A Fine Old Conflict

Jason and Matthew are again joined by Chris from The Regrettable Century to discuss the aftermath of the first round of voting in the French 2022 election. Part 2 of 3. 

 Jason and Matthew are joined by Chris from the Regrettable Century Podcast to discuss Jean-Luc Mélenchon, his electoral strategy, and the lead up to the first round of the Presidential election in France. Part one of three. 

 War has returned to Europe. Arms deals, lackluster diplomacy, and above all a failed capitalist model in Eastern Europe have ignited into a conflagration that is threatening the world. Two anti-war activists give their take on the war and its causes and describe its impact in the United States and Europe.   Recording respectively from Corpus Christie, Tx and Paris, France, Jason and Matthew return to AFOC to discuss the Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine. Notes:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/27/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-power  

Matthew and Jason are joined again by Chris from the Regrettable Century podcast to wrap up our discussion on pop-culture. Discussed: television and film with particular attention to the horror genre. Is art impossible in our moment? We don't know and that's the point. Enjoy.  Fischer, Ernst The Necessity of Art  Brooklyn NY,  London,  Verso, 2010Game of ThronesThe GodfatherHereditaryThe LighthouseMidsommarStar WarsThe WitchDeath Wish

We're back for a second season as Matthew and Jason are joined by a special guest to discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of popular culture. Discussed: sports, music, television and film. 

Jason and Matthew exhale some exhaust from the Culture Wars, discussing Cultural Marxism, social media as the new heights of bourgeois rule, and how not to talk to people. 

Matthew and Jason reflect on their time and lessons (un)learned in the left. 

Cut of from the world by the pandemic, Jason and Matthew address other issues that they are in no position to change in a second consideration of the legacy of Stalin and the state socialist governments.

Jason and Matthew explore their own "thaw" on Stalinism and reflect on the consequences of 1989. 

Jason and Matthew try to bury the question of the extreme right in the USA. 

Stop calling it fascism and stop talking to the FBI. Matthew and Jason square up the alt-right scene. 

Jason and Matthew call the Capitol riot what it really is: a lynch mob. 

One week following the US 2020 election Jason and Matthew discuss the unsettling consequences of an uncertain election. 

Jason and Matthew try to figure out what happened on election night and reflect back on the Bernie Sanders campaign.