Podcasts - Future Left

Podcasts - Future Left episodes:

• 11.23.2021

  Ep. 220: Economy Bad

  ECONOMY BAD

  
• 10.29.2021

  Ep. 219: The Horror, The Horror

  This week we are talking about various aspects of the very real dystopian horror setting that capitalism is making out of our lives and those of working people around the world. Enjoy! If you liked this episode please consider throwing...

  
• 10.22.2021

  Ep. 218: Swindlers List

  we talk about the newest edition of the Forbes 400--the richest evil bastards on the planet. (fyi the Forbes 400 does NOT include home addresses, which seems shortsighted imho) if you dig this episode, please consider giving us a little scratch on...

  
• 10.04.2021

  Ep. 217: Burning Down the Housing Market (Ft. Saoirse Gowan)

  Aaaaand we're back. Sorry for the unexpected hiatus. We've had a few life events that pulled us away from the podcast, which is unfortunate, but bound to happen. In any event, we are returning with an in-depth look at all things...

  
• 09.15.2021

  Ep. 216: Shout Out To Wallace Shawn

  A quick note: we love doing Future Left, and we're going to keep doing it for as long as we are able. But the reality is that we need your support. We are currently taking our time with new episodes...

  
• 08.18.2021

  Ep. 215: Doomsday Preppin

  In the wake of the new IPCC report and the updated MIT study on "Limits to Growth" it looks like this system that is destroying the world is going to collapse soon and maybe try to take you with it....

  
• 07.19.2021

  Ep. 214: Evil Empire (Ft. Alex Press)

  Labor journalist Alex Press is joining us this week to talk about her new podcast, Primer, which focuses on Amazon, one of the most exploitative and inescapable corporations on the planet. Listen to Primer Podcast on Jacobin Radio, found on iTunes,...

  
• 07.11.2021

  213: Lonestar Bullshit: Critical Race Theory Edition

  Welcome to Texas, where nothing bad ever happened and everything has always been about freedom for EVERYONE, no exceptions, EVER. That's at least what Greg Abbott and the fuck around boys in the Texas state government want kids to believe. School...

  
• 06.17.2021

  Ep. 212: Care Werk

  This episode is about care work. Child care, elder care, and just... care. It's something that at some point everyone needs, whether its getting their doo doo baby ass wiped or help turning a PDF when you turn 50. For child...

  
• 05.01.2021

  Ep. 210: IP and So Do You

  Property is definitely theft. Is intellectual property theft too? We're talking about a lot of dumb things that have happened lately because of this idiotic notion of intellectual property. For instance, Metallica getting censored for playing Metallica is pretty funny. Side...

  
• 04.25.2021

  Ep. 209: Landchads vs. Rentoids

  Episode recorded back in March. Parental leave continues. Future Left will be back with fresh episodes in May 2021.

  
• 03.31.2021

  Ep. 208: Call of Duty: Modern War Crimes

  It's all fun and games until you start reproducing imperialist propaganda. A new first-person shooter lets you find out what it would be like to kill maintain a brutal imperialist occupation in the Middle East. The gameplay is so realistic...

  
• 03.25.2021

  Ep. 207: The Beflowering of Craig Babbitt

  Adam is now out on parental leave and subsequently is very bad about doing things in a timely fashion, even things as simple as the upload button. Anyway, here is a podcast recorded on March 8. We talk about the CIA's...

  
• 03.05.2021

  Ep. 205: bAcK tO nOrMaL

  We're bombing Syria again. The kids are still in cages. The minimum wage is unwavering. What do? If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider giving to us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureleft If you enjoyed this podcast but can't support us with money, consider helping...

  
• 02.27.2021

  Ep. 204: Chillin' With Comrade Uri (Ft. Steven Monacelli and Andrew Teeter)

  This week, we're talking about the weather. We're joined by an organizer from the Fort Worth chapter of the Democracy Socialists of America, Andrew Teeter, as well as the founder and co-editor of Protean Magazine, journalist Steven Monacelli. Ted Cruz fucks...

  
• 02.09.2021

  Ep. 203: Malarko-Communism

  JOE BIDEN IS A FAR LEFT RADICAL. ALL HAIL COMRADE JOSEPH. Just kidding. We also talk about Jeff Bezos firing Jeff Bezos so Jeff Bezos can still basically be Jeff Bezos without catching all of Jeff Bezos' heat. The AI is going...

  
• 02.01.2021

  Ep. 202: Stonctus Interruptus

  This week we're running down some news: nonsense on Wall Street, nonsense in Texas, and nonsense in the tech sector. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider giving to us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/futureleft If you enjoyed this podcast but can't support us...

