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Playing TeacherEpisode 15: Why We Left Teaching (and Where We Hid While We Stayed)Send us a textIn this episode of Playing Teacher, Robert, Matthew, and Brugge dive deep into the bittersweet—and sometimes hilarious—world of teachers leaving their jobs and the hidden realities behind the classroom door.They talk about:The emotional chaos of packing up years of teaching memories into giant bagsThe secret hideouts teachers swear by to survive the school day (side lab supremacy, anyone?)Epic hide-and-seek strategies for teachers and kids alikeThe real reasons teachers call out sick (spoiler: it’s not always illness)Professional development’s most uncomfortable moments—including yoga sessions g...2025-07-0357 min
Varn VlogLiberal Socialism and the Challenge of Right-Wing Politics with Matt McManusProfessor Matthew McManus joins us to explore liberal socialism, the right's evolution, and the shifting global political landscape.• Carlo Rossellini's work articulates a socialism that confronts both Marxist determinism and fascism• Rossellini criticized Italian leftists for failing to understand fascism's emotional appeal• Liberal socialism aims to make the promise of freedom true for everyone, especially the working poor• Mouffe and Laclau's influential work acknowledges the importance of recognizing political enemies• Axel Honneth introduces "social freedom" as a third dimension beyond negative and positive liberty• Trump's presidency reveals the collapse of centrist neoliberalism and democrat...2025-06-231h 20Playing TeacherEpisode 14: Field Trip Fails, Emergency Room Runs, and Outback SteakhouseSend us a textIn this unforgettable episode of Playing Teacher, Rob, Brugge, and Matthew take us behind the scenes of one of the most chaotic rituals in education: the school field trip.It all begins with a subway disaster—Matthew describes watching a class trip unravel on public transit, complete with unsupervised elementary students and overwhelmed teachers. That story kicks off a deep (and hilarious) dive into the real logistics, emotional toll, and occasional absurdity of planning field trips as educators.Brugge brings the heat with a list of...2025-06-221h 09Playing TeacherEpisode 13: The Secret Game of Calling Out...Rules, Risks & RidiculousnessSend us a textIn Episode 13 of Playing Teacher, we pull back the curtain on one of the most absurd realities of working in education: calling out sick. From planning sub folders while mid-fever to writing emergency plans in a NyQuil haze, we explore the ridiculous, guilt-ridden, and occasionally hilarious world of teacher absences.We talk about:The unspoken Olympics-level effort required just to stay homeWhy "mental health day" is code for “I’ve snapped but still care enough to write 6 pages of sub plans”The emotional toll of guilt vs. the physic...2025-06-081h 01Playing TeacherEpisode 12: Teacher Headlines, DOE Dreams & The 50-Minute FlopSend us a text📘 Episode Description:In this episode of the Playing Teacher Podcast, we debut a brand-new segment: 🎤 Teacher Headlines with Janine Brugge, where we explore what’s really going on in the world of education—both the serious and the absurd.This week, we take a hard look at the NYC Department of Education’s failed initiative known as “Inquiry” or the “50-minute” plan—an attempt to create time for professional development and student support that went sideways due to a critical failure: n...2025-05-3158 minPlaying TeacherEpisode 11: Field Day, Minecraft Battle & UpstandersSend us a textIn this episode of the Playing Teacher Podcast, we delve into the vibrant world of education, sharing personal anecdotes and professional insights that resonate with educators, students, and lifelong learners alike.🎯 Episode Highlights:Field Day Reflections: We reminisce about their own Field Day experiences, discussing the joys and challenges of organizing such events, and the lasting impact they have on students.Minecraft in Education: Explore how Brugge's team navigated a citywide Minecraft competition, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, creativity, and resilience in educational gaming env...2025-05-2445 minPlaying TeacherEpisode 10: Pacing, Pop Culture, and the 30-Second ReprimandSend us a text🎙️ Playing Teacher Ep. 10 – Pacing, Pop Culture, and the 30-Second ReprimandDescription:In this episode of Playing Teacher, Matt recounts a jaw-dropping moment when he was called out in front of students for returning to class 30 seconds late after using the bathroom—yes, 30 seconds. Jeannine and Robert reflect on how often teachers are denied even the most basic human grace. This leads into a dynamic, often hilarious discussion on classroom pacing, student rapport, and when to stick to the script—or throw it out.