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Machete y Mate episodes

July 29, 2020 Current Events#4: PR, GARIFUNAS OF HONDURAS, ELECTION & STRIKE IN BOLIVIA, F*** THE RICHMOND PD
The homies talk about some of the latest news coming out of LatAm: Racism, Xenophobia and the party politics in Puerto Rico, the disappearing of Garifuna activists and general state of Honduras, and the most recent postponing of the elections by the illegitimate coup government of Bolivia and the threat of a general strike in response. T finishes it off with a colorful middle finger homage to the Richmond Police.
1 hr 19 min
July 21, 2020 Current Events Episode #3 PDX SOLIDARITY, AUSSIE COVID/REFUGEES/LABOR, THE ARGENTINE & POPE, PR
With better audio and internet, the fam talks about the struggle the Portland comrades are facing. LeRoy updates on the COVID sitch in Australia, its history of human rights abuses against Refugees and contradictions of its Labor history. Austin fills us in on the panel he did with MORENA from Mexico and this apparently dope ass Argentinian dude who was on it, which somehow leads to a convo on catholicism in Latin America. We finish off by discussing the disappointment that is the newly-elected Ritchie Torres and the bullshit farce that is PR statehood. oh and STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM PR DURING THE PANDEMIC!!!1!1
1 hr 8 min
July 19, 2020 Bolivarian Constitution #2: How We got here, from Bolívar to Chávez
The second installment of our series on the constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. From Simón Bolívar to Hugo Chávez himself, we discuss and analyze the almost 200 year material history of the region that lead to the the drafting and ratification of this dope document.
1 hr 30 min
July 12, 2020 Current Events Episode #2 AUSSIE COVID, DSA, PUERTO RICO, LATINX NAZIS, BUILDING THE COMMUNE
With terrible audio and internet connections, the homies shoot the shit about the latest Plague news from Australia, DSA stuff, Puerto Rican Party Politics, Pathetic Latinx Nazis, and Building the Commune.
47 min
July 06, 2020 Current Events Episode #1
The first edition of Machete Y Mate's weekly informal current events episodes. Here they talk about the Victorian government's racist, carceral response to Covid-19 cases in 9 public housing buildings in Melbourne, the feudal overlords at Disney, and the grip the Confederacy still has on Richmond's identity.
42 min
July 02, 2020 Episode #3b: The Bolivarian Constitution Part 2
The second part of the homies talking about the constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including the dickhead of the day: Juan Guaidó. Don't forget to check out the first part for the whole conversation.
57 min
July 02, 2020 Episode #3: The Bolivarian Constitution Part 1
The homies discuss some of their favorite parts of the governing document of the (hot take) most successful democratic socialist project, Part 1. Look out for part 2 to hear the whole convo!
46 min
June 24, 2020 Bolivarian Constitution Teaser
A bit of a teaser of our next episode on the Bolivarian constitution.
7 min
June 07, 2020 Special Edition Rapid Response #2: The George Floyd People's Uprising
T and Austin update us on what's been going on in VA and the US since we last met. LeRoy talks about his experiences at the Melbourne Demonstration, almost throwing down with a cop, and trying not to extinguish a MAGA hat wearing, off duty riot cop on the train home. Special new segment as well: Machete y Mate's Dickhead of the day! Enjoy and Solidarity!
1 hr 41 min
May 31, 2020 Rapid Response Episode: The George Floyd People's Uprising
We put this together as a response in full solidarity to the mass unrest and in rejection of the Police violence. LeRoy talks about the Australian reaction, the brothers detail their first hand accounts about the protests in Richmond, VA, and a whole bunch of analysis thrown. We also make fun of His Majesty Louis XX.
1 hr 44 min