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TMBS 147 aired on July 7th, 2020
Episode summary: We need to oppose annexation.
Vijay Prashad how does the US move forward, what can the Left learn from Kerala’s response to the crisis, Kerala & the response to the crisis, & hybrid warfare.
Stavros Halkias (@stavvybaby) from Cum Town and Stavvy Solves Your Problems tells us how he weaponized laziness, moving to NYC, & the NBA reopening.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 146 aired on June 30th, 2020.
Episode summary:
We gotta save the USPS.
Bill Fletcher Jr. joins us to talk about the future of the movement & why learning the history of the radical agenda of the US Right is crucial to opposing it.
The FED is standing up for big business, who is standing up for you?
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 145 aired on June 23rd, 2020
Episode summary:
What we can learn from liberation theology Lessons from the ANC and policing.
Essential workers are being forced to expose themselves to the pandemic.
Ronan Burtenshaw on the lessons for the left from the past 10 years.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS aired on Jun 16, 2020
Episode summary:
Tyson is using the pandemic to hyper exploit their workers.
Madina Toure on what De Blasio’s budget promises actually mean.
Charlie Kirk’s sloppy history of philosophy.
During the GEM, David breaks down why the Trump recovery is BS.
And we debut the 1st half of our interview with Chomsky.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS aired on June 9th, 2020
Episode summary:
Notes on the uprising and how we move forward.
Vivek Chibber joins us to break down the ABC’s of capitalism and what socialism’s future might look like.
During the GEM, David breaks down how COVID has affected the shipping industry and kept sailors trapped on their boats.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 142 aired on June 2nd, 2020
Episode summary:
The crew reacts to the national unrest.
Chucka Ejeckam (@chuckaejeckam) on political strategy in these times.
Matt Christman (@mattchristman) joins to TMBS to talk about the reaction in Brooklyn & where do we go from here?
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 141 aired on May 26, 2020.
Episode summary:
Donald Trump is destroying international arms control & threatening the globe.
Dustin Guastella joins us to talk about his recent piece in Jacobin on Bernie’s loss and to chart a course to build the labor movement needed to win power.
During the GEM, David breaks down Argentina’s default and their fight against bondholders.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 140 aired on May 19th, 2020.
Episode summary:
We need an alternative to libertarian surveillance & authoritarian surveillance
Woke bros assemble! From A distance to talk The Last Dance and watch Stacy Abrams realize she won’t be VP
During the GEM, why is Kroger cutting pay in a pandemic.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 139 aired on May 12th 2020.
Episode summary:
Avoiding magical thinking about neoliberalism and covid.
Maximilian Alvarez (@maximillian_alv) joins us to talk about working during COVID.
Adolph Reed Jr. breaks down his political journey, anti-essentialism, and the problem with the 1619 project.
During the GEM, David Griscom @davidgriscom shows why the reopen orders aren’t about economic growth, they are about breaking labor.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 138 aired on May 5th, 2020
Episdoe summary:
We need to understand the financial interests behind ratcheting up tensions with China.
Toure Reed joins us to talk about his new book “Toward Freedom: The Case Against Race Reductionism”
Dareece Polo (@dareecetelesur) joins us to talk about how the Caribbean is uniting to resist imperialism.
During the GEM, David Griscom breaks down how the US sanctions have devastated Iran and prevented them from responding to the COVID crisis.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 137 aired on April 28, 2020.
Episode summary:
Yolian Ogbu tells us about organizingessential workers in the Covid era.
Comedian Judah Freidlander talks comedy, politics, and being a world champion.
Also, Not Being Naive & responding to “Why Americans Don’t Vote Their Class.”
On the GEM, our economic crisis and the importance of collective action.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 136 aired on April 21st 2020
Episode summary:
How Covid Is affecting the Global South.
We are joined by the great Cornel West for much needed wisdom.
During the GEM, David breaks down how global finance is working to undermine a humane response to the crisis in Argentina and across the globe.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 134 aired on Apr 7, 2020
Episode summary:
We need to reclaim the local.
Shoutout to the Kerala government & the Teamsters.
Richard Wolff (@profwolff) joins us to talk about what this crisis means for the capitalist system.
We are joined by Chris Smalls (@shutdown_amazon) to talk about the Amazon strikes.
During the GEM, David breaks down the winners and losers of the covid crisis.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 133 aired on March 31, 2020
Episode summary:
The pandemic is accelerating the global pandemic.
Shoutout to workers standing up against the exploitation during the pandemic.
Abby Martin (@abbymartin) joins us to talk about how the US is using the crisis to target Venezuela and how it is using sanctions to pursue empire.
During the GEM, (@DavidGriscom) breaks down the fundamental goal of COVID Capitalism, to maintain the current power dynamics.
Liz Franczak (@liz_franczak) breaks down the crucial questions does Cuomo have a piercing? And how can we bridge the gap between reality and conspiracy?
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 132 aired on March 24, 2020
Episode summary:
We have a choice capitalism or democracy
Ronan Burtenshaw (@ronanburtenshaw) joins us to talk about the UK response, and the challenge socialists have proving to people that things can change things.
David breaks down the role of the FED and reminds us that we should be democratizing it as quickly as possible.
Milton Allimadi (@allimadi) joins us to share wisdom about lessons from Cuba & the Belt & Road initiative
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 131 aired on March 17th, 2020
Episode summary:
We are in a crisis of capitalist production and we need to find a way through it.
Shoutout to those on the frontlines of this crisis, please support service workers.
Emma Vigeland (@emmavigelland) the DNC doesn’t care about voters’ safety or democracy.
During the GEM, David breaks down how the pandemic is exposing the irrationality of our economic system.
Joshua Khan Russell joins us to talk about how we can take care of ourselves & each other during the crisis, and also how we can expand our movements in times of isolation.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 130 aired on Mar 11, 2020
Episode summary:
We need to learn our lessons & keep fighting.
Adolph Reed, professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, joins us to talk about the problems of modern liberalism & human rights discourse. And how to win the working class.
During the GEM, David breaks down the stock market collapse and why we need the FED to answer to the working class.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael. While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 129 aired on March 7th, 2020
Episode summary:
We have a lot of fight ahead of us. Ahmed Kaballo (@AhmedKaballo) joins us to talk about the ongoing attempt to destroy Venezuela and the trial of Julian Assange
During the GEM David breaks down the devastation of NAFTA in Michigan and across the US.
How to beat Sleepy Joe.
Isiah James (@isiah4congress) joins us to talk about his campaign for NY-9, his life, what inspires him & his campaign.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 128 aired on Feb 24, 2020
Episode summary:
We are beating back the politics of delusion.
Shoutout to the historic win in Nevada. Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) host of The Benjamin Dixon Show joins us to talk about how we stop Bloomberg.
During the GEM with (@davidgriscom) on the slowdown in the tech industry.
Richard Wolff (@ProfWolff) breaks down what this proves about capitalism. Richard Wolff (@profwolff) explains why the mainstream media doesn't understand socialism and the labor theory of value.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 127 aired on February 12th, 2020
Episode summary:
We won't beat the GOP with half-measures & we cannot compromise on M4A.
Shoutout to Abby Martin (@AbbyMartin) for standing up against for her right to free speech and the rights of Palestinians.
Krystal Ball (@KrystalBall) joins us to break down NH and the lack of vetting of moderate candidates.
During the GEM, David (@davidgriscom) warns about the danger of water privatization.
Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) joins us to talk about her new documentary "Left Out."
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS --
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 126 aired on February 5, 2020
Episode Summary:
Bernie won Iowa, don’t let the Democratic establishment slow us down.
Shoutout to No More Deaths for standing up for humanity.
Corey Pein (@CoreyPein) calls in to talk about the problem with technology
During the GEM, David breaks down the Wet'suwet'en fight against the Coastal Gaslink pipeline.
Larry King had to take an important call.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 125 aired on Jan 31, 2020
Episode summary:
Fact-checking Warren.
Briahna Joy Gray (@BrieBrieJoy) National Press Secretary for Bernie Sanders joins us to talk about the campaign as they head into the Iowa Caucus.
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for getting the most donations from the troops.
During the GEM, David (@davidgriscom) makes the case if we want democratic socialism we must use capital controls.
Petra Costa (@petracostal) the director of The Edge of Democracy joins us to talk about her film on the erosion of Brazillian democracy and the rise of fascism.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS aired on Jan 21, 2020
Episode summary: MLK showed us the way forward.
Shoutout to Moms4Housing for securing a deal for the Wedgewood property they were occupying.
Justin Jackson (@J_ManPrime21) running back for the LA Chargers joins us to talk about how it got into politics and why he supports Bernie Sanders.
During the GEM, David breaks down the dangerous continuity between corporate Democrats and Donald Trump's trade deals.
We are joined by Brandon Sutton (@PrettyBadLefty) to talk about the real legacy of MLK.
David Feldman (@David_Feldman_) host of The David Feldman Show, has some concerns about Bernie.
