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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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Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
1hr 22 min
Get Natasha's Book here: https://www.natashahakimizapata.com/anotherworldispossible
A new generation of Americans has declared that another world is possible. And yet, the stubborn problems of inequality, climate change, and declining health seem as intractable as ever. Where might different answers lie?
Intrepid journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata has traveled around the world, from Costa Rica to New Zealand, and Estonia to Singapore, uncovering how different countries solve the problems that plague the United States.
Through in-depth reporting, including interviews with senior government officials, activists, industry professionals, and the ordinary people affected by their policies, Another World Is Possible examines innovative programs that address public health, social services, climate change, housing, education, addiction, and more.
In each instance Hakimi Zapata provides a clear-eyed assessment of the history, challenges, cost-effectiveness, and real-world impact of these programs. The result is a compelling, frame-shifting account of how we might live differently and create a safer, healthier, more sustainable future.
A work of keen analysis as well as enormous heart and optimism, Another World Is Possible is destined to crack the mold of current debates, and to refresh our sense of what might be possible tomorrow.
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Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 27, 2025
Jan 27, 2025
1hr 16 min
Get Naked City Here: https://a.co/d/cPlmelb
In this long-awaited book, three bohemians—a painter, a street dancer, and an aspiring musician—struggle to answer the question: “Is it possible for an artist to survive in the 21st Century?”
Devoid of family, a young singer hitchhikes to Manhattan, befriends a street dancer she meets while busking and, desperate for rent, poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes. The relationships lead all three of them to ponder the purpose of art and the meaning of success.
Naked City takes us inside the head of artist, and native New Yorker, Eric Drooker, whose award-winning graphic novels—beginning with Flood!—have charted new terrain for the form. A meditation on art and life, it reveals two truths: “inspiration appears when you least expect it” and “art is a non-stop hustle.”
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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!
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Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)
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Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 26, 2025
Jan 26, 2025
3hr 1 min
No Mac once again, so Jason opened up the phone lines..not as crazy as usual, but a good time. Enjoy.
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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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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
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 23, 2025
Jan 23, 2025
1hr 4 min
The fellas discuss Snoop and Nelly performing with Trump and then Jason plays some contemporary hip hop for the gang. Good times.
Jan 23, 2025
Jan 23, 2025
1hr 26 min
The warnings of the digital age have been around for years, but are we finally at a moment where students can't sit and read an entire book? In the age of the multitasking PMC is this a problem or simply the maturation of this particular class of individuals? We'll discuss.
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 22, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
1hr 46 min
With the devastating Los Angeles wildfires barely contained, will this be the catalyst for a GOP takeover of L.A.? We'll discuss what's been going on in City Hall, and what to expect.
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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
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THANKS Y'ALL
YouTube:
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 20, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
1hr 49 min
Jason discusses the issues of middle age dating...while watching balloon pop shows!
Jan 20, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
1hr 19 min
GET SAM'S BOOK HERE: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/education-revolution
GET SAM'S MUSIC HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gki8FcEJt7k&list=OLAK5uy_kMXDvAQUwfYgZx8Mr_me2eG1-5n5MFKKk
A plea for public education nationwide to teach media literacy, and specifically from the left of the political spectrum.
Within, the author discusses his journalism curriculum, which includes lessons in media literacy, critical thinking, bias, the political spectrum, economics, current events, and more. Additionally, he makes the case that "politics" belong in the classroom as a mechanism to push back on the looming realities of late-stage capitalism and right-wing disinformation; a highly necessary argument given how teaching these sorts of matters in public schools can be met with angst by parents, administrations, school boards, etc. It's time for people to take back power, information, and education.
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 19, 2025
Jan 19, 2025
1hr 54 min
College Football is heating up who will win the National Championship? In the NFL, the battle of MVP candidates will take place in Buffalo; who ya got?
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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:
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
Jan 17, 2025
Jan 17, 2025
1hr 50 min
Listen to Better Lovers here: https://betterloversband.com/
Listen to the "What the Hell is Metalcore" playlist here: https://shorturl.at/5nxt7
In the late 90s through the aughts a new music came on the scene and was dominating MySpace and to some extent mall culture and the internet, but not necessarily the airwaves and MTV. That music, while some bands had some success on MTV, Music television was morphing into more reality television and music..well?
This music is a genre I love, mixing metal, punk, nu metal, and hardcore. As metalcore is celebrating 20 plus years, we'll take a look at the genre with some of it's biggest stars. In this episode we'll talk with guitarist Jordan Buckley.
Buckley came on the scene in the late 90s with the band Every Time I Die, and now is STILL RAGING 20 plus years later with his all-star heavy metal Avengers band, Better Lovers.
Check out our new series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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:
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
In the late 90s through the aughts a new music came on the scene and was dominating MySpace and to some extent mall culture and the internet, but not necessarily the airwaves and MTV. That music, while some bands had some success on MTV, Music television was morphing into more reality television and music..well?
This music is a genre I love, mixing metal, punk, nu metal, and hardcore. As metalcore is celebrating 20 plus years, we'll take a look at the genre with some of it's biggest stars. In this episode we'll talk with guitarist Jordan Buckley.
Buckley came on the scene in the late 90s with the band Every Time I Die, and now is STILL RAGING 20 plus years later with his all-star heavy metal Avengers band, Better Lovers.
Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop
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:
Twitter: @TIRShowOakland
Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland
Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles
Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/