

Teach Me Communism
Teach Me Communism
Christine wants to learn about socialism and communism. Grady, their brother, is a big nerd about those things! A podcast for the people.
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Aug 3, 2023 • 1h 35min
Episode 160: Shootin’ the Shit - The Ronald Reagan Memorial Toilet
Fast cars, North Korea, famine/inflation, fake museums, the anti-rent war, checking in on various labor actions, libraries in Houston, and pollution in TX.
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Solidarity forever!

Jul 27, 2023 • 1h 13min
Episode 159: Why Socialism? By Albert Einstein
What does this pretty smart guy have to say about socialism? Turns out he’s super into world socialism, radically different educational and economic goals, and developing a new society where we are responsible for one another.
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Solidarity forever!

Jul 20, 2023 • 1h 32min
Episode 158: Shootin’ the Shit - Fat Spiderman
Climate woes, the Hollywood strike, Barbie propaganda, TX corruption, privacy in France, marriage under capitalism, Spanish elections, and more. Christine partially read a lot of books this week.
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Solidarity forever!

Jul 13, 2023 • 1h 53min
Episode 157: Hadestown
It’s an old song, a sad song. All about climate change, a nasty capitalist god, worker uprisings, and oh, a love story too. We’re talking about the award-winning musical Hadestown.
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Solidarity forever!

Jul 6, 2023 • 1h 20min
Episode 156: Shootin’ the Shit - I’m Over It
Lots of topics this week! France, Russia, the Supreme Court, why even vote, hotel worker strike, white collar woes, violence at the root, regulatory capture, and companies that can vote for some reason.
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Solidarity forever!

Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 42min
Episode 155: The Years of Lead
This week we’re learning about the rise of class conflict, facism, and violence in Italy from the 1960s-1980s. Christine guesses at Italian words. We look at lots of political groups and of course judge their logos.
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Solidarity forever!

Jun 22, 2023 • 1h 21min
Episode 154: Capitalism Gonna Fuck Ya
This week's topics: consumerist blues, worker issues in the world of comics and game development, allergies, big feelings, Elizabeth Gilbert, fake priests, Oklahoma communists, and the worry over who gets control of the powerful tech.

Jun 15, 2023 • 2h 3min
Episode 153: George Orwell’s 1984
Not another Orwell book! Ugh, time to talk about 1984 and its bad worldbuildling, hatred of women, and total lack of materialism. Clearly we’re big fans.
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Solidarity forever!

Jun 8, 2023 • 56sec
Announcement: 6-8-23
No new episode this week due to unforeseen circumstances. Sorry!
We'll return next week to discuss 1984 by "friend of the show" George Orwell.
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Solidarity forever!

May 25, 2023 • 1h 14min
Episode 152: Shootin’ the Shit: One Good Coup Deserves Another
Today’s topics: class warfare from Minnesota to the Netherlands, to… ancient Egypt? Plus, the airline pilot strike, snobby restaurants, and probably more things I’m forgetting. Look, I’ve had a long week and I’m tired.
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Solidarity forever!