Podcasts about leftism

As the United States nears its 250th anniversary, I'm joined by Jeffrey Anderson—President and Founder of American Main Street Initiative—who has a powerful message on the importance of celebrating our nation's history and its heroes. - - -  Today's Sponsor: Beam - Visit https://shopbeam.com/KLAVAN and use code KLAVAN to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off.

[EP 25-192] Some of you asked my opinion of the 12-foot-tall statue of the overweight Black woman placed prominently in New York City. Well, here you go.My initial reaction upon learning of this statue was, “Holy Mother of Aunt Jemima!” I half-expected to see a stack of bronzed pancakes get rolled out afterwards.This hunk of metal showcases Leftism at its finest. And who better to honor the worst citizens of America: big Black Leftist women.How do I know the statue is about Leftist Black women? Because conservative Black women don't need statues.Conservative Black women are confident about themselves and prefer to be measured on merit, not mocked as false idols made of bronze and bad decisions.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Send us a textBen and Adam coordinate T-shirts, then draw from Adam's article in Shibboleth magazine to coordinate their critiques of how church and crown legitimise each other. They also react to the horror of an American Pope and present perhaps their most famous Saint of the Week yet!Support the showEverything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to support the show on Patreon, we'd love you forever!Music credits at this link

On This Episode:A LESSON FROM A TREE FALLINGA tree fell in my yard. It elevated some thoughts in me about neighborliness and the blessing of our health.ABUNDANCE vs. AUSTERITYMy entire life, it was the Right that argued for more abundance and Leftism saying we all needed to get by with less. I have some example about how that paradigm is changing as well as asking, "for the Christian, which (abundance or frugality) should be emphasize?PRESCRIPTION EXECUTIVE ORDERThe President says he's going to enforce price controls on pharmaceuticals. Is that a good idea?

[EP 25-187] Have you seen the suicide pod? That's in the news. In the time of Leftism, one can never have the need for ways to commit suicide…We have FBI updates. These will blow your mind. The Biden era FBI was a terrorist organization…against AMERICANS! More on that in a bit.BIG news out of China…this news I have will shock you fa sho. Wackademia stays in the news, doesn't it.First, the University of WA in Seattle, now Columbia University. Let's start there…Columbia University protesters were locked in the building they took over so they can be identified. They arrested them and now many are being deported.Another win for the good guys. Are you keeping count of the wins? Seriously.I talked to a friend of mine who was laid off for the first time in her life. She was distraught. I learned that she got severance, an extension on her living arrangements, and is in her 3rd interview for a new job. She had started saving a year ago and has 6 months of emergency cash.I asked her if she was counting her wins, as she lamented her story…How long do you think it will take for Leftists to realized that we aren't f'g around?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Send us a textJoin Ben and Adam as they try to work out why online shopping feels like a spiritual experience, uncover the story of a Jesuit resistance hero who outsmarted the Gestapo, and endure Adam's chaotic new soundboard additions.Spoiler: Yes, your headphones are ethically cursed.Support the showEverything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to support the show on Patreon, we'd love you forever!Music credits at this link

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Jonah Goldberg explains how Donald Trump's economic agenda is fundamentally a left-wing one and the Rousseauian roots of his nationalism. Show Notes:—Friday's G-File—Trump's interview with Time The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including Jonah's G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[EP 25-175] This is the new world. Leftism has creeped into games. What next, you get a do-over in chess?Dominoes is a game of skill, and of course some luck. But you adjust with each play. But leave it to leftism to make the game pay-to-play. Are the Bidens getting a kickback from this game? After all, it was invented by the CHINESE!Is it any wonder we have devolved to allowing criminals to walk the streets, and Leftists want to bring terrorists back into the country. If you will allow cheating in dominoes, then anything is fair game. As you can see, when you mess with the Black staples, I get upset. No justice no peace!!I want the person who allowed you to BUY better dominoes ARRESTED.Speaking of arrests, I'd like to see more arrests. We got that one low-level judge, but the question was asked could the president arrest a SCOTUS judge. Yes! And what about Congressmen or Senators? Yes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

In this explosive live episode, Courtenay Turner will unravel the ideological undercurrents of Game~B-a movement positioning itself as a decentralized, pluralistic alternative to modern civilization's “rivalrous systems” while advancing a technocratic vision steeped in Hegelian dialectics and Leftist teleology. Framed as a “post-political” solution to societal collapse, Game~B's fusion of blockchain networks, AI-driven collective intelligence, and utopian rhetoric mirrors the Marxist critique of alienation-yet proposes a technological “Omega Point” eerily aligned with H.G. Wells' World Brain, Teilhard de Chardin's noosphere, and the Dark Enlightenment's war on “The Cathedral”.Key Themes:1: Game~B's Hegelian Roots:• How Game~B's critique of “Game~A” (neoliberal capitalism) recycles Marxist resentment of civilizational “rivalry” while rebranding collectivism as decentralized network states.• Its vision of “emergent coherence” through blockchain and AI mirrors Wells' call for a “permanent World Encyclopedia” and Teilhard's noospheric convergence, fulfilling Leftism's transcendent aspirations without overt coercion.2: The Phoenix Agenda:• Bret Weinstein's call to “Phoenix the Republic” and Jim Rutt's musings on “burning down” civilization's operating system evoke Operation Phoenix's CIA-orchestrated “creative destruction.” Is this a blueprint for controlled collapse?• Parallels to Hesse's Glass Bead Game: Will Game~B's “membranes” of self-organizing networks prioritize spiritual elitism over democratic accountability?3: Technocratic Singularity:• SingularityNET's decentralized AI market and optimal incentives for collective intelligence promise cooperation-but could entrench algorithmic governance.• Teilhard's Omega Point meets Silicon Valley: Is Game~B a secular rapture for the “Cognitariat,” leveraging blockchain to bypass nation-states?4: Leftism in Right-Wing Clothing:• James Lindsay's analysis of Leftist “Manichean telos” finds new expression in Game~B's romanticization of indigenous systems and Aquarian-age rhetoric.• Dark Enlightenment critiques of “The Cathedral” are co-opted to legitimize a post-democratic tech aristocracy. Join Courtenay as she dissects whether Game~B is humanity's salvation-or a Trojan Horse for a digitized Neo-Feudalism. Can decentralized networks transcend ideological capture, or will they amplify the very rivalries they claim to solve? Is the Phoenix a symbol of renewal-or a Tavistock-approved psyop? Tune in for a no-holds-barred exploration of civilization's next OS. __________________________________________________________________ ⁠⁠▶ GET On-Demand Access for Courtenay's Cognitive Liberty Conference⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Cognitive liberty Conference⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------- ▶ Follow & Connect with Courtenay: ⁠⁠CourtenayTurner.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠ ▶ Support my work & Affiliate links: ⁠⁠Buy Me A Coffee⁠⁠ ⁠⁠GiveSendGo⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Venmo⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Cash APP⁠⁠ ⁠⁠RNC Store Vitamin B-17!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Far Infrared Saunas...Promo: COURTZ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Stem Cell Activation⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Gold Gate Capital⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Free Satellite Phone...Promo: COURTZ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠MagicDichol⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Goldbacks=Real Currency! Promo:COURTZ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Honey Colony Health&More...Promo:COURTZ⁠⁠ ▶ Follow Courtenay on Social Media: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TruthSocial⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Rumble⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ —————————————————▶ Disclaimer: this is intended to be inspiration & entertainment. We aim to inform, inspire & empower. Guest opinions/ statements are not a reflection of the host or podcast. Please note these are conversational dialogues. All statements and opinions are not necessarily meant to be taken as fact. Please do your own research. Thanks for watching! ————————————————— ©2025 All Rights Reserved ⁠⁠ Courtenay's Substack⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Bringing breadth and depth of context to inform, inspire and empower⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ukrainians have resisted Russia's aggression for years. Since the full-scale invasion of their country in 2022, Ukrainian women in particular have taken on important roles on the frontlines, in civil society, and at home. Gražina Bielousova's research examines how Ukrainian leftist feminists advocate for their causes at home and abroad, facing distinct challenges as they attempt to defend their country. The Ukrainian case is also distinct from Latvia and Lithuania, whose organizing takes on different shapes for the same cause. Bielousova joins Ben Gardner-Gill to explain these interactions and discuss the ongoing process of decolonization in Baltic Studies.Transcript Ben Gardner-Gill: Hello, and welcome to Baltic Ways. I'm your co-host, Ben Gardner-Gill. Today we're talking with Gražina Belousova. Gražina is a feminist scholar of race, religion, and gender in post-Soviet Europe. She earned her PhD from Duke University in 2022. Currently, she is a postdoctoral scholar at Vilnius University's Institute of International Relations and Political Science and a researcher at Vytautas Magnus University.Her current research project focuses on leftist feminisms in East Europe in light of Russia's war against Ukraine, which will culminate in her first book, What's Left of Feminism in East Europe.Gražina, welcome to Baltic Ways.Gražina Belousova: Thank you so much for having me, Ben.BGG: So let's kick off by just hearing a little bit more about your background. I know you finished your PhD pretty recently. Could you tell us a little bit more about how you got into academia, sort of your research interests, and what you're working on at the moment?GB: Right. Yes, I just defended my PhD in 2022. It's hard to believe that it's been nearly three years now. In my PhD, I focused on historical matters. My PhD was in religion and cultural anthropology. And one of the things that I found missing when I was trying to theorize the part of the world that I call home and that most of the world calls Eastern Europe—I realized that I was lacking a solid theory that would bridge economics, anthropology, and religious studies.I wanted to understand how religious difference, especially perceived religious difference, played a role in creating the space that we call Eastern Europe today. And that took me to 18th and 19th century travel writings by Western travelers, oftentimes who were on an official mission, to the edges or to the depths of the Russian Empire.So I've read a lot of ambassadors' letters. I've read a lot of dispatches from St. Petersburg and Moscow, trying to understand how Westerners thought about that religious difference and how that thinking structured their understanding of what this place was and why it was different. What I tried to argue is actually that perceived religious difference was at the root of thinking of Eastern Europe as something different.Now, when I chose to embark on that topic, I had to put another topic aside, which was the question of very contemporary matters, the question of leftist political thought and feminism. At that point, it felt to me more pertinent to write the kind of theory that I felt was missing. When I was given the opportunity to pursue a postdoctoral position at Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science, I pitched this idea to them.And we very quickly pulled together the application. And the next thing I knew, I was embarking on a project on leftist feminisms in Eastern Europe in light of the war in Ukraine. So, the path was windy, but here I am today, knees and elbows deep, in the project on leftist feminism.BGG: Wonderful. I mean, a windy path is going to be familiar to so many people listening.So, no surprise and no surprise as well that the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has really impacted your work and your life as it has for many of us. So tell us a little bit more about that.Over the last three years, we've been watching and seeing the horrors in Ukraine. From your perspective, from your academic work, what are some of the main things that you're looking at?GB: One of the things that I'm particularly interested in is the way that groups that are on the edges of society, on the margins of society, such as leftists, such as feminists, and especially leftist feminists—when the two come together and try to articulate their social and political vision and explain to themselves and to their fellow compatriots and oftentimes foreign donors, in my case, also Western leftist feminists, their relevance, how they're trying to articulate their position.War has a penchant for heightening nationalist tendencies. And this is not some kind of particular Eastern European pathology. War anywhere is going to produce these results. That is normal. People defend themselves and articulate themselves on the basis on which they're being attacked, on the basis on which they're being bombed.So this is what we are seeing in Ukraine. Leftism in Eastern Europe, because of the Soviet past, is often associated with Soviet nostalgia. Feminism, on the other hand, is oftentimes seen as something antithetical to national identity, something that is imported from the West, and something that either has no relevance or can be dangerous, especially when questions of national unity, questions of national defense come about.That is one of the reasons why I embarked on this journey, and this is one of the reasons why Ukraine had to be part of this picture. Because while the other countries that I'm looking at—Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Moldova—experience the threat of invasion, Ukraine is under attack.And one of the things that I'm finding is that Ukrainian leftist feminists are incredibly resourceful and incredibly gifted at articulating their relevance.One of the things that I'm going to say that stems from that understanding of leftist feminism that's erroneous, but that's pervasive, is that Ukrainian leftist feminists do not debate the legitimacy of the Ukrainian state. What is in question is the way things are happening under the conditions of war.The questions of most vulnerable people—so questions of what happens with people with disabilities, questions of what happens to single mothers, questions of what happens to the elderly people who are maybe unable to evacuate, questions of what happens to the working class people—all of these things are at the forefront of their minds. They're trying to be the advocates of their pleas to the larger society, while at the same time trying to articulate Ukraine's right to self-defense to Western leftist feminists.BGG: So they have both this tension, maybe tension is the wrong word, tell me if it isn't, but they have this tension internally where they're trying to advocate for what they see as justice or what is right with a domestic audience who, understandably, may be more frequently focused on what's happening at the front lines.And then there's also this international question, the foreign audience for these Ukrainian leftist feminists, who have a very different perspective on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. And I specifically use that verbiage instead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine because they're going to think about it very differently.So let's split those out a little bit, and I want to start with the domestic. You talked about the advocacy of these leftist feminists for the most marginalized groups in society, for those who are most vulnerable.In your view, where have they been most successful, perhaps? Where have they seen actual progress happen from their advocacy?GB: One of the things that immediately comes to mind, and many of my interlocutors were directly involved with, is the nurses' movement–the unionization and self-organization of the nurses.There is a movement called Be Like Nina, referring to one of the nurses seen as a pioneer of resisting exploitation. And, of course, under the conditions of war, the labor of nurses is incredibly valuable and needed, but not always appropriately compensated. This is what we can call essential labor, especially when we talk about the front lines, where people are wounded.Many of them are wounded very badly on a daily basis. However, there are other things that are happening in the background as well. While a lot of the resources are pulled to the front, there are people who are experiencing regular daily struggles with their health. And the nurses are being stretched very thin.And this was something that was really amazing to me. This was really one of the very few instances where I saw academics who are leftist feminists actually touching the ground with their ideas: where they got involved with helping the nurses organize, but not taking the center stage, where they acted as support, as a resource, but not overtaking the movement, rather creating the conditions under which nurses themselves could articulate what it was that they needed, what their goals were.And that was incredibly impressive to me because healthcare is severely underfunded across the whole region, and to achieve such tangible goals as wage increases and regulations that empower nurses to do their job was truly impressive. With every conversation with a woman—because I specifically talk only to women—I just felt sheer amazement, because this is so contrary to so many imaginations of what civil society, self-organization, or networks are like in Eastern Europe.This is so contrary to what some have called ‘uncivil' society. What is happening is really self-organization and civil society at its best, organized by women who are oftentimes stretched very thin, not just at work, but also at home, women whose husbands are potentially on the front lines.So to me, I really cannot think of anything else that, in terms of real life impact and in terms of transforming people's lives, has been grander (I'm going to go for that word) than this.BGG: That's remarkable, and thank you for bringing that. I had very little idea of this progress and this happening.So you use the term civil society, which I think is quite apt, and Western conceptions of civil society in the region that we call Eastern Europe can be highly misguided. Let's just put it like that. I think back to a webinar that the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) hosted on Ukrainian civil society, democratization, responses to the war, and we have this comparative Ukrainian and Baltic perspective, where we looked at how Ukrainian civil society was responding.We looked at how Baltic civil society was responding, and you're doing something similar in your research here. You're looking at Latvia and Lithuania as two of the other case studies, in addition to Poland, Moldova, and, of course, Ukraine. One thing that I think we can all observe just from watching the news, let alone being in the countries as well, is that civil society across the region has had this really robust response in the last few years.So could you speak a little bit more to that in the comparative cases outside of Ukraine that you're looking at in your research, especially Latvia and Lithuania?GB: For sure. I think that in order to theorize civil society and the region in general, we need better theory than has been used often to talk about civil society at large.Here, for example, I'm thinking about Emily Channel Justice and her work and the way that she articulates the notion of self-organization. The way that she thinks about Ukraine, especially in the context of Maidan. The way that it left a self-organization, but that can be applied also to any form of civil society, regardless of ideology, is really a network of decentralized, self-organized people's groups.If you were to look for some kind of central organizing pattern, or some kind of centralized way of doing things, most likely you're not going to find it because it's based on personal network, connections, and localized issues. And I think that's definitely something that I'm seeing in Ukraine.One of the things that I'm seeing in Lithuania and Latvia is that it's going to differ slightly because there are going to be more central organizing figures. If we talk about organizing support for Ukraine, one of the things that we're going to see is that people are going to point to nationwide initiatives.Right now in Lithuania, there is an initiative called Radarum, which is a play on words, on radar and on darom, which is a Lithuanian word for let's do it. And it's a nationwide initiative to collect funds to purchase drones and anti-drone equipment for Ukraine. And there are particular faces that we associate with this initiative.National television is running ads for it. So there's a little bit more of a centralized sense to it. But once again, I would say that this is the mainstream way of organizing civil society, which, of course, with Westernization, has taken on some of the patterns that are similar to the West.If we look towards the left, we're going to see very much that it is self-organized, small groups of people who take different initiatives, such as raising funds for medical care, such as raising funds for queer people in Ukraine. So the more mainstream we go, the more patterns that are akin to those that we see in the West we're going to see.That is also going to be true in Latvia. The further left we go, the more organic, grassroots, self-organized cells of people we're going to find who participate in smaller, less visible initiatives. So that's probably the best way that I can explain the difference.BGG: Got it. We see this distinction of centralization and decentralization.One could consider these different types of movements organic in their own ways, but different in different ways. When one thinks of leftist organizing, which has a long and rich history, organic is sort of one of the key words.It's perpetual, and these society-wide initiatives, like what's currently going on in Lithuania, that we've seen across other countries over the last few years, are maybe a little bit less frequent and less common. So there's an important distinction there.So I want to pivot to the international dimension of how the Ukrainian leftist feminists are talking, especially with Western counterparts. And by Western, we mean Western Europe. We mean American and Canadian. We mean Western, as in not Eastern Europe. So could you talk a little bit about the challenges they're facing there?I think I alluded to it earlier. You alluded to it earlier, but could you dive a little bit more into that discourse, that dialogue between the Ukrainians and their counterparts?GB: This is the main point of contention. What does it mean to be leftist? How much does local experience shape being leftist?What is the relationship of the left to the national question? And I think this is where we are seeing the real tension. Underlying this tension, of course, is the question of Russia. Let me try to unpack this. And I'm going to start from the other end than I listed, which is with the question of Russia.Eastern European in general, and Ukrainian in particular, leftist feminists have a very different understanding as to what Russia is in terms of geopolitics than the Western counterparts are going to have. This stems from very different histories. Western leftism—especially the new wave of leftism that arose in the sixties and the seventies—in many ways has redefined itself not just through the questions of class, which I would argue were lost to some extent. They lost their centrality.And they redefined themselves through the anti-colonial, anti-racist struggle. And that struggle was particularly important because after the fall of the formal colonial system, the colonial patterns of economic exploitation, of social exploitation, of brain drain still very much persisted. And naming that and defining themselves against Western neoimperialism or neocolonialism in the Global South was one of the most defining features of the Left, both in the Global South and in the West. Now, Russia at that time had positioned itself as the ally of the colonized countries. And some of it was pure show, and some of it was actual money, resources, and help that were sent, for example, to Angola. And that made a real difference. Whether that was genuine concern for the colonized people or whether that was an ideological tool is a matter of debate.Whatever it was, it had a profound impact on the way that Western leftists relate to Russia. They continue to see Russia out of that tradition, in many ways, as an ally against Western capitalism and imperialism. Their empire, against which they define themselves, continues to be in the West, and oftentimes is seen as centered on the United States.The empire against which we define ourselves in Eastern Europe is Russia, because Russia was the colonizing power in a very real sense in the region. It was our empire that subjugated us. It was the colonial power that engaged in just about every single practice in which any colonial power engages in the region.For us, if we think outside of ourselves, Russia continues to be the colonial power in the way that it relates to Central Asia, in the way that it relates to the indigenous people of Siberia, in the way that it continues to conduct business. So both the left in the West and the left in the East continue to define themselves against the empire, but disagree on who the empire is.The fundamental difference is the question of Russia. Because of the way that Western leftists, and particularly Western leftist feminists, have been taught to see the world, the way that they have been habituated to see the world, they're unable to see Russia as an aggressor. They're unable to change their narrative about how NATO might act.And of course, the criticisms of continued Western abuses of power, especially when they center on the United States—such as Afghanistan or such as Iraq, but also here in the European context, intra-European context, Serbia is another context in which that comes up—are highly debatable questions, but they're seen a certain way. They're understood in a certain way by Western leftists. And because of Russia's criticism of the West, Western leftists see it as a natural ally, or at least as an equally guilty party.BGG: That's a really great explanation. I think the way that you've laid that out makes a lot of sense.It also harkens back to where I want to bring this, which is the debate that has been going on in Baltic studies and other academic fields, especially those focusing on the region, about thinking about Baltic history in particular as a colonial history and thinking about what it means to decolonize Baltic studies as a field, to decolonize our academic thinking. There have been a lot of discussions.I know that we were in the same room at the AABS panel at Yale last year on that fantastic panel about decolonization. Where do you think this leads with regard to your research specifically? There's already this trend in this field. I get the sense that you are an advocate and moving forward in land seeking for the field as a whole to move in that direction.What do you think the next steps are? What paths do you think could be taken? What do people need to be thinking about that they may not already be thinking about?GB: Well, I think for me, the key question when we are talking about Baltic studies and decolonization is what is it that we talk about when we talk about decolonizing Baltic studies or Baltic countries?Because I think sometimes we're talking about four different things. We are talking about the question of colonialism and coloniality. That's one. We are talking about imperialism, Russian imperialism, and Russian imperiality. We are talking about Russification and what it means to de-Russify. And we are also talking about Sovietization and what it means to de-Sovietize.And I would argue that while these four concepts are very much interrelated, they have very different agendas. So, I think it's a question of definitions. How do we define what our agenda is? Which of the four do we have in mind when we talk about decolonizing Baltic countries, Baltic studies, or anything else?And I would say that each of the four has its place and is significant. But the flip side of that, especially if we stay with the question of decolonization, is the question of Western theory, practice, and scholarship as it relates to Baltic studies. Because if we go back to the early questions in the conversation of what is civil society and whether there is a civil society, Baltic countries and the region as a whole are pathologized.Because the concept of what civil society is, or is not, was based on Western understandings and Western practices. And it rendered civil society in the region invisible. In what ways does the production of scholarship and knowledge about the region continue to be based in very unequal power relationships, in such a way that it continues to pathologize the region?And these are very uncomfortable questions, because much like, you know, in the late eighteenth century when the Lithuanian Polish Commonwealth was divided between the three powers, we're facing the same question: Who is our ally? Because we have learned that Russia is definitely not, but the West is also a problematic ally.This is where I think the question of what it means to center the study of the region in the theory, in the practice, in the questions that actually originate from the ground up, are so important. And I'm not ditching all Western scholarship out the window. That would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.But I'm saying, what does it mean to balance? What does it mean to center? What does it mean to change the parameters of the conversation?BGG: Those are some weighty questions. I think they're good questions that the field is, I would say not even starting to engage with, but is engaging with, which is really excellent, but it's a long path.As anyone who is a scholar of decolonization will tell you, it doesn't happen overnight. It doesn't happen over a decade. It's sort of a continuous process. So, I think that is where we're going to have to leave it, knowing that there is so much more we could have talked about. But, Gražina, thank you so much.This has been a fascinating conversation. Thank you for joining Baltic Ways.GB: Thank you so much for having me, Ben. It's been a privilege.BGG: Thank you for listening to this episode of Baltic Ways, a co-production of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies and the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). A note that the views expressed in this and every Baltic Ways episode do not necessarily reflect those of AABS or FPRI.To ensure you catch the next episode of Baltic Ways, make sure you're subscribed to your podcast feed or wherever you get your shows. Thanks so much, and we'll see you next time. Get full access to FPRI Insights at fpriinsights.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I sit down with Steve Boots for a wide-ranging chat about unlearning reactionary ideas, building community, and trying to make meaningful content in an algorithm-driven world. We get into our own political journeys, the burnout that comes with being online all the time, and the weird mix of personal growth and public pressure that comes with making leftist media.You can find Steve on all the placeshttps://linktr.ee/stevebootshttps://bsky.app/profile/steveboots.bsky.socialhttps://www.twitch.tv/steve_bootshttps://www.youtube.com/@Steve_Bootshttps://x.com/steve_bootsAnd check out my linktreehttps://linktr.ee/SkepticalleftistIf you enjoyed the show, consider supporting us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist  to help keep the content coming. You can also subscribe to my Substack https://theskepticalleftist.substack.com/  for updates and extra content or get bonus episodes through Spotify https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skepticalleftist/subscribe . Every bit makes a difference! If that's not your thing, sharing the episode with friends or on social media goes a long way too. Thanks for listening and for your support!And please, if you can, support the Cathedral Community Fridge https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/  or your local community fridge. Mutual aid matters—let's help each other thrive!