  
• 01.25.2021

  Ep. 201: J-2021 Jump Street (Ft. Ella Fassler & Michael Loadenthal)

  This week, Future Left is joined by two of Adam's co-defendants in the "J20 case" that resulted from the January 20, 2017 protest at the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Journalist Ella Fassler and researcher Dr. Michael Loadenthal share their recollection...

  
• 01.12.2021

  Ep. 200: Kapital Riot

  It's the big episode 200. This week we're talking about rioting on the hill, the richest bastard on earth, and a big-brained idea from the IMF about how your credit score should be based on your web history. If you enjoyed...

  
• 01.01.2021

  Ep. 199: Tis The Season To Be Commie

  This episode is very late. Just listen, you'll like it.

  
• 12.12.2020

  Ep. 198: Nationalize the Drugs (Ft. Hadas Thier)

  This week we're looking at medicine, vaccines, and the companies that make them. We're joined by Hadas Thier, author of the new book "A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics," to discuss the failures of Big...

  
• 11.28.2020

  Ep. 197: Wack Friday

  This episode, in honor of capitalism's highest holiday, we're looking at consumerism: how it fits into broader capitalist ideology, and it's impacts on workers and the environment. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider giving to us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/futureleft If you...

  
• 11.20.2020

  Ep. 196: What is to be done? (About Video Games) Ft. Jamie Woodcock

  This week we're talking about the videogames industry, from labor to play to the god damn CIA. Joining us is Dr. Jamie Woodcock, editor at Notes from Below (https://notesfrombelow.org/) author of "Marx at the Arcade: Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle." We...

  
• 11.16.2020

  Ep. 195: Judge Fridge

  Can you judge a man's soul based on a picture of his fridge? The New York Times thinks so! Meanwhile, while the results of the US election are known, the next president is not. Adam's old union is getting busted....

  
• 11.06.2020

  Ep. 194: All the President's Men (Ft. Abner Hauge)

  The election is over (kind of) and now what the fuck is going to happen? We spoke to journalist Abner Hauge, of Left Coast Right Watch, about what he is seeing and what he anticipates in the months to come...

  
• 10.31.2020

  Ep. 193: The Monster Squad

  After a brief discussion of Amy Comey Garrett's entry onto the Supreme Court, we wanted to take a break from reality (we're probably gonna get a fuck ton of that over the next few weeks) and instead discuss some movies--horror...

  
• 10.25.2020

  Ep. 192: Sinning on the Internet

  This week we're looking at getting caught with your pants down, for both America's mayor as well as America's TV liberal law person. We also break down perhaps the dumbest music video of all time in an attempt to understand the...

  
• 10.19.2020

  Ep. 191: No, Seriously, Orange Man Bad

  This week we spoke to Andy Zee, co-initiator of Refuse Fascism, about the upcoming election on Nov. 3 (in case you hadn't heard...). Should you vote in the upcoming election? Is this election unlike any that has ever come...

  
• 10.12.2020

  Ep. 190: Imperial Decline

  This week we talked about the recent vice presidential debate, the Pope's anticapitalism, and the looming possibility of civil war. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider giving to us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/futureleft If you enjoyed this podcast but can't support us...

  
• 10.02.2020

  Ep. 189: "Will You Shut Up, Man" & Other Political Treatises (Ft. Bryn (@kinematografi))

  In order to talk about the thing that no one wants to think about any more we invited on a very special guest: Bryn! She's the co-host of podcasts Beep Beep Lettuce and Generation Loss. She also co-hosts Means TV's...

  
• 09.28.2020

  Ep. 188: Techno Tyrants (Ft. Edward Ongweso Jr.)

  This episode, we're joined by a very special guest, Edward Ongweso, Jr. Edward is a tech journalist that works for VICE News, he is also the co-host of the new (and very good) podcast "This Machine Kills." We wanted to talk...

  
• 09.18.2020

  Ep. 187: Trash Humanism

  The Transhumanist Party is a political party that appears to lack any serious framework for politics. It wants to upend the traditional dogmas like "everyone will die at some point" and replace them with the idealism and zealotry of scientific...

  
• 09.14.2020

  Ep. 186: Ctrl + Alt + Dlt: Garth Brooks & Spotify (Ft. Austin Robey)

  This week we're joined by Austin Robey, co-founder of Ampled, a musician-owned platform cooperative. Austin has a new piece in Music Ally where he proposes the company should fork over a chunk of equity to the people that...

