Latest Antiimperialism Podcast Episodes

Episode 9: The DHS Vs. Antifa

This Podcast is Propaganda - August 16, 2020 20:55 - 1 hour
In Episode 9 I take a look at the recent leak that exposed the American Department of Homeland Security's attempt to label Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, by constructing a link to the Kurdish Militia group, the YPG. I was inspired to discuss this episode after hearing that Brace fro...

Episode 8: Intro to Dialectical Materialism

This Podcast is Propaganda - August 09, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour
I take a swing at Dialectical Materialism, the philosophy and analytical method behind Marxism. I break down the concept into two parts; Materialism and Dialectics, then take a look at their historical development, contrast them against Idealism and Metaphysical Analysis, and apply them to som...

Episode 7 - Supernormal Stimulus

This Podcast is Propaganda - July 31, 2020 19:02 - 45 minutes
We're back! In Episode 7 I take a look at evolutionary psychologist Deirdre Barrett's book Supernormal Stimuli: How Primal Urges Overran Their Evolutionary Purpose. I delve into some of the examples she looks at in her book, and discuss how this biological phenomenon where our brain's attrac...

Episode 6: What the Hell is QAnon?

This Podcast is Propaganda - July 18, 2020 13:00 - 49 minutes
In Episode 6, I continue our recent trend of analyzing right wing conspiracies (I promise this is the last one for awhile), and dissect the ever-popular QAnon Movement. How did it start? What do they believe? How did it get so popular, and why the hell are Congress and Senate Candidates pledgi...

Episode 5: Analyzing the Boogaloo

This Podcast is Propaganda - July 10, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour
Episode 5 takes a look at the Boogaloo Movement, it's origin, evolution, ideologies, and future. I took the last week to research online Boogaloo communities and social media platforms, as well as have some conversations with purported members of the movement in an attempt to answer the questi...

Episode 4: Moral Panics - Sex Drugs and Communism

This Podcast is Propaganda - July 01, 2020 21:39 - 1 hour
Episode 4 digs deeper into Marx & Gramsci's Superstructure by analyzing concepts of Moral Panics, Stochastic Terrorism, and Sensation & Novelty Seeking Behaviour. We examine how the Media and Ruling class create systems to radicalize normal folks into becoming reactionary racists, bootlickers,...

Episode 3: Base and Superstructure

This Podcast is Propaganda - June 26, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour
In this episode, I cover some recent news including the recent arrests of several Boogaloo Boys, discuss Marx's concepts of Base and Superstructure, and delve into Gramsci's analysis of Political and Civil Societies, War of Position and Maneuver, and finally the concept of the Overton Window. ...

Episode 2: Reaction

This Podcast is Propaganda - June 12, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour
"The American't Podcast" is now "This Podcast is Propaganda" In Episode 2 we're analyzing some BLM updates, discussing reactionary politics, and most importantly looking at three possible ways to build upon the gains achieved by the protests (skip to last 30 min for a discussion on Dual Power....

Episode 1: The People's Rage

This Podcast is Propaganda - June 03, 2020 01:53 - 59 minutes
"The American't Podcast" is Now "This Podcast is Propaganda"!  For our first episode, we took a serious note to discuss the current protests against police brutality spreading across the US and the rest of the world. We discuss at the death of George Floyd, which sparked the current unrest, ...