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THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast
Nignorance from across the diaspora. We discuss politics and pop culture from a left perspective. Enjoy and tell a friend.
Episodes
- THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast
THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: WHO'S GOT THE JUICE NOW?
Varn and J. discuss the difference between fame and influence, a social media following and "juice". We continue some of the midterm coverage Check out our new…
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EP. 948: THE BLUE TSUNAMI
We cover the 2026 midterms. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR…
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POP LIFE: HALLOWEEN HORROR ESPECIAL!
Let's cap off spooky season with a spooky episode! We'll discuss Peace, j. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
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TIR NEXT GEN EP. 15: ARGUING ABOUT ONE OR TWO STATE SOLUTION IN PALESTINE IS POINTLESS
Stefan is joined by Quinn to discuss whether there is any point arguing about one versus two state solutions, or if energy is better focused elsewhere. Check…
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WHAT FRESH HELL EP. 37
Kuba is in the house. This week: Russia, Russia, Russia We'll discuss. Peace. j. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
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POP LIFE: CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD: RHYTHMS OF THE FUNKY DRUMMER ft. D. LEAH STEINBERG
GET THE CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD BOOK HERE: https://www.ugapress.org/9780820377711/clyde-stubblefield/?fbclid=IwY2xjawVPjr1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMVRaV1hYdVV3bm…
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EP. 947: A.I & YOU
AI technology is used in everything from banning books in schools, deciding if you get healthcare to assisting people in casting their vote at the ballot box…
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EP. 946: A BLACK MARXIST CRITIQUE OF BLACK MARXISM ft. AUGUST NIMTZ
Get August's book here, directly from Monthly Review: https://monthlyreview.org/in-the-public-eye-black.../ Over the last decade, Cedric Robinson’s Black…
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EP. 945: JOHNNY CASH, PRISON ABOLITIONIST ft. ALEX SKOPIC
Read Alex's article here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../johnny-cash-prison... The late country singer had a far more clear-eyed understanding of the…
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WHAT FRESH HELL EP. 36
Read Djene's piece in Compact here: https://www.compactmag.com/article/how-saudi-arabia-overextended-itself/?fbclid=IwY2xjawVMUVpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMW…
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EP. 944: AMERICAN SOCIALIST: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF EUGENE DEBS ft. SHAWN GUDE
Get Shawn's book here: https://www.amazon.com/American-Socialist.../dp/1668056739 Before Bernie Sanders, before Zohran Mamdani, America’s favorite socialist…
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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: REBEL WITHOUT ANYTHING TO REBEL AGAINST
J is joined by GTAA's Ben Burgis. They discuss the L.A. mayoral race and METALLICA!
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EP. 943: NAZI EUGENICS, EUTHANASIA AND PSYCHIATRY'S TROUBLED HISTORY ft. SUSANNE ANTONETTA
Get Susanne's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.../the-devils-castle.../ In The Devil’s Castle, Susanne Paola Antonetta weaves a haunting…
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EP. 942: PUBLIC EXECUTIONS
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says he wants to execute a man and televise it. That'll teach me a lesson right? Is this what happens when entertainment…
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J'S FRESH HELL ft. POLITICAL JOE PAYNE
Follow Joe Payne here: https://www.youtube.com/@politicalpayne ICE raids are intensifying in California. What can be done? We'll discuss. Peace. j. Check out…
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EP. 941: THE RIGHT'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH NICK SHIRLEY ft. EAMON WHALEN
Read Eamon's piece here: https://nymag.com/.../nick-shirley-jd-vance-fraud-trump... How did an influencer infiltrate the U.S. government and affect policy?…
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BEYOND THE RED ZONE: NFL UPDATE AND MORE
WOW! The Vikings are undefeated? With Kyler Murray? So much football and baseball playoffs and still no soccer! We'll discuss. Peace. j. Check out our new…
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CHAMPAGNE ROOM: HOLDIN' OUT FOR A HERO
