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James talks to several members of the UCSD Dollar Lunch Club about how their mutual aid group evolved out of  the no vote campaign and how we can use food as a tool for organizing and building community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia continues her conversation with Nick about the recent strikes and how rank and file pressure and organization can transform unions   https://action.rcn.org.uk/page/117402/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=internalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Nick, a resident nurse from the UK, about the events that led to the unprecedented nurses strikes sweeping through the UK.   https://action.rcn.org.uk/page/117402/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=internalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert, Gare, and James discuss the covenant school shooting, what we know about the shooter, and how the shooting has been covered in right wing and centrist media.   https://shatterzone.substack.com/p/the-covenant-school-shooter-and-rightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Nick Waters, a war crimes analyst, researcher and charming fellow, to talk about the International Criminal Court and Vladdy Puts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Raina, Eric, and John from Shift Change discuss their vision for what National Nurses United could be and how a democratic and responsible union can build power for everyone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raina, Eric, and John from Shift Change, the first slate of rank and file workers ever to run for National Nurses United's Council of Presidents, tell the story of how being isolated, lied to, and forced to take deals seemingly cut by union staff behind their backs led them to make history and fight to change the largest nurses union in the US. https://www.gofundme.com/f/shift-change-cna-nnoc-slate-2023-campaign?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1  https://shiftchange2022.my.canva.site/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with film maker Tiffany Yang the politics of the Asian American family and queerness in media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew talks with Gare and Mia about the history of Garden Cities and how a Georgist urban planning idea inspired Walt Disney (pejorative).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James, Gare, and Mia sit down to talk about Todd Gloria’s anti homeless policies, defunding the libraries, and his incredibly cringe music video.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mia, Gare and Margaret Killjoy discuss how to fight back across multiple terrains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison and Mia are joined by Margaret Killjoy to discuss the year's violent escalation in anti-trans rhetoric and the legislation they've produced.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From milking machines to testicle tanning, the gang tells four stories of semen based conspiracy theories and quack science spreading across the online conservative right.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen talks about what’s happened thus far in Palestine this year, the spike in settler-related violence, and what the weakening of Palestinian leadership means for the Palestinian people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen recaps some events in Palestine in 2022 that led to it being the deadliest year in the West Bank in decades. She also discusses Israel’s far-right government and the recently-appointed ultranationalist ministers who will only take it further in that direction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Robert talks with Garrison and Clark from the Atlanta Community Press Collective about what’s happened so far during the Week of Action to defend the forest. https://atlsolidarity.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia and James discover the meaning of democracy and why democracy and riots are more similar than you might think.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Mia finish our chat with Black Flower Collective and discuss connecting rural and urban organizers and the benefits of sharing resources and knowledge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew and Mia talk with two members of the Black Flower Collective about organizing in rural communities and the conditions that make it different from urban organizing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James, Mia, and Gare sit down to to talk about the various ways police help rich people get around firearms legislation in California and all over the USA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Robert sits down with YouTuber Thoughtslime to discuss the pitfalls and problems of creating left wing popular media in 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Gare talk to John Stehlin about bike lanes, critical mass, and how we can make cities that are safer and more sustainableSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew talks about the revolutionary anti-colonial potential of Ubuntu and how its liberal Christian cooption can be overcome.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of Mia's conversation with Sophie From Mars we look at the UK's leftist youth resistance and the government's attempts to stop them. linktr.ee/SophieFromMarsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia chats with Sophie From Mars, a British organizer about the current economic condition of the UK's completely reasonable and totally ethical government linktr.ee/SophieFromMarsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, It's Going Down guests hosts once again and sits down with both abortion clinic defenders and doulas to find out how people have been organizing over the last year in the wake of the Dobbs decision, while antifascist journalist Vishal Singh and Melissa Fowler from the National Abortion Federation warn that the Right is building a coalition that includes openly fascist and white supremacist groups - as Christian Nationalists set their sights on blocking access to abortion pills. Includes: Interviews with a clinic defender from @nycforabortion, abortion doula @Ash_Bash23, and Melissa Fowler from @NatAbortionFedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia and James talk to Muneeba Talukder if the aclu about the Asheville crackdown on mutual aid. Venmo: @/AVLdefendantfund Avlsurvival on Instagram Avlsolidarity.noblogs.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Mia talk to Sarah, a mutual aid organizer facing felony littering charges in Asheville, NC.   Venmo: @/AVLdefendantfund Avlsurvival on Instagram Avlsolidarity.noblogs.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia uses American balloon mania to talk about the material and political arc of US-China relationsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The gang get together to hear from James and Robert about poultry parenting and how to look after backyard chickens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Week of Action is planned for March 4th as the city of Atlanta prepares to receive land disturbance permits. We discuss how the movement might evolve going forward. Music by the Narcissist Cookbook and Propaganda. https://www.stopcopcitysolidarity.org/https://defendtheatlantaforest.org/ https://www.copcitysyllab.us/ https://www.srycampaign.org/ https://scenes.noblogs.org/ https://occupywallst.nyc/news/2023/2/11/defend-the-atlanta-forest-bring-tent-march-11-2023-stopcopcity4 https://itsgoingdown.org/three-theories-of-victory/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police and politicians continue to intensify repression against the movement with domestic terrorism charges and unprecedented high bail costs. Meanwhile, a protest in downtown Atlanta ends with a police car in flames. https://atlsolidarity.org/https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/contribute-to-the-atlanta-solidarity-fund Music by the Narcissist Cookbook and Propaganda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friends, loved ones, and comrades of Tortuguita share memories and stories of them. The Friday after the police killing, a vigil for Tort is held at Weelaunee People's Park. https://stopcop.city/memories-of-tort/ Music by the Narcissist Cookbook and Propaganda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Georgia State Patrol kill a forest defender during a police raid on the Weelaunee Forest. Garrison travels to Atlanta to talk with people in the movement; this episode covers the police's escalation of violence and what happened the day of the shooting. https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-family-of-manuel-tortuguita-paez-teran  Music by the Narcissist Cookbook and Propaganda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We talk about the state of street resistance against the police in the wake of the footage of police murdering Tyre Nichols.   