In this belated celebration of gay liberation Andy talks to writer and cartoonist for the New Yorker, Baffler, The Toast, the Nib, etc, and a real life gay communist, John Leavitt about the Lavender Scare--a moral panic and homophobic purge of the State Department after World War II that paralleled and informed the Red Scare. We also discuss purges of homosexuals from Leninist organizations, and whether it is better today that government buildings fly the rainbow flag. After that some audio riot...
Jul 09, 2021•11 min
Jamie (@jamie_elizabeth) and Leslie (@leslieleeiii) discuss two scary, sexy — and above all, seventies — lesbian vampire movies with the help of Tanya Turner (@auntiebernice) of the Trillbilly Workers Party: Vampyres (1974) and The Vampire Lovers (1970). Subscribe to The Antifada's (or Struggle Session's) premium feed to access the rest of this frighteningly fun series! Patreon.com/TheAntifada Outro music: Secret Shame - Calm
Jul 08, 2021•56 min
Jamie and Aaron (@punishedtrapgod) finish out their discussion of Marx and Engels' "The Communist Manifesto." Become a patron today at patreon.com/theantifada to unlock parts 2 and 3 of this episode, plus tons of other bonus content and our Discord community!
Jul 07, 2021•7 min
In the first ever episode of their new project "Everybody Loves Communism" — which just happens to be a crossover episode with The Antifada — Jamie Peck and Aaron Thorpe (Trillbilly Workers Party, A Time Of Monsters) delve into Marx and Engels' classic broadside "The Communist Manifesto" with the help of Sean KB. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3, as well as for info on how to follow the show going forward! "The Communist Manifesto": https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Sean and Andy are joined by writer and cohost of the Low Culture Boil podcast, Rax King, (@raxkingisdead) for a dive into the world of food and food service. Our intrepid crew reports back about a local weird, nerd, comic book restaurant called Action Burger, then uses the opportunity to talk about the miserable conditions of workers in the industry. To round it out they discuss the amazing pamphlet by prole.info called "Abolish Restaurants" and discuss why we must do just that. Become...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Now unlocked for non-patrons, Jamie and Sean with Aaron discuss the political implications of his research on automation and the future of work. If UBI and Keynesian stimulus is insufficient, what sort of movements and measures might be adequate to the present moment? Outro: Rolling Stones - Luxury You can get Aaron's excellent book at, where else, verso: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3717-automation-and-the-future-of-work...
Jun 16, 2021•47 min
Music reviewer Anthony Fantano ( @The Needle Drop ) comes on our Wednesday Twitch stream to talk about Grimes' AI communist future, Lana Del Rey's BLM track, Morrissey headlining Cruel World festival, vegan musicians ranked, Madball and Section H8 reopening shows, Connecticut hardcore, Fiona Apple Stans, 100 Gecs, ska-punk, new music recommendations, and much more! Watch Anthony on Twitch and Youtube For podcast version of the stream and all our bonus content support the show at http://patreon.c...
Jun 11, 2021•12 min
A discussion with journalist Alex Kane , who covers Israel/Palestine for Jewish Currents, the Intercept, Ha'aretz and others, about the recent conflict and cease-fire, the origins of the unrest in Jerusalem, the political shifts in Israeli society, and the effectiveness of pro-Palestinian activism in the United States, anti-war ska, and if we should change our podcast's name. Please support the show! at Patreon.com/TheAntifada Show notes: http://www.alexbkane.com/ https://jewishcurrents.org/form...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Virgil and the Antifada crew continue their discussion of this dark and lascivious tale, placing it in historical context vis-a-vis the rise of right-wing populism, the Hard Hat Riot of 1970 and a disturbingly similar murder committed after the film was shot but before it was released. Plus: racial dynamics, modern day analogs and a bonus-to-the-bonus review of the New York City Press Corp's abortive attempt at satirizing the youth of today. For the full episode support the show at Patreon.com/T...
