Super Politics

Super Politics

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Super Politics episodes

  • War on DRUGS
    Republished for your pleasure. Originally aired June 2020. The "war on drugs" is an intentionally racist government program that has disrupted Black and other underrepresented communities throughout the nation for over 30 years. Steve and Decatur discuss the history of this domestic "war" on our own communities, drug policy, and why our government tells us drugs are bad when all the "cool" kids in school told you otherwise.
    Decatur put together an apple music playlist with songs about the war on drugs here: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/war-on-drugs/pl.u-76oNPMNu414dWW
    You can check out Michelle Alexander's full speech about the war on drugs, excerpted in the episode, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P75cbEdNo2U
    Michelle Alexander's full book, The New Jim Crow, can be purchased here: https://newjimcrow.com/
    Check out the official music video for Killer Mike's song, Reagan, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIqNjC1RKU
    Cover photo by Roberto Valdivia on Unsplash
    1 hr 6 min
  • What is Marxism? feat. Ben Burgis
    We interview philosophy instructor and author Ben Burgis about Marxism and whether it's the boogeyman your republican aunt told you it is. According to Burgis, it’s a critique of what’s wrong with capitalism and a set of democratic principles for the working class to fight for going forward. This episode was recorded on October 4, 2020. 
    Consider becoming a patron to unlock bonus episodes and support the show: https://www.patreon.com/superpoliticsshow
    Please pick up a copy of Ben's book, Give Them An Argument: Logic For the Left (https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/give-them-an-argument) and subscribe to his podcast by the same name (https://podtail.com/podcast/give-them-an-argument/).
    Check out and join the DSA: https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership2020?akid=s219..BOEwzq
    1 hr 29 min
  • The Housing Crisis

    Even before the pandemic began, the United States was in the throes of a widespread housing crisis. We discuss the current situation, the inequities inherent to the housing market and the landlord-tenant relationship, and short-term vs. long-term solutions. Mentioned in this episode:  Jacobin's article on community land trusts (https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/07/community-land-trusts-clts-problems) Philosophy Tube (https://www.youtube.com/user/thephilosophytube) Please consider supporting the show on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/superpoliticsshow)

    1 hr 11 min
  • Fascist Insurrection, Corporate-Ruled Internet. feat Build Pod Better
    Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day: we think it's safe to say he would not be pleased. A pandemic rages, police aid fascists in an insurrection on the Capitol Building, Congress performs a symbolic impeachment while largely ignoring the material needs of the People, and corporations unilaterally decide who gets to speak on our society's largest public forum - the internet. We have a chat with the gentlemen at Build Pod Better, our fellow leftist podcast from Las Vegas, Nevada, about all the goings-on.
    Please subscribe to Build Pod Better (https://linktr.ee/buildpodbetter) and follow them on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BuildPodBetter).
    Please support our show on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/superpoliticsshow/posts).
    1 hr 14 min
  • **UNLOCKED** Star Wars and the Fall of the (American) Republic
    We unlocked this patron-exclusive bonus episode for our listeners. We have new episodes coming next week. In the meantime, enjoy this episode with guest host Darth Absurdius about Star Wars Episode III. We compare the most important event in human history - the fall of the galactic republic and the rise of the first galactic empire in Star Wars, Episode III - to the current events in the United States. We also talk about other stuff. May the force be with you. Mentioned in this episode - The Case Against the Jedi (video): https://youtu.be/tUPD1w78D5I Also mentioned - Obi-Wan Kenobi sings like an angel: https://youtu.be/jkxj-FBEH1w
    We recorded this a few months ago
    50 min
  • Advocating good policy is good, actually. Feat. Evan Fonfa

    This year was another classic example of the eternal debate between trying to achieve power through coy insider politics or doubling down on blunt, bold, vocal activism. We address the myth that this year's advocacy for left and progressive policies somehow hurt the Democrats in this election. And we discuss how, more importantly, if we do not fight for what we believe in - which includes actually vocalizing support for good policies - we will never change our world. We bring on Las Vegas stand-up comedian and leftist Evan Fonfa, host of The Fonzie Scheme show and podcast, along with our mysterious friend "Marcus Absurdius," to discuss and debate messaging strategy for the left.

    Subscribe to The Fonzie Scheme here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fonzie-scheme-with-evan-fonfa/id1523240662

    Evan's a great follow on Twitter, too (he's got it all): @evanfonzie

    The Super Politics Show is a totally listener supported podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/creator-home

    1 hr 5 min
  • Preview: Steve and Decatur crash The Fonzie Scheme podcast on election night (full episode link in description)

    Listen as Decatur and Steve streamed live on election night on another great, hilarious leftist podcast, The Fonzie Scheme, by Las Vegas Stand Up Comedian Evan Fonfa, and find out Decatur's foolproof plan for surviving a Republican victory or coup (it involves a lot of booze). Also, the crew gives their off-the-cuff solutions to society's forthcoming problems. Listen to the full episode for free here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fonzie-scheme-with-evan-fonfa/id1523240662

    Subscribe to The Fonzie Scheme here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fonzie-scheme-with-evan-fonfa/id1523240662

    Evan's a great follow on Twitter, too (he's got it all): @evanfonzie

    The Super Politics Show is a totally listener supported podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/creator-home



    4 min
  • Preview: Election special on Build Pod Better podcast (full episode link in description)

    Decatur and Steve are guests on fellow Las Vegas leftist podcast, Build Pod Better. We talk about the election and our impending doom thereafter. This short clip is just a preview. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE, FOR FREE, HERE: https://buildpodbetter.buzzsprout.com/1312114/6190990-episode-9-it-s-absurd-let-s-abstain-it-s-super-politics

    Make sure to subscribe to Build Pod Better and follow them on Twitter @BuildPodBetter. We are building a Las Vegas leftist podcast collective. But don't you dare start liking them more than us or we'll have to put an end to their podcast.

    Please listen to this episode before it's irrelevant.

    4 min
  • Making democratic socialism happen, feat. Micah Uetricht

    Bernie Sanders shared a vision of a better society. But now his campaign is over and the two leading options for president are horrible. So what do we do now, and how do we make democratic socialism a reality? Is voting relevant? What good are political groups? The truth is Bernie's presidential campaigns were just the spark for the fire needed to make democratic socialism a reality: before anything is going to happen for us politically, we need to build a mass movement. We need numbers and we need to organize those numbers into a politically powerful force that will continue to grow until it is dominant. We talk strategy with Micah Uetricht, the deputy editor of Jacobin magazine and author of the book Bigger Than Bernie, to talk some ideas on how the democratic socialist movement can build power and eventually run this place. 

    Check out Micah's book Bigger Than Bernie here, available in both print (https://www.jacobinmag.com/store/product/69) and audiobook (https://www.audible.com/pd/Bigger-Than-Bernie-Audiobook/1696600561). 

    Also mentioned this episode is Micah's book about the Chicago Teacher's Union, which you can check out here (https://www.versobooks.com/books/1569-strike-for-america). 

    To get involved in political organizing for the democratic socialist movement, the best place to start is joining the Democratic Socialists of America (the DSA), which you can do right now by clicking here (https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership2020?akid=s219..BOEwzq). 

    Mentioned in the episode: Noam Chomsky, Bad Faith podcast episode (https://podbay.fm/p/bad-faith-130604). 

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @steveanddecatur (https://twitter.com/steveanddecatur) and BECOME A PATRON (https://www.patreon.com/superpoliticsshow).

    1 hr 20 min
  • What is Marxism? feat. Ben Burgis
    We interview philosophy instructor and author Ben Burgis about Marxism and whether it's the boogeyman your republican aunt told you it is. According to Burgis, it’s a critique of what’s wrong with capitalism and a set of democratic principles for the working class to fight for going forward. This episode was recorded on October 4, 2020. 
    Consider becoming a patron to unlock bonus episodes and support the show: https://www.patreon.com/superpoliticsshow
    Please pick up a copy of Ben's book, Give Them An Argument: Logic For the Left (https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/give-them-an-argument) and subscribe to his podcast by the same name (https://podtail.com/podcast/give-them-an-argument/).
    Check out and join the DSA: https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership2020?akid=s219..BOEwzq
    1 hr 29 min

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A lawyer and a hip hop producer break down today’s major political questions, discuss what people disagree about and why, and give you all the correct answers. It’s leftist politics and comedy. Full episodes released bi-weekly, usually, hopefully.