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The Culture, Language and Art of the worker.
Building class-consciousness and analysis, and dismantling the cultural hegemony of the ruling class.
With your hosts Sparks, Madii and Parker.
Workers of the world unite!
Building class-consciousness and analysis, and dismantling the cultural hegemony of the ruling class.
With your hosts Sparks, Madii and Parker.
Workers of the world unite!
25 Episodes
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Sparks debates Brandon on Biden, the Dems and "Lesser evils".
Don't you hate tourists? We discuss several ways to deal with them, like harvesting their organs for the benefit of the community.
Nancy Pelosi says "Let them eat prayers!"A discussion on Kyle McLachlan.Are we stuck inside the Black Lodge?
In the final part of our catch up series, we entirely derail the show with odd conversations, and the occasional movie review. Spoiler: All the John Wick movies are bad.
Part 2 of our catch up discussion on film. We discuss movies like Crawl, It Part 2, & The Hunt.
We discuss what we've been watching during the pandemic, both the good and the bad, (Spoiler: John Wick 3 is bad) and have a lengthy talk about the movie "Let Us Prey" and also what number we hate the most. SPOILER: Fuck 12.
We have a little fun riffing on Joe Biden's newest terrible comments, and why the two parties love the "Trump Era". The ruling class divides the working class. We give some examples of how to use an analysis of power and material conditions to build a foundation to class consciousness.
The CLAW gang discuss the 1993 film "Demolition Man", Cryo-prisons, Aldous Huxley, Gramsci's 'Fordism', Taco Bell & the brave new world of Post-Apocalyptic Libertarianism.
Sparks sits down with one of his favorite artists, Frankly Unique to talk about fantasy art, Heavy Metal Magazine, the creative process and the blessings and challenges of leaving corporate retail to create art full-time.Find her on:YoutubeInstagram
Marxist concepts made simpleAlso- The connection between Karl Marx, Groucho, and Captain Spaulding from Rob Zombie's Firefly film series & whatever else we want to get into"Tutti F***ing fruity!"
Why did Hamilton call the people "The Great Beast"? Why do people worship the founders, and the (obvious state department propaganda) play "Hamilton"? If "we the people" were a "great beast" what sort of Kaiju would we be? What sort of monster is Capitalism? Could Gojira liberate us from the tyranny of capital and the nation state? All this and more
We interview Kristen Gorlitz of Empties Comics about her Graphic Horror Novel "The Empties", and she tells us what "Gummy Horror" is all about. We also discuss the power of horror as a genre, fair pay in independent media and we nerd out a bit on sci-fi. Make sure to support her project at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kristengorlitz/the-empties
We discuss cryptids and mythical creatures, and why the debate over their existence is immaterial to their cultural significance. Also, the Bloomberg campaign messages Sparks and we take the opportunity to tell him to drop out. All power to the people!
In this episode of our series on revolution, we discuss protests and actions we've attended, how those experiences have shaped our lives, and provide tips for how to gear up if you plan to attend one yourself. All power to the people!
Bernie won again! We break down the NH primary, look back on past elections, and say goodbye to Rush Limbaugh. Solidarity Forever.
If you liked the movie "Parasite", we discuss a movie we believe is similar, if not better. 1991's "The People Under The Stairs." All power to the people!
We discuss Medicare for All, the need for it, debunk criticisms of it, and break down the cost so everyone can understand. All power to the people!
Are superheroes actually heroic, or are they simply obsessed with power?
Bernie had his best debate so far last night. We break down the debate and the road ahead for each of the candidates. Spoiler alert Bernie's going to win. Workers of the world unite!
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