Best bitterlake Podcasts (2024)

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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 6/18/24 (audio) 2:00:05

2h ago2:00:05

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Jason and MT riff on modern dating, music and more. Hilarity ensues, enjoy.By bitterlake

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Ep. 606: TAKE THIS HAMMER: WORK, SONG, CRISIS ft. PAUL REKRET 2:03:04

2h ago2:03:04

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Get Paul's book here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9781913380168/take-this-hammer/ The emergence of the popular music industry in the early twentieth century not only drove a wedge between music production and consumption, it also underscored a wider separation of labor from leisure and of the workplace from the domestic sphere. These were changes char…

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Ep. 605: NO, WE DON'T NEED A.I. TO GO ON DATES FOR US! ft. DR. ALFIE BROWN 2:14:11

22h ago2:14:11

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Read Alfie's article in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/.../daing-apps-artificial... Do we want skynet to preview our potential suitors? We'll discuss with Sublation Magazine editor, Dr. Alfie Brown. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 50: Objecting to the Metaphysics of District 9 1:12:54

2d ago1:12:54

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Ben and Stefan discuss if there's an alternative to banging our tiny heads against the wall if we want to understand metaphysically questions.https://substack.com/home/post/p-135538997 Subscribe to Ben's substack herehttps://substack.com/@benburgis Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. I…

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TIR GREATEST CLIPS VOL. 3 2:34:28

3d ago2:34:28

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YEP! We're doing a best of..kind of. Enjoy this collection of clips over the years at TIR, some very serious, and some very silly. Thank you guys for all your support. What are some of y'alls favorite TIR moments? Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel …

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TIR POP LIFE REWIND: WHEN DAVID LEE ROTH RULED THE WORLD ft. DARREN PALTROWITZ 1:54:25

4d ago1:54:25

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Get Darren Paltrowitz book, "How David Lee Roth Changed the World" here: https://a.co/d/2wSUkJd He left the biggest rock band in the world..what happened next is equally legendary..Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We'r…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 49: Marx vs. Aristotle on the Labor Theory of Value 1:18:04

5d ago1:18:04

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Ben and Stefan talk about Marx's favourite Ancient Philosophers but how he necessarily had to come up shorthttps://benburgis.substack.com/.../marx-vs-aristotle-on... Subscribe to Ben's substack!https://benburgis.substack.com/ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, a…

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TIR REWIND: WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? ft. DAVID SWANSON 1:10:07

7d ago1:10:07

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David Swanson is the executive director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books include War Is A Lie. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and was awarded the 2018 Peace Prize by the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation. Longer bio and p…

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TIR REWIND: ANTIRACISM AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF EDUCATION ft. JAY ARENA 1:39:45

8d ago1:39:45

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TIR speaks with academic Jay Arena about his book: Expelling Public Schools: How Antiracist Politics Enables Privatization in Newark (University of Minnesota Press, 2023)https://www.csi.cuny.edu/campus-directory/john-jay-arena Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, …

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TIR REWIND: THAILAND AND SEX WORK ft. NEHA WADEKAR 1:22:13

10d ago1:22:13

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Read Neha's article on sex work in Thailand here: https://nehawadekar.com/thailand-is-a-global-capital-of.../ Follow Neha's work here: https://nehawadekar.com/ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron on…

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TIR POP LIFE REWIND: Talking Hit Records With Producer Tom Werman 1:22:48

11d ago1:22:48

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Get Tom Werman book here: https://a.co/d/3cILpVl Jason talks with rock producer Tom Werman about his time in the music industry, his biggest hits and misses. A fun show.Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We're creating p…

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TIR REWIND: DO YOU CONDEMN HAMAS ft. RYAN GRIM 1:54:45

14d ago1:54:45

1:54:45

Get Ryan's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/Squad-AOC-Hope.../dp/1250869072 We are at a moment in the current situation in the middle east where a political debate on the Israeli occupation of Palestine can't happen unless all bad acts of Hamas are acknowledged and condemned and the atrocities against Palestinians are looked at heroically a…

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POP LIFE ft. JASON MYLES Ep. 25: Was 1967 The Greatest Year of Music 2:34:35

15d ago2:34:35

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Listen to the 1967 Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SXBKYKMgByd3brlSBoKN7?si=13b5f44124eb44d2 Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE Ep. 48: Why the Left Should Care About Palestine 1:27:10

16d ago1:27:10

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Stefan does a bit of discourse analysis, going over the dominant discursive frames surrounding Palestine in the western left consciouness, and trying to thread the needle between them all to say what the best way to approach it is. Subscribe to Ben's Substack here: https://benburgis.substack.com/ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check th…

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EP. 604: THE COLOMBIAN LEFT CONDEMNS ISRAEL ft. LUCA DECOLA 1:19:04

