We are back finally about 2-3 weeks too late with reference to the whole Afghanistan shit but this is actually about bureaucracy and power and more nebulous navel gazing stuff so it's ok timeless issues that only we can tackle with powerful bra

Part 1 of a 2 Part Rumble On Race (and) Class Politics

Mar 25th, 2021 1h 40m

Special guest Kyle Jackson is kind enough to join the show and challenge us on our general approach to forever ongoing Class vs. Race analysis of politics on the left. We use the 1619 Project as an example to get off the ground, and branch ou

Quentin Tarantino's Cartoon History

Feb 24th, 2021 1h 14m

Matt and I discuss the films of Quentin Tarantino as well as a clip from Douglas Laine at Zero Books discussing Adam Curtis' new series. I attempt to relate all this to the subconscious desires of the mass murderer/terrorist. Matt does a go

Intersectionalism is a Stalinism

Jan 29th, 2021 1h 15m

Matt lays down a juicy narrative for why everything's so totally whacked from the basic premise of Mike Macnair's essay: "Intersectionalism, the highest stage of western Stalinism?" in 'Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory'https://classunity

The Idiot's Guide to Fascism

Jan 8th, 2021 1h 15m

This is the last time we talk about Trump ever I swear.

Tim Dillon Is WRONG About The Giant Pool Of Money

Dec 22nd, 2020 1h 24m

In which we use an offhanded clip from funnyman Tim Dillon to very pedantically point out some gaps in conventional logic when it comes to understanding the 2008 financial collapse (and financial crises as a whole.)

Catching up With Goings-On

Dec 2nd, 2020 1h 48m

Catching up With Goings-On by Guys We Know

Andrew Dice Clay

Nov 5th, 2020 49m 36s

It's time.

Borders

Aug 31st, 2020 1h 52m

In which we discuss a hot topic coldly, using NOT ONE BUT TWO ARTICLES BY WOMEN as a reference for our conversation:The Left Case against Open Borders by Angela Nagle:https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/11/the-left-case-against-open-bord

Tales of Minneapolis/"How to Be an Anti-Racist"

Jul 17th, 2020 2h 36m

Adam regales us with tales from the front lines of the protest and renounces his word policing ways. (Slurtown, here we come baby.) Also we cover the book "How to be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendihttps://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Antiracist-Ib

All Cops Are Dialectically Inevitable

Jun 8th, 2020 1h 38m

Corey's making me write the descriptions now I guess. I use the fact that Corey is sort of not-totally-white as a shield to defend myself from charges of "class reductionism" as I half-assedly summarize my cool vicarious grandpa Adolph Reed and

Jesse Lee Peterson

May 19th, 2020 38m 18s

We take a little reprieve from the heavy stuff and dive into Jesse Lee Peterson and all he's about with guest Ryan. Intro and Outro Music Credit: Trevor Wesley (sorry if you didn't want us to use this but it was so good.) https://www.youtube.

Bill Gates / Something Wicked This Way Comes

Apr 21st, 2020 1h 31m

Is BIll Gates a eugenicist? Are you? How does climate change make you feel in your bones? WIll Matt agree with anything said by our guest this week? This and more with special guest Ben.

Bye Bye Bernie / Growth Hurts

Apr 14th, 2020 1h 41m

Populism remains untapped. Matt and I leave things left unsaid. Adam comes forth with equal parts anger and humility about the national situation. I refrain from saying anything interesting. Will our heroes survive this omnipresent turbulence?

Bailout: Quarantine Style

Mar 27th, 2020 1h 41m

Join us as we talk remotely about the bailout and the tricky world of QE and cheap cash. Stay inside. Stay drunk.

Alienation

Mar 4th, 2020 1h 19m

In which we discuss a section from the book "Alienation" by Rahel Jaeggi about the in's-out's of self-alienation and get into it with dinosaurs, quantum physics and washing holes.

Bush Was Right

Jan 23rd, 2020 2h

Matt talks at me about Iraq for long enough to convince anyone who listens long enough that Bush was indeed right in every decision he made.

Of Primus and Word Choices

Oct 9th, 2019 1h 40m

Our guest Adam has been charged with the task of objectively describing the music of Primus. Inevitably this feat proves itself to be too difficult, and we take a moment to reflect on some of the more sophomoric choices of words we've used on t

Duh "Neoliberal" Family (Plus Epstein)

Sep 23rd, 2019 1h 45m

Join us in another mega-sized episode where we talk about the family as an idea and the political and economic forces that move, shape and respond to it.

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Sep 10th, 2019 1h 55m

Matt tricked me into talking about TOOL songs for 2 hours and I kept trying to bring up Epstein.

Star Wars: A True Dope

Aug 30th, 2019 59m 2s

We are joined by Ron to discuss metrics of value, both cultural and political. Things get hairy when we start to get sincere so we decide to safely couch our opinions from the vantage of pop culture bullshit. Also Henry Kissinger is the Empe

Jeffrey Epstein

Aug 16th, 2019 48m 2s

This is about Israel's cuisine and the "dearly departed" American finance professional: Jeffrey Epstein.

Marvel Studios Presents: China

Aug 2nd, 2019 1h 2m

We discuss the economic factors fucking with our moviegoing experience today and draw from America's recent past to try and goofily wrap our heads around cultural/political turning points in America's history.I also give Matt succinct summari