J. goes off on hero worship and Metallica outrage.
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EP. 940: STRUNG UP HOW WHITE AMERICA LEARNED TO LYNCH BLACK CHILDREN ft. STACEY PATTON
Get Stacey's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.../strung-up-by.../ Strung Up examines how the lynching of Black children became not an aberration…
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EP. 939: MIXTAPE MEMORIES
Who remembers making a mixtape? We do, and we're going to tell why creating a mixtape before the era of streaming was a much more intimate process. Check out…
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TIR NEXT GEN EP. 15: HOW HARRY POTTER FAN FICTION INSPIRED THE AI APOCALYPSE
Stefan, Quinn and Kuba discuss Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, a tool used by Eliezer Yudkowsky to promote his beliefs that AI is going to kill us…
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WHAT FRESH HELL EP. 35
Russia and Ukraine war + the EU. How close are we to WWIII? We'll discuss Peace, j. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
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EP. 938: A LOOK BACK AT THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR ft. MATT HATCHETT
Read Matt's article in Current Affairs here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../the-classic... You won’t find “The Spook Who Sat By the Door” on major…
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DUDES N THE CHEAP SEATS EP. 14: THE HITCHHIKER/THE HITCHER
Spooky season is upon us! And at Dudes in the Cheap Seats (DITCS) we embrace this time of year. We're kicking it off with one of the most frightening movies of…
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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A PODCAST PAR-TAE
J. discusses issue 45 of the of the TIR SOUND OFF: I WANT PODCAST ALL NIGHT AND STUDY EVERY DAY
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EP. 937: THROUGH THE BONEYARD OF THE CIA'S WAR ON DRUGS ft. BILL CONROY
Get Bill's book here:https://a.co/d/02qIacSw The Great Pretense: A Tour Through the Boneyards of the CIA’ s War for Drugs offers readers a journey to the…
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EP. 936: MAGA, INC. ft. PRAPTAP CHATTERJEE
Follow Pratap's work with Corpwatch here: https://www.corpwatch.org/.../new-corpwatch-report-maga-inc MAGA Inc. - CorpWatch's latest report - is a deep dive…
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TIR NEXT GEN EP. 14: THE CONSPIRACY OF URBAN RENEWAL
Quinn details a property conspiracy in New York, Stefan looks on in slack jawed amazement Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
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WHAT FRESH HELL EP. 34
KUBA IS BACK! Is Trump setting up a midterm fascist takeover? Will Lula lose to his right wing opponent? This time without the help of a corruption scandal?…
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EP 935: THE END OF ROJAVA? ft. ALEXANDER MCKEEVER
Follow Alexander's work here: https://akmckeever.substack.com/ Has the left been eliminated in Syria? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The…
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BEYOND THE RED ZONE: PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT & THE PERILS OF BIODEGRADABLE FIREARMS
WILLIAMS IS OUT! But for how long and what happened to the Bears in that game against the Vikings? Is Jayden Daniels injury prone? We'll discuss all the…
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EP. 934 BAD ENERGY: AI HUCKSTERS, LITHIUM EXTRACTOS AND THE PEOPLE SELLING OUR FUTURE ft. JOSHUA FRANK
Get the book, Bad Energy here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2772-bad-energy In Bad Energy, award-winning journalist Joshua Frank argues that the green…
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EP 933: THE WAR AGAINST BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ft. RALPH LEONARD
Read Ralph's article in Compact here: https://www.compactmag.com/.../when-britain-ended.../ If Trump and his allies were to succeed overturning birthright…
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TIR NEXT GEN EP. 13: IS IT POSSIBLE TO RUN A WOKE BUSINESS?
Stefan, Kuba and Quinn discuss various efforts to make businesses and 'spaces' among radicals, their failures and whether this is a sustainable or useful idea…
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DUDES IN THE CHEAP SEATS EP. 13: I COME IN PEACE/DARK ANGEL
A buddy cop comedy and a drug dealing alien action thriller--perfect movie for this show! Following the main show, we'll be screening the movie for all Patrons…
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EP. 932: THE NEXT FIX: THE WINNERS AND LOSSERS IN THE WAR ON DRUGS ft. KOJO KORAM
Get Kojo's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3173-the-next-fix?srsltid=AfmBOopAYo4_8f5Iw8REExtq-wF60vYjZMUFWsEJC7bjTRWvJiVyGay0&fbclid=IwY2xj…
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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: MORE OF NICOLE'S NONSENS
MT joins J for a mildly serious discussion.
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EP. 931: THE DEMOCRATS FAILED ATTEMPT AT SOLVING INEQUALITY ft. LILY GEISMER
Get Lily's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/.../9781541757004/... The 40-year history of how Democrats chose political opportunity over addressing…
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EP. 930: AUTISM AND THE ACADEMY ft. GARETH FARMER
Follow Gareth's work here:https://www.garethstuartfarmer.com/research Has neurodivergence and autism become another identity category for the academy? Check…
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EP. 929: DOES SOCIALISM WORK FOR BLACK PEOPLE? ft. THE GREEN & RED PODCAST
Follow the Green & Red Podcast here: https://greenandredpodcast.org/ There is a rise in DSA membership and we're seeing the Democratic Party fight not Trump's…
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TIR NEXT GEN EP. 12: STOP INTERPRETING MEDIA
Stefan, Kuba and Quinn discuss Sontag's Against Interpretation and how it fits with the current entirely disastrous world of popular media interpretation…
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BEYOND THE RED ZONE: 2026 NFL PREVIEW
Myles Garrett is on IR and the Rams got humiliated by the 9ers. Who's the team to beat? Will the Seahawks repeat? Is Mac over the OSU upset loss to Texas?…
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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE
J. explains the latest TIR Sound Off and then we take a peak into his subconscious.
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EP 928: SCREENING FOR VENGEANCE ft. SHAUN OSBURN OF MIDDLE AGED QUEERS
Find the Middle Aged Queers Music here: https://middleagedqueers.com/ We'll discuss Shaun's life in punk rock and his social justice project hie's working on…
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EP. 926: PHONE SEX FASCISM ft. ELIZABETH R. BLACKBURN
Read Elizabeth's article in Current Affairs here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../debate-me-daddy... Years of talking dirty politics—at two dollars a…
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BEYOND THE RED ZONE: THE END OF SAUDI MONEY IN BOXING? ft. NATE WILCOX
Are we witnessing the end Saudi money in combat sports? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
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WHAT FRESH HELL EP. 33
What would a socialist foreign policy look like? Ben Burgis from GTAA joins us to discuss. Get Ben's book, "The Blueprint" here…
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EP. 925: 9/11 ANNIVERSARY ft. RYAN ZICKGRAF
Hard to believe it's been 25 years since the attacks on the World Trade Center. Where were you when it happened? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The…
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POP LIFE: WORKING CLASS INCONCLAST: DOLLY PARTON
We'll look back on the life and feminism of Dolly Parton Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: HIP HOP AND YA DON'T STOP
J is joined by MT. They get serious for a bit..I stress, for a "bit".
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EP. 924: AGAINST BLACK NATIONALISM ft. PAUL PRESCOD
Get Paul's book here: https://orbooks.com/catalog/against-black-nationalism/... Against Black Nationalism examines two major currents in twentieth-century…
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EP. 923: ANDREW TATE AND THE LOST BOYS ft. BRAM AND VARN
The Tate brothers are facing extradition and the Trump administration seems to be leaving them out to dry. Even the Tate's are no longer good for business…
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TIR NEXT GEN EP.11: WHY IS EVERYTHING UGLY NOW? DLSS 5, AI, & MARVEL
Stefan, Kuba and Quinn discuss why everything uggo now Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
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EP. 922: SLAVERY WAS NOT ABOUT RACE
Byron Allen, Black billionaire says chattel slavery was not about racial discrimination but simply about one color--GREEN! Check out our new bi-weekly series…
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A VERY SPECIAL WHAT FRESH HELL PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL BOOGALOO
MT IS BAAAAACK! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER…
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EP. 921: IMPERIALIST REALISM ft. DANNY BESSNER v. DEEP STATE KUBA
Get Daniel's book here: https://a.co/d/01YhR1gs Imperialist Realism is a collection of essays elucidating the titular concept, which centers on a single…
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THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: IS IT SOMETHING I SAID
Did J. keep his word and not say the n-word??
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EP. 920: SOMETHING WE SAID: A HISTORY OF THE N WORD ft. ELIZABETH STORDEUR PRYOR
Get Elizabeth's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Something-We-Said.../dp/1982154500... The N-word is one of the most perplexing, controversial and…
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TIR NEXT GEN EP: 10: WHAT IS THE WOKEST ANIMAL
Stefan, Kuba and Quinn give divergent and bizarre opinions about the animal world Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
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WHAT FRESH HELL EP. 32
Still no deal in Iran, beef imports, mad domestic agricultural sector---what could go wrong? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…