Pod Damn America

Comedian Naomi Karavani joins us to discuss a very stupid thing that happened on Twitter regarding a venue we work with and then we also talk about the actual news week, in which Elon Musk attempts to dismantle the entire government. Both equally important topics. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan join us to discuss their new book, City Time: On Being Sentenced To Riker's Island. DAVID CAMPBELL & JARROD SHANAHAN City Time https://nyupress.org/9781479828999/city-time/ @AB_DAC (DAVID) https://www.patreon.com/davidcampbelldac/about?l=de Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity (Campbell) https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1293 @JarrodShanahan jarrodshanahan.com Captives: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2640-captives States of Incarceration: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/oaMNgWLxoD0lhILBNBNC0A Skyscraper Jails: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2454-skyscraper-jails MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

In light of Biden's last minute commutation of political prisoner Leonard Peltier, Anders breaks down his case and the broader history of the American Indian Movement. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

LA activist and organizer Albert Jaragua Corado joins us to talk LA, cops, mutual aid, fires, and our various mid 30's health issues. ALBERT JARAGUA CORADO @DigitalUrn (twitter) @DigitalAsh (IG) @pplscitycouncil (both) https://www.peoplescitycouncil-la.com/ ALL VALLEY EVERYTHING @allvalleypod https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-valley-everything/id1708309133 OOPS ALL BANGERS https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oops-all-bangers/id1657972191 PPLS CITY PROPAGANDA https://www.peoplescitycouncil-la.com/podcast MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We ring in the birthday of Jake Flores (who turned 30 the day Trump was inaugurated, thereby making him 30) and recap Monday's other events. Then, Anders breaks down Trump's Greenland bid. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

The Biden presidency is murdered by an ominous man from a distant land (Queens). MERCH https://poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com/ PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica Super Solidarity Smash Bros 1/25 at Robinson Space LA doors 6 show 7!

Friend of the show David Tveite drops by to recap "Enigma", the 3 part Netflix documentary on NFL quarterback, ayahuasca coach and guru of pseudoscience, Aaron Rodgers. We tackle the uncomfortable questions like...why tf is it called "Enigma?"Go see David do standup: https://www.davidtveite.com/ For full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

LA musician Precious of Precious Child joins us to talk about getting her music banned from Youtube by Nancy Mace. But first, Los Angeles is on fire and you'll never guess who has taken it upon himself to cook up some justice. PRECIOUS CHILD https://bsky.app/profile/preciouschild.bsky.social Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0L9XOcZB10EBdtZ9nEX2Pr Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/precious-child/551959339 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preciouschild/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelastpreciouschild Website: https://preciouschild.com/ Mailing List: https://preciouschild.com/mailing-list OUTRO TRACK MODERN MAJOR CRIMINAL LOS ANGELES WILDFIRE MUTUAL AID RESOURCES https://jvs-socal.org/2025-fire-resources/ MIKE DAVIS - THE CASE FOR LETTING MALIBU BURN https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/ JJ COURT CASE FUNDRAISER SHOW 1/25 at Robinson Space 4308 Burns Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 Doors 6pm Show 7pm MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Jake fills everyone in on the crispy current state of Los Angeles (he's safe, folks). Then Anders gives an overview of the wacky world and history of the chiropractic practice. Full episode available at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

Hot fire new track from disgraced Secretary of State AnTony Blinken. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA