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The Left is Dead
A semi-regular left-wing(ish) show that includes interviews, media reviews and criticism, and sometimes episodes about the news from the gutter we all love so much.
Jim speaks with Dr. Wilmer Leon on how Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier as France's prime minister after securing Marine Le Pen's agreement. He also reports on the mass protests erupting in France after Macron picked Barnier as Prime Minister and an interview with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who says, "pithy sayings are not part of my approach to politics."
Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup) returns to discuss her visit to our hometown following Nick Fuentes and his AFPAC tour's stop in Detroit (the A stands for Asshole or something). How are the groypers integrating into TPUSA and the GOP, and why are they letting these no-good Mediterranean bums lead it? Amanda explains why the far right doesn't even really fucking care (and somehow even apparently encourages) Spaniards to be white now in the face of the Demoncrats' alleged Satanic multiculturalism as well as a host of other topics. Despite that, most of the conversation revolves around our experiences together outside America's Buttfest (or whatever the TPUSA Detroit conference was called this summer as well as the future potential of several stripes of the freak-right going forward Enjoy.
In this episode Jim speaks with labor historian Harvey Schwartz, author of Labor under Siege: Big Bob McEllrath and the ILWU's Fight for Organized Labor in an Anti-Union Era. Labor Under Siege is is an oral history prepared with Ronald Magden that chronicles how a mature American workers’ organization, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), survived serious challenges in recent decades from employers, government agencies, and even other unions. It won an Independent Publisher Book Awards (aka IPPY) gold medal, a Nautilus Book Awards silver prize, a National Indie Excellence Awards winner designation, and was an Independent Publishers of New England Book Awards finalist. A prior volume, Building the Golden Gate Bridge: A Workers’ Oral History (University of Washington Press), was a Nautilus Book Awards silver winner in 2016. It recounts how ironworkers and other construction craftspeople overcame dangerous job conditions and the hardships of the Great Depression to build one of America’s most iconic bridges. In this interview Jim and Harvey discuss the post-Harry Bridges era of the ILWU, their victories in the anti-union neoliberal era and what lessons the new wave of labor organizers can learn from the historically radical union.
Congratulations! If you're reading this, it means you're still listening after my extended break due to a car accident> What better way to come back than releasing the forgotten Napoleon episode. If there was one movie made for this show, it was Joker Phoenix's take on L'empereur in 2023's Napoleon, a piece of weird incel propaganda by Ridley Scott after he waws clearly driven insane by the success of 2022's Top Gun: Maverick. I'll be back with more when Scott releases his promised director's cut later this year.
James Carey, Activist, Analyst, and Podcast Host of The Left is Dead spoke to Backstory host Rachel Blevins about the US allowing Israel to strike southern Gaza, Israel targeting more hospitals in Gaza, and Biden seemingly being afraid to criticize Israel. James talked about the bombing campaign by Israel and how the American people will normalize the deaths that continue to occur in Gaza, at the hands of Israel.
We watched another movie and boy do they just keep getting worse! This time the documentary film in question is the latest Dinesh D/Souza joint attacking the creeping police state in America. From Hunter Biden smoking crack and a bunch of hogs pretending they didn't cheer the Patriot Act when it passed to Dinesh again proving he is still the real victim of the police state for his girlfriend's husband acting as his straw donor this movie has it all! So buckle in and try to keep up with some of the lamest 'whistleblowers' we've seen since the Project Veritas musical and please keep in mind that you cannot sue the creators of this film or this podcast for any whiplash that could occur due to the constant rapid subject changes.
The Backstory host Rachel Blevins speaks host of The Left is Dead, James Carey about the Israeli threats to invade Gaza, Joe Biden's image around the war, and the Western behavior towards civilian casualties. James details the Western country's position on civilian casualties in Gaza and why the Israeli military has been allowed to do what they wants in Gaza.
Well folks, my PC died and I might've misplaced a flash drive with this audio in my garage somehow but this one is worth the wait. This time Nathan and I dive back into one of our favorite topics: Mormons. On top of the LDS angle, we have it all: giants, bad translations of the bible, and yeah, we got Nephilim folks. So for all of your sake, we got the one guy we knew could help us better understand all this, Dr. Dan McClellan. Dan received a Ph.D. in theology and religion from the University of Exeter and now is one of our favorite scholars. Honestly, he has a long list of credentials but some standouts are his career with the Church of Latter Day Saints working to better understand the original Greek and Hebrew scripture, author of YHWH's Divine Images, one-half of the Data Over Dogma Podcast, and frankly, makes good content.You can follow Dan at @Maklelan on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Or you can just check linktr.ee/maklelan
In this episode we speak with retired professor of history Robert Cherny and discuss his book Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend. Dr. Cherny’s book covers the life and times of Harry Bridges from a new perspective while still keeping the history of the ILWU and its rank and file in perspective. In this conversation we touch on everything from Bridges’ early life to his later years and as much as we could fit in between.
You can find Dr. Cherny’s book here: https://rb.gy/cqk8e
In this episode, Nathan and Jim speak with Robbie Martin of Media Roots Radio to talk about the biggest Tuesday theatrical release since they started releasing movies on Fridays: Sound of Freedom. Nathan and Jim will be back with more thoughts on this dog shit movie but in the meantime, we wanted to talk to Robbie about the anti-normie press junkets, the strange melding of the dead-eyed Mormons and Sedevancist Catholics, how Mel Gibson is involved with the movie despite the fact that he's not, and a host of other things that pissed us off about Operation Underground Railroad last time we talked about them.
You can find more from Robbie at mediaroots.org and patreon.com/mediarootsradio or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can find Robbie doing more of the Lord's work on Twitter @FluorescentGrey
Guy Morris is a retired Fortune 100 software engineer, songwriter for Disney Records, Coast Guard captain, adventurer, polymath, and self-published author of thrillers Swarm (2020), The Curse of Cortés (2021), and The Last Ark (2022), novels that deal with complex societal crises including AI, cybersecurity, Deep State shenanigans, military technologies run-amok, ecological destruction, and geopolitical conflicts involving archaeology and religion, all via the lens of the Book of Revelation or Mayan prophecy. Morris’s novels have been compared to Dan Brown’s and Tom Clancy’s. Jim and Nathan talk with him about his eclectic interests, unique interpretation of Bible prophecy in the modern world, politics, and his life as a fiction writer.
Links: www.guymorrisbooks.com
The sort-of return of Old Time Religion is here and let me apologize up front for the some moments in the audio where you can hear me moving things around, I forgot to record separate audio tracks.With that out of the way, for this episode Nathan and I spoke with medium, spiritualist, and practitioner of witchcraft, Jessica Karels about her spirituality and mysticism. In that framework we hit on everything from tarot readings to the incorporation of new age spirituality being coopted by this fine nation's latest breed of far-right lunatics.You can learn more about Jessica at her website themysticgeek.com
Returning guest Aidan Mattis of The Lore Lodge and The Weird Bible Podcast joins Nathan and Jim to go further into his political beliefs barely touched on in the last three hour interview. So...we decided to do another one. The initial premise was to have a conservative define socialism for us. Naturally, this means the conversation ran off and touched on everything from trans beer, gay books, eating the bugs, Soros, and some classic Christian sectarianism. Plus a bonus derailment on the question we all ask ourselves: Who has the correct paperwork and DNA to get Palestine?We still love Aidan's work though and you should check him out. You can find everything at https://aidanmattis.carrd.co/
Jim joins Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon to discuss the the Turkish elections now heading to a runoff at the end of this month. Then they move on to news of the Israeli occupation. Spoiler, Erdogan probably has this one in the bag. Also, it may surprise you to find out that the only thing predictable about Israel is that they'll always surprise you with how shitty they are.
Jim and Nathan talk with Alex Fink, founder of the public benefit corporation Other Web, which provides “a walled-garden of pristine information where all junk has been filtered out, and users have complete control over what appears in their feeds and in what order.” We discuss the incentives producing clickbait and misinfo, journalism, deterioration of search engines and social media via ads, sponsored results, and “junk news”, how Fink developed his platform, the proposal to nationalize Google or other sites, government regulation of speech, AI, and the automation of labor.https://otherweb.com/You can hear more from Alex here:AI Startup uses EQUITY CROWDFUNDING to Create a Junk-Free Internet - Otherweb (Alex Fink) - https://bit.ly/3MoMUtkOtherweb Cuts Junk from Your News Diet - https://bit.ly/43brff3
Dr. Colin Campbell, DC senior news correspondent, and James come together with Critical Hour hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon to discuss this week's important news stories. Brazilian President Lula da Silva has called for the entire Global South to move away from the dollar. Also, some GOP members are pushing for military action against Mexico and the US wants full spectrum dominance to protect international corporate profits.
Grab your disgusting irradiated Pepe body pillow and join Nathan and I in our discussion with Amanda Moore who recently visited ground zero of our nations ongoing double-pac pandemic. That’s right she went to CPAC where we hear about why she chose to snub Donald John Trump in favor of going Groyper. After some talk about Nick Fuentes, the burned out Ye star, and a few other weirdos we talk about some people near to my heart: mentally ill “leftists” who think being on the right is somehow the best strategy for communism and why Jackson Hinkle sucks ass. You can find Amanda on most social media @noturtlesoup17 or just find all her info at https://linktr.ee/noturtlesoup17
Jim joins Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon for Radio Sputnik’s Critical Hour where he discuses the Middle East. More than 33 thousand people died in the tragic earthquake. Also, Israel continues to kill Palestinians, and 100 thousand Israelis protest against judicial reforms.
Old episode I kind of lost the audio, but only for a little while. Either way enjoy a discussion Jim & Nathan had in the recent past with Dale Hutchison, fellow content creator, poster, and host of Coffee Time Again. We just had a casual conversation to hear Dale's beliefs as an independent voter. Hopefully, this makes up for all of our years of canceling everyone and telling people to read theory.You can find more about Dale at the Coffee Time Again website - https://bit.ly/3EOvbIOOr on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3YfR2zU
Jim joins Radio Sputnik's Critical Hour to speak with hosts Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon about Turkey. The Turks are furious over a Quran burning in Sweden and have vowed to block Sweden's entry into NATO. Also, whisperings of Turkey's exit from NATO are growing in Ankara.
That’s right! We’re talking labor, capital, markets, economical, proletariat v bourgeoisie and Starbucks!Jim and Nathan spoke with Jon Melrod and Tyler Daguerre about labor organizing. What changed from the 1970s through 2020s and what remained the same? Jon’s autobiography Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War (2022) recounts his 1960s through early 80s time as a political activist and labor organizer before becoming an immigration lawyer. Tyler discusses organizing with Starbucks United in Massachusetts and speaking with Jon about his experience. What can different generations of labor organizers learn from each other?Jon’s Website with book link for 40% off, archive materials, & extended chapters - https://www.jonathanmelrod.com/You can follow Tyler Daguerre on Twitter @tylerdaguerre.
Jim joins hosts Graland Nixon and Wilmer Leon to discuss the toll US decisions over Ukraine and the media silence about the cutoff of gas to the EU caused by the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines.
Jim joins Critical Hour hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA, but not the cool one) effects on the Eurozone. With Biden following in the tradition of every American President, Biden and the IRA set out to protect American business but this time while Europe is already reeling from US actions.
Apologies in advance for the audio, we had a bit of a bad connection but the good news is we're back! This time we're kicking off with guest Fritznel Octave, a Haitian journalist now living in Miami who has recently published a book titled Haiti: Between Pestilence and Hope. Jeremy and Jim spoke with Fritznel about Haiti's revolutionary history, continued social movements, and what he hopes for his homeland in the future. We hope you enjoy and we'll be back early next week with another interview to learn what a constitutional conservative thinks socialism is. In the meantime: The site is up and faster than ever - leftisdead.com And we should all buy Fritznel's book - fritzneloctave.com/
The fellas have a far-reaching discussion about the FBI's recent raid of Mar-a-la-go as well as the subsequent republican backlash.
In a recent interview for Sputnik's The Critical Hour. We hit on a range of foreign policy topics from the senate voting 95-1 to further expand NATO into Sweden and Finland to the Biden administration executing a military exercise that includes assassinating North Korea's leadership and starting a nuclear war.
Jim and Nathan return to check on the Prods. Spoiler: it's bad as ever. Learn why as we explain the Hillsong scandal, another fake child rescue operation, and the weapons you'll need to kill God himself or take the devil to a court in heaven or something. Who knows...
In this interview with Critical Hour hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon, Jim speaks on global crises occurring throughout the American periphery. Between Russia's operations in Ukraine, Saudi obstinance, and the new alternative system rising in China, the empire seems to be left with little to do but virtue signal. What does this mean for the future? Who knows but listen to Jim guess.
In order to celebrate our relaunch this weekend, we’re releasing the secret rogan episode we stole from Rogan when we sold him some fake peyote last year. Enjoy this for now, and we’ll be back in the next day or so.
Jim joins Critical Hour hosts Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon to discuss the Middle East. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has given the government a 6 day deadline to name the date for new elections. Also, Israel's assassination of an Iranian general may be meant to throw a monkey wrench in the potential Iran nuclear deal negotiations with the US.
Amanda Moore returns to update Jim on the DC million trucker…truck blockade….freedom convoy, whatever, who cares what it’s called this time. Either way Amanda and Jim catch up on the Truck Joe Brandon crowd to see how normal they are today. Predictable spoiler: It’s less normal folks.
Jim joins Critical hour hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon to discuss Afghanistan. Afghanistan is facing total collapse as starvation has engulfed the war-torn land partially due to President Biden's refusal to release their sovereign funds.
You sort ofm kind of have heard of him. You want him to fuck your wife. You know he can't be leading Nazis because he's Jeish guys! That's right it's the guy youve heard is the President of your favorite "western liberal democracy," Volodymyr Zelensky! Jim is joined by star of several lost episodes Jack as well as the source of our non-stolen music, The Venerator to clarify why we all loves this short Ukrainian man now. Get ready to find out facts only superfans will know like: Where Zelensky keeps his money! What he thinks of opposition political parties and media! How he made peace with some of Ukraine's roughest customers! His height!
Jim joins hosts Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon to discuss Yemen and Africa. The people of Yemen are suffering massive atrocities as their plight is ignored by Western media. Also, we discuss the extreme risk of famine in Africa as a result of the Ukrainian crisis and subsequent sanctions.
In this episode Jim and Nathan dive as deep as humanly possible into the real Mr. Nobody: Tim Ballard. The former DHS agent, who can often be found bragging about his pedophile training, is the founder of Operation Underground Railroad (OUR). OUR travels the global south to steal children for Tim's sel-promotional materials and now we get to know the man. Does his site come up first for the first page of results on nearly every search term? Yes. Does that make it hard to learn about him? You bet, Nathan did a good job but Jim's attention deficit and his newfound goal of stopping sickos got in the way. Is it offensive Tim named his organization after resistance to chattel slavery with members who call themselves abolitionists? You'll have to find out and judge for yourself when you hear about Tim's research conducted in his mind.
