Best Midwest Socialist Podcasts (2024)

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Free Palestine Encampment: Interview with MKE 5 14:11

2M ago14:11

14:11

Interview with Audari Tamayo, one of the Milwaukee 5 arrested during the February 9th Chapman Hall sit in demanding a meeting with UW-Milwaukee Chancellor, Mark Mone over UW-M’s involvement with Israel. Interview covers the MKE 5 arrests, their demands, meeting with the UW-M Chancellor, family history, and more. Tough audio quality - Apologies. Hel…

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Free Palestine Encampment: Day 12 43:17

2M ago43:17

43:17

45 minutes at the UW-Milwaukee Free-Palastine Encampment on day 12.By Milwaukee DSA

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Alex Kostal for County Supervisor 30:13

4M ago30:13

30:13

On Tuesday, people in Wisconsin will vote on their next circuit court judge, village trustees, and a whole host of other local offices. In this episode, Alex Kostal talks to us about a crucial but often overlooked local office: county supervisors. Learn more about Alex Kostal's campaign here: https://www.alexanderformke.com/ https://www.facebook.co…

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State Reppin': January-February 1:09:35

5M ago1:09:35

1:09:35

Join Wisconsin State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as we recap their last two months at the Capital. We talk UWM student protests, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the new legislative maps, the nitty gritty of their prison reform bills/package, and something we should all probably be in... couples therapy. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.…

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Palestine Part 3: 21st Century Fascism and Capitalist Horrors Without End 1:39:16

5M ago1:39:16

1:39:16

In this episode, we talk again about Fascism because we have entered into a Primary Election cycle where leftists of all stripes will once again be cajoled, harassed and even trolled by the neoliberal establishment to Vote Blue No Matter Who– in order to avoid Donald Trump and “Fascism.” Many liberals feel entitled to attack leftists at election ti…

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State Reppin': November-December 1:13:37

6M ago1:13:37

1:13:37

Join Wisconsin State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they recap their last two months at the capitol. We talk housing prices in Milwaukee, conditions of confinement legislation (prison reform), what political power looks and feels like, weed, and everyone’s new favorite holiday... Goerge Bush’s Eve. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com…

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State Reppin': Wisconsin Old Fashioned 1:00:05

8M ago1:00:05

1:00:05

Listen in to state representative Ryan Clancy as we recap his fall (the season!) in the Wisconsin State Assembly. We hit Wisconsin's state drink, Israel and Palestine, and new legislation around housing and prison reform. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned …

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Palestine Part 2 - Zionism, Settler Colonialism, Disaster Capitalism, and the Media War 57:18

9M ago57:18

57:18

Please consider making an urgently-needed donation to Crawdads & Taters, as we are ramping up coverage during this genocide. As we find ourselves in the midst of an information war, where critical voices are being censored, banned and bombed, we need your support now more than ever. Please become a subscriber for as little as $3/month at patreon.co…

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Palestine Part I: Genocide Joe and the Total Destruction of Gaza 1:03:40

9M ago1:03:40

1:03:40

In Part One one of our series on Palestine, we review the horrific events since October 7th as the death toll in Gaza reaches nearly 6,000. We analyze the US role in funding and providing political cover for Israeli settler colonialism, apartheid and genocide in the occupied territories of Palestine. We explore the history of Israel as a settler co…

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Cop City 32:18

9M ago32:18

32:18

A concerned citizen from Georgia talks to us about the massive police training facility known as "Cop City" in Atlanta and the suprising implications it will have for people in Milwaukee. Donate: https://atlsolidarity.org/ Upcoming action in November: https://blockcopcity.org/ Further reading: https://micahherskind.com/2023/09/07/the-struggle-to-st…

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The Fall of Wisconsin 1:16:43

10M ago1:16:43

1:16:43

Wisconsin once led the nation in progressive policy and had the most successful socialist party in the country. So what happened? In this episode, we talk with journalist and author Dan Kaufman to dissect Wisconsin's political evolution and discuss what we can do moving forward.

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Hollywood Workers Strike as Atomic Truths Go Up in Smoke 1:31:05

11M ago1:31:05

1:31:05

As of recording this episode, the Hollywood Labor Strike is entering its seventh week. It's the first time actors and screenwriters have been on strike together since 1960. And while 87 percent of SAG-AFTRA union members make less than $26,000/year, Barbie and Oppenheimer, together, have so far grossed $1.83 billion at the box office. This is the r…

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State Reppin': July 1:02:57

11M ago1:02:57

1:02:57

Listen in to state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy recap their 7th month in the Wisconsin State Assembly. We hit Milwuakee County & City's new sales tax, child bartenders, emails from a cop, plans for the future, and DC vs. Marvel. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Child …

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State Reppin': June - State Budget 1:06:30

1y ago1:06:30

1:06:30

Listen in to state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they talk through their 6th month in the Wisconsin State Assembly and what to do about the hotly debated state budget. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Ryan’s 620 WTMJ Baseball Interview Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin…

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Debt Ceiling "Crisis"- Manufactured Malarky to Enrich the Ruling Class and Starve the Poor 34:54

1y ago34:54

34:54

In this episode, we explore the manufactured debt-ceiling crisis of June 2023. Sold to the US public as a financial emergency that required immediate action in order to avoid impending doom and "the scourge of default," we look at what the debt-ceiling negotiations actually resulted in: a giant cash giveaway to big business, the war industry, fossi…

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State Reppin': May - WI Shared Revenue 1:08:58

1y ago1:08:58

1:08:58

Catch up with state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as we talk through their fifth month in office. We do a read-along to the Recombobulation Area’s “The Wisconsin State Assembly just passed a bill reshaping the state’s shared revenue system. What’s in it?” and sus out what the shared revenue proposals going through the assembly mean…

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State Reppin': April 1:13:35

1y ago1:13:35

1:13:35

We’re back! Catch up with state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they talk through their fourth month in office. We hit the now not-so-recent April supreme court race, their visit to Copper Lake and Lincoln Hills child prisons, and of course your community questions. If you’d like your questions answered next episode please email u…

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Part 2: Fighting Times with Jon Melrod 41:06

1+ y ago41:06

41:06

Jon Melrod, a Milwaukee organizer in the 70s and 80s, finishes his saga of organizing with the Black Panthers, encounters with the FBI, and in the end, winning a $4 million lawsuit against him and his fellow editors of the factory newsletter The Fighting Times. See Jon in person at his FREE April 19th book reading at Milwaukee’s favorite independen…

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Mushroom Cloud in the Midwest and Neoliberalism’s multiple Trainwrecks 1:14:42

1+ y ago1:14:42

1:14:42

In this episode, we take a deep look at the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 3rd, and how this incident is connected to the corporate management of the railways– a topic that we dove into, in depth, in our last episode, Off The Rails. The United States averages 1,700 train derailments per year. Since the disaster in East…

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Part 1: Fighting Times with Jon Melrod 57:34

1+ y ago57:34

57:34

Jon Melrod, a Milwaukee organizer in the 70s and 80s, takes us back to a time when labor organizing brought with it the perils of the FBI, association with the Black Panthers, and ultimately a $4 million lawsuit. Come talk to Jon in person at his FREE April 19th book reading at Milwaukee’s favorite independent bookstore Boswell Books. The links to …

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State Reppin': Public Records & Constitutional Amendments 59:45

1+ y ago59:45

59:45

Follow state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy in their third month at the state capital as we talk through the constitutional amendments on our April 4th ballots and the "burning" of public records. Reach out to us with your community questions and we'll get them answered next episode! Email us at creamcitysocial@gmail.com Show Links:…

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Does Cash Bail Make Us Safer? 39:35

1+ y ago39:35

39:35

Nate Gilliam of MKE Freedom Fund invites us to ask a big question - does cash bail make us safer? Along the way, we learn the context behind the two constitutional amendments on Wisconsin’s April 4th ballots and how to decipher what your vote means. Show Notes: MKE Freedom Fund: https://www.mkefreedomfund.org/ New Jim Crow (resource): https://newji…

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State Reppin': A Legislative Aid's Perspective 1:09:34

1+ y ago1:09:34

1:09:34

Amelia Berendt, Ryan Clancy's Legislative Aid, takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of what her work at the State Capital looks and feels like. Show Notes: Email your questions for State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy to: creamcitysocial@gmail.com Like & Subscribe: https://www.instagram.com/creamcitysocialpod/ https://www.facebook.c…

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A City for Humans 1:00:10

1+ y ago1:00:10

1:00:10

Jeremy Fojut of Urban Spaceship invites us to imagine what Milwaukee could be like if we designed it as a place to live, not just a place to park. Show Links: Jeremy Fojut: https://www.newaukee.com/team/jeremy-fojut/ I-94 Expansion Article: https://www.wpr.org/milwaukees-i-94-would-be-expanded-8-lanes-under-state-recommendation I-94 Expansion Gover…

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Missy Zombor for MPS School Board 27:26

1+ y ago27:26

27:26

We sit down with Missy Zombor, a city-wide candidate for the Milwaukee Public School Board, and talk through her vision for MPS. Find out why she is running and what she plans to do if elected. School board elections are on April 4th. Follow the links below to register to vote, find your polling location, and how to get involved with Missy's campai…

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State Reppin': First Month on the Job 1:00:14

1+ y ago1:00:14

1:00:14

We sit down with State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy in our inaugural episode of State Reppin', the monthly radio show where we learn straight from the source what's happening at our state capitol. Ryan and Darrin take us through their first month as legislators and what its like to be a minority within a minority in the republican…

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Should Milwaukee Build a New Youth Prison? 44:15

1+ y ago44:15

44:15

This time we sit down with Ryeshia Farmer from the African-American Round Table and State Representative Darrin Madison to talk through the new $42 million youth prison slated to be built on Milwaukee's north side. We talk about what life is like in a youth prison, what youth prisons do to the children housed there, and how you the listener can mak…

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Off the Rails: The Corporate Duopoly Betrays Railroad Workers 1:18:48

1+ y ago1:18:48

1:18:48

In this first episode of 2023, in the midst of ongoing US wars, pandemics and record inflation, we take a deep look at "the railroad strike that wasn't" in December 2022. In this US political moment, we see an uptick of strikes, walkouts and labor organizing inside the United States. And we feel it's crucial to hear from railroad workers directly i…

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Get to Know Sam Harshner 1:10:46

1+ y ago1:10:46

1:10:46

This time we sit down with Sam Harshner, a DSA-endorsed candidate for Shorewood's Village Board of Trustees. We talk through what made him decide to run for the village board and what he hopes to do as a Trustee. If you like what you hear - check out the link below to find out how to help with his campaign. He could use all the help we can give. Sh…

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Part III: Elections are an Industry with Eric Rorholm 43:10

1+ y ago43:10

43:10

Welcome back to the final installment of our 3-part series on how elections have become an industry in our country. Now that we know where the big money in politics came from (Citizen's United) and who is getting it (Super PACs) we talk through what we can do about it. Stay tuned till the end to learn how you can save your brain from the political …

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Part II: Elections are an Industry with Eric Rorholm 41:59

1+ y ago41:59

41:59

Welcome back to part 2 of our 3-part series on how elections have become an industry in our country. This time we build on the knowledge that Citizen's United allowed untraceable money to enter our politics and find out who is getting that money, what they are spending it on, and ultimately how it affects who is chosen to represent us. Stay tuned f…

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Part I: Elections are an Industry with Eric Rorholm 44:50

1+ y ago44:50

44:50

Eric Rorholm joins us to make sense of midterm political ads and explain how elections have become an industry in this country. We talk through the history of campaign finance and how recent changes to the laws governing elections are impacting the ads we see, the candidates that run, and at the very heart of it - our democracy. Show Links: Help Ma…

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Milwaukee Elections with Phil Rocco 1:07:48

1+ y ago1:07:48

1:07:48

Phil Rocco joins us to talk through Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy's historic election to the Wisconsin State Legislature. We also explore his research into how the Build Back Better funds are being used by local governments as they try to bring about the transformative change the funds were billed as. Enjoy! Show Corrections: 1. Phil still co-host…

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Roe Roe Roe your Boat toward the Revolution 1:01:50

1+ y ago1:01:50

1:01:50

With the midterms coming up in a few days, the Democratic Party is promising to codify Roe v. Wade IF and only IF they win big in the midterms, even though they already have the majority in the House and the Senate, and the Presidency. Meanwhile far-right Christian fascists, in the streets as well as those sitting on the Supreme Court, are threaten…

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Ukraine Part 3- Biden’s Armageddon and the Costs of Forever Wars 1:51:27

2y ago1:51:27

1:51:27

As Congress has approved almost $70 billion now in Ukraine spending and a more-than $800 billion US military budget for 2023, we look at the costs of "Forever Wars" - the financial, political, and ecological costs. And we examine how global capitalism, as a political-economic system, is becoming more and more dependent upon war-making to sustain it…

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Part II: That Scary Word Antifa 1:18:46

2y ago1:18:46

1:18:46

Stanislav Vysotsky (Stas) picks up where he left off as we explore anti-fascist organizing, their tactics, and the early UK punk scene. Check out his recent book American Antifa to learn even more! Link to American Antifa: https://www.routledge.com/American-Antifa-The-Tactics-Culture-and-Practice-of-Militant-Antifascism/Vysotsky/p/book/978036721060…

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Part I: Understanding Fascism 1:18:16

2y ago1:18:16

1:18:16

Daniel and Will sit down with author and cranky academic (self-described) Stanislav Vysotsky to discuss the current state of fascism and what anti-fascist organizing looks like. Check out his recent book American Antifa to learn even more! Links: https://www.routledge.com/American-Antifa-The-Tactics-Culture-and-Practice-of-Militant-Antifascism/Vyso…

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Organizing UWM with Eric Lohman 1:16:20