17d ago1:19:04

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See Luca's video "The Red Dance" here: https://vimeo.com/911016046 Read Luca in Jacobin Magazine here: https://jacobinlat.com/2024/05/16/la-izquierda-colombiana-tiene-motivos-de-sobra-para-condenar-a-israel/ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inc…

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THE MAU MAU HOUR ft. C. DERICK VARN: DIAL "C" FOR COMRADE 2:43:00

20d ago2:43:00

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Have a question for Varn? WELL CALL IN DAMMIT! Varn is filling in for Pascal this Wednesday, and Jason will be screening all your calls. Should be fun. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only progr…

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POP LIFE ft. JASON MYLES Ep. 24: WAS 1984 THE GREATEST YEAR FOR HORROR MOVIES? 2:55:02

23d ago2:55:02

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Gremlins, Terminator, Ghost busting, Freddy, Jason dies, but does he? All this happens in 1984 and we haven't even gotten to the "good stuff". We'll discuss the year in horror cinema, 1984. June 8th, Washington DC live show CLR JAMES AND THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIALISM IN AMERICA ft. ADOLPH REED, C. DERICK VARN, DANIEL TUTT, PASCAL ROBERT AND JASON MYLE…

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Ep. 603: Drake, Kendrick and Diddy: What's Going on with Hip Hop? ft. Justin Hunte 3:36:00

24d ago3:36:00

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Follow Justin's work here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCompanyMan Diddy caught beating women, and accused of equally if not worse crimes, Kendrick Lamar and Drake have epic rap beef, what's going on in Hip hop? We'll discuss Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, an…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 47: WAS HITLER A FASCIST AND DOES IT MATTER? 1:25:57

25d ago1:25:57

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Read Ben's essay here: https://open.substack.com/pub/benburgis/p/fascism-and-conceptual-analysis?r=1nk80p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Sign up for Ben's Substack here: https://substack.com/@benburgis Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so incline…

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EP. 602: WHAT IS GENOCIDE? 1:13:08

26d ago1:13:08

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Is the term genocide being overused thus rendering it meaningless ? We'll discuss. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you ge…

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BEYOND THE RED ZONE: Steroids and Fitness Influencers 3:19:08

27d ago3:19:08

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One of the most controversial subjects in modern sports is the use of performance enhancing drugs or “cheating”. From sign stealing in baseball and football, encouraging home crowd noise, competitive advantage is an acceptable part of the game. PED use is different, it alters your body chemistry to make good players great, and great players immorta…

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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 5/21/24 2:07:07

1M ago2:07:07

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READ PAUL'S ARTICLE IN DAMAGE MAGAZINE HERE: https://damagemag.com/2024/05/06/going-beyond-the-politics-of-institutional-racism/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0wIFmEMN5fjOGcBo5IgJ-m7_d1dgUZWhwLXvZhA3rvSvBy2ba2k7G74AI_aem_AX6Aa4oD9-eiaoJ-7THxybdPhn2Ofm4w0tnium-tt8_DR80WmQRErs_BTotFgIC2pN5UwEBZ0RsRJyScWP2PcFAR Is the "institutional racism" argument a fl…

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Ep. 601: BEYOND THE POLITICS OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM ft. PAUL PRESCOD 1:07:46

1M ago1:07:46

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READ PAUL'S ARTICLE IN DAMAGE MAGAZINE HERE: https://damagemag.com/2024/05/06/going-beyond-the-politics-of-institutional-racism/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0wIFmEMN5fjOGcBo5IgJ-m7_d1dgUZWhwLXvZhA3rvSvBy2ba2k7G74AI_aem_AX6Aa4oD9-eiaoJ-7THxybdPhn2Ofm4w0tnium-tt8_DR80WmQRErs_BTotFgIC2pN5UwEBZ0RsRJyScWP2PcFAR Is the "institutional racism" argument a fl…

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EP: 600: FRANTZ FANON AND CANDACE OWENS? ft. RALPH LEONARD 1:56:38

1M ago1:56:38

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Read Ralph's Work in Uherd Magazine here: https://unherd.com/author/ralph-leonard/ I know this looks as insane as it sounds. I'm telling you anymore, you'll just have to tune in to see what on god's green earth we're talking about! Get your tickets to the DC Live Show: CLR James and the Struggle for Socialism in America Get Tickets here: https://ww…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 46: Erik Olin Wright and the Taxonomy of Antisocialisms 2:06:11

1M ago2:06:11

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Stefan and Ben discuss a taxonomy of social changehttps://open.substack.com/pub/benburgis/p/erik-olin-wright-and-the-taxonomy?r=1nk80p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Subscribe to Ben's substackhttps://benburgis.substack.com/ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, …

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EP. 599: COME AS YOU ARE: NEOLIBERAL LEFTISM ft. ALEXANDER HERBERT 1:40:11

1M ago1:40:11

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Read Jason and Alex's article in Sublation here: https://sublationmedia.com/come-as-you-are-punk-and.../ Read Alex's Substack Here: https://alexherbert.substack.com/ Follow Alex's Lenin in 45 volumes YouTube series: https://www.youtube.com/@Lenin_in_45_volumes/addons Get your tickets to the DC Live Show: CLR James and the Struggle for Socialism in …

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BEYOND THE RED ZONE: IS COOPER FLAGG THE GREAT WHITE HYPE OR HOPE? 2:57:28

1M ago2:57:28

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If Cooper Flagg goes number one overall in the NBA he could be the first white player chosen in the spot since 1977. Jason and Mac discuss. Get your tickets to the DC Live Show: CLR James and the Struggle for Socialism in AmericaGet Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../clr-james-and-the-struggle... Thank you guys again for taking the time t…

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EP. 598: LENIN IN 45 VOLUMES PART 2 ft. ALEX HERBERT 1:27:09

1M ago1:27:09

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Read Alex's Substack Here: https://alexherbert.substack.com/ Follow Alex's Lenin in 45 volumes YouTube series: https://www.youtube.com/@Lenin_in_45_volumes/addons Get your tickets to the DC Live Show: CLR James and the Struggle for Socialism in America Get Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clr-james-and-the-struggle-for-socialism-in-americ…

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EP. 597: THE DARKEST TIMELINE: LIVING IN A WORLD WITH NO FUTURE ft. BRAM E. GIEBEN 2:25:06

1M ago2:25:06

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We speak with author Bram Gieben about his latest book on the new left publishing press Revol Books! Get Bram's book on Revol Press here: https://linktr.ee/thedarkesttimeline Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC) Get Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cl…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS EP. 45: How to Read Marx's Capital 1:40:34

1M ago1:40:34

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Ben and Stefan discuss how actually reading Das Kaptial is really easy! Read Ben's essay here:https://benburgis.substack.com/.../two-ways-of... Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack:https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have th…

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EP. 596: YOU MIGHT BE AN A.L.I.C.E. 2:38:32

1M ago2:38:32

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A.L.I.C.E stands for Asset Limited Income Constrained and Employed. People who work full time, yet make too much to qualify for benefits, yet some face housing security. Is this you or someone you know? Watch the show and find out more! Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't ma…

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BEYOND THE RED ZONE: NFL DRAFT RECAP, BOXING NEWS, AND NBA PLAYOFFS 2:30:08

1M ago2:30:08

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Mac and J. are BAAAACk! Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron nowhttps://www.patreon.com/join/Bi…

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EP. 595: THE LIFE DEATH HOLLYWOOD ft. DANIEL BESSNER 1:42:25

1M ago1:42:25

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Read Daniel's piece in Harper's Magazine Here: https://harpers.org/.../the-life-and-death-of-hollywood.../ Is Hollywood still the magical place where one's dreams of movie stardom can come true? Has financialization taken over the mindset of studios. Have we replaced gutsy studio execs who greenlit passion projects inspired by a "feeling", and made…

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EP. 594: CLR JAMES: A LIFE BEYOND BOUNDARIES ft. JOHN L. WILLIAMS & DANIEL TUTT 2:00:25

2M ago2:00:25

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Get John Williams book here: https://a.co/d/gE2Mt1g We'll discuss the life of CLR James with author and historian John L. Williams and professor Daniel TuttThank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only p…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE Ep. 44: NO, PAUL REALLY IS THE HERO IN DUNE 1:02:47

2M ago1:02:47

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Stefan is alone this week, defending Paul from the haters and giving a Nietzschean account of the tragic Greek hero Get Tickets to the DC Live Show here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clr-james-and-the-struggle-for-socialism-in-america-tickets-876034973187?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source…

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EP. 593: WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE KID FRIENDLY SPACES? ft. MANILA CHAN 3:37:49

2M ago3:37:49

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Why do millennials hate children so much? Does it have something to do with declining financial and social mobility? Or, do they just simply hate children? We'll discuss. Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC) Get Tickets here:https://www.eventbrite.com/.../clr-j…

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GAMING MATERIALISTS: CLASS FANTASY ft. JOSHUA CITARELLA 1:04:46

2M ago1:04:46

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Pick up Class Fantasy here: https://joshuacitarella.metalabel.com/class-fantasy The gaming gang will be discussing artist, author and podcaster, Joshua Citarella's new RPG. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creat…

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TIR Greatest Clips Vol. 2 1:35:28

