Pod Damn America

We talk UK labor party history, miner's strikes, trotskyists, Eric Adams, George Clooney, Hawk Tuah, and above all else, trash. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We talk with economic journalist David Isenberg about the Supreme Court's recent decisions on regulatory deference, Presidential immunity and more. But first Anders recaps the U.K. election and the latest on Biden's deteriorating campaign and brain. Find David's work here: https://www.davidbradleyisenberg.com/ If you're in NYC, come to Paid Protest on 7/12! Lineup includes Meg Bitchell, Clay Parks, Kylie Vincent and Aasif Mandvi! RSVP: https://bit.ly/PaidProtestJuly Subscribe to our bonus feed for full episode catalog at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

Hi this is Jake and this is an audio essay on the new season of The Bear and some things I noticed about it regarding advertising, class, and the historical role of the artisan. And Minions. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the 1st Biden/Trump debate and also koalas. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartelcom PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the primary races from this Tuesday, including Jamaal Bowman's loss to AIPAC goon George Latimer. Also drugs, astronauts, and sneezing. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Anders fills Jake in on an evil policy manifesto the Heritage Foundation has been cooking up ahead of Trump's increasingly likely return to power. It's bad, folx! Also some talk about the upcoming British election and that country's beverage allotments. Check out The Nation's new issue on Project 2025: https://www.thenation.com/issue/june-2024-issue/ NEW YORK PRIMARY DAY THIS COMING TUESDAY 6/25! Volunteer for a DSA candidate: https://socialists.nyc/candidates/ Subscribe to our bonus feed for more episodes at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

Chomsky is not dead so we continue as planned with our deep interrogation of the metric system and why we must adopt it in order to carry out the destruction of the United States of America. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Co-Chair of DSA International Committee Jorge Rocha joins us to talk about Claudia Shinebaum of the Morena party's recent big win in the Mexican elections. FOLLOW JORGE ROCHA @linegoesdown VOLUNTEER FOR NYC DSA ENDORSED CANDIDATES https://socialists.nyc/candidates/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Jake read the staggering 900 ish page long biography of Che, Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by John Lee Anderson, and explains how it's actually about being 37. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Jesse Sendejas of folk punk band Days n Daze and regular punk band Escape From The Zoo joins us to talk about punk music, Houston, nightmare gigs, shit like that. DAYS N DAZE https://fatwreck.com/collections/days-n-daze https://www.facebook.com/daysndaze/ https://www.instagram.com/daysndazeofficial/ Days N Daze TOUR 7/10 Chicago IL - Avondale Music Hall 7/11 Cincinatti OH - Legends 7/12 Detroit MI - Sanctuary 7/13 TBA 7/14 CT - Elite 23 7/15 Boston MA - Middle East 7/16 Portland ME - Geno's 7/17 NYC Rocks Off Concert Cruise 7/18 Newark NJ - QXT's 7/19 Bensalem PA - Broken Goblet 7/20 SECRET 7/21 Baltimore MD - Ottobar 7/22 Richmond VA - The Camel 7/23 TBA PDA MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON/DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica MUSIC on the EPISODE Days n Daze - Fuck It! Escape From The Zoo - Learnin' Curve