Ukrainians have resisted Russia's aggression for years. Since the full-scale invasion of their country in 2022, Ukrainian women in particular have taken on important roles on the frontlines, in civil society, and at home. Gražina Bielousova's research examines how Ukrainian leftist feminists advocate for their causes at home and abroad, facing distinct sets of challenges as they attempt to defend their country. The Ukrainian case is also distinct in comparison to Latvia and Lithuania, whose organizing takes on different shapes for the same cause. Bielousova joins Ben Gardner-Gill to explain these interactions and discuss the ongoing process of decolonization in Baltic Studies.TranscriptBen Gardner-Gill: Hello, and welcome to Baltic Ways. I'm your co-host, Ben Gardner-Gill. Today we're talking with Gražina Belousova. Gražina is a feminist scholar of race, religion, and gender in post-Soviet Europe. She earned her PhD from Duke University in 2022. Currently, she is a postdoctoral scholar at Vilnius University's Institute of International Relations and Political Science and a researcher at Vytautas Magnus University.Her current research project focuses on leftist feminisms in East Europe in light of Russia's war against Ukraine, which will culminate in her first book, What's Left of Feminism in East Europe.Gražina, welcome to Baltic Ways.Gražina Belousova: Thank you so much for having me, Ben.BGG: So let's kick off by just hearing a little bit more about your background. I know you finished your PhD pretty recently. Could you tell us a little bit more about how you got into academia, sort of your research interests, and what you're working on at the moment?GB: Right. Yes, I just defended my PhD in 2022. It's hard to believe that it's been nearly three years now. In my PhD, I focused on historical matters. My PhD was in religion and cultural anthropology. And one of the things that I found missing when I was trying to theorize the part of the world that I call home and that most of the world calls Eastern Europe—I realized that I was lacking a solid theory that would bridge economics, anthropology, and religious studies.I wanted to understand how religious difference, especially perceived religious difference, played a role in creating the space that we call Eastern Europe today. And that took me to 18th and 19th century travel writings by Western travelers, oftentimes who were on an official mission, to the edges or to the depths of the Russian Empire.So I've read a lot of ambassadors' letters. I've read a lot of dispatches from St. Petersburg and Moscow, trying to understand how Westerners thought about that religious difference and how that thinking structured their understanding of what this place was and why it was different. What I tried to argue is actually that perceived religious difference was at the root of thinking of Eastern Europe as something different.Now, when I chose to embark on that topic, I had to put another topic aside, which was the question of very contemporary matters, the question of leftist political thought and feminism. At that point, it felt to me more pertinent to write the kind of theory that I felt was missing. When I was given the opportunity to pursue a postdoctoral position at Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science, I pitched this idea to them.And we very quickly pulled together the application. And the next thing I knew, I was embarking on a project on leftist feminisms in Eastern Europe in light of the war in Ukraine. So, the path was windy, but here I am today, knees and elbows deep, in the project on leftist feminism.BGG: Wonderful. I mean, a windy path is going to be familiar to so many people listening.So, no surprise and no surprise as well that the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has really impacted your work and your life as it has for many of us. So tell us a little bit more about that.Over the last three years, we've been watching and seeing the horrors in Ukraine. From your perspective, from your academic work, what are some of the main things that you're looking at?GB: One of the things that I'm particularly interested in is the way that groups that are on the edges of society, on the margins of society, such as leftists, such as feminists, and especially leftist feminists—when the two come together and try to articulate their social and political vision and explain to themselves and to their fellow compatriots and oftentimes foreign donors, in my case, also Western leftist feminists, their relevance, how they're trying to articulate their position.War has a penchant for heightening nationalist tendencies. And this is not some kind of particular Eastern European pathology. War anywhere is going to produce these results. That is normal. People defend themselves and articulate themselves on the basis on which they're being attacked, on the basis on which they're being bombed.So this is what we are seeing in Ukraine. Leftism in Eastern Europe, because of the Soviet past, is often associated with Soviet nostalgia. Feminism, on the other hand, is oftentimes seen as something antithetical to national identity, something that is imported from the West, and something that either has no relevance or can be dangerous, especially when questions of national unity, questions of national defense come about.That is one of the reasons why I embarked on this journey, and this is one of the reasons why Ukraine had to be part of this picture. Because while the other countries that I'm looking at—Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Moldova—experience the threat of invasion, Ukraine is under attack.And one of the things that I'm finding is that Ukrainian leftist feminists are incredibly resourceful and incredibly gifted at articulating their relevance.One of the things that I'm going to say that stems from that understanding of leftist feminism that's erroneous, but that's pervasive, is that Ukrainian leftist feminists do not debate the legitimacy of the Ukrainian state. What is in question is the way things are happening under the conditions of war.The questions of most vulnerable people—so questions of what happens with people with disabilities, questions of what happens to single mothers, questions of what happens to the elderly people who are maybe unable to evacuate, questions of what happens to the working class people—all of these things are at the forefront of their minds. They're trying to be the advocates of their pleas to the larger society, while at the same time trying to articulate Ukraine's right to self-defense to Western leftist feminists.BGG: So they have both this tension, maybe tension is the wrong word, tell me if it isn't, but they have this tension internally where they're trying to advocate for what they see as justice or what is right with a domestic audience who, understandably, may be more frequently focused on what's happening at the front lines.And then there's also this international question, the foreign audience for these Ukrainian leftist feminists, who have a very different perspective on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. And I specifically use that verbiage instead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine because they're going to think about it very differently.So let's split those out a little bit, and I want to start with the domestic. You talked about the advocacy of these leftist feminists for the most marginalized groups in society, for those who are most vulnerable.In your view, where have they been most successful, perhaps? Where have they seen actual progress happen from their advocacy?GB: One of the things that immediately comes to mind, and many of my interlocutors were directly involved with, is the nurses' movement–the unionization and self-organization of the nurses.There is a movement called Be Like Nina, referring to one of the nurses seen as a pioneer of resisting exploitation. And, of course, under the conditions of war, the labor of nurses is incredibly valuable and needed, but not always appropriately compensated. This is what we can call essential labor, especially when we talk about the front lines, where people are wounded.Many of them are wounded very badly on a daily basis. However, there are other things that are happening in the background as well. While a lot of the resources are pulled to the front, there are people who are experiencing regular daily struggles with their health. And the nurses are being stretched very thin.And this was something that was really amazing to me. This was really one of the very few instances where I saw academics who are leftist feminists actually touching the ground with their ideas: where they got involved with helping the nurses organize, but not taking the center stage, where they acted as support, as a resource, but not overtaking the movement, rather creating the conditions under which nurses themselves could articulate what it was that they needed, what their goals were.And that was incredibly impressive to me because healthcare is severely underfunded across the whole region, and to achieve such tangible goals as wage increases and regulations that empower nurses to do their job was truly impressive. With every conversation with a woman—because I specifically talk only to women—I just felt sheer amazement, because this is so contrary to so many imaginations of what civil society, self-organization, or networks are like in Eastern Europe.This is so contrary to what some have called ‘uncivil' society. What is happening is really self-organization and civil society at its best, organized by women who are oftentimes stretched very thin, not just at work, but also at home, women whose husbands are potentially on the front lines.So to me, I really cannot think of anything else that, in terms of real life impact and in terms of transforming people's lives, has been grander (I'm going to go for that word) than this.BGG: That's remarkable, and thank you for bringing that. I had very little idea of this progress and this happening.So you use the term civil society, which I think is quite apt, and Western conceptions of civil society in the region that we call Eastern Europe can be highly misguided. Let's just put it like that. I think back to a webinar that the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) hosted on Ukrainian civil society, democratization, responses to the war, and we have this comparative Ukrainian and Baltic perspective, where we looked at how Ukrainian civil society was responding.We looked at how Baltic civil society was responding, and you're doing something similar in your research here. You're looking at Latvia and Lithuania as two of the other case studies, in addition to Poland, Moldova, and, of course, Ukraine. One thing that I think we can all observe just from watching the news, let alone being in the countries as well, is that civil society across the region has had this really robust response in the last few years.So could you speak a little bit more to that in the comparative cases outside of Ukraine that you're looking at in your research, especially Latvia and Lithuania?GB: For sure. I think that in order to theorize civil society and the region in general, we need better theory than has been used often to talk about civil society at large.Here, for example, I'm thinking about Emily Channel Justice and her work and the way that she articulates the notion of self-organization. The way that she thinks about Ukraine, especially in the context of Maidan. The way that it left a self-organization, but that can be applied also to any form of civil society, regardless of ideology, is really a network of decentralized, self-organized people's groups.If you were to look for some kind of central organizing pattern, or some kind of centralized way of doing things, most likely you're not going to find it because it's based on personal network, connections, and localized issues. And I think that's definitely something that I'm seeing in Ukraine.One of the things that I'm seeing in Lithuania and Latvia is that it's going to differ slightly because there are going to be more central organizing figures. If we talk about organizing support for Ukraine, one of the things that we're going to see is that people are going to point to nationwide initiatives.Right now in Lithuania, there is an initiative called Radarum, which is a play on words, on radar and on darom, which is a Lithuanian word for let's do it. And it's a nationwide initiative to collect funds to purchase drones and anti-drone equipment for Ukraine. And there are particular faces that we associate with this initiative.National television is running ads for it. So there's a little bit more of a centralized sense to it. But once again, I would say that this is the mainstream way of organizing civil society, which, of course, with Westernization, has taken on some of the patterns that are similar to the West.If we look towards the left, we're going to see very much that it is self-organized, small groups of people who take different initiatives, such as raising funds for medical care, such as raising funds for queer people in Ukraine. So the more mainstream we go, the more patterns that are akin to those that we see in the West we're going to see.That is also going to be true in Latvia. The further left we go, the more organic, grassroots, self-organized cells of people we're going to find who participate in smaller, less visible initiatives. So that's probably the best way that I can explain the difference.BGG: Got it. We see this distinction of centralization and decentralization.One could consider these different types of movements organic in their own ways, but different in different ways. When one thinks of leftist organizing, which has a long and rich history, organic is sort of one of the key words.It's perpetual, and these society-wide initiatives, like what's currently going on in Lithuania, that we've seen across other countries over the last few years, are maybe a little bit less frequent and less common. So there's an important distinction there.So I want to pivot to the international dimension of how the Ukrainian leftist feminists are talking, especially with Western counterparts. And by Western, we mean Western Europe. We mean American and Canadian. We mean Western, as in not Eastern Europe. So could you talk a little bit about the challenges they're facing there?I think I alluded to it earlier, and you alluded to it earlier, but could you dive a little bit more into that discourse, that dialogue between the Ukrainians and their counterparts?GB: This is the main point of contention. What does it mean to be leftist? How much does local experience shape being leftist?What is the relationship of the left to the national question? And I think this is where we are seeing the real tension. Underlying this tension, of course, is the question of Russia. Let me try to unpack this. And I'm going to start from the other end than I listed, which is with the question of Russia.Eastern European in general, and Ukrainian in particular, leftist feminists have a very different understanding as to what Russia is in terms of geopolitics than the Western counterparts are going to have. This stems from very different histories. Western leftism—especially the new wave of leftism that arose in the sixties and the seventies—in many ways has redefined itself not just through the questions of class, which I would argue were lost to some extent. They lost their centrality.And they redefined themselves through the anti-colonial, anti-racist struggle. And that struggle was particularly important because after the fall of the formal colonial system, the colonial patterns of economic exploitation, of social exploitation, of brain drain still very much persisted. And naming that and defining themselves against Western neoimperialism or neocolonialism in the Global South was one of the most defining features of the Left, both in the Global South and in the West. Now, Russia at that time had positioned itself as the ally of the colonized countries. And some of it was pure show, and some of it was actual money, resources, and help that were sent, for example, to Angola. And that made a real difference. Whether that was genuine concern for the colonized people or whether that was an ideological tool is a matter of debate.Whatever it was, it had a profound impact on the way that Western leftists relate to Russia. They continue to see Russia out of that tradition, in many ways, as an ally against Western capitalism and imperialism. Their empire, against which they define themselves, continues to be in the West, and oftentimes is seen as centered on the United States.The empire against which we define ourselves in Eastern Europe is Russia, because Russia was the colonizing power in a very real sense in the region. It was our empire that subjugated us. It was the colonial power that engaged in just about every single practice in which any colonial power engages in the region.For us, if we think outside of ourselves, Russia continues to be the colonial power in the way that it relates to Central Asia, in the way that it relates to the indigenous people of Siberia, in the way that it continues to conduct business. So both the left in the West and the left in the East continue to define themselves against the empire, but disagree on who the empire is.The fundamental difference is the question of Russia. Because of the way that Western leftists, and particularly Western leftist feminists, have been taught to see the world, the way that they have been habituated to see the world, they're unable to see Russia as an aggressor. They're unable to change their narrative about how NATO might act.And of course, the criticisms of continued Western abuses of power, especially when they center on the United States—such as Afghanistan or such as Iraq, but also here in the European context, intra-European context, Serbia is another context in which that comes up—are highly debatable questions, but they're seen a certain way. They're understood in a certain way by Western leftists. And because of Russia's criticism of the West, Western leftists see it as a natural ally, or at least as an equally guilty party.BGG: That's a really great explanation. I think the way that you've laid that out makes a lot of sense.It also harkens back to where I want to bring this, which is the debate that has been going on in Baltic studies and other academic fields, especially those focusing on the region, about thinking about Baltic history in particular as a colonial history and thinking about what it means to decolonize Baltic studies as a field, to decolonize our academic thinking. There have been a lot of discussions.I know that we were in the same room at the AABS panel at Yale last year on that fantastic panel about decolonization. Where do you think this leads with regard to your research specifically? There's already this trend in this field. I get the sense that you are an advocate and moving forward in land seeking for the field as a whole to move in that direction.What do you think the next steps are? What paths do you think could be taken? What do people need to be thinking about that they may not already be thinking about?GB: Well, I think for me, the key question when we are talking about Baltic studies and decolonization is what is it that we talk about when we talk about decolonizing Baltic studies or Baltic countries?Because I think sometimes we're talking about four different things. We are talking about the question of colonialism and coloniality. That's one. We are talking about imperialism, Russian imperialism, and Russian imperiality. We are talking about Russification and what it means to de-Russify. And we are also talking about Sovietization and what it means to de-Sovietize.And I would argue that while these four concepts are very much interrelated, they have very different agendas. So, I think it's a question of definitions. How do we define what our agenda is? Which of the four do we have in mind when we talk about decolonizing Baltic countries, Baltic studies, or anything else?And I would say that each of the four has its place and is significant. But the flip side of that, especially if we stay with the question of decolonization, is the question of Western theory, practice, and scholarship as it relates to Baltic studies. Because if we go back to the early questions in the conversation of what is civil society and whether there is a civil society, Baltic countries and the region as a whole are pathologized.Because the concept of what civil society is, or is not, was based on Western understandings and Western practices. And it rendered civil society in the region invisible. In what ways does the production of scholarship and knowledge about the region continue to be based in very unequal power relationships, in such a way that it continues to pathologize the region?And these are very uncomfortable questions, because much like, you know, in the late eighteenth century when the Lithuanian Polish Commonwealth was divided between the three powers, we're facing the same question: Who is our ally? Because we have learned that Russia is definitely not, but the West is also a problematic ally.This is where I think the question of what it means to center the study of the region in the theory, in the practice, in the questions that actually originate from the ground up, rather than are solely important. And I'm not ditching all Western scholarship out the window. That would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.But I'm saying, what does it mean to balance? What does it mean to center? What does it mean to change the parameters of the conversation?BGG: Those are some weighty questions. I think they're good questions that the field is, I would say not even starting to engage with, but is engaging with, which is really excellent, but it's a long path.As anyone who is a scholar of decolonization will tell you, it doesn't happen overnight. It doesn't happen over a decade. It's sort of a continuous process. So, I think that is where we're going to have to leave it, knowing that there is so much more we could have talked about. But, Gražina, thank you so much.This has been a fascinating conversation. Thank you for joining Baltic Ways.GB: Thank you so much for having me, Ben. It's been a privilege.To ensure you catch the next episode of Baltic Ways, make sure you're subscribed to your podcast feed or wherever you get your shows. Thanks so much, and we'll see you next time.(Image: Facebook | Феміністична майстерня)Baltic Ways is a podcast from the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies, produced in partnership with the Baltic Initiative at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of AABS or FPRI. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fpribalticinitiative.substack.com

