On today’s edition of Coffee with Comrades, George Schmitz, drummer of Stick to Your Guns and co-host of the No Power podcast, joins us to discuss hardcore music, authenticity in art, counterculture, praxis, sobriety, and so much more. But, first, some current events: 

• The Cherokee Nation is seeking to appoint a representative to congress 
• The Trump Administration is trying to get to Supreme Court to legalize anti-LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination 
• Manhattan District Attorney used “geofencing” warrant to surveil anti-fascists.
• The Amazon Rainforest is on fire. 
• Robber oil-baron David Koch kicks the bucket. 

In a wide-ranging discussion, Pearson and George chat about hardcore music, toxic masculinity, catharsis, political awakenings, cultural production, counterculture, praxis, and the No Power Podcast. 

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Music: 

• Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World Anymore” by Woody Guthrie 
• Interlude: “What Choice Did You Give Us?” by Stick to Your Guns
• Outro: “Against Them All” by Stick to Your Guns