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714: Monster (2004)

Tura rejoins the podcast with his partner Evie to talk about Naoki Urasawa's manga and anime series Monster. Ryan's show notes Tura's show notes

06-30
01:56:56

713: Finish One Book, Start a Dozen More (SLAS Conclusion)

SLAS series conclusion. Here's the grand transcribed list of reading recommendations: Against the Grain (Scott's more recent book) Discipline & Punish by Michel Foucault Towards a Political Philosophy of Race by Falguni Sheth Gilles Deleuze: An Introduction by Todd May Capital as Power by Nitzan & Bichler Myth of the Machine by Lewis Mumford Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord Restoration Agriculture by Mark Shepard A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici Anarchy, An Anarchist Program, and The Method of Freedom by Errico Malatesta Anarchy Works by Peter Gelderloos Making Sense of Anarchism by Davide Turcato Post-Civ: A Brief Philosophical & Political Introduction to the Concept of Post-Civilization, by Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness Desert by anonymous Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire The show notes are also just regular ass notes! There's 80 pages of notes on this book, including some stuff that wasn't covered in the show.

05-15
01:12:52

711: Yellow Dent Grey Goo (SLAS Ch. 8)

Ryan and Christopher (@itmechr3) talk Chapter 8 of Seeing Like a State This is part 7 of a series. If you haven't listened to the previous 6 episodes I recommend listening to them first! Show Notes

04-12
01:46:43

709: Golden Kamuy, pt. 1

Kris and una come on the pod to talk about the anime about eating brains, skinning human corpses, and looking at hot men, as well as the various ethnic minorities of Japan that the series talks about Show Notes My brain was not working well enough to remember to ask for plugs, so Check out Kris's fantasy novel series Dream of the White Stag and una's website anarchy.website Episode produced by Casino Socks Bibliography The Conquest of Ainu Lands: Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion,1590-1800. Walker, Brett, 2001. http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=C9F3B0D7B2A50BF57DF92E598EF7039B  Race, resistance and the Ainu of Japan. Siddle, Richard, 2014. Sheffield Centre for Japanese. http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=E01360362B90AFC487468919B4FFA1DD  Beyond Ainu Studies: Changing Academic and Public Perspectives. Hudson, Mark; Lewallen, Ann-elise; Watson, Mark; 2016.  University of Hawai’i Press. http://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=D5B2B32BBC2CFA2AB66C667E8F125BE4

03-14
01:35:51

708: Total (Sploshnaia) Collectivization (SLAS Ch. 6)

Ryan and Walk In discuss the CIA-sponsored chapter of Seeing Like a State. Show Notes This is part 5 of a series. If you haven't listened to the previous 4 episodes I recommend listening to them first!

02-27
01:36:50

705: The Deeply Uncool Zone (SLAS Ch 3 & 4)

Ryan and Tura cover chapters 3 and 4 of Seeing Like a State by James Scott. This is part of an ongoing series, I recommend listening to the previous episodes if you haven't already. Show Notes Also check out Vida's extremely good talk on childhood trauma

02-10
01:39:10

704: Fredo, son of Fredo son of Fredo (SLAS Ch 2)

Chapter 2 of Seeing Like a State, with Sam (@mathmansam) Show Notes yungneothread on anti-semitism Sam mentioned: Falguni Sheth, Towards a Political Philosophy of Race

01-31
01:28:17

701: Cyberjunk 2077

We are back for 2021! Ryan, Emily (@minusplnp) and John (@ExJohnValdez) talk about the latest big blockbuster video game Show Notes Resources to help trans people on Rainy TERF Island: Petition to the BBC to stop platforming hate groups Funding a legal challenge to anti-transgender court ruling A charity fund for trans healthcare run by Emily's clinic

01-10
01:45:06

613: Debaser (w/Stephen Geoffries & Andy Palmur)

Got me a study, I want you to know Slicing up time, I want you to know Paying infinite money the second time I want an expert to evaluate the composition of my coins, I want you to know Don't know about you, but I am une savante néoclassique Show Notes

09-02
01:11:07

612: Even the Nerds Say Fuck 12

Ryan (@handleOfRy) & Kris (@solidarity_goth) take a look at how Brookings Institute thinks we should end police violence.   Show Notes

06-20
01:52:18

611: Ghost in the Shell Company

Show Notes Correction: I mixed up zaibatsu with keiretsu. Pieter's definition was correct. Transhumanism and the Broken Promise of Cosmic Communism

06-07
01:31:26

610: Spilling the Tea on Soviet Georgia

Ryan (@HandleOfRy) and Kris (@solidarity_goth) get into one of our classic, extremely specific topics: The history and political economy of the Georgian tea industry Show notes

05-29
01:25:55

607: What if it's D growth and it's just for the fellas (w/yungneocon)

Ryan and @yungneocon discuss degrowth, sacrifice zones, and malthusianism. Plus, a bonus Mecha Madness minisode! Show Notes + Bibliography  

05-15
01:34:03

606: Back in my day, a dollar only cost a nickel

Ryan (@handleofry) and Corey (@f_a_r_t_s) discuss Capital as Power and Capital Show notes

05-03
01:52:06

605: Crazy Ryan's Discount IV Bag Super Sale (feat. Zalin)

I interview Zalin, who works in the medical supplies industry.

04-07
01:10:55

Isekai July 5: Drifters (w/Leslie Lee III)

Ryan and Kris are joined by Leslie Lee of Struggle Session to talk about a history-heavy isekai by the creator of Hellsing   Show Notes

08-02
01:14:17

511: Turning into a Witch is a Voluntary Choice

Ryan and una (@trewbot) discuss Mahou Shojo Madoka Magica

11-07
01:41:26

403: Going to Whole Foods to Buy Some Blood

News episode; topics: Ambrosia // WeWork scandal // the family that started the opioid crisis // the shutdown Kris got robbed this week, donate to help him get back on his feet! https://www.gofundme.com/kris039s-recovery-fund-from-getting-mugged 

01-19
01:34:12

401: Pigpen Creates the First Diabetes Plantation

We're back to start the new year with an episode we've been teasing for a while, about the history of the colonial sugar trade. Show Notes "Boo" sound taken from Tim Kahn on Freesound

01-08
01:42:38

310: If you're by yourself is it called a "onesome"?

I poked my head out from my depressive video game hole long enough to record a new episode for youse. Kris was too busy to do the podcast this week, so it's just me, Ryan. Topics: Host bios // When will the collapse happen? // Private ownership of the MoP // Will automation displace us? // Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Questions from: @halfasstroknot  @CheechGuevara  @shtpostscarcity

12-10
01:12:28

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