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS Re-air
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 123 aired on January 18th, 2020
Episode summary:
We must build an international left.
Shoutout to Mom4Housing for standing up.
Why Did Warren Come At Bernie?
Was Bernies's answer to the NYT wrong?
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TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael. While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 122 aired on Jan 7, 2020
Episode summary:
The crisis in Australia & moving toward a GND.
Shoutout to the Center-Left in Portugual, for showing an alternative to right-wing populism.
Dr. Drew Mikhael (@DrDrewMikhael) joins us to talk about the crisis with Iran and provides a deeper understanding of the social movement in the country.
During the GEM, How Banks prey on the poor and how to end it?
Matt Christman (@CushBomb) joins us to talk about Iran, Warren, and The View.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 121 aired on January 3rd, 2020
Episode summary:
We have a chance to confront 'capitalist realism,' let's do it.
Derek Davison (@dwdavison) joins us to talk about the US assassination of Soleimani and Trump's escalation with Iran.
Meagan Day (@MeaganMDay) staff writer at Jacobin, joins us to explain her recent article "Bernie Is The Candidate: Here Is Why?"
During the GEM, David explains the reason why capitalism and imperialism are inseparable.
Ben Burgis (@BenBurgis) joins us in studio to ask the question why does Jordan Peterson sell so well?
Lauren Ashcraft (@LaurenAshcraft) a Democratic Socialist running in NY-12 joins us to talk about her campaign.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 120 aired on Dec 23, 2019
Episode summary:
First, happy birthday to Thomas Sankara.
Lula and the difference between sympathy and solidarity.
Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) on why impeachment is important and how Pelosi is blowing it.
Then, Richard Wolff on struggle and austerity in France.
The end of reform possibilities.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS aired on December 17th, 2019.
Episode summary:
What are the lessons from the UK election for our movement.
Joshua Kahn Russell joins us to talk about spirituality and activism.
During the GEM, David breaks down the expansion of global debt.
Shoutout to protesters for shutting down PG&E and demanding that it comes under public ownership.
Evo Morales speaks after the coup.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 118 aired on Dec 10, 2019
Episode summary:
We must fight climate change, eco-fascism, and capitalist ecology.
Shoutout to the Labour Party, they need to win.
Camilia Escalante (@camiliateleSUR) presenter at TeleSUR joins us to talk about the recent elections of Dominica and an update on Bolivia.
During the GEM, David breaks down the legacy of Paul Volcker.
Chris Nineham (@ChrisNinham) Author The British State: A Warning calls in to talk about the importance of the UK election and the future prospects for Labour.
New revelations just highlight the extent of the ongoing human catastrophe that is the war in Afghanistan
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 117 aired on December 3rd, 2019
Episode summary:
AMLO one year in and how to think about governments that challenge the US.
Shoutout to Jeremy Corbyn for exposing billionaires' nonsense.
During the GEM David breaks down the way that capitalism is killing all of us.
Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) joins us to talk about Bloomberg/Trump, the NBA, & The Irishman.
Slavoj Zizek joins TMBS to talk about ideology, modern capitalism, and the rise of the global Right.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS aired on November 25th, 2019
Episode summary:
Stopping the global right and the assault on humanism.
Nina Turner (@NinaTurner) joins us to talk about the state of the race for Bernie Sanders.
During the GEM David (@DavidGriscom) explains the radical Labour manifesto.
Milton Allimadi (@Allimadi) joins us to talk about the state de-colonization in Africa.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 115 aired on November 19th, 2019.
Episode summary:
Breakdown of the protests in Algeria and the pitfalls of nationalism.
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for his commitment to end the prosecution of whistleblowers in the US.
David Starr (@TheProductDS) joins us to talk about unionizing pro-wrestling.
Former Foreign Minister of Ecuador Guillaume Long (@GuillaumeLong) joins us to talk about the coup in Bolivia and the legacy of Correa in Ecuador.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 114 aired on November 11th, 2019.
Episode summary:
Lula is finally free and the breakdown of the coup in Bolivia.
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders' for his transcendent immigration plan.
Shahid Buttar (@ShahidForChange) is running for Congress in CA-12 against Nancy Pelosi. He joins us to talk about the coup in Bolivia, his work fighting for political prisoners, and the fight for our civil rights.
During the GEM, David breaks down how big tech is coming for your housing.
Richard Wolff joins us to talk about planning and the legacy of the Soviet Union.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 113 aired on November 5th, 2019.
Episode summary:
Lessons from the 92’ campaign and Warren’s middle-class politics.
Shoutout to Bernie Sander’s weed legalization plan.
Abby Martin (@AbbyMartin) journalist and host of the Empire Files. joined us to talk about her film Gaza Fights For Freedom and on the anti-Imperialism in the 2020 campaign.
During the GEM David breaks down the pitfalls of microfinancing.
Adolph Reed joins us to talk about the PMC and essentialism.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 111 aired on October 22nd, 2019.
Episode summary:
Building mass protests movement, Chile gets it right, XR gets it wrong.
Shoutout to Chicago teachers.
John Iadarola (@johniadorala) host of The Damage Report, joins us to talk about Bernie's rally, Warren, and Biden.
David Feldman (@david_Feldman_) calls in to share some of his friendly views.
During the GEM, David breaks down the medical debt crisis.
Global update Chile and Lebanon, w/ Artesia Balthrop (@Artesianb).
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 110 aired on October 16th, 2019
Episode summary: Tonight, Ryan Grim (@RyanGrim), Washington Bureau Chief of the Intercept and author of We've Got People, joins us to break down the Dem debate, Bernie vs. Warren. Bernie vs. IMF austerity, Haiti and Ecuador protests, remembering Thomas Sankara, Darth Trump, Bernie hits Biden, and Kamala's weird "ban Trump from twitter" gambit.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS aired October 8th, 2019
Episode summary:
What is hegemony and how to build it?
Shoutout to Jagameet Singh for his great answer on providing indigenous communities with water.
Heidi Sloan (@HeidiSloanForTX) joins us to talk about her campaign for TX-25.
During the GEM David talks about the need for reductions to the working day.
Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) joins us for a friendly debate on China.
Will Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump use the Epstein connection first?
Global update on Ecuador and Rojava.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 108 aired on October 1st, 2019
Episode summary:
Understanding the factions in Israel & Palestine.
Shoutout to the Labour Party for their commitment to bringing needed to medicine to the world.
Ana Kasparian joins us to talk about Warren and why we need Medicare 4 All.
During the GEM, David breaks down the relationship between rural hospital closing and capitalism.
Warren's bad foreign policy answers.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 107 aired on September 24th, 2019
Episode summary:
Marx on strikes and building working-class power.
Shoutout to Bernie's housing plan.
Mckayla Wilkes (@MeetMckayala) who is running for Congress (MD-05) joins us to talk about her campaign.
During the GEM looks at Germany's bad Green deal.
Update on Bolsonaro's UN Speech and Lula's project for the BRICS.
Mike Recine (@Mikerecine) joins us to talk his Epstein theories and we review a new Sam Harris' clip.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 106 aired on September 17th, 2019.
Episode summary:
Boris Johnson's many blusters and a rising Jeremy Corbyn.
The WFP writes itself out of history.
Shoutout to UAW for going on strike.
During the GEM David breaks down the importance of Bernie Sander's Democracy in the Workplace plan.
Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland) host of Rebel HQ to talk about Joe Biden's meeting with Corn Pop, Warren and Bernie.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 105 aired on September 10th, 2019
Episode summary:
The ongoing "slow-genocide" in West Papua Shoutout to Uruguay Broadfont coalition We are joined by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (@keeangayamhtta) joins us to talk about reform & revolution.
During the GEM, David breaks down the importance of having an international outlook in our fight against capitalism.
Napeleon Da Legend (@TeamNDL) joins us in the studio to talk about his music and his political awakening https://www.napoleondalegend.com/
Bhaskar Sunkara (@SunraySunray) author of The Socialist Manifesto joins us to talk Bernie's appeal.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 104 aired on September 3rd, 2019
Episode summary: It's impossible to understand the crisis in Kashmir without understanding India's far-right.
Shoutout to Allan Lee Rogers for asking this question to Bernie (https://twitter.com/Allaen51/status/1167595897297035265)
Krystal Ball (@KrystalBall) host of HillTV's Rising calls in to talk about the difference between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren's theory of change. Also, the ongoing miner strike in Kentucky.
Update on Brexit. During the GEM, David (@DavidGriscom) breaks down just how radical Bernie Sanders' Green New Deal is.
Artesia Balthrop (@ArtesianB) TV & Film Producer joins us to talk about Jay-Z's NFL partnership and the water crisis in Newark.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 103 aired on August 20th, 2019
Episode summary:
Elections in Argentina and how financial capital challenges democracy.
Shoutout to Ethiopia Shahid Buttar (@ShahidForChange) candidate for U.S. House California District 12 joins us by phone to talk about his campaign to win Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat.