💡 Robe...2025-05-151h 00Playing TeacherEpisode 9: Carrots, Sticks, and the Art of Motivation in the ClassroomSend us a textIn this episode of Playing Teacher, we unpack one of the most familiar — and controversial — strategies in elementary education: rewards and incentives. From treasure boxes and pizza parties to Dojo points and public praise, we examine how these practices shape student motivation, behavior, and identity in the classroom. Are we inspiring effort — or cultivating compliance? Are extrinsic rewards helpful stepping stones or long-term obstacles to deeper learning and self-regulation?Whether you're a teacher filling sticker charts or a parent wondering about prize-based learning, this episode offers practical insights and philosophical food fo...2025-05-121h 11Playing TeacherEpisode 7: Remember When… (Memorable Moments & Movie Magic)Send us a textIn this episode of Playing Teacher, we talk about the moments that stick—the scenes from our lives as educators that play in our minds like movies. You know the ones: the hallway showdown, the field trip fiasco, the spontaneous dance party, the kid who said something so profound you wrote it on a post-it and never threw it away.We reflect on how these memorable teaching moments—big or small, funny or moving—aren’t just one-off stories. They’re what give the work meaning. And much like scenes from iconic fil...2025-04-121h 00Playing TeacherEpisode 6: I Did It My Way: Authenticity in a System That Doesn’t Always Want ItSend us a textIn this episode of Playing Teacher, we talk about something every educator feels at some point—what it means to be yourself in a school system that often prefers you to color inside the lines. Whether it’s pushing against outdated norms, teaching in ways that aren’t “in the handbook,” or simply showing up as your full, weird, passionate self, going against the grain can make you stand out… and not always in the way people like.We unpack the moments when being authentic can make you...2025-04-1038 minPlaying TeacherEpisode 8: Teaching and Learning During COVID in NYCSend us a textIn this episode of Playing Teacher, we rewind to one of the most surreal, exhausting, and defining chapters in modern education: COVID in New York City. Teaching during the pandemic wasn’t just about pivoting to Zoom—it was about surviving, adapting, and finding humanity in the chaos.We talk candidly about what it meant to be an educator when the world shut down: the scrambled emails, the lost students, the tech failures, the eerie silence of empty classrooms. But we also talk about the grit, the creativity, and...2025-04-1053 minPlaying TeacherEpisode 2: Preps and Lunches (and Superpong)Send us a textIn this episode of Playing Teacher, Matt, Rob, and Brugge crack open one of the most sacred and underrated parts of the school day: preps and lunches. More than just breaks, these windows of time were life-saving lifelines in the relentless hustle of NYC public school teaching. We reflect on how these moments offered space to breathe, plan, decompress—or just stare into the void with a slice of pizza in hand.But it wasn’t all quiet recovery. Sometimes, it was survival through play. Enter Superpong—a game...2025-04-0936 minPlaying TeacherEpisode 5: Are We Okay? (Spoiler: Probably Not)Send us a textTeaching, Sanity, and the Fine Line Between Passion and BurnoutIn this episode of Playing Teacher, we ask the question that lingers behind every empty coffee cup, every hallway meltdown, and every wildly creative bulletin board at 2AM: Are we okay?Spoiler alert: probably not.We take a lighthearted but honest look at the emotional rollercoaster that is life in the classroom. We talk about the toll teaching can take on your mental health—not in a clinical, diagnostic way, but in the way teachers ac...2025-04-0958 minPlaying TeacherEpisode 4: Roll Film: Cinema, Memory, and Metaphor in the ClassroomSend us a textIn this episode of Playing Teacher, we pull back the curtain on a not-so-secret weapon in our teaching toolbox: cinema. Whether we were screening something in our makeshift movie theater during lunch or showing a film to an entire class, movies weren’t just a break—they were world-builders.But this episode isn’t about the obvious curriculum tie-ins (you won’t hear us talking about “let’s watch October Sky during the space unit”). Instead, we explore how film can plant vivid experiences in kids’ minds—scenes, emotions, and stories that b...2025-04-0957 minPlaying TeacherEpisode 3: The Hook: The Art of CaptivationSend us a textIn this episode of Playing Teacher, we dive into The Hook—that elusive, electric moment when a teacher pulls students in and makes them want to learn. It’s the magic trick, the spark, the wink across the room that says, “This is going to be good.” But here’s the thing: it’s not in the lesson plan template, and it sure doesn’t show up on most rubrics.Too often dismissed as fluff or misunderstood by administrators and even some teachers, The Hook is actually one of the most powerful tools...2025-04-0942 min
Beloved FuturesS2 E2 | Matthew Monahan – The Regeneration will be FundedWhat does it take to steward the Earth and our communities through times of profound change? How do we balance the urgency of the meta-crisis with the hope of regeneration? In this episode of Beloved Futures, host Aubrey Morgan Yee engages in a powerful conversation with Matthew Monahan, a visionary leader, regenerative farmer, and founder of the global initiative Ma Earth.Matthew Monahan is a dreamer who knows how to bring dreams to life. After building a successful tech venture with his brother early in life, he actualized a vision to build a le...2024-11-0453 min
Flames TalkLaying Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau To RestOn hour one of Flames Talk with Pat Steinberg and Wes Gilbertson, it's an hour dedicated to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau as the two young men were laid to rest. They touched on the funeral service for Johnny and Matty, and hear from Meredith Gaudreau, Johnny's wife, and her messages to the city of Calgary, Sean Monahan, and a couple funny stories about Johnny.(30:31) Pat and Wes take your texts on the lives of Johnny and Matthew as we continue to honour their lives.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of...2024-09-1045 minPlaying TeacherEpisode 1: The "Expert" TeacherSend us a text“Ok, if it’s so easy you teach my class..please show me the way.” Ah, the fantasy of every teacher. Imagine a scenario where you’re told to change roles and write up your supervisor who wants to show you how it’s done…you know because they were once an “expert teacher.” But what if it bombs? Matt and Rob relive this once in a teacher’s lifetime experiment and discuss better alternatives to how teachers are evaluated. More importantly, who is qualified to make these evaluations?Support the show2024-09-061h 31
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Romance, RomantasyThe Black Bird Oracle: A Novel by Deborah HarknessPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/734604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Black Bird Oracle: A Novel Series: #5 of All Souls Series Author: Deborah Harkness Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 3 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Romantasy Publisher's Summary: Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series. “The Black Bird Oracle deftly explores the nexus of memory, history, and parenthood—the magic, pain, and promises mothers p...2024-07-1610 min
Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter PodcastGETTIN SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep 203 | FDNY CAPT. MARIANNE MONAHANGETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.203 : Tomorrow Thursday May 9th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel. Our special guest will be 21 year FDNY veteran Capt. Marianne Monahan. She was appointed to FDNY in Sept.1982 and then assigned to E298. She worked there until her Promotion to Fire Marshall in March 1993. Promoted to LT in Sept. 1996 and covered in the 33 Battalion before being assigned to Engine 321. She helped write 2 Lt's tests and was recruited to work at FLIPS. She helped train over 600 LTs until 9/11. She was Promoted to Capt. in spring of 2002. She covered in the 14 division until her retirement in 2003. Capt. Mo...2024-05-111h 49
Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan#420: The Science of Attraction: Why You Haven’t Met The Right One with Matthew Hussey Expert Love Coach & Bestselling AuthorThe biggest stages in the world are waiting to welcome you.Are you ready to take the stage?Let me teach you how….Join The Elite Mastermind with me! There are only 20 seats available. Link here: https://heathermonahan.com/the-elite-mastermind/In This Episode You Will Learn About:
Finding the love you DESERVE
How to craft unshakeable self-worth & self-love
Why you keep attracting the wrong people & how to STOP
How to manage your fears & step into dating with confidence
