Gabagool & Roses

This week on the podcast we talk about Season 2 Episode 8 "Full Leather Jacket" also, College admissions, Carm is a helicopter mom, a spirited defense of Meadow Soprano, THE JACKET, The Himbos and the Mundanity of Capitalism, somone gets shot, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. NOTE: The file got cut off in the initial upload. If your file suddenly ends, delete the file and redownload and you should get the full episode. The closing song this week is Joyce Manor's "Leather Jacket" Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. It's a first-watch Soprano's podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. It's a first-watch Soprano's podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 2 Episode 7 "D-Girl" also, Existentialism and Nihilism, Puss is shaking in his boots, media exploitation of transpeople and their stories, Moltisanti's hierarchy of needs, the importance of fresh produce, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is The Menzingers' "Bad Catholics" you already know the fuckin vibes. Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. It's a first-watch Soprano's podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 2 Episode 6 "The Happy Wanderer", also, The Terminator is here, Artie is a bad liar, Law Corner & and the anti-affirmative action backlash, Uncle Ercoli Truthers, Is Ritchie bad?, fake friends are a symptom of capitalism, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" you already know the fuckin vibes. Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Please donate to the Louisville Bail Fund, get in the streets, join an org, and fight for justice. Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. It's a first-watch Soprano's podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 2 Episode 5 "Big Girls Don't Cry", also, decriminalize sex work, end cash bail, we're not going to talk about Hamilton for free, Robert Kraft come at us, Chris acts up, Furio makes an entrance, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The song in the introduction is Tyler Childers' new "Long Violent History". The closing song this week is Public Enemy's "Rebel Without a Pause". Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. It's a first-watch Soprano's podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 2 Episode 4 "Commendatori", also, the horror of a cancer scare in the for-profit healthcare system, the gang goes to Italy, Paulie learns a new word, Rachel's Kink Corner, Cavalese Cable Car Disaster, the saddest lunch in the world, Pussy's not an Elvis fan, Carm is a bad friend, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is Fergie's "M.I.L.F.$", as promised, but, now that I think about it, it makes sense given Annalisa's whole thing, right? Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 2 Episode 3 "Toodle-Fucking-Oo", also, the dangers of normalizing domestic violence, the return of DreamBible.com, Captain Crunch, horny for violence, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is Biggie's "Juicy". Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 2 Episode 2 "Do Not Resuscitate", also, race antagonisms in labor, Ben's Law Corner, misallocation of resources in policing, a major plot reveal!, the danger of cynicism, BAM!, Rachel's Kink Corner, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. This is the article John mentioned about Joe Arpaio entrapping an innocent man into a murder plot in order to win reelection. The closing song this week is Paul Robeson singing the labor/Wobbly standard "Joe Hill". Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 2 Episode 1 "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office... ", also, We're back baby!, Mad Men hot takes, Dr. Denim, Too Much Pasta, familial class antagonisms, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is NoMeansNo "Rags n Bones". Note from Purrducer Shinka: Some of the audio cues got screwed up when this episode was mixed down and weren't caught until after the episode went live. We fixed what we could and reuploaded the episode. There was no new content added to the "remastered" version. :) Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we're reflecting on Season 1 and predicting what's next in Season 2, but more importantly than that, we're talking about Black Lives Matter, police violence, and meaningful ways you can participate in the protests. Bail Funds, Memorial Funds, Mutual Aid, etc. Movement Resources Our closing song this week is an excerpt from "Walking in the Snow" by Run the Jewels. Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 13 "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano", also, does Artie deserve the truth?, John & Ben's Law Corner - 5th Amendment Edition, Angie & Janice Dickinson, Father Phil gets owned, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos". Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 12 "Isabella", also, we're quarantining, light therapy, cutting dicks off, terrible food choices, poisoning your relatives, and of course What Do You Want In Your Mouth?, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is 2Pac's "Hit 'Em Up". Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talking about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 11 "Nobody Knows Anything", also, someone's a rat, Rachel's Kink Corner, lots of Pussy jokes, Livia & Junior sitting in a tree?, mental health and addiction, being shitty to women, Sopranos fanfic, the premiere of "What Do You Want In Your Mouth?" and of course, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is Fugazi's "Great Cop". Lyrics are pretty self-explanatory on this one gang. Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talkin about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 10 "A Hit is a Hit", also, reparations, Rachel's Kink Corner, Sopranos Trailer Park Boys, Justice Harlan's hardcore pornography, terrible music, degrees of whiteness, and of course, Who's Horny? our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is Presidents of the United States of America's "Kitty", because all of the purring reminds me of that godawful Visiting Day song from the episode. But, I kind of dig on POTUSA, so, whatever. Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're watching it episode-by-episode and talkin about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: There is discussion involving self-harm and pedophilia in the later half of this episode. But we warn you before we get into that stuff, so you can just enjoy the first half if that's a problem for you. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 9 "Boca", also, Boca is the New Jersey of Florida; Patreon exclusive pussy eating lessons; Junior gets a GDR; Feminism, pleasure, and toxic masculinity; a pedophile walks into a strip club; age-appropriate teen mischief; pedophiles and the carceral state; and of course, Who's Horny?; our Stans of the Week; and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is Khia's "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)", because of course it is. I mean, I think we broke some kind of record for saying variations of "pussy eating" on this episode. Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution (and eat some pussy). We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 8 "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti," also, Who's Drinking?, dick dreamz, Ben's Law Corner, Chris' Bakery Adventure, #TennesseeMoltisantiChallenge, mama cat Tony, What is my arc?, mental health checks, whiteness, dehumanization of "criminals," Kurosawa Comedy Hour, Antichrists, and of course, Who's Horniest?, our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or start a chat now. The closing song this week is not Cake's "Frank Sinatra", it's not even a Cake song, I know it sounds kind of like a Cake song, but it's not, it's "Screenwriter's Blues" by Soul Coughing. Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 7 "Down Neck", also, The Sopranos Wine Jack Challenge, learn to change a flat, child abuse, NEVADA!, The Long Hot Summer of 1967, neurodivergence and fate, Chris' hot hard hat, John's Law Corner, Bloomberg is in Rachel's Epstein Minute, and of course, Who's Horny?, our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane. We also included a portion of "Thieves! (Screamed the Ghost)" by Run the Jewels. Support us on Patreon! Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 6 "Pax Soprana", also, child drug use again?!?, Rachel puts John & Ben on the spot, Tony and the male g-spot, consent to touch and the 70/30, how to do cocaine, Pepe Silvia, Carmella's Polycule, Rachel's kink corner, and of course, Who's Horny?, our Stans of the Week, and THE DIALECTIC. The closing song this week is "Rub 'Till It Bleeds" by PJ Harvey. Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. We're a spoiler-free podcast, so you can listen along even if this is your first time watching the show. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 5 "College", also, Meadow is white girl wasted; Tony goes mask off and gets his hands (and shoes) dirty; Father Intintola has a "craving;" Ben's Christ Corner; Carmella has no game; Car Pranks; Chef AJ Soprano; and of course THE DIALECTIC and our Stans of the Week. The closing song this week is "Mask Off" by Future. Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 4 "Meadowlands", also, we got a theme song!; Ben & Rachel can't commit to a bit; is Chris kinky?; what is "neck?"; AJ Soprano: Birth of a Failson; Don't talk to cops; we support DUI rights; the mafia is a fascistic vertical hierarchy; #LyinRachel; is it OK to sell meth to teens, part II; and of course THE DIALECTIC and our Stans of the Week. The closing song this week is "Fuck Every Cop" by Wingnut Dishwashers Union. Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. (Also, holy shit, did you see Yung Chomsky's #HotBoysForBernie pics?!?) Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 3 "Denial, Anger, Acceptance", also, Jew Stuff, domestic violence issues in Hasidic communities (the Netflix documentary John was thinking of is "One of Us"), when is it ok to sell meth to teens?, Artie is a sweetie, Ben has the Sunday Scaries, John takes the 1k2DoMeth Challenge, and of course THE DIALECTIC and our Stans of the Week. Read Rachel's article about Jewish anti-Zionism for the Piedmont Left Review. Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week on the podcast we talk about Season 1 Episode 2 "46 Long", also, Ben turns on his microphone, suit sizes, sexy hijackings, Italian supremacy, porn and gambling on the hierarchy of needs, Megan Markle, taking care of the elderly and their stuff, Christopher the bootlicker, gun safety, and of course THE DIALECTIC and our Stans of the Week. Until next week: take your meds, go to therapy, and organize for the Revolution. We love you.

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben and Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, and John is @johnnyawful. This week we watched and discussed the pilot episode, Season 1 Episode 1, "The Sopranos." We talk about the episode, mental health, toxic masculinity, RICO, Stanning Big Pussy, and going to Aspen to see Skeet Ulrich. Take your medicine, go to therapy, and organize for the revolution. We love you. Find out more at https://gabagool-roses.pinecast.co

Welcome to Gabagool & Roses, the ONLY leftist Sopranos podcast. John has seen HBO's "The Sopranos" a bunch of times, Ben & Rachel have never seen it. We're gonna watch it and talk about it from a leftist perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @PodSopranos, Rachel is @whatshakesloose, Ben is @esentialcnsltnt, John is @johnnyawful. This is our first episode, which serves as an introduction to us, the podcast and the television program "The Sopranos." Subscribe to the feed and stay tuned for more episodes!