EARTHQUAKE DONATION LINKS: The White Helmets whitehelmets.org/en/ The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Foundation sams-usa.net Doctors Without Borders doctorswithoutborders.org Kurdish Red Crescent heyvasoruk.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From riots against neo-Nazis in the rustbelt, to armed defense of mutual aid programs in post-Katrina New Orleans, to mass mobilizations of tens of thousands against the Alt-Right, on today's show, as the It's Going Down crew once again takes over It Could Happen Here, we look at how, far from being just confined to a small set of antifa-supersoldiers, mass community self-defense is part and parcel to the DNA of grassroots movements for liberation in the so-called US. Featuring Interviews with Spencer Sunhine (@transform6789) and Suncere Ali Shakur.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen discusses the recent earthquakes that have devastated Turkey and Syria, the subsequent international response, and how sanctions have worsened Syria’s chance of recovery. The White Helmets: https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/ The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Foundationhttps://www.sams-usa.net/ Molham Teamhttps://molhamteam.com/en/campaigns/439 American Relief Fund https://arforganization.org/donations/  Doctors Without Bordershttps://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew sits down with James  to explain the concept of “buen vivir” and the traditions and social philosophy behind itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to Billy Ford (@billee4d) about the Junta’s “roadmap to democracy” in Myanmar and the state of the spring revolution two years after it began.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James sits down with Aung Kyaw Moe a Rohingya, human rights advocate, and adviser to Myanmar’s NUG.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia, James, and Gare discuss the increasing power of American gender bureaucrats and the danger they pose to trans people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew is joined by James and Mia to talk about the history of India.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks with Nicole Ramos of Al Otro Lado about the many barriers people seeking asylum face, and the problems with the “border crisis” framing in legacy media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Jason Bulmahn, creator of the Pathfinder role-playing game, to talk about the war for D&D's future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In the late 1800s, many big cities used laws against "ugliness" to cleanse the streets of the disabled, the poor, and the homeless. Fast forward to today, and in the middle of a deepening housing crisis and extreme weather, cities are breaking up encampments and passing new laws to target the most vulnerable. On this episode of It Could Happen Here, guest hosted by It's Going Down, we speak with former squatters, activists resisting sweeps, and houseless folks facing down eviction - to find out how people are pushing back against displacement.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with Maia Arson Crimew about how she owned an airline so hard she found the No Fly List, the evolution of the anarchist hacktivism, and the movie HackersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert asks Garrison about what’s been going down in Atlanta the past week, and the police killing of Tortuguita.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jake Hanrahan hikes through a forest in Eastern Europe to meet with anarchist Partisans attacking trains in Putin's Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the tragedy at Monterey Park we took a look at the history of "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" and the anti-MSG crazeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mia walks through the history of a curious kind of guy responsible for vast swaths of the devastation wrought over 500 years of colonialism in AmericaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with New Mexico activist Lucas Herndon to discuss the recent assassination attempts against Democratic politicians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew walks us through a better future of the internet in the form of a digital commons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with folks from the Atlanta Solidarity Fund and  Anti-Repression Committee about the tactics of State repression and bail fund organizing within the struggle to Defend the Atlanta Forest. https://atlsolidarity.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Part Two: The Road Ahead Calls for a general strike go viral all the time - but what would it take for one to actually get organized? It's Going Down takes over It Could Happen Here in a special two-episode dive into the history of general strikes in the United States - from the Civil War to modern day. This episode includes an interview with activist and translator, Scott Campbell about Occupy Oakland and author and journalist, Kim Kelly about the potential for labor insurgency in 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part One: The Class War Explodes Calls for a general strike go viral all the time - but what would it take for one to actually get organized? It's Going Down takes over It Could Happen Here in a special two-episode dive into the history of general strikes in the United States - from the Civil War to modern day. This episode includes an interview with labor historian and author, Robert Ovetz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tragedy itself is consumed by farce as Bolsonaro supporters storm the Brazilian capital and try to get the army to install their godking, currently in a hospital in Orlando, as dictator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gare and Robert talk about the most fucked up and frightening trends in tech right now, and what they mean for the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and Garrison traveled through a portal to the future located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now they're going to tell you what (good) things to expect from our techno overlords.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Robert ventures to the Consumer Electronics Show in the wake of a year of massive tech industry losses to ask, what does the future look like?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang discuss their predictions for the coming year including a segment we call, “death.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang all got together before the holidays to answer listener questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Andrew, Gare, and Mia debate the problematic nature of Santa Claus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia walks through how George Bush stole the 2000 electionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2022 World Cup has been incredibly significant for the Arab and Muslim world for many reasons. Shereen highlights the beautiful outpouring of support we’ve seen for the Palestinian cause during the tournament and how this has been the driving force of a renewed unity for the Arab world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Qe talk about the UC contract and how rank and file union members feel about bargaining, then discuss how to build an inclusive union that benefits everyoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We talk about the future of the Ranch, and the role of Queer Havens in a world of increasing hostility against Trans and queer people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gare and James talk about the background of some of the unicorns and their lives in the valley since the siegeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Gare look into the causes of the siege and the solidarity and support that people around the world showed to the ranch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James starts off a four part series on the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, a trans haven in Colorado which came under attack in 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Molly Conger joins Robert, Garrison, and James to discus the recent attacks on power substations and how they relate to growing awareness of accelerationist plots against critical infrastructure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mia finishes her conversation with Cornell professor Eli Friedman and talks about the recent protestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Cornell professor Eli Friedman about the last 30 years of workers protest in China leading up to the current protests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss Biden and the Democrats forcing a terrible contract on rail workers, the horrific conditions of the railroads, and the consequences of both.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia Wong introduces the new wave of mass street protests and worker uprisings in ChinaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with two New York City Antifascists to talk about the strategy behind different actions to counter far right organizing in the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James talks to Matt Ehrlich - a Spanish history PhD candidate at UCSD, about picketing, sustaining a strike, and the bargaining happening between striking workers and the UC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with Debbie Bookchin and researcher Meghan Bodette about the revolution in northern Syria, the Kurdish freedom movement, and how to prevent Turkey from carrying out their plans to wipe it out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The entire crew stares into the heart of darkness and looks at the media and familial environment that produced the latest mass shooterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew talks with Mia and Robert about what kinds of infrastructure degrowth would require and the beneficial changes (no advertising, long lasting products among others) we'd get from it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew talks with Robert and Mia about the history of Degrowth, and what it offers as an alternative to the cancerous logic of perpetual economic expansion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this extra-special Thanksgiving fiction special presentation, Margaret recounts the true origins of the Thanksgiving holiday and then reads a story from her new book, We Won't Be Here Tomorrow, to Sophie. Join Robert Evans, Margaret Killjoy and Sophie Lichterman for a special live episode of Behind the Bastards with Q&A. Upon purchasing your ticket, you’ll be redirected to the show screen where there will be a prompt for you to submit a question to the hosts. Questions are picked at random, but be sure to get yours in as it may be featured in the live episode.  The show will be available for replay for 7 days after the event. Tickets: https://www.moment.co/btb (1 Part)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We give updates on some of the topics covered on the show during the past few months, including the UC Strike, anti-Queer rhetoric, and the midterms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and the gang discuss the comments to a single Elon Musk tweet, which is more revealing and culturally important than you might guess.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We look at the broader intellectual project behind nominally leftist calls for more cops and the course of the so-called race-class debateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at a recent call by two Harvard academics, one of whom is on the editorial board of Jacobin, for 500,000 more cops to end mass incarcerationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Mia talk to Alex and Tyler from UC San Diego about this week’s strike, what’s at stake, and how you can support 48,000 striking student workers.  https://www.fairucnow.org/support/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew talks with electoral analyst Jack Rasul about the recent midterm elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We sit down to talk about the charity scam your least favorite billionaires love.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We conclude our series on Myanmar, and look at how the revolution is sustaining itself after more than a year and a half of fighting without international aid. Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-daySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When governments around the world abandoned the spring revolution, Myanmar’s rebels found support from people all over the world instead. Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-daySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The revolution moves from the streets of Yangon to Myanmar’s ‘shatter zones’  Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-daySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We pick up with our young revolutionaries as they begin to fight back. Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-daySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part 1 of a 5 part series on Myanmar’s spring revolution. James and Robert document the first year of Myanmar’s revolution through the stories of its participants” Music for this series was provided by Rebel Riot, check out their Bandcamp here https://therebelriot.bandcamp.com/album/one-daySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Robert sits down with journalist and author Sarah Jeong to discuss Oregon's war on the homeless and looming mid terms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our final episode on the Brazilian elections we look at the US backed crusade against the PT and talk about the nature of corruption.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of our series about the recent Brazilian election we look at how imperialism, the police, shifts in class composition, and PT collaboration with capitalists doomed the Brazilian working classSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 1 of our series on the recent Brazilian election we talk about the origins and career of one Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew walks James and Gare through the history and theory of the institution of the Commons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Garrison talks about the latest drug laced Halloween candy story being pushed by the DEA and news media, candy colored Rainbow Fentanyl. Also an interview with medical toxicologist and addiction specialist Dr. Ryan Marino about common fentanyl myths. @RyanMarinoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James, Shereen, Gare, and Mia discuss the Valle de los Caidos, Spain’s mass graves, and Franco’s last helicopter trip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spooky Week continues with the story of how the black cat became synonymous with syndicalism and sabotage.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang kicks off spooky week with a discussion of Bigfoot, The Chupacabra and the curse the California Parks service accidentally put on itself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prop, Gare, Robert, and Shereen finish talking about Kanye’s antisemitism and conspiracy theories, while discussing how to cover this topic without falling into media spectacle and exploitation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this crossover episode with Hood Politics, Prop joins us to discuss Kanye West’s religious political projects and recent antisemitic controversy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and James are joined  by Steven Monacelli and Snow from Yellow Peril Tactical to discuss a recent Cato Institute panel on armed groups, and the history of armed resistance to white supremacy    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrap up this short history with Shereen explaining the most recent and seemingly never-ending election process in Libya, and how current prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has been able to forcefully stay in power.