Left in the Basement

Introducing What the Hell is Going On, a more informal weekly segment where Ed, Blane, and Dylan talk about what's been going on in the world and their lives. This week, Dylan got a haircut, Ed talks about his pending "Biden Bucks" stimulus, and Blane is fascinated by Tucker Carlson's weird Twitch-esque Fox News commentary segment. 

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Dylan and Blane talk with Chet, a leftist and free will skeptic. Chet has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and lives near Des Moines, Iowa where he volunteered on the Andrew Yang campaign. He has participated in activist efforts like Occupy Wallstreet and Gamers for Basic Income. We discuss universal basic income, a post-scarcity society, and the concept of “Just Desserts”.

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We talk with Sara about her journey that began on the far right, to coming out as a trans woman who considers herself further left than Bernie Sanders. Sara lives in GA, and was raised as a southern fundamentalist Christian. We discuss her former support of Donald Trump, her attempt to reconcile her identity and religion, and common misconceptions about the trans community.

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We sit down and talk with James, who resides in Acworth, GA and lives with a number of chronic illnesses. James suffers from hyper-mobility spectrum disorder, POTS syndrome, and Osteogenesis imperfecta. Throughout the hour, we dive into the early stages of his diagnosis, what every day life is like with these conditions, his experience with the medical system, and the problem with employer based insurance.

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We speak with Drew, who lives in Austin, Texas. Drew has a bachelor’s degree in finance and applied economics and currently works as an accountant for a civil engineering firm. Drew is a supporter of Donald Trump, but doesn’t identify as a Republican. We focus on the free market as it relates to censorship, big tech, school choice, and big pharma. Blane and I challenge Drew to consider why conservatives are censored more often, and why we think voucher programs don’t address the underlying issue of poor school performance.

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We speak with Mason, who lives in Calhoun, GA and is a union worker at a plastic manufacturing plant. Mason is an ardent Donald Trump supporter and is very critical of the left on social media. Throughout our hour and half conversation, Dylan and I attempt to uncover just what makes the left so “radical,” according to the right. We discuss how the left is not the Democratic party, the question of medicare for all, white guilt and racism in America, policing, and the potential for the rise of a younger and more capable Trump-like figure. Be sure to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts. If you more than liked it and would like to support the ongoing production of content like this, consider becoming a supporter on Anchor.fm. And as always, a thank you to Rachel Palmer for the music featured throughout this episode. Go check out her work at rachelpalmer.bandcamp.com.

On this introductory episode, we set the stage for future discourse on the disappearance of the American dream. Dylan and Blane talk about their background, what inspired them to put this thing together, and the greater purposes they hope to see this project help fulfill.

Many thanks to Rachel Palmer for our theme music, Recurrent Construct.