2y ago1:16:20

1:16:20

Daniel and Will sit down with Eric Lohman, the president of the union representing faculty, academic staff, and graduate student workers at UW-Milwaukee, and talk through the need to organize on campus as they puzzle through the differences between service-oriented unions and organizing-based unions. Check out the links below to learn more! AFT 353…

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Privatization of MPS with MTEA 1:02:19

2y ago1:02:19

1:02:19

Will sits down with Ben Ward the executive director and Amy Mizialko the president of the Milwaukee Teacher's Education Association (MTEA) to talk through what privatization of public schools looks like, feels like, and what it is doing to MPS here in Milwaukee. Episode Links: https://weac.org/region/mtea/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/forme…

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Ukraine Part 2 - From Maidan to Russiagate: Manufacturing Consent for World War III 1:13:09

2y ago1:13:09

1:13:09

In Part 2 of our series on Ukraine, we pick up with the history of Ukraine starting with the aftermath of the Maidan Coup in 2014. The post-coup government in Ukraine with hand-picked Prime Minister Yatsenyuk cozied up to the EU, IMF, and US and enacted a law targeting the Russian language. These actions led to widescale protests in predominantly R…

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In Community with Casa Maria 1:25:51

2y ago1:25:51

1:25:51

Daniel and Will sit down with the folks from Casa Maria to talk about living in community and helping mothers navigate the poorly incentivized (harmful) Child Protective Services system in Milwaukee. Check out their website below to see how you can help fight the system. http://casamariacatholicworker.weebly.com/…

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Conversation With Cooperation Milwaukee 1:06:58

2y ago1:06:58

1:06:58

Members from the mutual aid working group join us to talk about activism opportunities outside political campaigns and what we miss when we only focus on electoral politics. If you're interested in joining Cooperation Milwaukee, you can email them at dsamkemutualaid@gmail.com. Sign up for time banking: https://bit.ly/3czzaxJ Learn about the Dual Po…

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Madison and Clancy for Assembly 58:11

2y ago58:11

58:11

Will sits down with Darrin Madison and Supervisor Ryan Clancy to discuss their state assembly races. See how you can get involved in their campaigns by following the links below: https://www.darrinmadison.com https://www.clancyforassembly.com Click on the Volunteer button!By Milwaukee DSA

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Mobilizing for Jail Reform 1:02:43

2y ago1:02:43

1:02:43

Members of the abolition working group discuss two important jail reform initiatives DSA is pushing at the county level. One would provide free in-person visitation for inmates and their families. The second would break up Aramark's monopoly on the jail cafeteria and commissary. Learn more and get involved: https://linktr.ee/creamcitysocial Some sm…

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A People's History of Milwaukee 1:06:38

2y ago1:06:38

1:06:38

Will and Daniel speak with Dr. Joe Hahn ("German Joe") about Milwaukee's often forgotten socialist history. What did you think of this episode? We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at creamcitysocial@gmail.com Don't forget to follow us on social media for photos and community updates: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creamcitysocialpod Tw…

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Showing Solidarity With Immigrant Workers and Families 2:27:44

2y ago2:27:44

2:27:44

Will and Brandy sit down with Alejandra from Voces De La Frontera to talk about the challenges immigrants face and how we can help them secure the right to a dignified life in this country. Sign up to show solidarity on May 1st: https://bit.ly/3xSn1MQBy Cream City Social

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The Fight For Renters' Rights in Milwaukee 39:01

2+ y ago39:01

39:01

Will and Daniel sit down with a member of the Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union to talk about the ongoing housing crisis in Milwaukee and how we can help fight for housing security for all Milwaukeeans. Find out more about the Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union here: https://bit.ly/3xfr7yrBy Cream City Social

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Ukraine Part 1 - A US-Proxy for the New Cold War Era 1:43:40

2+ y ago1:43:40

1:43:40

In Part I of our Ukraine series, we take a deep dive into the history of US interventionism in Ukraine from the dissolution of the Soviet Union to the present. We feel that this history provides essential context for understanding the current US position in reigniting a Cold War with Russia (and China). As leftists, we know that capitalist wars are…

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Panel Discussion With County Supervisor Candidates 1:39:26

2+ y ago1:39:26

1:39:26

Will and Brandy talk to DSA's Miwaukee County Supervisor candidates one more time ahead of the election on April 5th. You can make a difference! Sign up to help here: bit.ly/3CcTLAABy Cream City Social

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Canvass With Us! 9:58

2+ y ago9:58

9:58

Arthur and Ryan visit the studio to tell you how you can help get DSA candidates Eric Rorholm and Juan Miguel Martinez elected to the Milwaukee county board of supervisors. Learn about the candidates: https://bit.ly/3HFhhY7 Sign up to canvass: https://bit.ly/3CcTLAABy Cream City Social

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