Podcasts about Popaganda

Clutter moves Five Points from Brooklyn to Beacon After Miranda O'Brien and Josh Kimberg moved to Beacon from Brooklyn in 2011, they opened Clutter Gallery at 163 Main St., named for a glossy magazine O'Brien founded in England 21 years ago that ceased publication in 2017. Clutter is the only gallery in the country dedicated to weird and wonderful designer toys for adults, says Kimberg. Earlier this year, the couple moved from their Main Street space, a popular gathering spot on Second Saturdays, to the KuBe Art Center, where they plan to add an art toy museum operated by a newly created nonprofit, the Designer Toy Foundation. At the same time, the couple is transplanting their annual Five Points Festival of "designer toys, indie art, weird monsters and underground culture" - scheduled for June 7 and 8 - from Greenpoint in Brooklyn to The Yard in Beacon. Jesse DeStasio, a Philipstown resident who hosts his own festival, Toy Pizza Expo, which met at the Happy Valley Arcade Bar in Beacon and merged this year with Five Points, will be there with Knights of the Slice, an action-figure line he created in 2015. Ron English of Beacon, a longtime toy designer and muralist under his Popaganda umbrella, created the event poster. "This town takeover goes against the grain," says Kimberg. "We put together a roster of complete weirdos and fans of the bizarre." Five Points, which began in 2017, attracted 6,000 people in Greenpoint last year. The first Beacon event will include live music, painting, tattooing and promised "oddities." The Beacon Theater will show sci-fi flick Dune (1982), the original Godzilla (1954) and Ghidohra (1964), the "three-headed monster." Inspired in part by Japanese manga and anime, collectible designer items range from $20 to hundreds of thousands of dollars, says Kimberg. Made mainly with resin and soft vinyl, the irreverent totems stem from street and underground art. Though some small runs are handcrafted or 3-D printed in people's basements and garages, most items are imported. Small-batch, handmade toys created by popular artists are obviously more cherished than a run of 500 made in China, says Kimberg: "What's most important is the name value, not a brand or even what the figure depicts. It's like Andy Warhol's silkscreens and Toulouse Lautrec with the printing press, creating multiple copies of works with a mechanical means of production and building a reputation." Some artists in the free-for-all subculture create original designs and others reference pop culture, a la Warhol. Homer Simpson is a popular subject, but almost all designer toy representations of familiar figures distort and take liberties with the original form, signifying that the work is unlicensed. "There is a conversation over whether this is fair use, and thus legal," says Kimberg, who once received a cease-and-desist letter but rebutted it with a 20-page reply. "We outlined the work's transformative nature, and they went away," he said.

As usual, Bunnie and Meme share way too much on this week's Popaganda, your bi-weekly source for everything that is totally f*cked up in the news. In this Patreon exclusive, the gals talk about stories including snakes in pants at the border, DIY surgeries, the most expensive can of tuna and Florida's most methiest man. Want more unfiltered, uncensored content that's too hot for regular airwaves? Subscribe to our Patreon now to see more of Bunnie's unfiltered, uncensored content.Watch Full Episodes & More:www.dumbblondeunrated.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Remember how Helen discovered in Season 6 that she could blow litter up into the outer atmosphere, with a single puff of her magic breath?  Well, apparently the Institude for Digitised Research in Atlanta, Georgia, is still working on the project to collect it into capsules and shoot it all into the sun. This Bonus episode introduces Australian actress and director, Suzanne Little, to the team. Suzanne also happens to be Associate Professor, Theatre Studies, School of Performing Arts, and Director – Performance of the Real Research Theme at the University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o OtāgoDunedin | ŌtepotiYes, we're are a classy mob here at TMT!Also in this episode, introducing "Popaganda" the podcast that takes a deep dive into hosts Tashmica Torok and Shannon Perez-Darby's love of transformative justice, pop culture and where the two meet.Support the Show. AIR New Voices Amplify Spotify Playlist featuring a ‘Best of' collection from the 16 podcast fellows, of whom I am one! Transcripts are available at the dedicated podcast website if your podcast app doesn't provide them. Please leave a comment or review at www.amIoldyet.com/reviews The music featured in Seasons 6, to 9 is from "In The Labyrinth" by John T LaBarbera, available on Spotify https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1708289 Thanks for listening. Stay safe.

