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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 >podcastEP. 891: A JUNETEENTH EXTRAVAGANZA
Read J's essay here: https://substack.com/@jmylesoftir/note/p-200351516... It's Juneteenth, and do you know where your reparations are? They got paid out in…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 24
Kuba is back and he has a LOT to say! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 23
We're back to our usual middle east bad news--GOOD TIMES! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: JASON GETS FELT UP AT JFK
Jason and MT discuss the NYC trip, love making in your 40s, and more!
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 890: DREAMING OF THE RIVER ft. PAULINE STEINHORN
Get Pauline's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-River.../dp/B0GKHNQT43... This true story of a Jewish mother and daughter is a testament to courage…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 889: THE INTER-RACIAL CUCK P*RN THEORY OF EVERYTHING ft. CAMERON CUMMINS-SMITH
Read Cameron's article in Libcurrents here: https://liberalcurrents.substack.com/.../the-interracial... The right is obsessed with cuckolding because they may…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTIR NEXT GEN EP. 2: ARE WE STILL ANTI-WOKE?
Stefan, Kuba and Quinn discuss what it means to be on the 'anti woke left', whether they identify as such, the idea of 'woke 2.0' and where we think woke is…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 22
Pogroms in Northern Ireland? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTIR REWIND: INSIDE THE MIND OF THE MANOSPHERE
Documentarian Louis Theroux recently released a Netflix documentary exploring the inner workings of maybe the most culturally influential section of the…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTIR REWIND: AXIS OF EMPIRE
Get Afshin's book here direct from Verso! https://www.versobooks.com/products/2694-a-history-of-iran-us-relations?srsltid=AfmBOorTkKLJ6K1SnEL-NwoLt89y1zleykmeKs…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTIR REWIND WHERE DID ALL THE WHITE GUYS GO?
Read Jason's piece here: https://open.substack.com/pub/jmylesoftir/p/the-crisis-papers-issue-13-an-open?r=1nk80p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnS…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTHE LONELINESS ECONOMY an MT PRODUCTION
From creators and chatbots to dating apps and disappearing third places, we examine the strange new ways people seek connection in an increasingly isolated…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTIR NEXT GEN EP. 1: ISRAELI VICE SIGNALING
Stefan, Kuba and Quinn discuss 'vice signalling', the seemingly re-emergent phenomena bragging about how how many bodies you can stack, and what it says about…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 888: O.J: THE L.A. RIOTS CODA
Mark Fuhrman is dead and chapter of American history is closed. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 887: RAINFOREST RADICALS ft. DAVID BENAC
Get David's book here: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/.../rainforest-radicals/ Rainforest Radicals presents the first history of one of the most innovative…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastPFTP EP. 108: LOOKSMAXXING IS RATIONAL
Stefan, Kuba and Quinn discuss how looksmaxxing is a far more rational route to making your life better than leftist social activism, and what that implies…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 21
Kuba is ready to take your questions! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 886: HOUSING FIRST? ft. SAM RUSSEK
Read Sam's piece in THE NEW REPUBLIC here: https://newrepublic.com/.../houston-homeless-population... We'll talk housing with journalist Sam Russek! Check out…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: ENHANCED GAMES AND MAC'S RAGE
We're BAAAACK! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: REALISTS, RADICALS AND REPRESSION REDUX
J continues the conversation he hosted in LIVE in Berkeley and reminds people about the anniversary of George Floyd's death.
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 885: CLEAN UP ON AISLE FIVE: ESSENTIAL WORK AND POVERTY WAGES ft. ANN LARSON
Get Ann's book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/.../Ann.../9781668094501 Informed by her time behind the register, Cleanup on Aisle Five is Larson’s deep…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 20
Damn, episode 20--I don't know if this is good or bad? I do know Kuba is coming in hot with NO good news! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP 884: THE DEATH OF BLING an MT PRODUCTION
Why wealth no longer feels aspirational in the age of austerity. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastPOP LIFE EP. 65: BEFORE THERE WAS GRUNGE THERE WAS..DANIEL HOUSE
Listen Daniel's podcast Creative Asylum here: https://www.youtube.com/@CreativeAsylumCA A storied career in music, we speak with Daniel House and discuss what…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 883: KARL MARX'S ETHICS OF HUMAN FLOURISHING ft. SAM BADGER
Get Sam's book here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/.../karl-marxs-ethics-of.../ How did Karl Marx's moral views inform his views on capitalism? This book argues…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: THE MCDONALDSIFICATION OF EVERYTHING ft. BERTRAND COOPER & MT
We're making this one free. We had some issues with file so sorry for the delay in getting this out! Enjoy, and if you dig this programming--BECOME A PATRON!…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 882: NAVIGATING THE COONDEMIC!
There is a coontagion sweeping the nation, and it's gotta stop--NOW! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastPFTP EP. 107: WHITE POLISH SLAVERY
Chronicling the history of slavery in eastern europe, from the Vikings to the Muslim slave trade Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 19
We're baaaaack! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 881: AMAZON HAS EYES ON THE USPS
Follow Ben's work on his Substack here: https://open.substack.com/.../amazon-moves-on-the-post... USPS is in trouble, and Amazon wants to hasten its decline…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 18
Trump doesn't care about wreaking havoc on the economy, and the Army can't afford to train incoming recruits--DURING A WAR! We'll discuss. Check out our new…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: UFC AND THE WHITE HOUSE ft. NATE WILCOX
Follow Nate's work at his website here: https://bloodyelbow.com/authors/nwilcox/ The president wants to host a UFC event on the White House lawn. Is this a…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: SHOULD PEOPLE REACT TO THE N WORD?
J. goes off on the CHUDTHEBUILDER and G.G. Allin paradox.
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 880: WESTERN MARXISM THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS ft. MATT McMANUS & ANDREW HARTMAN
Get Gabriel Rockhill book here: https://www.amazon.com.mx/Who-Paid.../dp/1685901344... Read Matt's review of the book for Damage Magazine here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 879: THE PEANUT BUTTER ECONOMY
MT hosts a panel to discuss the changing job market. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 17
Have we reached a ceasefire? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 878: ARE WE LIVING IN A PERIOD OF ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM
Is reading really "sexy" or is it performative? Another aesthetic to accommodate your fashion victim attire to become acquired? Does Gen Z want "more" than the…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: WHEN SELLING OUT GOES EXACTLY TO PLAN
J discusses MJ and Langston Hughes' negro paradox, casual racism, and ridiculous clips.
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 877: THE YELLOW VESTS AND THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY ft. IDA SUSSER
Read Ida's book here: https://www.routledge.com/The.../Susser/p/book/9781032877938 Written under the shadow of growing authoritarianism in the U.S. and Europe…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 876: GEN ALPHA MAHA INFLUENCERS
Why are teen girls going all in on MAHA? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastPFTP EP. 106: THE REVOLUTIONARY ARCHITECTURE OF HAITI
Quinn details Haiti's Revolutionary Architecture as Stefan and Kuba look on in amazement at his doctrine Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 16
Kuba is back.. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 875: REMEMBERING THE 1992 L.A. RIOTS ft. BILL CODY
I can still remember staring at the screen and listening to the verdict that the officers had been acquitted. I felt utter shock, on one hand, and deja vu, on…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 874: TMZ IS TAILOR MADE FOR AMERICA'S RULING ELITE ft. RYAN ZICKGRAF
Read Ryan's article in UnHerd here https://unherd.com/.../tmz-dc-is-tailor-made-for.../ For years, Harvey Levin has been America’s high priest of low…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: TOY SOLDIERS BTW/ WHAT REALLY HAPPENS AT MAN CAMP
Jason expands on issue 23 of the TIR Newsletter--THE TIR SOUNDOFF. Hulk Hogan, Michael Jackson, and American greatness.
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 873: THE CREATION OF THE TEENAGER ft. LAUREN FAIDMAN
Read Lauren's article in Jacobin magazine here: https://jacobin.com/2026/03/the-making-of-the-teenager The teenager we know today came of age in the postwar…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 872: TUPAC: FORGED IN REVOLUTIONARY FIRE ft. HAMZA SHEHRYAR
Read Hamza's article in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/.../tupac-biography-black-panthers.../ Since his death in 1996, Tupac Shakur has existed less as a…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastPFTP EP. 105: ANTI IMPERIALISM: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
The anti-imperialist movement of the latter half of the 20th century failed as a socialist project, the impulses of nationalism seeming to have little power to…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 15
Someone tried to shoot the president..AGAIN! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 871: DAVE CHAPPELLE AND THE WEAPONIZATION OF RACE
Dave Chappelle, feels that he has become the ire of the entertainment world not be due to his willingness to play in countries that have commited humanitarian…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 14
Trump is NOW saying that,"no one should use nuclear weapons.." what is the US's play here? Kuba and friends will be taking your questions. Check out our new…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 870: LENIN AND THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION ft. ALEXANDER HERBERT
Follow Alex and his reading of Lenin's 45 volumes here: https://www.youtube.com/@Lenin_in_45_volumes You know about the October Revolution, but what do you…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: 2026 NFL DRAFT PREVIEW
Are the Raiders going to shock the world and NOT take Fernando Mendoza? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 869: DOCUMENTING THE CRISIS OF MASCULINITY ft. BRAM GIEBEN
Read Bram's series on THE CRISIS OF MASCULINITY" here: https://strangeexiles.substack.com/ Bram Gieben invites guests writers for a year long examination of…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastWHAT FRESH HELL EP. 13
Kuba is back and he's going to give you the skinny on the global situation at hand. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastCHAMPAGNE ROOM: ALT METAL LISTENING PARTY AND DAVE CHAPPELLE DISCOURSE
J Dj's some music mentioned in the first hour, we watch some old Def Jam from the early 90s and discuss who Dave Chappelle REALLY is! Enjoy.
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastPOP LIFE CHRONICLES OF A WORKING CLASS ROCK STAR EP. 2: JOHN LAMACCHIA & MIKE MARE
Find John's music here: Find John's music here: https://lamacchia.bandcamp.com/album/thunderheads Find Mike's music here: https://dalek.bandcamp.com/ In this…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastEP. 868: WHY THE FIGHT FOR CULTURAL RECOGNITION IS NOT ENOUGH ft. EVELINA JOHANSSON WILEN
Read Evenlina's article in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/.../recognition-redistribution... Capitalism is only too happy to accommodate and absorb cultural…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: ARE UNSANCTIONED BACKYARD FIGHTS A PROBLEM?
More channels promoting inexperienced unsanctioned fights are popping up on social media and they gain large followings rather quickly. People want to see…
THIS IS REVOLUTION >podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM: WHO GETS TO SAY THE N-WORD?
J& MT hand out N-word passes..SIKE!