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Gothic socialist comedy podcast by three idiot comedians: Jake Flores, Alex Ptak and Anders Lee. RIP Raghav Mehta. @poddamnamerica patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Pod Damn America


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 746 EPISODES

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    The Pod Damn America podcast is a highly informative and entertaining show hosted by Jake Flores, Alex Ptak, and Anders Lee. With their unique brand of left-leaning humor, they delve into a variety of topics ranging from politics to culture, providing listeners with both laughs and thought-provoking insights. Whether it's discussing the concept of hauntology or delving into the history of John Brown, the hosts deliver hard-hitting interviews and witty commentary that keeps listeners engaged.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the combination of humor and information. The hosts have a knack for making complex political concepts accessible through their comedic banter, ensuring that listeners are entertained while still being educated. Their interviews with notable figures provide deep dives into various subjects, offering fresh perspectives that challenge conventional wisdom. Moreover, their coverage of grassroots movements such as NYC DSA's public power project demonstrates their commitment to highlighting important social and political issues.

    However, one downside to the podcast is that at times it can veer too far into absurdity. While the hosts' comedic bits are part of the show's appeal, an extended stream of moronic nonsense can detract from the credibility of later discussions. Occasional moments where historical connections feel forced or irrelevant may also leave some listeners questioning the overall value of certain episodes.

    In conclusion, The Pod Damn America podcast is a must-listen for those seeking a unique blend of humor and political insight. Despite occasional shortcomings in its delivery, this show offers an engaging platform for exploring diverse topics from a left-leaning perspective. With its mix of intelligent commentary, entertaining interviews, and witty banter, it stands out as both informative and enjoyable for anyone interested in politics and culture.



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    Latest episodes from Pod Damn America

    (PREVIEW) Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Hypercreolization

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 0:54


    Anders tells Jake about Jean-Luc Mélenchon's book Now The People: Revolution in the 21st Century. Jake tells Anders about the bathroom at Starbuck's. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    The Magonistas pt II w/ Gabe Pacheco

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 123:11


    Jake and Gabe continue the continue the story of the Mexican anarchists that sparked the Mexican revolution GABE PACHECO + HALAL CARTELS @gabe_Pacheco on TWITTER @gabepac1 on IG creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/halalcartels/ linktr.ee/Gabepacheco SOURCES Bad Mexicans by Kelly Lytle Hernandez Dreams of Freedom by Chaz Bufe & Mitchell Vowen Verter on AK Press Jake's life MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD

    (PREVIEW) The Battle of Algiers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 0:41


    We discuss the 1966 film The Battle of Algiers FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    The Magonistas pt I w/ Gabe Pacheco

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 116:39


    At long last we embark on the story of the anarchists who laid the groundwork for the Mexican Revolution and for a dumb comedian to exist 100 years later. Gabe Pacheco from Halal Cartels joins us to discuss our collective history. GABE PACHECO + HALAL CARTELS @gabe_Pacheco on TWITTER @gabepac1 on IG https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/halalcartels/ https://linktr.ee/Gabepacheco SOURCES Bad Mexicans by Kelly Lytle Hernandez Dreams of Freedom by Chaz Bufe & Mitchell Vowen Verter on AK Press Jake's life MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) The Myth of Autism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 0:36


    We discuss The Myth of Autism by Tamimi, Gardner & McCabe (IGNORE PROVOCATIVE TITLE or... be PROVOKED BY IT?) but FIRST Is GenX living forever inside of you? Ask Grok, FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    Ministry For The Future w/ Jamie Peck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 72:46


    Jake and Jamie discuss friend of the show Kim Stanley Robinson's 2020 Climate Fiction masterpiece Ministry For The Future and engage in some COMRADELY criticism (we love you, Stan) JAMIE PECK @jamie_elizabeth https://linktr.ee/jamiepeck PARTY GIRLS https://www.patreon.com/PartyGirls https://www.youtube.com/@partygirlspod MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (PREVIEW) The Carnation Revolution w/ Tony Correia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 1:38


    We finally did it we finally let our discord mod do an episode. Strap in and learn about the Portuguese Carnation Revolution of 1974. ANTONIO CORREIA @SelfLoathingEgo https://bsky.app/profile/selfloathingego.bsky.social GARBAGE STATE https://bsky.app/profile/garbagestatepod.bsky.social HELP OUT JAMES https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-james-recovery-from-serious-surgery?attribution_id=sl:8a6f26d7-7253-46cf-bd11-1e6b9357b257&lang=en_US&ts=1746669532&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp13_t1-amp14_t2-amp15_t3&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&v=amp14_t2 FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    Three Paths w/Malcolm Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 73:28


    Anders talks to author Malcolm Harris about his new book "What's Left? Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis." But first, Jake tells us about his trip to the Ren Fair and Anders talks about this weekend's massive Zohran rally in NYC. Malcolm's book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/malcolm-harris/whats-left/9780316577434/ See Anders in Jersey City 5/10: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/socialistcomedyfundraiser Subscribe to our bonus feed for extra episodes: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (PREVIEW) Sublating Emergence w/ Andy Gittlitz & Alex Collyard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 1:15


    This week we put on our thinking caps and read some theory with our pals AP Andy from The Antifada and Alex Collyard from comedy. ANDY GITTLITZ @baseprole @The_Antifada https://linktr.ee/gittlitz Alex Collyard @alexcollyard https://linktr.ee/AlexCollyard FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

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    Dum Dummies w/ Video Drew

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 67:07


    Drew Grant AKA Video Drew joins Jake to check in on the state of television in the year 2025. They discuss Black Mirror (season 7), Andor, Severance, and for reasons that will become apparent, Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. MILD SPOILERS for Black Mirror s7e1 and Severance s2, and I guess Frankenstein. VIDEO DREW @VideoDrew on everything MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (PREVIEW) Food Damn America

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 2:16


    We discuss the history of the Food and Drug Administration, snout to tail. Plus, why it is now being used to lower your precious sperm count. Also Jean-Luc Mélenchon! FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    (preview) &&&: On the Concept of History 420 Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 9:57


    &y & &ers smoke a joint and read Walter Benjamin's On the Concept of History Read along: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/benjamin/1940/history.htm Song: Johnny Thunders - You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    Pax Economica w/ Marc Palen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 80:41


    Marc William Palen, author of Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World joins us to discuss his book! MARC PALEN https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691199320/pax-economica?srsltid=AfmBOore-3IIb5YfVJszYhF4NMa1Witm7u3YS53bVsRlfpmJ8wxRBQv0 MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

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    (preview) PDA/Vanquished Crossover: Cory Booker vs. the Children of Newark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 3:00


    Anders' Vanquished co-host Freddy G joins the show to discuss resistance hero Cory Booker's past as a "reformer" of the Newark school system when he was Mayor; a sordid history of austerity and privatization he now tries not to talk about. Check out the full episode on our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    Under The Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 107:49


    Unfortunately this week we have to talk about politics and Bernie Sanders and AOC and stuff but it's the only way to get to what this episode is really about, which is who the hell is posting "let him cook" from the White House twitter account. Influencers, AI, tech freaks, campaigns, and getting the cops called on your drunk ass: This week we talk about an ominous tech startup that for some reason is called Urban Legend. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) The Conquest of Getting That Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 0:38


    It's another theory ep! If you don't like that, too bad! This week we talk about Peter Kropotkin, his book The Conquest of Bread, and anarcho communism in general. Gentleman, lets conquest that bread etc. Also tariffs, aesexuals, JK Rowling, Elon, facebook, trucks, needing trucks, etc. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    A Clean Hell w/ Eric King

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 91:39


    We are joined by Eric King, author of A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon, to talk about how he ended up in ADX, America's highest level supermax prison, and how he survived and eventually got free. ERIC KING @supportericking @pmpress A CLEAN HELL: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1872 listeners can get a 20% discount with coupon code: HELL20 PDA MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PDA PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) The Table of Abundance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 0:44


    We talk about this Abundance book that the freaking libs are hollering about. Plus Corey Booker, the millennial pause, tariffs, and other nonsense of the week FULL EP AT patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    The Wretched of the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 89:06


    We discuss Frantz Fanon's seminal work on decolonization, The Wretched of the Earth, as well as pikachu. CUOMO ROAST NYC https://dice.fm/partner/silo-brooklyn-llc/event/avo57v-paid-protest-the-roast-of-andrew-cuomo-4th-apr-silo-community-new-york-city-tickets?dice_id=5592486&dice_channel=web&dice_tags=organic&dice_campaign=SILO+Brooklyn+LLC&dice_feature=mio_marketing&_branch_match_id=1360481265611278312&utm_source=web&utm_campaign=SILO+Brooklyn+LLC&utm_medium=mio_marketing&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1fc1TjKySEw2SjIyM7avK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQBeagVbOwAAAA%3D%3D MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    (preview) The Truth is Out There

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 0:58


    We discuss the Atlantic editor's nightmare blunt rotation group chat fiasco and also the recently declassified CIA documents that prove once and for all not much really FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    Son of a Water Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 77:29


    Jake goes to Mexico City to learn the story of Mexico's anarchist past. He meets a dog and a cat. NYC CUOMO ROAST https://bit.ly/Cuomoroast MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (Preview) The Irish Unification of ????

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 1:33


    We continue the St. Paddy's Week theme with some discussion of the Irish rap group/movie Kneecap, then Anders digs into the state of Sinn Fein and a really interesting essay on what it would take to unite Ireland, as well as how desirable one Irish Republic really is after all. Article: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/irish-unification-2024-sheehan

    Up the Ra, Down with ICE w/Keegan Stephan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 77:35


    We talk to civil rights attorney Keegan Stephan about the Mahmoud Khalil case and what it portends for the U.S. Palestine solidarity movement. But first, Cuck Schumer caves to the MAGA budget and Anders digs up some interesting stories about his...imaginary friends. Subscribe to our bonus feed for full episode catalog at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica Vanquished Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VanquishedPodcast

    We Are The Union The Book Not The Band with Eric Blanc

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 71:46


    Labor Studies Professor and author of We Are The Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big joins us to talk about labor organizing! ERIC BLANC EWOC: www.workerorganizing.org Become a salt: bit.ly/saltnow Support federal workers: go.savepublicservices.com My new book: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/paper (Listeners can get a 50% discount by putting in the code UNION50) My substack: www.laborpolitics.com MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) Hardcore Anders Lee: Andrew Cuomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 1:31


    Andrew Cuomo has announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City and Anders Lee is mad as hell about it. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    The Top Shortage w/ Maxelle Talena (Dysphoria)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 113:03


    Maxelle Talena from Dysphoria joins us to discuss the top shortage and whether political economy can be applied to people not wanting to fuck each other. All wealth is created by the bottom class, etc. MAXELLE TALENA @MaxelleTalena on twitter @Maxelle_Talena on IG https://www.maxelletalena.com/ DYSPHORIA https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dysphoria/id1588672792 MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) Hyper Baja Blastification

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 1:41


    Inspired by our guest this week (Chill Goblin)'s excellent video on the man who is currently lying about having invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos, we decided to try to figure out who invented Mountain Dew: Baja Blast, and in the process, learned some DISTURBING things. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    Acoustic Kitties w/ Chill Goblin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 95:51


    Video essayist Chill Goblin joins us to talk JFK, Epstein, Clinton, pizza gate, and more! CHILL GOBLIN https://www.youtube.com/c/ChillGoblin https://www.patreon.com/ChillGoblin @Chill_Goblin MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica PAID PROTEST 3/7 bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTMAR

    (preview) NoFasc

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 0:48


    Anders reads from Adam Tooze's The Wages of Destruction to answer the pervasive question: is fascism when government? But first, is it illegal to jack off in Mississippi? Jake investigates. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    Homan Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 90:25


    We discuss Trump's BORDER CZAR, Tom Homan, and the various AI programs that the surveillance inudstrial complex is contracting out to the government to determine your THREAT LEVEL. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica YOUTUBE youtube.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) Zizian Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 0:57


    The anarchist vegan rationalist trans cult that (accidentally?) won the cultural appropriation murder game. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    Homo Algorithmicus w/ Alex Gendler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 80:32


    Alex Gendler joins us to talk about his new piece in The Point on Luigi, tech guys, futurism, etc. Also it is yet again a podcast that we record before the Super Bowl for some reason ALEX GENDLER AlexGendler.com https://thepointmag.com/politics/homo-algorithmicus/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (Preview) Canceling EDM DJs While The World Burns w/ Naomi Karavani

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 0:49


    Comedian Naomi Karavani joins us to discuss a very stupid thing that happened on Twitter regarding a venue we work with and then we also talk about the actual news week, in which Elon Musk attempts to dismantle the entire government. Both equally important topics. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    City Time w/ David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 97:47


    David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan join us to discuss their new book, City Time: On Being Sentenced To Riker's Island. DAVID CAMPBELL & JARROD SHANAHAN City Time https://nyupress.org/9781479828999/city-time/ @AB_DAC (DAVID) https://www.patreon.com/davidcampbelldac/about?l=de Revolutionary Affinities: Toward a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity (Campbell) https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1293 @JarrodShanahan jarrodshanahan.com Captives: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2640-captives States of Incarceration: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/oaMNgWLxoD0lhILBNBNC0A Skyscraper Jails: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2454-skyscraper-jails MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) Hardcore Anderslee: Leonard Peltier vs. The GOON Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 1:24


    In light of Biden's last minute commutation of political prisoner Leonard Peltier, Anders breaks down his case and the broader history of the American Indian Movement. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    Digital Ash w/ Albert Jaragua Corado

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 76:35


    LA activist and organizer Albert Jaragua Corado joins us to talk LA, cops, mutual aid, fires, and our various mid 30's health issues. ALBERT JARAGUA CORADO @DigitalUrn (twitter) @DigitalAsh (IG) @pplscitycouncil (both) https://www.peoplescitycouncil-la.com/ ALL VALLEY EVERYTHING @allvalleypod https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-valley-everything/id1708309133 OOPS ALL BANGERS https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oops-all-bangers/id1657972191 PPLS CITY PROPAGANDA https://www.peoplescitycouncil-la.com/podcast MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) More Like Orangeland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 1:38


    We ring in the birthday of Jake Flores (who turned 30 the day Trump was inaugurated, thereby making him 30) and recap Monday's other events. Then, Anders breaks down Trump's Greenland bid. For the full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

    Note-feratu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 73:20


    The Biden presidency is murdered by an ominous man from a distant land (Queens). MERCH https://poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com/ PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica Super Solidarity Smash Bros 1/25 at Robinson Space LA doors 6 show 7!

    (preview) Enigma?? w/David Tveite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 3:12


    Friend of the show David Tveite drops by to recap "Enigma", the 3 part Netflix documentary on NFL quarterback, ayahuasca coach and guru of pseudoscience, Aaron Rodgers. We tackle the uncomfortable questions like...why tf is it called "Enigma?"Go see David do standup: https://www.davidtveite.com/ For full ep subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

