THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast
809 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 172 ratingsA podcast about music, and politics as told by musicians who sing about politics
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TIR PRESENTS MOVIE NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA: THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS
April 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBForrest Miller discusses Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers with Conan Neutron and Erica Strout. Gillo Pontecorvo and Franco Solinas, two Italian Filmmakers, were chosen by Saadi Yacef to tell the story of the Algerian NLF's fight against French Colonialism. The Battle of Algiers tells the story of the initial (losing) battles from 1954-1957. It is an intense war film detailing death, destruction, torture, and bombings. Subscribe to Movie Night Extravaganza YouTube: https://www...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 268: TIR Left Reckoning Cross Stream: The Left and Law Enforcement
April 08, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBWe'll be talking police violence/corruption and how we as Americans frown upon lawless law enforcement in other countries, but condone the same behavior in our own. You can watch Left Reckoning Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/LeftReckoning About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from m...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 267: Ok Boomer! Generational Discourse Without Class Analysis
April 06, 2022 16:58 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWhat are the origins of the term OkBoomer? Does this generational outcry stem from a reality in which discourse is controlled by youth due to the prevalence of social media, or is there a materialist socio economic basis to this framing that attempts to lay generational blame for our current reality on a certain cohort? Are there any political utilities to using generational analysis to shape political forecasting? What can we learn from such discourse? Should it be abandoned? Jason Muell...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 266: TIR News Roundup March 31, 2022
April 04, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBPascal takes a deeper dive into the aftermath of "the slap" and Kuba talks National Conservative revival. Jason has some words on philanthrocapitalism and the domestic refugee crisis that now one seems to care too much about. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episod...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 265: The Panthers Can’t Save Us Now f/ Cedric Johnson
April 01, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBWe talk with Cedric Johnson about his latest book that details the futility of a Black Nationalist project. Get Cedric's Book Here: https://www.versobooks.com/.../3937-the-panthers-can-t... Cedric Johnson Cedric Johnson is associate professor of African American Studies and Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His book, Revolutionaries to Race Leaders: Black Power and the Making of African American Politics was named the 2008 W.E.B. DuBois Outstanding Book of the...
TIR PRESENTS BEYOND THE RED ZONE EP. 6
March 31, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe talk fighting, NCAA Tourney, Women's Swimming and NFL trade talk. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platf...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 264: From Disco to House and History f/ Jeremy McAllister
March 30, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBToday we’re going to talk about a genre that is extremely near and dear to the hearts of both Pascal and I. While his attachment may be visceral and sentimental, there is a large imprint this music has on my DNA in what I created with Bitter Lake, and my previous band La Fin Absolute Du Monde. We’re going to be talking about House Music. It’s origins as a unifying force for cis and gay Black males in deindustrialized Detroit, to a drug music phenomenon in the UK that was almost outlawed. ...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 264: From Disco to House and History f/ Jeremiah McAllister
March 30, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBToday we’re going to talk about a genre that is extremely near and dear to the hearts of both Pascal and I. While his attachment may be visceral and sentimental, there is a large imprint this music has on my DNA in what I created with Bitter Lake, and my previous band La Fin Absolute Du Monde. We’re going to be talking about House Music. It’s origins as a unifying force for cis and gay Black males in deindustrialized Detroit, to a drug music phenomenon in the UK that was almost outlawed. ...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 263: TIR News Roundup March 24, 2022
March 28, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBDeep State Kuba is going to tackle the G8/NATO/EU response to the current war in Ukraine, and Pascal is going to take another deep dive into the current SCOTUS pick and the Democratic Party. Jason closes it out with some last words on death of Madeline Albright and how these moments are remembered, and what we often forget. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOM...
TIR PRESENTS THE MAU MAU HOUR W/ Pascal Robert: Black Cultural Nationalism
March 27, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBCultural Nationalism is an ideology or practice that fuses collective cultural identity with a defined sense of "peoplehood." In the context of the Black or African Diaspora it usually demonstrates itself as a strong connection to manifestations of African Culture and even domestic Black cultural production. Does cultural nationalism have a beneficial political purpose in terms of material benefit? Or is it real just a form of identity redemption in the face of historical European colonialis...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 262: The Reactionary Conservative Mind w/ Professor Corey Robin
March 25, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 26.7 MBCorey Robin is a well-respected political scientist. He has written several books, most famously, “The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump,” and, “The Enigma of Clarence Thomas.” Corey has dedicated much scholarship to the nature of American political conservatism. His books trace the ideological groundings of American conservatism in the United States. Though we have had several guests on our show that discussed the danger of the current reactionary right, Core...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 261: Cyprus: And Island Divided w/ Dr. Nik Matheou
March 23, 2022 17:33 - 2 hours - 63.1 MBThis week the Saturday Crüe discuss the history and politics of Cyprus with Nik Matheou. What are the origins of the conflict between the island’s Greek and Turkish communities? How and why was the island partitioned? And what are the prospects for reunification? Nik Matheou is a lecturer in global medieval history at Edinburgh University and a longtime political activist. edinburgh.academia.edu/NicholasMatheou About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appr...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 260: TIR News Roundup 3/22/2022
March 21, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 27.4 MBPascal becomes a fashion critic, Kuba talks cartels and mercs, and Jason has his final words on the Fed interest rate hike and middle class insecurity. Enjoy folks! About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.pa...
TIR PRESENTS GAMING MATERIALISTS: The Fall of White Wolf
March 20, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutes - 23.6 MBAbout TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, especially YouTube! THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: www.youtube.com/t...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 259: Debating the Merits of Debate
March 18, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBTechnical difficulties caused us to loose our 90 minute talk with Ben Burgis and Ana Kasparian. Hopefully we'll get them back, but MAN that sucks. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/Bitte...
TIR PRESENTS BEYOND THE RED ZONE Ep. 5: NFL Trades and the Return of Baseball
March 17, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBAbout TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, especially YouTube! THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: www.youtube.com/t...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 258: The Right’s War on Trans and Abortion Rights w/ Esperanza Fonseca
March 16, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 166 MBThe Crüe talks with Esperanza Fonseca and talk everything from electoral politics to the rights war against trans youth and abortion rights. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLak...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 257: Understanding the Soft Power of China w/Dr. Maria Repnikova
March 14, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBJason and Kuba speak with Maria Repnikova about her new book “Chinese Soft Power” out now from Cambridge University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Power.../dp/1108792685 Dr. Repnikova is a scholar of global communication, with a comparative focus on China and Russia. Her research examines the processes of political resistance and persuasion in illiberal political contexts, drawing on ethnographic research approaches and extensive time in the field. Maria holds a doctorate from the...
TIR PRESENTS: We Don’t Need Another Hero Video Essay Recap Show
March 13, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBAbout TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, especially YouTube! THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: www.youtube.com/thisisrevolu...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 256: Racecraft in Healthcare w/ Dr. Dean Robinson
March 11, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBJason and Pascal speak with Dean Robinson about race and healthcare in the United States and the questions raised by racialized statistics. Dean Robinson is an Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content fro...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 255: From Politics to Hyper Politics w/ Anton Jäger and the Saturday Crüe
March 09, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBPascal, Stefan, and Marcus speak with Anton Jäger about his latest article “From Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics”. https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/from-p... Anton Jäger is a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge, working on the history of populism in the United States. Together with Daniel Zamora, he is currently working on an intellectual history of basic income. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 254: TIR News Roundup March 3rd 2022
March 07, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 25.2 MBPascal talks domestic affairs, Kuba handles the foreign affairs, and Jason..what the hell does he do anyway? About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, s...
TIR PRESENTS MOVIE NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA: KUROSAWA’S RAN W/ C. Derick Varn
March 06, 2022 15:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBForrest discusses Akira Kurosawa's 1985 epic Ran with J, Andrew World and C. Derick Varn. C Derek Varn is the host of VarnVlog and the co-host of Mortal Science and TIR's Gaming Materialists. J. Andrew World is the co-host of Movie Night Extravaganza, Bad Takes, and the artist for Give Them An Argument. Subscribe to Movie Night Extravaganza https://www.youtube.com/movienightext... https://www.twitch.tv/movienightextra... Become a Movie Night Extravaganza Patron: https://www.patreon.c...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 253: The IMF’s Bottomless Bottomline Cruelty w/Rob Larson
March 04, 2022 15:07 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBJason and Pascal speak with economist Rob Larson about the role of the IMF in imposing economic hardship and austerity on the developing world. Rob Larson Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley, out now from Haymarket Books. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A...
TIR PRESENTS BEYOND THE RED ZONE EP. 4: Baseball Lockout, LeBron James, and Putin’s Love of Sports
March 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBThe BTRZ Crüe talk sports from a left perspective! About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLa... Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, especially ...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 252: How Should the Left Engage w/ Influencer Culture w/ Joe Rogan
March 02, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours - 203 MBRecently friend of show and author Ben Burgis was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience. Probably one of the largest podcasts in the country and at times a major platform for right wing ideology and recently COVID misinformation. Should the we on the left try to take advantage when invited on these larger platforms to get our message out? Or should we avoid at all cost for fear of becoming a tool in more right wing propaganda? We'll talk with Ben about his experience and how we should approach...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 251: Russia and Ukraine w/ The TIR Crüe
February 28, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBThe Crüe discuss what's happening in Russia and the Ukraine. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as ...
