The Michael Brooks Show

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Co-hosts of the 'Struggle Session' podcast (@StruggleSesh) Leslie Lee III (@LeslieLeeIII) and Jonathan Daniel Brown join Michael to discuss the recent history of politics and videogames. The early 90s bipartisan panic about videogames and attempts at censorship. How corporate consolidation has made gaming worse. How cynical corporate wokeness has been used to excuse poor games and leads gamers to reactionary views.

Michael explains why the growth of AstroTurf groups like United States of Care signal that the movement for universal healthcare is winning.
Shout out to the African National Congress for ordering Jacob Zuma to step-down.  
Natalie Parrott (@contrapoints) calls in to talk about the false guidance that Jordan Peterson gives to confused young men and strategies to deal with bigots.   
We throw another deserving billionaire in the pyramid.
The crew talks about the naïve idealism of Sam Harris.
Crew Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) is here in studio to talk about the Katie Roiphie controversy, what many of her critics missed, and what a leftist perspective on how society should deal with sexual assault should be. 

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Michael explains that in this critical political moment we just don’t have time to be dumb.

Crystal Quade (@Crystal_Quade) Missouri State Representative District 132 joins us to talk about a different kind of political strategy for Democrats in states controlled by the GOP.   

We throw another opportunist rightwing pundit into the pyramid.

Felix Biederman (@ByYourLogic) co-host of Chapo Trap House joins us to model Wyatt Koch’s latest designs.

Shoutout to Pittsburgh Judge Mik Pappas for refusing to order evictions and cash bail, infuriating local news broadcasters.

Felix, Michael, and the crew play the inaugural game of gulag or reeducation camp.

Michael and Felix talk about the origins of their Obama impersonations. 

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Nathan J. Robinson (@NathanJRobinson), Editor of Current Affairs, joins us this week to discuss his excellent article, ‘Why Is Charles Murray So Odious?’ Breaking down ‘The Bell Curve” and why exactly ‘major conservative intellectual’ Murray is indeed full of sh-- and racist. How ‘IQ’ has been used as a metric to justify racialinequality. How Murray’s career is focused on dismantling the welfare state and obstructing any social improvement interventions. 

Michael explains why socialism is for everyone. 
Shoutout to Nathan Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) who gave a great speech at the University of Connecticut exposing the smug bigotry of the sophist Ben Shapiro.
Crew Big Wos (@BigWos) host of Wos Speaks (@WosSpeaks) calls in to talk walking in LA, the Dave Chappelle controversy, and the Grammys.
We throw another imperialist who hides their bigotry behind atheism into the pyramid.  
Trevor Beaulieu (@RickyRawls) host of Champagne Sharks joins us in studio to talk Mia Love, Bernie Sanders, and identity politics.

Barack Obama calls in to congratulate us on our first 1000 Patreons and promises to support us so long as we remember our place.

We talk about how the Democratic Party’s lack of strategy allows the GOP to win by default.

Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for continuing to show us the way to win.

Anoa Changa host of The Way With Anoa (@TheWayWithAnoa) calls in to talk to about her recent trip to Puerto Rico and the ongoing recovery effort in the US territory.

We throw a certain wonk journalist and defender of cowardice into the pyramid.

Anthony Lappé (@AnthonyLappe) joins us in studio to talk about the secret history of the opioid crisis, from its origin in the Vietnam War to the present day epidemic.

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Michael explains the different ways US presidents have been disparaging and degrading Haiti long before Trump dreamed of running for office.

Shoutout to NUMSA the largest metal workers union in South Africa, a radical union that is directly fighting against the neoliberal policies imposed by the South African government.

Daniele Bolelli (@DBolelli) joins us to talk history, Taoism, and martial arts.

The pyramid is back and we target one of the world’s largest financial institutions.

Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) is studio to talk about primitive accumulation, Bolshevism, and his journey to socialism.

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Michael walks us through the link between Steve Bannon and Pat Buchanan.
Shoutout to the recently elected District Attorney of Philadelphia Larry Krasner for his decision to release 31 staffers from their responsibilities following through on his campaign promises.

Heidi Matthews Assistant Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School (@heidi__matthews) calls in to provide a left-wing analysis of the celebrity sexual assault movement and what the #metoo movement means.

On his radio show, Right-wing Mandela interviews Peter Thiel about the fallout from Michael Wolff’s new book.

Alex Pareene politics editor at Splinter News (@pareene) joins us in studio to talk about Bannon’s betrayal of Trump, the right-wing grift, and why Tom Steyer has too much money.

We break down the class dimension of the protests in Iran and highlight all the reasons you should never listen to Washington about regime change in Iran.
Shout-out to the Redemption Project a group founded by people sentenced to life without parole as children. The group collects stories and narratives to elevate the crucial voices of those who were sentenced as children to life in prison.

Bill Fletcher Jr. former president of TransAfrica Forum (@BillFletcherJr) joins us to talk about strategies for the Left in 2018 and the difference between politics and ideology.

We have leaked audio from Jordan Peterson’s new self-help book.

Crew Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) is in studio and joins us for the pyramid and to talk about the wackest figures in media.