Jim joins John Kiriakou and Rachel Blevins spoke with James Carey about the damage done by President George W. Bush, Libya, and the Taiwan Strait situation. James talked about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and America's history with Iran. James spoke on the destruction of Libya and the long-term consequences of America's military action in the Middle East.
Full episode of The Backstory - https://bit.ly/3L95aVu
Jim joins Critical Hour hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon to discuss the Middle East and Ukraine. The Gulf Arab States and others in the Middle East are adjusting to the new world power dynamics as the obvious turn towards a multipolar environment becomes obvious.
Jim speaks to Critical Hour hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon on the slightly more current state of the talks to restart the JCPOA as Europe faces a historic energy crisis. Since then Russia has made some new demands and some things have changed. Though it has been stated ad nauseam, there are fresh proclamations that the Iran nuclear deal will be rejoined by the US empire soon. Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, a former opponent of the agreement, has changed direction and is now pushing for closure.
Full Critical Hour 3-3: https://bit.ly/36fp1Tv
Jim speaks to Critical Hour hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon on the current state of the talks to restart the JCPOA as Europe faces a historic energy crisis. As of the time of this upload, the status of the deal's future remains unclear.
Full Critical Hour 3-2: https://bit.ly/3tuHFPu
Well folks, even when I'm on time I'm late. Either way, my friend Yakob Szkiltzksy and I spoke with writer for Antiwar and co-host of Conflicts of Interest on YouTube, Kyle Anzalone. I've been rotting my brain for a year+ now so we figured we'd ask someone who pays attention to all the countries, not just the one you rubes think is going to start world war 3 once every fiscal quarter. We recorded this right before Russia announced its new military operation and shit started exploding, so sue me. Either way, follow Kyle and check out Conflicts of Interest: Twitter - @KyleAnzalone_ Conflicts of Interest - https://bit.ly/3has41w Kyle at Antiwar - https://bit.ly/3BJXMMR
Jim speaks with hosts of Radio Sputnik's The Critical Hour hosts Garland Nixon & Dr. Wilmer Leon to talk about the shrinking global influence of the United States.
Full Episode Below: "US sanctions on Syria are making life unbearable for many citizens. Also, many Middle Eastern nations are turning to Russia and China to balance their international relationships." Source:https://bit.ly/36dsjXL
Finally back with an interview so we decided to provide one almost 300% the length of our normal episodes. Joining Nathan and I for his marathon interview is white cis borderline-zoomer straight male Aidan Mattis, a pop-historian, podcast host, video creator, streamer, writer, and probably a bunch more shit I’m forgetting. Aidan makes quality history content using his education on European history from around the fall of Rome up to around a century before the alcoholic slug Martin Luther messed everything up. Obviously an interview this long covers a lot so I’ll just say if you have any interest in Masonry, European history, history conspiracies, new chronology, who holds the deed to Palestine, the geography of Greek legends, why I say Hezbollah rules, and a lot more, pop some kind of downer to keep you in place for a lengthy but top tier discussion.
The worst tornado in Kentucky's history, hit the state leaving 77 dead, destroying more than a thousand homes.
Climate change shows its devastating face with rare storms, winds, and tornadoes in many states of America. Biden's infrastructure bill faces challenges of scarce trained workers. Can the main culprit of climate change also pose as the leader of fighting this phenomenon?
Will Americans change their lifestyles drastically and abandon consumerism to stop Earths annihilation? When will the US government stop its hypocritical positions, massively funding its nuclear energy sector while coercing other nations to abandon it? In this episode, we will talk about the recent tornado in the United States.
What the government is doing to fix its deteriorating infrastructure in light of the passing of the infrastructure bill. Will the bill bring hope to poor communities? Who is responsible for climate change and will the US succeed in reversing these natural disasters and their devastating impacts?
Other guests included activist Don DeBar and Abbas Muntaqim.
Source: https://bit.ly/33c35ax
Who even knows. Join Nathan and Jim as they melt their brains, watching a small sample of the apparently upcoming full-length Project Veritas musical. All we can say is try to make it through the Gangster's Paradise routine so you don't miss the wonderful fake whistleblowers/Project Veritas Dancers.
Watch the video here:https://leftisdead.com/watch/
Jim speaks with Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon, hosts of Radio Sputnik's The Critical Hour to discuss the seemingly eternall Saudi. In this interview for Sputnik, Jim talks about how the intensifying Saudi airstrikes against Yemen are making it impossible for international aid flights to land in the Houthi-run zones.
Merry Christmas to everyone in the fake time zones west of Lake Michigan. Your reward for living where nothing happens is getting Eastern Standard Gang's late present on Christmas Day. Spoilers ahead for the new Matrix, including how it taught Jim and Nathan that therapy is bullshit and Zuckerberg is actually good. So sit back and enjoy our take on this unnecessary sequel.
Music by The Venerator: https://bit.ly/3zcndFD
We're also adding content on Patreon you cheap losers. For everything else, the new leftisdead.com has you covered.
