Trillbilly Worker's Party

Recorded 10/26/23 Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We talk about President Biden's address to the nation re: Israel/Palestine, as well as Israel's attempts to obfuscate what happened at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Exploring the biblical prophecies and attempts to breed a red heifer. Meeting rabbis in Israel and their efforts to rebuild the second temple. Critiquing racist stereotypes in movies and the bias in valuing Israeli lives over Palestinians. Analyzing views on mass slaughter acceptance and the complexities of nonviolence in a troubled situation. Delving into the devastating effects of dropping white phosphorous and reflections on ignorance and denial.

First we confer with our friends over at Compact Mag about how leftists should be more interested in ancient Rome. Then we talk about how the rest of the world is laffin at us. Finally we take a look at a rural community in Michigan who is apparently fighting the red tide. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Unlocked from the Patreon vault: Christina Heatherton, professor of American Studies and Human Rights at Trinity College in Connecticut, talks with us about global radicalism in the era of the Mexican Revolution Buy Christina's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520287877/arise

Author Molly McGhee discusses her upcoming book, debt, dreams, work, and religion. The hosts also explore loss, regret, surprising connections in the New York media world, and the fear of the universe ending upon death. They touch on beliefs about the afterlife, obscurity, and their experiences with Burning Man.

This week we're talking about once again about y'all etiquette, Boebert, class distinctions, the Appalachian creation myth, and the UAW strike Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Fascinating topics discussed include the practicality of stealth bombers, using DVDs as currency, tragedy of past civilizations, hypothetical meeting of ancient Romans and Chinese, alienation from our own species, toilet paper preferences, Mitt Romney's career, living situation, and the events of the January 6th Capitol attack.

This week we talk about roping and riding, hear a tale from a listener, head to Texas for some garden variety insanity, and get an update on the situation at WVU Please support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're talking about the proposed cuts and layoffs at West Virginia University, and to do it we've enlisted a damn platoon. First we have Dennis Hogan, a postdoctoral fellow at Haverford College, who has an article in The Baffler this week about the WVU situation (link below). Then we have two grad students at WVU, Bethany Winters and Christian Rowe, who are involved in the union (@westvirginiaunited on Instagram, @wvunitedsu on Twitter). Finally we have writer and professor Glenn Taylor (@GlennTaylorBook on Twitter), who teaches in WVU's creative writing department. Check out Dennis Hogan's article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/capture-the-flagship-hogan To contact the board of governors valerie.lopez@mail.wvu.edu To contact the provost provost@mail.wvu.edu To contact the vice president of strategic initiatives rob.alsop@mail.wvu.edu Petition for vote of no-confidence in Gee: https://www.change.org/p/support-wvu-assembly-resolution-of-no-confidence-in-gordon-gee Petition to save creative writing program: https://www.change.org/p/save-wvu-s-mfa-program-preserve-the-future-of-creative-writing-education?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=90780690-c462-012f-672a-4040acce234c