GEM are we heading toward a recession?
We are joined by Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) Executive Producer and Host of The Young Turks call is in to talk about how the Right tries to shut down free speech.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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Hello Patrons! TMBS 102 aired on August 13th, 2019. Episode summary: Ideology is important. Elaine Yu (@Yuenok) AFP Hong Kong correspondent calls in to update us on Hong Kong. Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) national press secretary joins us During the GEM, bad news for Uber and good news for Fight For $15. 102 - Postgame ft. Crew More content Michael released in mid August 2019: Video Illicit History - 4 - Modern Brazil & Lula An Illicit History Of Modern Brazil & Lula, Produced by Vic Vaiana & 101(P) - How Do We Deradicalize ft. Andray Domise Andray Domise (@AndrayDomise), Contributing Editor at MacLeans and Director konvomedia.com, joins us to discuss hate and alienation in America. What is going to be necessary to deradicalize white men in America besides telling them to "do better"? The long history of "feeling left behind" and the unspoken promise America has made to white men. The material factors that lead to alienation. The absurdity of the media talking about video games days after 2 mass shootings. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS - The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael. While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 101 aired on August 6th, 2019.
Episode summary:
Understanding the history between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Shoutout to Mike Gravel for his endorsement of Bernie.
We take a moment to honor Toni Morrison.
During the GEM, David tells the history of the political prisoner Leonard Peltier.
Richard Wolff joins us to talk about the economy of China and primitive accumulation.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 100 aired on Jul 29, 2019.
Episode Summary:
Cornel West's appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience shows exactly what positive outreach looks like.
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for moving the conversation regarding Israel forward.
Brooke Thomas (@BrookeOnAir) calls in to talk about Trump's role in the Central Park 5 and Q anon Fmr.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim joins us to talk about Jair Bolsonaro's foreign policy.
During the GEM, David breaks down the damage caused by privately owned electric corporations.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work
TMBS 99 aired on July 23, 2019
Episode summary:
What lessons can we learn from the experience of Syriza?
Shoutout to the protests in Puerto Rico and the full context Krystal Ball (@KrystalBall) co-host of Rising on Hill.TV calls in to talk about anti-Bernie media bias and how to beat it.
During the GEM, David breaks down how gig economy corporations rob their workers and then silence them.
Joshua Khan executive director of The Wildfire Project joins us to talk about organizing tactics and direct action.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 98 aired on July 16th, 2019
Episode summary:
Defending and reclaiming human rights.
Shoutout to workers going on strike at Amazon fulfillment centers across the world.
Marianne Williamson schools Dave Rubin Daniel Bessner (@dbessner) calls in to talk about what a Post-Empire Foreign Policy would look like.
We stand with Ilhan Omar, AOC, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS ReAir 97 aired on July 9th, 2019
Episode summary:
We break down the protests in Hong Kong
We sample two new shoutout themes, and shoutout to activists in Seattle and other municipalities for moving to publicly-owned banks.
Global update on Western Sahara with the Nushatta Foundation (@nushatta)
During the GEM, David breaks down the danger of water privatization.
We are joined by Emma Vigeland of Rebel HQ (@EmmaVigeland) how progressive is Tulsi, Warren vs. Bernie, and Tom Steyer's narcissism.
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Re-air edit by Danny Celentano https://www.patreon.com/BodyPolitic?f... IG/Twitter @Body Politic Media
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 96 aired on July 2nd, 2019
How the Left should talk about the future.
Shoutout to fmr. Bernie staffers who are launching their own consultancy firm to primary the consulting class.
We are joined by Anthony Fantano (@theneedledrop) joins us to talk Adidas tracksuit, Nas, and Michael's love of reggae.
During the GEM, David breaks down the China/Trump trade truce. Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) on her road to socialism, how to beat gerrymandering, and why Joe Biden represents failed white liberalism.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 95 aired on June 25th, 2019.
Episode summary:
We stand in solidarity with those in Sudan
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for leading the way to end student debt peonage.
Brian Mier (@BrianMtelesur) joins us to talk about Lula's latest appeal.
During the GEM David breaks down Facebook's new cryptocurrency.
Harvey Kaye (@HarveyJKaye) is back in studio to talk about Bernie Sanders recent speech.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 94 aired on June 18th, 2019.
Episode summary: Bernie Sanders' speech on democratic socialism was historic.
Shoutout to the Waorani people winning a landmark victory protecting 500,000 million acres of rainforest from oil drilling.
We debut our new, sometimes, co-host Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) who breaks down the recent US hacking of Russian power grids without informing Trump.
During the GEM, David breaks down the upcoming G20 conference and the divorce between corporate profits from wages paid in the United States. The cynical use of the Holocaust to defend Trump's immigration policies.
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TMBS 93 aired on June, 11 2019
Episode summary: Michael announces his new book Glenn Greenwald co-founder and journalist joins us to talk about his groundbreaking report on the politicized trial of Lula. The Assange trial is an attack on journalism full-stop.
Bhaskar Sunkara is in the studio to talk about his book "The Socialist Manifesto"
Ben Burgis joins us to talk about the Meidner Plan.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 92 aired on June 4, 2019
Episode Summary:
The worrying growth of the far-right in Europe and Left-strategy toward the EU.
Shoutout to the UK for protesting Trump's state visit and to the Brazillian's gathering together to show their support for #LulaLivre
Hasan Piker (@HasanTheHun) of The Young Turks talks about Dave Rubin's #meltdownMay and California Democrats booing centrists.
During the GEM, David breaks down Trump's recent threat of tariffs against Mexico.
We are joined by the legendary Milton Allimadi (@Allimadi) to talk about Thomas Sankara and African socialism.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS aired on May 21st, 2019
Episode summary: Green imperialism won't save us and why the difference between Sanders and Warren matter.
Shoutout to Italian Union members who refused to load a shipment of arms bound for Saudi Arabia. And shoutout to the Notorious B.I.G. who would have turned 47 today.
During the GEM David talks about the rise of corporate debt, but gets challenged by a patron.
We are joined in studio by Brandon Sutton (@PrettyBadLefty) to talk nerdery, conspiracy theories, and why all Bigfoot documentaries critique the IMF. Check out Brandon's podcast at patreon.com/expandthediscourse
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
TMBS 90 aired on May 14th, 2019
Episode summary: Michael breaks down the history of the Iranian Revolution and the danger of Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo's desire for war.
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders and AOC
During the GEM David breaks down the way the banks are trying to work around rules put into place following the financial crisis.
Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland) joins us in studio to talk about her interview with Rep. Issa, Game of Thrones, and Joe Biden.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 89 aired on May 7th, 2019. Episode summary: We talk about the climate crisis and the model that Extinction Rebellion gives to action. Shoutout to NYC for refusing to let Bolsonaro into the city. Author of "It Was All A Dream" Reniqua Allen (@rnz1) calls in to talk about her new book and the broken promise to black millennials in America. During the GEM, David talks about the upcoming rideshare strike preceding Uber's IPO. We talk about recent US provocations against Iran. Ben Burgis (@BenBurgis) is in studio to talk the Left case for freedom - The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael. While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show Youtube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 88 aired on April 30th, 2019.
Episode summary: We talk the failed coup in Venezuela.
Shoutout to South Africa who are celebrating the liberation from apartheid.
Journalist, poet, and historian, Dr. Maytha Alhassen (@MaythaAlhassen) joins us to talk about Algeria, Sudan, and deconializaiton.
During the GEM, David celebrates the Stop & Shop strike victory in light of new rules by the Trump DOL that seek to undermine the labor movement.
Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) joins us in studio to talk Dave Rubin's ideas, Lula's imprisonment, and Buttigieg's supposed charisma.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 87 aired on April 16th, 2019.
Episode Summary: The third way is dead, and we must keep it that way.
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for his townhall on Fox News.
We break down the Brexit debacle. During the GEM David breaks down Donald Trump's new overtime rules.
Richard Wolff (@ProfWolff) joins us in studio for a showdown with Griscom, to talk about Gramsci and UBI.
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 86 aired on April 14th, 2019
Episode summary: Bernie is a millionaire, so what?
Shoutout to Ari Melber for having the right take on Assange.
We are joined by Adom Getachew (@adomgetachew), professor of political science at the University of Chicago and author of "Worldmaking after Empire" to talk to us about the third world political project and decolonization.
During the GEM, David breaks down the pain faced by workers forced to use their tax returns to pay for basic medical costs.
Foreign policy expert Derek Davison (@DerekDavision) calls in to talk about the arrest of Assange and the decision by Lenin Moreno to end Assange's asylum.
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed relevant and timeless, please remember some of the guest's work and subject matter on the show is very much linked to the time when the show first aired. The appearance of some guests on TMBS does not constitute an endorsement of those guests’ current work.
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TMBS 85 aired on April 9th, 2019.
Episode summary:
We need public housing for all.
Shoutout to protesters around the world marching in support of Lula.
Soumya Shankar (@ShanKarmya) joins us to update us on the Indian election.
During the GEM David talks about the strike wave on Mexico.
Felix Biederman (@ByYourLogic) on Dave Rubin's gamer-mensch and why he supports Rob Blagojevich.
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TMBS 84 aired on April 2nd, 2019. Episode summary:
We talk about the contradictions the Left faces in the upcoming elections.
Shoutout to global protests to free Lula on April 7th.
Kim Ives (@KimIves13) contributing editor Haiti Liberte calls in to talk about why US-based mercenaries were found in Haiti.
During the GEM, David updates us on the yield curve and the era of cheap money.
Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) writer, attorney, and activist, is in studio to explain why Hillary Clinton is still wrong about she lost Wisconsin and why we need to learn why she did.
The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael.
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TMBS 83 aired on March 26th, 2018 Episode summary:
Russiagate needs to be over.
Shoutout to Uber workers going on strike in LA.
Francesca Fiorentini of the Bitchuation Room calls in to talk AIPAC and the possibility of changing US foreign policy in the Middle East.
During the GEM, David breaks down how Uber is squeezing its workers and working to subvert democracy.
Matt Taibbi contributing editor at Rolling Stone calls in to talk about the Mueller report.
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TMBS 82 aired on March 19th, 2019.
Episode summary:
Michael breaks down how we fight white supremacy and the history of imperialism.
Shoutout to egg boy a hero of our time Global update Bolsonaro's fascist tour in the US, a new free Lula campaign, and anti-austerity protests in Argentina.
During the GEM, David breaks down the upcoming tech IPOs.
We are joined live in studio, Harvey Kaye (@harveyjkaye) and Daniel Bessner (@DBessner) to talk taking back American history from the Right.
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TMBS 81 aired on March 12th, 2019.
Episode summary: How to fight pseudo-woke politics and the difference between knowing buzzwords and showing up.
We premier our new Illicit History offering We are joined by John Iadarola (@JohnIadarola) host of The Young Turks and the Damage Report to talk Joe Biden's chances, the other progressives in 2020, and Reagan's racism.
During the GEM, David shows how AMLO's fight proves that we need to seriously consider ways to curtail the international elites ability to subvert the democratic will.
Global update on Brazil, new details in the murder of Marielle Franco and American funding behind Lava Javato.
Joshua Khan executive director of the Wildfire Project joins us in studio to talk strategies for organizing.
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TMBS 80 aired on March 5th, 2019.
Episode summary: After Bernie launches it is crucial to remember that winning the election is only the beginning, as we have learned from the life work of Lula.
We proudly stand with Ilhan Omar. During the GEM, David shows why the minimum wage is good.
Ben Burgis (@BenBurgis) joins us to talk logic for the Left that can shut down the IDW quackery.
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TMBS 79 aired on February 26th, 2019.
Episode summary: The coup attempt in Venezuela and the rise of the New Condor.
Shoutout to Ilhan Omar for continuing to call out American hypocrisy and imperialism.
France Francois (@1stClassFrance) calls in to talk about the potential of revolution in Haiti.
During the GEM segment David exposes the housing crisis for working-class people.
Bernie Sanders comes out strong in his first week.
Global update on Brazil
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TMBS aired on February 16th, 2019. Episode summary:
NYC shuts down Amazon.
Shoutout to Nomiki Konst, get out and vote for her for NYC public advocate. https://nomikikonst.com
Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) joins us to talk LA and voodoo.
During the GEM segment, David shows the government is not protecting borrowers from student loan abuse by servicers.
We have millennial activist and host of Cumtown Adam Friedland (@AdamFriedland) who joins us to talk about his run-in with Chelsea Clinton.
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TMBS 77 aired on February 13th, 2019. Episode summary:
Michael breaks down the connection between terror in Brazil and Bolosonaro's attack's on working people.
Shoutout to the students for standing with the striking teachers in Denver.
Mark Blyth (@MkBlyth) professor of political economy at Brown University calls in to talk about the difference between your family and the United States government, how social democracy turned to neoliberalism, and the Green New Deal.
During the GEM, Griscom breaks down the story the unemployment numbers aren't telling you.
In the global update, we talk about the naked relationship between oil and arms deals and its human cost in Yemen.
Kamala Harris is not chill on weed.
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TMBS 76 aired on February 7th, 2019.
Episode summary: We break down continued American involvement in Iraq and how that affects Iran.
Shoutout to Bob Marley some people really are as great as everyone says they are.
Jeff Halper of Israeli Committee Against Home Demolition joins us to talk about Palestine
During the GEM, David breaks down the problem with Airbnb.
Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) senior politics editor at The Intercept gives an excuse for missing the live show, the SOTU, and Kamala Harris' record.
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TMBS 75 aired on January 31st 2019.
Summary: Hands of Venezuela, why the Left must oppose any coup in Venezuela.
Bill Fletcher Jr. (@BillFletcherJr) joins us to talk about the anti-austerity movements in Zimbabwe and Sudan.
Shoutout to the disruptors at Davos.
During the GEM, David breaks down the bondholders hoping to cash in on the coup.
Global update the Bolsonaro cruelly refuses to allow Lula to leave prison to bury his brother.
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TMBS 74 aired on January 22nd 2019.
Episode summary:
Martin Luther King was not a capitalist.
FBI admits it fought to keep socialists out of power.
Shoutout to Luxembourg to become the first country to make public transit free.
Daniel Bessner (@dbessner) joins us to talk what a Left foreign policy should look like.
Corey Pein (@CoreyPein) author of "Live, Work, Work, Work, Die" joins us to talk about Hindu Nationalism
For the GEM, David breaks down the power of billionaires and why we need a bold commitment to fighting capitalist power.
We bring the gulag back to the main show for a very deserving candidate.
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TMBS 73 aired on January 15th, 2019. Episode summary:
We break down the government shutdown affects the working-class and how government welfare programs regulate the poor.
Shoutout to Patrice Lumumba, who was assassinated 58-years ago this Thursday. Lumumba continues to serve as a symbol of resistance to colonialism.
We look into the most recent events in the disaster that is Brexit. Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) Host and Executive Producer of The Young Turks joins us to talk about the success of AOC, Tusli, and Dave Rubin's intellectual curiosity.
During the GEM, David looks at the disaster that is Pacific Gas & Electric. Global update we review Tulsi's opinion of torture, Michael and Djene's piece in the Jacobin on Turkey and the HDP, and an update on Yemen.
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TMBS 72 aired on January 8th, 2019.
Episode summary: We break down the LA teacher's strike and why the Right is so bent on destroying public education.
Shoutout to Rashida Tlaib for calling it what it is.
NYC Public Advocate and Democratic Socialist Nomiki Konst joins us to talk about her run and the future of NYC.
During the GEM David looks into Greece's recovery, Europe's slump, and Brazil's privatization efforts.
And the problem with Tulsi Gabbard.
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TMBS 71 aired on January 3rd, 2019. Episode summary:
We break down the difference between Sanders and Warren
Shoutout to Haiti celebrating their revolution.
In the global update we talk about the uprising in Sudan and always #LulaLivre.
In the GEM, Griscom breaks down the economic outlook for 2019
Baskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) joins us in the studio to talk the Knicks, the Cuban Revolution, and the difference between Sanders and Warren.
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TMBS 70 aired on December 20th, 2028. Episode summary:
Michael breaks down the situation in Rojava.
Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) host of Count The Dings joins us in studio to break down this stupid year.
Is Derrick Fisher a scumbag?
We try to figure out what the hell Candace Owens is saying.
The crew watches some vintage Chomsky on power and language.
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TMBS 69 aired on December 18th, 2018.
Episode summary: We talk about the migrant caravan and how it shows what human solidarity, hope, and a possibility for emancipatory politics.
Shoutout to the Climate Extinction Project, a group fighting for our future.
Current Affairs Editor Vanessa A Bee (@dolladollabillie) joins us to talk about the ongoing Yellow Vest movement and French politics.
During the GEM, David breaks down the coming rate hikes and why the real power in our economy lies in wealth not income.
Michael interviews Lula's attorney Valeska Martins about #LulaLivre and the future of Brazil.
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TMBS 68 aired on December 11th, 2018. Episode summary:
We talk about the Yellow Vest movement and what it means for the left going forward.
Shoutout to Lula for refusing to trade his dignity for freedom.
During the global update, we cover the assassination of Brazilian leaders of the Landless Movement of the boldness of the far-right and in India, the BJP saw major losses in the recent election.
During the GEM, David breaks down the way that capital tries to subvert democracy.
Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) of Rolling Stone joins us in studio to talk about what to do about Facebook
How do we fix Facebook?
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TMBS 67 aired on December 4th, 2018. Episode summary:
We discuss George HW Bush's legacy of decimation and murder.
Shoutout to Fred Hampton, we look at his vision and remind everyone of how they can help defend his home - https://www.gofundme.com/officialsavethehamptonhouse
During the global update we talk about AMLO's inauguration and we give an update on the situation in Brazil.
