37 - Ever Heard Of It? feat. @LRonMexico
Jean tells us about his history as a criminal mastermind & MD tries out a new catch phrase
Jean tells us about his history as a criminal mastermind & MD tries out a new catch phrase
we're back
Best Undiscovered Comedian In Louisiana (Thrillist) Camille Roane (No Lye Comedy, Black Girl Giggles) dropped in to talk about professional envy, local white smugness, and doing stand-up in front of conservative family members
Philadelphia activist and socialist matchmaker Mindy Isser (@lil_yenta) came on to talk compatibility, cancelation, and getting mad online
Burlesque dancer & cosplayer Remy Dee talks about nerd culture gatekeeping, burlesque's impact on her romantic relationships, and how horny an audience member is allowed to be
Sparky & Oren from Current Affairs' editorial team came through to talk about fighting ICE in court, consumer finance law as wealth redistribution, and how leftists should approach jury duty
Jake Flores (Pod Damn America) came through to talk about clapter comedy, free speech dorks, and life in the space between nihilism and sanctimony
Journalist Henrick Karoliszyn drops in to talk about his work covering predictive policing and the use of psychedelics to treat trauma and depression.
Death penalty abolitionist Daria Reaven came thru. About 30 minutes of this episode is about bodily fluids and the rest is about institutionalized murder
Alli DeJong of @HunkerDowncast dropped by to talk water management, Rage Against The Machine, and MD's mysterious butt blood
Alcoholism, Elizabeth Warren, and what to do with serial killers once prisons are abolished
Jeff D dropped by to talk about crowd work, slow pedestrians, and the cure for whiskey dick
Antinatalism, sexual validation, and "emotional labor"
Democratic candidate for Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture & Forestry Margee Green drops by to talk food justice and climate action while The Man tries to censor us with strategically timed lawn care Volunteer your time and/or money @ greenforagriculture.com
In which we discuss suicidal ideation, (((echoes))), and where wigs come from (viz., Benjamin). You can read the Sylvie McNamara review we talked about here: https://podcastreview.org/review/red-scare/
Investigative journalist Michael Isaac Stein (The Lens, The Intercept, The New Republic, The Nation, WIRED, etc) dropped by to talk about his work covering New Orleans' extensive surveillance system, homeless encampment sweeps, and the stranglehold a handful of consultants have maintained for decades over millions in city contracts. https://thelensnola.org/2019/03/28/political-connections-contributions-helped-utility-consultants-keep-lucrative-contracts-for-decades-former-council-members-say/ ht...
We've wanted to get Jean on the show for months but for some reason it took us two hours to ask him a single question
Topics include Michael's new bidet, MD's ingenious plan to discredit Beto O'Rourke, and CBT (both of them)
Cate dropped by to talk about police appropriation of DSA initiatives, remind us of the cowardice of doomerism, and plug our podcast for us??
The BELOVED Laura Sanders is finally on the pod. She roasts Benjamin, tells us about what it was like to bomb for 30 minutes in front of her dad, and teaches us how to avoid giving false compliments to ugly babies
Nell drops by to talk social work, smelly boyfriends, and biodegradable straws
Current Affairs Editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson drops by to talk about the origins of the magazine, his standing offers to debate the right-wing demagogues, and how much he hates talking about himself - Follow yer hosts @glvno @merrydevo @benjaminhoffazz - Current Affairs is at currentaffairs.org
We talk to Kamari Stevens about self-loathing, house fires, and foot rubs
Julie Mitchell was in town so she came on the show to share a new and exciting way to eat Starbursts
Lane tells us about Speaker of the House Nanny Pepperoni, BB gun accidents, and his infiltration of a Facebook group for local vampires
We talk to New Orleans DSA Co-Chair Michael Esealuka about how her early experiences with worker solidarity inform her work as an organizer. Meanwhile, the cat tries to kill us all with her very small fangs
This week we're talking to local boy made good Sean Patton (Comedy Central, Fallon, Conan, JFL, etc. etc. etc.) about the perils of unsolicited feedback
This week we're talking to Luke Oleen-Junk of BOTTOMFEEDERS about why everyone hates his band
This week we're talking to webcam model Zsa Zsa about her professional aspiration to make an old man so happy he dies
This week we're talking to Kyle Smith about the importance of staying upwind of the truck you're dousing with gasoline – Follow yer hosts @glvno @benjaminhoffazz @merrydevo