This week on the Epoch we cover bureaucracy, redtape, coups, and other bullshit. We talk about the government shutdown and try to make sense of the debt ceiling once again, the endless rounds of votes that finally saw Kevin McCarthy become Speaker of the House, the fail coup attempt/temper tantrum of January 8th in Brasília, the rise in political violence in Peru, and how it ties to the history of anti-communism and the Third World. Thanks for listening.
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - "Why Saving Kids Is Bad Business in America" - New York Times.
03:50 - Scott talks about the new Three Body adaptation from Tencent Video
05:40 - The Government Shutdown (yet again)
14:46 - Alabama Tornado
19:19 - We need to talk about Kevin, Kevin McCarthy.
22:30 - January 8th, 2023, Brasília.
23:40 - Technical difficulties
32:45 - Peru
44:30 - Indonesian
47:20 - MassHealth bullshit
51:25 - The Embrace
54:02 - Outro and social media.
55:23 - Slam Recommendation
58:05 - Extras
[ AUDIO CREDITS ]
-- Intro clip --
"Peru's violent protests show no signs of slowing down"
Uploaded on January 18th, 2023 by CBS Mornings
https://youtu.be/B2QFZjPsQDo
-- Cutaway: Dead Cat Bounce --
Source video:
"Trump Spent $1.5 Trillion For A Pointless Hour-Long Stock Bounce"
Uploaded on March 13th, 2020 by The Ring of Fire
https://youtu.be/tzNagWv8rKI
Background music:
"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod
https://filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time
(License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)
-- Cutaway: Moore, Oklahoma --
"Scylla" prod. NK Music
https://youtu.be/CoZ7R5vJWYM
-- Cutaway: Technical Difficulties --
"Local Forecast" by Kevin MacLeod
https://filmmusic.io/song/3989-local-forecast
(License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)
-- Cutaway: SUGAR --
"Black Ops" prod. NK Music
https://youtu.be/Xf97nfPfXn0
-- Cutaway: Jan 8th --
"Lobby Time" by Kevin MacLeod
https://filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time
(License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)
-- Cutaway: Peru --
"A Tribe Called West" prod. DeBox Beats
https://youtu.be/39gOAeiQyFI
-- Transition Music (x2) --
"Cardboard Houses" by HRVRD
Album: From the Bird's Cage
℗ 2013 Enjoy the Ride Records, under exclusive license to Equal Vision Records, Inc.
Released: February 19th, 2013
https://youtu.be/4tDSg6vySI0
-- Slam Recommendation --
Title: Rationing the Sacred Human Remains (feat. Andrew Smith)
Artist: Parasitic Ejaculation
Album: Rationing the Sacred Human Remains
Released: July 22nd, 2013
Bandcamp: https://parasiticejaculation.bandcamp.com/album/rationing-the-sacred-human-remains
Hometown: Santa Cruz, California
-- All theme music --
Written & performed by Contingence
https://soundcloud.com/contingenceboston