For the GEM, Griscom breaks down the recent Wall Street sell-off and how Trump is getting played.
Mike Recine (@mikerecine) joins us in studio to talk about scumbag on scumbag violence.
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TMBS 66 aired on November 27th, 2018. Episode summary:
We talk about the importance of the Irish struggle and the threat that Brexit poses to peace.
Shoutout to Amazon workers for going on strike reminding the company, “we are not robots.”
During the GEM, David breaks down what corporations are spending their money on intellectual property.
We are joined by Professor Wolff (@ProffWolff) in studio to talk Brexit and the Marxist critique of the global economy.
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TMBS 65 aired on November 16th, 2018. Episode summary:
Facebook, Amazon, Walmart, benefit from our government while attacking working Americans, we need to stop it.
Shoutout to Stacey Abrams for refusing to accept a stolen election.
During the GEM segment, David warns us that capitalism is coming for our beer.
Natalie Wynn (@Contrapoints) calls in to talk about the attack on fighting Trump’s attacks on the trans* community and how she owned Ben Shapiro with facts and logic.
We call Corey Pein (@coreypein) to talk about how terrible Silicon Valley still is.
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TMBS 64 aired on November 13th, 2018. Episode Summary:
The Left must fight voter suppression and make clear the deficiencies of our system.
Shoutout to Baltimore for taking a stand against water privatization.
We premiere the first Global Brief, this week the crew breaks down recent events in Brazil and explains the damage caused by the sanctions on Iran.
During the Griscom Economic Minute, David breaks down the disastrous Amazon deal in NYC and Virginia.
Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) joins us in studio to talk about her new piece “The Color Of Economic Anxiety.”
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TMBS 64 aired on November 13th, 2018. Episode Summary:
The Left must fight voter suppression and make clear the deficiencies of our system.
Shoutout to Baltimore for taking a stand against water privatization.
We premiere the first Global Brief, this week the crew breaks down recent events in Brazil and explains the damage caused by the sanctions on Iran.
During the Griscom Economic Minute, David breaks down the disastrous Amazon deal in NYC and Virginia.
Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) joins us in studio to talk about her new piece “The Color Of Economic Anxiety.”
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TMBS 63 aired on October 30th, 2018.
Episode summary:
After the results in Brazil we talk about the importance of building an international movement to combat global fascism.
Shoutout to students in Brazil for their work immediately confronting the fascist power of Bolsonaro
Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) joins us to talk Beto’s barber shop visit and is Kanye back?
Harvey J. Kaye (@harveyjkaye) joins us in studio to tell baseball stories and what it means to be an American.
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TMBS 62 aired on October 23rd, 2018.
Episode summary:
TMBS Michael talks about the importance of worker cooperatives
Shoutout to Uruguay for protecting the rights of transfolk.
We get an update on Brazil, Bolsonaro, and the WhatsApp scandal from Brian Mier editor (@BrasilWire)
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Today's re-air is in honor of Glenn Brooks, Michael's father. Today marks one year since his passing.
TMBS 61 aired on October 16th, 2018, episode summary:
Michael explains the long term anti-democratic strategy of the radical-Right.
Shoutout to the animal kingdom, gorillas in Rwanda have begun to tear down poacher’s traps.
We are joined by crew Anoa Changa (@thewaywithanoa) Co-Managing Editor of the Progressive Army and host of The Way With Anoa, who calls in to talk about the upcoming election in Georgia and how the left can win in the South.
During the GEM (Griscom Economic Minute) David breaks down the recent stock sell-off and reminds us the stock market is not the economy.
Lech regulates rich people and their pissing dogs.
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TMBS 60 aired on Oct 9, 2018. Here is the episode summary:
We break down the recent election in Brazil and the dangers of structureless moralism.
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for showing what a leftist foreign policy looks like.
Lech regulates Steven Crowder's awful reading of history.
Griscom updates us on the negotiations between Italy’s far-right party and the EU.
Alex Pareene (@Pareene) joins us in studio to talk about what it would be like if the Democrats actually tried to win.
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TMBS aired on October 2nd, 2018, episode summary:
We talk about the ways the climate crisis will affect working people.
Shoutout to Kyrie Irving for coming clean and the crew talks about conspiracy theories that pulled us in.
Union organizer perfectly explains all the reasons Kavanaugh is a class enemy.
Lech regulates conservatives who get upset about double standards.
Griscom breaks down the student loan crisis.
Daniel Bessner (@dbssner) author of “Democracy of Exile” joins us in studio to talk about the rise of think-tanks and what a leftist foreign policy will look like.
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TMBS 58 aired on September 25th, 2018:
Michael stresses the importance of thinking about politics structurally and not getting carried away with idealist and moralistic criticisms. Shoutout to Norway for banning deforestation. Brazilian political scientist Alberto Almeida (@AlbertoCalmeida) calls in to talk to about the upcoming Brazilian elections. Matt Lech regulates Trump consultant Rick Wilson. Griscom breaks down the ongoing trade war with China. Matt Taibbi joins us in studio to talk about his new book The Fairway and what it is like a decade out of the financial crisis. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcast and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 57 aired on September 18th, 2018. Episode summary:
Socialists can wear nice things and drink good wine, what matters is fighting against capitalist oppression.
Shoutout to McDonald's workers for their strike protesting sexual assault in the workplace.
Lech regulates theories on Kavanaugh's drinking and puts some ND goober in their place.
Griscom updates us on the rising compensation on Wall Street despite the fall in tangible net worth of S&P 500.
We bring back a classic and return Clinton to the gulag.
We are joined in studio by Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) to talk about why prep school is bad and the Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations.
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TMBS 56 aired on September 11th, 2018. Episode summary:
Michael talks about the shameful history of drone strikes in the US.
Shoutout to indigenous groups and environmental activists in Canada for their work fighting pipeline expansion in Canada.
Michael gives us an update on the situation in Brazil.
Doug Lain (@Zer0books) publisher of Zero Books calls in to talk Marx and the political imagination.
We throw ghoul John Bolton into the gulag.
Lech Regulates lazy human Boris Epshteyn and drops an LBJ track.
During the Griscom Economic Minute David breaks down Trump's boasting about the economy, the structural history of the financial crisis, and how we should understand Obama's economic legacy.
Michael talks about the shameful history of drone strikes in the US.
Shoutout to indigenous groups and environmental activists in Canada for their work fighting pipeline expansion in Canada.
Michael gives us an update on the situation in Brazil.
Doug Lain (@Zer0books) publisher of Zero Books calls in to talk Marx and the political imagination.
We throw ghoul John Bolton into the gulag.
Lech Regulates lazy human Boris Epshteyn and drops an LBJ track.
During the Griscom Economic Minute David breaks down Trump's boasting about the economy, the structural history of the financial crisis, and how we should understand Obama's economic legacy.
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TMBS 55 aired on September 4th, 2018. Episode summary: Dying does not absolve you from spending your life advocating for empire and capital, and the Center needs to stop confusing style for substance. Shoutout to the DSA for reaching 50,000 members. Michael gives us an update on the situation in Brazil. Journalist Ken Klippenstein (@KenKlippenstein) joins us to talk about #ressistance grift and an exclusive on Saudi Arabia. We exile Malcolm Gladwell for his bad history and cheap thoughts. Matt Lech breaks down his new segment "Lech Regulates" on the fly. Griscom talks about lackluster wage growth, the misery that is the engine of capitalism cannot be a part of our socialist project. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show Channel YouTube channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS Re-air
TMBS 54 aired on August 24th, 2018. Episode summary:
We investigate white nationalist attempts to undermine the destruction of the apartheid system in South Africa.
Shoutout to Lula for continuing to fight and rise in polls for the coming Brazilian Presidential election despite the ongoing coup attempt.
Steven Pinker's prayers and misleading arguments.
For the Griscom economic update we talk about the ongoing prison strike and the conditions that lead to their exploitation.
In a TMBS first, we take phone calls in the public show.
We have to talk about the nonsense in WaPo calling for the reintroduction of an anti-Communist CIA program.
Roundtable, gulag section.
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TMBS 53 first aired on August 21st, 2018. Episode summary:
We talk about the attacks on the right to vote in Georgia.
We talk about the cynical way that the Right has been attacking candidates with debt.
The legacy of Kofi Annan.
Shoutout to Vic Mensa for helping out the community while highlighting the dystopian hell-word we live in.
David Griscom breaks down Elon Musk's meltdown and explains why the market-oriented politics of the US create plenty of contradictions.
We throw fact-checkers and Jake Tapper into the gulag.
Sam Seder (@SamSeder) joins us in the studio to talk Manafort, morons in Arizona, and the Greens.
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TMBS 52 aired on August 14th, 2018.
Episode summary: Michael breaks down why the idea of the West is a myth and not a very good one.
Then, we explain why we support Lula Livre and why you should too.