Original Air Date 2/17/2017 Today we look at the state of the corporate-controlled media in the age of Trump, how you can navigate those murky waters, and what we can do to make it better. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com ​Show Notes Ch. 1: Diversify your news - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 11-24-16 Ch. 2: Spicer vs. the Interns - On the Media - Air Date 1-27-17 Ch. 3: Is Donald Trump good for journalism? - The Inquiry - Air Date 2-13-17 Ch. 4: Keep Going Back to Substance and the Truth - On the Media - Air Date 1-27-17 Ch. 5: Is 'Biased News' More Destructive Than Fake News? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-23-16 Ch. 6: Ned Beatty's NETWORK speech-by Paddy Chayefsky Activism: TAKE ACTION Go to FAIR.org to get Action Alerts and become a “media activist” Check out FAIR's Media Activism Kit  Subscribe to FAIR's CounterSpin podcast Member of the media? Check out FAIR's Media Advisories EDUCATE YOURSELF NYT's False Choice for Democrats: Move to the Right or Divide by Race (FAIR) Jessica Gonzalez on FCC Chair Ajit Pai (FAIR's CounterSpin) Scrutiny for Supreme Court Pick Fails to Focus on Rights of Disabled (FAIR) ACTION ALERT: WaPo's Post Live Series Is a Love Letter to Corporate Conflicts of Interest (FAIR) Trump's Inauguration and the Legitimacy Fetish (FAIR) Daily Kos Founder Gleefully Celebrates Coal Miners Losing Health Insurance (FAIR) Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Original Air Date 5/8/2021 Today we take a look at the culture that Disney has helped create and how they did it, using cuteness as a weapon to push ideas from racist stereotypes and segregation to the masterful use of hollow nods toward progressivism while reinforcing the ethics of individualism in order to give systemic injustice a pass. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript MEMBERSHIP, Gift Memberships and Donations! (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: The Racial Politics of Disney Animals Part 1 - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 8-28-15 Scholar, writer, and activist Walidah Imarisha is someone who's been thinking hard about what stories Disney tells and why. She teaches a class on race and Disney films at Portland State University. Ch. 2: 40 Acres and a Movie - Still Processing - Air Date 4-8-21 Disney owns a piece of every living person's childhood. Now it owns Marvel Studios, too. Jenna and Wesley look at depictions of racist tropes and stereotypes in Disney's ever-expanding catalog. The company has made recent attempts to atone for its past. Ch. 3: The Racial Politics of Disney Animals Part 2 - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 8-28-15 Ch. 4: Woke Disney - Lindsay Ellis - Air Date 9-30-21 Nodding to progressive ideas while just proping up capitalism is just marketing. Ch. 5: Disneyfication of American History - American Hysteria - Air Date 1-25-21 Disney has been presenting a fairytale reality within a reality since the 1920s, a far cuter reality that mimics our reality until reality is no longer reality at all. Make sense? Ch. 6: How Disney Ruined Culture - Wisecrack - Air Date 11-9-20 It's no surprise that Disney has an absolute stranglehold on the culture we consume today. But the joys of the Magic Kingdom aside, what if it's actually kind of really bad for art? We'll explain in this Wisecrack Edition: How Disney Ruined Culture. Ch. 7: The (Not So) Wonderful World of Disney - It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders - Air Date 2-16-18 Sam talks to filmmaker and activist Abigail Disney, daughter of Roy E. Disney, about her views on inequality in the U.S., corporate greed and why, despite her last name, she's become one of the more vocal and prominent critics of The Walt Disney empire. Ch. 8: DED Talks: Why Walt Disney is Nothing Like You Think He Was - Cracked - Air Date 1-19-15 Disney tell's his story MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 9: Disneyfication Of Cuteness - American Hysteria - Air Date 1-25-21 Disney has been presenting a fairytale reality within a reality since the 1920s, a far cuter reality that mimics our reality until reality is no longer reality at all. Make sense? Ch. 10: Copyright: Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Wisecrack - Air Date 4-23-21 This video, like everything else in the world, is copyrighted. But what does that really mean? Copyright laws started out as a way to protect creators from having their hard work stolen, but it's turned into something else entirely. VOICEMAILS Ch. 11: Ableism in the show - Alyson from Colorado FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on Woke Disney and Ableist language MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com SUPPORT THE SHOW Listen Anywhere! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Vi gör en djupdykning i helgens begivenhet, den älskvärda Popaganda-festivalen. Men snackar också om världens största rockband och Musikhjälpen. Dessutom har Ricky Holmquist lyssnat på Adele och The Music medan Mikael Mjörnberg vänt sig till rutinerade gubbar för musikalisk njutning. I vårt hiss och diss-segment ”hög och mög” sågar vi fysiska förehavanden och hyllar Dave Grohl. Musiken som diskuteras i avsnittet hittar ni här: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3KUtRmmjeq27ZOK6OCuCtV?si=a20b89788b184bd9 Vinjettfoto: Martin Wilson (https://www.facebook.com/fotografmartinwilson) Vinjettmusik: Systemet (https://www.facebook.com/systemetmusic)

Veckans snack svävar som en rökring ovanför Justin Biebers hjässa, alltmedan nyheten når oss att han satsar på den trendande cannabis-marknaden och gör rökning för ungdomar coolt igen. Ida & Pontus har varit på dubbel teater och sett på både Irakisk Kristus och Scalarevy, och i feminismens namn har en trend som skaver bubblat upp till ytan. För musiken står Popaganda-aktuella Shout Out Louds. Häng med!

Vi diskuterar en tung och älskvärd ljudmatta över förorten, fördjupar oss i hemliga spelningar och pratar förutom om en ny Thåström-singel om det mycket märkliga sätt väldigt många skribenter tar sig an hans verk på. Dessutom har Ricky Holmquist lyssnat på nya Johnossi och musik för barn medan Mikael Mjörnberg återfunnit Bombshell Rocks och strecklyssnat två tidigare rådetfavoriter. I vårt hiss och diss-segment ”hög och mög” sågar vi band som vägrar ta ansvar för den eventuella inverkan de har med sin musik och hyllar datumet då livet återvänder. Musiken som diskuteras i avsnittet hittar ni här: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MbG6wDXd98J62I9nZ9zs6?si=c5373575880b41f5 Vinjettfoto: Martin Wilson (https://www.facebook.com/fotografmartinwilson) Vinjettmusik: Systemet (https://www.facebook.com/systemetmusic)

Ett underbart bandsläpp av Popaganda, ett sorgligt frånfälle av Rolling Stones-trummisen Charlie Watts, en ny turné med Thåström, en bortblåst storkonsert i New York och mängder av obegripliga genrebenämningar. Det saknas inte ämnen i veckans avsnitt. Dessutom har Ricky Holmquist lyssnat på ny elektronisk musik av Memoria och återupptäckt en gammal Hurula-låt medan Mikael Mjörnberg lyssnat på en mindre känd dänga av Cindy Lauper och upptäckt tysk kött och potatis-metal. I vårt hiss och diss-segment ”hög och mög” blir det en svavelosande toksågning av marknadsföringen av ett redan etablerat svenskt band och en hyllning av affärsmässigheten hos ett av världens största rockband. Musiken som diskuteras i avsnittet hittar ni här: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0J2rT08XhFiy866cS3NMeS?si=b551fcecde944bfb Vinjettfoto: Martin Wilson (https://www.facebook.com/fotografmartinwilson) Vinjettmusik: Systemet (https://www.facebook.com/systemetmusic)

Air Date 7/10/2020 Today we take a look at the origins and legacy of Manifest Destiny, the historical term most closely tied to our most toxic version of nostalgia: the one longing for America's golden age of genocide Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Intro contemplating conservative thinking applied to genocide Ch. 2: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 1 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20 Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore. Ch. 3: The Interest of the White Man demands their extinction - @BackStory - Air Date: 01-19-18 Ed talks with historian Benjamin Madley about the devastating impact of the Gold Rush on California's native tribes – and how both government officials and everyday citizens justified enslaving and killing native peoples. Ch. 4: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 1 - Let's Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19 I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all? Ch. 5: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 2 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20 Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore. Ch. 6: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 2 - Let's Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19 I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all? Ch. 7: Paul Frymer on the building of an American empire - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-30-18 We are living on land from which indigenous people, over hundreds of years, have been violently removed. Almost everyone knows this — yet it's rarely mentioned in stories that Americans tell themselves about who we are as a country and how we got here. Ch. 8: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 3 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20 Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore. Ch. 9: Understanding the origins of scalp hunting and "redskins" - Empire Files - Air Date 11-25-15 Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States." Ch. 10: Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz on digging deeper to understand America's past - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 6-16-16 We call up brilliant scholar Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to dig into her work, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 11: Final comments on the pain caused by the breaking of your shell of understanding MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Thannoid - Bodytonic Waltz for Zacaria - Cholate Quaver - Codebreaker Lahaina - Cloud Harbor One Little Triumph - Piano Mover Cloud Line - K4 Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard Astrisx - Bodytonic Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | +more Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Facebook!

Bitvis var det ganska bitsk stämning när britpoppen var som hetast och den stora striden stod mellan Oasis och Blur. Vi diskuterar stilen som fenomen och lanserar en alternativ vinnare av striden. Vi snackar även om turnébussar och ett bandsläpp till ett efterlängtat Popaganda. Dessutom har Ricky Holmquist upptäckt landets mest streamade artist A36 medan Mikael Mjörnberg lyssnat på 60-talspop från 00-talet och vandrat längs minnenas allé till polsk MTV och några få superhits. I vårt hiss och diss-segment ”hög och mög” rasar vi över trötta klyschor och hyllar en låt som slutligen fått den uppskattning den förtjänar. Musiken som diskuteras i avsnittet hittar ni här: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1q83rXKaFqJt2QXHYmjXy1?si=6935c8c2cfdc4b16 Vinjettfoto: Martin Wilson (https://www.facebook.com/fotografmartinwilson) Vinjettmusik: Systemet (https://www.facebook.com/systemetmusic)

Air Date 5/8/2021 Today we take a look at the culture that Disney has helped create and how they did it, using cuteness as a weapon to push ideas from racist stereotypes and segregation to the masterful use of hollow nods toward progressivism while reinforcing the ethics of individualism in order to give systemic injustice a pass.  Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript MEMBERSHIP, Gift Memberships and Donations! (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) MERCHANDISE! REFER-O-MATIC! Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy! CHECK OUT OUR BOOKSHOP! Want to advertise/sponsor the show? Details -> advertisecast.com/BestoftheLeft SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: The Racial Politics of Disney Animals Part 1 - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 8-28-15 Scholar, writer, and activist Walidah Imarisha is someone who’s been thinking hard about what stories Disney tells and why. She teaches a class on race and Disney films at Portland State University. Ch. 2: 40 Acres and a Movie - Still Processing - Air Date 4-8-21 Disney owns a piece of every living person’s childhood. Now it owns Marvel Studios, too. Jenna and Wesley look at depictions of racist tropes and stereotypes in Disney’s ever-expanding catalog. The company has made recent attempts to atone for its past. Ch. 3: The Racial Politics of Disney Animals Part 2 - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 8-28-15 Ch. 4: Woke Disney - Lindsay Ellis - Air Date 9-30-21 Nodding to progressive ideas while just proping up capitalism is just marketing. Ch. 5: Disneyfication of American History - American Hysteria - Air Date 1-25-21 Disney has been presenting a fairytale reality within a reality since the 1920s, a far cuter reality that mimics our reality until reality is no longer reality at all. Make sense? Ch. 6: How Disney Ruined Culture - Wisecrack - Air Date 11-9-20 It's no surprise that Disney has an absolute stranglehold on the culture we consume today. But the joys of the Magic Kingdom aside, what if it's actually kind of really bad for art? We'll explain in this Wisecrack Edition: How Disney Ruined Culture. Ch. 7: The (Not So) Wonderful World of Disney - It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders - Air Date 2-16-18 Sam talks to filmmaker and activist Abigail Disney, daughter of Roy E. Disney, about her views on inequality in the U.S., corporate greed and why, despite her last name, she's become one of the more vocal and prominent critics of The Walt Disney empire. Ch. 8: DED Talks: Why Walt Disney is Nothing Like You Think He Was - Cracked - Air Date 1-19-15 Disney tell's his story MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 9: Disneyfication Of Cuteness - American Hysteria - Air Date 1-25-21 Disney has been presenting a fairytale reality within a reality since the 1920s, a far cuter reality that mimics our reality until reality is no longer reality at all. Make sense? Ch. 10: Copyright: Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Wisecrack - Air Date 4-23-21 This video, like everything else in the world, is copyrighted. But what does that really mean? Copyright laws started out as a way to protect creators from having their hard work stolen, but it's turned into something else entirely. VOICEMAILS Ch. 11: Ableism in the show - Alyson from Colorado FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on Woke Disney and Ableist language MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com SUPPORT THE SHOW Listen Anywhere! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

This week we are joined by Josh and Miranda from Clutter Toys. We discuss their journey from magazine to where they are now. They are a pioneer in the world of designer toys and the visionaries behind Five Points Festival, The Designer Toy Awards and more. Their most recent project, Canbot, just completed its Kickstarter campaign a massive success. If you are a collector or interested at all in designer toys, you need to know about Clutter.

Turning Point USA's newest star, Alex Clark, pushes "Pop Culture...without the Propaganda." Turns out it's the same old bullshit with a new look.  Want to help the show? Leave us a 5-star review and follow on Twitter @CowardCast! debatemecoward.com

In this episode of Hilary Topper on Air, meet Ron English as he discusses his new virtual exhibit, POPaganda. Known as The Godfather of Street Art, Ron is one of the most prolific and recognizable artists alive. He is credited with graffiti's transition from a sub-cultural form of popular expression, to the decorative, narrative murals seen around the world today. Amongst Ron's innovations is "culture jamming", the act of modifying or hijacking advertising billboards.  Hilary interviews Ron and the owner of Pop International Galleries, Jeff Jaffe, about the virtual exhibit, POPaganda, running now through October 15, 2020. Ron coined the term POPaganda to describe his signature mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, from superhero mythology to totems of art history, populated with his vast and constantly growing arsenal of original characters.  Pop International Galleries is thrilled to premiere Ron English with brand new original works on paper and select limited editions. The Ron English POPaganda on Paper exhibition will be available online in Pop International’s POP SHOP. During these tenuous times, hear from English as he has continued to inspire and create thought-provoking works while overcoming his own personal bout with COVID-19. Delusionville – Ron’s picturesque utopia, somewhere down a rabbit hole – the town’s motto is “If you believe, it doesn’t have to be true” has never been more of a reality than now! America’s Premier Pop Iconoclast reminds us to take a break while embracing life with a sense of humor and a voice to connect us all. For more information on Ron English, Pop International Galleries, and the virtual exhibit, POPaganda, visit www.popinternational.com or POP in and say hello at Pop International Galleries located at 195 Bowery (at Spring Street) in New York City. The gallery is physically open, albeit with strict adherence to government-mandated guidelines. Watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPx7fhlf-uE&t=2s.

Air Date 7/10/2020 Today we take a look at the origins and legacy of Manifest Destiny, the historical term most closely tied to our most toxic version of nostalgia: the one longing for America's golden age of genocide Transcript Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 MEMBERSHIP ON PATREON (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) Support us on PodHero Support us on Flattr EPISODE SPONSORS: Clean Choice Energy IF YOU’RE GOING TO SHOP AMAZON: Amazon USA | Amazon CA | Amazon UK SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Intro contemplating conservative thinking applied to genocide Ch. 2: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 1 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20 Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore. Ch. 3: The Interest of the White Man demands their extinction - @BackStory - Air Date: 01-19-18 Ed talks with historian Benjamin Madley about the devastating impact of the Gold Rush on California’s native tribes – and how both government officials and everyday citizens justified enslaving and killing native peoples. Ch. 4: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 1 - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19 I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all? Ch. 5: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 2 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20 Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore. Ch. 6: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 2 - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19 I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all? Ch. 7: Paul Frymer on the building of an American empire - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-30-18 We are living on land from which indigenous people, over hundreds of years, have been violently removed. Almost everyone knows this — yet it’s rarely mentioned in stories that Americans tell themselves about who we are as a country and how we got here. Ch. 8: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 3 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20 Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore. Ch. 9: Understanding the origins of scalp hunting and "redskins" - Empire Files - Air Date 11-25-15 Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States." Ch. 10: Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz on digging deeper to understand America's past - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 6-16-16 We call up brilliant scholar Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to dig into her work, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 11: Final comments on the pain caused by the breaking of your shell of understanding MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Thannoid - Bodytonic Waltz for Zacaria - Cholate Quaver - Codebreaker Lahaina - Cloud Harbor One Little Triumph - Piano Mover Cloud Line - K4 Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard Astrisx - Bodytonic Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | +more Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Facebook!

Capitalism has complicated our cultural definition of “glamour”—and in the process, it has corrupted how we see and express ourselves. Host Carmen Rios talks to journalist Tansy Hoskins, who’s the author of 2014’s Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion and 2020’s Foot Work: What Your Shoes Are Doing To The World; girls’ empowerment speaker Brie Mathers (Love the Skin You’re In) and People Tree founder and author Safia Minney (“Naked Fashion: The Sustainable Fashion Revolution,” “Slow Fashion: Aesthetics Meets Ethics,” “Slave to Fashion”) in pursuit of something better—glamour beyond capitalism—in this episode of Popaganda.

In the sixth episode of Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season, host Carmen Rios meets up with Davida Hall from Lipstick Lobby in Los Angeles—and finds out the stories behind each shade of the feminist beauty brand’s movement-oriented products.   Use the code “Bitch15” for 15 percent off your favorite feminist shade at https://thelipsticklobby.com! Share a selfie in your favorite shade with the hashtag #ProtestWithABoldLip!   This episode of Popaganda is sponsored by Lewis & Clark College’s 39th annual Gender Studies Symposium in Portland, Oregon, from March 11–13. Don’t miss out on this exciting series of free lectures, workshops, and panel discussions, an art exhibit, and keynote talks by Jack Halberstam and Feminista Jones. Learn more at go.lclark.edu/gendersymp. We’ll see you on campus!

Host Carmen Rios investigates the labor crises facing women who work in fashion’s supply chain—and challenges listeners to become part of a better fashion economy—in the fifth episode of Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season. Featuring: Ethan Snow (UNITE HERE), Ruth Ogier (WAR ON WANT), Sarah Ditty (FASHION REVOLUTION).

We all know Bunnie loves to scroll the ‘gram and scout for talent, and when she discovered Nashville based singer-songwriter Kenzi Lewis she couldn’t wait to share her angelic voice and great tone with you. Kenzi joins the show to talk about being featured twice on American Idol, expose some of the dark and shady secrets in the music industry, and to perform and share the inspiration behind one of her favorite songs, “Tattooed with Bad Luck”.    Takeaways: Kenzi was born a performer and sang at her mom’s wedding when she was just two years old.  Kenzi went to the American Idol group rounds when she was 15, and sang her heart out in front of J-Lo and Steven Tyler.  Kenzi’s daughter inspires her to be a strong woman and set an example of what strength and grace look like.  More than a million people have enjoyed Kenzi’s music on her YouTube, and her messages of overcoming addiction and abuse help them get through their personal struggles.  Kenzi has two singles out and is currently working on a new album out soon.  Nashville’s music row tries to portray innocence, but really there are some dark secrets.    Quotes:  “Depression is really serious, and there needs to be more light shed on it.”  “If I drank a Monster, I would be up for 4 days naturally and clawing the walls.”    Mentioned:  Popaganda  Kenzi Lewis: YouTube | Twitter  | Instagram Bunnie’s Vitamin Regimen    Check out Bunnie:  @xomgitsbunnie BunnieXo  @officialdumbblonde

In the fourth episode of Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season, host Carmen Rios heads to Oakland, California to visit feminist artist Michele Pred—and find out how she makes the political purses you’ve seen on red carpets and across the Internet.

Bunnie asked for your deepest, darkest confessions and boy, did you guys deliver. She is joined with her main squeeze and co-host FeFe to read some of the juiciest, freakiest, and funniest confessions they’ve ever heard, and even give a few of their own stories along with them. Y’all never fail to amuse us.    Takeaways: Stripping is not a bad thing! Maybe in the 80’s it was taboo, but now it’s so mainstream that there is no need to hide it.  Want to marry a country gangster? Bunnie and FeFe pulled it off, and have high hopes for you too.  Some people are really that hungry for cold hard cash that they will grab it right off poo. True story, and Bunnie witnessed it firsthand.  Ball tickling as a solution to snoring? Bunnie and FeFe think it would just arouse their man, but of course are open to giving it a try.  You may think you’re fooling people into thinking you don’t smoke anymore, but you can always smell cigarettes.  Even the happiest couple still fights, and it’s where you really get to know a person and see how they handle stress and conflict. Plus, fighting can be okay when you have great make up sex.    Quotes:  “I’m an alpha bitch, I run shit all day long.”  “You gotta give him what he wants every now and then, and call it a night.”  “This is why I don’t eat p*ssy. You never quite know what’s going on down there.”  “The key to a happy marriage is to know that there is no such thing as a completely happy marriage.”    Mentioned:  FeFe King  Jelly Roll: Twitter | Website | Instagram | YouTube  Popaganda    Check out Bunnie:  @xomgitsbunnie BunnieXo  @officialdumbblonde

Host Carmen Rios tries to figure out what sustainable fashion looks like—and assesses the devastating impacts of the industry on the planet—in the third episode of Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season. Featuring: Cat Chiang (The Restitchtance), Sarah Dupont (“River of Gold”), Aditi Mayer (ADIMAY), Leah Musch (The Un-Material Girl) and A. Tianna Scozzaro of the Sierra Club.

In the second episode of Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season, host Carmen Rios explores the powerful potential of witchy beauty rituals—like hexing the patriarchy, carrying empowering talismans and invoking the names of powerful goddesses alone to yourself in your room. Featuring: Pam Grossman (host of The Witch Wave podcast and the author of “Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power”), Gabriela Herstik (author of “Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft” and the “Ask A Witch” columnist at Nylon Magazine), Dianca London (former online editor of Well-Read Black Girl and prose editor of LIT Magazine) and Maria Vashakidze (owner and formulator of Seagrape bath+body).

Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season is finally here—and in the first episode, host Carmen Rios charts the course toward a feminist future without diet culture. Tune in to hear from The F*ck-It Diet founder Caroline Dooner; Sabrina Strings, author of “Fearing the Black Body;” Kimberly Dark, author of “Fat, Pretty and Soon to Be Old;” and Virgie Tovar, author of “You Have the Right to Remain Fat” on the steps all of us can take to escape from diet culture, and to start building a world without one.

With the 2020 election looming closer than ever, Popaganda host Carmen Rios calls up four women leading the fight for gender parity in politics—A’shanti Gholar, from EMERGE America; Erin Vilardi, of VoteRunLead; Aimee Allison, founder of She The People; and Jennifer Mandelblatt, founder of PLATFORM—and political reporter and author Prachi Gupta to talk about the fierce feminist leadership of The Squad, and what it will take to help advance their mission to shake up the system.