Nobody would do the audio for this one for me so I finally did it myself. With the start of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial and Jim on drugs, you know it’s time for some top-tier-podding. This time Nathan and Jim give some history on Jeffrey Epstein and as well as on his romantic life partner cough handler* cough Ghislaine and Jim’s theories on her.
Be sure to check out the rebuilt leftisdead.com for everything about the show.
Jake and Jim are back for a regular episode. This time we speak to Amanda Moore, aka Franklin the Turtle, who spent the better part of the last year undercover with groups on the right ranging from stop the steal psychos to no fap fascists. First we check in our friends with Q, then move on to their more competent grandchildren building the American populist movement. Obviously we'd never get to everything in an hour so make sure to follow Amanda on Twitter (@noturtlesoup17) and check out her Patreon (patreon.com/franklin17).
James Carey joins Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon on Radio Sputnik's The Critical Hour to discuss Israel. In a move that some observers view as propaganda, Israeli security personnel are drilling for a potential "dirty bomb" attack ostensibly by Hezbollah. Also, Defense Minister Benny Gantz continues to ramp up hawkish rhetoric against Iran as he claims that Israel is ready to go to war with the Islamic Republic.
Nathan and Jim give their take on Socialism as a Rival of Organized Christianity, a 1904 article by the Reverend Thomas C. Hall published in The North American Review. In the piece Hall explains the similarities between organized religion and the growth of working class organization at the time and the conflict that apparently arises from the two's shared morals and goals. So why is Hall so upset there is a part of society working towards what seem like paralel goals? You'll have to listen to find out. Read Socialism as a Rival of Organized Christianity here: https://adobe.ly/3Cvzaqq
A series of Jim's interviews on Afghanistan on Radio Sputnik's Critical Hour. These interviews with Jim, hosts Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon, as well as some guest hosts and other guests span from late in the Trump administration to last month covering Afghanistan as it unfolded. You can hear more of The Critical Hour at https://sputniknews.com/radio_the_critical_hour/
What's better than a Friday night release? Nothing. That's why Nathan and Jim decided to discuss the only Christian movie where absolutely nothing happens. So if you like airliner commercials but hate the part where they say what airline it's for, this episode about a two hour ad is for you.
Jake and Jim speak with Mike Rains, the man behind the @pokerpolitics Twitter where he has spent the last few years following all of your favorite ghoul influencers. That's right, we're talkin' about everyone's favorite letter and checking in to learn just how deep into the collective insanity from the Durham Report and the Arizona audit to the fate of all our favorite Q-tubers now lost in the digital woods. Then learn about Mike's thoughts on the future of the movement that popularized conspiracies and pilled your grandma. Adventures in HellwQrld Podcast - https://bit.ly/3pui7S9
First Episode of our newest series, Old Time Religion. A show where hosts Nathan Sacket and James Carey discuss religion, contemporary religious "art", new quasi-religions, and a lot more.
This first episode is about art, and we had a lot to say about Jim Caviezel's 2020 blockbuster: Infidel. If you missed Jim you'll love him as Doug Rawlins, a 'writer' kidnapped by a Kurd for being a Christian in Egypt. Special appearances include Hezbollah and some other vague militia somewhere between Lebanon and Iran.
The Boys are back for an interview on everyone's favorite topic, the integrity of our institutions, specifically our elections. To learn more about this, Jake and Jim are joined by political strategist and author Haven Scott McVarish. McVarish has just published his second book on building political movements, Last Chance to Save American Democracy: Republicans Will Permanently Take Power in the 2022–2024 Elections Unless Democrats Follow This Plan. McVarish started his career as a community organizer, then worked as a union leader for 10 years, including running a dozen political campaigns for the California Teachers Association and affiliates. He later founded one of Los Angeles' most successful immigration law firms, the Immigration Law Office of Los Angeles, P.C. and Strong Advocates, a thriving non-profit employment law office (www.StrongAdvocates.com) . More recently, McVarish hosted the podcast "Your Daily Trump", ran the nonprofit Common Sense Democracy (CommonSenseDem.org) and currently runs ther non-profit 5-Journeys (www.5journeys.org). He has a BA, JD, and master's degrees from UCLA and its School of Law and Department of Public Policy respectively. McVarish trained at a Liberation Theology Seminary in Central America for one year and has dabbled in stand-up comedy, though the two are unrelated. He lives in the great State of Southern California with his wife and three daughters, where he makes Tik-Tok videos and practices dad jokes.
Solo interview by Jim with teenage conservative Tyler Higson. Don't worry though, no children were actually bullied during this recording since we assume Charlie Kirk will be doing enough mental abuse for all of us when Tyler gets his TPUSA chapter started. Instead, here's a rational conversation touching on subjects like CRT, education, censorship, social media, healthcare, and more for you to listen to and learn the secret of how tf zoomers keep ending up conservative.