Our Shoutout goes to Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic Congressional Candidate looking to replace John Conyers in his Michigan district. From the start of her campaign she has promoted a progressive critique of the Democratic Party establishment.
We throw a Queen's landlord in the Gulag. Sam Esposito of Ozone Park has been on a hunger strike to protest a homeless shelter being built in his neighborhood.
And during Griscom economic minute we revisit footage of an altercation that happened in Queens bar and David talks about the growing pessimism of the investor class.
Finally, Trevor Beaulieu (@rickyrawls) host of Champagne Sharks (@ChampagneSharks) is in studio to talk about the Ben Shapiro and AOC "debate" fiasco.
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TMBS 51 aired on August 7th, 2018.
Episode summary:
We break down the viral wildcat strike video and what we will need to do build union power in the US.
Shoutout to ATU 689 for refusing to participate in WMATA's bizarre proposal to give special cars to white nationalists.
Michael has a message for the alt-right crybabies.
Derek Davison (@dwdavision9318) calls in to talk about Trump's dream of "WORLD PEACE,” the reality of the devastations sanctions Trump is imposing on Iran, and the drone attack on Maduro.
We throw the California Correction Department into the gulag for being insensitive pricks.
For the Griscom Economic Minute David talks about the housing crisis and its causes.
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TMBS 50 aired on July 31st, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down the failures of the third way idea is dead. Shoutout to King James for speaking denying Trump's nonsense. Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) host/producer of The Young Turks calls in and destroys Dave Rubin. Griscom talks about supercommuters, rising housing costs, and why tech-UBI isn't going to save you. We throw Joe Lieberman into the gulag for his attacks on AOC and being a weirdo in general. Crew and senior politics editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray joins us in studio (@briebriejoy) to talk about Boot Riley's great new movie "Sorry to Bother You." TMBS ReAirs every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS Re-air edit by Danny Celentano https://www.patreon.com/BodyPolitic?f... IG/Twitter @Body Politic Media
TMBS 49 aired on July 24th, 2018.
Episode summary: We talk about Israel’s history of apartheid and how the recent law passed in Israel enshrines its apartheid character.
Shoutout to Tahirah Amatul-Wadud (@tahirahaw) a progressive candidate campaigning on Medicare for All, who is running for Massachusetts First Congressional District. Also, shoutout to Kaniela Ing (@KanielaIng) a DSA member who is running for Congress in Hawaii and challenging Mark Zuckerberg’s nonsense.
Author of The Color Of Money, Mehrsa Baradaran (@MehrsaBaradaran) calls in to talk about how the American financial system became wealthy from America’s history of racism and slavery.
For harping on the most tired talking points about socialism Megan McCain goes to the gulag.
For this week’s Economic Update, David Griscom investigates the upcoming yield curve inversion and how the recent economic recovery has come at the expense of an indebted working class.
Michael and the crew give our thoughts on Russia and the sanctions regime against Iran.
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TMBS 48 aired on July 17th, 2018.
Episode summary: Michael breaks down Obama’s address honoring Nelson Mandela and the common values that we align ourselves with centrists
Shoutout to Julia Salazar who is running in for NY State Senate in District 18 for running a campaign based on empowering the working class and opposing the real estate developers who are making her district unaffordable.
For the Griscom Economic Update David talks about FANG and the potential opportunities that are presented by global capitalism concentrating power to labor activists.
We throw our least favorite narcissist Elon Musk into the gulag.
Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) journalist at the Rolling Stone, joins us in studio to talk Eric Garner, Russia, and why centrism isn’t sexy.
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TMBS 47 aired on July 10th, 2018. Episode summary:
Michael breaks down the events in Brazil, the Pink Tide in South America, and the crew examines the importance of an international Left-movement.
Shoutout to the UK who celebrated 70 years of the NHS and Jeremy Corbyn as he hopefully prepares a challenge for 10 Downing Street.
We throw Chuck Schumer and Akil Amar gulag for failing to understand what to do in this moment.
For the Griscom economic minute David talks about Trump’s trade war and who really benefits from a protracted struggle with China.
Harvey Kaye (@harveyjkaye) author of “The Fight For The Four Freedoms,” joins us in studio to talk about Thomas Paine and FDR’s legacy.
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TMBS 46 aired on July 3rd, 2018.
Episode summary:
We break down the meaning of Mexico’s presidential election and the embarrassing way John Oliver covers Latin America.
Shoutout to all of the mobilizations last week against ICE.
Chris Maisano contributing writer at Jacobin calls in to talk about the effects of the Janus decision on labor organizing in the US.
We throw the pathetic and delusional attempt by a Morgan Stanley lawyer to create a third way bankers party into the gulag.
David Griscom takes a look at corporate buybacks and the structural weakness of the economy in the Economic Minute.
Crew and senior politics editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) is in studio to talk about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory.
Comedian and host of Pod Damn American Jake Flores (@feraljokes) joins us in studio to talk about his run-in with ICE.
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TMBS 45 aired on June 19th, 2018.
Episode breakdown:
5:41 Michael frames the ongoing horror unfolding on our Southern border and then the crew debates the best strategy to address it.
26:22 Shoutout to activists in Portland for surrounding ICE Agency in protest of the agencies terror at the border.
35:20 Rapper Will EQ (@WillEQ) calls in to talk about his music, Kanye, and what influences his music.
56:27 David Griscom breaks down the recent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
1:09:09 Bhaskar Sunkara joins us in studio for a gulag segment and then we discuss Elon Musk and American socialism.
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TMBS 44 aired on June 12, 2018. Episode summary:
Michael talks about the Singapore Summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un noting the important history of the Korean War and the possibility of peace.
Shoutout to Women Cross DMZ for their fearless leadership and work to bring peace to the Korean peninsula.
Journalist Mike Hanna (@mjahanna) joins us by phone to talk about North Korea and the confusion about denuclearization, Iran, and the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
David Griscom breaks down some important factors in the unemployment rates, the lack of productivity in the US, and why robots aren’t taking your job.
We throw a deserving counter-revolutionary, Luis Posada Carriles, into the gulag.
Cody Johnston (@DrMisterCody) host of Some More News calls in to talk about the cult of Elon Musk.
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TMBS 43 aired on June 5th 2018, episode summary: Shoutout to the Techsploitation Movement in San Francisco for their truly “disruptive” protest. Asad Haider founder of Viewpoint Magazine calls in to talk about his new book MIstaken Identity and identity politics today. David Griscom breaks down the recent changes to the Volcker Rule. Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) host at Real Vision joins us in studio to talk Pusha T. and Bill Clinton. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 42 aired on May 29th, 2018. Episode summary:
Michael explains why we need to abolish ICE now.
Shout-out to the voters of Ireland for voting 66% to repeal the ban on abortion in the country.
Mehrsa Baradaran (@MehrsaBaradaran) joins us by phone to talk about the racial wealth gap, postal banking, and a federal jobs guarantee.
David Griscom debuts a new financial news segment, this week focusing on the unfolding African debt crisis.
Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House (@Byyourlogic) joins us to talk Assassin’s Creed, the effects that money has on rich people’s heads, and Louis Farrakhan.
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TMBS 41 aired on May 22nd, 2018. Episode summary:
We revisit the intellectual dark web nonsense and lifestyle brand that Jordan Peterson is trying to create.
Eric Turkheimer (@Ent3c) professor of psychology at University of Virginia talks about what IQ testing means what it doesn’t, and IQ and genetics.
We throw a Michigan-based political pretender into the gulag.
Nida Khan (@NidaKhanNy) joins us in studio to talk about whether you can be a liberal if you do not support the Palestinians.
Shoutout to the Poor People’s Campaign for chronicling and amplifying the demands of poor people across the US.
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TMBS 40 aired on May 15, 2018. Episode breakdown:
Michael makes the lines in Israel clear justice or Apartheid.
Featuring a new track by DJ Danarchy (@DJDanarchy) we shoutout Seattle’s city council who just passed a “head tax” on big business, to Amazon’s dismay.
Alison Hartson (@HartsonForCA) calls in to talk about her run for U.S. Senate challenging Diane Feinstein.
Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) founder of Jacobin magazine joins us in studio to dining and dashing, Brazil, the limits of reformism, and some speculation about a Bernie 2020 run.
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TMBS 38 aired on May 8, 2018. Episode breakdown:
6:59 Michael breaks down the destructive, reckless, and buffoonish, decision to end the Iran deal.
19:45 Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for introducing the Workplace Democracy Act.
27:32 Co-founding editor & columnist at The Intercept (@ggreenwald) joins us to talk about the contradictions in Lula’s corruption case, the revolutionary spirit of Marielle Franco and the importance of catching her murderers.
1:01:44 Bari Weiss is sent to the Gulag for obvious reasons.
1:12:06 Julia Salazar (@JuliaCarmel__) DSA-endorsed Democratic candidate for State Senate NY-18 joins us in studio to talk about the experiences that lead to her campaign.
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TMBS 38 aired on May 1, 2018. Episode summary:
In honor of May Day, Michael explains the legacy of the union movement and new strategies for how we can build workers' power and solidarity in the future.
Shoutout to the Economic Fighters League who is working to reignite Ghana’s anti-colonial legacy.
Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) host of Count The Dings & Uninterrupted’s The Score calls in to talk about Kanye, the Cavs, and why sports fans are trash.
For his cynical accusations against Iran Bibi is sentenced to the Gulag.
We are joined live in the studio by Senior Politics Editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray (@BrieBrieJoy) joins us in the studio to talk Bernie 2020 and critiquing liberals.
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TMBS 37 aired on April 24, 2018. Episode summary:
Michael explains how capitalism fuels climate change and how we can work together to combat both. Shout-out to NYC-DSA for bouncing Milo.
H. Bomberguy (@Hbomberguy) calls in to talk about the strange world of right-wing YouTube.
Anoa Changa (@TheWayWithAnoa) joins us for a special Gulag segment.
Corey Pein (@CoreyPein) is in studio to take us through his new book “Live, Work, Work, Work, Die” and a new investment opportunity with laborize.com.
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TMBS episode 36 aired on April 17, 2018.
Episode summary:
Michael explains how thinking about Syria without nuance has serious consequences.
Shoutout to New Zealand for banning offshore drilling.
Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) host of The Benjamin Dixon Show calls in to work us through the noise in left-media that surrounds Syria.
B.J. Sutton (@PrettyBadLefty) host The Discourse (@th3discourse) is in studio to provide some feedback on WaPo columnist Megan McArdle’s recent work.
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TMBS 35 aired on April 10th, 2018.
Episode summary: We talk about the deep state coup in Brazil with journalist and host of Aufhebunga Bunga podcast (@AufhebungaBunga) Alex Hochuli (@alex_1789). Shoutout to Cardi B for demonstrating more political knowledge than most political pundits. Michael talks with Douglas Lain (@douglain) about his new book Bash Bash Revolution. Sam Harris is thrown in the pyramid for hawking racist pseudo-science, hopefully for the last time. Djene Bajalan (@DjeneBajalan) joins us in studio to talk about the cynical ways the new atheists use critiques of Islam to justify attacks on people of Middle Eastern descent, the recent state violence in Gaza, and the smears of Jeremy Corbyn.
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TMBS 34 first aired on March 30th, 2018. Episode summary: The first TMBS cartoon animation premiers. Then, Assemblyman Lee Carter from Virginia joins us to talk about his journey to Democratic Socialism and how a bad worker's compensation experience drove him to run for office. How he determined 'socialism' wasn't such a scary word. Lee points out people don't need 'jobs,' they need A Secure Job. Then, Sam Harris has been boosting Charles Murray. Christopher Hitchens returns from the dead to set him straight on why The Bell Curve was ever talked about. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app & on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and listen to the postgame content and more visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS episode 33 first aired on March 27th, 2018, here is the episode summary: Yanis Varoufakis starts a new party, and why Syriza failed in Greece. Capital's challenge to radical governance. Shoutout to Keith Ellison for his maximum wage proposals. Anoa Changa (@TheWayWithAnoa) joins us to talk about necessary intersectionality in The March for Our Lives, in the context of the last half-century of radical politics since 1968. Minority communities and guns, and why Killer Mike got in trouble for an NRA interview. Check out Anoa's new Georgia-focused project: peachperspective.com Then, we throw Rick Santorum, father of Right Wing Mandela, into the pyramid for recommending CPR lessons to school shooting victims. Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) joins us to discuss our nightmare where John Fucking Bolton is galloping through the halls of power. Also, Alyona completely demystifies Putin's motivations for us. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday, here on your podcast app and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS Re-air edit by
TMBS 32 first aired on March 20th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael reminds us that we cannot forget the ghouls responsible for the invasion of Iraq fifteen years ago. We shoutout Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for his recent memo with concrete steps to rebalance sentencing with the aim of ending “mass-incarceration.” Meagan Day (@MeaganmDay) of Jacobin calls in to talk about how neoliberalism has forced us all to become our own boss and how to our detriment. We throw Cambridge Analytica and Facebook into the Pyramid. Matt Binder (@MattBinder) host of Doomed with Matt Binder joins us in studio to make fun of Jordan Peterson, men’s rights activists, and troll farms. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday @ 7PM EST here on your podcast app & on The Michael Brooks Show Channel YouTube channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 31 first aired on March 13th, 2018. Episode summary: We investigate the new torturer in charge of the CIA.
Shoutout to Douglas Lain of Zerobooks for challenging Jordan Peterson to a debate and in the process exposing Peterson’s cowardice.
International affairs analyst Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318) calls in to talk about Trump’s latest spurned cabinet member Rex Tillerson.
We throw Hillary Clinton into the pyramid for her continued failure to understand the reasons why she lost.
Comedian and actor Dante Nero (@DanteNero) is in studio to talk Louis Farrakhan and the changes in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
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TMBS first aired on March 6th, 2018. Here is the episode recap: Michael examines the recent diplomatic progress between North Korea and South Korea.
We take a look at Trump’s press conference with the Prime Minister of Sweden.
Shoutout to the West Virginia Teacher’s Union for winning their strike with an inspiring showing of determination and solidarity.
Natalie Shure (@natalieshurely) calls in to talk about United States of Care and Medicare for All.
We throw corporate Democrats into the pyramid for their cowardice and betrayal of working people.
Nomiki Konst of The Young Turks (@Nomikikonst) is in studio to talk about how Americans can learn from the success of Momentum in the UK.
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TMBS 29 aired on February 27th 2018, episode summary: Jeremy Corbyn continues to rise because he does not back down when attacked with cheap smears.
Shoutout to Delegate Lee Carter for effortlessly dealing with centrist nonsense and showing us a new way forward.
Crew Corey Pein (@CoreyPein) calls in to talk about a UFO conference he attended in Arizona and how computer science threatens to kill us all.
We throw a cowardly institution into the pyramid for attacking progressive candidates.
Trevor Beaulieu (@RickyRawls) is in studio to talk about the media reaction to Black Panther.
The new Black Panther has devastated NOI Obama.
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TMBS 28 first aired on February 13, 2018, episode recap: Michael explains why the growth of AstroTurf groups like United States of Care signal that the movement for universal healthcare is winning.
Shout out to the African National Congress for ordering Jacob Zuma to step-down.
Natalie Parrott (@contrapoints) calls in to talk about the false guidance that Jordan Peterson gives to confused young men and strategies to deal with bigots.
We throw another deserving billionaire in the pyramid.
The crew talks about the naïve idealism of Sam Harris.
Crew Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) is here in studio to talk about the Katie Roiphie controversy, what many of her critics missed, and what a leftist perspective on how society should deal with sexual assault should be.
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Episode recap: Michael explains that in this critical political moment we just don’t have time to be dumb.
Crystal Quade (@Crystal_Quade) Missouri State Representative District 132 joins us to talk about a different kind of political strategy for Democrats in states controlled by the GOP.
We throw another opportunist rightwing pundit into the pyramid.
Felix Biederman (@ByYourLogic) co-host of Chapo Trap House joins us to model Wyatt Koch’s latest designs.
Shoutout to Pittsburgh Judge Mik Pappas for refusing to order evictions and cash bail, infuriating local news broadcasters.
Felix, Michael, and the crew play the inaugural game of gulag or reeducation camp.
Michael and Felix talk about the origins of their Obama impersonations
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday @ 7PM EST here on your podcast app & The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 26 - Socialism Is Way Cool, Chappelle, & S-Holes ft. Wosny Lambre & Trevor Beaulieu first aired on Jan 29, 2018.
Episode summary: Michael explains why socialism is for everyone.
Shoutout to Nathan Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) who gave a great speech at the University of Connecticut exposing the smug bigotry of the sophist Ben Shapiro.
Crew Big Wos (@BigWos) host of Wos Speaks (@WosSpeaks) calls in to talk walking in LA, the Dave Chappelle controversy, and the Grammys.
We throw another imperialist who hides their bigotry behind atheism into the pyramid.
Trevor Beaulieu (@RickyRawls) host of Champagne Sharks joins us in studio to talk Mia Love, Bernie Sanders, and identity politics.
TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on your podcasts app & on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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TMBS 25 first aired on January 23rd, 2018. Episode summary: Barack Obama calls in to congratulate us on our first 1000 Patreons and promises to support us so long as we remember our place.
We talk about how the Democratic Party’s lack of strategy allows the GOP to win by default.
Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for continuing to show us the way to win.
Anoa Changa host of The Way With Anoa (@TheWayWithAnoa) calls in to talk to about her recent trip to Puerto Rico and the ongoing recovery effort in the US territory.
We throw a certain wonk journalist and defender of cowardice into the pyramid.
