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The Skeptical Leftist Podcast

Cory Johnstonlinktr.ee
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skepticalleftist/subscribe Promoting critical thinking, social justice, and left wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people. Include the Red Reviews podcast where Justin Clark talks about a book relevent to leftist theory or practice
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Episodes

Outcasts On the Internet

This episode Cory did a little commentary and then talked to Outcast X from the Utah Outcasts podcast and Youtube show, then Justin Clark joins for Red Reviews to do a review of Daniel Dennett's book Breaking the Spell. Check out the notes for info where to find X and Justin as well as how to support this show https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/05/11/outcasts-on-the-internet-shownotes-from-tmosl-ep-27/...

May 12, 20211 hr 37 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Living in Separate Realities

In this episode Cory covers a small bit of trivia concerning conservative cancel culture in a new segment, then he talks to Shawn from the Srsly Wrong podcast, and then he talks to Justin Clark about the book Ministry For the Future in the new book review segment Here are some links for information that was talked about in this episode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footloose_(1984_film) https://www.socialworkdegreeguide.com/faq/what-is-social-ecology https://srslywrong.com/podcast/189-library-so...

Apr 26, 20211 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Redneck isn't an insult

This time around Cory talks to Chris Watson from the Postmodern Polymaths Podcast about why redneck isn't actually an insult, why anarchism can work because people are cooperative animals, and a bunch of stuff about the southern US Check out Chris' content at thepostmodernpolymaths.com You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Apr 14, 202144 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Using Full Sentences with Ben Burgis

This week Cory talked to Ben Burgis about logic, housing, libertarians, and identity politics. You can find Ben's content on https://benburgis.com/ auSoHZWQFM5SqOfAmMfv You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Mar 28, 20211 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Prairie Solidarity

This week Cory talks to Clinton from the Alberta Advantage podcast to talk about politics on the prairies from a leftist perspective https://albertaadvantage.substack.com/ https://albertaadvantagepod.com/ You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Mar 15, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Where Did The Atheist Community Go?

This week Cory talks to Jeremiah about what the hell happened to the atheist community and a little bit of why we all went our separate ways You can find Jeremiah on Twitter @Jerbivore You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Mar 12, 20211 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Learning About French Politics

This week Cory talks to guest Leto Anor about French politics and they try to compare it to Canadian and American politics a little bit. Check out Leto on the youtube show Social Justice Alchemy You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Feb 28, 202156 minSeason 1Ep. 21

The Skeptical Leftist Visits the Cellar

This week Cory spent some time on the Cellar Door Skeptics talking about Justin Trudeau and criticism from the left. You can find the entire Cellar Door Skeptics episode on cellardoorskeptics.com You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Feb 18, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Community Care and Mutual Aid

This week Cory talked to Pheonix from the Youtube channel PheonixRising87 about mutual aid, helping our community, and redemption arcs for problematic people https://www.facebook.com/CommunityCareMutualAid https://www.facebook.com/xVxJusticeForAllxVx https://www.instagram.com/lunaveg87 https://risingphoenix87.tumblr.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/PhoenixRising87 You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Feb 09, 202151 minSeason 1Ep. 19

The Gamestop Incident with a Leftist and a Financial Advisor

This week is a bit different. I talked to 2 people who know more than I do about the Gamestop situation with the stock market and tried to figure out what the hell was going on. Ood Galifrey is a podcaster and leftist over at the Occultae Veritatis podcast and David Richards is a financial advisor and progressive activist. Between the two of them and my lack of understanding I hope we can help you figure out what the hell is going on with Gamestop and r/wallstreetbets Find Ood at https://www.ovp...

Feb 01, 20211 hr 21 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Ending Overpolicing with Alex Vitale

This week Cory talks to author and academic Alex Vitale about some of the problems with policing and what some of the solutions might be. Here are some links for Alex's work http://www.alex-vitale.info/ https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Jan 24, 202144 min

Life, Parenting, and Politics

This week Cory talked to Kirstin about what it's like living in small town Alberta and not being a conservative You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one.

Jan 17, 202159 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Smells Like An-Crap

This week Cory talked to Some Random G33k about anarchism and why anarcho-capitalists aren't actually anarchists You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one.