[EP 25-160] Have you thought about all that has been exposed and what's coming, and then asked yourself how Democrats can continue with these games? Only the most warped people would think they can continue the ruse. It just goes to show you how powerful the forces of Leftism are. Most surprising is that NOBODY has been arrested.Joe Biden is corrupt and was demented. FACTS. He used autopen to pardon known criminals in multiple areas, and yet nothing has happened. We KNOW that Fauci financed gain of function and that covid was intentionally released in this country to cheat in the 2020 election. Nobody in prison. J6. Do I really need to comment. Fake data on everything from vaccine efficacy to our food, and nobody in prison.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Send us a textAvoid God's wrath by joining Ben, Jonny, Adam and returning guest James Sholl, pastor of Toronto's Wellspring Worship Centre, as they ask 'why did Jesus (have to) die?' Is penal substitution just divine child abuse? Does Jürgen Moltmann's solidarity theory hold up? And most importantly, how many times can Ben say the words "lick out" before we never want a Caramel Egg again? Plus learn about Saint of the Week, Trevor Carter, the Windrush-generation communist who co-founded Notting Hill Carnival.Content warning: May contain traces of heresySupport the showEverything Bread and Rosaries does will be free for everyone forever, but it does cost money to produce so if you wish to support the show on Patreon, we'd love you forever!Music credits at this link

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[EP 25-154] As I look at the news cycle, I ask myself what happened to truth and sanity. None of us are perfect, and there are times when the lie is easier. I will even entertain the insane from time to time, meaning we all have a little crazy in us. But what I'm seeing from Democrats these days is beyond comparison. It's like they have completely given up on seeing reason or at least listening to it.They fight us for sport, and not because they care about their issues. I've asked the question, “Help me make sense of Leftism”, but you simply can't do it, except to realize Leftism wants what it wants no matter the consequences.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

A new study is released that states the obvious about Leftism. Microsoft does what it needs to do to keep order within their company. It's about time.  And The manifest of the Covenant school shooter is out and now we know why it was hidden for two years.

[WEEKENED RECAP 04-05-25] I often wondered if Leftism had a syndrome or something, so I looked it up. Leftism is defined in part by the Dunning-Kruger effect. The Dunning-Kruger effect is the scientific term for "clueless people who think they're experts." It's the reason your uncle at Thanksgiving rants about geopolitics despite never having left his hometown, or why that guy on Twitter with 12 followers declares himself a "thought leader."As Charles Darwin (who definitely didn't suffer from this) once wrote: "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." In other words: The less someone knows about a subject, the more certain they are about the subject. How It Works (Or, More Accurately, How It Fails) Psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger proved something obvious but depressing: The worst performers are the least capable of recognizing their own incompetence. That's why they consistently view themselves as better, more capable, and more knowledgeable than others.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[EP 25-136] Did you survive Doomsday? More Democrats in NY did. They announced that for the first time in 30 years, there were 0 shootings in a 5-day period. Hunter Biden has been disbarred. So he didn't fare well on Tariff Day. Fauci's wife got fired from NIH. What took so long?! [X] SB – Hakeem Jeffries on SAVE Act  Gold hit another high, and the bottom didn't drop out of the market. In fact, when I took a glance at the market on Apr 2, all the indexes were high. Another thing Leftists want to happen is for Tesla to tank. The stock has taken a hit. And you can bet that in a few months, this will be the BEST BUY in the market. On Doomsday the stock rose. In as much as one can trust a gamble, I will tell you, Tesla's stock growth is a lock.But let's focus on tariffs for bit, because they are a great metaphor for Leftism. Cheering against America. Here are a few headlines from Doomsday: Treasury Yields Rebound With Europe's Before Tariff Unveiling Trump's tariffs stoke concerns that GOP ‘can kiss goodbye' majority. EU plans measures to guard against Trump tariffs Stocks turn higher in wait for Trump's tariff reveal.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Dan Schneider, Vice President for Free Speech at the Media Research Center, joins me to discuss Big Tech's censorship of conservative voices and the legacy media's unwillingness to reform in the wake of Trump's 2024 election victory. - - -  Today's Sponsor: Helix Sleep - Go to https://helixsleep.com/klavan to get an exclusive offer.

The author and columnist joins the show to discuss immigration, deportations, and being a "MAGA leftist."

[EP 25-127] Today, we're tackling two stories that seem unrelated at first glance:The arson attacks on Tesla dealerships—vehicles torched, property destroyed, all because Elon Musk dares to think for himself.SignalGate—the latest Democrat-concocted scam, where they fabricated a story that Trump's team leaked classified secrets via Signal… only for it to collapse when no secrets were ever discussed.On the surface? One's violence, the other's deception. But dig deeper, and you'll see the same rotten root: Leftism cannot compete—so it cheats, smears, and burns.Let's start with Tesla. We've seen the footage—EVs set ablaze, showrooms vandalized, “Climate Justice” militants screaming about “eco-fascism” while literally polluting the air with burning cars. The irony writes itself. But why Tesla? Simple. Elon Musk represents everything the Left hates:Success without permission. He didn't grovel for subsidies or beg regulators—he outworked the system.Free speech. He bought Twitter (sorry, X) and let banned voices back on. To the Left, that's a crime.Meritocracy. Tesla hires the best, rewards the best—no DEI quotas, no victimhood leverage.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[EP 25-124] Reality TV is a funhouse mirror—distorted, garish, and designed to make you gawk. But what's truly disturbing isn't the absurdity; it's how closely these shows reflect the core tenets of Leftism: artifice, betrayal, and a pathological obsession with appearances over substance. Take the Chrisleys Know Best debacle.Todd and Julie Chrisley, the grinning patriarch and matriarch of a supposedly wealthy dynasty, were exposed as grifters—bankrupt fraudsters who swindled millions while playing aristocrats on TV. Todd's $250,000 face-lift, cheek implants, lipo, and so on  wasn't just vanity; it was a metaphor. Like the Left's obsession with image—mask mandates, virtue-signaling pronouns, performative activism—the Chrisleys' entire existence was a carefully constructed lie. And they're not alone.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Today, we're excited to sit down with Nicole Shanahan, lawyer, philanthropist, founder of the Bia-Echo Foundation, and RFK Jr.'s former running mate, to discuss her faith journey and conversion to Christianity after the loss of her unborn child to miscarriage. She tells us about her journey on the campaign trail and how she lost friends and supporters over her political stance. We also talk about some "right-wing" vaccine conspiracy theories and how some of them might not be as far-fetched as they might seem. Nicole tells us about the "tech wife mafia" in Silicon Valley and how these women and Hollywood have changed progressive culture for the worse. And Nicole shares what she's doing to help the beautiful state of California. Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to sharethearrows.com for tickets now! Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": https://a.co/d/4COtBxy --- Timecodes: (01:17) Nicole's miscarriage  (09:10) Nicole's conversion and baptism (23:48) Experiences on the campaign trail (27:43) COVID vaccine conspiracy theories (32:02) Pro-life perspective  (41:09) Women's fertility longevity and IVF  (52:15) Progressives being used to make enemies (55:19) Nicole's daughter's autism diagnosis (01:08:18) Do vaccines cause autism? (01:12:08) “Tech wife mafia” and the Great Reset (01:24:46) Helping California --- Today's Sponsors: We Heart Nutrition — Get 20% off women's vitamins with We Heart Nutrition, and get your first bottle of their new supplement, Wholesome Balance; use code ALLIE at https://www.WeHeartNutrition.com. CrowdHealth — get your first 3 months for just $99/month. Use promo code 'ALLIE' when you sign up at JoinCrowdHealth.com. Pre-Born — Will you help rescue babies' lives? Donate by calling #250 & say keyword 'BABY' or go to Preborn.com/ALLIE. Hillsdale College — Hillsdale College is offering more than 40 free online courses they offer on History, Economics, Politics, Philosophy, and more, including their free course, "Introduction to Aristotle's Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life," all available for FREE. Go to https://hillsdale.edu/relatable to enroll. --- Related Episodes: Ep 902 | Kat Von D on Becoming a Christian https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-902-kat-von-d-on-becoming-a-christian/id1359249098?i=1000633896154 Ep 1102 | Did Trump Just Stop the Great Reset? | Guest: Justin Haskins https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1102-did-trump-just-stop-the-great-reset-guest/id1359249098?i=1000677374601 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Corder speaks to Vishwas Satgar about his book A Love Letter to the Many and his reflections on the South African Left—past, present, and future. With decades of experience in the unions, the SACP, the UDF, and beyond, Satgar offers a deep dive into the challenges facing progressive politics today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[EP 25-105] You know what I love most about how Trump handles things? It's the way the Left jumps on the other side of any issue that Trump, only to get their asses handed to them in the end. Please recount ANY issue where the Left was right as it pertains to Trump. And what's most interesting is how low they are willing to go to set Trump up, so they can appear to be right. I know Russian collusion is a dead horse, but I specialize in kicking dead horses. Talk about a clinic in lying and deceit, the Russian collusion hoax should be studied as “Leftism Deceit 101”.Perhaps next is closing down illegal immigration. How many times did Leftists scream through bullhorns that it would take an act of Congress to shut down illegal immigration, and Trump shut it down in a matter of a few weeks. I'm not sure how many examples you need before you come to basic conclusions. First, the Left doesn't want to solve problems.As you might have learned from this show or through your own observations, Leftism doesn't SOLVE problems, it CREATES problems. Then it makes excuses to throw many at the problems, only to watch them grow.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

How to Guard Your Children from Woke Leftism - ‘Who is Raising Your Children ' | V Vijayalakshmi

In 1995, a genius academic penned a chilling document warning of technology's encroaching grip on humanity. (Remember... this is before society even had cell phones)Three decades later, these predictions read like a playbook for today's surveillance, AI, societal division, control mechanisms, and more! Its Shockingly Accurate. Join Jay and his guest: Nick X (Mr. X) - an expert in computers, tech, and programing (coding). We dissect this eerie document—and ask: Did someone crack the code of our future? Is this our modern-day Nostradamus?Hang in to the end to find out WHO the author was and what may have compelled their extreme critique of technology and society.Topics Covered:-The Forgotten Document: A 1995 Vision of TomorrowIntroduction to the mysterious 30-year-old text and its jaw dropping relevance for today's era.-Machines Rising: The Early Warnings of TECH ControlThe document's critique of technology as a force eroding freedom and autonomy.-Human Dying: How Tech Undermines SovereigntyLoss of dignity, autonomy, and the rise of surveillance capitalism.-Leftism & Victimhood: The Weaponization of MoralityHow the document predicted identity politics, division, and "over-socialization."-The Screen Trap: Addiction, Escapism, and Dopamine WarfareTechnology's role in shortening attention spans and creating artificial fulfillment.-Echo Chambers of Control: Algorithms and the Death of True RealityPredictions about filtered realities, censorship, and the collapse of shared facts.-Revolution or Ruin: A Blueprint for Resisting the SystemThe document's call to dismantle techno-industrial power structures. Violence not necessary.-Nature vs. Noise: The Spiritual Void of Modern LifeWhy reconnecting with the natural world and human instinct is the antidote.-The System's Weaknesses: How to Exploit Its FragilityStrategies for disrupting dependency on technology and centralized control. The bigger it gets, the harder it falls.-Technological Slavery: From Pagers to Artificial IntelligenceEven 1995's "primitive" tech laid the groundwork for now.-The Author Unveiled: Genius, Madman, or Prophet?Revealing the controversial figure behind the document.-MKUltra: Making a Radical Controllable MindExploring its effects on psychology, actions, and motivations.-Legacy of Warnings: Why We Ignored the FutureReflections on society's dismissal of the document—and what it costs us today.Thank you for listening ~ Jay Scott ____________________________________________________❤️Help -keeping it REAL- by being a supporter of the podcast! Support is as simple as giving whatever you feel the show is worth to you. I will always be dedicated to bringing you value. Please consider returning some value in return! Even a like, comment, or share helps. You have my gratitude.

In this episode of The Poetry Vlog (TPV), author, musician, and activist Willy Palomo reads from his book Wake the Others (Editorial Kalina/Glass Spider Publishing, 2023) to lead a discussion on how their relationship with leftism evolved over time, as well as how queer erotica can be used to tell powerful, extremely important stories.Willy Palomo (he/they/she) is the author of Wake the Others (Editorial Kalina/Glass Spider Publishing, 2023), a winner of a Foreword Prize in Poetry and an International Latino Book Award honorable mention in Bilingual Poetry. In November 2024, his Spanish-to-English translation of Tres Tercas Trincheras by Marielos Oliva was published in Europe by FormArti. A veteran of the Salt Lake City poetry slam scene, his fiction, essays, poetry, translations, and songs can be found across print and web pages, including the Best New Poets 2018, Latino Rebels, The Wandering Song: Central American Writing in the United States, and more. He has performed at or keynoted in 160+ public engagements since 2011, including the SUU Pride Film Festival, el Festival Internacional de Poesia Amada Libertad, and many more. He has taught classes on literature, rap, and creative writing in universities, juvenile detention centers, high schools, and community centers. He is the son of two refugees from El Salvador.Learn more about Willy at:✔︎ https://www.palomopoemas.com/.About The Poetry Vlog (TPV):✔︎ https://thepoetryvlog.com/thepoetryvlog

[EP 25-075] This is undoubtedly the most revealing time in American history as far as politics is concerned. The things we are learning would not have been possible without all the technological gains and in my opinion are ordained by God.A glimpse into the evil nature of man, when given uncontrolled power with no moral compass. We have witnessed evil at its most extraordinary level, where human life is completely and utterly dismissed. Leftist set up a self-funding mechanism to propagate evil and there was no end in sight.There is literally no agency in this government that the Left hasn't prostituted. I don't think there is a Leftist politician who isn't getting some funding from taxpayers. Correction, illegal funding. And you wonder why these people are so dogmatic for Leftism. Because Leftism MAKES NO SENSE. To support it, you must get paid.   As one person explained what's happening with DOGE at the personal level, imagine your bank calls you and tells you there's fraud on your account. Then you tell them that you want the fraud to continue. There is not a single person that would do this... and yet THAT is the hill the Democrats are stuck defending...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[EP 25-073] How much crazier can Leftists get? Oh trust me, they haven't reached bottom yet. I don't know what news sources you follow, but you don't need to be Einstein to see how Leftism works. LIE. REPEATEDLY.It's interesting to watch people lie, when they know that you know they are lying. Have you been in this situation before. You know, where you have VIDEO EVIDENCE of a lie, and yet the person caught on video, watching the video with you, clearly stating their name and address on VIDEO, declare, “That's not me!” Remember how Democrats claimed that we deep-faked Biden's appearances?Remember when Comey read the litany of abuses by Hillary Clinton, then didn't pursue charges? Remember all the media pundits who declared that Hunter Biden did NOTHING wrong, when we had his laptop that showed him documenting himself doing EVERYTHING wrong. Committing all kinds of crimes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

With JD Vance challenging the EU on issues of free speech and a Ukraine deal brewing behind closed doors, JP Lindsley and Liberty Lockdown's Clint Russell break down the hidden power plays shaping the future of the West, and get to the bottom of what the US & EU's response should be to the Russia/China threat.Liberty Lockdown (Clint Russell)https://twitter.com/LibertyLockPodhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LibertyLockdownJP Lindseyhttps://x.com/JPLindsleyhttps://linktr.ee/ufnews--

In Revelation 13:11-18 the second beast arises to persecute the church. One expression of this beast is the cultural forces at work today which seek to bring glory to Leftism, an expression of the first beast, and to make it costly to be a Christian in society. We must be aware of such opposition and remain firm in the faith, recognizing that it will cost us something to be faithful.

Leftism loses the Super Bowl, Vice President Vance encourages grace for a DOGE staffer who made edgy comments online, and Kanye West has a meltdown on X. Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/4biDlri Ep.1670 - - - DailyWire+: Now is the time to join the fight. Watch the hit movies, documentaries, and series reshaping our culture. Go to https://dailywire.com/subscribe today. "Identity Crisis" tells the stories the mainstream media won't. Stream the full film now, only on DailyWire+: https://bit.ly/3C61qVU Order your Mayflower Cigars here: https://bit.ly/3Qwwxx2 (Must be 21+ to purchase. Exclusions may apply) - - - Today's Sponsors: Balance of Nature - Go to https://balanceofnature.com and use promo code KNOWLES for 35% off your first order PLUS get a free bottle of Fiber and Spice. Home Title Lock - Go to https://hometitlelock.com and use promo code KNOWLES25 to save 25% and receive a FREE title history report to ensure you're not already a victim! Lumen - Take the next step to improving your health: go to https://lumen.me/KNOWLES to get 20% off your Lumen. - - - Socials: Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3RwKpq6 Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3BqZLXA Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eEmwyg Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3L273Ek

In Revelation 13:1-10 a beast rises from the sea to persecute the people of God. What is this beast? We recognize that it is associated both with a counterfeit form of Christianity and with the persecution of the people of God through temporal power. The Catholic Church during the time of the Reformation was clearly an expression of this beast as is all forms of Leftism today.

