In another Why You Mad/Halal Cartels crossover, Luisa and Gabe Pacheco discuss a recent trip to Havana, Cuba, a vibrant, complex, society full of public life and community engagement.

Topics include disinformation, tourist art & cultural exchange, code switching with locals, lying & propaganda, consumerism & interpersonal relationships, and the shared (but distinct) disillusionment prevalent in both Cuba and the US.

Check out Halal Cartels for more episodes about travel and imperialism, etc. with Gabe's regular co-host Sameer Naseem: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/halal-cartels/id1574729621

Video available for this one!!! Weird! Regular WYM eps coming soon (stg)!!

Ok, here we go. Starting over. This week on WYM: Stress dreams; generalizations & bad faith interpretations; cannibalism, colonialism, family & identity; policing each other & accelerationism good? THEN: Ukraine; Comedy & Zionism updates; DSA, PSL & leftist takes!

Luisa tries & fails to explain her love for Russia (historically). We end on an impromptu discussion of Triangle of Sadness (with some interrupting, working on it!) and talk about work and bosses and shit like that. And a nice shoutout to authoritarianism & chore charts & feelings & adhd & rhizomes!

Production notes & caveats: Jake yelled at me about my sound being bad so I ordered a new mic but I'm super loud in the recording and he isn't and this is the best I could do? I tried for DAYS to fix it, SORRY. New mic is in the mail & next ep will be up in a few days for Patrons ONLY! TE AMAMOS<3

(JAN 2024) After a long hiatus, bouts of depression, and cross-country moves we're back, baby! We talk about Palestine, zionism in comedy, and generally catch up (you know how we do it). Happy new year, commies!

(2023) Recorded October 26, 2023 with Sameer Mon and Gabriel Pacheco of Halal Cartels (@halalcartels)

The response from Israel post October 7th has been devastating on civilians, especially children in Palestine. Gabe and Sameer have Luisa (their favorite guest) from Why You Mad podcast to talk about the current climate in the United States and abroad.

They discuss the immediate McCarthyist attempts at silencing people who question the indiscriminate killing of civilians by Israel as "self defense" in the entertainment industry (among many others). Also up for discussion: various attempts at pink-washing and delegitimizing protest to attempt to force Americans to acquiesce and allow a genocide.

We urge you to do the reading regarding this subject matter, the kind one used to do at a library, not the kind people do on Instagram via memes.

Sameer talks about how Joe Biden spit in the face of Muslims and Arabs across the US and how, as a community, he has seen them vow not to vote Democrat ever again.

They also discuss the article from the New Yorker about Hasan Minhaj and how it was a hit piece along with his response video with receipts.

Some immediate moves you can make to help:

Demand an immediate ceasefire by calling an writing to your reps. https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/call-congress-support-ceasefire/

Educate your family and friends about the evils of the occupation.

March at protests, speak up online.

Donate to families in Palestine https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/

You can find Gabe @gabepac1 Sameer @sameermon and Luisa @luisadieznuts on Instagram

Catch more of Luisa by listening to Why You Mad Podcast episodes https://bit.ly/3QBYt3N

(June 2024) Holy shit! Two episodes in two weeks! We're doing it!

This week we discuss why it's so much easier and more profitable to be an artist who is (effectively) politically right or center, than it is to be a leftist artist. Plus: artist LOE vs capitalist ROI, jobs, Abbott Elementary, Borges, Night of the Hunter, and probably more! Please enjoy! XO

(June 2024) Fresh off the presses, completely un-edited (as always)! The volume is off in the first couple of minutes but levels out! Luisa tries to tell Jake there is something interesting for artists about the movie Civil War but Jake is MAD at how bad the movie is and RESISTS! Also: Libertarians, Duncan Trussell, Dave Smith, Journalism, and more probably! Enjoy!

(May 2022) Baby Reindeer, abuse, comedy, proximity to power, People's Joker, all the fun stuff!!