  
• 09.05.2020

  Ep. 185: Robots and Rituals in the Workplace

  You know all those fancy pants think tanks that claim that most of the economy will be automated by 2025? What do those sickos say now? We're looking at how COVID-19 and the resulting economic upheaval has impacted projections. We...

  
• 08.28.2020

  Ep. 184: Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Fascists

  This week we're talking about a wide range of subjects, not the least of which includes the attempted murder of Jacob Blake and the subsequent protest and fascist violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A better world is possible, but damn if it...

  
• 08.21.2020

  Ep. 183: Comedians in Cars Being Racist

  This week we're joined by Jake Flores, co-host of Pod Damn America and Why You Mad, to discuss a range of subjects from a bizarre mixture of guns and toxic masculinity to our early-DNC takes to stand-up comedy and cancel...

  
• 08.15.2020

  Ep. 182: DC VICE

  Sorry for the lack of description and for the tardiness. This week we are once again looking around in horror. This year's political contest--which will take place amidst growing social unrest and fragmentation and a global pandemic--will be fought between...

  
• 08.07.2020

  Ep. 181: Death & Capitalism

  At the mercy of dipshits, what future lies ahead for working people amidst increasingly fractured capitalism? In this context can the working class even trust each other? What are the actual emancipatory horizons of technology within this context? All that and...

  
• 07.27.2020

  Ep. 180: Cancel the Bosses

  This week we're catching up on the dumbest conversation in the discourse right now: cancel culture. If you say a bad thing, then people on the internet get mad, and then your boss fires you. Who *actually* canceled you? Also, Texas (and...

  
• 07.20.2020

  Ep. 179: Looting is the Coolest Crime

  This week we're talking about looting, by far the coolest of all crime. Might be cooler if you involve drugs, but idk. In any event, a lot of people are mad that a local Target was harmed during an uprising against...

  
• 07.10.2020

  Ep. 178: The Watchmen & Copaganda Ft. Pete Johanssen & Leslie Lee III

  If you watched HBO's The Watchmen, it probably filled you with rage, curiosity, confusion, and disappointment. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' original work deconstructed and destroyed the American super hero mythos. The work was complete and final. Or so we thought,...

  
• 07.03.2020

  Ep. 177: Useless Utopia

  This week we're looking at the pathetic musings and aspirations of Silicon Valley, the apparent leaders in building the future. And what do we see? Half-hearted public relations attempts, pleading with their elite peers for meaningless reform, and undaunted profit-seeking...

  
• 06.26.2020

  Ep. 176: Community Control Of Police (Ft. Max Rameau)

  Defund the police! Abolish the Police! But what comes next? This week, we're speaking to activist and political theorist Max Rameau about that very question. He and his co-author Nefta Freeman recently wrote a thoughtful and comradely critique of the...

  
• 06.19.2020

  Ep. 175: There's Something about CHAZ

  This week we look at: A stupid thing: the Federalist has a melt down about not being able to fire the gays. A cool thing: Cops are getting defunded in many many places. Another cool thing: leftists are getting armed and are seizing...

  
• 06.12.2020

  Ep. 174: You Are Not The 'U' In Cop Union

  Many people are saying it: abolish the cops. Some dumb asses are also saying "hold on now, those are good union jobs." Those dumb asses are very dumb. We're joined by Douglas Williams (@ClassHuggle), a labor educator and member of the...

  
• 06.05.2020

  Ep. 173: Delete the Police

  The cops, we should admit, are a necessary institution for maintaining capitalism. This is a good reason why leftists should be very clear about dismantling the institution of police in the same way we think about dismantling other capitalism institutions. We...

  
• 05.29.2020

  Ep. 172: We're all Stossel Down Here

  Amidst the complete collapse of global capitalism and its inability to confront or endure a global pandemic, there remain a few true believers. Meet the 2020 libertarian party. Casey and Adam watched the final libertarian debate so you don't have...

  
• 05.22.2020

  Ep. 171: Barney Rubble of Empire

  Since this bullshit society we live in is very clearly heading toward collapse, we must ask ourselves: what comes next? This week we look at Jamie Dimon's conversion to kind and compassionate boy who very much cares, the rethinking of...

  
• 05.15.2020

  Ep. 170: Thin Poo Line

  This week we’re discussing power and stupidity. Starting with the piss poor attempt at a coup in Venezuela from airsoft-armed grifters and fools, through the latest victims of white supremacy and police violence, and finally some new developments capitalism’s plunge...

  
• 05.08.2020

  Ep. 169: Pay Pigs Of The World Unite

  It's episode one 169, which means we're being extra professional this week and taking a look at some latest trends in sexuality and relationships, from the growth of Only Fans to the dire need to the future of marriage. Check us...