Jelly, the most requested and beloved guest, is back and ready to tell nothing but the truth! Daddy and Bunnie talk about how they both rule at creating nicknames that stick, a few of the many emotional fan encounters that have inspired him when creating, and the inside info about his appearance on the recent Chelsea Handler documentary. Then, Jelly gives us a sneak peek into what’s in store for new music and tour dates.    Takeaways: Picture how cute you think Daddy’s butt is IRL, and Bunnie promises it’s even cuter.  Bunnie and J have been hitting the fertility clinic in hopes of a new family member soon, but don’t expect any pregnancy announcements or pics until the baby is out!  When creating his EP’s, Jelly makes sure every track represents his own artistry and authenticity. No fillers here, folks.  Jelly pulls from both his own pain and the pain of his loved ones and fans when writing. He is super empathetic and thinks all the time about the emotional encounters he has with you guys and all of the personal stories you share with him.  Strap in because 2020 is going to be lit for Jelly and Bunnie including world tours to just about every location you guys have mentioned, and some dope new music.  Jelly just told his honest truth on comedian Chelsea Handler’s documentary, Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea. He has gotten a ton of good feedback on his appearance.  There is no better motivation for Jelly to continue to work on his fitness and health goals than the thought of him and Bunnie doing their own porn. Or at the very least, a 2020 calendar.    Quotes:  "I get tagged from someone at least once a day telling me to put a baby in you.”  “I’m not writing my song at this point, I’m writing everyone else’s song.”  “Whatever I do, I want it to be authentic.”  “Don’t ever thank for me telling the truth.”    Mentioned:  Jelly Roll: Twitter | Website | Instagram | YouTube  Crosses and Crossroads Living the Dream Foundation Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea. Nathan Diaz  Sunday Sweat and Popaganda  Penthouse  Jelly Roll - “Same Asshole”  Check out Bunnie:  @xomgitsbunnie BunnieXo  @officialdumbblonde

It's rare that you can sit down with one artist who represents so much of a cultural shift that you can't easily define where to start with their impact. Ron English is that artist. From street art, pop surrealism, activism, political art, public interventions, performance art, music, vinyl toys... the list could go on, but Ron English has played a major roll in shaping the directions in which contemporary art could and has gone over the last 4 decades. The Radio Juxtapoz Podcast sat down with English at DesignerCon in sunny Southern California in mid-November 2019 for a wide-ranging (thank you iced Americanos!) conversation about not only the influential career he has had, but how the contemporary political climate has helped and hindered his art practice. Juxtapoz editor, Evan Pricco, who worked with English on a Juxtapoz Political Art issue back in 2012, sits back and let's the artist ruminate on Trump, street art and how DesignerCon has taken the baton for underground art expressions. The Radio Juxtapoz Podcast is hosted by Doug Gillen of Fifth Wall TV and Juxtapoz Editor, Evan Pricco. Subscribe to the Radio Juxtapoz podcast HERE.

Air Date: 2–26-2019 Today we take a look at the process of systematic, government-sponsored genocide against the native peoples of North America that kicked off the wealth-accumulating, territory-expanding American empire we know and love today Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz on digging deeper to understand America's past - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 6-16-16 Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz describes the process of coming to understand that there is an alternate history of the United States and explains how she tried to convey that new understanding in her book "An Indigenous People's History of the United States." Ch. 2: American expansion and violence against Native Americans - @BackStory - Air Date: 01-19-2018 Ed talks with historian Benjamin Madley about the devastating impact of the Gold Rush on California’s native tribes – and how both government officials and everyday citizens justified enslaving and killing native peoples. Ch. 3: The moral narratives of colonization as relates to the Western Frontier and Israel - Citations Needed (@CitationsPod) - Air Date 8-22-17 We explore how the media discusses the issue of BDS and the broader topic of Palestinian liberation with guest Steven Salaita. Ch. 4: Understanding the origins of scalp hunting and "redskins" - Empire Files - Air Date 11-25-15 Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States." Ch. 5: Paul Frymer on the building of an American empire - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-30-18 We are living on land from which indigenous people, over hundreds of years, have been violently removed. Almost everyone knows this — yet it’s rarely mentioned in stories that Americans tell themselves about who we are as a country and how we got here. Ch. 6: America's Distribution of Violence - @Intercepted w: @JeremyScahill - Air Date 2-14-18 Jeremy Scahill talks with Nikhil Singh, professor of social and cultural analysis and history at New York University, about his new book "Race and America’s Long War.” VOICEMAILS Ch. 7: Life as a charter school contractor - TJ from Scottsdale Ch. 8: Reaction to candidate spotlight episode - Conner from Worcester, MA FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 9: Final comments explaining the shortcomings of the Candidate Spotlight episode and how it was made BONUS CLIP: Senator Kamala Harris live in the studio - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 1-24-19 MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Turning to You - Landsman Duets A Burst of Light - Delray The Spinnet - Castle Danger Derailed - The Depot Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | Alexa Devices | +more Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Popaganda’s HEAT season comes to a fiery conclusion this week—with host Carmen Rios in conversation with a slew of inspiring feminist trailblazers. Inspired by her own crisis of conscience, and her own feelings of displacement and isolation in the movement, Carmen calls on iconic movement leaders and shakers and encourages listeners to appreciate the sacrifices and the challenges that women like them face in real-time when they work to build a better feminism.

