The Benjamin Dixon Show

**** Twice the content plus uncut and unedited interviews with NONE of the ads! Patreon.com/thebpdshow ****Excited to speak with Professor Jared Ball (@IMIXWHATILIKE) on today’s podcast about his forthcoming book on the outright propaganda of Black “buying power My Hot take preview: the myth is designed to increase Black consumption enriching the ruling elite even more.The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power w/Professor Jared Ball @IMIXWHATILIKE

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**** Twice the content. None of the Advertisements. Patreon.com/thebpdshow ***By far one of my favorite interviews to date! Professor Eddie S. Glaude of Princeton University. Be sure to tune in to one of his live readings: https://twitter.com/esglaude/status/1254788483526176772

*** Twice the content. None of the ads. Patreon.com/thebpdshow ***Episode 859 |Several states have reopened across the country including my own Georgia. From the looks of videos and photos from this weekend, we're f*cked. --Professor Adolph Reed joins me to discuss the election, presidential politics, and the Black vote in the midst of the Coronavirus. --Cuba and Senegal are embarrassing the United States. Who's the shithole country now, mfs?*** Patrons-only content ***A video of Tara Reade's mother calling in to Larry King Live that dates back to 1993 has surfaced and it's bad news for Biden. At this point, anyone still backing Joe Biden is aiding Donald Trump to win re-election. --Can humanity manage itself without the help of a government? Do we absolutely need a Leviathan? From the looks of American individualism, the future doesn't shine too brightly.

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*** Twice the content with none of the ads. Patreon.com/thebpdshow ***Episode 857 --26 million people have successfully filed for unemployment in the last five weeks. That means that there are probably about 40 million newly unemployed since the economy collapsed under us. What are our leaders doing to help us?--The ruling class is really testing us to see how far they can push us before we snap. How else do we explain the fact that they've pushed trillions in bailouts to the people who need it the least and given the people crumbs? How else do we explain the fact that in the face of unemployment levels we haven't seen since the depression, neither party has done a damn thing to help?--Donald Trump threw Georgia governor, Brian Kemp, under the bus. But this time, Trump's ego and self-preservation may actually save lives in my state.--Lots of voicemails**** Patron's only Show ****False epiphanies! When people think they're woke but actually being conned.--Stacey Abrams goes on the view to argue why Joe Biden should pick a Black woman. When will Black people realize that the Democratic Party will use you and drop you?--More voicemails.

Welcome back to the show none other than the amazing Nina Turner! We discussed life after the Bernie campaign, Black liberation, and how we move forward as a movement. --So many amazing voicemails. Listen in!

Brian Kemp is reopening the state of Georgia this week. His decision will, without question, lead to Georgians dying. ----Get twice the content with none of the commercials by becoming a patron. Patreon.com/thebpdshow

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**** Skip the ads and get right to the content. Patreon.com/thebpdshow ****One more day of vocal rest and I'm back tomorrow. Special thanks to everyone who helped me this week. Thanks to @MediaStudied & @maximillienair for hosting today. Be sure to follow them on Twitter!

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**** Get the show with no Commercials patreon.com/thebpdshow ****Thanks to Brian Lewis for covering for me today. I managed to get 10 minutes in without any significant pain. So I think I'm heading back in the right direction. I've used Brian's cover art for his new book for today's featured image because the artwork is FIRE! Here is the link to the IndieGoGo campaign he mentioned.https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/farima-a-new-afrofuturist-solarpunk-sci-fi-book#/Thanks for everyone being patient as my voice heals!

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When I told you my audience is the smartest audience in media, I meant that. Thank you to everyone who called in and became my voice while I cannot currently speak. I'm on vocal rest for 7 days. Next week, I've lined up several exciting guest hosts. I will also be more than happy to include any additional voicemails or MP3s that you send me. Solidarity forever.- Ben

*** Twice the content with none of the advertisements. Patreon.com/thebpdshow ***Episode 846Wisconsin's highest court and the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Republicans (and Joe Biden) have been pushing to keep the polls open today despite the global pandemic. This decision will literally cost lives. But they certainly don't care about that. --Turns out Donald Trump and one of his top donors have investments in the manufacturers of the "miracle drug" Trump continues to peddle. --The markets are soaring as people die. No one is participating, no one is consuming, and only a fraction of the labor force is still working. But that doesn't stop the gov't from pouring trillions into the markets and into corporations. Humans don't matter to these monsters. --Alyssa Milano abandons #MeToo in favor of Joe Biden.--The luxury of staying home has to be afforded to every person possible. --Shedding idealism for realism.--But, I will always be idealistic about humanity's potential to overcome all of the madness surrounding us. --Episode 846 | Courts Send Wisconsinites into the Plague | Trump Profiting off Coronavirus | Dow Soars as People Die | #MeToo. No. #MeWho

Episode 845 | Seriously, where is the opposition against Trump? We need principled opposition to push back against the president of the United States because his actions, his inactions, and his narcissism is going to get hundreds-of-thousands more people killed. And where are the Democrats!?--Joe Biden is about to be pummeled by Donald Trump. This isn't going to play out well once the primaries are over. I don't want to be right. But can anybody explain why I am wrong?--Joe Rogan won't vote for Joe Biden. That's the fault of the Democrats.--A two-part interview with Malaika Jabali of the Guardian. We discuss the pandemic, Joe Biden, and the black misleadership class.--Hillary Clinton makes the very best case for Bernie Sanders NOT dropping out. --Black people are disproportionately dying of the coronavirus. The data is terrifying. And we don't even have the complete picture yet. --Covered in the Blood of Jesus? Okay, sure. I am. But I'm also smart enough not to go to church during the middle of a gd pandemic. Listen to these morons.--Part two of the interview with Malaika Jabali

