Workers' Lit

The American left has a LOT of work to do.

We’re joined in this episode by Black Red Guard, an organizer with the DSA, YouTuber, and that guy who made the excellent “cracker control” tweet you’ve probably seen.

BRG joins us for a vital conversation about the work ahead of any liberatory movement in the United States, how to build principled left unity, the American labor movement, the Iran war, and even the Knicks!

Check out BRG’s YouTube and Twitter below!

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCpYZYH_1VTB9q8Leg0TrROA

https://x.com/OGBlackRedGuard

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We’re talking about THE evangelical author once again. The man known as Jacksie, the drunken Inkling terror, the OG Christian furry, the most miserable convert in all of England. It’s C.S. Lewis!!

In this episode we learn how all adventures in Narnia began as we cover the 1955 prequel, “The Magician’s Nephew.” Lewis will answer questions you never asked such as: where did the lamp post and wardrobe COME FROM?

He has a hot evil woman that’s seven feet tall though, so he’s kind of cooking from time to time.

If you want to hear our Lewis bio, check out our episode on “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” from two years ago. Apologies for the audio, but it’s good.

We need your support! Go to www.patreon.com/workerslit and help us keep this show rolling. Every few bucks helps (and makes us very pleased indeed).

Nothing says “declining empire” like an all-out show of ruling class decadence!

In this episode Jen, Lenore, and Jacob discuss Trump’s increasingly wild vanity projects, Republican (and one very big and very dumb Democrat) attempts to defend them, and what it means to live in a country that couldn’t care less about its 250th birthday.

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Also, shout out to RXKNephew for his John Fetterman song, from which we have added tasteful snippets where appropriate.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-white-house/

https://www.foxnews.com/media/fetterman-why-he-supports-trumps-ballroom-his-shock-democrats-who-doubt-last-assassination-attempt

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/what-we-know-ufc-fight-white-house

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/30/trump-considers-dropping-freedom-250-concerts-in-dc-after-artists-pull-out.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Triumphal_Arch

Y’all loved the Neon Hemlock episode, so here’s yet another episode where we sit down with someone in weird, queer, independent publishing!

Eric Raglin of Cursed Morsels press talks to us about why us queers love horror, the definition of antifascist art (and how it differs from/intersects with action), and the ongoing battle of writing versus slop.

Go support Cursed Morsels’ incredible work below:

https://cursedmorsels.com/

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What do you do when the video game comedy website you write for is bought out and you stop getting paid and everything gets a lot worse?

You start your own worker-run, people-first, video game comedy website that rules, that's what!

We are joined by the founders of the GG Tribune to discuss the horrific behavior of the new owner of Hard Drive Magazine, their break from it, and the work they're doing to make actually cool stuff!

This is a story of labor struggle, the fight for artistic autonomy, and of course...the battle for the narrative.

Go support GG Tribune today!

https://ggtribune.com/

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Yes, THAT Wallace Shawn wrote a play about reckoning with capitalism’s horrors as a privileged person in the imperial core. Written in 1990, it hits like a dozen punches to the gut.

Ethan of People’s New Republic and The Sandcastle Business joins us to discuss his own staging of this show, the impacts it’s had on him, and the brutality of the challenge it poses.

Listen to Ethan read the entirety of the play here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xJMz8zB5xbHHU1hFbifGb?si=0gEWZZLjTSeqJVrNzPnrAQ

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Check out Jacob’s guest appearance on People’s New Republic, alongside the show Sandcastle Business!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LFMgtdTVjhnoed8eRbUjl?si=xpK7lfGwS8iFRMptdw4kyg

https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zys77kT2JBZPByOUXrvvZ?si=fxuUfUvmRDaG6MaYG4krXg

Buy the book you goofballs you know you want to.

Buy Adam Johnson's "How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza" today!

Brilliant media analyst and host of the "Citations Needed" podcast Adam Johnson joins the pod to discuss his book about the media's truly criminal coverage of Israel and Palestine, as well as the U.S. (and its proxies') relationship to the Middle East more generally.

You listen to this podcast because we discuss the battle for narrative. This is that at its most quintessential.

Check out Citations Needed!

How do you feel about gay trauma? How about getting disabled because of your annoying twink brother? How about some mild, one-sided incest? How about two of the best ladies in podcasting on their absolute A-game?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, listen to our episode on Sarah Monette's 2006 fantasy novel, "The Virtu."

If you want the backstory before you proceed, we did an episode (with the great Lee Mandelo!) on the first book in the series, "Melusine."

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The White House has rolled out a new counter-terrorism strategy. It’s nuts.

Are you Muslim? How about trans? Are you an immigrant, or related to one? How about on the left in any way? How about opposed to fascism?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, I’ve got bad news: you’re on the list.

We get into Trump’s bizarre counter-terrorism czar, Sebastian Gorka, the narratives involved in justifying “pre-crime” arrests, and the need to kick this nonsense in the teeth ASAP.

Also, a tangent on Chick-Fil-A lemonade and respecting the troops.

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Links mentioned in episode:

https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/insane-pre-crime-strategy-unveiled

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf

https://thegrayzone.com/2024/11/25/sebastian-gorka-british-intelligence-asset/amp/

It’s our first Patron chosen episode! Shout out to all who submitted and voted, especially Dark Jackal who submitted Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1974 work of political sci-fi, “The Dispossessed.”

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Imagine an imperfect but noble anarchist utopia in space, now imagine it’s orbiting a capitalist world. Can you imagine trouble ensuing? You should, because it does.

In this episode we get into the brilliant life and work of one of the greatest sci-fi writers of all time, discuss how chairs can make you horny, look at the sexism/bigotry that can crop up in leftist circles, and ask ourselves: is it gay to hook up with your homie for a single decad?