You can find out more about Tyler at www.thepatrioticyouth.com and on his YouTube - https://bit.ly/2XOlV53
Jake has once again graced us with his presence just in time for an interview with writer and fellow podcaster, Jason Szeftel. Jason, Jake and Jim spend this interview discussing the shortcomings of the US and Chinese plans for economic growth in the future. And let us tell you folks, China's internal political structures to the United States' shortsightedness and current instability, it ain't looking good. On the bright side, it is a good interview.
Jason currently hosts the China Rising podcast as well as writes and blogs about China, which you can find links to, as well as info on his upcoming book at jasonszeftel.com.
Transition music by Triple Heart 100 - https://bit.ly/3fY2pch
Sorry for the break in production but we are officially back. Enjoy this second episode of TLiD Book Club and make sure to watch for the return of Jake and Jim this week. As for the next book club episode, it should be recorded and uploaded in the next two weeks where we will be completing part 2 of Q.
Idk, Hunter Biden said the N word and Trump said the R word and then we talk about the civil war.
In this inaugural episode of The Left is Dead book club, Tyler and Jim get bogged down in the confusing first chapters of Q, by Luther Blissett. Sorry for any substance this episode is lacking, but keep following to hear Jim's take on the Anabaptists.
In this episode, Jake and Jim speak with Ford Fischer of the independent video journalism site, News2Share. We speak with Ford about his history working in media as well as the growth of News2Share. In the process of discussing the history of Ford's work, the three also touch on his unique style of non-partisan documentation as well as his past battles with YouTube and social media companies censoring or demonetizing independent journalists.
New format we'll probably be continuing in the future. Jake and Jim are joined by guests Casey Anthony and Cracker the Hedgehog to discuss the latest events including the menthol cigarette ban, the woke CIA ad, new vaccine rules, the Navy's gay flight crew, Trump's cool new shitposting site and more.
We're proud to announce we've chosen our first book worthy of launching the Left is Dead Book Club, the only book club where everyone gets pussy.
Now you may be saying "what kind of amazing book is this that made Jim do work" or "Hey, isn't Jim busy getting pussy?". Well everyone, the answer to these questions and more is that we will be reading 'Q' by Luther Blissett. This is the book written by a collective of Italian satirists, anarchists, or something that was recently discussed on the HBO documentary about the QAnon movement. What relation it has to the Q of the Trump regime we have no idea but we'd like to invite you to try to find out with us.
The new show will be recorded as audio and video starting with the review of Part One of the book (pages 1 to 153 in the Harcourt edition). Even more exciting however, is we will also allow listeners and viewers to watch live on our Facebook and Twitch as well as participate even more in the discussions live on Discord.
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3f32dHo Twitch: https://bit.ly/3b64HDM For an invite to our Discord the latest reading with us, message us on Facebook, email theleftisdead420@gmail.com, or via our Twitter @TheLeftisDead1.
The first discussion of the book will be on April 21st (a specific time will be announced later) so you have time to order a copy or a downloadable copy can be found here: https://bit.ly/3nVRgeI
About the book: In 1517, Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral, and a dance of death begins between a radical Anabaptist with many names and a loyal papal spy known mysteriously as "Q." In this brilliantly conceived literary thriller set in the chaos of the Reformation-an age devastated by wars of religion-a young theology student adopts the cause of heretics and the disinherited and finds himself pursued by a relentless papal informer and heretic hunter. What begins as a personal struggle to reveal each other's identity becomes a mission that can only end in death.
In this bonus episode, Jim speaks one on one with creator, writer, director, and more often than not, star of the Bad Ben movie series, Nigel Bach.
In the interview, Jim talks to Nigel about his eight movie series that began with the original 'Bad Ben'. For those not familiar, Bad Ben is a series of found-footage horror/comedy movies available on Amazon Prime.
Nigel discusses his time before the movies and what led him to make the first with a few hundred dollars, a couple thousand dollars in cameras, and his iPhone, and how he ended up starring as the series' accidental protagonist Tom Riley. Jim and Nigel discuss how the character of Tom, an average guy from New Jersey trying to flip a house won at auction, became a fan favorite as well as the movies that didn't focus on Tom and their place in the Bad Ben universe, the Tom Riley animated series, and a bit about the future of the franchise. If you came here for something political stay tuned until the last few minutes where Nigel and Jim talk about Amazon's creator platform that gets independent movies like Bad Ben into the Prime catalog and reimbursing the creators. This system has gone through several changes in the past few years to reduce payouts, and while you can, and should, still see Nigel's movies on Prime, he also explains why he's now an official martyr in TLiD canon for being the first person we've spoken with to be permanently banned from using the review feature on Amazon.
In this first episode of our True Crime series, Jake and Jim cover the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Embassy in Turkey. While Jake lays down the play by play and legal speak of the case, Jim provides a geopolitical perspective. These two skills come together to provide a nice comprehensive picture of the Khashoggi killing.
It's time to talk about why Protestantism was a mistake!
In this episode we speak with ex-evangelical and independent researcher Nathan Sacket to discuss the history of American Protestantism. From the founding to now, Protestant Christianity has played a major role in the US and we get down into this as well as the history of religion's class character in the US. Following that, we all air our grievances with churches in general so make sure to listen to the end.
In this episode, Jake and Jim speak with the UK delegate for the Korean Friendship Association (KFA) to discuss and dispel some misconceptions about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
The KFA is an organization that promotes cultural exchanges and provides education on the DPRK to members in their respective countries. With this in mind, we asked Dermot to explain several overwhelming trends in the US including demonstrably fake news about the DPRK, the DPRK's emphasis on self-defense, self-reliance, and anti-imperialism, and the future of western policy towards Pyongyang. Jake also asks several questions concerning the case of Otto Warmbier and the confusion around his return which serves as an example of how fraught US-DPRK relations truly are.
Heads up that Jake and Jim may not fully agree on this subject and it comes out a bit but if you're looking to know more about the DPRK this is still the episode for you.
Here is your chaser for the three Martin interviews.
In this episode, Jake and Jim speak with journalist, author, and general conspiracy debunker, Mike Rothschild.
Mike Rothschild has spent the past several years closely following the Q phenomenon and joins Jim and Jake to discuss the movement's origins, the growth of the movement during the pandemic, the future of Q, and the roots of the movement in the tradition of American Protestantism.
The Storm is Upon Us by Mike Rothschild - https://bit.ly/2OKFlmC
Qanon thought leader Martin Geddes returns for his 3rd interview with the boys - and his first and only interview since the 2020 election shattered the vast majority of Qanon predictions, marooning most of its followers on Gab and Parler. Was the Plan wrong? Are Patriots no longer in control? Is the Great Awakening an illusion? Find out if Martin has lost his faith in Q and Donald Trump.
In this episode Jim and Jake are back and speak to the founder and editor in chief of Orinoco Tribune and former Consul-General to the US for Venezuela Jesus Rodriguez Espinoza. In this episode your host discuss the current situation in Venezuela, the adaptations Caracas has had to make in the face of US sanctions, and a possible world of a fully communist Venezuela standing up to Washington's imperialism.
This week it's Jim who's missing.
So as a special surprise Jake speaks one on one with author, journalist, former Presidential candidate, and transhumanism advocate Zoltan Istvan. The topics include the future of technology from robotics to AI as well as how Zoltan thinks this new future will stand any chance of being an equitable one under capitalism.
Re-release: Now includes more bleep button!
Jim-hosted episode while the adult is away.
This episode Jim Carey speaks to two of his close friends currently wrapping up their time in law school. In this interview, Franklin and Bash briefly explain their ideologies - on the far left- and then provide us insight on how they plan to enter law while still keeping their radical credentials.
Franklin and Bash recount what made them go into law, but more importantly, what they as leftists plan to do once they enter the snake pits most people call courtrooms. We also spoke on tiered justice, police incompetence, the federal courts, as well as some phrenology when Jim got off track.
Either way, enjoy this episode and Jake will be rejoining us for the next.
In this second installment of Talking Shit/the OCMA Podcast, Jim Carey speaks with core members Chas and Jorge. In their discussion Jorge and Chas cover a range of topics from the founding of OCMA to it's growth into an ideologically and logistically organized political and outreach group. Chas and Jorge cover everything since OCMA's inception from the BLM protests over the summer and their response to Covid-19 to what activism should look like under Biden and the currently-precarious market economy.
In this episode Jake and Jim get a crash course in Mexican politics and the current conditions that besiege President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). Arturo is a Marxist activist and PhD candidate in Germany but has also been involved with a coalition of the German left as well as a formerly very-active member of the Popular socialist party of Mexico, a party involved in the coalition to elect AMLO. In this interview, Arturo explains why AMLO still has his support in the face of real material conditions and explains why Mexico will need to make gradual moves to release themselves from US hegemony. We also discuss the Coronavirus response in Mexico and why AMLO's rules are basically essential to the Mexican economy as well as what the return to the neoliberal "normal" under Biden means for US-Mexico relations.
No guest this week. Instead, Jake and Jim start off on the recent peaceful transfer of power from one regime to the next and end up wandering deeper into Marxism as usual. In between those two extremes the hosts also discuss the capitol some more, Biden's early days in office, and where the cult of Trump goes next.
In this bonus episode, Jim talks to Atilla, Kelsey, and Haley; three members of Oakland County Mutual Aid, a leftist organization focused on community outreach in the metro-Detroit area. Atilla, Kelsey, and Haley and the rest of OCMA are taking on the task of organizing in one of the most hostile environments possible: the suburbs. Despite that, OCMA has not only spent time protesting the excesses of the state but they have also focused on community outreach and revolutionary education. OCMA started mid-pandemic but continues to grow in an area where that used to seem impossible. These three early members of OCMA provide a real insight into how to reach fellow suburbanites and serve as an example that things are changing in the world of white flight. Considering the constant evolution of activism, OCMA is providing some great examples of what leftists can do even when they're surrounded and can serve as an example to others hoping to organize in the million other anytowns like those in Oakland County.