Jan 10, 20211 hr 3 min

Complaining About Conservatives

This week Cory is joined by Buddy the Lumberjack from the Cellar Door Skeptics ( cellardoorskeptics.com ) to basically spend an evening complaining about conservatives and the right. You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Jan 03, 20211 hrSeason 1Ep. 14

Talking Qanon with Travis View

This week I talked to Travis View from the podcast Qanon Anonymous. We talked about some of the things that were missed in my Qanon Explainer episode as well as some of what is coming for Qanon and the nature of conspiracies You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Dec 27, 202053 min

Organizing the Left with Nora Loreto

This week Cory talked to Nora Loreto, who is a journalist, organizer, and activist about what's stopping the left from getting anything done, how to organize, and how to live our politics. You can find Nora’s book at Fernwood Publishing https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/take-back-the-fight And you can follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/NoLore Link You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Dec 22, 202058 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Building an Anarchist World

Cory and guest Felicia Entwistle of the Utah Outcasts podcast and youtube show talk about anarchism and the world we want to create Links for Felicia's stuff https://twitter.com/FeliciaEntwine?s=20 https://utahoutcasts.com/ Foes The Blaze and Andy Ngo Comrades https://twitter.com/TheBaseBK https://thebasebk.org/ You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Dec 13, 20201 hr 9 min

Talking Anarchism with Robert Evans

Not much for notes this week. I managed to get none other than Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards podcast on to talk about how he became a lefty, what that means, and how he got doing what he's doing. Check out Behind the Bastards , Uprising, and Robert's previous work on I Heart Radio. Make sure to check out his book, The War on Everyone and follow him on Twitter @IwriteOk You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a go...

Dec 06, 20201 hr 4 min

The Road to Marxism

No real notes this episode but this week Cory talked to Justin Clark who is a public historian about how he came to his current political philosophy after being more of a centrist a few years ago https://www.justinclark.org/ You can watch my videos on Youtube , check out my blog , or support me on Patreon . Thanks for listening and have a good one....

Dec 02, 20201 hr 30 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Decolonization and Anarchism

You can check out where to find Joey as well as read the Foes and Comrades segment of this show on Wordpress https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2020/11/22/ep-8-decolonization-and-anarchism/ Find me on Twitter @hardcoreskeptic and on Facebook at The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist or support me on Patreon

Nov 23, 20201 hr 26 min

Bolivia, Latin America, and US Intervention

In this episode I talked to my friend and cohost from Skeptarchy, Kevin, about Bolivia and how the US is often meddling in the affairs of Latin American countries. Plus 2 new segments, Counterpropaganda and Foes and Comrades https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2020/11/15/bolivia-latin-america-and-us-intervention-show-notes/

Nov 15, 202058 min

The Day After the US Election with Amy Withawhy

I wasn't sure what to make of everything going on with the US election so I talked to my friend Amy from the Secular Soup podcast. You can find all of their stuff at www.delightfulbitchcraft.com . No links for references for this episode

Nov 08, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Canadian Lefties Just Chatting

I don't have much for links for this episode but I was joined by Matt from the podcast Nooks and Crannies to chat about being a lefty and other political stuff in Canada https://nooksandcrannies.podbean.com/ https://twitter.com/NooksCrannie https://www.facebook.com/nooksandcranniespodcast https://www.instagram.com/nooks_and_crannies_pod/?hl=en Remember you can find my stuff at anchor.fm/skepticalleftist, my twitter is @hardcoreskeptic, and my Facebook page is facebook.com/mindofaskepticalleftist...

Nov 02, 20201 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 5

A Qanon Explainer

For the blog post including links that go with this episode go to my blog at skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2020/10/19/qanon-explainer/

Oct 21, 20201 hr

Anarchism and Ableism

Links for news stories https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/507805-federal-officers-using-unmarked-vehicles-to-detain-protesters-in https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/far-right-mourns-exit-of-lead-tucker-carlson-writer-following-revelations-of-racist-beliefs/ https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/tucker-carlson-sean-hannity-sexual-misconduct-lawsuit.html https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/nairobi/article/2001378618/atheist-in-kenya-supports-controversial-reproductive-health-bill-2019 https://globaln...

Jul 22, 20201 hr 31 minSeason 1Ep. 3

White Supremacy and News with Ood Gallifrey

Check out Occultae Veritatis https://ovpod.ca/ Links to stories covered https://thegrio.com/2020/06/17/black-teen-hanged-texas/ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/black-lives-matter-foundation-unrelated-blm-donations https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/16/demonstrator-shot-new-mexico-right-wing-militia-attacks-protest-over-monument-brutal?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/7kpxxb/canada-among-very-worst-whit...

Jun 24, 20201 hr 15 minEp. 2
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