The Michael Brooks Show

TMBS 44 aired on June 12, 2018. Episode summary: Michael talks about the Singapore Summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un noting the important history of the Korean War and the possibility of peace. Shoutout to Women Cross DMZ for their fearless leadership and work to bring peace to the Korean peninsula. Journalist Mike Hanna (@mjahanna) joins us by phone to talk about North Korea and the confusion about denuclearization, Iran, and the ongoing crisis in Gaza. David Griscom breaks down some important factors in the unemployment rates, the lack of productivity in the US, and why robots aren’t taking your job. We throw a deserving counter-revolutionary, Luis Posada Carriles, into the gulag. Cody Johnston (@DrMisterCody) host of Some More News calls in to talk about the cult of Elon Musk. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 42 aired on May 29th, 2018. Episode summary:
Michael explains why we need to abolish ICE now.
Shout-out to the voters of Ireland for voting 66% to repeal the ban on abortion in the country.
Mehrsa Baradaran (@MehrsaBaradaran) joins us by phone to talk about the racial wealth gap, postal banking, and a federal jobs guarantee.
David Griscom debuts a new financial news segment, this week focusing on the unfolding African debt crisis.
Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House (@Byyourlogic) joins us to talk Assassin’s Creed, the effects that money has on rich people’s heads, and Louis Farrakhan.

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TMBS 41 aired on May 22nd, 2018. Episode summary:

We revisit the intellectual dark web nonsense and lifestyle brand that Jordan Peterson is trying to create.
Eric Turkheimer (@Ent3c) professor of psychology at University of Virginia talks about what IQ testing means what it doesn’t, and IQ and genetics.
We throw a Michigan-based political pretender into the gulag.
Nida Khan (@NidaKhanNy) joins us in studio to talk about whether you can be a liberal if you do not support the Palestinians.
Shoutout to the Poor People’s Campaign for chronicling and amplifying the demands of poor people across the US.
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TMBS 40 aired on May 15, 2018. Episode breakdown:
Michael makes the lines in Israel clear justice or Apartheid.
Featuring a new track by DJ Danarchy (@DJDanarchy) we shoutout Seattle’s city council who just passed a “head tax” on big business, to Amazon’s dismay.
Alison Hartson (@HartsonForCA) calls in to talk about her run for U.S. Senate challenging Diane Feinstein.
Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) founder of Jacobin magazine joins us in studio to dining and dashing, Brazil, the limits of reformism, and some speculation about a Bernie 2020 run.
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TMBS 38 aired on May 8, 2018. Episode breakdown:
6:59 Michael breaks down the destructive, reckless, and buffoonish, decision to end the Iran deal.
19:45 Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for introducing the Workplace Democracy Act.
27:32 Co-founding editor & columnist at The Intercept (@ggreenwald) joins us to talk about the contradictions in Lula’s corruption case, the revolutionary spirit of Marielle Franco and the importance of catching her murderers.
1:01:44 Bari Weiss is sent to the Gulag for obvious reasons.
1:12:06 Julia Salazar (@JuliaCarmel__) DSA-endorsed Democratic candidate for State Senate NY-18 joins us in studio to talk about the experiences that lead to her campaign.

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TMBS 38 aired on May 1, 2018. Episode summary:
In honor of May Day, Michael explains the legacy of the union movement and new strategies for how we can build workers' power and solidarity in the future.
Shoutout to the Economic Fighters League who is working to reignite Ghana’s anti-colonial legacy.
Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) host of Count The Dings & Uninterrupted’s The Score calls in to talk about Kanye, the Cavs, and why sports fans are trash.
For his cynical accusations against Iran Bibi is sentenced to the Gulag.
We are joined live in the studio by Senior Politics Editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray (@BrieBrieJoy) joins us in the studio to talk Bernie 2020 and critiquing liberals.

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TMBS 37 aired on April 24, 2018. Episode summary:
Michael explains how capitalism fuels climate change and how we can work together to combat both. Shout-out to NYC-DSA for bouncing Milo.
H. Bomberguy (@Hbomberguy) calls in to talk about the strange world of right-wing YouTube.
Anoa Changa (@TheWayWithAnoa) joins us for a special Gulag segment.
Corey Pein (@CoreyPein) is in studio to take us through his new book “Live, Work, Work, Work, Die” and a new investment opportunity with laborize.com.

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TMBS episode 36 aired on April 17, 2018.
Episode summary:
Michael explains how thinking about Syria without nuance has serious consequences.
Shoutout to New Zealand for banning offshore drilling.
Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) host of The Benjamin Dixon Show calls in to work us through the noise in left-media that surrounds Syria.
B.J. Sutton (@PrettyBadLefty) host The Discourse (@th3discourse) is in studio to provide some feedback on WaPo columnist Megan McArdle’s recent work.
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TMBS 35 aired on April 10th, 2018.

Episode summary: We talk about the deep state coup in Brazil with journalist and host of Aufhebunga Bunga podcast (@AufhebungaBunga) Alex Hochuli (@alex_1789). Shoutout to Cardi B for demonstrating more political knowledge than most political pundits. Michael talks with Douglas Lain (@douglain) about his new book Bash Bash Revolution. Sam Harris is thrown in the pyramid for hawking racist pseudo-science, hopefully for the last time. Djene Bajalan (@DjeneBajalan) joins us in studio to talk about the cynical ways the new atheists use critiques of Islam to justify attacks on people of Middle Eastern descent, the recent state violence in Gaza, and the smears of Jeremy Corbyn.

TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS