Pod Damn America

We discuss the story of a cop's battle with an acorn and some surprising moves from former skater Beto O'Rourke. Then, an interview with Palestinian-American organizer Adam Y. Abusalah (@adam_abusalah) who fills us in on the anti-Biden "Uncommitted" campaign ahead of Tuesday's primary in Michigan. Uncommitted campaign site: https://www.listentomichigan.com/ Follow Project 1948 on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/project1948/ PAID PROTEST 3/1: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestmarch Subscribe to our bonus feed: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders breaks down how the green party is MORE than Ralph Nader's sex appeal by detailing some examples of U.S Greens actually winning political office. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Activist Jeremy White joins us to tell the harrowing tale of police raids and legal persecution that he's endured as a result of organizing as an antifascist street medic. He needs help with legal fees and cost of living as his trial approaches. But first we discuss the NYPD's dance team, and scams. DONATE TO JEREMY'S GOFUNDME HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support4medicactivist and follow him on IG at @jwfilmdesign and @superpowertothepeople PATREON + DISCORD Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Happy Valentine's Day. In order to understand love through a Marxist lens, we ditch our girlfriends to talk about Alexandria Kollontai's essay Make Way For Winged Eros. But first, RIP Ian Miles Cheong. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the 1982 Israeli siege of Beirut while I have the itis from eating too spicy of a burrito, but first: brain damage awareness. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD + THE OTHER EPS IN THIS SERIES patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Jake talks Gillis vs. Simons and the comedy wars. Then Anders examines the classic 1970 Tom Wolfe article "Radical Chic", and what it says both about the trappings of aloof takedown journalism and the limits of liberalism. Subscribe to our bonus feed to get the full episode and more at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk to labor attorney Seth Goldstein (@SethGoldstein13) about the Supreme Court's looming repeal of the NLRA (National Labor Relations Act). But first, some digging Jake did on the founder of OnlyFans plus more war in the Middle East. Seth's lawfirm: https://workingpeopleslaw.com/ Anders' new article: https://brooklynrail.org/2024/02/film/Inter-Gulf-War-American-Cinema Subscribe to our bonus feed: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders expands on his recent debut piece in The Brooklyn Rail, in which he critiques Gulf War era cinema. But first, Jake's birthday party received a SCATHING review from the LA Review of Books for some reason. ANDERS' PIECE https://brooklynrail.org/2024/02/film/Inter-Gulf-War-American-Cinema JAKE'S B-DAY TAKE DOWN https://lareviewofbooks.org/short-takes/connors-events-crime-wave/ FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We talk about Ben Shapiro and Tom MacDonald's new chart topping single, Alec Baldwin, the loaded supposed "civil war" brewing over the Mexican border and much more. PAID PROTEST 2/2 RSVP HERE: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestfeb

We discuss the Oscar noms, NH Primary results and then a little Hardcore AndersLee on the Barbary Wars and how they relate to Biden's current attack on Yemen. For the full episode and more bonus content subscribe at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

Media personality and pal of ours, Jamie Peck joins Jake to discuss what the fuck was going on during the Indie Sleaze era, why people are talking about it again, how it relates to our respective lives, and why we're throwing a SHOW about it that's also my birthday here in Los Angeles (TICKET LINK BELOW). JAMIE PECK https://linktr.ee/jamiepeck @jamie_elizabeth @ELCPod https://www.patreon.com/everybodylovescommunism THE WOKE MOB https://www.youtube.com/@TheWokeMob CRIME WAVE https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-wave-an-indie-sleaze-party-tickets-785522397637?aff=oddtdtcreator SOURCES https://www.vice.com/en/article/d383aq/did-the-era-of-the-strokes-set-rock-and-roll-back https://www.meetmeinthebathroomfilm.com/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Freddy G from this week's main episode hangs out for some bonus content on the 6 Day War. Part 3 of our "Hungover Palestinian History" series on Rashid Khalidi's "The Hundred Year War on Palestine." To get this full ep and more bonus content subscribe to Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

NYC Comedian Freddy G stops in to discuss South Africa's ICJ case, air strikes on Yemen, the State Department's secret plan for postwar Gaza and being an Anti-Zionist Jew. Follow Freddy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrangeFreddyG February Paid Protest: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestfeb Jake's B-Day Show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-wave-an-indie-sleaze-party-tickets-785522397637?aff=oddtdtcreator Merch: poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com Bonus episodes: Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

We discuss the eugenicist history of the SAT's, the respective socialist cases for and against standardized testing, and also what if there was a blade with a gun in it. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Happy J6, we discuss Will Stancil, plagiarism, May December, and more! CRIME WAVE LOS ANGELES https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-wave-an-indie-sleaze-party-tickets-785522397637?aff=oddtdtcreator MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders breaks down Ryan Grim's new book, "The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution" FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Avery Moore from comedy and from Jake and Avery's new King of the Hill podcast, That's My Podcast, I Don't Know You joins us to recap the damn year and decide once and for all whether 2023 was Bwaah or Ho-Yeah. sorry about my voice, zencastr fucked me. AVERY MOORE Lilmisspopovich on IG https://averymoore.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-ballroom THAT'S MY PODCAST, I DON'T KNOW YOU soundcloud.com/IDKYPod patreon.com/IDKYPod IDKYPod on IG [email protected] to WRITE IN PAID PROTEST NYC SHOW https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestjan CRIME WAVE LA SHOW FOR JAKE'S BIRTHDAY https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-wave-an-indie-sleaze-party-tickets-785522397637?aff=oddtdtcreator MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

The Suez War was crazy, man FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

I (Jake) read The Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi and hungoverly attempt to regurgitate the first section of it. The rest to come later. But first, why does RFK talk like that? WHITE ELEPHANT COMEDY SHOW MINNEAPOLIS 12/26 www.eventbrite.com/e/white-elephan…f=oddtdtcreator MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Part 2 of Anders and Andy's interview with Garrison. We ask about Effective Altruism and explore some comradely disagreements about the phenomenon.

Anders & Antifada Andy team up to interview the unmasked McKinsey whistleblower and journalist Garrison Lovely about consulting with Rikers and ICE. Other topics include bread fixing, opiates, McKinsey 4chan, and Mayor Pete. White Elephant 12/26 Tickets: https://t.co/oF5kH2zbqS Garrison's Nation article: ww.thenation.com/article/society/mckinsey-whistleblower-confessions/ Song: They Might Be Giants - Ampersand

Jake has covid. We discuss how he got it, and also gambling, abortion, football, magical realism, the existence of god, gooning, and more. R.I.P. Kenny DeForest FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Labor journalist and peace activist Mindy Isser joins us to discuss the United Auto Worker's Union's recent endorsement of a cease fire in Palestine. But first... Braino. MINDY ISSER @MindyIsser READ HER PIECE IN 'IN THESE TIMES' HERE https://inthesetimes.com/article/uaw-endorses-ceasefire-labor-gaza-israel-palestine MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the red scare and how it resulted in the simultaneous masterpiece / massive cope of a film, Elia Kazan's On The Water Front, and how it all relates to something that happened yesterday. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Henry Kissinger has tragically died of a fentanyl overdose. We discuss harm prevention and how to use test strips and narcan no not really we discuss his weird ass life and the time he carpet bombed Cambodia. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss the reign of Juan and Eva Peron as president and celebrity first lady of Argentina and its undying legacy. BIG ol' CONTENT WARNING for you guessed it, necrophilia. FULL EPISODE AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We talk turkey day and Derek Chauvin's carving. Then, Jake breaks down Argentina's lunatic libertarian President-elect Javier Mileli. PAID PROTEST FRIDAY 12/1 https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestdec NAOMI KARAVANI SPECIAL RECORDING SAT 12/2 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedians-you-should-know-presents-naomi-karavani-late-show-tickets-766510552697

We discuss the surprisingly subversive DC superhero film, Blue Beetle. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Body harvesting, Borat, The Warren Commission, and more. But first, the god damned libs. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica PAID PROTEST 12/1 https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestdec

Anders breaks down Zonism, the nutty ideology of Americans who used to inhabit the Panama Canal Zone--not to be confused with and yet extremely similar to, Zionism. Also Jake fills us in on IDF sperm retrieval and Bin Laden's greatest hits. FULL EP AND MORE: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk to Jordan and Greg from Brigham Young Money podcast to talk about SLC's upcoming mayoral race. But first, do NOT shoot yourself with a rocket without testing it for fentanyl FIRST. BRIGHAM YOUNG MONEY @BYMPodcast @DadShammdad @SLCLunk MERCH PODDAMNAMERICA.BIGCARTEL.COM PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the faction of orthodox jews who are anti-zionists and we also talk about something really interesting that Norman Finkelstein has been researching. SOURCES: http://www.littleatoms.com/society-world/holocaust-came-punishment-god-because-our-sins FULL EPISODE AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Are you a real head? Did you listen to the episode from the first few months of this shit where we talked about extreme haunted houses? Do you know what a boo scare is, you sicko? Well guess what, it's time for round 2. Miss Violet Faraday joins us to discuss Hulu's new take-down documentary on legal torture enthusiast Russ McKamey, and its parallels to our respective worlds. MISS VIOLET FARADAY (this is porn, follow at your own discretion!) https://missvioletfaraday.com/ https://twitter.com/VioletFaraday https://www.instagram.com/missvioletfaraday/ https://onlyfans.com/missvioletfaraday DOCUMENTARY Monster Inside: America's Most Extreme Haunted House MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders gives a special report on the upcoming St. Paul city council elections and then checks in on Minneapolis races with John Edwards of Wedge Live! https://twitter.com/WedgeLIVE Full episode and more: https://www.patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Happy Halloween. PODCAST INTERVIEW w/ THE VAMPIRE starring Anders Lee & Tony Boswell @andersleehere @stillpitted THE LAST OF OOMF starring Jake Flores and Fellatia G @feraljokes @FellatiaG THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF DAMN starring Jake Flores, Anders Lee, Alex Ptak, and Django Gold @feraljokes @andersleehere @ptaktestkitchen @django MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Folks we talk politics, republicans, Santos, etc. Sorry for slaying. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the phenomenon of the "Progressive Except Palestine," and also we introduce a new segment. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss a 2002 piece by Dissent Magazine's Michael Walzer about the left's reaction to the war in Afghanistan and test his weird critiques with what's going on today. But first, grab a coke, any flavor, and listen to Jake talk about driving across the country. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We speak with Palestinian-American writer and organizer Layla Al-Sheikh (@EmissaryofNight on Twitter) about the situation in Gaza and Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestine. FUNDRAISER FOR PALESTINIAN CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/pcrf1/campaign.jsp?campaign=14&fundraiser=442859& NO MONEY FOR MASSACRES PHONEBANK SUNDAY 10/15: https://socialists.nyc/no-money-for-massacres/

We take a look through the keyhole of (dead) Dianne Feinstein's time in local politics at the fascinating, wacky and tumultuous time/place that was San Francisco in the 70's and 80's. Main source: "Season of the Witch" by David Talbot. Full episode and more available at Patreon.com/PoddamnAmerica

I lived in a punk house for 10 years and there are stories i tell you whut. This is ep 1 of a possible series in the place. Bryan Sears joins me to talk about factories and scary haunted dolls. PIECE ABOUT THE BUILDING https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2020/05/the-bushwick-doll-factory.html#google_vignette MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Sharing our 2021 interview with Ryan Carson. Support link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ryan-carson?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined

It's our first Ptak-less episode. Can we do it? Can we talk for an hour? Tune in to find out!!!! FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to our boy Alex Ptak as he moves on to bigger and brighter things. The only thing to do at a moment like this is talk about Captain Planet for some reason. CHECK OUT ALEX'S NEW SHOW, QUORATORS https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quorators/id1646130232 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmiXKcdz-YDi7Ti73cR5VA NEXT PAID PROTEST https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestoct MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

The bugs in my apartment are unionizing FULL EPISODE AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Jamie Peck joins us to give us an update on the Block Cop City movement in Atlanta and also to promote the related speaking tour she's going on. But first, some really dumb 100 percent new* jokes. JAMIE PECK @jamie_Elizabeth THE WOKE MOB w/ JAKE AND JAMIE https://youtube.com/@TheWokeMob?si=cPSBjzYmGpjP25Uy MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Is Naomi Wolf the same person as Naomi Klein what's going on FULL EPISODE AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Jake is running for president. Plus the historical governorship of Elmer Benson, and, Lauren Boebert beetles on that juice. ANDERS LEE JACOBIN ARTICLE https://jacobin.com/2023/09/elmer-benson-governor-minnesota-farmer-labor-party-executive-action-strikes-national-guard MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

The most important stories of the week from Australia and Mexico. FULL EPISODE AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Anders talks to Labor Historian Nelson Lichtenstein about his new book, "A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism." Book info: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691245508/a-fabulous-failure Live Show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/minion-death-cult-live-w-the-antifada-pod-damn-america-tickets-691958234707