Prime Evil

We have a few thoughts about Bezos’s fantastic voyage, and share an announcement.Intro Music: “Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“Shim Shammy (Instrumental)” - Mario Slice - grAVITY extracts - 2021Sources:https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/09/where-space-begins-bezos-blue-origin-vs-bransons-virgin-galactic.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/13/billionaires-space-race-benefits-rest-us-really/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/14/amazon-rainforest-now-emitting-more-co2-than-it-absorbshttps://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/20/jeff-bezos-space-travel-philosophy-500300https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1418675563506642946?s=20

We’re back! We think… We sit down with friend and worker Vince Johnson. We discuss Bessemer union news from February, the evils of Audible, convenience, $10,000 pizza, and workwear.Intro Music:“Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“I See You” - Late - Demos - 2018 - https://latewashere.bandcamp.comSources:https://finance.yahoo.com/news/12-most-expensive-meals-world-090045743.html#audiblegate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPbfP9ST9jkhttps://www.al.com/business/2021/02/bessemer-jefferson-county-deny-changing-traffic-lights-to-disrupt-amazon-union-organizers.htmlhttps://www.al.com/news/2021/02/alabama-amazon-employees-pushing-for-union-were-doing-this-for-you-all.htmlhttps://paydayreport.com/amazon-offers-2000-resignation-bonuses-to-bust-union-drive/https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17934194/amazon-minimum-wage-raise-stock-options-bonus-warehousehttps://www.vice.com/en/article/dy8qza/amazon-owned-twitch-bans-amazons-union-busting-adshttps://www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22287191/amazon-alabama-warehouse-union-traffic-light-change-bessemerhttps://amazondating.co/

Why would anyone ask Mike Bloomberg to do anything? Is Bezos so out of touch? Clearly that can’t be! This is an early episode we recorded, clear back in September, but we thought it would be interesting to review some early election season drama.Intro Music: “Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“Running” - Late - Demos - 2018 - https://latewashere.bandcamp.comSources:https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/11/9/20956153/mike-bloomberg-president-2020-jeff-bezos-phone-call-amazon-hq2https://www.foxnews.com/media/rudy-giuliani-bloomberg-stop-and-frisk-policyhttps://reason.com/2020/02/11/bloombergs-awful-old-quotes-defending-unconstitutional-stop-and-frisk-are-coming-back-to-haunt-him/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2020/02/18/michael-bloomberg-offers-no-apologies-police-spying-muslims/4737302002/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/nobody-dared-cross-him-a-look-back-at-that-time-michael-bloomberg-bought-a-third-mayoral-term/https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/02/bloomberg-once-promoted-a-plan-to-house-homeless-families-on-cruise-ships/https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/8/7/21356389/jeff-bezos-fellowship-ventures-earth-fund-climate-change

It's a Thanksgiving miracle - our "food themed" episode is here for you to enjoy! Neeka Allsup joins us for a discussion about Amazon’s Whole Foods acquisition.Intro Music: “Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“Now” - Late - Demos - 2018 - https://latewashere.bandcamp.comSources:https://www.eater.com/2018/3/23/17156250/whole-foods-amazon-small-food-producershttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/15/amazon-reunifies-ireland-and-apologises-for-troubleshttps://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-lawsuit/fired-amazon-worker-files-discrimination-lawsuit-over-pandemic-conditions-idUKKBN27S34Ehttps://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-announces-first-fulfillment-center-republic-missourihttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-is-going-to-kill-more-american-jobs-than-china-did-2017-01-19https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jeff-bezos-sold-3-billion-of-amazon-stock-in-pivotal-u-s-election-week-11604573358https://wonderfulengineering.com/the-amazing-hobby-of-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos/

Chris’s car broke, but this is our attempt to get something out before election day. Monopolies are bad, and here’s a few reasons why.Intro Music:“Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“New Disease” - Late - Demos - 2018 - https://latewashere.bandcamp.comSources:Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power by David Dayen

Now we are a pro-Amazon podcast, thanks to Patrick Moorhead’s beartrap of logic featured in Forbes: “Amazon Neither Winning Or Profiting From COVID-19”. We are joined by friend-with-an-economics-background, Josh DeFreize. It’s a good thing, too, because it sounds like Chris is suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.Intro Music:“Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“I See You” - Late - Demos - 2018 - https://latewashere.bandcamp.comSources:

Prime Day is for suckers.Did you know that Prime Day is extra bad this year? COVID-19 moved it from June to October, and Amazon workers now have 10 weeks straight of pandemic peak-season fun.Comedian/Musician Doug Lussenhop joins us for a fun discussion about the glorious Amazon Prime Day Concert of 2019.Intro Music:“Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“Habitat” - DJ Douggpound - 2020 - https://www.patreon.com/douggpoundSources:

An overview of the fine 'The Verge' article, "Prime and Punishment".Also, we figure out how far away the moon is.Intro Music:“Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“Now” - LATE - Demos - 2018 - https://latewashere.bandcamp.comSources:

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Natalie and Chris introduce the show. Amazon is practically a monopoly, they take more than they give, and they like to spy. And we talk a little about 9/11.CONTEST: See how many background dog barks you can count. Winner gets our congratulations.Intro Music:“Instant Hit (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Sessions)” - The Slits - Cut - 1977Outro Music:“Certainty” - LATE - Demos - 2018 - https://latewashere.bandcamp.comSources: