The Power/Less Podcast

linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod ceasefiretoday.com campusbailfunds.com With Sails Ahead are a progressive posthardcore band out of New Jersey. Joe, Jaime, Ryan, Sierra, and Santino sit down with me to discuss and break down their newly released full length record, “Infinite Void.” We discuss the writing process of the band, the lyrical themes and influences, and more. Follow With Sails Ahead on all socials: @withsailsahead https://www.withsailsahead.com/

linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod ceasefiretoday.com CampusBailFunds.com For this episode I speak with Jake Flores, who is a comedian and a cohost of the popular self described “goth socialist comedy podcast,”Pod Damn America,  as well as the latino philosophy podcast Why You Mad, and the King Of The Hill focused podcast “That’s My Podcast, I Don’t Know You.” Jake and I discuss his journey both in politics and comedy, the contradictions socialist artists live through in the United States, the blatant hypocrisy of the reactionary responses to Pro Palestine protests at college campuses, and more. Follow Jake on socials : twitter.com/feraljokes, instagram.com/feraljokes  feraljokes.com

linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod ceasefiretoday.com For this episode I speak with Anthony Copozzi who is the frontman of the metal band Loss Becomes out of New York. Anthony and I discuss his beginnings in music, our mutual love of nu metal, and how every band wishes they were Meshuggah. All of that and more throughout the show. follow Loss becomes: twitter.com/lossbecomes instagram.com/lossbecomes https://lossbecomes.bandcamp.com/

linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod ceasefiretoday.com In this episode I speak with Matthew Hunter, who is a member and organizer with the Communist Party of the USA and  writes articles with his substack, “Trending Now Network,” as well as other outlets including People’s World. Matt and I discuss his journey into politics, what pulled him out of the binary electoral politics structures, the ongoing genocide against Palestinians and his local government’s responses, and more. Follow Matt: twitter.com/MattHunterMCR instagram.com/MattHunterMCR Follow his substack: https://twitter.com/TrendNowNetwork https://substack.com/@trendingnownetwork https://www.instagram.com/trendingnownetwork/

ceasefiretoday.com gazastrong.com linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod For this episode I speak with Nick Picerno, the lead vocalist of the band Godseyes out of Long Island, New York. Nick and I discuss his recent guest vocal spot with From Autumn to Ashes, the start of his passion for heavy music, a lyric deep dive on the band's debut full length record, "PROGRESS/REGRESS," and more. Follow Godseyes on socials: instagram.com/godseyesli facebook.com/godseyesli https://nosleeprecords.com/collections/godseyes https://godseyesli.bigcartel.com/

linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod For this episode I speak to Bloodveil, a progressive metalcore band out of Nashville, Tennessee. Aidan, Wes (and later Max) discuss the songwriting process for the band, their individual musical influences and upbringings, a deep dive on their debut EP, "Hollow Heart," and more. Follow Bloodveil on twitter: twitter.com/bloodveil_TN Follow Bloodveil on Instagram: instagram.com/bloodveil.tn https://bloodveil.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-heart

linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod ceasefiretoday.com Follow Ultra Deluxe: https://twitter.com/ultradeluxe666 For this episode I speak with Max Narotzky, vocalist and songwriter of the multi genre punk/cybergrind/hardcore/etc. band Ultra Deluxe. Max and I discuss their start in music, the world building and narrative concepts behind Ultra Deluxe's releases, Max's start into politics, the organizing that they do at ultra deluxe shows, and more. linktr.ee/ultradeluxe

original photo: @ghostfinder.dmg on IG (@ghost_prole on twitter) For this episode I speak to James, the mastermind behind Cybergrind band Blind Equation out of the Chicago area. James and I discuss his start into heavy music, the rise of the cybergrind scene, Blind Equation's latest record "DEATH AWAITS," their upcoming shows in Asia, and more. Follow Blind Equation on all socials: @blindequation Stream DEATH AWAITS on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/35VF7WrrpbK6IbUpeVsurN?si=vr_C1zdLQYGsbSn1kQeRkw Follow and support the podcast: linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod

linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod ceasefiretoday.com John Washington is a journalist, translator, and author. John recently published the book, "The Case For Open Borders," and has released previous works on the topic of migration, asylum, and the reality of border policy. John and I discuss the topic of open borders, the historical context from which open border policy comes from, the impact of political theory when it comes to electoral politics and migration, and much more. follow John: twitter.com/jbwashing Purchase "The Case For Open Borders," at Haymarket Books or at your local bookstore. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2199-the-case-for-open-borders

For all socials and patreon links: linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod For this episode I speak with Rayyvana, who is a disability rights advocate, contributor to The Young Turk, cohost of the Taking The L podcast, and twitch streamer. Rayyvana and I discuss her origins into politics, Chicago's landmark vote to call for a Ceasefire in Gaza, the history of disability rights activism, twitter's bot traffic, the circular discourse around millennial and Gen Z spending habits, and a NYT's financial advisor falling for a $50,000 scam. Follow Rayyvana: twitter.com/rayyvanaTTV twitch.tv/rayyvana Taking the L Pod on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mzjQoWOro8MWE4Y7Xdlls?si=5309a1ab0e1a4185 articles discussed: https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-elon-musk-bots-fake-traffic https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/young-adults-are-getting-used-to-living-on-a-financial-cliff/3547014/ https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html