Best Sasha V Podcasts (2024)

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August 30 Interviews: Uwe Boll, First Shift, Daniel André, Running On Empty 36:48

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"First Shift" writer/director Uwe Boll and "Running on Empty" writer/director Daniel André are interviewed on this installment of Find Your Film. "First Shift" Poster/photo courtesy of Quiver Distribution "Running on Empty" Poster/phot courtesy of Lionsgate **If you purchase/rent movies using our Amazon Links, we receive a slight commission. Timest…

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The Kamala Surprise: Harold Meyerson; Summer reading: John Powers; Black history: Isabel Wilkerson 51:36

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With ten weeks to go until election day, we'll look at where we've been in the last several weeks – most surprising: Kamala Harris emerging as a great candidate. Harold Meyerson explains that it’s not so much that Harris has changed but that the Democratic Party has. Also: Summer Reading: M: Son of the Century is a 750-page historical novel about t…

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Matt Brim, "Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University" (Duke UP, 2020) 1:08:59

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In Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University (Duke UP, 2020), Matt Brim shifts queer studies away from its familiar sites of elite education toward poor and working-class people, places, and pedagogies. Brim shows how queer studies also takes place beyond the halls of flagship institutions: in night school; after a three-hour commut…

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Jewish activism for Palestine | Pacific Islands Forum 2024, Tonga | Push for deep sea mining off PNG coast | History of Venezuela, Pt. 3

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His Week That Was – Kevin Healy, Honorary Associate Professor at UNSW Peter Slezak talks about his role as a Jew For Palestine and the attacks on him and fellow activists over many years, Correspondent for Islands Business, Nic Maclellan and the preparations for the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, Dr Helen Rosenbaum, Research Coordinator with the D…

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Francisca Yuenki Lai, "Maid to Queer: Asian Labor Migration and Female Same-Sex Desires" (Hong Kong UP, 2021) 1:03:37

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Maid to Queer: Asian Labor Migration and Female Same-Sex Desires (Hong Kong UP, 2021) is the first book about Asian female migrant workers who develop same-sex relationships in a host city. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong, the book explores the meanings of same-sex relationships…

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Regina G. Kunzel, "In the Shadow of Diagnosis: Psychiatric Power and Queer Life" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 52:36

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In the mid-twentieth century, American psychiatrists proclaimed homosexuality a mental disorder, one that was treatable and amenable to cure. Drawing on a collection of previously unexamined case files from St. Elizabeths Hospital, In the Shadow of Diagnosis: Psychiatric Power and Queer Life (U Chicago Press, 2024) explores the encounter between ps…

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Wesley G. Phelps, "Before Lawrence v. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement" (U Texas Press, 2023) 1:00:23

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In 2003, in a ruling that bordered on poetic, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in Lawrence v. Texas that sexual behavior between consenting adults was protected under the constitutional right to privacy. This was a landmark case in the course of LGBTQ+ rights in the Untied States, laying the groundwork for cases like 2015's Obergefell v.…

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August 23 Interviews: Audrey Cummings and Corin Nemec Talk 'Place of Bones' 32:44

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For Episode 198 of Find Your Film, I interview "Place of Bones" actor Corin Nemec and director Audrey Cummings. Both of them were really enthusiastic about their film and the good news is that the film packs a punch and is really well executed. "Place of Bones," an 1876 Horror-Western, stars Heather Graham, Corin Nemec, Tom Hopper and Brielle Robil…

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Trump in Trouble: Marc Cooper; 'Hillbilly Elegy': Becca Rothfeld; Father Greg Boyle 52:36

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The Trump campaign – it's not going well right now. Marc Cooper has our analysis, and advises, rather than follow the two-or-three-point difference in polling, that we should instead look at the trend lines. Also, he reminds us that at the end of July in 1988, Michael Dukakis was leading George Bush by 14 points. It’s still August — and time for mo…

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August 16 Interviews/Reviews: Courtney Halverson, The Butcher Brothers, Consumed, Duchess 28:51

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For episode 198 of Find Your Film, I interview "Consumed" actress Courtney Halverson, director Mitchell Altieri and producer Phil Flores. Altieri and Flores are known as the filmmaking team The Butcher Brothers. I review both "Consumed" and director Neil Marshall's latest feature "Duchess" (headlined by Charlotte Kirk). 1. Facebook: https://www.fac…

