Guys We Know

We are back finally about 2-3 weeks too late with reference to the whole Afghanistan shit but this is actually about bureaucracy and power and more nebulous navel gazing stuff so it's ok timeless issues that only we can tackle with powerful brains and full hearts.

Special guest Kyle Jackson is kind enough to join the show and challenge us on our general approach to forever ongoing Class vs. Race analysis of politics on the left. We use the 1619 Project as an example to get off the ground, and branch out into some of the broader more central disagreements that we have. NYT: We Respond to the Historians Who Critiqued The 1619 Project: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/magazine/we-respond-to-the-historians-who-critiqued-the-1619-project.html The Atlantic: The Fight Over the 1619 Project Is Not About the Facts: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/historians-clash-1619-project/604093/ Jacobin: How Slavery Shaped American Capitalism: https://jacobinmag.com/2019/08/how-slavery-shaped-american-capitalism Politico: Trump blasts 1619 Project as DeVos praises alternative Black history curriculum: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/17/devos-black-history-1776-unites-417186 Trump's 1776 Unites Commission Website: https://1776unites.com/

Matt and I discuss the films of Quentin Tarantino as well as a clip from Douglas Laine at Zero Books discussing Adam Curtis' new series. I attempt to relate all this to the subconscious desires of the mass murderer/terrorist. Matt does a good job of defending the stale and all-encompassing Marxist interpretation of all things. See: https://nonsite.org/django-unchained-or-the-help-how-cultural-politics-is-worse-than-no-politics-at-all-and-why/ https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/empire-podcast-edgar-wright-and-quentin-tarantino-in-conversation/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76StMC0l7kU&ab_channel=ZeroBooks

Matt lays down a juicy narrative for why everything's so totally whacked from the basic premise of Mike Macnair's essay: "Intersectionalism, the highest stage of western Stalinism?" in 'Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory' https://classunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/intersectionality.pdf

This is the last time we talk about Trump ever I swear.

In which we use an offhanded clip from funnyman Tim Dillon to very pedantically point out some gaps in conventional logic when it comes to understanding the 2008 financial collapse (and financial crises as a whole.)

Catching up With Goings-On by Guys We Know

It's time.

In which we discuss a hot topic coldly, using NOT ONE BUT TWO ARTICLES BY WOMEN as a reference for our conversation: The Left Case against Open Borders by Angela Nagle: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/11/the-left-case-against-open-borders/ The Case for Open Borders by Suzy Lee https://catalyst-journal.com/vol2/no4/the-case-for-open-borders#fn-no-34

Adam regales us with tales from the front lines of the protest and renounces his word policing ways. (Slurtown, here we come baby.) Also we cover the book "How to be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Antiracist-Ibram-Kendi/dp/0525509283

Corey's making me write the descriptions now I guess. I use the fact that Corey is sort of not-totally-white as a shield to defend myself from charges of "class reductionism" as I half-assedly summarize my cool vicarious grandpa Adolph Reed and some other people in a probably futile effort to take the lens off race and refocus it on class in the context of ongoing protests against police brutality citations: https://catalyst-journal.com/vol3/no3/the-economic-origins-of-mass-incarceration https://newrepublic.com/article/154996/myth-class-reductionism https://nonsite.org/editorial/what-materialist-black-political-history-actually-looks-like https://www.amazon.com/Racecraft-Soul-Inequality-American-Life/dp/1781683131 https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Career-Jim-Crow/dp/0195146905 Oh and this one too even though we didn't bring it up https://nonsite.org/editorial/how-racial-disparity-does-not-help-make-sense-of-patterns-of-police-violence

We take a little reprieve from the heavy stuff and dive into Jesse Lee Peterson and all he's about with guest Ryan. Intro and Outro Music Credit: Trevor Wesley (sorry if you didn't want us to use this but it was so good.) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwKaeH84d421uSawL1f5ZoA

Is BIll Gates a eugenicist? Are you? How does climate change make you feel in your bones? WIll Matt agree with anything said by our guest this week? This and more with special guest Ben.

Populism remains untapped. Matt and I leave things left unsaid. Adam comes forth with equal parts anger and humility about the national situation. I refrain from saying anything interesting. Will our heroes survive this omnipresent turbulence? Stay tuned to our various channels for various amounts of time to find out!!!!!

Join us as we talk remotely about the bailout and the tricky world of QE and cheap cash. Stay inside. Stay drunk.

In which we discuss a section from the book "Alienation" by Rahel Jaeggi about the in's-out's of self-alienation and get into it with dinosaurs, quantum physics and washing holes.

Matt talks at me about Iraq for long enough to convince anyone who listens long enough that Bush was indeed right in every decision he made.

Our guest Adam has been charged with the task of objectively describing the music of Primus. Inevitably this feat proves itself to be too difficult, and we take a moment to reflect on some of the more sophomoric choices of words we've used on the show. Check out Adam's work at: http://www.adamzahller.com/

Join us in another mega-sized episode where we talk about the family as an idea and the political and economic forces that move, shape and respond to it.

Matt tricked me into talking about TOOL songs for 2 hours and I kept trying to bring up Epstein.

We are joined by Ron to discuss metrics of value, both cultural and political. Things get hairy when we start to get sincere so we decide to safely couch our opinions from the vantage of pop culture bullshit. Also Henry Kissinger is the Emperor or whatever.

This is about Israel's cuisine and the "dearly departed" American finance professional: Jeffrey Epstein.

We discuss the economic factors fucking with our moviegoing experience today and draw from America's recent past to try and goofily wrap our heads around cultural/political turning points in America's history. I also give Matt succinct summaries of both the Harry Potter and Game of Thrones franchises.