2M ago1:35:28

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Here we end the week some clips from some of the more interesting shows of the past few weeks. Take a listen, and go back to check out the full shows! Shows clipped in order: Ep. 582: Guilty of Journalism: The Case Against Julian Assange ft. Kevin Gosztola Ep. 583: State of the Free Press ft. Mickey Huff Ep. 584: From Pimping to P Diddy: A Culture …

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POP LIFE ft. JASON MYLES Ep. 23: Was 1984 the Greatest Year for Metal and Punk? 1:32:37

2M ago1:32:37

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Listen to the 1984 Metal and Punk Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jONSnwDBgfixXJjvx0TeS... Since Jason couldn't make the 1984 show, as he promised, an entire show dedicated to the metal and punk releases of 1984!! Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it…

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Ep. 592: Western Sahara: Africa's Last Colony ft. Bill Fletcher, Jr. 1:54:57

2M ago1:54:57

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Support the people of Western Sahara here: https://wsrw.org/en We'll be discussing Western Sahara with Bill Fletcher, Jr. Get Jason's pamphlet, "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" here: https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/.../i-was-a.../ Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make i…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 43: Daniel Dennett's Obituary Got Him All Wrong 1:37:02

2M ago1:37:02

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Stefan and Ben discuss the latest disaster of Journalists trying to understand Philosophyhttps://benburgis.substack.com/.../the-new-york-times... Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack:https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have …

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EP. 591: REMEMBERING THE L.A. RIOTS ft. Bill Cody 2:44:49

2M ago2:44:49

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32 Years ago America watched Los Angeles burn for the 2nd time in less than 30 years. We reflect on the causes, what has been done since, and what can expect from a very different gentrified L.A. Get Jason's pamphlet, "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" here: https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/.../i-was-a.../ Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC Jun…

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THE MAU MAU HOUR w/PASCAL ROBERT: The Uselessness of Hyperpolitics ft. Daniel Bessner 54:55

2M ago54:55

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Explore the influence and impact of hyperpolitics, mass movements, and the power elite on modern democracy in the latest episode of This Is Revolution podcast. This intriguing discussion features our special guest and renowned political analyst, Daniel Bessner, and is incisively hosted by Pascal Roberts. Focusing on the rise of Black power, civil r…

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EP. 590: The Commodification of Loneliness 1:26:48

2M ago1:26:48

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We're more atomized as a society, and yet even our despair is a commodity. We'll discuss. Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC)Get Tickets here:https://www.eventbrite.com/.../clr-james-and-the-struggle... Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this ou…

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Ep. 589: The Struggle To Be Gay, In Mexico for Example ft. Roger Lancaster 2:05:47

2M ago2:05:47

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Get Roger Lancaster's Book here: https://a.co/d/9Ah8432 Being gay is not a given. Through a rigorous ethnographic inquiry into the material foundations of sexual identity, The Struggle to Be Gay makes a compelling argument for the centrality of social class in gay life—in Mexico, for example, and by extension in other places as well. Get Tickets fo…

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PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 42: Richard Dawkins Nonsense Makes Me Miss the Atheism of Quentin Smith 1:20:10

2M ago1:20:10

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Ben suggests that perhaps public Atheism could be about Atheism, Stefan reactshttps://benburgis.substack.com/.../richard-dawkinss... Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack:https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC)…

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Ep. 588: Should Parents of School Shooters Face Criminal Prosecution? ft. Julie Webber 1:27:28

2M ago1:27:28

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Recently parents were sentenced to prison for their child who shot up a school in Michigan. Is this justice? Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC) Get Tickets here:https://www.eventbrite.com/.../clr-james-and-the-struggle... Thank you guys again for taking the t…

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BEYOND THE RED ZONE: NBA PLAY IN TOURNAMENT, NFL DRAFT RUMORS AND MORE! 5:01:23

2M ago5:01:23

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Jason and Mac talk about the play in games and NFL draft rumors. Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC)Get Tickets here:https://www.eventbrite.com/.../clr-james-and-the-struggle... Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and…

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Ep. 587: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work ft. Jason Read 1:05:51

2M ago1:05:51

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Get Jason Read's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2920-the-double-shift Even as the rewards of work decline and its demands on us increase, many people double-down on their commitment to wage slavery—working harder, doing overtime, and learning to hustle. To paraphrase Spinoza, why do people fight to be exploited as if it were liberat…

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Ep. 586: Solidarity With Gaza via the Vote ft. NJ Uncommitted 1:06:36

2M ago1:06:36

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We'll be speaking with the good folks at "Vote Uncommitted NJ" who are organizing to pressure Joe Biden to put an end to aiding the catastrophic loss of life in Gaza. Support Vote Uncommitted Here: www.uncomittednj.org Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC)Get Ti…

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