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen continues our history of Libya up until 2015, including the years preceding and following the Arab Spring and the death of Muammar Gaddafi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first of three episodes, Shereen walks us through a brief history of Libya in order to better understand the country in present-day.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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All of Silicon valleys promises are lies. The tech industry is a failure that has made life worse for virtually everyone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew joins us to chat about the history of squatting and its place in creating a more equitable world.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew sits down with Gare and James to explain the history of borders and how states have used them to control people    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Gare sit down with Jimmy and Rain from Mutual Aid Disaster Relief  (@mutualaidrelief) to talk about rebuilding better after natural disasters with solidarity, not charity.  https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about how governments use sports to launder their both reputation abroad and provide cover for their crimes at homeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The gang talk about Liz Truss, the Conservative party, and how the British government has consistently made life worse for most of its citizensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss Italy's new primer, Giorgia Meloni, who just broke the glass ceiling of fascism, how media has covered her rise to power, and the normalization of the far-right across Europe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Dr. Karena Avedissian to discuss anti draft protests in Dagestan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James sits down with David Mitchell of Patients for Affordable Drugs to discuss why medicines in the USA are unaffordable  and what we can do about itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia and Gare talk with Cuban historian Andres Pertierra about how Cuba went from putting gay people in work camps to progressive legal reformSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bringing us to the present day, Shereen continues our timeline of Yemen and explains how political and international events dragged Yemen deeper into crisis, political unrest, and famine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In trying to understand how present-day Yemen became one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, Shereen talks us through some key moments in Yemen’s history up to 2018.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew looks at a truly bizarre conspiracy theory about a coup against Xi Jinping that took social media and India mainstream news by stormSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Danielle, a nurse at Methodist Hospital and a steward for the Minnesota Nurses Association, about the massive nurses strike in Minnesota and the conditions of nurses in the US. https://mnpatientsbeforeprofits.com/act-now/ https://www.leftvoice.org/hear-a-striking-minnesota-nurse-speak-out-about-the-exploitative-working-conditions-nurses-face/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dozens of Schools in multiple states have been victims of a coordinated series of fake mass shooting reports. Robert sits down to talk with Molly Conger about a massive, growing problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We discuss the assassination of Darya Dugina, who she was, and possible motivations for targeting her or her father.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Alisa Mahjoub, a former member of the Unification Church, about the Moonies and the man who killed Shinzo Abe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang sits down to talk about John Hinckley Jr., mental health, and what happens when you try and fail to kill the President.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the recent failed assassination attempt on Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang talks about ETA’s assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco and kicks off assassination week with a bang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Queen Dead! The gang goes over a list of bad things the Queen did (when she was still alive) & why the royal family is not very good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew sits down with the gang to explain the history of resilience and community that helped Barbuda overcome centuries of colonial incompetence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to talk about the invasion of Armenia by Azerbaijan, and the looming threat of genocideSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang catches up with residents of Eden House to discuss the attacks and the work that Trans Rescue do to keep trans people safe around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with James and Mia to talk about Glenn Beck's plan to lock America into a permanent state of reaction to 9/11.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Robert sits down to talk to his Zoomer colleagues about 9/11, and how it became the source of a secular revenge cultSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James, Mia, and Gare take a deep dive into some of the most truly cursed things we’ve seen on the internet, and explain the police raid on the Kyle Rittenhouse cultural center in ArgentinaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang sits down to talk about Portland's first Proud Boy free summer since 2017. Find Robert's article about it here: https://newlinesmag.com/argument/how-portland-stopped-the-proud-boys/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew explains the principles of permaculture to Mia and JamesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Announcement for the upcoming Behind the Bastards live panel at Portland’s own Rose City Comic Con on Saturday September 10th. https://rosecitycomiccon.com/programming/#/event/behind-the-bastards-live See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The past month the town of Port Townsend has become a nexus point in the war on Trans people. This episode we explain how, and what the community's response has been. https://www.gofundme.com/f/srsforclemSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We walk through Libs of TikTok and Matt Walsh’s campaign of terror against trans kids and Boston Children’s Hospital.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James, Gare, and Shereen talk about the “merchant of death,” prisoner swaps, the international arms trade, and Bout’s weird home videos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James talks to experts and advocates for San Diego’s unhoused population about how the city allows so many people to die on its streets and the dangers of California’s upcoming CARE court legislation. Follow on Twitter: @homelessnessSD @cutecooper2 @objkshn @thesolution619See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen, Mia, and Garrison are joined by Neha Aziz to talk about her new podcast, Partition, and the importance of discovering your own history while also learning about the history of others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The gang talks about the brutal heatwave sweeping China and our blisteringly hot future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you heard about Chronic Wasting Disease? You will.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of our interview we discuss Planned Parenthood's anti-union retaliation and the importance of community support to workers organizing. @ppwpunion on Twitter  https://www.instagram.com/ppwpunion/?hl=en https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-western-pennsylvania/get-involved/donate/vivian-campbell-fund https://www.wpafundforchoice.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Crystal and Elizabeth, two members of UE Local 696, about the struggle of healthcare workers at Planned Parenthood after the fall of Roe   @ppwpunion on Twitter  https://www.instagram.com/ppwpunion/?hl=en https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-western-pennsylvania/get-involved/donate/vivian-campbell-fund https://www.wpafundforchoice.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Shereen are joined by Vicente Calderón @tijuanapress to discuss the narcobloqueos in Baja California and across Mexico and the broader context of the recent violence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We're joined by Alejandra Caraballo, Yveka Pierre, and Michelle McGrath to discuss the limits of abortion sanctuary laws, the role of big data in abortion arrests, and how we can build a better future for reproductive justice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Taiwan 101, a corrective to the piles of lies fed to leftists about Taiwan by malicious nationalists to conscript them into their imperialist project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew finishes off his 2 part series on Kuwasi Balagoon with the formation of the Black Liberation Army, Balagoon's anarchism, and his tragic death in prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have us a goddamn round table discussion about the FBI raid on Donny Trump and all the civil war talk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Jessika, a Pennsylvania based activist, to talk about firearms training for the transgender community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This episode we discuss the question of unmarked grave sites at the Old Prison Farm property, and propose methods of carrying out further historical research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two we discuss the prison’s history of forced labor and lack of healthcare in the overcrowded facility.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this three part series, made in collaboration with the Atlanta Community Press, we dive into the lost and incomplete history of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm.  https://atlpresscollective.com/2021/08/14/history-of-the-atlanta-city-prison-farm/ https://atlsolidarity.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew walks us through the early years and political development of Black anarchist Kuwasi BalagoonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia Wong talks with Tori Tambellini, an illegally fired Starbucks union organizer about Starbucks' anti-union crusade, organizing Starbucks workers, and her personal experience with their crimes and depredations. https://www.gofundme.com/f/wrongfully-terminated-market-square-supervisors?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer  https://secure.actblue.com/donate/starbucksworkersfund-tw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We talk to Dallas activists from Say It With Your Chest and the John Brown Gun Clubs who have been there to protect the unhoused community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew talks with us about stress under capitalismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and robert interview journalist WF Thomas about the Black Hammer cult and the recent fatality at one of their “Hammer Houses”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James, Margaret, Robert and Garrison continue their discussion of the coup and the Catalan revolution, and learn about the first art therapy program for children traumatized by conflict.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James is joint by Margaret killjoy, Garrison And Robert to talk about when anarchists and cops joined forces to fight a coup in Barcelona.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Andrew joins us once again to discuss the evolutions of species and their effects and correlations with the evolution of society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Amy Fischer from Sanctuary DMV about caring for the refugees Greg Abbott and others are sending to DCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen concludes this short series by explaining how Bashar al-Assad took control of Syria after the death of his father, and how he's continued the Assad family's reign of terror in the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen continues through the timeline of Hafez al-Assad's rise to power in Syria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen talks about the origins of Hafez al-Assad and how he rose to power in Syria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James talks with Robert Vivar of friends of friendship park about immigration,  the border, and the threats to the last place people separated by it can meet each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk Jordan Peterson's anti-trans supervillain monologue and the past month of increasing rhetoric around queer exterminationism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 we look at the a new kind of bread riot that continues to this day: the IMF riots, and then take a look at the two latest uprisings in Sri Lanka and Ecuador.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 1 we look at the history of the classical bread riot in the late 1700's and their return in the early 1900's.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who is Shinzo Abe? How did he die the funniest death of any modern world leader? What does it all mean?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James catches up with Tarek Loubani, an emergency medicine doctor who has volunteered in  Gaza, Egypt, and Ukraine. We talk about Glia, an open source medical device company that arose from his experience working in resource poor medical settings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss Post-Manifesto Terrorism as related to the recent Highland Park mass shooting and how the aesthetics of research are used to manipulate you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with representatives from the Dallas-based Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club to talk about their recent defensive actions to oppose right wing attacks on the local LGBT community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew joins us to talk about our experience in the service industry, making food in a non-capitalist system, and the original zine Abolish RestaurantsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We sit down with a researcher to discuss the disinformation campaign around burning food factories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with PHD student Noah Adams about his research into the intersection of autism and being trans. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/metropolitan-community-church-of-toronto/campaign/trans-and-proud/ https://twitter.com/noahadams https://www.amazon.com/Trans-Autistic-Stories-Life-Intersection-ebook/dp/B08289P67ZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to Erika Yamada, a feminist and human rights activist in Mexico about the struggle for abortion rights and what we can learn from the Green Tide. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/278968/9789241550406-eng.pdfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We sit down with Jake Hanrahan to talk about his new documentary.   Ukraine's Anti-Fascist Football Hooligans Fighting the Russian Invasion: https://youtu.be/nsodbPkjO3cSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Karl Kasarda from InRangeTV to discuss information security and protecting yourself and your communicationsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We talk with Elizabeth Blackburn from the FIRST Collective about a volunteer run encampment on the near-east side of Columbus. first-collective.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Mia walks us through the Federal Reserve discovering Neo-Marxism in a desperate attempt to figure out why inflation happens and why it matters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew leads a discussion on Paulo Freire's book Pedagogy of the Oppressed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with our favorite lawyer, Moira Meltzer-Cohen, to discuss some recent Supreme Court fuckery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We discuss the Dallas area church preaching the genocide of LGBTQ+ people from the pulpit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with Kyle Flannery from Strange Matters about the implicit and sometimes explicit politics hidden in board games like Settlers of Catan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

America's dumbest Nazis steal the spotlight at an armed protest of a pride rally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Janis Yue and Anahy about how Hillside Villa tenants forced the LA city council to agree to buy their apartment building from their landlord.   IG: @hillsidevilla_ Twitter: @hillside_villa Facebook: Hillside Villa Tenants AssociationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the attack on a family friendly drag event by self described Christian Fascists on June 4th.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Shereen continues the conversation about Palestine by discussing the murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh and the violence perpetrated by Israeli police during her funeral.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen walks us through how media bias and irresponsible journalism unfairly frames the public perception of Palestine and Israel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew joins us to talk about what an anarchist society would actually look like and how it would functionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Tanya, a long time clinic escort, to talk about abortion clinic escorting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An update on Defend the Atlanta Forest discussing what’s happened the past month from the Week of Action up to the current situation.  https://scenes.noblogs.org/ https://defendtheatlantaforest.org/https://twitter.com/defendATLforesthttps://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/contribute-to-the-atlanta-solidarity-fund   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We discuss the material factors that led to democracy in the factory as a movement and implication and causes of the collapse of the movement itself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about the Tiananmen Square massacre and the movement for democracy in the workplace that the workers there were fighting for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gare talks about the anti-LGBTQ+ hate campaign "Operation Pridefall" and how it mirrors the current groomer trend and kink at pride discourse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the influx of “grooming” accusations levied against queer people in recent months alongside “kink at pride” discourse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The conclusion of the saga of the Butterfly Center at the border. For now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Robert continue their exploration of the war between Qanon and the Butterfly Sanctuary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and James head down to the Texas border to meet with the director of a butterfly sanctuary in the crosshairs of a far right culture war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia Wong walks us through the bloody and violent history of anti-abortion terrorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shereen takes us through the history of the transformation of abortion into a partisan electoral issueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mia is joined by Shannon and John, two organizers working on the Dual Power Gathering, to talk about how you can join a bunch of cool people camping in the dunes and talking organizing from July 29th to the 31st! https://opencollective.com/tenants-united-south-chicago/projects/dual-power-2022 https://dualpower2022.org/update/2022/03/07/gathering-content.html  Twitter: @DualPower2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew joins us to talk about the history of regional cultures and how they developed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew talks about the recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Laguna Woods and the propaganda techniques and discourses fascist terrorists use to create further attacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to Diana and Odile from The Brigid Alliance and the Midwest Access Fund about the impact of existing and new restrictions on abortion and what we can do moving forward to fight for abortion access. The Brigid Alliance: www.brigidalliance.org Midwest Access Coalition: www.midwestaccesscoalition.org The Apiary list of practical support organizations/abortion funds in the country:https://www.apiarycollective.org/pso-listSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the new pro-choice direct action group who carried out a Molotov attack on a Wisconsin anti abortion group headquarters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Andrew takes the lead once again to discuss Octavia Butler's masterpieces Parable of the Sower and Parable of the TalentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to Carina Domingez, a reproductive health expert, about the predatory fake clinics known as crisis pregnancy centers and how they've infiltrated public health spaces to trick and terrorize people out of abortions and contraceptives. https://www.plancpills.org/https://crisispregnancycentermap.com/http://Bedsider.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with James Stout to talk about the groups saving lives at the U.S. / Mexico border.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The team is joined by Shereen and Kieryn to discuss the leaked Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with Kat Green (@spygirlpix) from Abortion Front (@abortionfront) on how the fight to protect abortion access goes underground. Links: aafront.org operationsaveabortion.com antimap.org  https://digitaldefensefund.org/abortion-privacy  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Learn how the movement evolved after the city council vote. In part 2 we get into tactics and hear more of the conversations with Forest Defenders from Garrison's trip to the Atlanta Forest. https://defendtheatlantaforest.com/https://stopreevesyoung.com/https://opencollective.com/forest-justice-defense-fundhttps://scenes.noblogs.org/warriorup.noblogs.org Links above best viewed on Tor BrowserSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison travels to Atlanta Georgia to talk with Forest Defenders who are attempting to prevent the construction of a massive militarized Police training facility.  https://defendtheatlantaforest.com/https://scenes.noblogs.org/https://crimethinc.com/2022/04/11/the-city-in-the-forest-reinventing-resistance-for-an-age-of-ecological-collapse-and-police-militarization Links above best viewed on Tor BrowserSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's talk about how anarchist movements handled infrastructure and organization in the Spanish Civil War.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and James discuss how to properly care for different kinds of wounds while out in the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are taking May Day off, but go listen to Margaret's new podcast "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff" to hear a special story about this day.  iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-cool-people-who-did-cool-96003360/episode/introducing-cool-people-who-did-cool-stuff-96003369?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cool-people-who-did-cool-stuff/id1620562792 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2e7z3M0mRcH9MGaMhghfUB?si=UmYkLGHDRpeqi0jV7iVO0g Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?c=sharelink&af_dp=stitcher://episode/202645219&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/episode/202645219&deep_link_value=stitcher://episode/202645219 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/episode/f1781bae-7329-4bad-811a-4cfb29efb088 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+5O9SuZDJs Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9vbW55LmZtL3Nob3dzL2Nvb2wtcGVvcGxlLXdoby1kaWQtY29vbC1zdHVmZi9wbGF5bGlzdHMvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We're once again joined by Margaret Killjoy, host of the new podcast Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, to look at the syndicalist vs pure anarchist divide that shattered the Japanese anarchist movement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Margaret Killjoy, host of the new podcast Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, to talk about the history of anarchism in Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of Mia's' interview with Nicolas Scott we discuss the Chilean revolution itself, the role of the Cordones, and how they influenced Chilean politics beyond their destruction at the hands of Pinochet and into the present day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 1 of Mia's interview with Nicolas Scott about the Cordones Industriales, Chilean radical workers organizations during the revolution, we discuss the political and economic history that led to them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over several days, Robert conducted an interview with an Anarchist militant fighting as part of an Anarchist volunteer militia unit in Ukraine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Garrison talks about DIY HRT, and we continue our discussion with by Dr. Victoria Grieve on gender affirming hormonal therapy.  