Pod Damn America

We talk about the primary results of Cori Bush, Abdul El-Sayed, Kshama Sawant and more with friend of the show Brad Ross, who let Anders use his apartment because Wi-Fi is out in Ridgewood. Also some testing of Brad's wealth of soundtrack composer knowledge.

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We talk about the primary results of Cori Bush, Abdul El-Sayed, Kshama Sawant and more with friend of the show Brad Ross, who let Anders use his apartment because Wi-Fi is out in Ridgewood. Also some testing of Brad's wealth of soundtrack composer knowledge.

We discuss the new article on police reform from extremely hip, zoomer writer Anders J. Lee in Geese Magazine. But first: co-worker music.

Article: https://www.geesemag.com/articles/zohran-mamdani-needs-to-fire-jessica-tisch-but-who-will-he-replace-her-with

Paid Protest 8/20: https://qedastoria.com/products/paid-protest?event=2026-08-20T21:00:00

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Our pal Bunny Themelis joins us to discuss Greek culture and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

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For part 1 of Odyssey week here on PDA we discuss the geopolitical implications of Christopher Nolan's decision to film The Odyssey in Moroccan occupied West Sahara but first we talk about Ronald Reagan's hair.

SOURCE: https://africasacountry.com/location/western-sahara

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Maxelle Talena from Dysphoria joins us to discuss Markwayne Mullin's crackdown on the kratom derivative 7-OH. Anders comments on behalf of the kratom community and whip-it enthusiast Jake moderates.

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Anders talks about Canadian treebark smog, the UK's new Prime Minister, Zohran's looming Bibi arrest threat and then interviews Author Matthew Wolfe about his new book "Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the FBI, and a Secret History of Eco-Sabotage."

Get Matthew's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725669/fires-in-the-night-by-matthew-wolfe/

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In light of some recent discourse going on in New York City we discuss the Italian American Civil Rights League and the history of the mafia. But first, and important message about diarrhea.

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Anders talks to Yale professor Samuel Moyn about his new book "Gerontocracy: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It"

But first, we discuss the passing of evil and (probably) gay Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham.

Samuel's book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374607647/gerontocracyinamerica/

Paid Protest Thursday: https://qedastoria.com/products/paid-protest?event=2026-07-16T21:00:00

Jake's show w/Ron Placone: https://www.ronplacone.com/shows-1/2026/7/25/higystc9b3g64ar8hdyxqtwnvx90ll

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CONTENT WARNING: We are going to discuss Graham Platner's sexual assault scandal and the end of his senate campaign.

We also talk about Bam Margera, the band Fun, and make some dumb jokes to lighten up the mood. Enter and hear our smoking hot takes at your own risk.

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