THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast episodes:

• 06.30.2024

  BEYOND THE RED ZONE: THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS

  It takes a while to get to the Lakers, but we do get to it!   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you...

  
• 06.27.2024

  EP. 610: TIR FUN RAISIN SHOW

  TIR does a telethon, then Jason's power goes out. Hilarity ensues.    HELP KEEP TIR GOING!   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel...

  
• 06.26.2024

  EP. 609: HOMELESSNESS AND TOUGH ON CRIME LAWS ft. MATTHEW VERNON WHALAN

  Read Matthew's work here: https://matthewvernonwhalan.substack.com/ Los Angeles and San Francisco have mayors that have broken through the glass ceiling, yet they both face almost insurmountable obstacles with their respective homeless populations. Will they revert to 90s style third way Democratic politics...

  
• 06.25.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE Ep. 51: IS TWITTER ABOUT HAVING THE MOST BASED TAKES?

  Ben and Stefan talk about the desire to be incredibly based online via the most extreme takes via the medium of Divine Command Theory https://benburgis.substack.com/p/euthyphro-on-twitter   Subscribe to Ben's substack https://substack.com/@benburgis   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate...

  
• 06.24.2024

  EP. 608: THE OMNIPOTENCE OF UNDERCLASS IDEOLOGY ft. TOURÉ F. REED

  Read Touré's book here: https://a.co/d/h4YhqsX   Have we accepted underclass ideology as our understanding of Black authenticity? We'll discuss.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means,...

  
• 06.23.2024

  EP. 607 FROM BLACK POWER TO BLAXPLOITATION

  In honor of Juneteenth, the CRÜE discusses the rise, fall, rise again, of Black American Cinema.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and...

  
• 06.20.2024

  THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 6/18/24 (audio)

  Jason and MT riff on modern dating, music and more. Hilarity ensues, enjoy. 

  
• 06.20.2024

  Ep. 606: TAKE THIS HAMMER: WORK, SONG, CRISIS ft. PAUL REKRET

  Get Paul's book here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9781913380168/take-this-hammer/   The emergence of the popular music industry in the early twentieth century not only drove a wedge between music production and consumption, it also underscored a wider separation of labor from leisure and of the...

  
• 06.19.2024

  Ep. 605: NO, WE DON'T NEED A.I. TO GO ON DATES FOR US! ft. DR. ALFIE BROWN

  Read Alfie's article in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/.../daing-apps-artificial...   Do we want skynet to preview our potential suitors? We'll discuss with Sublation Magazine editor, Dr. Alfie Brown.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone...

  
• 06.18.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 50: Objecting to the Metaphysics of District 9

  Ben and Stefan discuss if there's an alternative to banging our tiny heads against the wall if we want to understand metaphysically questions. https://substack.com/home/post/p-135538997   Subscribe to Ben's substack here https://substack.com/@benburgis   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate...

  
• 06.17.2024

  TIR GREATEST CLIPS VOL. 3

  YEP! We're doing a best of..kind of. Enjoy this collection of clips over the years at TIR, some very serious, and some very silly. Thank you guys for all your support.   What are some of y'alls favorite TIR moments?   Thank you guys...

  
• 06.16.2024

  TIR POP LIFE REWIND: WHEN DAVID LEE ROTH RULED THE WORLD ft. DARREN PALTROWITZ

  Get Darren Paltrowitz book, "How David Lee Roth Changed the World" here: https://a.co/d/2wSUkJd   He left the biggest rock band in the world..what happened next is equally legendary.. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each...

  
• 06.15.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 49: Marx vs. Aristotle on the Labor Theory of Value

  Ben and Stefan talk about Marx's favourite Ancient Philosophers but how he necessarily had to come up short https://benburgis.substack.com/.../marx-vs-aristotle-on...   Subscribe to Ben's substack! https://benburgis.substack.com/   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If...

  
• 06.13.2024

  TIR REWIND: WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? ft. DAVID SWANSON

  David Swanson is the executive director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books include War Is A Lie. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and was awarded the 2018 Peace Prize by the U.S....

  
• 06.12.2024

  TIR REWIND: ANTIRACISM AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF EDUCATION ft. JAY ARENA

  TIR speaks with academic Jay Arena about his book: Expelling Public Schools: How Antiracist Politics Enables Privatization in Newark (University of Minnesota Press, 2023) https://www.csi.cuny.edu/campus-directory/john-jay-arena   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone...

  
• 06.10.2024

  TIR REWIND: THAILAND AND SEX WORK ft. NEHA WADEKAR

  Read Neha's article on sex work in Thailand here: https://nehawadekar.com/thailand-is-a-global-capital-of.../   Follow Neha's work here: https://nehawadekar.com/   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,...

  
• 06.09.2024

  TIR POP LIFE REWIND: Talking Hit Records With Producer Tom Werman

  Get Tom Werman book here: https://a.co/d/3cILpVl   Jason talks with rock producer Tom Werman about his time in the music industry, his biggest hits and misses. A fun show. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each...

  
• 06.06.2024

  TIR REWIND: DO YOU CONDEMN HAMAS ft. RYAN GRIM

  Get Ryan's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/Squad-AOC-Hope.../dp/1250869072   We are at a moment in the current situation in the middle east where a political debate on the Israeli occupation of Palestine can't happen unless all bad acts of Hamas are acknowledged and condemned...

  
• 06.05.2024

  POP LIFE ft. JASON MYLES Ep. 25: Was 1967 The Greatest Year of Music

  Listen to the 1967 Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SXBKYKMgByd3brlSBoKN7?si=13b5f44124eb44d2   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating...

  
• 06.04.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE Ep. 48: Why the Left Should Care About Palestine

  Stefan does a bit of discourse analysis, going over the dominant discursive frames surrounding Palestine in the western left consciouness, and trying to thread the needle between them all to say what the best way to approach it is. Subscribe to...

  
• 06.03.2024

  EP. 604: THE COLOMBIAN LEFT CONDEMNS ISRAEL ft. LUCA DECOLA

  See Luca's video "The Red Dance" here: https://vimeo.com/911016046 Read Luca in Jacobin Magazine here: https://jacobinlat.com/2024/05/16/la-izquierda-colombiana-tiene-motivos-de-sobra-para-condenar-a-israel/   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel...

  
• 06.02.2024

  THE MAU MAU HOUR ft. C. DERICK VARN: DIAL "C" FOR COMRADE

  Have a question for Varn? WELL CALL IN DAMMIT! Varn is filling in for Pascal this Wednesday, and Jason will be screening all your calls. Should be fun.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We...

  
• 05.30.2024

  POP LIFE ft. JASON MYLES Ep. 24: WAS 1984 THE GREATEST YEAR FOR HORROR MOVIES?

  Gremlins, Terminator, Ghost busting, Freddy, Jason dies, but does he? All this happens in 1984 and we haven't even gotten to the "good stuff". We'll discuss the year in horror cinema, 1984. June 8th, Washington DC live show CLR JAMES AND THE...

  
• 05.29.2024

  Ep. 603: Drake, Kendrick and Diddy: What's Going on with Hip Hop? ft. Justin Hunte

  Follow Justin's work here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCompanyMan   Diddy caught beating women, and accused of equally if not worse crimes, Kendrick Lamar and Drake have epic rap beef, what's going on in Hip hop? We'll discuss   Thank you guys again for taking the time to...

  
• 05.28.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 47: WAS HITLER A FASCIST AND DOES IT MATTER?

  Read Ben's essay here: https://open.substack.com/pub/benburgis/p/fascism-and-conceptual-analysis?r=1nk80p&utm;_campaign=post&utm;_medium=web Sign up for Ben's Substack here: https://substack.com/@benburgis Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME...

  
• 05.27.2024

  EP. 602: WHAT IS GENOCIDE?

  Is the term genocide being overused thus rendering it meaningless ? We'll discuss.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so...

  
• 05.26.2024

  BEYOND THE RED ZONE: Steroids and Fitness Influencers

  One of the most controversial subjects in modern sports is the use of performance enhancing drugs or “cheating”. From sign stealing in baseball and football, encouraging home crowd noise, competitive advantage is an acceptable part of the game. PED use...

  
• 05.23.2024

  THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 5/21/24

  READ PAUL'S ARTICLE IN DAMAGE MAGAZINE HERE: https://damagemag.com/2024/05/06/going-beyond-the-politics-of-institutional-racism/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0wIFmEMN5fjOGcBo5IgJ-m7_d1dgUZWhwLXvZhA3rvSvBy2ba2k7G74AI_aem_AX6Aa4oD9-eiaoJ-7THxybdPhn2Ofm4w0tnium-tt8_DR80WmQRErs_BTotFgIC2pN5UwEBZ0RsRJyScWP2PcFAR   Is the "institutional racism" argument a flawed framework? We'll discuss.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means,...