Jun 04, 2021•6 min
Our buddy Virgil Texas ( @VirgilTexas ) calls in to discuss the 1970 exploitation film "Joe," starring Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, and — in her first ever movie role!— Susan Sarandon. In a spiritual sequel to Episode 17 , the crew examines the rise of neoliberalism and concurrent dissolution of the American working class through the lens of this low-budget sleeper hit, in which the titular character, fed up with the degeneracy of hippie youth culture, teams up with a well-to-do dad to...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 18 min
On this episode of Vampire Castle, Jamie and Leslie are joined by special guest Dan Boeckner ( @DanBoeckner ), of the bands Wolf Parade and Operators, to discuss "Salem's Lot," the 1979 TV miniseries based on the horror novel by Stephen King. Note: contains spoilers for "The Outsider," so don't listen to 6:00-7:00 if you don't want em! (I'm the fucking worst, my exes were right about me, etc.) Check out Dan's latest music stuff at patreon.com/operators ! Also check out his su...
May 28, 2021•38 sec
Sean and Andy are honored to sit down with Marxist historian of the Transatlantic World and Anglo-Irish labor history, Peter Linebaugh, to discuss his 2019 book, "Red Round Globe Hot Burning: A Tale at the Crossroads of Commons and Closure, of Love and Terror, of Race and Class, and of Kate and Ned Despard". What is revolutionary love? How were the commons enclosed? What's the connection between capital and the anthropocene? How can the racialization of proletarians be overcome? How do...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Jamie and Sean are joined by C. Derick Varn, host of Varnblog, Pop the Left, and Mortal Science, in a wide-ranging discussion: the role of the Democratic Socialists of America and its orientation towards the Democratic Party, the ongoing slaughter in Palestine, communization theory and more. Part 2 of 2! For access to this premium content and more, become a patron at www.patreon.com/theantifada Check out our live streams at twitch.tv/theantifada Follow Derrick - https://symptomaticcommentary.wor...
May 21, 2021•9 min
Jamie and Sean are joined by C. Derick Varn, host of Varnblog, Pop the Left, and Mortal Science, in a wide-ranging discussion: the role of the Democratic Socialists of America and its orientation towards the Democratic Party, the ongoing slaughter in Palestine, communization theory and more. Part 2 for patreons out later this week! Become a patron at patreon.com/theantifada for bonus content, access to our Discord and more. Follow Derrick - https://symptomaticcommentary.wordpress.com/ @skepoet T...
May 19, 2021•58 min
For this episode of our side project on Latin American history and politics, we talk to a Human Rights lawyer from the Colombian movement Congreso del Pueblos about the recent uprising against far-right President Ivan Duque's pandemic austerity measures, and the brutal repression that followed. Earlier this year Duque proposed a new tax on consumer goods, a regressive tax disproportionately effecting the poor population already struggling against booming unemployment. A series of nationwide stri...
May 10, 2021•44 min
Sean and Jamie are joined by Gabe Winant ( @gabrielwinant ), historian and author of " The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America ," to discuss the composition of the US working class yesterday and today. Gabe's excellent historical work has given us a picture of the remarkable changes seen in Pittsburgh, once an emblematic blue collar town and one now dominated by hospitals and pink collar work. But, as we see in the interview, Pittsburgh is ...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Jamie and Sean are joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. ( @bigblackjacobin ), staff writer at Motherboard and co-host of This Machine Kills ( @machinekillspod ), for a discussion of all things tech. Rather than freeing us from drudgery, technology has been used by capitalists to make things worse for the vast majority of humanity. How did we get here? How can workers fight back? What does it mean to be a 21st century Luddite? How does this relate to police abolition? Plus: Edward's answer to Andy's Twit...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 14 min
A free-form discussion on the history of hardcore, from its origins in the '77 punk explosion in LA, NY, DC, Boston, and Canada. We talk about our experiences in the scene and the various class backgrounds and political sentiments at play. Discussions include: anti-racism, youth crew, straightedge, veganism, political hardcore, if anarchopunk really exists, the concept of "unity", and why hardcore singers keep saying "all lives matter" at their reunions. For the full episode ...
Apr 23, 2021•11 min
Ah, a good old fashion news ep with Sean and Jamie! First, we've reached pretty pass when the Wall Street Journal is penning diatribes about woke capitalism. Is it true, as they contend, that big business is.. anti-capitalist? What does this even fucking mean? Next, President Biden has passed $2 trillion in stimulus and proposed another $2 trillion in infrastructure spending. Did it work? Did 'we' push Biden 'to the left'? We break down the spending and talk about what it really means. (Spoiler:...
Apr 21, 2021•2 hr 32 min
Andy and Anders have an intimate discussion about the history autism, starting in the coffeehouses of Red Vienna and ending in the imageboards of collapsing modernity. With a history rooted in eugenics, fascism, and neoliberalism, Anders questions the origins and continued necessity of the category while advocating for increased understanding and compassion for neurodivergency. Follow Anders Lee and listen to Pod Damn America Read his article "I Don't Believe in Autism": https://www.ma...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Jamie, Sean and special guest Jake Flores ( @feraljokes ) of Pod Damn America ( @PodDamnAmerica ) get together to discuss Harmony Korine's seminal 2012 film Spring Breakers . We trust you've already seen this masterpiece, but in case you haven't, major spoilers ahead! Outro: Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Become a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock tons of bonus content and our Discord community!...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 15 min
HIAW is back with our tenth episode! In this one we wonder: what are the roots of the poverty of rural life in America? The American Dream always included self-sufficiency and independence and nothing represented this more than the family farm. This form of petty commodity production used to be a backbone of 'middle class' life in America, but now less than 2% of the population engages in it. Alongside we have seen an opiate epidemic, material deprivation, deaths of despair and more. What can po...
Apr 02, 2021•17 min
HIAW is back with our tenth episode! In this one we wonder: what are the roots of the poverty of rural life in America? The American Dream always included self-sufficiency and independence and nothing represented this more than the family farm. This form of petty commodity production used to be a backbone of 'middle class' life in America, but now less than 2% of the population engages in it. Alongside we have seen an opiate epidemic, material deprivation, deaths of despair and more. What can po...
Mar 31, 2021•21 min
Author and journalist Sarah Jaffe ( @sarahljaffe ) joins Sean and Jamie to discuss her new book, " Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone ." Antifada listeners know "do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life" is a dirty lie told by capitalists. But where did this idea come from? In this book, Jaffe traces the rise of "labor of love" ideology to the neoliberal turn of the 1970s, explains how it int...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 22 min
In this episode Andy and Sean sit down with Phil A. Neel, author of 'Hinterland: America's New Landscape of Class and Conflict' to talk about his work and travels and how they helped him reconceptualize working class life in the United States and abroad. We discuss the particular geography of accumulation and exploitation that has created glittering global cities of commerce and finance, alongside impoverished and a dystopian far hinterland. We bring it up to the present with the political ramif...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Jamie and Leslie are back with a hot, fresh VC to sink your teeth into! On this edition, they discuss Jim Jarmusch's stylish vampire slice-of-life movie "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013), as well as Ana Lily Amirpour's Iranian vampire Western "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" (2014). Become a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock the full version of this episode, plus our Discord community and tons of bonus content!
Mar 12, 2021•38 sec
Author Bini Adamczak discusses her newly translated book Yesterday's Tomorrow , a haunting meditation on the history of counterrevolution through the suppression of the Kronstadt rebellion, the cult of Lenin, the Stalinist purges, and the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. The book begs to ask how our revolutionary thinking is hindered by these tragedies, suggesting that things could have and may proceed differently in the future. She also discusses her group Zero Covid , which criticizes the far-right an...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 7 min
After we ended the episode, Bradley Greene and Touissant Losier stayed on the line to talk more about some particularities of the film, including the shootout at 58th street and Calumet, Fred Hampton's time in Menard Prison, and the racist violence in Cairo, Illinois. Listen to full clip at patreon.com/theantifada
Mar 05, 2021•57 sec
Joining us to discuss the new movie “Judas and the Black Messiah" are Afro-American studies professor Dr. Toussaint Losier and Bradley Greene, a Chicago Black Panther. Greene tells us what life was like in the BPP, his relationship Fred Hampton, why the police were set on killing him, and several important aspects of the movie he thinks were really wrong. We also talk about the struggle today, and what our generation can learn from the Party and the attacks against it. Support the show at h...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Part 2 of our review of with Adam Curtis' new BBC series Can't Get You Out of My Head with the Woodbine's podcast . Topics include the Joan Baez, Patti Smith, the Tupac hologram, and Elon Musk. You can hear the full episode by supporting our show at patreon.com/theantifada Closing song: Cigarettes after Sex - Starry Eyes...
Feb 26, 2021•5 min
