Episode 392: Lawyers, Guns, and Tummies: Tribal Thumb Pt. 1

Jul 16, 2024

Matt from Left in the Bay podcast joins to discuss Tribal Thumb, a 1970s radical group. They explore connections to Manson Family, SLA, and California's Prisoners Movement, delving into black radicalism, Watts Rebellion, Black Panther Party, George Jackson, and California prisons. The episode also covers lumpen proletariat in political organizing, origins of Papa Roach, Vacaville Medical Facility history, and Jessica Mitford's Communist background.

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Humorous Height Banter and Sports Musings

01:34 • 10min

Exploring the History of Tribal Thumb and Its Connections to Radicalism

Exploring Historical Context of Black Radicalism and Activism in California

Mysterious Activities of Tribal Thumb and the Watts Rebellion

15:47 • 12min

Emergence of the Black Panther Party

27:40 • 13min

Exploring California Prisons and Black Radical Intellectual Movements

Revisiting Radicalism and Racial Tensions in San Quentin Prison

42:49 • 10min

The Life and Impact of George Jackson

52:32 • 16min

Prison Labor, Political Struggles, and Revolutionary Movements in the 1970s

01:08:08 • 6min

Formation of California Prisoners Union and List of Demands

01:14:04 • 4min

Analysis of the Primacy of the Lumpen Proletariat in Political Organizing

01:18:03 • 11min

Exploring the Origins of Papa Roach and the History of Vacaville Medical Facility

01:29:13 • 2min

Jessica Mitford: The Communist Sister of the Mitford Family

01:31:07 • 3min