Today's theme: Gnosticism! After beginning with a discussion of Greil Marcus's transcendent book Lipstick Traces, the boys talk punk, secret histories, "fake news," COVID, and film as late examples of late gnostic thinking. Plus Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing.

With Ex back, A&E take up the twin questions of police violence and the public response by way of Frantz Fanon, MLK, Malcom X, and--obviously--Weird Al Yankovic's take on Ghandi from his 1989 film UHF.

Part two of our addendum to our 2019 episode on Joker. Film aside, points of discussion, include Trump, Bernie, climate change, racism, and the social instability that was evident even before COVID-19.

Amos is joined by friend and colleague Joe to discuss a series of films that emerged simultaneous to Joker and complement/extend that film's political argument, including Luce and Cold Case Hammerskjöld.

Just when we were at our wits end, a ray of sunshine poked its way through the clouds. That ray is former Minnesota Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura--who is mulling a run for president. Plus: the democrats still hedge at Medicare for All, despite the pandemic, and instead suggest we put all those uninsured people on a health plan literally named for a G.I Joe international crime syndicate.

There's a compelling link between Protestantism and Jokerfication in a time of social and economic collapse. A&E discuss at the same time as they play "Where in the world is Bernie Sanders?"

COVID-19 takes over the nation as Bernie Sanders effectively vanishes from the scene, right when healthcare for all is more necessary than ever.

As COVID-19 sweeps across the country and Bernie's campaign soldiers on, A&E discuss the serendipitous confluence of this Chinese "year of the rat," Mayor Pete, and the coming need for a MASSIVE rat-like solidarity at the social level if we hope to make it through this storm. Plus: "The Adventures of Pete and Pete."

The second installment of the conversation between Amos and guest Rich, recorded before the fuller impact of the COVID-19 event was evident.

In this first in a two-part episode, friend-of-the-pod Rich visits to chat with Amos about everything from Joe Rogan to Bernie to fake radical leftist academics who are addicted to losing. And much more.