Bitch Magazine co-founder Andi Zeisler puts feminism through the waves into perspective for us, talks current feminism in pop culture, fills us in on what's going on with Bitch Magazine now and shares her tips on being the kind of feminist parent your tween can talk to. Andi Zeisler is the cofounder of Bitch Media including Bitch Magazine and the podcasts Popaganda and Backtalk . A long time freelance writer and illustrator, Andi's work has appeared in numerous periodicals and newspapers, including Ms., Mother Jones, Utne, BUST, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Women's Review of Books, and Hues. She is a former pop-music columnist for the SF Weekly and the East Bay Express, and also contributed to the anthologies Young Wives' Tales, Secrets and Confidences: The Complicated Truth About Women's Friendships (both from Seal Press), and Howl: A Collection of the Best Contemporary Dog Wit (Crown). She is the coeditor of BitchFest: 10 Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine, and the author of Feminism and Pop Culture (Seal Press). Her newest book on pop culture and the commercial co-optation of feminism is called We Were Feminists Once. She speaks frequently on the subject of feminism and the media at various colleges and universities.Andi is interviewed by Moorea Malatt and Madison Young. The episode is brought to you by Thinx period proof underwear and Early2Bed.com goodies for your sexual health.

Popaganda host Carmen Rios is taking listeners out for some mission-driven meals in the latest episode of the podcast's HEAT season. This week, she's joined by Miry's List Founder Miry Whitehill and Christy Anderson, who runs the organization's supper club series; KCRW's Good Food host Evan Kleinman; and refugee chef Maaysa Kanjo—all of whom offer up insights into the impact of the organization's work to serve up social change and foster community support for re-settling families.

Prudence is joined this week by Soleil Ho, the San Francisco Chronicle’s restaurant critic. She’s written for food and pop culture publications like Bitch, Food & Wine, Taste, and Wine Enthusiast and hosted podcasts like Popaganda and Racist Sandwich. Prudie and Ho dig into letters about how to handle anger towards your in-laws, even though they’ve moved past their initial homophobia, how to disclose your disability when entering the dating game, what to do when your boyfriend gets upset that you didn’t immediately disclose that you’re an adoptee, how to handle transphobic co-workers after finally accepting that you’re a trans woman, what to do with a mom who believes your high school girlfriend made you gay. Slate Plus members get an additional mini-episode of Dear Prudence every Friday. Sign up now to listen. Email: prudencepodcast@gmail.com Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prudence is joined this week by Soleil Ho, the San Francisco Chronicle’s restaurant critic. She’s written for food and pop culture publications like Bitch, Food & Wine, Taste, and Wine Enthusiast and hosted podcasts like Popaganda and Racist Sandwich. Prudie and Ho dig into letters about how to handle anger towards your in-laws, even though they’ve moved past their initial homophobia, how to disclose your disability when entering the dating game, what to do when your boyfriend gets upset that you didn’t immediately disclose that you’re an adoptee, how to handle transphobic co-workers after finally accepting that you’re a trans woman, what to do with a mom who believes your high school girlfriend made you gay. Slate Plus members get an additional mini-episode of Dear Prudence every Friday. Sign up now to listen. Email: prudencepodcast@gmail.com Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Popaganda’s HEAT season heads away from the fire—and marches directly toward the smoke. In this week’s episode, host Carmen Rios talks to a slew of “puffragettes” fighting to end the drug war, foster a more equitable cannabis industry and forge a feminist future in weed. 2019 has already heralded in a whole lot of victories in the fight for laws that decriminalize and legalize cannabis possession and distribution—and studies show that more women are lighting up than ever. When marijuana business boomed, the number of women in leadership positions in the industry fell, and the national patchwork of drug laws leaves people of color at risk for criminalization and incarceration every day. But women aren’t surrendering to the patriarchal and corporate forces threatening the future of cannabis. Instead, they’re organizing at the state and national level for comprehensive marijuana laws, building networks for women in the business of bud, and creating space for marginalized communities to reclaim and redefine weed culture. Carmen talks to policy experts, business leaders and community-focused stoners in this episode—digging into the importance of comprehensive drug laws with Karen O’Keefe from the Marijuana Policy Projects, talking shop with The Incubator founder Amy Margolis and Ellementa co-founder Aliza Sherman, envisioning queer cannabis culture with 420 Queer co-founder Irene Urias and appraising the landscape of the sector with Mary Janes: The Women of Weed filmmaker Windy Borman.  Carmen came to every interview with the same question: What does a feminist weed culture look like? She came away with the knowledge that there are a lot of moving parts — and a lot of work ahead — in the fight to create equity in cannabis. But she’s hopeful, like the women she talks to, that the future of weed is feminist — and that together, we can take down the capitalist stoner bros trying to convince us it never was.

Popaganda’s HEAT season is back—and as burnt out as ever. Through conversations with feminist writers Feminista Jones and Tiana Clark, FRIDA Young Feminist Fund Senior Advocacy and Communications Officer Ledys Sanjuan, Feminist Oasis founder Crystal Paradis and feminist academic Rosemary Clark-Parsons, host Carmen Rios explores the challenges of building a sustainable movement for gender equality and forges a path toward a feminism beyond burnout.  

Popaganda’s HEAT season marches on this week—and walks right into the bedroom. In the second episode, host Carmen Rios talks to "Wordslut" author Amanda Montell, sex educator and former rape crisis counselor Mala Munoz, Playboy features editor Anita Little and Yes Means Yes co-editor and What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety author Jaclyn Friedman about what it will take for us to rewrite the script on sex and instigate a feminist sexual revolution. Along the way, she looks back on her own feminist awakening and coming-of-sluttiness—and realizes just how necessary sexual liberation is to smashing the patriarchy.

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In this episode, we chat with global art superstar, Ron English. One of the most prolific and recognizable artists alive today, Ron English has bombed the global landscape with unforgettable images, on the street, in museums, in movies, books, and television. English coined the term POPaganda to describe his signature mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, from superhero mythology to totems of art history, populated with his vast and constantly growing arsenal of original characters, including MC Supersized, the obese fast-food mascot featured in the hit movie “Supersize Me,” and Abraham Obama, the fusion of America’s 16th and 44th Presidents, an image widely discussed in the media as directly impacting the 2008 election.

