Pod Damn America

Historian Andrew Hartman tells us about his fascinating new book "Marx in America" but first we talk about the Minneapolis DFL Party reneging its endorsement of Omar Fateh and Jake's ass getting frozen and continentally drifted over on "Ice Age 4" Twitter. Andrew's book: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/K/bo245100866.html Come to Laff Bloc: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laff-bloc-comedy-against-ice-tickets-1583014321449?aff=oddtdtcreator Subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss what Gavin Newsom, Andrew Cuomo, and to a lesser extent, Eric Adams are up to on the internet. FULL EP AT patreon.com/poddamnamerica

BIG ASS SPOILER ALERT: Second half of this podcast is about the movie Weapons (2025), but first, a millennial saint? a zoomer's take on AI? Holy Moly ANDERS' MOVIE https://partiful.com/e/i1akP15eUFHnZZN9yTBY PAID PROTEST https://qedastoria.com/products/paid-protest?event=2025-08-21T19:30:00 LAFF BLOC https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laff-bloc-comedy-against-ice-tickets-1583014321449?aff=oddtdtcreator MERCH patreon.com/poddamnamerica PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss Trump's authoritarian clamp down on Washington DC as well as Marc Maron, and wheelies.f FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We talk with Jake Ephros and Joel Brooks who are both DSA backed candidates for Jersey City City Council. They tell us about their campaigns and give us an overview of NJ's fascinating political scene, a sometimes mobbed up, always motley band of characters including Jersey's own disgraced former Governor turned Mayoral candidate, Jim McGreevy. DONATE TO JAKE AND JOEL https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jakeandjoelforjc SIGN UP TO CANVASS https://joelforjc.com/volunteer https://www.jakeforjc.com/volunteer SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BONUS FEED Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Let's talk about Michael Parenti's 1997 book Blackshirts and Reds FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We are joined by Ros Benes to talk about his new book, 1999:The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. But first, we talk about bald culture and whether you should do Jubilee shit. ROSS BENES Ross Benes is the award-winning author of three books. He has written for Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Lincoln Journal Star, Nation, Omaha World-Herald, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, and more. A native of Brainard, Nebraska, he now cheers on the Huskers from New York. @rossbenes BOOK https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638574/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON patreon.com/poddamnamerica

It's been 10 years since Greece elected a radical left government that shook its fist at the EU and IMF in January only to fold in July. We talk about Syriza's moment, the mystique of Yanis Varoufakis and, of course, some armchair socialist counterfactuals. For the full episode subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk Jasmine Crockett, aliens, Tom Lehrer, Blackstone, Cats, Italy, tariffs, trees, and more. Dark woke. PAID PROTEST https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestjoeljake MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

I answer some questions from the discord but first we must discuss the Tesla Diner. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA