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THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 764: WHAT TO MAKE OF TRUMP'S BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL An extension of his 2017 Tax cuts for the 1%, massive slashing of services like Medicaid and SNAP, and more money for ICE and the military..WHAT COULD GO WRONG? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now htt...2025-07-041h 00

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 763: MILITARY A.I. WATCH ft. PETER BYRNE Follow Project Censored "Military A.I. Watch" here: https://www.projectcensored.org/military-ai-watch/ Peter Byrne is an award-winning investigative science reporter who has long uncovered corruption at the nexus of science and industry. Now, in partnership with Project Censored, Byrne has launched Military AI Watch, a groundbreaking ten-part series that will run monthly on Project Censored website. This exposé will reveal the manifold dangers of developing AI applications for military purposes. Byrne shows how Silicon Valley, corporate media, the Department of Defense, the banking industry, and scientific institutions all intersect in the effort to militarize AI. The public has been la...2025-07-031h 37

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 762: ASK THE CRÜE ANYTHING CALL IN SHOWThe CRÜE watches the Lil Brazzy interview..oh boy! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (speci...2025-07-022h 08

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 6/26/25: WILL DIDDY GO TO PRISON?MT joins Jason for shenanigans 2025-06-302h 05

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 761: THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE MYTH ft. DANIEL MOAK & SARAH CATE Is this school to prison pipeline a real thing? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTu...2025-06-301h 08

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: THE HIDDEN RACIAL HISTORY OF THE CFL ft. SCOTT PRICE While the CFL is looked at like the "country cousin" of the NFL--it has consistently been on the forefront of advancing players of color and football innovation. We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www...2025-06-292h 40

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 760: WORDS AS VIOLENCE AND STORIES OF WOMEN'S RESISTANCE ONLINE ft. ALIA DASTAGIR READ ALIA'S BOOK HERE: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.../to-those-who-have.../ After publishing a story for USA Today as part of an investigation into child sexual abuse, Dastagir became the target of an online mob launched by QAnon and encouraged by Donald Trump, Jr. It motivated her to investigate the pervasive online abuse and harassment women face, which can produce devastating psychological effects that over time may be far more insidious and long-lasting than the effects of physical violence. Some statistics from To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person to consider: 61% of women say online harassment is a major pr...2025-06-261h 26

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 759: SHOULD BLACK PEOPLE ATTEND THE ANTI-ICE PROTESTS? There are voices in the FBA, and ADOS communities that feel that Black people should not be involved in the protests against ICE in Los Angeles. It's not "our" problem... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now htt...2025-06-251h 36

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 758: LOVE ON THE LEFT PART 3: DATING AND A.I. Do you want A.I. to pick your mate? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially You...2025-06-242h 04

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 6/19/25: Black Yacht Rock & HIP HOP DISCUSSION WITH DAVY D & JEFF CHANGWe discuss Black Yacht Rock and hip hop with Davy D and the TIR Crüe 2025-06-2356 min

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 757: WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT TRYING TO BAN HIP HOP? ft. Jeff Chang and Davy D Read Jeff's work here: https://zentronix.substack.com/ Recently the book, "Can't Stop Won't Stop" about the early beginnings of hip hop was recently banned by the Trump administration. What makes this book so dangerous? We'll discuss with it's author, journalist, and author, Jeff Chang. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bon...2025-06-231h 12

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 2 SPORT ATHLETE?Has a focus on making super athletes from a young age put an end to the 2 way professional sports star? Bo Jackson was a anomaly, but what about Deion Sanders? Brian Jordan? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Beco...2025-06-222h 19

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 6/17/25: SHOULD CHILDREN BE PUNISHED CRIMINALLY LIKE ADULTS?Jason tells a somber father's day story, then Jason and Alex discuss what happens when a man gets in a relationship. 2025-06-201h 06

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 756: LENIN IN 45 VOLUMES (update) ft. ALEXANDER HERBERT Follow Alex and his Lenin journey here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDMZxnmaFpr_NNwJPM1-Gyw Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these plat...2025-06-201h 06

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 755: ISRAEL vs. IRAN: WW3? With Israel increasing their attacks on Iran, are we witnessing the beginning of a new world war? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and foll...2025-06-191h 17

