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Apr 23, 2022 • 1h 19min

The Military Film Complex: Destroying the Myth of Liberal Hollywood.

Trendsetter or follower? Hollywood has made over 5,000 war films in the past 100 years. Today’s episode probes whether Hollywood has been complicit in building a culture of warmongering and nationalism, whether inadvertently or by design. With a little help from our friend Krin - who has authored three books on Hollywood - and a handful of other resources, we look back over a few different eras in Hollywood and try to figure out whether the industry is holding up a mirror or influencing our feelings toward war. One thing the episode destroys is the myth that Hollywood is the cultural mouthpiece for the left. Chapters Intro: 00:01:49 Chapter One: Hollywood Doesn’t Fit Neatly in Any Box: 00:04:25 Chapter Two: A Deep History of Influence: 00:10:04 Chapter Three: Hollywood Goes to War: 00:19:05 Chapter Four: Influencer or Mirror: 00:28:06 Chapter Five: The Persistent Liberal Hollywood Myth: 00:38:54 Post Show Musings: 00:54:52 Outro: 01:16:58 Resources The Atlantic: What's Wrong With 'The Hurt Locker' NPR: Remembering Hollywood's Hays Code, 40 Years On IMDb: War (Sorted by US Box Office Descending) The Guardian: Conflict of interest: why Hollywood failed to honestly address the ‘war on terror’ Military.com: Why John Wayne Was Labeled a ‘Draft Dodger’ During World War II Book Love Jack G. Shaheen: Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People  Ernest Giglio: Here's Looking at You: Hollywood, Film and Politics, Fourth Edition Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner: Camera Politica: The Politics of Contemporary Hollywood Film Krin’s Books: Psychiatry and the Cinema Black Magic: White Hollywood and African American Culture Jammin' at the Margins: Jazz and the American Cinema -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Forrest Gump and distributed by Jenny. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 21, 2022 • 10min

Drill Man, Drill: Biden's Broken Promise.

Welcome to Topical Cream, a new, periodic UNFTR segment with an appropriately cringeworthy title for fuckery in the news. Our aim with these segments is to tackle more timely and newsworthy events that either relate to previous Unf*cking narratives or to set up future episodes. Our inaugural Cream finds us back in the world of crude oil and commodities with the recent capitulation on the part of the Biden administration to the oil and gas industry. Resources OilPrice.com: Oil Price Charts CNBC: U.S. to release 1 million barrels of oil per day from reserves to help cut gas prices The New York Times: Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling Poynter: President Biden claimed that there are 9,000 unused oil drilling permits. That’s mostly true. EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook UNFTR: Peak Oil. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 20, 2022 • 1h 16min

Show Notes [Quickie 11: Midterms, Primaries and Get Out the Vote.]

In today's Show Notes minisode, we continue our conversation about the midterm/primary candidates (with special insight from Manny Faces), talk unf*cking cannabis and hear some McFleshman’s beer feedback! Listen to the main episode accompaniment here Chapters Intro: 00:00:20 Emails: 00:03:20 Twitter Shout Outs: 01:03:48 Buy Me A Coffee Donations + Memberships: 01:06:26 Reviews: 01:09:48 Outro: 01:13:21 Resources Analyze Phish Podcast Nathan Rabin: You Don't Know Me But You Don't Like Me: Phish, Insane Clown Posse, and My Misadventures with Two of Music's Most Maligned Tribes Thomas J. Sugrue: The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit Jodie Adams Kirshner: Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises @EitanTheGoalie: Jewish Or Antisemitic TikTok Series -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 16, 2022 • 53min

Midterms, Primaries and Get Out the Vote: Send the Blue Dogs to the Pound.

Dems are already in the fetal position crying over races they have yet to lose and blaming progressives for losing them. Fuck that. Today we look at three upcoming races (two Senate, one House) that demonstrate how much the landscape has changed for progressives and the importance of primaries. The Democratic establishment is lining up against very capable progressive candidates in key races in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Texas. Two of these races are messy, but hold great promise for the balance of power in the Senate. The third is one that we invite everyone to support because it’s a no-fucking-brainer. Chapters Intro: 00:00:28 Prologue: 00:01:23 Battleground- Wisconsin: 00:09:44 Battleground- Pennsylvania: 00:21:30 Battleground- Texas: 00:28:06 Closing Thoughts: 00:31:45 Post Show Musings: 00:35:21 Outro: 00:50:35 Resources Ballotpedia: United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022 Ballotpedia: Alex Lasry Rolling Stone: Can Justice Democrats Pull Off a Progressive Coup in Congress? NPR: The top 10 Senate seats that are most likely to flip to the other party Politico: ​​D.C. Dems get out of frontrunner Fetterman's way in Pennsylvania The New York Times: John Fetterman, Senate Candidate, Revisits Gun Incident Involving Black Jogger Ballotpedia: Jessica Cisneros Jessica Cisneros’ Facebook Jessica Cisneros’ Website The New Republic: Georgia Is the Midterm Ground Zero for America’s Political Future UNFTR Episode Resources From Bullmoose to Jackass. Labor Unions. Peak Oil. New York’s Casual White Supremacy. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by misogyny and distributed by sexism. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 9min

Show Notes [Ep 55: New York's Casual White Supremacy.]

In today's Show Notes minisode, we hear a bit more from John Kane of Let's Talk Native, have a lengthy conversation about how to deal with Trump-supporting parents, and read Bobby McD's new inscription for the Statue of Liberty. Listen to the main episode accompaniment here Chapters Intro: 00:00:20 Emails: 00:03:33 Facebook Shout Outs: 00:51:16 Twitter Shout Outs: 00:57:46 Instagram Shout Outs: 01:01:02 Substack Shout Outs: 01:01:52 Buy Me A Coffee Donations + Memberships: 01:03:39 Lady Liberty's New Inscription: 01:05:35  Outro: 01:07:41 Resources Steve Keen: Debunking Economics: The Naked Emperor Dethroned? Jane Mayer: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right Yanis Varoufakis: Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion A Little Bit Culty Podcast: The Breakup: Samantha Freedom on Leaving The Alt-Right IndoctriNation Podcast: Qanon Casualties w/ Jitarth Jadeja UNFTR: How to Talk About the Trump Years UNFTR: Quickie: Invasion, Immigration & Inflation Flight of The Conchords: She's So Hot Boom -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 9, 2022 • 1h 10min

New York’s Casual White Supremacy: Losing the Plot on Hochul & Buffalo Bills.

A run-of-the-mill, one-day news story about a billionaire holding a city hostage over a sports team and a new stadium buried the lede on the dark underbelly of Native American relations with the U.S. government. New York State agreed to finance a significant chunk of the $1.4 billion stadium for the Buffalo Bills, an NFL team owned by a billionaire worth 5.5x that amount. A deal done almost entirely behind closed doors. Beyond the myriad conflicts of interest within the governor’s office is the more insidious story, ignored almost entirely by the media, of where the state “found” the money to pay for it. Chapters Prologue: 00:01:36 Chapter One: Billionaire Rules: 00:04:53 Chapter Two: Hidden from View: 00:10:55 Chapter Three: The Tangled Web of F*ckery: 00:16:46  Post Show Musings: 00:34:26 A Manny Interlude: 00:46:03 Post Show Musings Show Notes?: 00:47:21 Unf*cking Down Under Feedback: 00:48:24 Outro: 01:07:55 Support First Nation’s Causes There are a number of charitable organizations that support First Nation’s causes (see a few below). However, we're firm believers in local support and making connections with First Nation’s peoples. If possible, endeavor to get in touch with the community center at the nearest tribal territory and inquire as to the best way to provide direct support to maximize impact. Stand With Standing Rock Let's Talk Native... with John Kane Patreon First Nations University of Canada Resources The New York Times: Buffalo Bills Strike Deal for Taxpayer-Funded $1.4 Billion Stadium The Guardian: Buffalo Bills will receive $850m from New York taxpayers to build new stadium U.S. News: Bills' New Stadium Deal Carries $850M Taxpayer Tab, Gov Says The Atlantic: Sports Stadiums Are a Bad Deal for Cities Sports Illustrated: Austin Bills? NFL owners are running out of stadium grift ideas Bloomberg: Terry Pegula - Bloomberg Billionaires Index Forbes: #32 Buffalo Bills New York Upstate: Seneca Indian Nation's $100 million-a-year casino payments to state on hold again Buffalo News: The Editorial Board: Fed up with delays and broken promises, Hochul forces Senecas to pay their debt Delaware North: Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack Seneca Gaming Truth: Nation-State Gaming Compact Between The Seneca Nation Of Indians And The State Of New York CDC Gaming Reports: Churchill Downs announces deal for Peninsula Pacific assets Market Screener: Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. Announces Joint Venture with Churchill Downs Inc. Pod Love Let’s Talk Native with John Kane UNFTR Episode Resources March 2021 Quickie: Cuomo, Tanden & Manchin. Culture Cancel. An interview with Unkechaug Chief Harry Wallace and Native Coffee Trader’s Amy Wallace. Oh, Canada. Unf*cking Down Under. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed with love. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 6, 2022 • 22min

