saying The C-Word For Minutes At A Time

March 26, 2020 19:59 - 2 hours - 100 MB

     We started recording with the honest intention of avoiding the news for once and going through some nice recommendations for books, games, and other ways to occupy yourself while we’ve all got some extra time. Aaaaand that lasted about 45 seconds. We do focus mostly on media discussion/recommendations, spend a little too long doing an impromptu book club on Transmetropolitan, veer back off course into the impending doom of our society in the face of a soulless and incompetent political ...

Episode 60 - Coronavirus: Case In Point

March 21, 2020 16:48 - 2 hours - 151 MB

Well, we’re obviously covering COVID because, well, this is a podcast in March 2020. We discuss the capitalist toilet paper ration lines, opportunities for community support and defense, and get into some media recommendations to help everyone stay busy during the downtime. Andrew has asked that the following addendum be added to what he says toward the end: “Andrew says if you like player of games enough to continue the series you can read book 1 if you want but skip use of weapons/book 3” ...

Episode 59 -Dem Primary, Act II Scene I: DundunDUN

March 07, 2020 04:08 - 1 hour - 139 MB

Just the three of us, we can make it if we try, and we sure do try to avoid the inevitable outbursts regarding Biden and, probably even worse, Warren’s non-endorsement. You know us, we definitely indulge and spend our fair share of time (and then some) in that territory, but we also get into some decently substantive discussions of meaningful self-determination v. neoliberal notions of “freedom” and “democracy.” It’s a must listen and, if we do say so ourselves, more on the PFT stride than w...

Episode 58 - Ok, Bloomberg and Other Post-Debate Revelries

February 22, 2020 06:56 - 1 hour - 131 MB

We recorded this episode post-Nevada-debate, but pre-Iowa-caucus, and yes that’s how we reckon time now. Yeah, I hate us, too. It’s Andrew, Brent & Ty, joined by Michael for a very debate-centric episode. But we squeeze in some nerdery, a check in on our good friend Dr. Crawdad, and Brent subjects us to some of the worst mind-melting takes he dredged from pro-Bloomberg Facebook groups. There’s some exploration of the ‘Bernie Bro’ line and much more.   Get in touch with us via @pfthhd, on...

Episode 57 - Bernie Would Have Won... And He Did!

February 14, 2020 15:08 - 1 hour - 54.5 MB

Bernie won Iowa. Bernie won New Hampshire. We recorded. We lost a recording. We recorded again. That about sums it up, and in this episode Andrew (@pamphlet_tyr), Brent (@berniejeb2020), and Ty (@whythattyguy) are joined by Grem (@gremisonline) to wade through the ballots and bullshit. We discuss the fallout post-Iowa, how stupid the coverage of Bernie’s vote share was in Iowa, and more. You can also hear Ty start a small fire in the middle of the recording, ‘cause we like to live on the edg...

Episode 56 - John Bolton's Peach Fuzz, Consitooshuns & Brent is the Biggest Lib

February 02, 2020 20:47 - 1 hour - 90.5 MB

Brent (@BernieJeb2020), Andrew (@PamphleterAndCo), and Ty (@WhyThatTyGuy) are back just before Iowa to, in a total reversal, have Brent tell Ty why the process matters. We rail about Bloomberg, Ty recants his Nate Neutrality, and we barely even make it to the Rogan madness.  

Episode 55 - Highlights for Troubled Millennials, Bernie's Our Only Hope & Iranomania

January 15, 2020 01:13 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

Long story short, we get too high and shout a lot. But there's a lot worth shouting about. Sorry it's a little out of date, we recorded this last week so the Iran news was a little hotter and Warren hadn't pulled her little stunt, so we'll get into that in the next episode.

Episode 54 - Wine Soaked Keyboard War, UK Elections, & The Falkirk Center for People Who Want to Read Good

December 21, 2019 00:47 - 1 hour - 140 MB

Brent (@BernieJeb2020), Andrew (@PamphleterAndCo), and Ty (@WhyThatTyGuy) run through some of the latest news, try to make sense of British politics from various distances across “the pond,” definitely watch the Biden “Listen, fat…” clip, and witness the slow loss of Andrew’s mind (and keyboard) as both are soaked with icy mulled wine. Find us on Twitter @pfthhd, DM for a discord link, and follow us on Facebook for tales of Brent’s internet war on Boomers, ok?

Episode 53 - Not Me. Y'all. with @JustinTX_20

November 24, 2019 06:39 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Justin Lecea joined us to tell us about his run in Texas' 20th Congressional District. We heard about his campaign, discussed technologically empowered democracy, and got overly excited about abolishing states.   You can find Justin on Twitter @JustinTX_20 His website is https://www.justintx20.com/ And you can donate to him via ActBlue   As always, you can contact us on Twitter @pfthhd, on Facebook, or via e-mail at [email protected].

Episode 52 - Billionaires are Bad, BIg Structural Bullshit, and Bernie

November 16, 2019 15:17 - 1 hour - 74.6 MB

It's Andrew, Brent and Ty this time around for a bit of a roundup on the democratic primary, the recent wave of elections, and we're actually kind of optimistic. Weird, I know, but we pick out some silver linings, prevaricate on our prognostications, and more. If you want to reach us, you can Like us on Facebook, email us @ [email protected], or hit us up on Twitter @pfthhd.  

Episode 52 - Billionaires are Bad, Big Structural Bullshit, and Bernie

November 16, 2019 15:17 - 1 hour - 74.6 MB

It's Andrew, Brent and Ty this time around for a bit of a roundup on the democratic primary, the recent wave of elections, and we're actually kind of optimistic. Weird, I know, but we pick out some silver linings, prevaricate on our prognostications, and more. If you want to reach us, you can Like us on Facebook, email us @ [email protected], or hit us up on Twitter @pfthhd.  

Episode 51 - Impeach the MotherForker, Dem Primaries, and "Laws" for the Rich!

October 03, 2019 15:10 - 1 hour - 85 MB

Recorded 9/27/19, we had to talk through the first wave of real impeachment news. Lots of talk about what it means, how/if it matters, and when we should expect 3AM "Hey u up" dick pics from the President of the United States.     We run through some of the latest primary dynamics (Don't worry, we get to Biden's Corn Pop catastrophe), and as usual, lose the news thread as we argue the underlying principles and call for guillotines.   Find us, Follow us, Share the Show and Harass Brent ...

Episode 50 - Straight Pride Comes to Town (ft. Max and Abner)

September 16, 2019 02:36 - 2 hours - 141 MB

Last month, Political Fun Time's hometown of Modesto, CA experienced the world's very first "straight pride" event, organized by far-right chiropractor/failed political candidate Don J. Grundmann  and his sidekick Mylinda Mason, and attended by proud boys, biker chuds, and the alpha-male himself Jesse Lee Peterson! For this episode we are joined by Max of the Central Valley Pride Center, a counter-organizer who did great work organizing the community against the fascists, and Abner, a UC B...

Episode 49 - Less than Doomed(!) ft @MattBinder

August 17, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

The one and only Matt Binder (of Doomed, Cafe, and Majority Report fame) joins us for a killer discussion ranging from the rise and fall(?) of the alt-right to why he was alphabetically bound not to call his podcast The Matt Binder Show. Very fun conversation with some serious insight from Matt on the next face and phase of fascism.   Matt's Links:@MattBinder - DoomedPod.com - Matt's Patreon   Follow us on Twitter - Like us on Facebook - Send your e-mails, suggestions, and pithy comm...

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