We're joined by the recently neutered Ben to listen to Matt wax poetic about apes and for once and for all figure out the ultimate nature of truth.

We continue our journey into the dark heart of podcasting.

We're back: A Dinosaur's Stoyr

We dive into the ideas of one of the supposed founding fathers of modern conservatism: Edmund Burke. From his arguments we trace back to the present day some of the prevailing logic of the right. Check out Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France" here: http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/burke1790part1.pdf

Ron and I discuss a 1968 television debate/discussion between Norman Mailer and Marshal McLuhan. We/them talk about the stuff that's important to the age we live in. Globalism, traveling, the internet, violence, handjobs, you know, that stuff. Check out the whole 1968 discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtzxWR-j1xY&t=1082s

Prof. Tok Thompson from USC joins me for a fascinating conversation about our storytelling nature as humans and the consequences of this (political or otherwise) for our present, past, and potential future. Topics include aliens, the Slenderman, Posthumanism, the election, and our relationship to earth. Strap in and check out Prof Thompson's work at: https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1012737

Matt joins me to talk about punching nazis, the left, keeping your eyes on the prize, and generally how to keep a level head in a world full of distraction. Check out Amber A'Lee Frost's article "How to Write About Nazis:" https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/08/how-to-write-about-nazis

Fiori Berhane joins me to talk about Eritrea, Memory, Identity, History, and Charlottesville.

Patrick joins me to read some passages from Muammar Gaddafi's "The Green Book" and David Icke's "The Biggest Secret." We also dip our toes into a new hot conspiracy involving Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington's recent deaths. Oh and I interview God. Check out Tales From The Porkside: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-porkside/id1203169728?mt=2

Ben Deeb joins me again to talk about the philosophy Neopragmatisim informs his worldview. This somehow devolves into a conversation about Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and our scars. Check out Mr. Deeb at: http://www.bendeeb.com/

Adam Zahller is a composer, musician, teacher and now janitor. He joins me to talk about garbage and violent revolution. You can check out more of Adam's wonderful work here: http://www.adamzahller.com/

This episode is not live from New York. Matt joins me to talk about the problem with the conspiratorial mindset and how it distances you from effective political action. We also outline some of the working conditions in hell and introduce our favorite conspiracy: Esoteric Hitlerisim.

Father James Lewis Heft is the Alton M. Brooks Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California. He joins me to talk about awe, and how his faith informs his academic work and political outlook.

Camillia and Jordon von Manalastas return to talk about the worrisome links between Silicon Valley, Libertarianism, the Alt-Right, and fascism. Don't worry, we also offer some thoughts on what a proper response to this movement would look like. For more on Jordan check out: https://aestheticide.com/about/

A panel of very nice frat boys from my alma mater Chapman University talks with me about toxic masculinity, breaking laws, and growing up.

First, I talk to hog farmers. Then, I talk to Matt on the phone about Jeremy Corbyn's unexpected rise and what we might glean as Americans from this unprecedented moment in British politics.

Ben Deeb is a writer of all kinds of stuff and my friend. He joins me to talk about the futility of talking, his time working for Chuck Hagel, and what effective political protest might look like in our day and age. Check out more of his stuff here: http://www.bendeeb.com/ Beats and additional acting by Ryan Hedden

First, Academy Award Winning Actor Christoph Waltz drops in to talk about his upcoming film and what we did last night. Then, comedienne extraordinaire Peggy Sinnott joins me to talk about life, depression and stand up in a post-election world. Follow her: @PeggySinnott

Camillia and special guest Jordan Von Manalastas drop in to discuss liberal pathologies, ComeyGate and Jordan's awesome article in Jacobin this month: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/04/law-constitution-trump-president-abuse-power You can follow Jordan's work here: https://aestheticide.com/about/ I'm sick and sound bad. Also Camillia ducks out like a ghost halfway through this episode because life happens.

Richard Berg joins Ron and I again to talk teaching, the stories we tell ourselves, and the stories others try to tell to us about us. Topics include Vietnam, Saving Private Ryan, Phil Ochs, Capitalism, Forrest Gump, The Dirty Dozen, Trump (of course) lies, truth, and more.

Robert O. Paxton joins me to answer the question, Is Trump a Facist? Check out his article in Harper's Magazine this month here: https://harpers.org/archive/2017/05/american-duce/ Plus my asshole roommates, aka Tales From the Porkside drop in to talk about Alex Jones and my favorite topic, me. Listen to them here, or wherever you receive porkcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-the-porkside/id1203169728?mt=2

Anoa Changa joins me to talk about her show, to talk about shows, and to talk about talking. http://podcastrevolution.org/thewaywithanoa/ Also my buddy Ron joins me in conversation with Professor Richard Berg from USC. We talk about reading, politics, and teaching. Check out "Words Matter" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Readresistrepeat/

Professor Robert D. English from the University of Southern California joins us to talk about Russia, the problems in the U.S. news media, and the tricky intersection between our domestic politics and geopolitical reality.

In a special community episode, Corey and Jesse address some voicemails from listeners and then connect to a twitter prophet Red Kahina to discuss the Ironic left.

Stephen Finlay is a professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He joins us to break down the implicit meaning of "fake news" and offers some constructive ideas about how to develop better tools for discernment in a post-truth media landscape.

Walter Cruttenden - Co-Founder of Acorns Investing, Author, and amateur Astronomer and Archaeoastronomer, joins us this week to discuss his theory that Earth is in a Binary star system. patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thegreenbookpodcast @vibetheory on beats

Adam comes by to discuss the choice Jimmy Carter gave America on July 15, 1979 in his "Crisis of Confidence" speech.