Best Christopher Siege Podcasts (2024)

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TME #143: Beast Wars II Episodes 25-28 1:30:28

1d ago1:30:28

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The Old Maritimers decide to leave; Lio Convoy discovers that lion he banged a while ago wasn't on the pill; G2 Megatron gets all Angle Slammed up and becomes a redeco of Trypticon; Scuba's cousin is an Amazon delivery driver and brings a tank to planet Gaia. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb …

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Essay #85: Alex Doyle, ‘Anarchism and the Nation in Cuba’ 19:48

2d ago19:48

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In this essay, Alex Doyle examines how anarchists in late 19th and early 20th century Cuba grappled with thorny issues of the nation and nationalism in their pursuit of social revolution. Contrary to common assumptions about anarchism which posit that the movement wholly rejects and ignores the nation, the anarchists in Cuba, through their discours…

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AIRWOLF | The Lazor Comb Podcast #91 1:27:39

8d ago1:27:39

1:27:39

SIEGE PICK: Prepare to identify as an attack helicopter as we review the ninth episode of AIRWOLF "Mad Over Miami," where Col. AJ Wolffe and Pilot McHale attempt to rescue Cuban freedom fighters from Evil Armyman with the help (and money) of Big Boss & Honey, and Senorita Pantsuit. Siege watched this episode three times to make sense of the convolu…

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Essay #84: Diogo Duarte, ‘Anarchy in the Streets’ 20:34

9d ago20:34

20:34

In this essay, Diogo Duarte proposes a different look at the history of the State, urban planning and social housing in Portugal, by bringing into the picture the often forgotten presence of a significant anarchist movement in the country. As he suggests, to fully understand some of the social and political processes that were underway in Portugal …

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TME #142: Beast Wars II Episode 21-24 1:12:52

15d ago1:12:52

1:12:52

This week we're covering the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th episodes of Beast Wars II "The Tentacular (testicular) Scuba," "Megastorm's Reckoning," "Showdown in the Sea," and "Face the Setting Sun," respectively. Highlights include Bighorn getting big-horny for Scylla (a.k.a. the "she-gremlin" from Gremlins 2), Artemis getting jealous of Scylla's affec…

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The A-Team | The Lazor Comb Podcast #90 1:40:20

21d ago1:40:20

1:40:20

In 2021, a crack podcasting unit was sent to Patreon by $5 subscribers to watch shows they didn't always like. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security creative slump to the Lazor Comb underground. Today, still sponsored by Patrons, they survive as critics of fortune. If you have a series, if no one else will watch it, and if you can conv…

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Essay #83: Joshua Newmark & Sophie Turbutt, ‘Introduction: Iberian Anarchism in Twentieth-Century History’ 22:18

23d ago22:18

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This essay introduces a short series of podcasts emanating from last year's 'Iberian Anarchism in Twentieth Century History' special issue. Joshua Newmark highlights some of the parallels and linkages between the Spanish and Portuguese anarchist movements, while Sophie Turbutt explores the key themes emerging from the special issue and what they co…

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TME #141: Beast Wars II Episodes 17-20 1:41:06

28d ago1:41:06

1:41:06

Siege is depressed and tipsy, and Kal is high on painkillers, so naturally we're both in the correct frame of mind to review episodes 17, 18, 19, and 20 of Beast Wars Second. Episode 20 is a another clipshow, so we didn't bother watching it and just gave it a pre-emptive "not enough energon" rating. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive cont…

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Invasion (2005) | The Lazor Comb Podcast #89 1:25:42

1M ago1:25:42

1:25:42

PATREON PICK: This week we're talking about the 19th episode of the 2005 ABC series Invasion. Things go a little off the rails and we spend most of the episode talking about other things, including the origin of Siege's name, the origin of the name Lazor Comb, and more. We're both dealing with health issues at the moment, so please bear with us. Su…

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Essay #82: David Christopher, ‘Early Cronenberg and the Anarchist Apocalypse’ 18:39

1M ago18:39

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In this essay, David Christopher explores and unpacks the mutually anarchistic and apocalyptic propensities in the early films of David Cronenberg. Christopher positions Cronenberg's films as exemplary of an innovative new methodology of cinema analysis for films following Cronenberg's influence. For more on these topics, see Anarchist Studies 32.1…

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TME #140: Beast Wars II Episodes 13-16 1:01:38

1M ago1:01:38

1:01:38

It's Cinco de Mayo, a fiesta, and a salsa dance all in one as we're introduced to our new buenos amigos, the Jointrons. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/P1dg0U-2nnY Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: https://discord.gg/AEMkmvud…

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Samurai Champloo | The Lazor Comb Podcast #88 1:07:27

2M ago1:07:27

1:07:27

PATREON PICK: This week's show covers the second episode of Samurai Champloo, where a small town is terrozied by an ogre, and two samurai's have a bathhouse experience. Siege is also a cat. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/nSOqdqQveeQ Show Links: https://linktr…

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Essay #81: Andrew Whitehead, ‘The Anarchist Big Three and the Siege of Sidney Street’ 21:19

2M ago21:19

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In this essay, Andrew Whitehead examines the two most lethal incidents linked to anarchism in London's history: the murder of three police officers during an attempted armed robbery at Houndsditch in December 1910 and the ensuing siege of Sidney Street in Stepney. He looks particularly at the links between the mainly Latvian perpetrators and three …

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TME #139: Beast Wars II Episodes 9-12 1:32:04

2M ago1:32:04

1:32:04

We both dislike this show and want to get through it as quickly as possible, so we've switched to reviewing it in four episode chunks. This week we're covering Beast Wars Second episodes 9, 10, 11, and 12 "The Strongest Tag Team?," "Autorollers Roll Out!," "Danger! Scissor Boy," and "Galvatron Rampages," respectively. Episode Ratings: "Not Enough E…

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The Magicians (2015) | The Lazor Comb Podcast #87 52:50

2M ago52:50

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PATREON PICK: We talk about the 22nd episode of SyFy's The Magicians, and both Siege & Kal discover new waifus. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/2nPUG11Qvqs Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: https://discord.gg/AEMkmvud3k Socia…

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Essay #80: Jayne Malenfant & Hannah Brais, 'An Anarchist Approach to Housing Precarity' 17:43

2M ago17:43

17:43

In this essay, Jayne Malenfant and Hannah Brais unpack an anarchist approach to confronting housing precarity by bringing together existing anarchist scholarship while proposing housing interventions that support agency, anti-colonial work, and justice. They confront the inadequacy of existing housing interventions and propose an alternative vision…

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TME #138: Beast Wars II Episode 08 - "Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos" 1:07:42

2M ago1:07:42

1:07:42

We're BACK after a four month hiatus to review the eighth episode of Beast Wars II, where the "Insect Robos" Scissor Boy, Drill Nuts, and Centicon do battle against Tazmania Kid, Diver McFrogman, and HEEEEEEEE-HAW himself Bighorn. Lio Convoy also delivers his usual sage wisdom about utter nothingness. Siege also talks about his Transformers purchas…

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Forever Knight | The Lazor Comb Podcast #86 1:14:51

3M ago1:14:51

1:14:51

PATREON PICK: Toknight's podcast is about the fifth episode of a police procedural with a supernatural twist; Forever Knight, which features a vampire cop trying to catch a stripper who gets horny when she's being evil. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/WheltP6u…

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Essay #79: Sean Scalmer, ‘Direct Action: The Invention of a Transnational Concept’ 32:13

3M ago32:13

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This essay examines the rise of 'direct action' as a key concept in anarchist and radical politics over the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It traces the transnational arguments, texts and networks that made this possible. Sean Scalmer is a Professor of History at the University of Melbourne. This essay is a greatly edited version of…

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Letterkenny | The Lazor Comb Podcast #85 55:51

3M ago55:51

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SIEGE PICK: We review the 56th episode overall of Letterkenny, "Kids With Problems," where the gang have a sit-down with the local youths to try and scare some sense into them with tough love, chips, pop, and hot dogs. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Audio Version: https://youtu.be/r2vCOZNnS…

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Essay #78: Sam C. Tenorio, ‘Black Cataclysm: Anarchism and Ruination’ 18:48

3M ago18:48

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In this essay, adapted from his recently published book, Sam C. Tenorio (he/they) reconsiders the Watts Rebellion of 1965 and its ruinous disruptions, like arson, theft, and vandalism, as a cataclysm that clears material and discursive ground and proffers its own questions of property. It argues that the cataclysmic vantage of the Watts rebellion o…

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Trailer Park Boys | The Lazor Comb Podcast #84 1:13:13

3M ago1:13:13

1:13:13

SIEGE PICK: We review the 53rd episode overall of Canadian TV classic Trailer Park Boys and also discuss the series as a whole. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/KmJJAgnrn-w Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: https://discord.gg/…

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Essay #77: Nolan Bennett, ‘Alexander Berkman’s Anti-Prison Anarchism’ 24:37

4M ago24:37

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In this essay, Nolan Bennett traces through Alexander Berkman's 1912 Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist an unresolved tension between two approaches to the prison: advocacy for political prisoners and advocacy against the politics of prisons. Berkman's ambivalence between these approaches amid his memoirs and later activism signify the book's importanc…

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King of the Hill | The Lazor Comb Podcast #83 1:06:32

4M ago1:06:32

1:06:32

KAL PICK: We comb over episode 95 of Mike Judge's King of the Hill, where a mooning mishap leads to romance, and Hank's family discovers charcoal. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/330xdHc8nTg Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: …