Show Notes [Ep 54: Unf*cking Down Under.]

In today's Show Notes minisode, Max abandons 99 and delirium takes hold as she struggles to do show notes by herself. Listen to the main episode accompaniment here Chapters Intro: 00:00:20 Emails: 00:01:13 Facebook Shout Outs: 00:10:48 Twitter Shout Outs: 00:10:59 Instagram Shout Outs: 00:13:53 Substack Shout Outs: 00:16:24 Buy Me A Coffee Donations + Memberships: 00:38:00 Reviews: 00:41:29 Outro: 00:20:41 Resources UNFTR Quickie: The World in Numbers Dr. James E. Hansen Newsletter TED Radio Hour: James Hansen: What Makes A Scientist Take A Stand? Why Is This Happening? Podcast: Breaking down the future of energy with Jonah Goldman Michael Parenti: Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism Leigh Phillips + Michal Rozworski: The People's Republic of Walmart: How the World's Biggest Corporations Are Laying the Foundation for Socialism Deconstructing American Conservatism Podcast Shane Warne Documentary -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by Men At Work. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 2, 2022 • 1h 5min

Unf*cking Down Under: And the Long Arm of the Chicago School.

The time has come to honor our Down Under F*ckers who have been supporting UNFTR since we launched. As we’ve done in prior shows about other countries, we attempt to explain the Australian political system, provide an overview of key issues and draw parallels between our experiences. Basically, a rough translation of Aussie politics for American listeners that only scratches the surface of this incredible nation. There’s an election coming up and several hot button issues facing the Australian people so it’s a good time to level set on what’s up down under. Note to our beloved Down Under F*ckers: This will be hilariously rudimentary to you but hopefully amusing enough to keep your attention. Now, piss off. Chapters Aussie Disclaimer: 00:00:05 Intro: 00:01:15 Chapter One: 00:05:48 Chapter Two: 00:10:13 Chapter Three: 00:16:09 Chapter Four: 00:21:20 Chapter Five: 00:35:08 Post Show Musings: 00:46:23 Outro: 00:59:50 Resources Australian Government Style Manual: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples CIA: The World Factbook Parliament of Australia: Hon Anthony Albanese MP Parliament of Australia: Hon Scott Morrison MP The Parliamentary Education Office: Prime Minister Australia.com: Guide To Christmas Island Australia.com: Guide To Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia.com: Guide To Norfolk Island Hydrocarbons Technology: Gorgon LNG Project The Guardian: Australian leader Tony Abbott ousted by Malcolm Turnbull after party vote Law Council of Australia: Indigenous Legal Issues Centre For 21st Century Humanities: Colonial Frontier Massacres, Australia, 1788 to 1930 Common Ground: Massacres The Guardian: The Killing Times SBS News: Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO 'in danger' listing after Australian lobbying effort The Guardian: PM personally approved $443m fund for tiny Barrier Reef foundation The Guardian: ‘A mockery’: Great Barrier Reef Foundation raises just $21m of $357m target The Sydney Morning Herald: Barnaby Joyce suggests God is the solution to climate change in Christmas video ABC News: Barnaby Joyce says he sent 'an awful lot' of special drought envoy reports to PM The Guardian: ‘Orwellian’: Coalition accused of planning to open green bank to fossil fuel investments Book Love Dominic Kelly: Political Troglodytes and Economic Lunatics: The Hard Right in Australia L.F. Crisp: The Parliamentary Government of the Commonwealth of Australia Pod Love Weekly Planet Podcast The Guardian Podcasts The Australian Podcasts Progressive Podcast The JUICE Media Podcast UNFTR Episode Resources F*ck Milton Friedman. Manufacturing Dissent. Oh, Canada. Procedural F*ckery. Capitasociafascilibdemarxism. Playing Chicken with China. Libertarians Are Exhausting Part 1. Libertarians Are Exhausting Part 2. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by koalas and distributed by boomerangs. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mar 30, 2022 • 44min

