49th Parahell

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where we explore the hellish nightmare world of modern reality together

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Episodes

Episode 20: High School Heil (with Jules Suzdaltsev)

This week on 49th Parahell, Jules Suzdaltsev joins the show to talk to me about his viral thread this week that exposed a picture of junior high school students in Wisconsin giving an apparent nazi salute and turned into a national news story. We also discuss the widening gulf between american progressives & reactionaries, the right's highly successful "work the refs" strategy, the failures of big tech, life as a high-profile Trump reply guy and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http:/...

Nov 16, 2018•1 hr 11 min

Episode 19: Election Correction (with Jordan Uhl)

This week, I explain how I was busted for voter fraud by Infowars and then contrast my own online activity with the misinformation peddled by far right conspiracy theorists (who were in rare form following the latest mass shooting in California). Then MoveOn's Jordan Uhl comes on the show to break down the US midterm elections. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 17 min

Episode 18: Mid-Terminal Velocity (with Hasan Piker)

As right wing conspiracy theories spread by President Trump and the conservative media machine continue to inspire violence & terror across the country, Hasan Piker joins the show to break down the upcoming midterm elections and ruminate on the looming spectre of American fascism. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Nov 03, 2018•1 hr 15 min

Episode 17: Bomb-foolery (with Ishmael N. Daro)

This week, I go over the explosive developing story about the Trump-obsessed right wing bomber and contrast it with the GOP's cynical midterm obsession with fake violent leftists. Then journalist Ishmael N. Daro joins the show for a wide-ranging talk on the Toronto municpal election, Faith Goldy, the increasingly dangerous conservative media in Canada & the US, the Migrant Caravan and more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Oct 26, 2018•1 hr 17 min

Episode 16: Crowned Fool (with Ian Williams)

This week, Ian Williams and I break down the legitimate international debacle that is WWE's upcoming Saudi Arabian event Crown Jewel, which has gotten pro wrestling mixed up in the political fallout to the sordid murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Oct 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min

Episode 15: CAQ to the Future (with Ethan Cox)

In episode 15 of 49th Parahell, I talk about the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, America's point of no return and the IPCC climate change report, then Ricochet's Ethan Cox joins me to break down last week's Quebec election. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Oct 09, 2018•1 hr

Episode 14: Wrestling with Reality (with Aubrey Sitterson)

This week I talk about Brett Kavanaugh and how the current political moment has turned me into a reluctant accelerationist. Then writer Aubrey Sitterson tells me about his new Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, how the One True Sport can help us understand politics, and his journey from teen reactionary dirtbag to long-haired socialist dirtbag. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Oct 02, 2018•1 hr 30 min

Episode 13: Solidarité Toujours (with Kathleen Gudmundsson)

This week on 49th Parahell, I make an attempt to take a truly ludicrous amount of news and shape it into a coherent & insightful introduction. Then Kathleen Gudmundsonn of Quebec Solidaire joins the show to share her fascinating political journey, the rise of the far right in Canada and the US, and what Quebec sovereignty means in 2018. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 13 min

Episode 12: Q York Minute (with Robert Wheel)

This week on 49th Parahell, I try to make amends for personally deleting The Great Awakening reddit community by presenting some of my own research that I think followers of QAnon might be interested in. Then VICE's Robert Wheel joins the show to talk about the NY election, Nixon/Cuomo, Salazar, the IDC and more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 7 min

Episode 11: Supreme Court Press (with Sam Knight)

This week on 49th Parahell, Sam Knight of the District Sentinel joins the show to go over a wacky week in American news, which featured stoned Elon Musk, drama at the Supreme Court hearings, the mystery NYT op-ed, Colin Kaepernick’s Nike deal and more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell

Sep 07, 2018•49 min

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