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*** Ads? Why are you listening to ads? Go to patreon.com/thebpdshow to get access to twice the content with NONE of the advertisements! ***Episode 828 |The fight is not over. However, it was another hard night for progressives. Conservative Democrat Joe Biden wins big on Super Tuesday 2. What does this mean for the primaries? What does this mean for the progressive movement going forward?--Victory for Biden means a certain victory for Trump. No matter how many progressives get in line to support Biden if he ultimately wins the primaries, Biden is the perfect candidate to lose to Trump. Here's why.--I asked for voicemails and got over 100 in the last 2 hours. I've jammed as many as I could into the public show and then as many as I could in the Patron's show. *** Patrons Only Content ***Those of us fighting for justice will never be able to stop. Here's why. --What is our strategy moving ahead? I outline four things:1. Don't give up on the primaries because the primaries are not over. 2. We have to maintain the small donor mechanism that Bernie's revolution created.3. We have to be efficient with those donations and not just use it to enrich a few elite Leftists.4. Find and groom the next leaders.

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*** Why are you listening to ads? No really. Did you know you can get twice the content with none of the ads by becoming a patron? Patreon.com/thebpdshow ***Episode 826 |I'm not sure I've ever experienced a virus that was so precisely tuned to bring our consumer economy to its knees. Wall Street suspended trading today for 15 minutes because of the markets opening at a 7% decline. This is one of the worst days since the 2008 recession. And it's only getting worse due to all of the businesses having to adjust or close due to Coronavirus. --Biden is getting mad love from the older, conservative Black community. But let's unpack this a bit more than we did last week.--Enough Warren. ***Patron's Only***Will you use your skills for good or evil? Truth or the protection of your own interests? --So much more but I'm already late so let me end the description here.

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*** Twice the content. None of the ads. Patreon.com/thebpdshow ***Let me tell you a story of one of my experiences with the "Black Democratic Establishment" to demonstrate the absurdity of what Biden and his staffers are trying to do: protect the Establishment from critique by rolling out their Black pokemon.--The Democratic Establishment has coalesced around a man who is suffering from severe cognitive decline. I know it seems "unseemly" to discuss this, but this is a serious vulnerability that Trump will absolutely exploit. And so we'd be irresponsible not to discuss.

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*** Get twice the content with NONE of the ads. Patreon.com/TheBpDShow Episode 821 |Mayor Pete has dropped out of the race just before Super Tuesday. This move is obviously to help the moderate vote solidify around Joe Biden. Regardless, having Pete out is a win because of what Pete stood for -- more precisely, because of what Pete stood against. --Democrats are putting their hopes in a man whose biggest selling point is "No We Can't." Joe Biden does not have the capacity to build the movement necessary to stop Donald Trump.--There are class divisions in the Black community. Not everyone voting for Biden or Bloomberg are "low info voters." Stop with that lazy, racist trope. Up your class analysis: bourgeois black people have solidarity with bourgeois white people. --Demographics of the working class. The working class is as diverse as America. --So much more.

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*** Twice the amount of show with none of the commercials. Patreon.com/thebpdshow ***I want to say something that will sound like an inspirational or motivational speech, but don't misunderstand me. You are so important. You contribute to everything we have through your labor, your consumption, the taxes you pay, and the sheer fact that you participate in this system. There is not a billionaire who exists without the labor and consumption of the people. There is not a superstar who is famous without the adoration of millions of people. There is not a government that exists without the consent of millions of people. It is the power of the people that make all of this work. That's why you're so important. Without your contribution, none of this exists. And because of that, we must change our perspective from "the government doing us a favor" to "none of this works without us so here is what we demand from you for our continued participation."

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**** All jokes aside, today's bonus content for Patrons may be one of the most important to date. Go to patreon.com/thebpdshow and become a patron so you can access the full show and get rid of these pesky ads. ****Bernie wins Nevada very convincingly. He won across the board in all categories. So the questions about his electability or problems with minorities can be put to bed. --Everyone wants to know why Bernie Sanders supporters are so angry. Let me explain.**** Patron's only content ****For anyone who has never lived life on the edge, let me explain what it feels like. --So much human potential wasted on the greed of billionaires.

**** You know you can get twice as much Benjamin Dixon with NONE of the advertisements if you go to patreon.com/thebpdshow and becoming a supporter of the show today! ****Episode 816 | The Democratic Party is considering a brokered convention. This is all the media is talking about at this point. As we stated yesterday, the reason they're talking about it now so much is because if they can make you desensitized to the idea, they win. This is why we are organizing now!--Propaganda is an unbelievable dark art form. The most insidious type that we see through the media is the art of making you believe that you made a decision on your own when, in reality, you made one of the decisions they prepared for you. Let's discuss what you have to do to be able to sort through someone who is trying to help you make a decision on your own and someone who is using propaganda techniques to give you your opinion. --Malcolm X was assassinated 55 years ago today. Every year I honor a man who shaped me in more ways than I can describe. Specifically, Malcolm shaped me because he was a person not afraid of evolution -- he evolved. The humanity inside of Malcolm demanded that he evolved into someone who would fight on behalf of all people. ***** Patrons ONLY Content Past this Point *****More on Malcolm X and why his legacy is so important in 2020. --Andrew Yang is now a commentator on CNN. His first order of business? Attack Bernie Sanders. I knew he wasn't an ally from the beginning. --Can you trust me?--Ossie Davis' eulogy of Malcolm X: "Our Living Black Manhood."