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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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Jul 18, 2026
Jul 18, 2026
2hr 43 sec
What is a top tier revolution? Stefan, Quinn and DSK discuss.
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Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...
Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 17, 2026
1hr 53 min
Get Zao music directly from Bandcamp!: https://officialzao.bandcamp.com/music
Scott Mellinger has spent more than three decades helping shape underground heavy music through his work with Zao, Creation Is Crucifixion, and a host of other projects. In this conversation, we look back at the evolution of metalcore and hardcore, the DIY ethos that sustained the scene, the changing music industry, songwriting, creativity, faith, politics, and what it takes to remain relevant without chasing trends after 30-plus years.
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Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 16, 2026
1hr 17 min
Get Cory's book here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p089176
In the 1980s, the Midwestern economic collapse caused by the farm crisis and deindustrialization inspired the region’s liberal politicians to call on progressive populist traditions to rebuild local, state, and national Democratic parties. Cory Haala looks at the Midwest’s central role in asserting an updated populism wielded by grassroots activists, politicians, and a wide-ranging coalition of voters to counter Reagan-era conservativism.
This left-oriented movement resurrected the imagery and policies of twentieth-century radical parties like the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party and Robert La Follette’s Wisconsin Idea. Delving into progressive populist ideas and tactics, Haala illuminates the work of the activists and politicians who led protests, founded a congressional caucus, and backed presidential campaigns that sought to advance their cause. Haala’s account moves from Iron Range union halls to Iowa farmhouses to South Dakota reservations to revise views of Democratic Party history, the Midwest’s political culture, and populism’s role in US politics.
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Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
2hr 3 min
From food insecurity and SNAP cuts to urban farming and survival strategies, we examine how Americans are navigating hunger, dignity, and austerity in one of the richest countries on Earth.
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THANKS Y'ALL
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Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
1hr 8 min
DON'T FRET OF FEAR DEEP STATE KUBA IS here!
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
1hr 29 min
Lindsey Graham has left the building--who's next?
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Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,
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Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)
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Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
1hr 56 sec
Watch the movie on Means TV here: https://means.tv/programs/end-of-history
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A man drives from Chicago to the edge of the continent, scrolling through reactionary YouTube rants and motivational junk, searching for meaning in a landscape long since stripped of it. A lo-fi odyssey of strip malls, gas stations, and existential inertia, End of History filters America’s late-stage cultural collapse through the windshield of one man’s hollow pilgrimage.
A satirical and slow-burning dirge for a country addicted to content and paralyzed by ideology, End of History reflects the cultural void in the endless sprawl of motels, gas stations, and big box desolation. It’s indie filmmaking in its purest form—just one director, one actor, a tank of gas, and a landscape that says more than words ever could.
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Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Jul 10, 2026
Jul 10, 2026
2hr 55 min
Mexico is out, and surprisingly, so is Brazil.
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,
BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!
Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?
Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)
THANKS Y'ALL
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Jul 9, 2026
Jul 9, 2026
59 min
Get Alex's book here: https://www.alexamorris.com/buy
It’s 1937, the eve of World War II, and young Ben (then known as Bernard) lives with his Polish-immigrant family in a working-class courtyard in Paris. While there aren’t many other Jews in the courtyard—a bustling place teeming with a colorful cast of characters—the Parkets feel welcome. To Ben the courtyard is both home and playground—a magical place where he watches his father varnish furniture, gets into trouble with cranky neighbors, and splits pain au chocolate with his best friend Titi.
With the German occupation of Paris, Ben’s world changes dramatically. They must turn in their radios and surrender their bicycles. They are only allowed to shop late in the day and must observe a strictly enforced curfew. Hours before the Nazis come to arrest the Parket family in July 1942, Madame Nicolas from the apartment upstairs tips them off that their names are on a list. Their neighbors band together to protect them, hiding the family in a vacant warehouse across the courtyard from their apartment. The courtyard becomes a refuge. With their world turned upside down, it is Ben’s job, at only nine years old, to leave the courtyard each day to get food for his family. And even with the neighbors watching out for them, there is danger lurking everywhere—including in certain corners of the courtyard itself.
A story about goodness in a time of great evil, The Courtyard is a much-needed reminder of how a small group of people can make a difference.
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,
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Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)
THANKS Y'ALL
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine
https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine
https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine