This Wreckage

Matt and Sean dive into the historical materialist trenches once more!

On this HIAW, we address suburbia and its discontents: How has the unique social geography of the United States affected its political and economic development? How are class relations reflected in the built environment? Why did the suburbs arise as a unique solution to social crisis in the post-war era? And what sort of mentalities and ideologies arose out of these milieux?

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Part 2 on the decline of suburbia and the new housing crisis coming next week!

Outro: The Descendents - Suburban Home

Shyam Khanna, editor of Commune mag, joins us for a sneak peek into issue #4 and a breakdown of Saturday's Bernie Sanders rally from an ultraleft wrecker POV. Josh Strawn, half of darkwave duo Azar Swan, also joins us for a discussion of his band's new record, what the kids are listening to these days, fascism and music, and why Billy Joel has better politics than Nick Cave. The first of at least two Halloween episodes!

Catch Azar Swan live at Jamie's benefit show for El Comedor this coming Friday, October 25th at Trans Pecos in NYC! Tickets here.

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Outro music: Big Brave - Sound

The first episode of Andy's newest side project focusing on Latin American politics and history, Talkin' 'Tina!

BreadTuber BAD EMPANADA joins us to talk about the upcoming elections in Argentina that will return Kirchernismo to power after four years of Mauricio Macri's neoliberal buffoonery, but can left-populist Peronism walk the country back from the brink of economic collapse, or will there be a new insurrection like in 2000? And who do the Posadists support?

After that we discuss the life and politics of Che Guevara and the claims that he was a blood-soaked homophobic murderer. We talk about the excesses of the Cuban government, the extent of Che's role in them, and some of our favorite stories of the revolution and after.

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Shownotes:

Che Guevara: Homophobic Racist? Feat. Steven Crowder & PragerU | BadEmpanada

Who Did Che Guevara Murder?

Financial Times: Hedge funds look for opportunities in beaten-up Argentine assets

Dissident Cuban Communism by Gary Andrew Tennant

Music: Edmundo Rivero - Cafetin de Buenos Aires