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Hey, yall! For part four of the Eugene Debs saga, Gene keeps doing the thing he is best at and the thing he desperately never wants to do again: starting a brand new union and running for president. Also, he gets to experience the joy of trying to keep a group of socialists from splitting into their own party. In this episode, Gene is not having a great time.
Hey, yall! We are off onto part 3 of the Eugene Debs adventure. Hes tried unionizing. Hes tried having faith in the federal government. But what he hasnt done is create his own political party and get guilt tripped into running for president.
Hey, yall! We return to the tale of Eugene Debs, his fight to unite all the rail jobs under one union, and his battle against George Pullman.
Hey, yall! After months of teasing, its finally here. We are kicking off our long series on the most famous of American socialists, Eugene V. Debs. In part one we cover Genes childhood, his Millennial-esque adolescence, and his all encompassing love for his mother. Oh, and also we talk about him leading a union and his first tenure in an elected position.
Hey, yall! We kick off our newest season by diving deep into the philosophy and politics of living forever. Which also means we get to talk about Atlas Shrugged more than we would have liked.
The Democratic primaries and upon us, but what options are there for people not super excited to vote for Joe Biden, Marianne Williamson, or Dean Phillips? Well, lucky for you, there are four other candidates on quite a few state ballots that might just pique your interest. Join us as we look at the campaigns of Gabriel Cornejo, Stephen Lyons, Frankie Lozada, and Mando Perez-Serrato.
Hey, yall! We are closing out the year with the most conspiracy laden episode to date, which is...saying something. When we last left Shiva he had lost his race for the Senate & ascended to peak Divorced Guy by suing any news outlet that didnt agree he solely invented email. Of course, this led him to a brand new world on the cutting edge of conspiracy theory stardom.
Hey, yall! We are closing out the near year with a dude weve wanted to talk about since episode one and has recently road a wave of social media semi-fame into sort of relevance. We are talking about the one and only Shiva Ayyadurai.
Hey, yall! This week we discuss the national convention held by the Socialist Party USA. Mostly we talk quite a bit about the platform, a little about ASMR soybean harvesting, and a medium amount about the radness of VP nominee Stephanie Cholensky.
Hey, yall! This week is a somewhat part two of last weeks episode where we cover a teenager that also sort of ran for Governor of Kansas in 2018. Aaron Coleman was one of the youngest state representatives in American history and to talk about him the episode needs a blanket trigger warning.
Hey, yall! This week we return to Kansas to talk about a myriad of stories. We talk about Kansas election law, memes, but ultimately, this is the story of all the teens that entered to mostly run for Governor.
Hey, yall! This week we are diving back into the 2024 Presidential election. The Party of Socialism & Liberation (PSL) announced their presidential ticket via a very well produced video that took leftist Twitter by storm. But who are Claudia De La Cruz & Karina Garcia? What does the PSL stand for? What secrets does the party hold? Partial answer to the last question: this episode does require a trigger warning for sexual violence and talk of suicidal ideation.
Hey, yall! America is one of around a dozen countries to go all-in on the two-party system. But why? To figure this out, we are going international and looking at a few other nations that have found varying definitions of "success" rolling with only a pair of major parties.
Hey, yall! It has been a rough month of topics so, this week, we are taking a turn for the adorable. We are going all the way back to 2012 to discuss the Senatorial run of Hank OLeary-Roberts or, as he is more commonly known, Hank the Cat.
Hey, yall! After the dismal attendance at the Rage Against the War Machine rally, the folks in charge went and did a sequel in Manhattan. Humanity for Peace was an anti-war rally held on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. It was also an excuse for every (alleged) political cult to get together.. So, of course, were going to talk about it.
Hey, yall! We are back with part two on the 2023 American Solidarity Party National Convention. In this episode, we cover the five people who stepped forward to compete for the presidential nomination.
Hey, yall! After a long hiatus, we are back. This week is the first episode of our two-parter on the American Solidarity Partys 2023 National Convention. In this episode, we cover Christian Democracy in general, the history of the ASP, and their official platform going into the election year.
Hey, yall! We return this week to part two of the Council Wars. In this episode, we talk about the first mayoral race of Harold Washington and the many mini-wars that followed.
Hey, yall! Come join us around the campfire as we tell a true Chicago tale. In the 80s, the city would be gripped by the Council Wars. A time of dense corruption, third party growth, and overwhelming racism. But first, we have to talk about one of the two main characters in this story: civil rights activist, State Representative, and lover of fuckin Harold Washington.
Hey, yall! This week we celebrate the start of the 2024 presidential election season by covering the Prohibition Partys convention in Buffalo, New York.
Hey, yall! This week we turn from political campaigns & fun history to the big trend of this last April: anti-woke grifts. Join us as we discuss Conservative Dads Ultra Right Beer, Bona Dea Cosmetics, and Mammoth Nation. NOTE: This episode contains an addendum due to Ultra Right Beer updating where they were brewing about an hour after we finished recording. So stay tuned after the credits for that update.
Hey, yall! This week we are covering the self-proclaimed Commander in Chief of the Muskogee & Seminole, attempted founder of an entirely new nation, and all around teenage dirt-bag William Augustus Bowles.
Hey, yall! This week we are covering a man that the New Yorker dubbed, "the original George Santos," Congressman Douglas Stringfellow.
Hey, yall! We are back this week to talk about a man who created a whole alter ego just to take on President George W. Bush, novelty t-shirt sovereign William Tsangares.
Hey, yall! This week we have another installment of Gadfly Movie Night. Political nerd Gabby Vice and screenwriter Jake Disch join us to talk about a movie that never figures out what it is and how much Laurence Fox & Hunter Biden really have in common.
Hey, yall! The Rage Against the War Machine happened and now we got to talk about it. Lots of nonsense went down, but weve distilled it down into a few speeches, audio clips, and critique of 90s stand-up comedy.
Hey, yall! This Sunday, the Mises Caucus led Libertarian Party and the Movement for a Peoples Party are coming together to throw an old fashioned anti-war rally...or are they? Join us as we talk about the speakers, the allied organizations, and the cornucopia of conspiracy theories supported by those involved.
Hey, yall! We are finally back to kick off our new season with a trailblazer in politics, theatre, Zionism, and racism, Mordecai Manuel Noah.
Hey, yall! This week we are joined by podcast editor Brianna Valentine to round out the year and discuss stories of third party success and near misses.
Hey, yall! This week we cover potential the most meme-famous politician of 2010: Jimmy McMillan of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party.