https://twitter.com/VixenVVitch Victoria.grieve@pitt.edu  https://diyhrt.github.io/https://hrt.cafe/https://diytrans.wiki/Main_Page https://www.them.us/story/informed-consent-hrt-map-trans-healthcareSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison is joined by Dr. Victoria Grieve to discuss HRT gender affirming care for Trans people.  https://twitter.com/VixenVVitch Victoria.grieve@pitt.edu  https://diyhrt.github.io/https://hrt.cafe/https://diytrans.wiki/Main_Page https://www.them.us/story/informed-consent-hrt-map-trans-healthcareSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss Texas Governor Gregg Abbott's disruption of cross border trade and its implications for future leftist blockadesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of our analysis of the Atlanta shooting we zoom out to look at how the history of capitalist development in East Asia drove migrant workers to their deaths in a spa half a world away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 1 of our analysis of the 2021 Atlanta shooting we look at the history of Christian whorephobic violence against Asian women and how purity culture and imperialism led Robert Aaron Long to murder spa workersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We chat with Kat and Ada-Rhodes from Tear It Up to discuss taking the fight for Trans lives into the streets and the struggle to make trans pain visible.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get temporarily electoralism-pilled and discuss the upcoming 2022 midterm elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at how Facebook manufactured TikTok scares and manipulated the media in their endless quest of market share.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew leads a discussion on humanity’s reliance on modern agriculture, inspired by James C. Scott’s book Against the Grain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down again with Romeo Kokriatski, Ukrainian journalist, to discuss the Russian government's intentions in Ukraine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mia talks to Juniper about the rise of Goblin Mode, our media ecosystem, misinformation, and how journalists' twitter addiction leaves them prey to far right media operations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss Urban Combat tactics brought to you by Twitter dot com, and how conflict presents windows of possibility.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia is joined by Kyle and Steve of Strange Matters magazine trace the history of money, discuss what money actually is, and how certain theories of money like Modern Monetary Theory fail in ways that have profound impacts on any post-revolutionary society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with researcher Aram Shabanian to ask the important question, 'Hey, what's going on in that giant bloody land war in Europe?'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Ram (@A_Skoteinos) joins us for a brief history of the Chaos Star and we talk usage of symbols. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In part 2 we discuss how fascists/reactionaries view the aesthetics of femininity and Nick Fuentes’ catboy fetish.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang attempts to explain the seemingly paradoxical existence of Nazi Catboys and Fascist Femboys.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saint Andrew joins us to talk about the history of slavery in the Caribbean as well as the rebellions and slave revolts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jake Hanrahan returns from a reporting trip from Corsica and tells us about the ongoing uprising there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with a Russian anarchist, currently protesting the Putin regime's invasion of Ukraine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In part 5 the crew heads back in time to look at the development of the original gay rights movement in Germany and how it was destroyed by the Nazis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part four the team gets into the recent uptick in bills and legislation that aim to attack trans/queer people, and supress the existence of LGBTQ+ people in schools. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part three we look at the horrific results of the spread of terfs to Mexico before returning to the US to see a transphobic alliance of TERFs and Evangelicals fuse with QAnon to create the current anti-trans movement in America. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 we look at how an ex-eco militant turned conspiracy theorist helped turn the United Kingdom turned into TERF Island and meet a new international transphobic alliance. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part one we look at the right-wing crusade against gay marriage and learn the history of the Evangelical organizations that lead the charge on anti-LGBTQ+ hate and political action. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Garrison and Mia discuss piracy, and how free access to information is a net good.   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia talks with Ted, an organizer with Amazonians United about solidarity unionism, direct action in the workplace, and organizing outside the legal frameworks of conventional unionization.   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew is joined by JMC of the new magazine Strange Matters to talk about the rise and decline of modern anarchism and how we can bring it back again. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined by filmmaker Michael Lacanilao to discuss disinformation and the RIT Escherian Stairwell: Building a Modern Myth project. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saint Andrew comes on to talk about cities and how to make urban living more ecological. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We sit down with James Stout to learn the history of Molotov Cocktails. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The conclusion of our series on the civil war in Myanmar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We follow Zaw, a gen Z militant fighting with improvised weapons in Myanmar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the history of homemade guns in liberatory movements, and meet two fighters who battled the Burmese government. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Evans and James Stout start their four part series on the Gen Z Militias of Myanmar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mia Wong continues her conversation with Raven about the Chicago police and how they weaponize tensions between ethnic and immigrant groups to maintain their hold on power.   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mia Wong sits down with Raven, a Chicago journalist, to discuss the cops' murder of Rekia Boyd and how the cop who murdered her trained death squads.   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew takes a look at Texas' brutal new interpretations of the law that targets trans youth with state violence for taking puberty blockers and allows Child Protective Services to investigate and potentially seize trans children and forces mandatory reporters to report trans kids getting gender affirming care. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new refugee trail has been created in the wake of a Russian invasion. Reporter James Stout talks with someone who escaped on foot. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garrison and Mia discuss the EARN IT Act and the broad sweeping negative effects it would have on internet freedom, privacy, and encryption if passed. https://linktr.ee/StopEarnIT   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Saint Andrew joins us for a discussion comparing Aldous Huxley's final book 'Island' vs his seminal classic 'Brave New World.' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to two members of Veterans for Peace about military recruitment through gaming, the army's move onto Twitch, and how we can stop them through counter-recruiting both offline and online. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert talks with a Ukrainian journalist (@VagrantJourno) about the escalating conflict with Russia. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fundraiser for the victims of the mass shooting attack on the Portland BLM gathering- https://gofund.me/67b0f85b We chat with a Starbucks barista and union organizer in Boston about the Starbucks Unionization efforts. Starbucks Workers United- https://sbworkersunited.org Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In part 2 of our jaunt staring into the abyss of the crimes of the Chicago Police Department we get the story of 2 internal CPD cartels and the CPD's blacksite Homan Square, which is still open to this day. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang takes on two stories from dark history of the Chicago police department: the Burge torture ring and the police's murder of Laquan McDonald and Rahm Emanuel's subsequent coverup. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the Convoy occupation expanded beyond choking a single major city, the blocking of supply lines and border crossings raised more questions regarding how the government's reaction might effect political movements in the future. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can a truck convoy turn into a full scale city occupation? In part one we dive into the initial organizing efforts and how what happened during the first weekend of protest laid the groundwork for the ongoing occupation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang discusses the danger of feeding attention economy in an attempt to stop the people who benefit from it Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.Join us on 2/17 for a live digital experience of Behind the Bastards (plus Q&A) featuring Robert Evans, Propaganda, & Sophie Lichterman. If you can't make it, the show will be available for replay until 2/24!Tickets: https://www.momenthouse.com/behindthebastards Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June and Kyle from the General intellect Unit podcast join Mia to explain what cybernetics is, its history in the Chilean revolution, and how we can use it to build a better socialist world.   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and Karl from InrangeTV discuss gun culture and the politics of weaponry. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A member of the Opossum Press collective talks with Garrison about how they ID’ed the January 6th ‘Ziptie Guy.’ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saint Andrew joins us for a discussion on the 2012 essay 'Desert,' and how it does and doesn't relate to our modern view of climate collapse. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our healthcare system doesn't work without traveling nurses. Now they're on the verge of revolt. We sit down with one to discuss why. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.Join us on 2/17 for a live digital experience of Behind the Bastards (plus Q&A) featuring Robert Evans, Propaganda, & Sophie Lichterman. If you can't make it, the show will be available for replay until 2/24!Tickets: https://www.momenthouse.com/behindthebastards Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Collen joins us once again to give an update on the Truck Convoy at Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang sit down and have some yuks about the concept of 4th generation warfare and the Kaiser-loving paleocon who invented it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 2 of our special Lunar New Years episode Mia is joined by JN and Jane once again to talk about the difficultly of maintaining Chinese leftist principles in broader left organizing spaces and also whether we should rt year of the tiger art before the Lunar New Year   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part 1 of our special Lunar New Years episode Mia is joined by JN, a member of the Lausan Collective, and Jane Shi, a poet, writer, and organizer to discuss organizing in the Chinese diaspora, the deployment of anti-Asian violence by reactionaries to strengthen the police against Black and Indigenous people, and our favorite Chinese New Years foods   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with journalist Dan Collen (@SpinelessL) about the anti-health mandate Truck Convoy at Canada’s Capital of Ottawa. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.Join us on 2/17 for a live digital experience of Behind the Bastards (plus Q&A) featuring Robert Evans, Propaganda, & Sophie Lichterman. If you can't make it, the show will be available for replay until 2/24!Tickets: https://www.momenthouse.com/behindthebastards Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journalist and researcher W. F. Thomas talks with Robert and Garrison about DiscloseTV, Telegram, and the cultic milieu. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with a Forester about the state of our woods and forests, how we got here, and how climate change is affecting them. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Evans sits down with archaeologist Chris Begley to discuss his book about historical collapse. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enter the Cowtrix. In part 2 we discuss why Big Tech spawned the Metaverse and how we are all cows. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The astroturfed Metaverse is coming, this episode we discuss virtual shopping and VR crypto storefronts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.Join us on 2/17 for a live digital experience of Behind the Bastards (plus Q&A) featuring Robert Evans, Propaganda, & Sophie Lichterman. If you can't make it, the show will be available for replay until 2/24!Tickets: https://www.momenthouse.com/behindthebastards Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of our interview with Alexander Aviña we discuss cartels, paramilitaries, and how state violence in service of taking control of the drug trade and suppressing peasant organizers built them, Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part one of our interview with Alexander Aviña we trace the history of how Mexico's dirty war against leftist guerillas and peasant movements transformed into the War on Drugs and created the cartels. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

St. Andrew leads a discussion on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and the differences between Self and Community Actualization. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of the world already happened, but we haven't yet arrived at our new reality. Hyperobjects can help us along the path. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.Join us on 2/17 for a live digital experience of Behind the Bastards (plus Q&A) featuring Robert Evans, Propaganda, & Sophie Lichterman. If you can't make it, the show will be available for replay until 2/24!Tickets: https://www.momenthouse.com/behindthebastards Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to two members of the artist collective Solarpunk Surf Club about their new solarpunk game Solarpunk Futures, gaming as a method of education and organizing, and the importance of kinds of organizing that don't contribute to burnout. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saint Andrew joins us for a discussion on Bioregionalism and ecology. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We dive into the increasingly popular intersection of disinformation combining Covid conspiracy theories and Holocaust revisionism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part 2 of our interview with Lucy about COVID in Chicago public schools in which we take a look at what these classrooms are actually like and examine the broader implications of these actions for the labor movement in general.Chicago teachers currently aren't getting paid, you can support them individually or collectively here: https://twitter.com/Itmechr3/status/1480711797736943617?s=20 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.