Pod Damn America

We talk to Talia Jane, the reporter who broke the story of Aaron Bushnell's powerful act of self-immolation as protest against the genocide in Gaza earlier this week. TALIA JANE @taliaotg on Twitter @MXTaliaJane on IG taliajane.com DONATE TO THE PALESTINIAN CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief SOLIDARITY FUNDRAISER FOR ANTIFASCIST MEDIC March 10, 7pm 1st Street Billiards 1906 1st street Los Angeles CA MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss the 1999 David Cronenberg film "Existenz" and it's implications regarding AI, AR, all the A's.

We discuss the story of a cop's battle with an acorn and some surprising moves from former skater Beto O'Rourke. Then, an interview with Palestinian-American organizer Adam Y. Abusalah (@adam_abusalah) who fills us in on the anti-Biden "Uncommitted" campaign ahead of Tuesday's primary in Michigan. Uncommitted campaign site: https://www.listentomichigan.com/ Follow Project 1948 on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/project1948/ PAID PROTEST 3/1: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestmarch Subscribe to our bonus feed: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders breaks down how the green party is MORE than Ralph Nader's sex appeal by detailing some examples of U.S Greens actually winning political office. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Activist Jeremy White joins us to tell the harrowing tale of police raids and legal persecution that he's endured as a result of organizing as an antifascist street medic. He needs help with legal fees and cost of living as his trial approaches. But first we discuss the NYPD's dance team, and scams. DONATE TO JEREMY'S GOFUNDME HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support4medicactivist and follow him on IG at @jwfilmdesign and @superpowertothepeople PATREON + DISCORD Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Happy Valentine's Day. In order to understand love through a Marxist lens, we ditch our girlfriends to talk about Alexandria Kollontai's essay Make Way For Winged Eros. But first, RIP Ian Miles Cheong. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the 1982 Israeli siege of Beirut while I have the itis from eating too spicy of a burrito, but first: brain damage awareness. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD + THE OTHER EPS IN THIS SERIES patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Jake talks Gillis vs. Simons and the comedy wars. Then Anders examines the classic 1970 Tom Wolfe article "Radical Chic", and what it says both about the trappings of aloof takedown journalism and the limits of liberalism. Subscribe to our bonus feed to get the full episode and more at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk to labor attorney Seth Goldstein (@SethGoldstein13) about the Supreme Court's looming repeal of the NLRA (National Labor Relations Act). But first, some digging Jake did on the founder of OnlyFans plus more war in the Middle East. Seth's lawfirm: https://workingpeopleslaw.com/ Anders' new article: https://brooklynrail.org/2024/02/film/Inter-Gulf-War-American-Cinema Subscribe to our bonus feed: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders expands on his recent debut piece in The Brooklyn Rail, in which he critiques Gulf War era cinema. But first, Jake's birthday party received a SCATHING review from the LA Review of Books for some reason. ANDERS' PIECE https://brooklynrail.org/2024/02/film/Inter-Gulf-War-American-Cinema JAKE'S B-DAY TAKE DOWN https://lareviewofbooks.org/short-takes/connors-events-crime-wave/ FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA