Podcast appearances and mentions of amber a'lee frost

On the Biden administration and Trumpist reaction.   We discuss the riot at the US Capitol and why it was not a (failed) coup attempt. How serious was the event, and what next for Trumpist reaction - will it lead to a split in the Republican Party? Our guests - journalist Amber Frost and political science academic Daniel Bessner - help us preview what the Biden administration has in store for the US. With Democratic control of both houses, it should be able to pass legislation - but does it have any substantial plans to do so? In foreign policy, we can expect more foreign adventurism and at home, an ominous anti-domestic terrorism bill. Does the alliance of the Democrats with an increasingly domineering Silicon Valley signal the coming-out moment of authoritarian liberalism?Readings: Riot on the Hill, Mike Davis, NLR Sidecar blog Render unto Ourselves, What is Ours—or Caesar Will Seize It, Alex Hochuli, Damage What Experts on Extremism Want From the Biden Administration, James D Walsh, NYMag Morbid Symptoms Can Persist for a Long Time, Barry Eidlin, Jacobin Violence in the Capitol, Dangers in the Aftermath, Glenn Greenwald, Substack The revenge of the blob, Alex Ward, Vox  

Heavy on the misogyny this week, plus Star Trek content, AND Josh does a reading of some hot and steamy West Wing fanfic. This week has everything!

On the US election, a huge turnout and the end of Trump.We survey the results of the presidential and legislative elections, peer through the exit polls and discuss some counterintuitive facts: Florida goes Trump but opts for a $15 minimum wage; California goes Biden while Uber gets its way; Trump did protectionism but it didn't help him win the Rustbelt; the Republicans win over more Latinos – but do Latinos even exist? And the big questions: Will Biden and the Democrats have any authority now that they don't have anti-Trumpism to drive them? Is a Biden administration to be a Silicon Valley dictatorship? And will the GOP be Trumpism without Trump?Readings: Are the Democrats losing on purpose? Amber Frost & Daniel Bessner, Jacobin

Spending some time with Jacques' long-lost mother. So much time in fact, that we have an entire second half of this on our patreon. Love you all x intro/// The Apples - Mind Twister (1978) intermission/// Os Novos Baianos - Isabel (1974) outro/// Greg Foat - Sapphire Dreams (2019) https://www.patreon.com/seekingderangements

We discuss the swift rise and fall of Netflix's queer branding strategist, young millennial queer culture's personal branding obsession, assimilation into corporate culture as a reverse resistance optic, media millennials washing their personal interactions with buzzterms and marketspeak, and how young LGBTQ+ narcissists regard the AIDS crisis as an obstacle that successive generations can claim as an empowerment narrative despite total removal from the tragedy and zero personal stakes. Then we remember our hero Larry Kramer and talk about the instant backlash against him on the day of his death, on the part of wimps, sex addicts, and losers. We also get into the modern syndrome of judging past behaviors through today's moral majority standards.  Plus: The Jeffrey Epstein docuseries, Bill Clinton's affair with Ghislaine Maxwell, Racist Amy in Central Park, Hot Christian the gay bird watcher, cops getting away with murdering black people, the Jenny Jones murder, Kiki Kannibal, early-2000s MTV reality shows, and more!   Subscribe to our patreon for tons of recent episodes featuring the likes of Hari Nef, Steven Phillips-Horst, Amber A'Lee Frost, Finn MacTaggart, and more: http://www.patreon.com/notreally Relevant links:  "Losing the Narrative: The Genre Fiction of the Professional Class" by James McElroy https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2020/05/losing-the-narrative-the-genre-fiction-of-the-professional-class/ "The Pandemic Work Diary of Netflix's Queer Champion" by Melissa Guerrero https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/business/fran-tirado-netflix-lgbtq.html "Did Netflix oust LGBT exec Fran Tirado over New York Times interview?" in Page Six https://pagesix.com/2020/05/26/did-netflix-oust-lgbtq-exec-fran-tirado-over-ny-times-interview/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=P6Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow  

Amber A'Lee Frost is back again to talk with the ladies about the Central Park Karen, Jia Tolentino's human trafficking apologia, and Jimmy Fallon getting "cancelled" for blackface.

Amber joins us from her deep dive into Aaron Sorkin. This one's epic, folks!

The ladies talk about Amber A'Lee Frost's newest on wearing the mask for Damage Mag, Amanda Hess on Covidshaming for The NYT, Helen Fisher's bold claim that coronavirus is good for dating in the same pages, and Mary Kate Olsen's emergency divorce petition. Relevant reading below!   Amber A'Lee Frost, I'm Not Wearing A Mask   Amanda Hess, The Social-Distancing Shamers Are Watching   Helen Fisher, How Coronavirus is Changing the Dating Game for the Better

We are now DAILY!!! We are doing nightly shows over on patreon.com/notreally during the quarantine!!!! EVERY...SINGLE...NIGHT... Tonight we have guest Amber A'Lee Frost from Chapo and two nights ago we had Alissa Bennett on to do a deep dive into the life and death of pornstar Erik Rhodes. Who will the NEXT GUEST? tune in to find out! Also t-shirts are now available at not-really-store.myshopify.com Follow us on insta at @notreallypod for daily updates and I hope all of our listeners stay in good health and good spirits! Xo Paul 

FOR EPISODE 1 go to Patreon.com/notreally   The guys are joined by Chapo Trap House's Amber A'Lee Frost and legendary drag superstar The Lady Bunny! Listen as they hole up in a luxury hotel suite on Central Park South to discuss American political corruption, Pamela Anderson, the dems' conspiracy against Bernie Sanders, political awakenings, social media, surviving the AIDS crisis, Fox News afterparties, Wigstock, old drag versus new drag, and Bunny's decades-long career serving as the unofficial face (and wig) of New York City while sticking to the seditious underground ethos that drew her to the drag scene to begin with.  Check out The Lady Bunny in the HBO documentary Wig, and for more of Amber, support Chapo Trap House at http://www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse! Special thanks to Anna & Dasha for making this happen!

On drugs and mental health.  In part two, we chat about recreational drugs and mental states in a Hollywood bar with friends of the podcast, Amber A'Lee Frost and Alex Gendler. But mostly, we delve deeper into capitalism and depression with the 'States of Wellness' group at UC Irvine (Catherine Liu, Thomas Williams, Michael Mahoney, Benjamin Kruger-Robins). #CaliBunga is a special multipart series on the Californian Ideology: the seemingly paradoxical hybrid of New Left and New Right ideas - the synthesis of hippies with yuppies, all tied together with the promise that technology might liberate us. Thanks to UC Irvine School of Humanities for sponsoring this series.

Amber A'Lee Frost returns to chat with the ladies about Allegra Hobbs' musings on the writer as influencer, Keith Gessen's insights on disciplining your kids, and her own theory that skincare is a science not a luxury.  Read Hobbs' piece here. Read Amber's article here. Read Gessen's essay here.

On UBI and social reproduction.   Following on from ep. 88 where we discussed post-work with Anton Jäger, we have Amber on to talk about her recent article in Jacobin on Andrew Yang's proposals for a Universal Basic Income. Is a citizen under a UBI regime really assimilable to a mid-century American housewife? How free is either? Does fully automated luxury communism put too much emphasis on luxury and not enough on communism? And would UBI lead to a more or less alienated society?   Reading: Andrew Yang and the Failson Mystique, Amber A'Lee Frost, Jacobin   For the full episode, subscribe: patreon.com/bungacast

Hello! We aren’t going to build a winning leftist coalition by defending white supremacy. The Paglia poisoned ladies of Vice 2 are at it again, this time in an asinine interview in a magazine that explicitly exists to undermine leftist politics. We’ve previously covered nihilism and insidious individualism on the left (Paglia ep, Vice 2 … Continue reading "Episode 46 – Greeting the Anti-Woke Left"

Now that’s what I call pracksezz!!! Performers could learn something from the museum workers. A year ago we did an episode the MoMA worker’s gala protest, back then we were hopeful their protests would encourage more artworkers to unionize. It’s happening!! In addition to interviewing folks from The New Museum about the specific demands and … Continue reading "DISPATCH – Podcast Wars and New Museum Action"

In part two, we chat about recreational drugs and mental states in a Hollywood bar with friends of the podcast, Amber A'Lee Frost and Alex Gendler. But mostly, we delve deeper into capitalism and depression with the 'States of Wellness' group at UC Irvine (Catherine Liu, Thomas Williams, Michael Mahoney, Benjamin Kruger-Robins). #CaliBunga is a special multipart series on the Californian Ideology: the seemingly paradoxical hybrid of New Left and New Right ideas - the synthesis of hippies with yuppies, all tied together with the promise that technology might liberate us. Thanks to UC Irvine School of Humanities for sponsoring this series.

Relive the fun of paying taxes in this week's podcast, as we chat about a fun season nine episode with Amber A'Lee Frost from the Chapo Trap House podcast! We talk about April 15, FBI informants, Harry Truman, and more! PLUS Amber tells us about her bootleg Simpsons collection and her recent trip to Cuba! Listen now or you'll miss American TV! Support this podcast and get dozens of bonus episodes by visiting Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and becoming a patron! This podcast is brought to you by the streaming network VRV: home to cartoons, anime, and so much more! Visit VRV.co/WAC to sign up for your FREE 30-day trial and kick a little money back to your friends at the Talking Simpsons Network!

The ladies are on Spring Break, so we're unlocking another premium ep on the heels of the Gucci turban controversy.   ***   Amber A'Lee Frost stops by the pod to chat about the State of the Union address, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bernie Sanders, and the Gucci "blackface" mask.  

