Pod Damn America

Jewel heists, NBA poker scams, viral marketing. It's news of the Halloweek biiiiitch FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Jake is gone, let's talk Mayoral elections. Anders recaps Sunday's Zohran rally at Forest Hills Stadium, touches on the Irish Presidential election and then speaks to independent journalist Eamon Whalen about another Muslim socialist state legislator's campaign against the establishment in Minneapolis. Paid Protest 11/11: bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTNOV

Anders rounds out the The Rise of Devlis but first we talk about Platner etc FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We talk No Kings, The NYC Mayor debate, and the ICC OUTRO MUSIC BY CALIFORNIA DEATH WORM https://californiadeathworm.bandcamp.com MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders talks about The Rise of Devils: Fear and the Origins of Terrorism by James Crossland. But first, Anders. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss Peter Thiel's four part live lecture series where he calls everyone the antichrist. But first: pigs, frogs, and Donald Trump brings peace to the middle east not really MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's new revolutionary epic, One Battle After Another. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We discuss the history of the very concept of terrorism, but first, a frog MOGs on em. SOURCE The Invention of Terrorism in Europe, Russia, and The United States by Carola Dietze ROAST OF ANDREW CUOMO in NYC https://tinyurl.com/2s4av5tm MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Today's episode is a rapid fire lightning round of bad things happening in the world. Happy October. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We go over some comedy news items like Theo Von's special meltdown and the Riyadh Comedy Festival. Then an interview with author and critical psychiatrist Sami Timimi on RFK junior's misguided quest to cure autism and broader problems with the way the world understands mental health. Sami's book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/459411/searching-for-normal-by-timimi-sami/9781911717126 Subscribe to our bonus feed for extra episodes: patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Long live the new flesh. Kayte, Dave and guest Jake Flores dig into David Cronenberg's weirdo masterpiece, Videodrome. We talk Marshall McCluhan, techno-utopians, techno-fascists, kink and more! Media referenced:  The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McCluhan and Quentin Fiore  Rev Left Radio: episode on Marshall McCluhan & The Medium is the Message with Matthew Furlong. Listen here. Videodrome: The Slithery Sense of Unreality by Gary Indiana. Read here Jake is the co-host of Pod Damn America, Why You Mad (on hiatus but listen to the old eps!) and The Preacher and The Slave. He's also a standup! Follow him on insta for dates. Dave is also a co-host on Genre Reveal Party and hosts This is Your Afterlife Kayte is also a co-host on Fangs for the Memories and makes art here!

Anders catches us up on Uk politics—the Corbyn/Sultana party meltdown, Keir Starmer's ongoing disaster government— and then gives a little history lesson on Blairism and New Labour. But first, Make a wish kid becomes deputized to fight immigrants. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Today I tell the story of my great great great great great grandfather's attempt to lead an army of the dispossessed to overthrow a dictator. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss Jimmy Kimmell, the FCC, and what if an owl was a judge. FULL EP AT patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk by the UwU Tyler Robinson MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

What is a wi**er? Noel Ignatiev, author of How The Irish Became White has thoughts, and Tony Boswell from WORDISBONDTV joins us to discuss. Charlie Kirk ep coming soon we promise. WORDISBONDTV https://www.youtube.com/@wordisbondtv420/ @wordisbond FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We catch up on the latest Trump follies in American empire: the 2019 North Korea revelations and Department of War name change. Then Financial Times writer David Bradley Isenberg joins the show to talk about the looming economic crisis, the AI bubble and what the SEC is letting Wall Street do to 401ks. Find David's work: https://www.davidbradleyisenberg.com/ Paid Protest Queens 10/18: https://qedastoria.com/products/paid-protest?event=2025-09-18T21:00:00 Subscribe to our bonus feed for full episode catalog: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders tells Jake about the legacy of McCarthyism and the problems with its modern implications and Jake says "HUAC Tuah" a lot. full ep at PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Jarrod Shanahan returns to the show to talk about his new book, Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help. But first, we are owed dark money where is our dark money Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help collects a decade of reflections on recent US struggles—Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and the George Floyd Rebellion—alongside accounts of the rise of Trumpism, the alt-right, an apocalyptic shift in popular culture, to paint a dense and complex portrait of a decade of protracted social crisis. Jarrod Shanahan reports from the ground. On the streets in 2014, from the depths of the Rikers Island penal complex, inside the alt-right underground and the carnival of Trump rallies, and in the line of fire in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020, among other scenes that Shanahan accessed not as a credentialed observer but an active participant: prisoner, infiltrator, activist. The resulting essays outline the pitfalls and opportunities facing those seeking to reverse the suicidal course of capitalist society and build a liberated world. JARROD SHANAHAN jarrodshanahan.com MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Marshall Macluhan, Dracula, and a children's TV show called Tomorrow's Pioneers. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Historian Andrew Hartman tells us about his fascinating new book "Marx in America" but first we talk about the Minneapolis DFL Party reneging its endorsement of Omar Fateh and Jake's ass getting frozen and continentally drifted over on "Ice Age 4" Twitter. Andrew's book: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/K/bo245100866.html Come to Laff Bloc: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laff-bloc-comedy-against-ice-tickets-1583014321449?aff=oddtdtcreator Subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss what Gavin Newsom, Andrew Cuomo, and to a lesser extent, Eric Adams are up to on the internet. FULL EP AT patreon.com/poddamnamerica

BIG ASS SPOILER ALERT: Second half of this podcast is about the movie Weapons (2025), but first, a millennial saint? a zoomer's take on AI? Holy Moly MERCH patreon.com/poddamnamerica PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We discuss Trump's authoritarian clamp down on Washington DC as well as Marc Maron, and wheelies.f FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We talk with Jake Ephros and Joel Brooks who are both DSA backed candidates for Jersey City City Council. They tell us about their campaigns and give us an overview of NJ's fascinating political scene, a sometimes mobbed up, always motley band of characters including Jersey's own disgraced former Governor turned Mayoral candidate, Jim McGreevy. DONATE TO JAKE AND JOEL https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jakeandjoelforjc SIGN UP TO CANVASS https://joelforjc.com/volunteer https://www.jakeforjc.com/volunteer SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BONUS FEED Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Let's talk about Michael Parenti's 1997 book Blackshirts and Reds FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We are joined by Ros Benes to talk about his new book, 1999:The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. But first, we talk about bald culture and whether you should do Jubilee shit. ROSS BENES Ross Benes is the award-winning author of three books. He has written for Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Lincoln Journal Star, Nation, Omaha World-Herald, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, and more. A native of Brainard, Nebraska, he now cheers on the Huskers from New York. @rossbenes BOOK https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638574/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON patreon.com/poddamnamerica

It's been 10 years since Greece elected a radical left government that shook its fist at the EU and IMF in January only to fold in July. We talk about Syriza's moment, the mystique of Yanis Varoufakis and, of course, some armchair socialist counterfactuals. For the full episode subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

We talk Jasmine Crockett, aliens, Tom Lehrer, Blackstone, Cats, Italy, tariffs, trees, and more. Dark woke. PAID PROTEST https://secure.actblue.com/donate/paidprotestjoeljake MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

I answer some questions from the discord but first we must discuss the Tesla Diner. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

AOC? Trump? Street Fighter? Pubes? We once again tackle the news of the week. ANTI ICE SHOW IN LOS ANGELES https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laff-bloc-comedy-against-ice-wjake-flores-tickets-1448253859279 MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders and AP Andy chat about the new Superman movie, its dark woke themes, the character's popular front origins and more! For the full episode subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Gabe Pacheco from Halal Cartels returns for the 3rd chapter of our series on The Magonistas, the anarchists that sparked the Mexican Revolution GABE PACHECO @gabe_pacheco @gabepac1 on IG @halalcartels https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/halalcartels/ MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica LOS ANGELES ANTI ICE COMEDY SHOW LAFF BLOC https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laff-bloc-comedy-against-ice-wjake-flores-tickets-1448253859279

CROSS POD ALERT: Justin from The Preacher and the Slave and Library Punks and Tony Boswell from Minion Death Cult (R.I.P.) join Jake to talk about Ryan Coogler's Sinners JUSTIN @smazzie.bsky.social https://www.librarypunk.gay/ The Preacher and The Slave https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/preacher-and-the-slave/id1816742993f @patspod.bsky.social‬ TONY BOSWELL @wordisbond @wordisbondtv FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA JAKE'S LA SHOW JULY 25 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laff-bloc-comedy-against-ice-wjake-flores-tickets-1448253859279

Freddy G fills in for Jake to talk with Anders about the newsworthiness of Zohran's college applications, Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn's new UK party and Philly sanitation workers on strike. Then Fred rounds out the show with a little historical background on Iran's conflict with Israel. Check out the Vanquished @Vanquishedpod on social media Paid Protest Brooklyn 7/11: bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTJULY Paid Protest Queens 7/17: https://qedastoria.com/products/paid-protest-7-17 Subscribe to our bonus feed: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders makes us watch this weird ass movie from 2004 about what would happen if all the Mexicans* in California got raptured and it leads to a surprisingly fruitful conversation. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Anders and Jake go over some fresh Andrew Cuomo tea about his hilariously bad Mayoral campaign (and his nipples). Then we're joined by Cait and Caif, the minds behind Hot Girls 4 Zohran, as well as an NYC-DSA Organizer named Wilderness to discuss last Tuesday's incredible win! What field and digital strategies went into Zohran Mamdani winning the nomination? How can you replicate this in your city? Tune in to find out! JOIN DSA: https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership/ HOT GIRLS 4 ZOHRAN: https://www.instagram.com/hotgirls4zohran/?hl=en PAID PROTEST 7/11: bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTJULY SUB TO OUR BONUS FEED: Patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Zohran activates the commie corridor and wins big. But first, a young man attempts to traffic hot contraband internationally. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We dig into Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman's seminal work, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media and tackle the question: Do we live in a post Manufacturing Consent world? Do we need a Consent Trump to bring back Consent Manufacturing jobs? etc. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Anders tells us about Fiorello La Guardia, progressive New Deal era Mayor who some are comparing Zohran Mamdani to. But first, Jake is in HOT WATER. FUL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Jake talks about the "No Kings" rallies across the country, then we move to the shootings in Minnesota, Trump's military parade, some fun Eric Adams updates and more. Paid Protest Queens 6/19: https://qedastoria.com/products/paid-protest-queens

Anders recaps the last NYC Mayoral Primary debate and then Jake provides further context on the ongoing uprising in Los Angeles! Oh yeah, and Israel just attacked Iran. Full episode and the rest of our catalog available at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

Anders talks to journalist and Zoomer Alex Bronzini-Vender about the event being called "centrist Coachella"; essentially the opposite of what's happening in LA right now, but a fun conversation nonetheless!

I'm really tired

We talk with the legendary Theo Chino. But first, the girls are fighting. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

We talk about Elon Musk's crash out, Radiohead, and other of the week's stories before getting into the McCarran Walter Act, the 1952 law that Trump has been using to deport anti genocide protesters. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

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

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

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

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

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