Here's the episode where Jake and Jim finally get back to talking to other leftists in a conversation with anarchist-ish organizer and man who actually understands macro-economics, a guest we'll only call Kay. Kay has spent a significant amount of time as an organizer in the metro-Detroit area and also has formal education in economics. In this edition of The Left is Dead, Jake, Jim, and Kay dive into some of the real theory behind anarchism as well as some of its' shortcomings. While Kay no longer considers himeslf strictly an anarchist, this conversation touching on topics ranging from the liberal saturation of radical movements, why a central authority is sometimes necessary, the issues with identity politics to some explanation of the Covid economy and the upcoming tech bubble.
Welcome to the first episode of The Left is Dead's first supplemental show. Talking Shit is a new project meant to showcase the voices of actual members of the working class who aren't following politics all the time like us freaks. This first episode is loose and all over the place but is just the beginning of a series that will develop into a place to hear real working class opinions and stories from people just living their lives. Episode one features long-time friend of host James Carey, James Speer in what turned into just a bullshit session on the hells of suburbia. We hope to make more of these shows in the future and work to highlight the things all workers have in common.
Well, it's here! The first official libertarian episode you, that one guy in our DMs, have been clamoring for. In this episode, Jake and James are joined by a former member of the Libertarian Party of Maine and host of the Echo Chamber Podcast Rodger Sanchez. Rodger and James first met on whatever Milo calls a show now and James then appeared on Echo Chamber Podcast to debate Rodger on this yet again. Now though, Rodger has decided to enter the Thunderdome, aka The Left is Dead zoom chat, to determine which ideology actually kicks the most ass. Three men enter...one man leaves... Hint: it's always James and my, I mean his, 100% correct positions.
You can watch Rodger’s show every Friday night here - https://dlive.tv/murderthemedia
And get more updates from Rodger on his show’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EchoChamberProgram/
In our new years episode Jake and Jim speak one on one about the recent elections in Georgia following Trump's phone call with the Secretary of State there. Following that, the hosts discuss the storming of the nation's capitol by the pro-MAGA hogs and whatever the fuck that means for the future. Take from it what you will.
A Christmas bonus from the vault….a conversation from earlier in 2020 between Jake and Martin Geddes, a London-based Qanon theorist and IT consultant. The two discuss some of the basic concepts involved in believing that Qanon is real, including a Deep State that practices the occult and the deeply religious (Christian) nature of the group’s core believers. Jake questions the lack of indictments and many other failed predictions made by whoever Q really is and discusses with Martin if he thinks there is a cult-like feel to the group.
Who f**king knows. Merry Christmas. Your gift is our conversation with Proud Boy and former House candidate in Hawaii Nick Ochs. We touch on a little bit of everything from what exactly "western civilization" is to the latest election news including the street fights in DC over the weekend. Try to make sense of it.
Normally this is where we’d tell you how to follow our guest, but you literally can’t. So w/e.
For Episode 7, Jim and Jake interview one of the thought leaders of the controversial Qanon movement, Martin Geddes, in the aftermath of Donald Trump's 2020 presidential election loss. During this installment, Martin explains how there will be a military coup to overthrow the democratic election (while the boys fidget uncomfortably). Other subjects include: why Covid-19 is real and deadly; the mysterious absence of "The Great Awakening"; shots at Communist China (of course); and much more.
In this episode of The Left is Dead, Jake and Jim have a one on one discussion about the latest news around Trump's Stop the Steal madness including Giuliani's multiple freak-outs as well as what a future under a President Biden will look like, and Obama's racist ass book tour. From there things go wild and Jake and Jim discuss their hopes for a leftist future and the best way to get there while Jim argues that the supposed "crimes" of communist countries are either overblown, misrepresented, and prevented out of context, especially in comparison to the horrors of capitalism.
In this bonus episode of The Left is Dead, the charming playboy host Jim talks to Armenian-American union organizer and Geopolitics Alert contributor Tyler Aram Voskericyan about the history of the Armenian people. While it was impossible to discuss this history in full, Tyler provides a critical analysis of the history and geography of the Armenians from early civilization to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
In this episode, up top, we start talking about the Stop the Steal freak out and right-wing delusions. Following this quick into, Jim and Jake speak with Chinese-American independent analyst and lone wolf China-watcher (the cool kind) Sun Feiyang to provide a unique perspective on his home country. The discussion this week covers a wide range of topics related to China ranging from how China (and other nations) perceive US instability, the difference between Chinese investment and IMF extortion to the benefits of having a state that can overrule those who would be seen as the economic elite in any Western nation.
Veteran political journalist JP Sottile joins the boys to discuss the present and future of MAGA and Q-anon conspiracy theories as well as the battle of the progressive leftism versus neoliberal centrism in the Democratic party.
In this episode of THE LEFT IS DEAD, Jake and Jim speak with journalist and investigator Lou Colagiovanni about his views on the hypocrisies of the DNC, the reality of life in North Korea, and our own great empire of predatory capitalism.
In the first official episode of The Left is Dead, Jim and Jake speak with author and journalist Jon Vibes. Jon has spent years writing about the news from an anarchist perspective as well as authoring several books including an autobiography and science fiction novels. Jon, Jake, and Jim all bring their three unique perspectives to the interview to discus everything from UBI to crypto and what exactly the possible future will look like.