[EP 25-044] The media is just beginning to realize the extent of its self-inflicted damage. And that's because up to now, they were never held accountable. That lack of accountability led to the gradual shift from being respected to being reviled. Have the media begun its 12-step program? Well, at least one of them has fallen on the sword, as an associate editor of WaPo points out: A longtime associate editor at the Washington Post criticized his own newspaper for an editorial that blasted both President Trump and his predecessor, President Joe Biden , for having “both abused their pardon powers” and “setting dangerous precedents.” David Maraniss, who has spent nearly five decades at the Washington Post, took to social media on Wednesday and bemoaned the fact that his employer “has utterly lost its soul.” Bye Jim Acosta!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[WEEKEND RECAP 01-25-25] Leftism has been flaunting herself for decades, twerking on Ellis Island in an attempt to mock the Statue of Liberty. But America is finally seeing leftism for what it is. I speak for many Americans when I say that I want to be part of the destruction of leftism this year. We voted for it last year, after witnessing almost two decades of the most insane leftist policies in American history. Some of the policies are so blatantly evil, conservatives must take blame for allowing things to get this way. Abortion is a given, but I won't bother to plant my flag here. I will plant a flag on pedophilia. Because over the past two decades I've seen how leftist incrementalism has practically made pedophilia normal.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[25-035] New fires lit in the San Diego area of CA. I find these fires symbolic of what's happening to the Democratic Party. We saw the outcome of the fires in LA, as they exposed the core nature of Leftism. Incompetence. And what does incompetence cost? As the California homeowners are still on the hook for their mortgages, and the irony that none of them have insurance due to the, here's that word again, incompetence of the California leaders. Before you get outraged, understand that they still own the land. Typically that's the most valuable part of the property anyway, monetarily speaking. But these people will never recover their memories. But who needs memories when you have virtue-signaling? And while we are on the subject, let's take a look at the situation with illegals.   The landscape of illegal immigration has shifted dramatically, and the message from President Trump is unmistakable: America's borders are no longer open for exploitation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[EP 25-027] Leftism has been flaunting herself for decades, twerking on Ellis Island in an attempt to mock the Statue of Liberty. But America is finally seeing leftism for what it is. I speak for many Americans when I say that I want to be part of the destruction of leftism this year. We voted for it last year, after witnessing almost two decades of the most insane leftist policies in American history. Some of the policies are so blatantly evil, conservatives must take blame for allowing things to get this way. Abortion is a given, but I won't bother to plant my flag here. I will plant a flag on pedophilia. Because over the past two decades I've seen how leftist incrementalism has practically made pedophilia normal.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 109 There are many ways we could conceive of Leftism, and one of the best is that it is a covetous relationship with power. It's easy to understand how toxic and bad that is, if not evil. Yet here we are at a crossroads in world history, and we're being led toward precisely that pit. There's a popular line out there now that goes something like this: "the Left wants power, and conservatives don't. That's why conservatives always lose." The implication is that conservatives should also desire (or covet) power. This line adopts the Left's relationship to power and fails to articulate the healthier relationship to power embraced by conservatives: that of faithful service to others, which conservatives often gladly shoulder. In this important episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay covers this line and a healthier way to move forward into the responsibility we have to shoulder. Join him for the discussion, then chew on it. New book! The Queering of the American Child: https://queeringbook.com/ Support New Discourses: https://newdiscourses.com/support Follow New Discourses on other platforms: https://newdiscourses.com/subscribe Follow James Lindsay: https://linktr.ee/conceptualjames © 2025 New Discourses. All rights reserved. #NewDiscourses #JamesLindsay #Leftism

[EP 25-019] I honestly thought that I would not have much more to say about the LA fires, but the subject just won't die. And we've talked about the tragedy happening at the human level, I can't help but look at it from a more profound basis. What's happening in CA describes what's been happening for decades. And it's called Leftism. How long have we dealt with the incompetence of Leftism? And all over the country. It's our export to the world, too. Decades of Leftism allowed to occur right under our noses. It happened as we watched.   Leftists stop us from speaking openly about the absurd. Let's take a moment and examine the absurd, since we have the ability, dare I say permission to do so. Listen to this clip and tell me if you think it's real or fake. Before I play it, understand that the person being interviewed is a man in a bad red wig, and with a 5 o'clock shadow. [X] SB – Weirdo (spoof) Commenters were truly not sure if this was real or a spoof. Yes, we live in that ridiculous of a Leftist world. The absurdity of all the players in this tragedy. Newsom, Bass, 3 Lesbians, Quinones, and who knows what other freaks. How did CA get this far gone?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[EP 25-020] Life has a way of teaching us ALL lessons. Some of us learn our lessons quicker than others. Leftists take a long time to learn theirs. And it's because of the costs…   We won an election, but we haven't changed the fundamental nature of Leftism. We have 4 years to make that change. We must make Leftists LIVE THEIR LIES. Right now in CA, Leftists are suffering the consequences of their choices. And what are their leaders doing? What they always do. Pass the buck and lie.   Understand that as the fires raged, the media tried to protect the Lesbian triumvirate, Newsom, the Marxist mayor, and the well-paid water conservator, Quinones. [X] SB – News anchors says no reports of lack of water   Let's get more media coverage of this. Because one anchor said that there are no reports of a lack of water. And we punched holes in that lie, CNN's Anderson Cooper blamed the people. [X] SB – Anderson Cooper So what Cooper wants you to understand is the problem lies not with government, but with the people who are USING WATER. Why are these people using water? Because the government allowed fires to occur due to poor management. And these people who paid for water service understand what Reagan meant when he said the scariest words to an American are: “I'm with the government, I'm here to help.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[EP 25-017] Have you seen enough? It's interesting what it takes to raise the nation's awareness and LA burning to the ground appears to be one of these things. Why? Because it hits on such a beautiful chord of Leftism. You have a corrupt inept governor who is nothing but style over substance. And then you start looking at the people in charge at the local level, and it gets worse. Next, what about the notion that the fires were caused by global climate change, only to find out that some lunatic Leftist took a flame-thrower to the city and caused the fires. Yes, it turns out Climate Change has a face. It's a living breathing HUMAN BEING. Or maybe those are just the arsonist's pronouns? The governor of CA blamed these wildfires on climate change. Think about that for a moment. Newsom used one of the worst fires in history to continue the farce of climate change only to find out that it was just one of his crazy citizens. And don't think it's a right-wing conspiracist who did it. The man had 5 cell phones and a United Nations calling card. If the Devil has a child, you can bet it's a Leftist named Chaos.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[EP 25-009] Sanity in a cruel world 1 Sanity has been restored to the world with the election of Trump, but do we have work to do or what? Every day with Leftists means you know you will be outraged.  I truly don't know where to start with my outrage this morning. My first thought as I perused the news today is why are there so many pedophiles in the world today? And why do Leftists seem to condone rape at a level that is almost unbelievable. Especially in England. These Muslim grooming gangs should have anybody with a daughter scared to death. Hell, even boys aren't safe. Some of these stories are outrageous, like fathers trying to rescue their daughters from Muslim rape gangs getting arrested, and the police doing nothing to the men! The world is an ugly place and it will require men of honor and character to restore. Yes MEN. Sorry ladies, but this is not a job for you. Nor the metrosexual Leftist men who are all TRANS as far as I'm concerned.   https://x.com/CilComLFC/status/1876023328366051353 Despite representing less than 7% of the British population, Muslims represent 67% of terror attacks, 30% of birth defects due to cousin marriages, 84% of child gang-rapes and 18% of prison population, while 44% of Muslims are unemployed and 27% are in social housing.    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Matt Walsh returns to the show to discuss his unexpected turn to filmmaking, how groupthink keeps people obedient, how dismantling is the defining characteristic of leftism, and the Variety hitpiece about him submitting his film “Am I Racist?” to the Oscars. Then, Maha Abouelenein joins the show to talk about her book “7 Rules of Self-Reliance”, how “showing up” is everything, helping Netflix launch in the Middle East, and the Middle East's love of comedy. For more with Matt Walsh: ● NEW MOVIE: Am I Racist? - available on DailyWire+ ● PODCAST: The Matt Walsh Show - available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify ● INSTAGRAM & X: @mattwalshblog For more with Maha Abouelenein: ● NEW BOOK: 7 Rules of Self-Reliance - available wherever finer books are sold. ● INSTAGRAM & X: @magagaber Thank you for supporting our sponsors: ● http://SimpliSafe.com/Adam ● https://allfamilypharma.com/adam ● This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp http://BetterHelp.com/Carolla ● RuffGreens.com, use code: Adam ● http://OReillyAuto.com/Adam

Leonard Sax MD PhD, author of "The Collapse of Parenting," joins us to discuss how gentle parenting and American popular culture are creating a generation of overly anxious children. - - -  Today's Sponsor: PreBorn! - Help save babies from abortion: https://www.preborn.com/Klavan

Julie shares some classic D+J moments: first they discuss Julie's senior speech at Harvard. She spoke about condemning anti-Americanism. Leftism reduces America to its ugliest moments. We must stand up and fight, as President Reagan said: "If not us, who? If not now, when?"; second, they discuss Christians and slavery - confronting reality; and finally, we have macro-ized feelings - discomfort in life is a feature not a bug - one of the great ambitions one can have… is to be easy in other people's lives.Music: Straight to the Point c 2022Richard Friedman Music Publishing 100%Richard Friedman Writers 100%ASCAP (PRO)IPI128741568RichardFriedmanMusic.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson examines the battles fought over the Philippines in WWII, and, in the news, more Trump nominations, Bragg's cases, and Jussie Smollett is let off by the Illinois Supreme Court.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch and author of "Rights and Freedoms in Peril," joins me to discuss the important role investigative journalism plays in exposing the Left's attack on America. - - -  Today's Sponsor: Roman - For treatment that works fast and lasts long, grab the moment. Learn more at https://www.Ro.co/Klavan