Amber A'Lee Frost is back to recap the Zizek/Peterson debate, the online left's Zizekian Oedipus complex and Elizabeth Warren's foray into Game of Thrones fanfic.

On #NOBS in the media. So many newspapers are inadequate these days, as they shift to publishing opinion and listicles instead of hard reporting. Why has this happened and how does it relate to the end of history? Amber discusses her forthcoming article on the crisis in the media and we explain why leftists should read the Financial Times. Plus: Amber rates previous Bunga guests and also explains why it's Bernie, bitch. Reading: Why the Left Can't Stand The New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review This is a bonus episode to say thanks to those who've subscribed. If you want more, sign up: patreon.com/bungacast    

Amber A'Lee Frost stops by the pod to chat about the State of the Union address, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bernie Sanders, and the Gucci "blackface" mask

In which we talk to Amber about the limitations of liberal feminism and why socialism is better (duh). Personal trauma as a form of political argumentation is critiqued. And we debate the unfashionable topic of parenting and families. Maybe, beyind so much beyond subcultural squabbling and posturing on the Left, is actually a deep-rooted individualism. So we discuss how to get beyond that. Readings: Confession Booth: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/confession-booth-frost Daddy Issues: https://thebaffler.com/all-tomorrows-parties/daddy-issues-frost  It's Okay to Have Children https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/08/its-okay-to-have-children 

Joining me this week are Angela Nagle and Amber A'Lee Frost. We discuss the dirtbag left, the culture wars and the kind of socialism for normies that is so badly needed. Tune in for Naglemania and stay for the Frostival. ... yeesh... just listen, ok? Dateline ABC segment on the Kill All Normies Documentary: http://abcnews.go.com/US/documentary-alt-sheds-light-movements-alleged-roots/story?id=52420449 Readings mentioned on the show: -Mark Fisher, "Exiting the Vampire Castle," http://www.thenorthstar.info/?p=11299 -Mark Fisher, "Why Mental Health is a Political Issue," https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jul/16/mental-health-political-issue -Nina Power, "In Memoriam," https://ninapower.net/2018/01/13/in-memoriam-mark-fisher-january-13th/ -G.M. Tamás, "Telling the Truth About Class," http://www.grundrisse.net/grundrisse22/tellingTheTruthAboutClass.htm ***Join the Dead Pundits Society to support the new left agenda and to get access to our back catalog of subscriber-only content. A mere $5/month will give you access to over a dozen hours of additional interviews. Join today! *** 
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CHAPO TRAP HOUSE presents "A CHRISTMAN CAROL" starring MATT CHRISTMAN, WILL MENAKER, FELIX BIEDERMAN, VIRGIL TEXAS, AMBER A'LEE FROST, and JAMES ADOMIAN, with CHRIS WADE, BRENDAN JAMES, and special guests ROB WHISMAN and STEFAN HECK. Produced by CHRIS WADE. CHAPO TRAP HOUSE presents "A CHRISTMAN CAROL," starring MATT CHRISTMAN as "HIMSELF" WILL MENAKER as "WEE WILL" and the NARRATOR FELIX BIEDERMAN as "HIMSELF" VIRGIL TEXAS as "HIMSELF," "THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST," and "REDDITOR" AMBER A'LEE FROST as "THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT" and "MEGHAN" JAMES ADOMIAN as "THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS YET TO COME" and "CHRIS" featuring BRENDAN JAMES as "BRENDAN'S GHOST" CHRIS WADE as "THE BOY" with special guests ROB WHISMAN as "HIMSELF" STEFAN HECK as "HIMSELF"

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

Amber A'Lee Frost and Sam Kriss absorb a rare piece of good news: the British election result.

Amber A'Lee Frost and Sam Kriss absorb a rare piece of good news: the British election result.

On this episode Jason, Kyle, and Billy discuss Amber A'Lee Frost's recent piece in the Baffler (https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/all-worked-up-nowhere-to-go-frost) as well as a piece on the alt-right by Evan Malmgren (https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/dont-feed-the-trolls-alt-right-culture-4chan). We also discuss future plans to head to Grandpa's Cheesebarn (Midwest!!!) and discuss what we've been reading, with a depressing reading of Marguerite Duras' the Lover. Song credit: Jester, Tramp, and Acrobat by Kevin Morby

the night after Trump is elected president, Amber A'lee Frost, Freddie DeBoer and Juan Mejia talk about what just happened. Make sure you check out the whole interview here https://www.patreon.com/posts/7262740.

On this episode of The Katie Halper Show we talk to Amber A'Lee Frost and Carl Beijer about the #WeAreTheLeft manifesto. Then we talk to Sanders surrogates Josh Fox and Nomiki Konst about what they witnessed at the Democratic Platform, Josh's historic amendment and what's next for the movement inspired by Bernie Sanders.