The Epoch of Incredulity

After a string of longer episodes, here's a short Epoch you can have, as a treat. This week we discuss the AWS outage, Amazon and Starbucks unionization efforts -- all workers deserve a union -- the Omicron variant, the debt ceiling, and the Hubble telescope. In YCMTSU, Chava illuminates the lengths some people will go to to not get vaccinated. Plus, a lot of bad accents and some lite Lord of the Rings talk. Thank you for listening. Please share and enjoy.

Theme music

    Written & performed by Contingence

    https://soundcloud.com/contingenceboston

Intro clip

    Title: So I guess I was a white man with a lot of privilege but I managed to overcome it.... w/ Brett Payne

    Podcast: Minion Death Cult

    Link: https://miniondeathcult.libsyn.com/so-i-guess-i-was-a-white-man-with-a-lot-of-privilege-but-i-managed-to-overcome-it-wbrett-payne

Inspirational background music

    Title: Evening Melodrama

    Artist: Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3722-evening-melodrama

Alex Jones background music

    Title: Lobby Time

    Artist: Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time

Slam recommendation

    Title: Homicidal Embryonic Rampage

    Artist: Human Barbecue

    Album: Bloodstained Altars (℗ REALITYFADE)

    Released: 2020-09-15

    Bandcamp (album link): https://humanbarbecue.bandcamp.com/album/bloodstained-altars

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Mansoor Hekmat's The State in Revolutionary Periods.

Part six covers the beginning of the section entitled "The Revolutionary Period and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat".

Background Music:

    "Calleis" by NK Music - https://youtu.be/qPfkeBn3dKs

    "Atë" by NK Music - https://youtu.be/OXNzQx_vWKg

Theme music:

    Written and performed by Contingence - https://soundcloud.com/contingenceboston

This episode was released to our patrons on October 26th, 2021.

For early releases and other goodies, subscribe to our Patreon at https://patreon.com/epicincredulity

This week on The Epoch of Incredulity, Comrade Jesse runs down some vital socialist victories in the global south, specifically Venezuela, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Before that, in news, we discuss the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, CNN's suspension of Chris Cuomo, the possible bankruptcy of SpaceX, and DSA's relationship to Jamal Bowman. To round things out, Chava ponders Arbys' vodka. "That is an Epoch." Thank you for listening, enjoy, and remember to share.

--- Audio Credits ---

    Episode title: US govt-backed social media companies meddle in Nicaragua's elections

    Podcast: Moderate Rebels

    Link: https://soundcloud.com/moderaterebels/social-media-nicaraguas-elections

    Title: Homados

    Artist: NK Music

    Link: https://youtu.be/QvNL9zoO1VE

    Title: Opportunity Walks

    Artist: Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks

    Title: A Swamp of Dark Crimson Sludge

    Artist: Pighead

    Album: Until All Flesh Decays (℗ 2016 Rising Nemesis Records)

    Released: 2016-11-03

    Bandcamp (album link): https://pighead.bandcamp.com/album/until-all-flesh-decays

    https://soundcloud.com/contingenceboston

Public post on our Patreon => https://www.patreon.com/posts/resources-for-76-59500238

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Mansoor Hekmat's The State in Revolutionary Periods.

We have a new intro, a full deck of comrades, and bevy of topics this week on the Epoch. We open with a loose discussion of Žižek, academic Marxists, Q-Anon, JFK, and conspiracy theories. We then start off the news with the unfortunate reality of American White Supremacy and the Rittenhouse verdict. We follow that up with some good news concerning the Teamsters, bad news concerning Biden's emerging oil crisis, and the future of speculative finance. Next, we moved into a major discussion of the opioid epidemic'; CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens' capability and responsibility in fueling the crisis, we share some personal experiences, and Jesse reads his notes from Boston DSA's recent Narcan Training organized by the Mental Health Working Group. Lastly, Chava brings us a segment that begs the question: should animals be allowed to inherit wealth? Please enjoy and remember to share. Thank you for listening.

* Intro clip

    Title: The GOP's "Populism" Rebrand (Part 1) - How Well-Funded Charlatans Pick Off Disillusioned Lefties

    Podcast: Citations Needed

    Link: https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/the-gops-populism-rebrand-how-well-funded-charlatans-pick-off-disillusioned-lefties-part-i

* Background music for all three cutaways

    Title: Lobby Time

    Artist: Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time

* Background music during Hoffa hullabaloo

    Title: Hard Boiled

    Artist: Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3857-hard-boiled

* Slam recommendation

    Title: Abyss of the Wicked

    Artist: Decomposition of Entrails

    Album: Abnormality

    Released: May 30th, 2019

    Label: Reality Fade Records / RUMF Productions

    Bandcamp (album link): https://decompositionofentrails.bandcamp.com/album/abnormality

All theme music Written & performed by Contingence -- https://soundcloud.com/contingenceboston

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Mansoor Hekmat's The State in Revolutionary Periods.

Part four covers the section entitled "Lenin's Approach to the Question of the State in the Process of Revolution for Democracy: The Revolutionary Republic and our Programme".

Background music:

    Andromeda [Album] by NK Music

Theme music:

    Written and performed by Contingence

This episode was released to our patrons on October 15th, 2021.

For early releases and other goodies, subscribe to our Patreon at https://patreon.com/epicincredulity

As most of our favorite comrades were either sick or busy this week, Jesse, Scott, and later Chava, carry the weight. In national news, Scott fumbles the story but recovers with insight. Jesse runs down a slew local news. As always, Chava brings us a story about special cats. Thank you for listening.

* Intro clip source material

    Segment: China Walks The Walk On Climate

    Episode: The Climate Crisis Presents a Stark Choice Between Capitalism and Survival

    Podcast: By Any Means Necessary

    Released: 2021-11-02

    Link: https://sputniknews.com/20211102/the-climate-crisis-presents-a-stark-choice-between-capitalism-and-survival-1090400269.html

* Background music during Hitler killing himself

    Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

* Background music during Scott's reading of Wu speech

    Evening Melodrama by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3722-evening-melodrama

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

* Background music during easter egg

    Local Forecast by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3989-local-forecast

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

* Slam recommendation

    Title: Rest in Pieces

    Artist: Gutrectomy

    Album: Slamageddon

    Label: Rotten Roll Rex

    Released: 2014-03-24

    Bandcamp (album link): https://gutrectomy.bandcamp.com/album/slamageddon

* All theme music and jingles

    Written & performed by Contingence

    https://soundcloud.com/contingenceboston

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Mansoor Hekmat's The State in Revolutionary Periods.

Part three covers the section entitled "Revolutionary Periods in the Particular Sense and the Question of the State".

Background music:

     Libra [Album] by NK Music

Theme music:

     Written and performed by Contingence - https://soundcloud.com/contingenceboston

This episode was released to our patrons on October 11th, 2021.

For early releases and other goodies, subscribe to our Patreon at https://patreon.com/epicincredulity

It's a special week for The Epoch, as there will be two brand new full episodes for your feeds! We were joined by Even George of Boston DSA to discuss the political landscape in the greater Boston area after the municipal elections last Tuesday, the conversation went so long that we decided to split things in half. First up is your regular Epoch for the week. This might just be the shortest mainfeed episode ever, but we still give you some of the gloomiest news ever, Jesse clarifies some vital aspects from last week's theory primer, and Chava reminds us that Bernie is sexy. We have a full deck, plus a very brief return of Dave in a cave. The second half of this episode, our interview with Evan, will be coming very soon. Thank you for listening!

Theme music & jingles

  Written and performed by Contingence

  SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/contingenceboston

Intro clip

  Title: 11/10 Monsanto And Our Food Future w/ Bart Elmore

  Podcast: The Majority Report With Sam Seder

  Link: https://majorityreportradio.com/2021/11/10/11-10-monsanto-and-our-food-future-w-bart-elmore

Background music after theory primer

  Title: Lobby Time

  Artist: Kevin MacLeod

  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time

Transition music

  Title: Undone

  Artist: After The Fall

  Link: https://youtu.be/8olIUBm1dOs

Slam recommendation

  Title: Maggot Infested F**k Hole

  Artist: Visceral Disgorge

  Album: Ingesting Putridity (Amputated Vein Records)

  Released: June 6th, 2011

  Bandcamp:

    * Original album release: https://amputatedveinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ingesting-putridity

    * Remastered re-release: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ingesting-putridity-remastered-re-release