Inspired by our guest this week (Chill Goblin)'s excellent video on the man who is currently lying about having invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos, we decided to try to figure out who invented Mountain Dew: Baja Blast, and in the process, learned some DISTURBING things. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Feb 26, 2025•2 min
Video essayist Chill Goblin joins us to talk JFK, Epstein, Clinton, pizza gate, and more! CHILL GOBLIN https://www.youtube.com/c/ChillGoblin https://www.patreon.com/ChillGoblin @Chill_Goblin MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica PAID PROTEST 3/7 bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTMAR
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr 36 min
Anders reads from Adam Tooze's The Wages of Destruction to answer the pervasive question: is fascism when government? But first, is it illegal to jack off in Mississippi? Jake investigates. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Feb 20, 2025•48 sec
We discuss Trump's BORDER CZAR, Tom Homan, and the various AI programs that the surveillance inudstrial complex is contracting out to the government to determine your THREAT LEVEL. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica YOUTUBE youtube.com/poddamnamerica
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 30 min
The anarchist vegan rationalist trans cult that (accidentally?) won the cultural appropriation murder game. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Feb 11, 2025•57 sec
Alex Gendler joins us to talk about his new piece in The Point on Luigi, tech guys, futurism, etc. Also it is yet again a podcast that we record before the Super Bowl for some reason ALEX GENDLER AlexGendler.com https://thepointmag.com/politics/homo-algorithmicus/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 21 min
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
Feb 05, 2025•49 sec
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-c...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 38 min
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
Jan 29, 2025•1 min
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.peoplescitycoun...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 17 min
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
Jan 23, 2025•2 min
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!
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 13 min
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
Jan 16, 2025•3 min
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....
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 38 min
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
Jan 09, 2025•3 min
Hot fire new track from disgraced Secretary of State AnTony Blinken. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Jan 05, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Comedian Alex Collyard joins us to take a look back on the year that gave us Moo Deng, Hawk Tuah, coconut pill shit, uhhhh Elon jumping weird, and other stuff like that, and then we decide month by month whether it was good or bad. You've heard the show you know the deal. I am very tired. ALEX COLLYARD @alexcollyard https://linktr.ee/AlexCollyard FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Jan 05, 2025•2 min
Writer Jamie Merchant joins us for a barn burner on the Christmas eve Adam Tooze substack everyone's talking about. We dig into Tooze's anti-Marxism, his theory of "polycrisis", post-Keynesianism, Bidenomics and more. But first, a riveting thread from Vivek Ramaswamy. The piece in question: https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-341-on-thinking-in-medias?r=lnle&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true Check out Jamie's book: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/endgame Pai...
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 47 min
Happy Holidays, stupid children, your present is I answered some questions from the Discord. Ho Ho Ho, and so on. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Dec 25, 2024•1 min
Tony Boswell from Minion Death Cult joins us to talk about Luigi, the internet, Halloween, Morrissey, and a bunch of other shit. TONY BOSWELL @wordisbond @wordisbondTV @miniondeathcult http://thatawfulsound.com/ LUIGI CORRIDO https://x.com/TiredOldWriter/status/1870675982727700624 OUTRO MUSIC This Charming Man - EZ Band (The Smiths Norteño Cover) MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica
Dec 22, 2024•1 hr 35 min
Why did Jimmy Carter give a 1979 speech about how "women be shopping?" Listen to find out as we discuss that and NOTHING ELSE. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Dec 18, 2024•1 min
We're joined my More Perfect Union journalist Sean Morrow who TMZ recently reported was a suspect in the Brian Thompson's assassination. Great discussion on media and American healthcare, but first: drones, pardons and "The Penguin." Follow Sean @snmrrw Outro song by Atomyc Music on Youtube Subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 13 min
We talk Luigi, and we talk Syria. We look forward to hearing your comments. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Dec 11, 2024•1 min
Good things are possible. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Anders and Andy of the Antifada discuss the recent revelation that Leon Trotsky refused to tip when he lived in the Bronx and then segue into a breakdown of his strange, wonderful and anti-chewing gum 1934 essay "If America Should Go Communist."
Dec 05, 2024•3 min
Former PDA host Alex is P-back for an ep and, for the first 10 or so minutes, helps Anders decipher the miming of a mute Jake whose mic won't work. Then we dive into a basket of lighthearted topics: an Esquire article about being homeless, some disastrous behind the scenes stories from the Wizard of Oz (1939), Israel and Lebanon's "ceasefire" deal and more! Quorators Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quorators-live-tickets-1077648448519 Paid Protest 12/6: bit.ly/PaidProtestDec Subscribe to our ...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Jake interviews his grandmother about her great grandfather Juan Jose Arredondo, who was a Magonista during the events that lead to the Mexican Revolution. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Nov 28, 2024•2 min
We're joined by Democratic Socialists of America's national co-chairs Ashik Siddique and Megan Romer to talk about the state of DSA going into Trump's second term. But first, we discuss a viral interview for the movie "Wicked" and the Oz extended universe. JOIN DSA: https://www.dsausa.org/get-involved/ PAID PROTEST 12/6: bit.ly/PaidProtestDec Ashik's article: https://www.newsweek.com/we-democratic-socialists-america-will-not-apologize-we-stand-what-right-opinion-1989801
Nov 23, 2024•1 hr 25 min
We discuss the Los Angeles bank robbery boom of the 1980s as well as other things including Jay Leno's mysterious busted face. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
Nov 21, 2024•2 min
We talk about the big fight where a dangerous white idiot beat up a nihilistic POC with a questionable past... and also the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight... see what I did there... do you get it MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica
Nov 16, 2024•1 hr 29 min