Culture Warrior, reporting for duty! First up: Talking about some of the pitfalls of pop culture analysis for politics around South Park. Then, why ceding ground to the right around Jeffery Epstein would be political malpractice.

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A Latin American coup shows how our anti-fascism has to be international, and how OK Boomer is not a slur, but also kind of limited beyond memes.

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Music: WUME and Omnigrad

Reflections on Seattle’s municipal elections, gentrification, and the hollowness of “corruption”.

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Music by WUME and Ben Udashen

Talking with the great Brian Platt from Seattle Sucks to learn about the history of policing, Seattle’s attempts at police reform (after being caught), and some Texas history.

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Debate recap, big endorsements, and reflections on unemployment in America.

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Toughening up, talking down, and making sense of gaming international relations.

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Talking with the great Ben Burgis about his new article in Jacobin about the necessity of mental health coverage in Medicare For All, how mental health manifests throughout the economy, and how the Joker is a product of failed public health policy, not an incel fantasy.

Also: Greta gone pagan, why democracy doesn’t work without material equality, and why Marvel movies are “not cinema”.

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Joining me today is Bea from the great health justice podcast Death Panel. We’re talking about the new healthcare plan from Elizabeth Warren as well as comparing the different bills in congress. How does the wonk stance make bad policy seem smart? Why do we need to decommodify healthcare?

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Talking about Elizabeth Warren’s trip to Seattle and how her path to the nomination is out of step with the left.

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