  
• 05.23.2024

  Ep. 601: BEYOND THE POLITICS OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM ft. PAUL PRESCOD

  READ PAUL'S ARTICLE IN DAMAGE MAGAZINE HERE: https://damagemag.com/2024/05/06/going-beyond-the-politics-of-institutional-racism/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0wIFmEMN5fjOGcBo5IgJ-m7_d1dgUZWhwLXvZhA3rvSvBy2ba2k7G74AI_aem_AX6Aa4oD9-eiaoJ-7THxybdPhn2Ofm4w0tnium-tt8_DR80WmQRErs_BTotFgIC2pN5UwEBZ0RsRJyScWP2PcFAR   Is the "institutional racism" argument a flawed framework? We'll discuss.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means,...

  
• 05.22.2024

  EP: 600: FRANTZ FANON AND CANDACE OWENS? ft. RALPH LEONARD

  Read Ralph's Work in Uherd Magazine here: https://unherd.com/author/ralph-leonard/   I know this looks as insane as it sounds. I'm telling you anymore, you'll just have to tune in to see what on god's green earth we're talking about!   Get your tickets to the...

  
• 05.21.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 46: Erik Olin Wright and the Taxonomy of Antisocialisms

  Stefan and Ben discuss a taxonomy of social change https://open.substack.com/pub/benburgis/p/erik-olin-wright-and-the-taxonomy?r=1nk80p&utm;_campaign=post&utm;_medium=web   Subscribe to Ben's substack https://benburgis.substack.com/   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,...

  
• 05.20.2024

  EP. 599: COME AS YOU ARE: NEOLIBERAL LEFTISM ft. ALEXANDER HERBERT

  Read Jason and Alex's article in Sublation here: https://sublationmedia.com/come-as-you-are-punk-and.../   Read Alex's Substack Here: https://alexherbert.substack.com/   Follow Alex's Lenin in 45 volumes YouTube series: https://www.youtube.com/@Lenin_in_45_volumes/addons   Get your tickets to the DC Live Show: CLR James and the Struggle for Socialism in America   Get Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clr-james-and-the-struggle-for-socialism-in-america-tickets-876034973187?utm-campaign=social&utm-content;=attendeeshare&utm-medium;=discovery&utm-term;=listing&utm-source;=cp&aff;=ebdsshcopyurl   Thank...

  
• 05.19.2024

  BEYOND THE RED ZONE: IS COOPER FLAGG THE GREAT WHITE HYPE OR HOPE?

  If Cooper Flagg goes number one overall in the NBA he could be the first white player chosen in the spot since 1977. Jason and Mac discuss.   Get your tickets to the DC Live Show: CLR James and the Struggle for...

  
• 05.16.2024

  EP. 598: LENIN IN 45 VOLUMES PART 2 ft. ALEX HERBERT

  Read Alex's Substack Here: https://alexherbert.substack.com/   Follow Alex's Lenin in 45 volumes YouTube series: https://www.youtube.com/@Lenin_in_45_volumes/addons   Get your tickets to the DC Live Show: CLR James and the Struggle for Socialism in America   Get Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clr-james-and-the-struggle-for-socialism-in-america-tickets-876034973187   Thank you guys again for taking the time to...

  
• 05.15.2024

  EP. 597: THE DARKEST TIMELINE: LIVING IN A WORLD WITH NO FUTURE ft. BRAM E. GIEBEN

  We speak with author Bram Gieben about his latest book on the new left publishing press Revol Books!   Get Bram's book on Revol Press here: https://linktr.ee/thedarkesttimeline   Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th (You can also purchase Tickets for...

  
• 05.14.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS EP. 45: How to Read Marx's Capital

  Ben and Stefan discuss how actually reading Das Kaptial is really easy!   Read Ben's essay here: https://benburgis.substack.com/.../two-ways-of...   Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack: https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you....

  
• 05.13.2024

  EP. 596: YOU MIGHT BE AN A.L.I.C.E.

  A.L.I.C.E stands for Asset Limited Income Constrained and Employed. People who work full time, yet make too much to qualify for benefits, yet some face housing security. Is this you or someone you know? Watch the show and find out...

  
• 05.12.2024

  BEYOND THE RED ZONE: NFL DRAFT RECAP, BOXING NEWS, AND NBA PLAYOFFS

  Mac and J. are BAAAACk!   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only...

  
• 05.09.2024

  EP. 595: THE LIFE DEATH HOLLYWOOD ft. DANIEL BESSNER

  Read Daniel's piece in Harper's Magazine Here: https://harpers.org/.../the-life-and-death-of-hollywood.../   Is Hollywood still the magical place where one's dreams of movie stardom can come true? Has financialization taken over the mindset of studios. Have we replaced gutsy studio execs who greenlit passion projects...

  
• 05.08.2024

  EP. 594: CLR JAMES: A LIFE BEYOND BOUNDARIES ft. JOHN L. WILLIAMS & DANIEL TUTT

  Get John Williams book here: https://a.co/d/gE2Mt1g   We'll discuss the life of CLR James with author and historian John L. Williams and professor Daniel Tutt Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of...

  
• 05.07.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE Ep. 44: NO, PAUL REALLY IS THE HERO IN DUNE

  Stefan is alone this week, defending Paul from the haters and giving a Nietzschean account of the tragic Greek hero   Get Tickets to the DC Live Show here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clr-james-and-the-struggle-for-socialism-in-america-tickets-876034973187?utm-campaign=social&utm-content;=attendeeshare&utm-medium;=discovery&utm-term;=listing&utm-source;=cp&aff;=ebdsshcopyurl Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We...

  
• 05.06.2024

  EP. 593: WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE KID FRIENDLY SPACES? ft. MANILA CHAN

  Why do millennials hate children so much? Does it have something to do with declining financial and social mobility? Or, do they just simply hate children? We'll discuss.   Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th (You can also...

  
• 05.05.2024

  GAMING MATERIALISTS: CLASS FANTASY ft. JOSHUA CITARELLA

  Pick up Class Fantasy here: https://joshuacitarella.metalabel.com/class-fantasy   The gaming gang will be discussing artist, author and podcaster, Joshua Citarella's new RPG.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have...

  
• 05.03.2024

  TIR Greatest Clips Vol. 2

  Here we end the week some clips from some of the more interesting shows of the past few weeks. Take a listen, and go back to check out the full shows!   Shows clipped in order: Ep. 582: Guilty of Journalism: The Case...

  
• 05.02.2024

  POP LIFE ft. JASON MYLES Ep. 23: Was 1984 the Greatest Year for Metal and Punk?

  Listen to the 1984 Metal and Punk Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jONSnwDBgfixXJjvx0TeS...   Since Jason couldn't make the 1984 show, as he promised, an entire show dedicated to the metal and punk releases of 1984!!   Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June...

  
• 05.01.2024

  Ep. 592: Western Sahara: Africa's Last Colony ft. Bill Fletcher, Jr.

  Support the people of Western Sahara here: https://wsrw.org/en   We'll be discussing Western Sahara with Bill Fletcher, Jr.   Get Jason's pamphlet, "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" here: https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/.../i-was-a.../   Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th (You can also purchase Tickets for...

  
• 04.30.2024

  PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE ft. BEN BURGIS Ep. 43: Daniel Dennett's Obituary Got Him All Wrong

  Stefan and Ben discuss the latest disaster of Journalists trying to understand Philosophy https://benburgis.substack.com/.../the-new-york-times...   Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack: https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you...

  
• 04.29.2024

  EP. 591: REMEMBERING THE L.A. RIOTS ft. Bill Cody

  32 Years ago America watched Los Angeles burn for the 2nd time in less than 30 years. We reflect on the causes, what has been done since, and what can expect from a very different gentrified L.A.   Get Jason's pamphlet, "I...

  
• 04.28.2024

  THE MAU MAU HOUR w/PASCAL ROBERT: The Uselessness of Hyperpolitics ft. Daniel Bessner

  Explore the influence and impact of hyperpolitics, mass movements, and the power elite on modern democracy in the latest episode of This Is Revolution podcast. This intriguing discussion features our special guest and renowned political analyst, Daniel Bessner, and is...

  
• 04.25.2024

  EP. 590: The Commodification of Loneliness

  We're more atomized as a society, and yet even our despair is a commodity. We'll discuss.   Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th (You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC) Get...