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Varn VlogCelebrating the Global Socialist Vision of Michael BrooksJoin the conversation as we honor the extraordinary Michael Brooks, with guest Dr. Matthew McManus, whose latest work "How to Guide to Cosmopolitan Socialism" celebrates Michael’s legacy and his unifying vision for a globally inclusive left. Delve into the heart of Michael's approach to politics, one that wove together the threads of diverse ideologies into a tapestry of progressive thought and action. We reminisce about his contributions, reflecting on the need for unity in contemporary leftist circles and the void left by his untimely departure.Navigating the murky waters of left-wing foreign policy, we grapple with th...2024-02-1957 min
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Romance, RomantasyFourth Wing (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean 1 by Rebecca YarrosPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fourth Wing (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean 1 Series: #1.5 of Empyrean (Dramatized Adaptation) Author: Rebecca Yarros Narrator: Lamont Ridgell, Khaya Fraites, Taylor Coan, Torian Brackett, Robb Moreira, Rob Mcfadyen, Megan Poppy, Laura C. Harris, Gabriel Michael, Jessica Lauren Ball, James Konicek, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.74 of Total 159 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 30 Genres: Romantasy Publisher's Summary: 'Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-year-old V...2024-02-0905 min
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Romance, RomantasyA Court of Honey and Ash [Dramatized Adaptation]: Honey and Ice 1 by Kelly St. Clare, Shannon MayerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/737612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Court of Honey and Ash [Dramatized Adaptation]: Honey and Ice 1 Series: #1 of Honey and Ice (Dramatized Adaptation) Author: Kelly St. Clare, Shannon Mayer Narrator: Megan Hastie, Belsheber Rusape, Grace Srinivasan, Niusha Nawab, Jonathon Church, Tia Shearer, Alejandro Ruiz, James Lewis, Nick J. Russo, Renee Dorian, Christopher Williams, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 15, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Romantasy Publisher's Summary: 'Orphaned. Trained to fight. Raised to fear the power of Underhill. Secretly in love with a man who doesn’t w...2024-01-1505 min
SuperfanBlood on the ClocktowerComedians Lisa Gopman and Jackie Monahan interview Superfans of Blood on the Clocktower Brittani Simberg and Jake Weiner. With special guests, Tasha Ames and Matthew Collins.2023-10-241h 46
Varn VlogTogether Towards Sustainability: Labor's Role in Climate Solutions with Matt HuberPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.What if the key to addressing climate change lies at the intersection of labor and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking episode, we're joined by Matt Huber, author of "Climate Change's Class War: Building Socialism on a Warring Planet," to explore this relationship and how climate change is a class phenomenon. We challenge the mainstream analysis that focuses on consumption and lifestyle choices while ignoring the role of ownership and production in providing for those lifestyles.Together with Huber, we discuss the implications of g...2023-06-151h 06SuperfanPhishComedians Lisa Gopman and Jackie Monahan interview the Superfan that inspired the podcast theme, Phish Superfan Matthew Collins.2023-01-2452 min
In the Dome: Calgary Flames Fan PodcastIn the Dome: The Great Phillips Debate + Return of Tkachuk & Monahan - EP 16 - S4Tonight we're recapping the returns of Matthew Tkachuk and Sean Monahan as well as wins over the Washington Capitals and Arizona Coyotes. Additionally, we weigh in on Matt Phillips tearing up the AHL and still not 'earning' a call-up as of yet. Wrapping up the show we jump into some Brock Boeser trade rumours. Go Flames Go. Get $20 off your first order at SeatGeek with code INTHEDOMEPODSupport for In the Dome is brought to you by DraftKings Sportsbook. Use code THPN.If you or someone you know has a gambling...2022-12-071h 20
Locked On Canadiens - Daily Podcast on the Montreal CanadiensEpisode 737 - Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames preview with the ScorchStack and some thoughts on Sean MonahanThe Montreal Canadiens begin their annual Western Canadian road trip tonight in Calgary, and we are joined by Mike and Nathan from The Scorchstack to preview the Habs game against the Flames. We talk offseason moves, the loss of Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau, the addition of MacKenzie Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau, and more. We then turn our thoughts to Sean Monahan and what the Habs can expect from the Flames in the game.Find and follow Locked on Canadiens on your favourite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts...2022-12-0133 minCreating Confidence with Heather Monahan#237: How To Make Life Happen FOR YOU With Dean Graziosi Co-Founder Of MastermindIn This Episode You Will Learn About:
Increasing your wealth & profits
Switching up your perspective
Personal development
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Get Top Full Audiobooks in Romance, RomantasyRoman's Reckoning: Type 6 (Part 1) by Lucas LamontPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/740833 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Roman's Reckoning: Type 6 (Part 1) Series: #1 of The Chronicles of Fate Author: Lucas Lamont Narrator: Chase Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Romantasy Publisher's Summary: Can a Type 6 Alpha defeat the odds and find his Fated Mate? Roman Erricson, a 24-year-old Type 6 Alpha, is one of the rarest humans on earth, possessing coveted strength, looks, intelligence, and notoriety. Attempting to live a normal life, Roman reluctantly agrees to an arranged mating contract with Peyton, a 20-year-old Type 5 Omega. But Peyton isn’t just anybody. He...2022-03-1505 min
Homilies to Heal the Heart and Soul1st Sat Lent, Praying for Puttin?Matthew 5:43-48Pray for your enemies, change your world… and be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect. 2022-03-1206 min
The Arthur Aidala Power HourThe Arthur Aidala Power Hour 1-25-22The Arthur Aidala Power Hour 1-25-22 Guest: Terence Monahan, CEO of Monahan Consulting, Former Senior Adviser Recovery Safety Planning at New York City Economic Development Corporation, Former NYPD Chief of Department Music Selections:Steely Dan - Do It AgainThe Counting Crows - Mr. JonesHill Street Blues Theme Song (1981-1987)'Til Tuesday - Voices CarryNena - 99 Red BalloonsSuzanne Vega & D.N.A. - Tom's DinerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-01-2654 min
Locked On Flames - Daily Podcast On The Calgary FlamesMatthew Tkachuck Has Himself a Night Against Hometown TeamMatthew Tkachuk added five points to his season total in a 7-1 win over his hometown team, St. Louis Blues. Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan ran a clinic on goalie Jordan Binnington. Is Darryl Sutter coming around to letting younger guys like Adam Ruzicka see time in the NHL? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBu...2022-01-2520 min
PI PerspectivesCrypto Currency Investigations with Former NYPD Chief of Department Terence MonahanEpisode 126:
Welcome to this week’s episode of PI- Perspectives. We have a very special show. Former NYPD Chief of Department, Terence Monahan joins us today. Terry had an impressive 40-year career with NYPD. He retired in 2021 and is now working in the world of Crypto-currency investigations. The guys will discuss the ins and outs of this type of investigative work. Please join Retired Chief Terry Monahan and your host Private Investigator, Matt Spaier
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Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of NatureDigital Media: Collaboration and Movement Building in a Data-Driven Society | Matthew Monahan, Ben Knight, Edward West, and Ingrid SandersTo have any chance of success, highly creative, collaborative uses of new forms of digital media must be a cornerstone of any strategy for progressive social and environmental movements. Four leading innovators in this domain share their insights. Hosted by Matthew Monahan, Namaste Foundation. With: Ben Knight, co-founder of Loomio; Edward West, co-founder of Impact Hub Oakland and Hylo social network; Ingrid Sanders, founder of PopExpert, a crowd-sourced, community-driven platform.2022-01-011h 28Homilies to Heal the Heart and Soul2nd Sat Advent ‘The key to understanding all reality’ Matthew 17:9, 10-13 St John Paul II said the key to understand all reality is the loss of fatherhood. The first reading that refers to what the prophet Malichi said: “How awesome are you, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! You were destined, it is written, in time to come to put an end to wrath before the day of the LORD, To turn back the hearts of fathers toward their sons, and to re-establish the tribes of Jacob. Advent invites us to ponder the reason behind the mystery of the incarnation, of God’s coming to us in h...2021-12-1107 minHomilies to Heal the Heart and Soul1st Sat of Advent, How Dependent God is on usMatthew 9:35-10:1, 5-8 “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”How dependent god is on us, to help complete his mission. He calls, he equips and then he sends us, ‘to be his hands, his heart’.2021-12-0408 min
Varn VlogKaiser Kuo on US-China Relations and the Red New DealPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.We talk the Kaiser Kuo of the Sinica podcast and Sup China about the complications of US-China relations, the actual policies of the "Red New Deal," and the general shift in political tone in China and in the US. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason Myles...2021-11-041h 33
Varn VlogScott Horton on the waning of the American EmpirePlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. We talk the Scott Horton of Anti-War Radio and the Scott Horton show, author of Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terror and Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, on what it means to chronicle the US imperial wars for two decades and what was and wasn't learned from the end of the Afghanistan War. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick Varn...2021-11-011h 14
Varn VlogJim Davis on Religious Studies and Political EconomyPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Jim Davis is a student of world religions (focus on Shia Imami Ismailis) with a deep interest in radical politics and praxis. He lives in Springfield, Missouri. He has written books on socialism, Pure Land Buddhism, and Ismaili Islam. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason Myles2021-10-281h 20
Varn VlogForrest Miller on Politics, Movies, and the Cultural ZeitgeistPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Forrest Miller is a co-host of Movie Night Extravaganza. He has produced for Jacobin Podcast and Give Them an Argument With Ben Burgis and does a monthly joint show with This is Revolution. We will be discussing the overlap between film, culture, and politics, focusing on filmmakers like Alex Cox, Paul Verhoeven, and Stanley Kubrick. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Stri...2021-10-251h 49
Varn VlogNo Royal Road- As Old Worlds End and New Ones Begin: Part I (With Chris and Jason of the Regrettable Century)While the introduction music is that of Varn Vlog on this podcaster, this series will be simultaneously released on both the Varn Vlog podcast feed and the Regrettable Century podcast feed. This is a long-running series we are doing on understanding social technologies, relationships of production, and how we get here: i.e. what is the social and class history of the past. In this episode, we begin our first foray into this unlimited series with a flight of discussions of the work of Marxist historian Chris Wickham. While we don't hit on Wickham's primary concern: the hazy...2021-10-191h 48
Varn VlogJared of Cyber Dandy on ExistentialismPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Jared is the author of Cyber Dandy. He is a long-time student of anarchism and existentialism and speaks about the continued relevance and radicalness of existential thought. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetFacebookYou...2021-10-181h 34
Varn VlogDan Melo discusses the BorderlandsPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Dan Melo is the author of Borderlines(Zer0 Books, 2021). He is an attorney and social critic who grew up in diverse cultural and political settings. he was written for in the Hampton Institute, ArcDigital, Areo Magazine, and Merion West. We discuss immigrant activism, the current state of affairs, and the relationship between immigration, economics, and climate change. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul...2021-10-141h 27
Varn VlogDr. Pouya Alimagham on Iranian History, Middle Eastern Politics, and American ImperialismPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Dr. Pouya Alimagham is a historian of the modern Middle East at MIT. He is the author of Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings. We talk about the long history of American politics and the making of modern Iran, the making of American policy in the modern middle east, the Islamicate world's encounters with European modernity, and much more. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnA...2021-10-111h 46
Varn VlogDoug Enaa Greene on Harrington and Socialism in the Biden MomentPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Doug Enaa Greene is the author of Communist Insurgent: Blanqui's Politics of Revolution and the forthcoming A Failure of Vision: Michael Harrington and the Limits of Democratic Socialism (Forthcoming, Zero Books, 2022). He also blogs at The Blanquist as well as writes for publications like Left Voice, Socialism and Democracy, LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, MRZine, Counterpunch, Socialist Viewpoint, and Jacobin. This is our second conversation on Harrington's legacy, the DSA, etc. Correction: At one point, I say that consulting budget seems...2021-10-041h 56Homilies to Heal the Heart and SoulFeast of Guardian Angels, ‘They Have Your Back’Matthew 18:1-5, 10 “See that you do not despise little ones, for I say that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.” Devotion to our Guardian Angels is not just a piety for children, they are given to us by God and intercede for us constantly.2021-10-0206 min
Varn VlogKenzo Shibata on the Punk Rock, Politics, and Generational ShiftsPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Kenzo Shibata is the host of Meet the Left, organizer, and teacher who shares a love of Punk rock. We discuss the late Gen X tendency to aestheticize politics and the problems of scenes and radical chic. We also go anecdotal about generational differences. This is a why ranging conversation. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro...2021-09-301h 36
Varn VlogGreg Belvedere on Ecology, Systems, and CrisisPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Greg Belvedere is a writer and sometimes youtuber who is very interested in the problems of ecology and net-energy expenditure. We discuss how much more radical our reconception of life may need to be to control our response to climate change and how unlikely that is. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake...2021-09-272h 22
Varn VlogErika Whelan on the Left CommunismPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Erika Whelan discusses the history and functions of left communism with me. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetFacebookYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeSend us a text Mu...2021-09-201h 18
Varn VlogAdam Ray Adkins on The Acid Aesthetic and Left HorizonsPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Adam Ray Adkins is the co-host of the Acid Left. We discuss art, culture, and what is the acid left, and why it may be important.Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetFacebookYou can...2021-09-131h 35
Varn VlogMike Watson on Memeing Through Hotel Grand AbyssPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Mike Watson is the author of Can the Left Learn to Meme? (Zero Books, 2019) and The Memeing of Mark Fisher (Zero Books, forthcoming 2021) and the co-host of the Acid Left. We discuss memes, the Frankfurt school, and the left's ability to communicate a singular and coherent narrative. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitte...2021-09-061h 10
Varn VlogSam Shain on revolutionizing education in the 21th Centurylease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Sam Shain and I discuss media literacy, critical thinking, and the curriculum in high school humanities. Sam is a teacher and former journalist as well as the author of Education Revolution (forthcoming Zero Books). Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media...2021-09-021h 20
Varn VlogPolitical Payne on perils of California and the decline of local journalismPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.This week to Joe Payne about the situation in California, the end of working-class background journalists, and the decline of local journalism. Joe Payne is the host of Political Payne and the co-host of Bad Takes. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and So...2021-08-301h 25Homilies to Heal the Heart and SoulSt. Augustine, WIDGET ‘Discovering our Gifts & Letting our Light Shine’What are your ‘talents’? Patrick Lencioni, author of Five Dysfuncitons of a Team, came up with ’WIDGET’ 6 types of working genius. Google it! (Wonder, Invention, Discernment, Galvanizing, Enablement, Tenacity) When I discover where God has naturally gifted me, I can embrace those areas and recognize areas I‘m just not naturally gifted in, and therefore need others in the mystical body of Christ to help me. St. Irenaeus said, “The glory of God is man fully alive.”Matthew 25:14-30 2021-08-2810 minHomilies to Heal the Heart and SoulSt. Augustine, WIDGET ‘Discovering our Gifts & Letting our Light Shine’Matthew 25:14-30What are your ‘talents’? Patrick Lencioni, author of Five Dysfuncitons of a Team, came up with ’WIDGET’ 6 types of working genius. Google it! (Wonder, Invention, Discernment, Galvanizing, Enablement, Tenacity) When I discover where God has naturally gifted me, I can embrace those areas and recognize areas I just am not naturally gifted in, and therefore need others in the mystical body of Christ to help me. St. Irenaeus said, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” 2021-08-2817 min
Varn VlogTed Reese on the Legacy of Grossman and Precarity of the FuturePlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.This week to Ted Reese about the importance of Henryk Grossman. Reese is the author of Socialism or Extinction and forthcoming The End of Capitalism: The Thought of Henryk Grossman (Zero Books). Reese elaborates on profitability and its limits to the kinds of innovation that is developed in response to climate change. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro...2021-08-231h 31
Varn VlogColin Drumm on Why One Can't With KantPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Colin Drumm (@drumm_colin) is PhD Candidate in History of Consciousness at UC Santa Cruz, whose interests include the history of money and its power relationships in the middle ages as well as understanding German idealism. Drumm wants to understand that we should not trust Kant. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake...2021-08-191h 56
Varn VlogArnold from Fight Like an Animal On Humans on the Crust of the EarthPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Arnold Schroder is the host of Fight Like an Animal. We briefly discuss the essay "The Human Species and the Earth's Crust" by Amadeo Bordiga, but quickly move on to discuss infrastructure, human temperament, social psychology, and adjusting your political theory to your audience beyond superficial ideological appeals. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by B...2021-08-161h 22
Varn VlogJohn Michael Colon on Shifting Nature of Media and PoliticsPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.John Michael Colon is a writer and libertarian socialist in New York. He and I speak about the shifting of the media landscape. This is the first of a two-part series. You can find John Michael Colon's work at the Point, Jacobin, etc. He is at @red_dilettanteAbandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bit...2021-08-122h 01
Varn VlogRe-reading Re-Reading Wolfe with James and CraigPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.I talk to James and Craig of the Re-Reading Wolfe Podcast about the legacy of Gene Wolfe and what it is like to engage with his works. Check out their work. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skep...2021-08-091h 21Homilies to Heal the Heart and Soul18th Sat OT, ‘What if you were 5 times bolder?’Matthew 17:14-20‘Because of your little faith..’. There are areas in our heart where we just don’t believe or trust in God’s goodness. Need to ask the Lord to increase our faith in who He is, and in who He says we are. To believe like St Paul, ‘That I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me‘. 2021-08-0706 min
Varn VlogJ. Andrew World on the joys of film and doing art in political spacesPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.J. Andrew World is a comic and sketch artist who does work for podcasts such as Give Them An Argument and publishers like Zero Books, and is also the co-host of two podcasts, Bad Takes and Movie Night Extravaganza. This is a free-ranging conversation on pop art, 'zines, politics, and economics of art with lots of digressions from both guest and host. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Der...2021-08-051h 33
Varn VlogThe Structuralism Debates with Nicolas Villareal and Varn, part 1Please support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.This is the first of a Patreon series of streams: we are making it free as a bonus. Nicolas Villareal and C. Derick Varn debate Althusser all the time on Twitter and messages. While Varn has had Nico on before to talk about Econophysics and Structural Marxism, Varn and Nico often talk about this antagonistically. This is the first of what is literally to be an irregular series as both their time allows where they discuss and debate the limits of anti-humanist/humanist debates. Becau...2021-08-021h 38
Varn VlogMike and Bori of Red Star Over Asia on Leftism in South Korea and AsiaPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Mike and Bori from Red Star Over Asia podcast talk about the left in South Korea and Asia, and the historical and political context and difficulties of left organizing in the Republic of Korea. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Medi...2021-07-291h 25
Varn VlogNia Cola on Biden, the Left, and MMTPlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Nia Cola is a heterodox economist and proponent of MMT. She has debated with me before on Give Them An Argument on the International use of MMT. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetFacebookYou...2021-07-261h 03
Varn VlogNatalie Smith on the MMT Humanities and the political situation in ChilePlease support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Natalie Smith is a co-host of the Superstructure podcast. We discuss the appeal of MMT humanities and the political situation in Chile. We also discuss some of the tensions between Marxists and MMTers and the limits of methodological nationalism. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affiliated with the Emancipation Network.Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason Myles2021-07-221h 20