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June 14, 2023 122 - Marxism and "Woke" Corportations ft. Nick French
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We are joined this week by Nick French (@NickFrenchNYC) assistant editor at Jacobin Magazine, to talk about the right's claim that 'wokeism' is just secret Marxism, and why if you are worried about oppression you should be a Marxist.
Read Nick's piece here: https://jacobin.com/2023/04/cultural-marxism-woke-capitalism-conservatives-oppression

1 hr 15 min
June 07, 2023 121 - The End Of Left Populism? & Erdogan Holds On w/ Alex Hochuli & Djene Bajalan
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We are joined by Alex Hochuli (@Alex__1789) to talk about the populist moment.
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Alex's book "The End Of The End Of History" - https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/end-end-history
Then Djene Bajalan (@djenebajalan) joins us to talk about the recent elections in Turkey.
1 hr 28 min
May 31, 2023 120 - Rich People In Space & Diving Deep In Minnesota w/ Corey Pein & Isi Baehr-Breen
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Biden is bringing massive cuts to appease the GOP. Corey Pein (@coreypein) joins us to talk about the rich in space, and Isi Baehr-Breen (@isaiah_bb) fmr. Communications Director for Ilhan Omar joins us to talk about Minnesota politics, and how the state has been able to push for progressive legislation. We also talk the debt-ceiling deal and Paxton's impeachment in Texas.
1 hr 36 min
May 27, 2023 Special Report - Henry Kissinger 100 Years: New Warcrimes Exposed By The Intercept w/ Nick Turse
Journalist Nick Turse (@nickturse) joins David to talk about Henry Kissinger turning 100, and his breaking reporting on new revelations about the scope of Henry Kissinger's involvement in brutal war crimes in Cambodia.
KISSINGER'S KILLING FIELDS: Survivors of Kissinger’s Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/henry-kissinger-cambodia-bombing-survivors/
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30 min
May 24, 2023 119 - The Weird Return Of The LaRouche Cult & Ron Desantis To Announce ft. Donald Parkinson
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We are joined by Donald Parkinson, editor & writer at Cosmonaut Magazine, to talk about their recent piece in the print issue of Jacobin on Lyndon LaRouche. https://jacobin.com/2023/05/how-lyndon-larouche-said-goodbye-to-marxism-and-hello-to-crazy Check out Cosmonaut Magazine: https://cosmonautmag.com/
1 hr 49 min
May 18, 2023 Special Report: How Brandon Johnson & The Working-Class Won In Chicago
This is audio from this week's Griscom Stream - catch them live Thursday afternoons on Youtube!
Reporter Miles Kampf-Lassin (@MilesKLassin) and labor organizer & Executive director of In These Times Alex Han (alex__han) David Griscom to talk about Brandon Johnson's campaign for mayor of Chicago.
WHY CHICAGO’S MAYORAL ELECTION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RACES OF 2023
https://perfectunion.us/why-chicagos-mayoral-election-is-one-of-the-most-important-races-of-2023/
Brandon Johnson Took on Republican Megadonors—and Won. Is Helen Gym Next?
https://inthesetimes.com/article/brandon-johnson-chicago-vallas-helen-gym-philadelphia
46 min
May 17, 2023 118 - The Post-Bernie Left & Understanding Imperialism w/ Vivek Chibber
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We are joined by Vivek Chibber, professor of sociology at New York University. He is the editor of Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy, to talk about his book The Class Matrix, the post-bernie left, and what the left gets wrong about imperialism.
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674245136
1 hr 8 min
May 10, 2023 117 - Did Tesla Cover Up A Worker's Death? + FDR Scholar Assesses Biden & Marianne Williamson
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David & Matt break down Texas Governor Greg Abbott's border militarization.
Gus Bova (@gusbova) of the Texas Observer joins us to talk about how a Texas worker died at Tesla's Gigafactory:
HE DIED HELPING BUILD TESLA’S GIGAFACTORY. TESLA DIDN’T TELL LOCAL OFFICIALS
https://www.texasobserver.org/tesla-t...
And our friend FDR Scholar and advisor to Marianne Williamson Harvey Kaye (@harveyjkaye) joins us to assess Biden's first term in office and break down why he has decided to support Marianne Willamson in 2024.

1 hr 21 min
May 03, 2023 116 - Climate Change & Class War + Clowning On The Right w/ Chris James
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We talk about how climate change has a clear class war angle.
Chris James (@theCJS) the mind behind Not Even A Show joins us to talk about clowning on the Right.
https://t.co/SjhCDIUpMb
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1 hr 16 min
April 26, 2023 115 - The Right's 'Manosphere' Grifters & Tucker Was No Anti-imperialist ft. Elias Cepeda
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Matt & Dave are joined by Elias Cepeda (@EliasCepeda) to talk about Andrew Tate & the right wing manosphere influencers. Then Matt & Dave break down why Tucker Carlson was no anti-imperialist.

1 hr 50 min

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