i also like ash sarkar but the novara podcast seems extremely boring and average
― ogmor, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:36 (six years ago) link
Novara seems like an okay hour/long local radio show
Coupla recent episodes of note(feat. American guests):
Sarah Jaffe
Peter Frase(who’s own episode of Chapo last year got eaten)
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 22:23 (six years ago) link
Thanks for that Frase episode, listening now. Four Futures seems right up my alley
― Simon H., Wednesday, 22 November 2017 16:22 (six years ago) link
More great pod. Gets into the particulars of American history and connects it up with 2016 and more.
The Dig - Universalizing American Liberty with Aziz RanaAziz Rana discusses his pivotal book, _The Two Faces of American Freedom_. Rana overturns conventional accounts of American history, from settlement and Revolution to the Populists and the present day. In reality, settler-colonialism, empire, and a brutally exploitative economic system grounded in racial subjugation have always been at the core of the American project. But radical thinkers and movements have consistently stepped forward at critical junctures to propose transformative alternatives that would make American freedom universal. Rana's most brilliant move is to ultimately make a devastatingly critical account of American history hopeful and optimistic.
Aziz Rana discusses his pivotal book, _The Two Faces of American Freedom_. Rana overturns conventional accounts of American history, from settlement and Revolution to the Populists and the present day. In reality, settler-colonialism, empire, and a brutally exploitative economic system grounded in racial subjugation have always been at the core of the American project. But radical thinkers and movements have consistently stepped forward at critical junctures to propose transformative alternatives that would make American freedom universal. Rana's most brilliant move is to ultimately make a devastatingly critical account of American history hopeful and optimistic.
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 19:18 (six years ago) link
I'm glad someone brought up Novara, I've become a big fan over the last few months. Sarkar & James Butler especially I think are great. The Novara FM podcasts I feel actually manage to cover some fairly substantial stuff while still being accessible. The video segments like The Fix etc are def more hit & miss though - some worthwhile episodes but a lot of boilerplate rehearsal of overly neat talking-points too.
― Unbreakable Kim Jong-Un (Mr Andy M), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 19:24 (six years ago) link
To open the discussion up a bit beyond just 'I dig this' (although let's be honest, that's my basic station in life), one thing I find interesting with the Novara people is the tension between anarchists and what for want of better terms I tend to think of as 'radical democrats' or 'democratic utopians' on the one hand, and traditional state socialsts plus fully-blown state communists on the other.I feel like this tension could be reflected across the Corbynite left or at least within Momentum, and I'm interested to see how it plays out in the long term, especially if Labour under the current leadership do manage to make it into power. Then again maybe the perception of a split is exaggerated by me focusing too much on Novara and hanging out too much in the Brit corner of 'left twitter', and the more unorthodox elements esp anarchos are too small in number/too marginalized to have any influence, I dunno.
― Unbreakable Kim Jong-Un (Mr Andy M), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
That split is definitely not exclusive to the UK. The saving grace is that the short-term goals of both broad groups is more or less the same, so common mobilization on pressing issues is far from impossible.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 22 November 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
If anybody who would like an Australian lefty pod, there’s the Boonta Vista Socialist Club.
For more American ones:
For those of y'all looking for some great leftist podcasts out there, here is a thread. Subscribe to:@seasonoftheB @DiscoCollective @thetrillbillies @deleteuracct @LeftPod @thisishellradio @StreetFightWCRS @MAKCapitalism @TheDCSentinel @CitationsPod https://t.co/aeBsI9xzQ4— Kudzu Commune (@kudzucommune) November 21, 2017
For CanCon(sorta), this is more of a monthly show, but Luke Savage & Will Sloan do Michael & Us our of Toronto, where they watch a crappy American(usually) agit-prop polemic. They started with every Michael Moore flick, then moved on to the Fahrenheit 9/11 knockoffs, Hollywood stuff, or whatever Dinesh craps out,
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 19:47 (six years ago) link
On the american organizing side, I’m wondering the percentage of all the groups that exploded in membership are now hitting growing pains a year in.
My local DSA chapter is trying to slog thru bylaw revision, as the group now is far different than it was originally constituted 12 months back. Quorum reqs are a drag, for instance.
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 19:52 (six years ago) link
that Aziz Rana interview is really great!
re: the slog/bloat that comes with organizational expansion, do you see it as a necessary evil or would you handle it some other way if possible?