Show Notes [Ep 53: Immigration Nation.]

In today's Show Notes minisode, we shit on Clinton, discuss the disparity of letting some immigrants into the country and unveil a dark secret from Max's past. Listen to the main episode accompaniment here Chapters Intro: 00:00:20 Previous Episode Update: 00:02:48 UNFTR Coffee Chat: 00:08:30 Emails: 00:11:51 Facebook Shout Outs: 00:27:50 Twitter Shout Outs: 00:31:13 Instagram Shout Outs: 00:36:16 Substack Shout Outs: 00:36:28 Buy Me A Coffee Donations + Memberships: 00:38:00 Reviews: 00:41:29 Outro: 00:42:12 Resources UNFTR: An interview with Unkechaug Chief Harry Wallace and Native Coffee Trader’s Amy Wallace. Bobby McD on Instagram and Facebook Yuval Noah Harari: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Politico: The New Identity Politics of Eric Adams How Did This Get Made Podcast: Jack Frost Jonathan M. Katz: Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire American Scandal: The Clinton-Lewinsky Affair -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Maximo and distributed by immigrants. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mar 26, 2022 • 49min

Immigration Nation: A Crisis of Our Own Design.

As Ukrainians flee the war in their home country, some have found their way to the U.S. southern border where they are immediately escorted into the country. Because they're seeking refuge from a dangerous conflict and seeking asylum in the land of the free. And they're getting in. Quickly. Through Mexico. Meanwhile... you can probably guess where this is headed. Anyhoo, today's episode looks at immigration policy in the United States and fingers (ew) the real bad guy in our story that crafted today's anti-immigrant narrative and passed three meaningful pieces of legislation that made it a crime to be a non-native born American. Chapters Intro: 00:00:13 Chapter One: 00:05:52 Chapter Two: 00:11:11 Chapter Three: 00:16:43 Chapter Four: 00:23:25 Chapter Five: 00:29:20 Post Show Musings: 00:34:18 Outro: 00:46:28 Resources BBC News: How many Ukrainians have fled their homes and where have they gone? The Intercept: As Immigration Plummeted, Conservatives Falsely Accused Biden of Fueling a Crisis OECD Statistics: Net Migration National Immigration Law Center: Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs Marketplace: Undocumented immigrants quietly pay billions into Social Security and receive no benefits Congress.gov: H.R.3355 - Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 Legal Information Institute: Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act The Atlantic: Bill Clinton Owes My Father an Apology Pew Research Center: Most Cuban American voters identify as Republican in 2020 Pew Research Center: The Hispanic Vote in Presidential Elections,1980-2012 International Policy Digest: U.S. Agriculture is in Crisis The New York Times: Fleeing War in Ukraine, They’re Met With Employers Offering Paychecks Schoolhouse Rock: The Great American Melting Pot Book Love Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States UNFTR Episode Resources The American Propaganda Machine. F*ck Milton Friedman. The Washington Consensus. Libertarians Are Exhausting Part 1. Libertarians Are Exhausting Part 2. Fox in the Outhouse: Invasion, Immigration & Inflation. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Maximo and distributed by immigrants. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unftrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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