Pod Damn America

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

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

Marc William Palen, author of Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World joins us to discuss his book! MARC PALEN https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691199320/pax-economica?srsltid=AfmBOore-3IIb5YfVJszYhF4NMa1Witm7u3YS53bVsRlfpmJ8wxRBQv0 MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica PAID PROTEST MAY 2ND bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTMAY

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 15 March 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2025

Maxelle Talena from Dysphoria joins us to discuss the top shortage and whether political economy can be applied to people not wanting to fuck each other. All wealth is created by the bottom class, etc. MAXELLE TALENA @MaxelleTalena on twitter @Maxelle_Talena on IG https://www.maxelletalena.com/ DYSPHORIA https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dysphoria/id1588672792 MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica PAID PROTEST 3/7: bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTMAR

Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 23 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 10 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 29 December 2024

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

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2024

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

Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2024

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

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

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

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2024

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

Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2024

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

Transcribed - Published: 7 December 2024

Anders and Andy of the Antifada discuss the recent revelation that Leon Trotsky refused to tip when he lived in the Bronx and then segue into a breakdown of his strange, wonderful and anti-chewing gum 1934 essay "If America Should Go Communist."

Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2024

Former PDA host Alex is P-back for an ep and, for the first 10 or so minutes, helps Anders decipher the miming of a mute Jake whose mic won't work. Then we dive into a basket of lighthearted topics: an Esquire article about being homeless, some disastrous behind the scenes stories from the Wizard of Oz (1939), Israel and Lebanon's "ceasefire" deal and more! Quorators Live: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quorators-live-tickets-1077648448519 Paid Protest 12/6: bit.ly/PaidProtestDec Subscribe to our bonus feed: Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2024

Jake interviews his grandmother about her great grandfather Juan Jose Arredondo, who was a Magonista during the events that lead to the Mexican Revolution. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Transcribed - Published: 28 November 2024

We're joined by Democratic Socialists of America's national co-chairs Ashik Siddique and Megan Romer to talk about the state of DSA going into Trump's second term. But first, we discuss a viral interview for the movie "Wicked" and the Oz extended universe. JOIN DSA: https://www.dsausa.org/get-involved/ PAID PROTEST 12/6: bit.ly/PaidProtestDec Ashik's article: https://www.newsweek.com/we-democratic-socialists-america-will-not-apologize-we-stand-what-right-opinion-1989801

Transcribed - Published: 23 November 2024

We discuss the Los Angeles bank robbery boom of the 1980s as well as other things including Jay Leno's mysterious busted face. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2024

We talk about the big fight where a dangerous white idiot beat up a nihilistic POC with a questionable past... and also the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight... see what I did there... do you get it MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Transcribed - Published: 16 November 2024

We answer some Discord questions before discussing Francis Ford Coppola's insane theory of everything movie Megalopolis. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2024