― Simon H., Wednesday, 22 November 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
I just think that it’s expected if not necessary; we’re coming out of like 4 decades of bad political habits, and having to relearn a whole mess of shit along with translating to a modern format.
Massive cultural change has to happen, and is underway, and everybody is going to fuck up a lot because the dominant culture was/is this hyperatomizing thing, not to mention all the discursive complications borne out of academia and social media.
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 21:52 (six years ago) link
DSA New Orleans posted a DIY guide on how & why they chose a taillight replacement action:
http://dsaneworleans.org/img/brake-light-clinic-guide.pdf
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 23:13 (six years ago) link
Workers Win Big in OntarioIn Ontario, the Fight for $15 just won a huge victory.By DAVID BUSH & DOUG NESBITT
By DAVID BUSH & DOUG NESBITT
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 23:16 (six years ago) link
another podcast, just launched -
http://butterflystorycollective.libsyn.com/
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 22 November 2017 23:31 (six years ago) link
one thing I find interesting with the Novara people is the tension between anarchists and what for want of better terms I tend to think of as 'radical democrats' or 'democratic utopians' on the one hand, and traditional state socialsts plus fully-blown state communists on the other.
At points it has been ugly to watch. Both sides actually managed to converge amicably (so far) over at New Socialist:
https://newsocialist.org.uk/
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 22 November 2017 23:50 (six years ago) link
I love the brakelight clinics so much
― Simon H., Thursday, 23 November 2017 00:09 (six years ago) link
I don't agree that the US is more progressive on aboriginal issues. Afaict, these barely even register as an issue on the national level in the US.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, November 9, 2017 4:19 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ya what's up with this? is it just that they historically killed a larger % of them?
― flopson, Thursday, 23 November 2017 01:52 (six years ago) link
Plenty of good arguments here
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-2/
― Simon H., Thursday, 23 November 2017 01:54 (six years ago) link
talking US first nations though
anyways this is not the thread
― flopson, Thursday, 23 November 2017 02:14 (six years ago) link
Yeah, that Maclean's thing makes no sense to me. If we really need to compare the situation of Canada's aboriginal population to a US equivalent, I would think that it should be the US aboriginal population ("Native Americans"), not the African-American population. And, like I said, I'm not a US politics expert but the only Presidential candidate I observed even mentioning FN issues was Bernie Sanders, who afaict didn't do more than pay lip service in passing.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 23 November 2017 04:08 (six years ago) link
This might be the UK-version of Chapo btw:
https://twitter.com/reel_politcast
I don't listen to podcasts so this is all bits of educated guesswork.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 23 November 2017 10:08 (six years ago) link
promising new Left Coast on youth organizing in the US, starting in on it now
https://soundcloud.com/leftcoastpodcast/north-bae-004-the-dictatorship-of-the-teen#t=0:00
― Simon H., Thursday, 23 November 2017 15:54 (six years ago) link
Meanwhile, Alex Jones is posting Rosa Luxemburg quotes. Happy American Thanksgiving!
pic.twitter.com/N18dkYTqMd— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) January 14, 2017
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Thursday, 23 November 2017 21:58 (six years ago) link
Ha, leftie pods are popping up quick enough to start stepping on each other’s names
Left Coast: @leftcoastpodpodcast about leftism for west coast idiots by los angeles trash comedians @shutupandrosky and @heysarajune. new ep every wednesday, DMs open
http://leftcoastpod.libsyn.com/
Left Coast Media: @LeftPodInterviewing leftists from the best coast and beyond. Follow @chekainformant, @communalsauce, and @rrrrn.
https://m.soundcloud.com/leftcoastpodcast
Beast Coast Podcast:
@BeastCoastPodEast coast is the beast coast. A #leftpod covering culture and philosophy from @the_admo, @lostcosmonaut84, @rayagun19, and @garthotronbeastcoastpodcast.com
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Friday, 24 November 2017 03:04 (six years ago) link
Jeeze
― .oO (silby), Friday, 24 November 2017 03:23 (six years ago) link
Somebody elsewhere mentioned about how leftie folks are taking to podcasts like RW schmucks did to YT
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Friday, 24 November 2017 05:52 (six years ago) link
This is probly of heavy relevance:
Both Verso & Haymarket are now running half-off sales til year’s end, with bundled ebooks where available
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3495-50-off-all-our-books
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/55-50-off-holiday-gifts-for-the-red-on-your-list
I’m currently reading this: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2062-the-s-word
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Friday, 24 November 2017 20:49 (six years ago) link
Last Verso I read:https://www.versobooks.com/books/2465-humankind
― .oO (silby), Friday, 24 November 2017 20:59 (six years ago) link
Is anybody on Tim Faust’s health justice email list? He sent out an update today, and I had to laugh due to two things:
1. He sent it out from “T-Bone Faust,” which is a rare nickname that works for both Coen Bros collaborator and Coen Bros character
2. The opener is almost word-for-word matching a certain Onion columnist:
Hello friends,This one's long. It’s been a minute since I got to last speak with you.