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 754: LET'S NATIONALIZE SPACE X! ft. BEN BURGIS Read Ben's article in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/.../musk-trump-nationalize-spacex... The slap fight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has highlighted the absurdity of keeping so much of our space program and satellite internet infrastructure in the hands of a single oligarch. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from man...2025-06-1653 min

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: Aaron Rodgers vs. Time in PittsburghWas this a good movie for Pittsburgh? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANK...2025-06-151h 40

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPOP LIFE EP. 47: WE'RE ALL SELLOUTS NOW PART 2: GATEKEEPING IN SUB CULTURES ft. DOC COYLE Read Doc's article in Loudersound here: https://www.loudersound.com/.../doc-coyle-sleep-token-op-ed Listen to God Forbid here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OgQ0tvf2ldbdlm8sXyx3M... Is heavy metal the last sacred bastion of authenticity? Does metal's popularity suffer from a fanbase that entrenched in the cultures of deconstruction and authenticity? What deems a band a "sellout" as all artists of a certain level are just trying to make a living and "get the bag"? We'll discuss with God Forbid Guitarist and journalist, Doc Coyle. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/sho...2025-06-131h 39

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 753: THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM ft. NATHAN ROBINSON Read the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.../9780593914113/... The Myth of American Idealism offers a timely and comprehensive introduction to the incisive critiques of U.S. power that have made Noam Chomsky a “global phenomenon,” one of the most widely known public intellectuals of all time. Surveying the history of U.S. military and economic activity around the world, Chomsky and his co-author Nathan J. Robinson vividly trace the way the American pursuit of global domination has wrought havoc in country after country – without, ironically, making Americans any safer. And they explore how dominant elites in the United States have pushed...2025-06-121h 09

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastDUDES IN THE CHEAP SEATS EP. 2: IS NIGHTMARE ELM ST. PART 5 A SLEPT ON CLASSIC? J.G feels that the 5th installment in the Nightmare on Elm St. is a mean spirited fun film..I don't know...? We will argue "The Dream Child" , then following the show, we'll watch the film! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you ge...2025-06-111h 08

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 752: 1999 THE YEAR LOW CULTURE DOMINATED AMERICA ft. ROSS BENES Get Ross' book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638574/ Eminem, Austin Powers, ICP, the heyday of mid talk shows..what a time to be alive! But what where are we now after this explosion of mass low Culture? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the epi...2025-06-091h 13

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: IS YOUTH BASKETBALL BROKEN? Has capitalism ruined youth sports? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: https...2025-06-081h 57

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 6/3/25: THE GANG WATCHES A METHED OUT DANCE OFFJason watches more horrible hip hop and the most insane dance off ever. 2025-06-051h 15

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 751: IS ISRAEL WINNING THE WAR? ft. NOUR JAGHAMA Follow Code Pink here: https://www.codepink.org/ As Israel escalates its assault on Palestine and intensifies restrictions on humanitarian aid, the world is witnessing the final stages of a genocide in Gaza. But Israel’s military strategy—built on mass destruction, collective punishment, and starvation—has failed militarily and morally. Meanwhile, U.S. complicity continues to prioritize economic interests over Palestinian lives. We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you ha...2025-06-051h 11

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 750: ARE WHITE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BLACK FATIGUE? ft. Touré F. Reed & Bertrand Cooper Did the racial reckoning wear people out? I thought white people liked Sinners? We stopped kneeling..y'all still tired? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and foll...2025-06-041h 45

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 751: POLISH ELECTIONSYep, we're covering the elections in Poland. Let's go! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL ...2025-06-031h 42

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 5/29/25: THE GANG WATCHES THE P DIDDY TRIALArturo joined the champagne room madness. 2025-06-022h 03

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 749: DO WE NEED A RETURN TO LIBERATION THEOLOGY? ft. ARTURO DESIMONE Read Arturo's work here: https://www.counterpunch.org/.../compact-smears-pope.../ Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL...2025-06-021h 07

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: THE 2025 NBA CONFERENCE FINALS Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sx...2025-06-012h 01

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 5/27/25: JASON'S FIELD TRIP IN THE TENDERLOIN & LOVE AFTER LOCK UP REACTIONRecently Jason was in SF to attend his daughter's college graduation, and he discusses his hotel..in one of worse parts of the city! Then, we all watch clips from "Love After Lock-Up". 2025-05-291h 54