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Javier Fernández-Galeano, "Queer Obscenity: Erotic Archives in Dictatorial Spain" (Stanford UP, 2024) 1:05:09

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Queer Obscenity: Erotic Archives in Dictatorial Spain (Stanford University Press, 2024) takes us inside the archive to demonstrate how the incongruities of the Primo de Rivera (1923–1930) and Franco (1939–1975) regimes were manifested in the regulation of erotic material cultures. Focusing on amateur pornographers and their confiscated and censored…

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Trump Sinks while Kamala Soars: Harold Meyerson; Sherrod Brown's strategy; Elon Musk's crimes 52:40

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Trump mostly stays home at Mar-a-Lago while Kamala and Tim Walz meet huge crowds in the swing states. Harold Meyerson comments on the current asymmetrical state of the campaign. Plus: Talking politics, and history, with Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown - he’s up for reelection this year, in a state where Biden got only 45%. (originally recorded in Octobe…

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He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters 55:32

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Schuyler Bailar didn’t set out to be an activist, but his very public transition to the Harvard men’s swim team put him in the spotlight. His choice to be open about his journey and share his experience has evolved into tireless advocacy for inclusion and collective liberation. Today’s book is: He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why it Matte…

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Dianne Elise, "Creativity and the Erotic Dimensions of the Analytic Field" (Routledge, 2019) 1:06:51

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Today I talked to Dianne Elise about her book Creativity and the Erotic Dimensions of the Analytic Field (Routledge, 2019). To be in the presence of a person—a woman in fact, and Dianne Elise in particular—who follows her instincts, someone who builds theory from the ground up, and whose theories keep evolving, enlivens the interlocutor. I almost h…

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Right-wing thuggery, Zionist lobby & interim head of Bangladesh | Venezuela election 2024: A firsthand account from one of 1000 observers | Australian nun ejected from Philippines continues human rights ...

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His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees on right wing thuggery, analysis of the Zionist lobby and the man who was awarded the augural Sydney Peace Prize, now the interim head of Bangladesh, Former senior lecturer at Sydney University Dr Tim Anderson, back from a week in Venezuela, where he was a member of a 1,000 strong elect…

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August 9 Interviews: The Last Front, Sasha Luss, Iain Glen, James Downie, Julien Hayet-Kerknawi 31:18

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Here is my interview with "The Last Front" actors (Sasha Luss, Iain Glen, James Downie) and director Julien Hayet-Kerknawi. For more information on "The Last Front," go to: https://www.enigmareleasing.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 11:14 - Sasha Luss and Iain Glen 20:17 - James Downie and Julien Hayet-Kerknawi Sasha Luss' movie pick from her body of…

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Tim Walz, Yes! Harold Meyerson; Cat Ladies: Katha Pollitt; 'Night of the Gun': David Carr 52:21

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Tim Walz was a great choice for Kamala's VP - Harold Meyerson explains -- and takes up the question, what's happening to the Trump campaign? Also: JD Vance’s remark about “childless cat ladies” who “want to make the rest of the country miserable” continues to reverberate in the news. Katha Pollitt has our analysis, and rebuts Vance’s argument that …

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Emily Cousens, "Trans Feminist Epistemologies in the US Second Wave" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) 46:49

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Why do "second wave" and "trans feminism" rarely get considered together? Challenging the idea that trans feminism is antagonistic to, or arrived after, second wave feminism, Emily Cousens re-orients trans epistemologies as crucial sites of second wave feminist theorising. By revisiting the contributions of trans individuals writing in underground …

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Escalation? Assasination of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders & Palestinian plight | Pushing & pushing pack against GMO | Bougainville class action against Panguna mine & need for PNG inquiry into 1990s war ...

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His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Dr Tim Anderson, former senior lecturer at Sydney University, speaking about the fears that the Israeli assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders has pushed the Middle East to its most dangerous level for decades, while Palestinians continue to suffer Israeli occupation, genocide and famine. Executive Director of…

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Anne Gray Fischer, "The Streets Belong to Us: Sex, Race, and Police Power from Segregation to Gentrification" (UNC Press, 2022) 1:14:04

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Anne Gray Fischer speaks about her path to and through research, including how sex workers informed her analysis of policing and state violence, the role of law enforcement in struggles over economic development, and the intellectual and practical factors of research design. Men, especially Black men, often stand in as the ultimate symbol of the ma…

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Kamala's 1st 10 days: Harold Meyerson, the new electorate: Steve Phillips; Homeless Vets: Mark Rosenbaum 56:57

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Kamala's first 10 days have been "what any candidate would dream of" – and have given the Democrats an "energy jolt". Also, Donald's bad day with the largest annual gathering of Black journalists –Harold Meyerson comments. Next: Every four years, people die, people turn 18 and the electorate changes. Steve Philips reports on the new electorate. Plu…

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Charges laid: Philippines teachers and others | Analysis of ICJ Advisory Opinion | US protests for Gaza & RIMPAC's effect in Hawai'i | Zionist Federation taking journalist to AHRC | GeneEthics class action ...

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His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Court decision in Philippines for those charged with assisting Lumad children blockaded by the government in Mindanao – human rights activist Peter Murphy Retired South Australian QC Paul Heywood-Smith analyzing the ICJ advisory opinion regarding the unlawful presence of Israel in the Palestinian occupied territories…

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Kamala! Harold Meyerson; Arizona: Sasha Abramsky; Wellness: Barbara Ehrenreich 57:28

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America ready to elect a Black woman president? Harold Meyerson examines the opportunities facing Kamala Harris, and the obstacles to be overcome. Also: Democrats in Arizona are engaged in massive organizing to win an abortion rights referendum, elect a senator, and flip a House seat. And they are facing an Arizona Republican Party that is pretty c…

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Alexander Sasha Kondakov, "Violent Affections: Queer Sexuality, Techniques of Power, and Law in Russia" (UCL Press, 2022) 1:03:09

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Violent Affections: Queer Sexuality, Techniques of Power, and Law in Russia (UCL Press, 2022) by Alexander Sasha Kondakov uncovers techniques of power that work to translate emotions into violence against queer people. Based on analysis of over 300 criminal cases of anti-queer violence in Russia before and after the introduction of ‘gay propaganda’…

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Support and Solidarity with Gaza: SA teacher's 2,000 km walk, Melbourne healthcare workers, and US anti-war activists | Colonisation & Resistance webinar Pt. 1

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His Week That Was – Kevin Healy SA high school teacher Craig Nielsen recalls his 1,971km walk from Norseman, WA to Adelaide in SA raising funds for Palestine. Here in Melbourne, healthcare workers supporting fellow workers injured, killed and jailed in Gaza – Dr Margie Beavis from the Medical Association For The Prevention of War. In the US, anti w…

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After the Assassination Attempt: Harold Meyerson; Kamala: Joan Walsh; plus "Mack the Knife" 58:32

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After surviving the assassination attempt: Is Trump capable of sticking with his new feeling of gratitude, calm, and unity, or are anger and megalomania built into his DNA? Harold Meyerson comments. Also: Kamala Harris – could she replace Biden on the ticket? Should she? Joan Walsh has our report. Plus, from the archives: the song “Mack the Knife” …

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Sarah Milton, "Ageing and New Intimacies: Gender, Sexuality and Temporality in an English Salsa Scene" (Manchester UP, 2024) 53:25

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The 'baby boom' generation, born between the 1940s and the 1960s, is often credited with pioneering new and creative ways of relating, doing intimacy and making families. With this cohort now entering mid and later life in Britain, they are also said to be revolutionising the experience of ageing. Are the romantic practices of this 'revolutionary c…

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James Mallery, "City of Vice: Transience and San Francisco's Urban History, 1848-1917" (U Nebraska Press, 2024) 1:05:11

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San Francisco began its American life as a city largely made up of transient men, arriving from afar to participate in the gold rush and various attendant enterprises. This large population of men on the move made the new and booming city a hub of what "respectable" easterners considered vice: drinking, gambling, and sex work, among other activitie…

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Kevin Leo Nadal, "Queering Law and Order: LGBTQ Communities and the Criminal Justice System" (Lexington Book, 2020) 38:54

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Throughout US history, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people have been pathologized, victimized, and criminalized. Reports of lynching, burning, or murdering of LGBTQ people have been documented for centuries. Prior to the 1970s, LGBTQ people were deemed as having psychological disorders and subsequently subject to electrosh…

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Biden and Us: Harold Meyerson; The Supremes and the Right: David Cole; "1974": Francine Prose 58:11

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Where do we stand with Joe Biden – today? More Democrats are saying Biden needs to step down – Harold Meyerson comments. Also: During the Supreme Court term that just ended, the conservative majority granted new constitutional rights to hedge fund managers, big business—and Donald Trump. David Cole explains the shocking decisions that have transfor…

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Actions in concern and support of Palestinian health workers | ALP treatment of Sen. Payman | On the persecution of Assange | International Tribunal: War crimes in the Phillippines | Cowardly ALP inaction ...