TIR PRESENTS THE MAU MAU HOUR W/ PASCAL ROBERT: How the Jim Crow South Came to Be
February 27, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBOften when people think of Jim Crow it is viewed as a racial regime of terror put upon Blacks further validating White hatred for Black people. The desire to render racial antagonism as some physics like ontological reality obscures the origins in political economy that often explain these racial phenomenon. Today we will discuss how political economy was driving force behind the Jim Crow regime and that means for Black American politics today. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking ...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 250: The Legacy of Jim Crow and The South w/ Adolph Reed, Jr. and Touré F. Reed
February 25, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBWe'll be discussing Adolph Reed, Jr.'s latest book, "The South" Purchase "The South" https://www.versobooks.com/books/3945-the-south About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePres...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 249: Capitalisms Science Fiction Dystopia w/ Dan Larson (Toy Galaxy) and Dr. Michael Harris
February 23, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours - 159 MBIn this episode we look at Science fiction's role in explaining to us the flaws of neoliberal capitalism and the hope for a better world these movies can offer us as well. Dan Larson Owner, host, and writer for Toy Galaxy. You can find Dan Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ToyGalaxyTV/about Dr. Michael Harris Michael is an experienced independent researcher and writer who has worked across numerous sectors including education, technology, innovation, government, public services and urban...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 248: Free People of Color in the Antebellum South w/Warren Eugene Milteer, Jr.
February 21, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBOften Black identity in America is flattened to create a unified notion of Black community. As a consequence, the various class divisions that exist in Black America are obscured to facilitate Black social and political activity being easily governed by the American political establishment. When slavery is discussed, the images of all Black folk toiling on plantations comes to mind. What that image belies is that there have been free Black people, known as free people of color, that have exi...
TIR PRESENTS GAMING MATERIALISTS EP. 5: Vampire and White Wolf
February 20, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBVarn and Djene discuss the rise and fall of Vampire: The Masquerade (and White Wolf Publishing), a TTRPG that shook up the genre in the 1990s and early 2000s. Support VarnVlog https://www.youtube.com/c/CDerickVarn... https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonu...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 247: Does Music Have a Revolutionary Capacity w/ Jacqueline Lucqman
February 18, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBMusic and political upheaval have a long intertwined history in the United States going back to the 19th century. From Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit '' to the protest music of the 60’s, music and art has been a defining feature of the counterculture. The soundtrack of rebellion against U.S imperialism, racism, sexism and more. But in this era of hyper capitalism, does music even possess a revolutionary capacity? Or is every counter cultural moment simply a branding exercise. We’ll ask thes...
TIR PRESENTS BEYOND THE RED ZONE EP. 2: Super Bowl Recap and Olympic Doping
February 17, 2022 14:30 - 2 hours - 124 MBIn today's Valentine's Day edition we take a look at the very exciting Rams win in Super Bowl LVI and more! I'll be joined by Marcus and Mac. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLa...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 246: Striving for Solidarity w/ Sudip Bhattacharya
February 16, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours - 161 MBCross racial, cross cultural alliances have been part of any political from the labor struggles of the 20's and 30's to the Civil Rights movements of the 50's and 60's. We'll talk the importance of solidarity with Sudip Bhattacharya. Sudip Bhattacharya Sudip Bhattacharya serves as a co-chair of the Political Education Committee at Central Jersey DSA and is a writer based in New Jersey, having been published in Current Affairs, Cosmonaut, New Politics, Reappropriate, and The Aerogram, amon...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 245: TIR Crüe News Round Up February 10 2022
February 14, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBWeekly news round up. Today we'll talk Ottawa truckers with Kuba, 40 years of inflation with Pascal, and Jason's final take on complexity of the unhoused. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com...
TIR PRESENTS: COSBY AIN’T YO’ DADDY REACTION STREAM F/ Touré F. Reed and Bertrand Cooper
February 13, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBHere is the audio of our reaction stream to the latest TIR video essay, "Bill Cosby Ain't Yo' Daddy". You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaCHrjrMdYA&t=511s About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron no...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 244: We’re All Sellouts Now f/ Catherine Liu, Conan Neutron, Pascual Romero, Adam Sherbourne, Bill Cody
February 11, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn the light of the public feud between Neil Young and Spotify, many people are leaving the music platform citing it’s contract with podcaster Joe Rogan and his platforming of COVID misinformation coupled with the extremely low royalties rates paid to artists. While this mass exodus of consumers and artists makes for great culture war headlines, it obfuscates a larger issue with the passive way we consume music and the monopoly control over what you hear and how you hear it. With streami...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 243: Russia Resurgent Ukraine and Kazakhstan w/ Harun Yilmaz
February 09, 2022 15:00 - 3 hours - 209 MBIn recent months, western media pundits and officials have been near apoplectic about both the Russian intervention into Kazakhstan as well as the deteriorating security situation on the Ukrainian-Russian border. While many in the American foreign policy and media establishment are warning of growing Russian aggression vis-à-vis its neighbors, Russia claims it is merely acting defensively in face of NATO expansion. What is the historical context behind Russia’s relationship with its neighbor...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 242: Weekly News Round Up February 3 2022 w/ Janani Ramachandran and the TIR Crüe
February 07, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBThis week the Crüe invites former California State Assembly candidate and lawyer and activist, Janani Ramachandran. We'll be discussing the failed attempt by the California State legislature to get bill AB1400 which would make California the first state with universal healthcare for all of its citizens. Also, in the Champagne Room Kuba and Pascal will be discussing the mystery behind F-35 and more! Janani Ramachandran anani Ramachandran is a lawyer, activist, and artist with a lifelong pas...
TIR PRESENTS MOVIE NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA: THE CONVERSATION f/ Francesca Fiorentini and Erica Strout
February 06, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBForrest Miller and Conan Neutron discuss The Conversation with Erica Strout and Francesca Fiorentini. Picture This: it's the middle of Watergate in 1974 and America is in the grip of an obsession with surveillance and wiretapping. During the hearings, it has been revealed that Nixon taped every single conversation in the Oval Office and that might be key to finding the "Smoking Gun." As Congress debates whether to subpoena those tapes, Francis Ford Coppola releases a new movie: The Conversat...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 241: Debunking the Tax The Rich Myth w/ 1Dime and C. Derick Varn
February 04, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBWe're going to take a deep dive idea that the only way to pay for social programs is to simply "tax the rich". Is there another path? If so, how do we change that discussion? 1Dime 1Dime is an educational channel dedicated to countering One Dimensional Thought by learning about socio-political issues through the lens of theory, history, political economy, and pop culture Find him on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/1Dimee/featured Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRapNerd7 Patreon: https...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 240: War on Abortion w/ Lillian Cicerchia and Sara Mellors-Rodriquez
February 02, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours - 183 MBJason, Pascal, and Marcus speak with Lillian Cicerchia and Sarah Mellors about the ongoing political struggle over abortion. Lillian Cicerchia Lillian is a post-doc at the Institute of Philosophy at the Free University of Berlin. Her areas of specialization are political philosophy, feminist philosophy, and critical theory. Her research is about capitalism, structural injustice, and the intersection of the two, especially the ways in which capitalism influences experiences of social group...
TIR PRESENTS BEYOND THE RED ZONE EP. 1: NFL Championship Recap and Interrogating The Brand Consciousness Athlete
February 01, 2022 14:45 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBJason and Marcus of the Left Flank Vets talk sports from a left a perspective. This show will air live every other Monday, and every other Tuesday for the audio only. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 239: January 27th 2022 News Round Up w/C. Derick Varn
January 31, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBThe TIR Crüe go over news of the week with special guest C. Derick Varn of Varn Vlog Follow Varn Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/c/CDerickVarnVlog About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/Bit...
TIR PRESENTS THE MAU MAU HOUR w/ Pascal Robert: Was MLK Right?
January 30, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBPascal discusses MLK's legacy and asks whether the political tactics and strategies he pursued were the correct ones for his time. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents P...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 238: Revolutionary Politics and Journalism w/ Eugene Puryear
January 28, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBFrom Ethiopia to Haiti, international minefields have shown up extensively during the first year of the Biden administration. What does it mean to be a journalist with revolutionary politics trying to get the facts straight, while trying to keep your political integrity covering these stories? Is it possible to focus so much on the role of America that various regional power struggles can become obscured? How does a revolutionary journalist balance these things out? Jason and Pascal speak wi...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 237: Mobilizing the MidWest w/ Hoot N Holler Podcast
January 26, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBHoot ‘n’ Holler return to speak with Jason, Pascal, and Marcus about mutual aid and activism in the Mid-West. Check out Hoot ‘n’ Holler https://soundcloud.com/hootnholler About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https:...
THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep. 236: TIR Crüe January 20th News Round Up
January 24, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBJason, Pascal, and Kuba tackle some of the important news stories of the week. About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these...
TIR PRESENTS GAMING MATERIALISTS: Running the Game Store
January 23, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBVarn and Djene speak with Carl Morgan, the manager of Meta Games in Springfield, MO about the state of the gaming industry and the changing nature of the gaming market. https://www.mguinc.com/ Support VarnVlog https://www.youtube.com/c/CDerickVarnVlog https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-onl...