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Nignorance from across the diaspora. We discuss politics and pop culture from a left perspective. Enjoy and tell a friend.
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Feb 13, 2022
Feb 13, 2022
1 hr 26 min
Here is the audio of our reaction stream to the latest TIR video essay, "Bill Cosby Ain't Yo' Daddy". You can watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaCHrjrMdYA&t=511s
Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
1 hr 28 min
In the light of the public feud between Neil Young and Spotify, many people are leaving the music platform citing it’s contract with podcaster Joe Rogan and his platforming of COVID misinformation coupled with the extremely low royalties rates paid to artists. While this mass exodus of consumers and artists makes for great culture war headlines, it obfuscates a larger issue with the passive way we consume music and the monopoly control over what you hear and how you hear it.
With streaming platforms such as Spotify being one of the main ways for new artists to get heard and attempt to breakthrough for mainstream success, how can they compete against major record label capital and an oversaturated market place that releases 60k songs PER DAY on average? With more musicians finding it more lucrative to create sound libraries to be put in movies and television scores and commercial jingles, writing and recording the next great record could be an antiquated notion. Corporate sponsorship, getting a larger corporate sponsored tour, and even playing corporate sponsored venues is the goal of many artists mainstream and underground alike. So, are we all sellouts now?
Feb 9, 2022
Feb 9, 2022
3 hr 3 min
In recent months, western media pundits and officials have been near apoplectic about both the Russian intervention into Kazakhstan as well as the deteriorating security situation on the Ukrainian-Russian border. While many in the American foreign policy and media establishment are warning of growing Russian aggression vis-à-vis its neighbors, Russia claims it is merely acting defensively in face of NATO expansion. What is the historical context behind Russia’s relationship with its neighbors? What explains Russian actions in the Ukraine and Kazakhstan? And what do these developments mean for both regional and global affairs? We speak to historian Harun Yilmaz, who has written extensively on Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.
Dr. Harun Yilmaz:
Dr. Harun Yilmaz received his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Oxford and subsequently worked as a research fellow at Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He is currently a British Academy research fellow at Queen Mary University of London. He is a regional expert on history, politics, national identities, and political propaganda. His academic and popular publications cover Ukraine, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Dr. Yilmaz worked in these locations for long periods of time and acquired an excellent grasp of existing political and cultural issues at grassroots level. His language skills include Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Azerbaijani, and Kazakh. His most recent book is National Identities in Soviet Historiography: The Rise of Nations under Stalin
Feb 7, 2022
Feb 7, 2022
1 hr 25 min
This week the Crüe invites former California State Assembly candidate and lawyer and activist, Janani Ramachandran. We'll be discussing the failed attempt by the California State legislature to get bill AB1400 which would make California the first state with universal healthcare for all of its citizens. Also, in the Champagne Room Kuba and Pascal will be discussing the mystery behind F-35 and more!
Janani Ramachandran
anani Ramachandran is a lawyer, activist, and artist with a lifelong passion to build inclusive and equitable political systems. She is also a strong advocate for survivors of domestic violence: she works on initiatives that further the rights of survivors by making the legal system more accessible, culturally-responsive, and trauma-informed.
Janani currently serves as a Commissioner on the Oakland Public Ethics Commission, as Board Secretary for Family Violence Appellate Project, and as Board Director at Men Creating Peace.
Janani is an East Bay native. She received her J.D. from Berkeley Law, bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, and is provisionally licensed to practice law in California.
Prior to law school, Janani worked as a home-visiting case manager for low-income immigrant mothers. She later founded a domestic violence advocacy program across five community health clinics, where she led trainings for medical staff, supervised advocates, and launched public education campaigns. As a law student, Janani worked for several legal aid organizations on the intersections of domestic violence, housing, and other social justices causes.
Feb 6, 2022
Feb 6, 2022
1 hr 14 min
Forrest Miller and Conan Neutron discuss The Conversation with Erica Strout and Francesca Fiorentini. Picture This: it's the middle of Watergate in 1974 and America is in the grip of an obsession with surveillance and wiretapping. During the hearings, it has been revealed that Nixon taped every single conversation in the Oval Office and that might be key to finding the "Smoking Gun." As Congress debates whether to subpoena those tapes, Francis Ford Coppola releases a new movie: The Conversation starring Gene Hackman.
The Conversation is a film about Harry Caul, a Private Surveillance Expert who is obsessed with his own privacy. Caul is assigned to watch and record a couple having a Conversation in Union Square. As the film goes on, Harry Caul begins to suspect that the couple he's recording is in danger and might get killed if he releases the tapes.
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Conan Neutron hosts Protonic Reversal: Website: https://www.protonicreversal.com/
Francesca Fiorentini hosts The Bitchuation Room Website: https://www.francescafiorentini.com/
Erica Strout is a Georgia Based Musician and Filmmaker Website: https://www.ericastrout.com/
Feb 4, 2022
Feb 4, 2022
1 hr 18 min
Feb 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
2 hr 39 min
Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
1 hr 22 min
Jason and Marcus of the Left Flank Vets talk sports from a left a perspective. This show will air live every other Monday, and every other Tuesday for the audio only.
Jan 31, 2022
Jan 31, 2022
1 hr 13 min
Jan 30, 2022
Jan 30, 2022
1 hr 6 min
Pascal discusses MLK's legacy and asks whether the political tactics and strategies he pursued were the correct ones for his time.