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His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Dr Bianca Webb-Pullam from Health Care Workers For Palestine Victoria speaking about concerns about and action in support of Palestinian health workers, Nasser Mashni, President of Australia Palestine Advocacy Network and the treatment of Senator Fatima Payman by the ALP and the stand taken by the ALP since 7 October…

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Donna Drucker, "Contraception: A Concise History" (The MIT Press, 2020) 23:53

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The beginning of the modern contraceptive era began in 1882, when Dr. Aletta Jacobs opened the first birth control clinic in Amsterdam. The founding of this facility, and the clinical provision of contraception that it enabled, marked the moment when physicians started to take the prevention of pregnancy seriously as a medical concern. In Contracep…

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Avgi Saketopoulou, "Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia" (NYU Press, 2023) 1:08:26

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Today I talked to Avgi Saketopoulou about her book Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia (NYU Press, 2023). My conversation with Dr. Saketopoulou begins in the clinic “one of the most scary and difficult places one can find oneself in” she says because it is in the consulting room that sometimes things “become traumatic for the first…

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Darshana Sreedhar Mini, "Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India" (U California Press, 2024) 1:21:40

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In the 1990s, India's mediascape saw the efflorescence of edgy soft-porn films in the Malayalam-speaking state of Kerala. In Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India (U California Press, 2024), Darshana Sreedhar Mini examines the local and transnational influences that shaped Malayalam soft-porn cinema—such as vernacular pulp fic…

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What is to be done - about Biden? Harold Meyerson and Marc Cooper; plus Robin Kelley on Thelonious Monk 56:39

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What would it take to get Biden to decline the nomination? Polls about the opinion of the Democratic rank-and-file; the views of Democratic senators and House members–those in danger of losing their seats and political careers—and Biden’s own circle, for whom the crucial factor will be their assessment of his legacy. Harold Meyerson comments. Also:…

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Standing up for children in Palestine | Coalition's nuclear policy | Int'l League for Peoples Struggles | work to secure Assange's release | US and allies committing to another forever-war | Sydney Human ...

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His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Amin Abbas, co-founder of Olive Kids – Anti-Palestinian racism in Australia, words but no action from the ALP government on Palestine except to expect a Senator from the caucus for standing up for Palestine and the children of Palestine, Matters nuclear with the national nuclear campaigner with FOE Dr Jim Green in li…

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Trump v. Biden--The Debate; White Voters & the Dems; Ricky Jay 52:18

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Trump v. Biden 2024 – before the debate: Biden cannot look old or confused, BUT – in a way, Trump's constant ridiculing of Biden for looking old and confused actually gives Biden his biggest and best opportunity. Harold Meyerson comments. Also: What should the Democrats do about white voters? Most of them have voted for Trump, twice. How much of th…

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Israel lobby & building support for Palestine in US and AU | Second anniversary of Roe v Wade in US Supreme Court | Sasha Gillies-Lekakis nearing the end of his PhD journey | GeneEthics: food and what ...

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His Week That Was – Kevin Healy, Michael Shaik from Free Palestine Melbourne speaking about Israel, Palestine, the Israel lobby in the US and Australia and build support for Palestine in both countries, Nancy Cato from the National Mobilization For Reproductive Justice in the U.S. on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court decision revoking Roe…

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Episode 194: Ullrson - Tekno1 Radio 1:01:29

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For more information about Nick Bowman (Ullrson) and The Future Underground Show visit: www.facebook.com/ullrson Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts click here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…how/id288401159 Resident Advisor: ra.co/dj/nickbowman twitter.com/ullrsonmusic www.youtube.com/@ullrson www.podomatic.com/podcasts/djnickbowman www.ul…

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Hillary vs. The Squad; Hamas's Endgame; IBM and the Nazis 50:47

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It's not just AIPAC that's after Squad member and incumbent representative running for New York's 16th congressional district, Jamaal Bowman – Hillary Clinton has just endorsed his opponent, George Latimer – Harold Meyerson comments. Also: On May 31, Joe Biden declared, “It is time for this war to end.” But the leaders of both Israel and Hamas seem…

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