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 748: LATIN AMERICAN UPDATE ft. CAMILA ESCALANTE Follow Camila's work here: https://kawsachun.com/ What's going on in Venezuela? Is the end of USAID good news for Latin America? We discuss with Camila Escalante. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com...2025-05-2954 min

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 82: WE'RE ALL SELLOUTS NOWStefan joins special guest Jason Myles to discuss 'selling out', and whether the notion even makes sense in the contemporary moment, where we are all always already sold out, and to the degree that this is alienating it just makes it even more saleable Read the essay here https://benburgis.substack.com/p/all-we-ever-wanted-was-everything Subscribe to Ben's substack here benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each...2025-05-271h 28

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 747: REMEMBERING THE RADICAL POPE ft. ROGER LANCASTER Read Roger's piece in Common Dreams here: https://www.commondreams.org/opi.../was-pope-francis-radical Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well...2025-05-261h 18

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: SELF CATFISHING WITH STEROIDSRead Jason's article in Damage Magazine here: https://damagemag.com/ Steroid use is up, especially among young people seeking to display a particular physique onle. The Turin of the mae upon itself represents a radical form of alienation and one with some nasty side effect to boot. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only progr...2025-05-251h 48

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 746: WHAT THE TRUMP HOLLYWOOD TARIFFS COULD MEAN FOR THE DOMESTIC FILM INDUSTRY ft. RALPH LEONARD Read Ralph's article here: https://unherd.com/.../trumps-film-tariffs-will-backfire.../ With the financial failure of the streaming industry, to cut costs, many movies and television shows are shot outside of the U.S. for a fraction of the cost (and less work restrictions). While this was common for lower budget productions bigger budget films are being made in Canada, Mexico, Europe--is this attempt to "Make Film Great Again" backfire on "the Donald"? Trump has replaced his famous "you're fired" with, simply--tariff. This may be the next big fopa in performance as CEO of the world. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Cr...2025-05-241h 03

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 745: WHAT IS TECHONOPOPULISM ft. ALEX HOCHULI Read Alex's article here: https://www.compactmag.com/.../the-techno-populist.../ For more than a decade, we have been told that insurgent populists are challenging a complacent post-political technocratic establishment. Combatants on both sides testify to this polarization. Poland’s Donald Tusk, former President of the European Council and the country’s current prime minister, stated back in 2017 that “we must challenge the populists”—and he did so, defeating the right-wing Law and Justice Party in 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron warned last year that “populists” risk undermining the European bloc from within. On the other side, Britain’s Nigel Farage declared the same year that “n...2025-05-231h 01

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 747: REMEMBERING THE VIETNAM WAR ft. BOB BUZZANCO OF GREEN AND RED PODCAST It's been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. We'll take a look at the causes for its start and its end, and what we learned or have yet to learn with historian Bob Buzzanco. Listen to Bob on the Green and Red Podcast here: https://greenandredpodcast.org/ Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron onl...2025-05-221h 13

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 744: HOW TO REBUILD LOS ANGELES IN SINGAPORE'S IMAGE ft. NATASHA HAKIMI ZAPATAGet Natasha's book, "Another World Is Possible" here: https://www.natashahakimizapata.com/ Read Natasha's Jacobin piece here: https://jacobin.com/.../05/la-fires-singapore-public-housing Months after the fires, Los Angeles is beginning to rebuild, but current proposals don’t address the city’s long-standing housing issues. LA should emulate Singapore, which took a devastating fire as a cue to revolutionize its housing market. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the mea...2025-05-211h 02

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 81: CLASS REDUCTIONISM DOES NOT EXISTBen and Stefan discuss the charge of "Class Reductionism" and the related charge of "Class Abstractionism" and whether these point to real phenomena or are strawman. Read Ben's essay: https://open.substack.com/pub/benburgis/p/class-reductionism-is-a-straw-man Subscribe to the Substack: https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! W...2025-05-201h 20

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 743: REBEL QUEEN: THE MAKING OF A GRANDMASTER ft. SUSAN POLGER Purchase Rebel Queen here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/.../9781538757291/... Born to a poor Jewish family in Cold War Budapest, Polgar would emerge as the one of the greatest female chess players the world has ever seen. While still a teenager, she became the first woman to qualify for the men’s World Chess Championship cycle. She went on to become the highest rated female chess player on the planet and, at age 21, the first woman to earn the men’s Grandmaster title—chess’ highest designation. But to get there, she had to endure sexism, anti-Semitism, state-sponsored intimidation, and even violent assault. Throw in...2025-05-191h 01

