Trillbilly Worker's Party

This week we serve up a full course meal of articles: one about China, one about Canadian truck drivers (sort of), and finally, for dessert, one about a CIA guy getting called honky Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We spend most of the episode discussing the new NFT initiative planned for our great state of Kentucky. Pictured: canklehorse NFT Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we observe the tragic cognitive effects of drinking radioactive fracking fluid; explore the genealogy of Joe Manchin; propose a new film for filmmaker Chloe Zhao; and sound the alarm on all the fairweather capos now turning on Biden Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

On this week's episode we cover: another one of the government's baffling attempts at COVID communication; a scientist who is running for Congress; Kentucky police trying to get exempted from paying state income taxes; and the hot new economy all the kids are talking about known as The Great Reset Please support us over at Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

On the one year anniversary of January 6th, Tanya, Tom, and Aaron examine how many liberals must be feeling on the occasion through the lens of Thomas Friedman's latest for the paper of record, and try to rightly divide who amongst the marauding hordes are true fash, and who were run of the mill people with trash politics.

For our last episode of the year we're joined by comedy duo Rajat Suresh and Jeremy Levick (@rajat_suresh and @jeremylevick on Twitter) to discuss trauma plots, divorce, and the most dangerous question of 2021. Please support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We've got a double episode for you today as recompense for missing last week's episode. We talk Balzac, media, the benefits of edging, Bette Midler, crossing the rubicron, Bishop Sycamore updates, and smelling Christmas hams Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Well folks, it's been a long week of sickness, natural disaster, and general holiday stress and insanity here in the state of Kentucky. So unfortunately there will be no free episode this week. We will however be releasing the most recent Patreon episode, and encourage you to go through the back catalogue to listen to your favorites. Our sincerest apologies, and please don't hold it against us. There are many support/mutual aid funds helping the victims of the tornado. Here's a list of various organizations and individuals helping out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YTzQFT4ANDcChivFDfUW9oC0gJWDyT9FHoDrAD2VA7A/htmlview

Today we look at cops, the fentanyl scare, and the wackiest new political ideology to hit the scene Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we discuss signing up for healthcare, the Supreme Court, and the ongoing saga of the Cuomo brothers Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Tom's audio for the first ten minutes of this episode is rough, but just bear with us. We talk about Tall Tales at Thanksgiving, the usefulness of documentaries, why Tanya hates the Democrats so much, and why advertisers are trying to figure out how to get into your dreams. Thanks for your patience folks and Happy Thanksgiving. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we talk about how 9/11 killed country music; how the Trillbillies need a new uniform; and how Bret and Gail are finally ready to kill each other Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we welcome Bryan of Street Fight Radio, as well as Thomas and Jake of Pendejo Time to talk about the satanic panics of our youth and Travis Scott among other topics. Subscribe to their patreons below if you haven't yet: https://www.patreon.com/pendejotime https://www.patreon.com/streetfightradio

We debrief from Halloween, then spend a little time talking about Election Day results. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we discuss a local controversy, an anti-Biden rap song by veterans, the Build Back Better bill, and the workshopping of Jan 6 Check out Tom's podcast Faces In The Corner: https://soundcloud.com/facesinthecorner Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we look at the New York Times's Jan 6 profiles in courage. Then we discuss the various reactions to and takes on former Secretary of State Colin Powell's death. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

The first half of a two-part series on podcasting, media, and taking the Washington Post's Conspiracy Theory quiz. Listen to Part 2 at our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We do a lot of speculating on this one: the FBI's raid on NYPD's union boss, the bat on the 2020 U.S. quarter, Facebook whistleblower and subsequent outage, and art friends. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We talk about Dolly, meet some Pinker's Thinkers, and check in with Bret and Gail. Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we talk Teslas, Wuhab Lab conspiracies, Haiti, and the lasting perseverance of 90s (at least when it comes to politics). Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We start out with our own spin on the controversial show "The Activist," then take a look at some of the new company town proposals on offer from our tech overlords. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Tanya, Aaron, and Tom provide updates on Cop City in ATL, Bishop Sycamore, and talk about "the next 9/11" and what the foreign policy ghouls suggest we do about it.

For the latest installment of our Year Zero series, we finally tackle the big one: 9/11. Specifically, the 9/11 that is presented to us by author Thomas Pynchon in his 2013 book, Bleeding Edge. To help us do it, we've enlisted the help of Jimmy Falun Gong (@JimmyFalunGong on Twitter) of the podcast Programmed to Chill (@p2chillPodcast), and Dimitri (@drposhlost) of the Subliminal Jihad podcast (@subliminaljihad). Because it's Pynchon, we cover a wide range of topics: Silicon Alley and the 2000 dotcom crash; the PROMIS software; Stuart Brand and the Whole Earth Network; Josh Harris and We Live In Public; the Montauk Project; MKUltra; TWA Flight 800; the Digital Entertainment Network; and much much more. Please check out Jimmy's podcast, Programmed to Chill, wherever you get your podcasts, and on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill And check out Dimitri's podcast, Subliminal Jihad, wherever you get your podcasts, and on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/subliminaljihad/

Tanya takes on Big Water and gets kicked out of Jenkins Days; the gang talks cliff dwellings and mounds; Letcher County speaks its piece Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This we take a look at Planet Earth: is it really the "hidden gem" of the universe? According to one Kentucky CEO, it certainly is. After that we take a brief look at the army of contractors making money off of the pandemic. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we start off with an op-ed from our Senator-In-Exile Amy McGrath concerning Afghanistan. Then we check back in with AppHarvest, for whom news has only gotten worse since we checked in on them on Sunday's Patreon. And finally we finish with an exploration into the QAnon mindset with a reading from Politico. Check us out on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we cover Cuomo, climate change, cops, and vaccine mandates Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Tanya goes to the courthouse and has a visitor. Meanwhile the governor of New York Andrew Cwimo digs in deeper. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we make a rare dive into right-wing agit-prop, with a Federalist article about Simone Biles. We also talk about the importance of learning about rocks at a young age, and end with some Speak Your Piece. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we follow up on the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (see Patreon episode #122), then discuss the so-called Billionaire Space Race. Finally we talk about some very strange ideas about rural poverty. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we discuss Tarence's dialectical history of the opioid epidemic in The Baffler. Long story short: the police bear just as much responsibility as Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. Read the full piece here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/united-in-rage-ray Support us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we tell the tale of Whitesburg's very own Solomon Four, and then round everything out with another Conversation with Bret and Gail Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

A mystery Ambulance shows up in Whitesburg! A mystery opponent for Rand Paul's Senate Seat shows up on the TL! India Walton has a hit piece written about her by the local ABC affiliate in Buffalo! And the Pound, Virginia cops lost two dogs! All this and the every popular much, much more on this week's edition of TRILLBILLIES!!!

Montanya tells us about her travels out west, and then we explore the dual social phenomena of ghosting and writing stories about ghosting Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This one we talk about the DSA cop at the Capitol riot, the Biden-Putin cybersex summit, American holidays, the world of polling, nonprofits, and NGO's, and finally Speak Your Piece Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we take a look at child labor in America, the epidemic of boss-bullying, and the mysterious Havana Syndrome afflicting many U.S. officials Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We talk about the 1999 Michael Mann film, The Insider, and then talk about how to "cultivate" your "friendscape" in the post-pandemic age Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

In this one we cover a very peculiar case of eastern Kentucky justice. Support the striking Juiceland workers in Texas: https://www.gofundme.com/f/juiceland-workers-rights?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Lee Bains III and Jacob Morrison + David Story of The Valley Labor Report join us to talk about why conservatives love miners until they strike, Alabama labor history, and to preview this weekend's "Alabama Strike Fest" that they've co-organized in support of striking miners at Warrior Met Coal in Alabama. Links: Strike Fund: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/UMWAStrikePantry Jacob's story in Jacobin: https://jacobinmag.com/2021/05/conservatives-coal-miners-strike-alabama-unfair-labor-practices-workers

Woke stocks, Liz Cheney, the geriatric coup, Kentucky continues to mooch off of New Jersey, and finally Palestine Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Author and Northwestern University history professor Daniel Immerwahr stops by to tell us about why our tech overlords in Silicon Valley are suddenly interested in all things paleo, and about why studying deep time is important. Here is a link to the article in the New Republic that we discuss: https://newrepublic.com/article/161593/prehistoric-myth-work-james-suzman Also buy Daniel's very good book, How To Hide An Empire: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374172145 Outro music by Michael Howard: https://soundcloud.com/baronvonsuckit Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

In this episode we explore the imminent armed conflict between introverts and extroverts. Support future scientific research like this at our Patreon: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we talk about a new form of psychiatric therapy: coal gasification and sequestration. We also talk about Chuck Schumer's newfound progressivism, and the conviction of Derek Chauvin. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This one's mostly about the Just Transition. Is it Just enough for you yet??? Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Tanya watches the Q documentary, then the gang takes a trip back to Austin, Texas for some unfinished business Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Have scientists finally discovered the Sasquatch in eastern Kentucky? Tune in to find out, and to hear us talk about Biden's new infrastructure plan as well as gentrification in Austin, Texas Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week it's talk about the vaccine and how it can make you lose your mind; Kamala and Bill Clinton's symposium on girl power; and finally an invigorating conversation between Gail and Bret about PTSD (Post-Trump Stress Disorder) Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We're unlocking this Premium episode for you, in which we discuss the now-famous Skillet-Cardi B-Hitler controversy. Enjoy! If you'd like to hear more content like this, go support us on Patreon at: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're getting the goods, then hearing the latest from JD Vance and Peter Thiel, then hearing some more about how cops are the biggest babies in the world, and finally taking a trip to the pristine city of Boulder, Colorado Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Bryan tags in for my absentee cohosts and Matt & Felix stop by to talk TV and tease their new Stitcher Premium show: "Time For My Stories" Time For My Stories: https://www.stitcher.com/show/time-for-my-stories