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Essay #76: Peterson Silva, ‘Mechanical Failures and Anarchist Freedom’ 17:15

4M ago17:15

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In this essay, Peterson Silva talks about metaphors for freedom among anarchists. He particularly discusses a metaphor concerning failure in complex systems, pointing out that anarchists relate freedom to the deep transformation of social patterns. A list of the references he cites in this episode is available here. Peterson Silva is a writer, tran…

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X-Men | The Lazor Comb Podcast #82 1:03:28

4M ago1:03:28

1:03:28

SIEGE PICK: We cover the 10th episode of 1992's Fox Kids animated X-Men series "Come The Apocalypse," where Apocalypse is here to destroy dat ass, and a mem is born. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/fW5gSHDfYKc Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The L…

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Gargoyles | The Lazor Comb Podcast #81 51:11

4M ago51:11

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KAL PICK: We review the 37th (in a row!?) overall of Disney's classic 1990s animated series Gargoyles, where Goliath & Co. Led Zepplin their way back to Avalon, and Goliath develops full-on psychosis. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/Y6Mqvw_C52g Show Links: htt…

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Essay #75: Chris Robé, ‘Anarchism, Video Activism and State Repression’ 16:13

5M ago16:13

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In this essay, Chris Robé explores the origins of video activism from the ecology, women’s liberation, and anarchist movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then traces the state’s increasing surveillance of video activism and recent debates regarding the value of such activism among participants of the Stop Cop City movement. Chris Robé is…

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UFO Robot Grendizer | The Lazor Comb Podcast #80 57:33

5M ago57:33

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SIEGE PICK: We cover the fourth episode of the 1975 Japanese anime UFO Robot Grendizer, where a crazy old man tries to murder his neighbor, and the evil Vegan army wants to destroy a giant robot that is also a flying saucer. This was the first anime Siege ever saw as a child, folks. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://ww…

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Essay #74: Pranay Somayajula, ‘Nationhood Beyond Nationalism: Towards an Anarchist Politics of Anti-Colonial Liberation’ 17:59

5M ago17:59

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In this essay, Pranay Somayajula critically examines the anarchist movement’s relationship to anticolonial politics. Drawing on a rich history of anticolonial movements, from the Kurds in Rojava to the Zapatistas in Chiapas, who have sought national liberation and self-determination without being confined by the nation-state, he argues for an anarc…

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The Dresden Files | The Lazor Comb Podcast #79 1:13:04

5M ago1:13:04

1:13:04

PATREON PICK: We review the 10th episode of the short-lived 2007 Sci-Fi Original The Dresden Files, based on the book series of the same name. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/QBMQLEtxZ4w Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: http…

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Outlaw Star | The Lazor Comb Podcast #78 38:38

5M ago38:38

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PATREON PICK: We review the 10th episode of the late-90s anime Outlaw Star, where a race happens. In space. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/91JUgq4QsLI Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: https://discord.gg/AEMkmvud3k Socials: …

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Essay #73: Christopher Powell, ‘Shame Economies’ 23:46

5M ago23:46

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In this essay, Christopher Powell examines how sovereign statehood generates an economy of shame that fosters identification with the imagined sovereign. Achieving anarchy requires a shift in who is shamed and for what, shifting self-worth from ‘higher' ideals to horizontal solidarity. Christopher Powell is Associate Professor in the Department of …

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Farscape | The Lazor Comb Podcast #77 1:25:34

6M ago1:25:34

1:25:34

PATREON PICK: We review the 15th episode of the sci-fi classic Farscape "Durka Returns," where Durka... returns, and a Shakespearian puppet is very angry about it. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/sY_UriKKjRg Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Laz…

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DuckTales (2017) | The Lazor Comb Podcast #76 1:40:17

6M ago1:40:17

1:40:17

PATREON PICK: We review the final episode of 2017's DuckTales series, which happens to be episode 69 (nice), but is also three episodes in one. It's an Avengers Endgame level of team-ups from the stars of The Disney Afternoon from the early 90's, and we're here for it. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/…

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Essay #72: Elena Pagani, ‘Interpersonal Freedom as Pluralist Radical Horizontality’ 37:14

6M ago37:14

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In this essay, Elena Pagani presents theorising and practices of freedom as interpersonal and intersubjective. She does this through the conceptions of agonistic self-creation and agonistic empathy in conversation with empirical findings from a militant research of radical worker co-operatives in Greece. Her presentation invites us to imagine and p…

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TekWar | The Lazor Comb Podcast #75 1:16:25

6M ago1:16:25

1:16:25

PATREON PICK: We review the final episode of the 1994 TV series TekWar, created by and starring the director of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/imlOEegM-4A Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: ht…

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Essay #71: Deric Shannon, ‘The Anarchist Critique of Capitalism’ 16:30

6M ago16:30

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In this essay, Deric Shannon outlines the anarchist analysis and critique of capitalism. He also gives some potential explanations for capitalism's resilience. Deric Shannon is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University's Oxford College. His most recent books are The State of State Theory: State Projects, Repression, and Multi-sites of…

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TME #137: Holiday Special 2023 Part 2 - Rise of the Beasts Commentary 2:20:58

7M ago2:20:58

2:20:58

We round out 2023 by providing live commentary for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts! Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/bMY2XiU9K9E Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: https://discord.gg/AEMkmvud3k Buy a TOO MUCH ENERGON! t-shirt:…

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Essay #70: Sonia Hernández, ‘For a Just and Better World’ 26:27

7M ago26:27

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In this essay, Sonia Hernández describes the central role Mexican women played in the emergence of anarcho-syndicalist organizing during the early 20th century. She examines the emergence of transnational feminism influenced by anarchist ideas in the Gulf of Mexico region - such women's labor activism left an indelible mark on the greater history o…

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TME #136: Holiday Special 2023 Part 1 - Beast Wars Monopoly 1:56:03

7M ago1:56:03

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Siege and Kal kickoff the holidays by playing a game of the 2022 Beast Wars edition of Monopoly! We're recording in the same studio for the first time in a while, so this was a particularly fun episode. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/NHG4O48NT5c Show Links: h…

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Essay #69: Benjamin Franks, ‘Anarchism and Elections’ 25:59

7M ago25:59

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In this essay, Benjamin Franks identifies the core principles that lead anarchists to reject participation in democratic elections. It then explores the occasions where anarchists have engaged in different forms of electoral engagement and showing the particular conditions that make some constitutional interventions compatible with anarchist princi…

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Essay #68: Carne Ross, ‘Anarchy is Love’ 8:28

8M ago8:28

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In this essay, Carne explores the spiritual dimension of anarchism, which he once assumed was more a ‘political’ philosophy about how people make decisions and transact business. He concludes that there is indeed a vital spiritual element and moreover that anarchism centres love and human connection at its core. Carne Ross is a writer. His most rec…

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TME #135: Beast Wars II (Second) Episode 07 - "The Insect Corps Arrive" 46:22

8M ago46:22

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The Decepticons pull the wool over the Insectrons, and Queer Mantis uses his AOL laptop. Episode Rating: "Not Enough Energon" Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/eWfU7b0dgHQ Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: https://discord.gg/AE…

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RoboCop: The Series | The Lazor Comb Podcast #74 1:08:37

8M ago1:08:37

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PATREON PICK (sort of!): We review the final episode of the 1994 RoboCop TV series, where a psychic mad scientist, a corrupt businessman, and a glorified henchman team up for a convoluted plot to assassinate The President™. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorc…

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TME #134: Beast Wars II (Second) Episode 06 - "Mystery of the Ancient Ruins" 1:05:23

8M ago1:05:23

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Lio Convoy and Apache go tomb raiding together and discover the fabulous Queer Mantis hidden within the cavernous catacombs. Episode Rating: "TOO MUCH ENERGON!" Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/fTvXb6VfeLU Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor …

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Essay #67: William Marling, ‘Anarchism and Rhetoric’ 23:44

8M ago23:44

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In this essay, William Marling asks why there seems to be so much rhetoric in/about anarchism. He digs for an answer in his recent book on Ammon Hennacy, finding an answer in the practice of "parrhesia," or speaking truth to power. William Marling is Professor of American Literature and Film at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US…

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Essay #66: Rhiannon Firth, ‘Disaster Anarchy’ 11:29

9M ago11:29

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In this essay, Rhiannon Firth reads from an article published in DOPE Magazine issue 22, which is part 2 of a 2-part summary of her latest book, Disaster Anarchy: Mutual Aid and Radical Action, published by Pluto Press last Autumn. In it, she offers a response to the question: Do anarchist approaches to disaster relief have more to offer beyond sta…

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TME #133: Beast Wars II (Second) Episode 05 - "Galvatron Revived" 1:41:16

9M ago1:41:16

1:41:16

G2 Megatron digs a hole, and the newly-awakened Galvatron enters the dragon. Episode Rating: "Sufficient Energon" (unanimous) Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Video Version: https://youtu.be/GTp54uvoYBw Show Links: https://linktr.ee/lazorcomb Join The Lazor Comb Discord: https://discord.gg/AE…

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Friday the 13th: The Series | The Lazor Comb Podcast #73 1:20:03

9M ago1:20:03

1:20:03

SHOCKTOBER: In celebration of the unholiest of days (Friday the 13th) happening in the unholiest of months (October), we review the 13th episode of Friday the 13th: The Series; where Great Value Dracula and two antique shop employees go back in time to Victorian London and meet Abraham McWriterman. Subscribe to our Patreon to access exclusive conte…

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