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: SPORTS TRAVEL AND THE DEPORTATION INDUSTRY Read the article here: https://jsis.washington.edu/.../06/14/abuses-in-the-air/ Every week, thousands of migrants are shackled at the hands and feet and forced onto deportation flights to destinations across the globe. While the flights are contracted by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), most are run by a shadowy network of private charter companies that operate with no effective oversight. In some cases, migrants are beaten or brutalized aboard the plane. In others, the planes transport them to situations where they are likely to experience harms as grave as torture, assault, or even enslavement. These practices violate U.S. l...2025-05-181h 48

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 742: KARL MARX IN AMERICA ft. ANDREW HARTMAN Get Andrew's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/.../chicago/K/bo245100866.html In Karl Marx in America, historian Andrew Hartman argues that even though Karl Marx never visited America, the country has been infused, shaped, and transformed by him. Since the beginning of the Civil War, Marx has been a specter in the American machine. During the Gilded Age, socialists read Marx as an antidote to the unchecked power of corporations. In the Great Depression, communists turned to Marx in hopes of transcending the destructive capitalist economy. The young activists of the 1960s were inspired by Marx as they gathered t...2025-05-161h 08

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 5/13/25: Never Run Out On a GangbangWe tried to watch Deadly Force (1983) and YouTube wouldn't let us. 2025-05-1555 min

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPOP LIFE EP. 46: Is Hip Hop Journalism a Pathway to the Manosphere? For a genre and a media ecosystem that has perceived itself to be "rebellious" has cutting against the grain created an unintentional pathway to misogyny? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com...2025-05-142h 17

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 741: NEOLIBERALISM WITH SALAFI CHARACTERISTICS ft. DJENE BAJALAN Read Djene's piece in Compact Magazine here: https://www.compactmag.com/.../neoliberalism-with.../... For many Syrians, the events of December 2024 had a surreal quality. After nearly a decade and a half of brutal civil war, it had seemed that the regime of Bashar al-Assad had fended off any serious challenges to its authority. Assad and his supporters may not have been able to deliver a killing blow to the various opposition forces in the country, but they had managed to confine them to the country’s periphery. That all changed in late November, when Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist gro...2025-05-121h 02

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: ARE THE LAKERS ALREADY DONE WITH J.J. REDICK? With their early exist from the playoffs, will Lebron finally call it quits? Will the Lakers part ways with their inexperienced head coach? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/Bit...2025-05-111h 19

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastThe Champagne Room 5/6/25: The Gang Sees BoobsJason and J.G. watch nude scenes from "Hello Mary Lou Prom Night II" with the gang. 2025-05-081h 16

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastDUDES IN THE CHEAP SEAT EP. 1: HELLO MARY LOU PROM NIGHT II ft. DERICH HEATH Watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281y-3dGE1M J.G. Michael and I sit down with director Derich Heath and discuss his behind scenes making of the cult class, "Hello Mary Lou, Prom Night II" Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Plea...2025-05-081h 19

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 740: COUNCIL OF ELDERS: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE YOUTH? All of the TIR clan come together to have a serious talk that will be led by master Varn.. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and fol...2025-05-072h 14

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 80: BEN SHAPIRO'S PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORYBen and Stefan discuss where another Ben ranks on the right wing mega popular charlatan scale in his account of the history of Philosophy Read (our) Ben's essay here: benburgis.substack.com/p/ben-shapiro-as-a-historian-of-philosophy ...and subscribe to the Substack here: http://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PA...2025-05-061h 25

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 5/1/25: MORE TALES FROM THE HOMELESS SHELTERJason gets personal in the champagne room before the insanity starts 2025-05-061h 41

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 739: WARDS OF THE STATE: THE LONG SHADOW OF FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN AMERICA ft. CLAUDIA ROWE Get Claudia's book here: https://store.abramsbooks.com/products/wards-of-the-state Wards of the State starts with the story of Maryanne who had been arrested for murder by the time she was 16. In and out of foster and adoptive homes since age 10, she’d run away, been trafficked and assaulted, and finally pointed a gun at the latest man to take her into his car. She pulled the trigger and fled. But with no family to turn to and few reliable friends, it didn’t take long for the police to catch up with her. The book goes on to acquaint us wit...2025-05-051h 07

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE MAU MAU HOUR: TARIFFS AND TRUMP'S NEW ECONOMIC WORLD ORDER ft. Steve Maher Is Trump 2.0 marking a new world order? Pascal will interrogate this issue with professor Steve Maher. Read Steve's latest in New Left Review here: https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/new-order... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now http...2025-05-0459 min

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 4/29/25: 'N' WORD CALL-IN SHOWWe opened up our phone lines asked the people who gets to say it? 2025-05-023h 20

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: WHY DID SHEDEUR FALL SO FAR IN THE DRAFT? There have been players before that dictated where they wanted, or didn't want to go, both of those more high profile players (John Elway, Eli Manning) had high profile fathers that were influential in their decision making. Why is Shedeur Sanders any different? Is it as simple as race--or is it something more? What role does the NIL play in all of this? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If...2025-05-022h 19

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 738: WHO GETS TO SAY THE "N" WORD? Who gets to say it? Why do you want to say it? Why do you care? How often do you really hear it? What on God's green earth is an "N" word pass? Who wants to go to a goddamn cookout? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content f...2025-05-021h 26

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 737: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE LIVESTREAMED ft. MIKE WATSON Read the work from many of the voices at Revol Press here: https://revolpress.substack.com/ Do we need more theory podcasts critiquing a non existent left? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www...2025-05-011h 15

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 736: TRUMP WANTS TO MAKE WORK MANLY AGAIN? MAGA will bring back manly factory jobs that men don't want We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well...2025-04-301h 19

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 4/24/25: WAS POP MUSIC BETTER IN THE 70s?Jason and Alex discuss the danceability of 70s music from pop to rock. 2025-04-291h 44

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 734: UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL ECONOMY ft. ALEXANDER HERBERTSign up for Alex's course here: https://www.patreon.com/courseswithalex/shop/introduction-to-political-economy-3-20-1424227?utm_campaign=productshare_fan "Political Economy" is precisely what the name implies: a unity between political and economic policy. It is the father of modern economics, joined with the mother (cousin?) of history and political science. As the scientific study of economics emerged, it was integrally tied to political incentives and, by extension, questions of morality. We will explore the foundational texts of modern political economy from Adam Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Menger, Marshall, Keynes, and more. This course is highly recommended before...2025-04-291h 13

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 735: ANALYZING THE 2025 CANADIAN ELECTIONSWill the right reign in Canada? Or has Trump's tariff talk given the libs the vote for the next 6 years? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https...2025-04-281h 06

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: NICO IAMALEAVA AND THE MARKET LOGIC OF COLLEGE ATHLETICSNico Iamaleava isn't a symptom of a "broken system", he exemplifies the system, nothing is broken. For years fans and labor labor advocates have called for college players to be able to earn money, but now that they are earning through NIL, in a union, free market environment--some don't like the neoliberalization of college sports..wonder why? We will discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and...2025-04-273h 38

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastThe Champagne Room 4/22/25: Who's Really Biracial?Mean Djene jumped in and we had a not safe for work good time! 2025-04-2459 min

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 733: IS ANDREW TATE A SYMPTOM OF A BAD ECONOMY? Read the article in The Hill here: https://thehill.com/.../5231296-andrew-tate.../... Is the crisis of masculinity real or manufactured? Is Andrew Tate just a derivative of the rise of figures like Jordan Peterson, or does his success speak to larger fears of scarcity in males? We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you...2025-04-241h 15

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTIR REWIND: WHAT THE HELL IS YACHT ROCK? ft. David Garfiled Find David's music here: https://www.creatchy.com/ As viewers of this show know I HATE the term "yacht rock", but I love the music of the 70s and 80s, and I FINALLY get to speak with one of the architects of this genre that I believe don't get the credit they're due. Get your popcorn ready for a very special mid day conversation with David Garfield of Karizma and SO MUCH more. We talk about David's musical journey, what it was like in the 80s when the 2nd wave of studio musicians were dominating the pop charts, and what h...2025-04-231h 25