This episode originally aired on August 3, 2017. The beach is supposed to be a place of relaxation. But, as we all know far too well, it’s also a place of high anxiety. Nothin’ puts body positive feelings to the test quite like slipping into what’s essentially colorful underwear and parading around in the midday sun in front of a bunch of strangers. This episode of Popaganda, “Beach Bodies,” takes listeners from the sandy sun to the woods, to the pool, and back again, all while having conversations about how we feel about our bodies and how to deal with the anxieties people have around having their bodies being on display outside. We talk with Unlikely Hikers creator Jenny Bruso about diversifying outdoor-industry media, hear from model Sawyer DeVuyst about telling visual stories from trans perspectives, and dish on fat-positive fashion with style blogger Jessica Torres. We also share oral histories of a 1930s resort called Dreamland, which catered to African Americans living in the segregated Jim Crow South.  And bonus: interviews from a nude beach. Tune in!

Originally broadcasted on November 10, 2016   We are here to make the future less terrible. This episode features guidance on talking to kids about all kinds of complicated issues. Writer and photographer Margaret Jacobsen explains how she speaks frankly with her kids about pretty much everything, including her open relationship. Everyone is Gay co-founder Kristin Russo shares ideas for discussing queer identities with kids of all ages. A dozen Popaganda listeners call in with stories of one thing they each do to help raise a future generation of feminists. Oh, and host Sarah Mirk phones her parents. Tune in.   

This episode originally aired on October 23, 2015. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself? Give me a break. What about being afraid of murder? Indefinite detention? Stand-up comedy? On this episode, we explore some of the many things that make us afraid. The show begins with a story from filmmaker Assia Boundaoui, who grew up in a mostly Arab American neighborhood that was under FBI surveillance. Then, we have two perspectives on feminism and horror films: Writer Leela Ginelle discusses how films like Funny Games and Panic Room tie into real-life fears of domestic violence and film buff Sara Century looks at the history of queer women in horror (bring on the lesbian vampires!). We end the show with comedian Jenny Yang, who explains how the only way to get beyond your fear of getting onstage is to actually get onstage. 

This episode was originally released on April 27, 2017.   “Family values” has been co-opted by right-wing folks. But what the hell! Feminists have strong values, and we have strong families, too. On today’s episode, we’re queering family values. For a lot of queer folks, the traditional concept of family is wrought with complicated feelings—a lot of blood families refuse to accept or celebrate queerness, so LGBTQ people have in many ways redefined “family” for themselves. I talk with two queer feminist activists about what the word “family” means to them and which “family values” they try to live by and teach.   Writer and photographer Margaret Jacobsen and writer Yasmin Nair are two awesome feminist thinkers who have different ideas on what it means to have a family, what it means to get married, and how our ideas of family shape our ideas of the world.

From Metropolis to Westworld, female robots have always played out complicated power dynamics onscreen. While the term “fembots” conjurs up the image of killer mechanical sex-kittens from Austin Powers, cinematic stories about female robots often deal with much darker and deeper dynamics.   In this episode, filmmaker and professor Allison de Fren walks us through the history of female robots onscreen in movies like The Stepford Wives, Ex Machina, and Her and how their stories revolve around issues of power and control. Then, for you Westworld obsessives, poet and scholar Margaret Rhee discusses the race and gender dynamics of hit HBO series Westworld. But, of course, robots are all around us in real life, too. Feminist researcher Miriam Sweeney delves into the world of virtual assistants that have female voices and bodies, from the modern Siri to the old-school Ms. Dewey. 

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Rebroadcasted from February 2017: History isn’t static—it’s the stories we tell ourselves about the past. And that story changes depending on who’s doing the telling. On this episode, we explore what it means to tell your own history in three different ways. Iranian-American comedian Negin Farsad talks with us being a super patriotic teen and her new book, How to Make White People Laugh. Then, writer Jessica Machado discusses the life and music of blueswoman Bessie Smith, who told her own story in song in the 1920s and 30s. Finally, we call up brilliant scholar Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to dig into her work, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. Listen in! 

In this episode, we’re going to be talking about an emotion you’ve probably heard a lot about lately: empathy. The way we talk about it, it’s almost like a superpower: it’s like we want to believe that the cure to political divisiveness, racism, and even war lies in the act of imagining exactly how someone else feels. But is empathy really going to save the world? First, Dr. Carolyn Pedwell, associate professor in Cultural Studies at the University of Kent, explains how different people define “empathy” and use it to achieve various, and sometimes opposing, goals. One of those parties is the virtual reality industry, and tech journalist Rose Eveleth explains the potentials and pitfalls of empathic VR experiences. Then we go into another sort of empathy experience with cartoonist Ben Passmore, whose comic and animated short, “Your Black Friend,” tackles empathy in a different, sharper way. Finally, we talk with scholar and activist Frances Lee (of the Bitch 50!) about how we can practice empathy better: in a way that acknowledges the humanity of other people without making it all about ourselves.

Alicia talks to Soleil Ho, food writer, host of B***h Media’s Popaganda podcast, and co-host of the Racist Sandwich Podcast. She’s co-authored a graphic novel about the professional and romantic life of a young chef with artist Blue Delliquanti called Meal: Adventures in Entomophagy—that’s eating insects, a field Soleil has become an expert in. They talk about the book, the tech industry’s obsession with cricket flour, and what it all means for vegans and vegetarians. Written and presented by Alicia Kennedy Produced by Sareen Patel This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.aliciakennedy.news/subscribe This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.aliciakennedy.news/subscribe

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