This one's long. It’s been a minute since I got to last speak with you.
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
You can read his missive and sign up for the list here
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:25 (six years ago) link
I earnestly love that dude so much
― Simon H., Monday, 27 November 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
<3 beavis wallpaper
― brimstead, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:13 (six years ago) link
All eyes on Illinois
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/28/politics/illinois-house-dsa-carlos-ramirez-rosa-chuy-garcia/index.html
― Simon H., Wednesday, 29 November 2017 01:21 (six years ago) link
^ strategically this makes no sense to me
― it me, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 05:26 (six years ago) link
because there's already a "progressive" running?
― Simon H., Wednesday, 29 November 2017 10:59 (six years ago) link
yes. why go after an early Sanders supporter who's an automatic yes vote on single-payer?
what is gained?
― it me, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
I would guess that they feel particularly strongly about Rosa's local popularity but otherwise I can't speak to the wisdom or lack thereof. Single payer isn't the only issue to be concerned about. (Then again, as yet, DSA has yet to officially endorse him AFAIK.)
― Simon H., Wednesday, 29 November 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
What is the podcast equivalent for those of us who prefer music to podcasts and therefore never listen to podcasts? I mean, apart from hardcore punk lol
― imago, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 18:43 (six years ago) link
xp Garcia and Ramirez-Rosa are going to vote the same on practically every issue of consequence. What's the point of replacing a guy who's 95% left with a guy who's 100% left?
think you're right, there must be some local angle
― it me, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 19:07 (six years ago) link
What about Algiers and, uh, Downtown Boys(who are more post-hardcore, really)?
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
If I understand correctly, I think imago is looking for short podcasts.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 29 November 2017 20:13 (six years ago) link
I doubt that
imago have u ever deep-listened to Crass' Penis Envy? That's my suggestion.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 20:21 (six years ago) link
i was a big fan of motherfucker, aka m-f. episodes about 10 minutes long. it was the realest. they stopped doing it after about 10 episodes though. it was really hard to search for.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 22:34 (six years ago) link
I doubt the q is "what is music that I can listen to instead of podcasts and get the same political insight", or at least I hope it isn't, 'cause that's a crazy question.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 30 November 2017 10:44 (six years ago) link
m-f feels (felt?) pretty punk rock. stripped down to the barest nub of honesty and humor and conversation and swearing. short eps. an ineffable sense of what the kids today call "moving the culture forward". it's not political in the way this thread is looking for in general though
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/m-f/id1241489297?mt=2
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 30 November 2017 14:13 (six years ago) link
I was listening to Flux of Pink Indians yesterday and Rudimentary Peni today. I suppose it makes sense to listen to Crass next
― imago, Thursday, 30 November 2017 14:15 (six years ago) link
socialist economic darling/enfant terrible Matt Bruenig made an appearance (his first, I assume?) in the NYT today:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/opinion/inequality-social-wealth-fund.html
― Simon H., Thursday, 30 November 2017 14:17 (six years ago) link
RE: DSA/Garcia/Rosa, I don’t think a DSA endorsement of Rosa would matter very much. Gutierrez has endorsed Garcia and that counts a lot. Gutierrez is overwhelmingly popular in IL-4 and hasn’t gotten less that 74% of the vote in the last two primaries. I can’t imagine his constituents going against anyone he anoints as a successor.
― Jeff, Thursday, 30 November 2017 16:37 (six years ago) link
I gotta say, while I agree (mostly) with their platform, I don't understand what the DSA is trying to do strategically.
The tea party template would seem to be the best approach—obtaining guarantees of support for single-payer, education debt reform and "no" votes on Near Eastern wars from center-left candidates under credible threat of a primary.
But this looks like typical progressive infighting.
― it me, Thursday, 30 November 2017 18:57 (six years ago) link
AFAICT they haven't run any candidates that have served to prevent Dem-identifying candidates from getting elected
― Simon H., Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link