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 79: RIGHT WING STANDPOINT THEORYBen and Stefan discuss the conservative version of lived experience and the increasingly baroque ways in which people try to construct the notion of 'expertise'. Read Ben's essay: https://benburgis.substack.com/p/douglas-murrays-theory-of-knowledge Subscribe to the Substack: https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron o...2025-04-221h 34

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 732: WILL THE REAL CORY BOOKER PLEASE STAND UP? ft. JAY ARENACory Booker broke the filibuster record and is the poster boy for the "resistance" Democrats, but are his political projects that much different than that of Trump 2.0? Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers"here:https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patr...2025-04-211h 07

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 731: IS TRUMP A FASCIST? ft. DANIEL BESSNER Danny is tired of your BS, and he's here to settle the score, once and for all! Special early morning stream--get your popcorn ready! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Pleas...2025-04-202h 00

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 729: HOW DO WE BUILD A SOCIALIST MOVEMENT? ft. SUDIP BHATTACHARYA Read Sudip and many other left authors in the Hampton Reader here: https://www.iskrabooks.org/hampton-reader Can a socialist movement happen in the current state of politics in the era of Trump and discontent? We'll discuss. Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History?" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the mean...2025-04-171h 03

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 730: WHAT IS DARK ENLIGHTENMENT? Ben and Pascal examine the mind of Curtis Yarvin Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History?" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a pa...2025-04-161h 02

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 78: MARX'S INFERNO Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History?" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Ple...2025-04-151h 40

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 4/10/25: CAN YOU HAVE FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?This one was good.. 2025-04-142h 45

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 728: LOVE ON THE LEFT PART 2: DO MEN LACK EMOTIONAL MATURITY? ft. ALEX & CYNTHIA Should it matter your partners' political affiliations? We'll discuss, and of course open up the phone lines in the Champagne Room! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subs...2025-04-141h 27

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: VENTURE CAPITAL AND COLLEGE ATHLETICSWhat does it mean if venture capital takes over college athletics? We'll discuss. Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History?" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and y...2025-04-133h 10

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 4/8/25: WHO GETS TO WRITE FOR POOR BLACK PEOPLE?Jason goes off on class and much more. 2025-04-102h 07

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 727: WHAT IS GOTHIC CAPITALISM ft. ADAM TURL Get Adam's book here on Revol press: https://www.revolpress.com/.../gothic-capitalism-art... “Art has a dual social-spiritual function that is threatened by the economies and ideologies of the art world, the broader culture, and a faltering neoliberal patronage. Art faces a “crisis of substitutability” — its replacement by digital social media and artificial intelligence. […] I argue for a literal rapprochement with the Marxist subject (the working-class) and an irrealist artistic strategy seeking a cultural rapprochement with working-class subjectivity (individual and collective).” — Adam Turl Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly ser...2025-04-101h 14

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 726: THE HISTORY OF USAID We delve into the history of U.S. soft power with Deep State Kuba. Should be a good one! Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History?" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content fro...2025-04-092h 12

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 77: REVENGE AND RESENTMENT IN US POLITICS FROM THE LENS OF NIETZSCHE Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History?" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Ple...2025-04-0857 min

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 4/3/25: ONLY SOCIOPATHS SUCCEED IN CAPITALISMJason continues some talk from the first hour, gets funny, then gets deep, and gets funny again. A rollercoaster good time. 2025-04-071h 36

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 725: THE DEATH OF COOL: SILICON VALLEY AND CULTURAL CAPITAL ft. JASON READ Read Jason here: http://www.unemployednegativity.com/.../the-death-of-cool... When did the "brolicharchy" become "cool" and why? We'll discuss. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS TO THE SF LIVE SHOW: https://www.universe.com/events/is-trump-the-end-of-history-tickets-J30WT9 Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become...2025-04-071h 25

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastBEYOND THE RED ZONE: NCAA TOURNAMENT 2025 AND MLB BASEBALLMac is back and so is the show! Let's go! Get Tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the End of, The End of History" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH...2025-04-063h 00

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 723: WHY IS ILLINOIS STATE GOING ON STRIKE? ft. ANDREW HARTMAN & NATHAN KAPOORRead the Jacobin article about the situation at Illinois State here: https://jacobin.com/.../illinois-state-university-faculty... Elite institutions of higher education tend to grab most headlines. But non-elite public colleges have dealt with relentless austerity for decades — which is why Illinois State University faculty just voted to authorize a strike. Get Tickets for the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the End of, The End of History" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We a...2025-04-041h 00

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 4/1/25: THE GANG BECOME RACIAL ART CRITICS AND MAYBE A LITTLE RACISTJason found this guy that asks ChatGPT how do art then charges people thousands of dollars for it and makes them eat vegan caviar--what in the holy hell is vegan caviar? 2025-04-041h 16

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 724: CAN AOC SAVE US FROM FASCISM?The guest flaked so Ben and I are gonna rant for a bit. Enjoy Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco April 17, at El Rio here: https://www.universe.com/events/is-trump-the-end-of-history-tickets-J30WT9 Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you g...2025-04-031h 35

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 722: ONE IDEA TO RULE THEM ALL: THE REVERSE ENGINEERING OF AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ft. Michelle Stiles Get Michelle's book here: https://a.co/d/9qreqPr One Idea To Rule Them All: Reverse Engineering American Propaganda" delves into the fascinating world of cognitive shortcuts that our brains employ to form beliefs, and how these can be manipulated in a technologically advanced society to subtly influence our perceptions. Rather than viewing propaganda as mere lies or distortions, the book explores the sophisticated techniques developed since the early 20th century that render such a simplistic view obsolete. It exposes the power wielded by 'Idea Bullies' who, armed with these techniques, vast wealth, and influential connections, dominate the marketplace of i...2025-04-022h 21

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 3/27/25: ROBOCOP DOESN'T SING ON THE TOILETJason discusses the politics of the first 2 Robocop movies, what the 2014 remakes misses, and why Friday the 13th Part V has the most racist scene in modern cinema. 2025-03-312h 06

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 722: THE 2020 RECKONING CAN'T SAVE US NOW ft. THE F*CKING CANCELLED PODCAST Listen to F*CKING Cancelled here: https://www.fuckingcancelled.com/ There has been a massive paradigm shift in the west, and it's sending us back to our overly carceral past. There will be no George Floyd uprising in the era of Trump and reactionary bipartisan politics. We'll discuss. Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco here: https://www.universe.com/events/is-trump-the-end-of-history-tickets-J30WT9 Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If y...2025-03-311h 28

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE MAU MAU HOUR: WRITING FROM THE PARCHMAN PRISON ft. LOUIS BOURGEOISGet Unit 29 here: https://www.amazon.com/Unit-29-Writing.../dp/B0DNTGQKST Writing From Parchman Prison features writings and artwork by incarcerated men at Mississippi State Penitentiary. Get Tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the End of, The End of History" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON! We're c...2025-03-301h 07

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPOP LIFE EP. 45: LOLLAPALOOZA AND THE RISE OF ALTERNATIVE ft. KATHERINE RYE JEWELL The traveling festival Lollapalooza showcased alternative bands and gave rise of the musical format we see at festivals like Coachella. Was it a Woodstock for Generation X? If so, why didn't it have the same issues as the Woodstock reboots in 1994 and the most talked about one in 1999? We'll discuss. GET KATHERINE'S BOOK HERE: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469677255/live-from-the-underground/ Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you...2025-03-282h 02

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 3/25/25: BLOWING UP A SKATEBOARDER WITH QUAD ROCKET LAUNCHERWe continue the conversation from the first hour, then Jason shows the views some of his favorite straight to video action movies. 2025-03-271h 31

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 721: TRUMP 2.0 AND IMMIGRATION ft. JENN BUDD Get Jenn's book here: https://www.jennbudd.com/ Kids in cages were enough to get Democratic politicians active to stop Trump. Will his draconian immigration policy be the second time around cause the same type of uproar? We'll discuss. GET TICKETS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO LIVE SHOW APRIL 17, 2025 HERE: https://www.universe.com/events/is-trump-the-end-of-history-tickets-J30WT9?utm_medium=affiliate&ref=ticketmaster&irgwc=1&clickid=yUAXLh02lxycWHlVl4wLhzN6Uks3vj0G7SLUwQ0&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_374335&impradid=374335&REFERRAL_ID=tmfeedbuyat374335&wt.mc_id=aff_BUYAT_374335&utm_source=374335-Evvnt%20Inc&impradname=Evvnt%20Inc&ircid=4272?ref=share-widget-buffer Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Pap...2025-03-271h 17

