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Monthly-ish Mix: Layers of Authoritarian Control and the Rising Resistance
Episode 1729
Air Date 8/12/2025
The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month, we're covering the full spectrum of authoritarian threats—military in the s…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
SOLVED! #18 - How to Live Under Fascism
Episode 18
Air Date: 8–10-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin was on vacation!) discuss:
How modern fascism does not look like the jarring and brutal images people think of, and the “rituals of conformity” …Published on 4 weeks ago
The Lawfare Presidency: The Case of Trump v. Journalism
Episode 1728
Air Date 8/10/2025
Trump has been condemning the media for all of his professional life and is pretty open about doing it so that people won't believe the negative press he so richly deserves. Now, w…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Super-Powered Men For Good and Ill: Fascism, Media, and the Manoshpere
Episode 1727
Air Date 8/6/2025
Today's slate of topics may feel disjointed at first until you realize that they're not. We set out to produce an episode in which we explored powerful men and those who look up to …
Published on 1 month ago
Confronting Climate Chaos with Action and Adaptation (Throwback)
Episode 1573
Original Air Date: 7–22-2023
Today, we take a look at the action needed to curb and adapt to the extreme weather that climate change is already delivering
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Published on 1 month ago
SOLVED! #17 - How to Use the Bullsh*t Machine: A.I. LLMs’ insertion into childhood, school, work, and movements
Episode 17
Air Date: 8-1-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
The impact of A.I. LLM “friend” bots on childhood development How using A.I. LLMs negatively impacts critical thinking and information r…Published on 1 month ago
Epstein Forever: Trump flails as criticism finally comes from inside the MAGA house
Episode 1726
Air Date: 7/31/2025
Who would have thought that a political movement built almost exclusively on conspiracy theories and a cult of personality would end up being threatened by the cult leader being i…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
A Flood of Disinformation: A World of Climate Change and Conspiracies
Episode 1725
Air Date: 7-27-2025
Back when I worked in the climate movement, just after the turn of the century, we knew that the extreme weather we were warning about would become ever-more clear to see in peopl…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
How to Socialism: Einstein liked socialism, you think you know better?
Episode 1724
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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
SOLVED! #16 - Under Pressure: Aiming Higher to Fix Societal Problems
Episode 16
Air Date: 7–22-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
The need for universal childcare and the pressure release valve of fighting your employer over working from home The need for universal…Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago