You Can't Win

A relaxed summer episode with Tom, Don and AgileTablet wading in a kids pool while we record, microphone cables precariously in the water and with Don in inflatable water-wings. We talk about the relaxing of lockdown, summer eats and living off the land.

Intro music by auntie004. Outro is Hamid el Shaeri - Ayonha.

Big Dave returns to spread the gospel of #NoBeef 2020 and his #whocare philosophy. We chat about life in lockdown, gaming and the central importance of ignoring goofballs online. A chill low-spoons episode for lovers of wisdom.

Mentioned: Andy's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/betongen974 History Podcasts: Fall of Civilizations, Age of Napoleon, Casualties of History. CaspianReport's video on China's megadams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEo4NNo7oaM

Intro music by auntie004. Outro is Young T & Bugsey - Don't Rush ft. Headie One.

Leo and John V of the (future) Pimp Chronicles drop by again to join Tom and Don for a fun chat about our nightmare world. We talk about everything from police abolition to getting real oiled up for a rich perv's Nativity scene.

Mentioned: Dignity by Chris Arnade.

Intro music by auntie004. Outro is Gary Glitter - I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)

Longtime posting brother Goatstein joins Tom and Don to talk the protests and other goings on. We've known Goat for over a decade so it's nice to catch up and wander a bit down memory lane. We also emphasize the need to remember how terrible the Troops are while we're all focused on state killings.

Mentioned: Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt

Intro music is auntie004. Outro is TLO ROLL CALL.

"Ed Buck" returns to argue that the Left is a scam that burns through resources with little to show for it. Is "Herbaleft" a pyramid scheme to line the pockets of self-appointed organizers? Or is the whole world suckers and grifters? One of our most blackpilled episodes yet!

Mentioned: EH Carr interview "The Russian Revolution and the West" (https://newleftreview.org/issues/I111/articles/e-h-carr-the-russian-revolution-and-the-west), Max Horkheimer & Theodor Adorno, "Towards a New Manifesto?" (https://platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/horkheimeradorno_newmanifesto_NLR65_2010press.pdf), "The Last Trump Card: Islam and Other Religions" by Tim Winter (Abdul Hakim Murad) (https://archive.org/details/TheLastTrumpCardIslamAndOtherReligionsTimWinterAbdulhakimMurad)

Intro music by auntie004. Outro is Baked Alaska - We Love Our Cops

Our new guest Khaled joins us from Germany to discuss his experiences and research. The first part of our discussion digs into the prevalence of far-right politics and Khaled's first-hand knowledge of racism and Islamophobia in the school system. Afterwards, we work through some of the intellectual debates around Israel and the difficulties of fighting antisemitism by comparing them to American debates around anti-racism.

Mentioned: Zionism: A Brief History by Michael Brenner, The Holocaust Industry by Norman Finkelstein, The Life of the Prophet Muhammad by Hamza Yusuf (YouTube), Khaled Blankenship (YouTube).

Intro music by auntie004. Outro: Kinky Friedman - Ride Em Jewboy

Tom and Don catch up with our old friend Drew. Drew discusses bike messenging and the dreaded apps, life in Michigan, how he got to monotheism, learning languages and the legacy of online forums.

Mentioned: Wages of Destruction by Adam Tooze, Conjuring Hitler by Guido Giacomo Preparata, They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer, Beyond Totalitarianism: Stalinism and Nazism Compared by Michael Geyer.

Intro music by auntie004. Outro: Vanity - Martin Luther.

Our friend Mike, Professor Pizzagate himself, returns to discuss the weird world of megaphilanthropist Bill Gates. Portrayed in the media as a caring genius and self-made billionaire, Gates' true history of creepy connections complicates the media narrative. While Gates has helped lead the fusion of health policy and private power, critics such as RFK Jr. exploit gaps in the official story to push their own pernicious agenda.

Intro music by auntie004. Outro is Rick Ross - Bill Gates.

Tom and Don chat about this year's unique Ramadan experience and how we are handling quarantine so far. We talk Ad Astra and Islam and Andropov and several other questions from the audience.

Mentioned: The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf, Hamza Yusuf (Foundations of Islam Series available on YouTube at the Islam on Demand channel, Vision of Islam CD Series, Life of the Prophet Muhammad all available on YouTube), Abdul Hakim Murad's reading list (https://www.acommonword.com/docs/TJ%20Winter%20Booklist.pdf), Yasir Qadhi, Nouman Ali Khan (available on YouTube at Bayyinah Institute channel) and The Destruction of the Soviet Economic System: An Insider's History Book by Michael Ellman and Vladimir Kontorovich.

Intro music by auntie004. Outro: Paavoharju - Musta Katu.

Steve @extranapkins joins Tom and Don for a chat about life in LA under Corona and his projects including comics, jokes and electronic music. Then we dive into some questions about the existentialism, Dalai Lama, noise music and other fun things.

Intro music by auntie004. Outro music is Pax Titania - Cult of the Colonist (Steve's music!).

Steve prints and mails out cards each month which you can check out at: https://www.patreon.com/stevescards

and his website is http://brokenpants.com/