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 720: THE INVISIBLE COST OF UPWARD MOBILITY ft. EILEEN G'SELL Read Eileen's work here: https://jacobin.com/.../upward-mobility-college-class... Elite colleges are making a greater effort to recruit working-class students. But flinging open these institutions’ doors won’t end class inequality, and the burdens of working-class entrance into rarefied social circles are often heavier than they seem. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonu...2025-03-262h 06

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 76: THE WHEEL OF TIME AND NIETZSCHE'S ETERNAL RETURNStefan discusses the similarities in the historical perspective and metaphysics between the fantasy series Wheel of Time and the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, and how they both portray a conservative world where we are doomed to see the same things happening over and over again, and it is the actions of individuals, not the people matter Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, April 17, "Is Donald Trump the End of, The End of History" here: https://www.universe.com/events/is-trump-the-end-of-history-tickets-J30WT9?utm_medium=affiliate&ref=ticketmaster&irgwc=1&clickid=SvQWD7S-hxyKT3dT3JWIF3E4U...2025-03-2544 min

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 3/20/25: RACIST GRITSVarn joins Djene and Jason for some cancelable behavior. Enjoy. 2025-03-241h 30

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 719: WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PKK? ft. Djene Bajalan In a letter from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan called for the PKK to dissolve and stop their conflict with Turkey. We'll discuss what this means for Kurdish people and more with Dr. Mean Djene Bajalan. Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History" here: https://www.universe.com/events/is-trump-the-end-of-history-tickets-J30WT9 Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the...2025-03-241h 16

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 718: IS JOE ROGAN A COURT JESTER FOR THE RIGHT? ft. RYAN ZICKGRAFRead Ryan's article here: https://jacobin.com/.../joe-rogan-podcast-manosphere... Joe Rogan built his empire by presenting himself as an entertaining, independent commentator. He gave it up for the 2024 election. Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the end of, The End of History?" here: https://www.universe.com/.../is-trump-the-end-of-history... Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,BECOME A PATRON...2025-03-231h 56

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastPOP LIFE EP. 44: WHAT THE HELL IS YACHT ROCK? ft. David Garfield Find David's music here: https://www.creatchy.com/ As viewers of this show know I HATE the term "yacht rock", but I love the music of the 70s and 80s, and I FINALLY get to speak with one of the architects of this genre that I believe don't get the credit they're due. Get your popcorn ready for a very special mid day conversation with David Garfield of Karizma and SO MUCH more. We talk about David's musical journey, what it was like in the 80s when the 2nd wave of studio musicians were dominating the pop charts, and what h...2025-03-211h 16

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastTHE CHAMPAGNE ROOM 3/18/25: WHAT ARE YOUR DATING RED FLAGS?Jason and Courtney discuss dating do's and don'ts..Jason is full of don'ts! 2025-03-201h 42

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 717: WE ARE THE UNION ft. ERIC BLANC Get Eric's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/paper A riveting account of labor's bottom-up resurgence, providing a roadmap for workers, unions, and social movements to win widely. After decades of union decline and rising inequality, an inspiring wave of workplace organizing—from Starbucks stores to Amazon warehouses to southern auto factories—has thrust unionization into the national spotlight. By analyzing this surge and telling the stories of the courageous workers driving it forward, We Are the Union makes a case for how to overcome business as usual in both corporate America and organized labor. Eric Blanc shows that re...2025-03-201h 07

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcastEP. 716: WHERE DID ALL THE REVOLUTIONARIES GO? ft. MANSA MUSA Follow Mansa Musa on "Rattling the Bars" here: https://therealnews.com/rattling-the-bars Mansa Musa, also known as Charles Hopkins, is a 70-year-old social activist and former Black Panther. He was released from prison on December 5, 2019, after serving 48 years, nine months, 5 days, 16 hours, 10 minutes. He co-hosts the TRNN original show Rattling the Bars. We'll discuss the Panthers, and the current state of politics. Where are the revolutionaires? Get tickets to the live podcast in San Francisco, "Is Trump the End of, The End of History here: https://www.universe.com/events/is-trump-the-end-of-history-tickets-J30WT9 Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Pap...2025-03-191h 33