    Maced in the Face w/ Precious

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 97:38


    LA musician Precious of Precious Child joins us to talk about getting her music banned from Youtube by Nancy Mace. But first, Los Angeles is on fire and you'll never guess who has taken it upon himself to cook up some justice. PRECIOUS CHILD https://bsky.app/profile/preciouschild.bsky.social Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0L9XOcZB10EBdtZ9nEX2Pr Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/precious-child/551959339 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preciouschild/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelastpreciouschild Website: https://preciouschild.com/ Mailing List: https://preciouschild.com/mailing-list OUTRO TRACK MODERN MAJOR CRIMINAL LOS ANGELES WILDFIRE MUTUAL AID RESOURCES https://jvs-socal.org/2025-fire-resources/ MIKE DAVIS - THE CASE FOR LETTING MALIBU BURN https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/ JJ COURT CASE FUNDRAISER SHOW 1/25 at Robinson Space 4308 Burns Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 Doors 6pm Show 7pm MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (preview) Chirotown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 3:26


    Jake fills everyone in on the crispy current state of Los Angeles (he's safe, folks). Then Anders gives an overview of the wacky world and history of the chiropractic practice. Full episode available at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

    Lip Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 72:45


    Hot fire new track from disgraced Secretary of State AnTony Blinken. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    (PREVIEW) 2024: Mogged or Ohio? (?) w/ Alex Collyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 1:56


    Comedian Alex Collyard joins us to take a look back on the year that gave us Moo Deng, Hawk Tuah, coconut pill shit, uhhhh Elon jumping weird, and other stuff like that, and then we decide month by month whether it was good or bad. You've heard the show you know the deal. I am very tired. ALEX COLLYARD @alexcollyard https://linktr.ee/AlexCollyard FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

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    Merry Polycrisis w/Jamie Merchant

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 107:16


    Writer Jamie Merchant joins us for a barn burner on the Christmas eve Adam Tooze substack everyone's talking about. We dig into Tooze's anti-Marxism, his theory of "polycrisis", post-Keynesianism, Bidenomics and more. But first, a riveting thread from Vivek Ramaswamy. The piece in question: https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-341-on-thinking-in-medias?r=lnle&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true Check out Jamie's book: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/endgame Paid Protest 1/3 in NYC: bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTJAN Subscribe to our bonus feed: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    Merry Polycrisis w/Jamie Merchant

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 107:16


    Writer Jamie Merchant joins us for a barn burner on the Christmas eve Adam Tooze substack everyone's talking about. We dig into Tooze's anti-Marxism, his theory of "polycrisis", post-Keynesianism, Bidenomics and more. But first, a riveting thread from Vivek Ramaswamy. The piece in question: https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-341-on-thinking-in-medias?r=lnle&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true Check out Jamie's book: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/endgame Paid Protest 1/3 in NYC: bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTJAN Subscribe to our bonus feed: Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

    (PREVIEW) Xmas Q & A w/ Jake

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 1:14


    Happy Holidays, stupid children, your present is I answered some questions from the Discord. Ho Ho Ho, and so on. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    This Charming Man w/ Tony Boswell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 95:24


    Tony Boswell from Minion Death Cult joins us to talk about Luigi, the internet, Halloween, Morrissey, and a bunch of other shit. TONY BOSWELL @wordisbond @wordisbondTV @miniondeathcult http://thatawfulsound.com/ LUIGI CORRIDO https://x.com/TiredOldWriter/status/1870675982727700624 OUTRO MUSIC This Charming Man - EZ Band (The Smiths Norteño Cover) MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

    (PREVIEW) Normal Episode Nothing To See Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 1:28


    Why did Jimmy Carter give a 1979 speech about how "women be shopping?" Listen to find out as we discuss that and NOTHING ELSE. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    The Accused w/Sean Morrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 73:04


    We're joined my More Perfect Union journalist Sean Morrow who TMZ recently reported was a suspect in the Brian Thompson's assassination. Great discussion on media and American healthcare, but first: drones, pardons and "The Penguin." Follow Sean @snmrrw Outro song by Atomyc Music on Youtube Subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

    (preview) Breloom, Use Bullet Seed

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 1:07


    We talk Luigi, and we talk Syria. We look forward to hearing your comments. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

    The Conversation Starter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 81:33


    Good things are possible. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

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