Premium 165: Shaner's List
We take a journey through the musical stylings of Aaron Lewis, and end on a discussion about the Jan 6 cops and the world's worst attorney
2021-08-08 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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Premium 164: Edgar Cayce And The Sunshine Band
This week it's Profiles In Courage: Unbridled Spirits edition, wherein we tackle one of Kentucky's best-known mystics, Edgar Cayce.
2021-08-01 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 163: A Is For AK-47
This week we cover some of the major pop culture issues of our day, including Kanye and J-Lo/Ben Affleck. Then we switch over to some politics to read about Tommy Fisher, a very stupid man who built part of Trump's border wall with his own money. And finally we end with a fun letter to the editor from a career CIA man who has many thoughts about political indoctrination.
2021-07-25 23:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 162: The Most Sacred Bond
We spend some time talking about Cuba and Haiti, before turning to the New York Times's very own Speak Your Piece section (Landlord edition)
2021-07-18 21:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 161: No Cost Posse
We take a trip to the small community of Lake Arthur, New Mexico, to learn about an exciting cost-effective method of law enforcement
You can read Tarence's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/united-in-rage-ray
And you can purchase the physical edition that it's featured in here: https://thebaffler.com/issues/no-5...
2021-07-11 18:25:59 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 160: "Little Carcosas Everywhere" (w/ Special Guest: Felix Biederman)
Tom catches up with Felix about a variety of topics while recording for his forthcoming podcast "Face In the Corner" (under construction but coming soon @ https://www.patreon.com/facesinthecorner if you're feeling like a big sweetie and want to get an early start supporting us : )
2021-07-04 22:09:04 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 159: Check Please
Think about a TV show that's like Gossip Girl, but it's set in eastern Kentucky, and the characters work for Resource Generation and wrestle with their privilege, and there's also a coach played by Tom Sexton
2021-06-27 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 158: Moderate Ass Whippings From Time To Time
In which Aaron writes a book; we determine which oligarchs had have their asses whipped; and we discover the real purpose of that Slate dog-killing article that came out last week
2021-06-20 20:18:00 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 157: The Prodigal Hogg
*Apologies for posting this twice.* This week we dive head first into the moral panic over critical race theory, and then take a look at one very good idea by The Atlantic magazine
2021-06-13 22:59:07 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 156: The Spoilermen (w/ special guests Well There's Your Problem Podcast)
Liam and Justin with Well There's Your Problem Podcast stopped through Whitesburg to talk about moose, high octane fuel, runaway truck ramps, and the wonderful postmodern architecture of Appalachia
Be sure to support them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod
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Premium 155: The Cop New Deal
In this one we talk about the media's fixation on a supposed surge in violent crime
2021-05-30 22:36:58 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 154: ChiCULTle (w/ Special Guest: Alex Press)
Writer Alex Press drops by to talk about her recent reporting on the horrors of working at Chipotle, the future of labor organizing in the service sector, and weird mansion museums left behind by "eccentric" millionaires.
2021-05-23 19:30:28 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 153: Mud Creek Medicine (w/ special guest Jessie Wilkerson)
What does Chairman Mao Zedong have to do with healthcare in eastern Kentucky? This week we speak with returning guest Jessie Wilkerson about eastern Kentucky healthcare and welfare activist Eula Hall, who passed last week at the age of 93. We cover a lot of topics in this one, including: the War on Poverty, austerity, how Mitch McConnell and Hal Rogers got to be so powerful in DC, and the importance of healthcare to any organizing endeavor.
But before we get started we talk a litt...
2021-05-16 20:53:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Premium 151: Carnival Secrets (w/ Special Guests: Street Fight Radio)
Tom sits down with Brett & Bryan from Street Fight to talk dirty jobs, and most importantly what carnival games offer the best chance of success.
2021-05-03 00:12:12 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 150: Speak Your Piece, Liberal Edition
The Whitesburg Newspaper commentariat suddenly turns blue, rich people want to form autonomous communities from the riff raff, and the new Mortal Kombat movie just came out.
2021-04-25 17:47:08 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 149: The Coronis Bonus
Steve Harvey comes to eastern Kentucky; Marjorie Taylor Greene starts the Anglo Saxon Society (ASS) political caucus; and police continue their violent rampage across American society
2021-04-18 20:52:18 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 148: The Valley Eagle (w/ special guest Justin Roczniak)
We paid $7 trillion to Justin Rozcniak from Well There's Your Problem Podcast to design a public transit bus route for Whitesburg and it does not disappoint. We also talk a bit about Biden's infrastructure plan. Follow along with this link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1ErXQPExnMrcOWnlf3peU-kI1XkVJwx20&ll=37.11...
2021-04-11 23:12:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Premium 146: The Pamper Tree
Justice League, Buttigieg, and Speak Your Piece
2021-03-29 00:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 145: The Thirst Is Taking Over
On today's premium episode we hear from Chopper the ghost, then cover the Skillet/Hitler/Cardi B controversy, and finally take a brief glance at the week Biden has (or hasn't) had
2021-03-21 19:40:10 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 144: Peen, Legs and Gams
This week we talk some more about Biden's stimulus package and the situation at the border, and then we take a dive into the Dr. Seuss controversy
2021-03-14 22:24:59 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 143: If You Let Me Know It Doesn't Count
We talk about Trump's latest efforts to sabotage Republicans he doesn't like, and then discuss the Democrats' stimulus package
2021-03-07 20:51:36 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 142: The Glass Delusion
We cover all the Dems' latest and greatest hits: a military strike in Syria, a failure to raise the minimum wage, and the revamping of an old Clinton-era policing initiative known as COPS
2021-02-28 22:21:15 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 141: Diggin Up Bones
We discuss some celeb news, and then debut a new segment called "Getting the Goods," featuring historical examples of direct action getting the goods
2021-02-21 19:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 140: Financial Samurai Visits the Killing Fields
We talk about: the rise of prophesy in the age of Trump; the failed impeachment trial; and how to responsibly manage your finances
2021-02-14 21:11:08 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 139: Hibernation Zones
This week we cover Marjorie Taylor Green's bizarre press conference, the drive to pass domestic terrorism laws, the stimulus check debates, and tech cities in the Nevadan desert
2021-02-07 22:35:47 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 138: We Can't Teach From The Grave! (w/ Special Guest: Kenzo Shibata)
Chicago-based teacher, organizer, and left media figure, Kenzo Shibata, joins us to share his organizing wisdom as well as to talk about why he's going to continue teaching virtually until it's safe, the lessons from the 2019 Chicago Teacher's Strike, and much, much more.
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2021-01-31 18:35:04 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 137: The Unaborted Birth of America
This week we cover: millionaires who lost their bitcoin passwords; Father Pellegrino Ernetti's mysterious invention; and Speak Your Piece
2021-01-25 01:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostPremium 136: The William Tell Experience (w/ special guest Justin Rozcniak)
This week we travel deep into the heart of Mordor--that's right folks, we're talking about Dollywood. And to do it we've enlisted the help of structural engineer Justin Roczniak of the Well There's Your Problem podcast and YouTube channel.
Please go check out Justin's show here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxHg4192hLDpTI2w7F9rPg
2021-01-17 14:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post