Anthony Lappé (@AnthonyLappe) joins us in studio to talk about the secret history of the opioid crisis, from its origin in the Vietnam War to the present day epidemic.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app & on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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TMBS episode 24 first aired on January 16th, 2018. Here is the episode recap: Michael explains the different ways US presidents have been disparaging and degrading Haiti long before Trump dreamed of running for office. Shoutout to NUMSA the largest metal workers union in South Africa, a radical union that is directly fighting against the neoliberal policies imposed by the South African government. Daniele Bolelli (@DBolelli) joins us to talk history, Taoism, and martial arts. The pyramid is back and we target one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) is studio to talk about primitive accumulation, Bolshevism, and his journey to socialism. Michael explains the different ways US presidents have been disparaging and degrading Haiti long before Trump dreamed of running for office. Shoutout to NUMSA the largest metal workers union in South Africa, a radical union that is directly fighting against the neoliberal policies imposed by the South African government. Daniele Bolelli (@DBolelli) joins us to talk history, Taoism, and martial arts. The pyramid is back and we target one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) is studio to talk about primitive accumulation, Bolshevism, and his journey to socialism. TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on your podcast app & on The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 23 first aired on 1/9/18: Episode recap: #MeToo on the Left & Michael Wolff's Media Lesson ft. Heidi Matthews & Alex Pareene Michael walks us through the link between Steve Bannon and Pat Buchanan. Shoutout to the recently elected District Attorney of Philadelphia Larry Krasner for his decision to release 31 staffers from their responsibilities following through on his campaign promises. Heidi Matthews Assistant Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School (@heidi__matthews) calls in to provide a left-wing analysis of the celebrity sexual assault movement and what the #metoo movement means. On his radio show, Right-wing Mandela interviews Peter Thiel about the fallout from Michael Wolff’s new book. Alex Pareene politics editor at Splinternews (@pareene) joins us in studio to talk about Bannon’s betrayal of Trump, the right-wing grift, and why Tom Steyer has too much money. Michael walks us through the link between Steve Bannon and Pat Buchanan. Shoutout to the recently elected District Attorney of Philadelphia Larry Krasner for his decision to release 31 staffers from their responsibilities following through on his campaign promises. Heidi Matthews Assistant Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School (@heidi__matthews) calls in to provide a left-wing analysis of the celebrity sexual assault movement and what the #metoo movement means. On his radio show, Right-wing Mandela interviews Peter Thiel about the fallout from Michael Wolff’s new book. Alex Pareene politics editor at Splinternews (@pareene) joins us in studio to talk about Bannon’s betrayal of Trump, the right-wing grift, and why Tom Steyer has too much money. TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on your podcast app & on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 22 first aired on 1/2/18. Episode 22 recap: We break down the class dimension of the protests in Iran and highlight all the reasons you should never listen to Washington about regime change in Iran. Shout-out to the Redemption Project a group founded by people sentenced to life without parole as children. The group collects stories and narratives to elevate the crucial voices of those who were sentenced as children to life in prison. Bill Fletcher Jr. former president of TransAfrica Forum (@BillFletcherJr) joins us to talk about strategies for the Left in 2018 and the difference between politics and ideology. We have leaked audio from Jordan Peterson’s new self-help book. Crew Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) is in studio and joins us for the pyramid and to talk about the wackest figures in media. We break down the class dimension of the protests in Iran and highlight all the reasons you should never listen to Washington about regime change in Iran. Shout-out to the Redemption Project a group founded by people sentenced to life without parole as children. The group collects stories and narratives to elevate the crucial voices of those who were sentenced as children to life in prison. Bill Fletcher Jr. former president of TransAfrica Forum (@BillFletcherJr) joins us to talk about strategies for the Left in 2018 and the difference between politics and ideology. We have leaked audio from Jordan Peterson’s new self-help book. Crew Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) is in studio and joins us for the pyramid and to talk about the wackest figures in media. TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on your podcast app & on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 21 first aired on 12/22/17, here is the recap: We have leaked audio of Jill Stein’s negotiations with the Russians to spoil the election.
Shout-out to Stomp Out Slumlords a program hosted by the Washington D.C. branch of the DSA. The group is providing support and assistance to people who are facing eviction in DC, a city that is quickly gentrifying.
Vanessa A Bee (@dolladollabille) writer for Current Affairs joins us to talk her new piece “A Public Internet is Possible.”
Britney Sneers (@bluepurplerain) of the Institute of Progressive Memetics (@IPM_Tweets) joins us for the last pyramid of 2017.Crew Corey Pein (@CoreyPein) author of “Live, Work, Work, Work, Die” joins us to talk about reasons that we should be optimistic about the future of the Left.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 20 first aired on December 19th, 2017. Episode recap: Michael analyzes the victory of Cyril Ramaphosa in the ANC’s election in South Africa and the need for new struggle against neoliberalism across the globe.
We give a shout-out to The Great Lakes Commons Project whose work creating alternative currency has been successful at mobilizing people to defend the Great Lakes from environmental abuse.
Adolph L. Reed Jr. professor at the University of Pennsylvania joins us to talk about the anti-essentialist left position and his critique of contemporary intersectionality.
Will Menaker (@willmenaker) of Chapo Trap House (@chapotraphouse) is in studio to talk about the three biggest nerds in media Will Saletan, Ben Shapiro, and in the postgame David French.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on your podcast app and on The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 19 first aired on December 12th, 2017. Episode Recap: We celebrate the historic Human Rights Day speech by Jeremy Corbyn who challenged the most exploitative aspects of neoliberalism and invoked the legacy of the assassinated Chilean Salvador Allende to guide us toward a new conception of human rights. Shout-out to Luke Mayville (@lukemayville) whose campaign medicaidforidaho.org to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot in Idaho is heating up. Right-Wing Nelson Mandela slams the letdown by twitter lisp Mike Cernovich who humiliated the alt-right. We break down the sophistry of Ben Schapiro with the help of Nathan Robinson (@nathanjrobinson) of Current Affairs (@curaffairs). Dick Coughlan (@dickcoughlan) joins us with a shocking admission about his past, his obsession with nutters, and Dave Rubin’s horrendous stand-up. Nation of Islam Barack Obama makes a huge announcement about his new partnership. TMBS Crew Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) joins us in studio to talk about the sexual predator Roy Moore.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST on The Michael Brooks Show Channel & here on the Podcast App. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS 18 first aired on December 5th, 2017, here is the episode recap: Michael explains how there are no sidelines in the culture wars and how MSNBC ruined themselves by taking orders from Mike Cernovich.
Shoutout to Cooperation Jackson (@CooperationJXN) a group in Mississippi that is working to empower the people of Jackson, Mississippi through alternative ways of economic organizing.
Matt Bruenig (@mattbruenig) founder of the People’s Policy Project (@PplPolicyProj) calls in to talk about the importance of having a think tank that looks out for the interests of the people rather than just wealthy donors. Bruenig also breaks down the monstrous GOP tax bill and his recent piece in the New York Times “A Simple For Our Massive Inequality Problem”
Matt Binder (@mattbinder) joins us for a special edition of the pyramid.
Crew Big Wos (@BigWos) host of Wos Speaks (@wosspeaks) tells us about the ridiculousness of MSNBC’s Sam Seder decision, his thoughts on Netflix’s “She’s Gotta Have It,” and the pressure for black artists.
Michael explains how there are no sidelines in the culture wars and how MSNBC ruined themselves by taking orders from Mike Cernovich.
Shoutout to Cooperation Jackson (@CooperationJXN) a group in Mississippi that is working to empower the people of Jackson, Mississippi through alternative ways of economic organizing.
Matt Bruenig (@mattbruenig) founder of the People’s Policy Project (@PplPolicyProj) calls in to talk about the importance of having a think tank that looks out for the interests of the people rather than just wealthy donors. Bruenig also breaks down the monstrous GOP tax bill and his recent piece in the New York Times “A Simple For Our Massive Inequality Problem”
Matt Binder (@mattbinder) joins us for a special edition of the pyramid.
Crew Big Wos (@BigWos) host of Wos Speaks (@wosspeaks) tells us about the ridiculousness of MSNBC’s Sam Seder decision, his thoughts on Netflix’s “She’s Gotta Have It,” and the pressure for black artists.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST on The Michael Brooks Show Channel and here on the Podcast App. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Re-air edit by Danny Celentano https://www.patreon.com/BodyPolitic?f... IG/Twitter @Body Politic Media
TMBS 17 first aired on November 28th, 2017, here is the episode recap: Michael breaks down how the attack on net neutrality is part of a larger attempt to enclose the commons and the crucial similarity it has to the GOP tax plan.
Shout Out to Café Sheroes a café in Agra, India run by survivors of acid attacks that is creating a support structure and positive community for women.
Al-Jazeera UN Correspondent Mike Hanna (@mjahanna) talks to us about the events in Zimbabwe and what the elevation of Emmerson Mnangagwa reveals about the country. Then he walks us through some of the lessons for South Africa from what has happened in Zimbabwe.
Maoist Bernie Sanders announces his growing gulag list for when he takes the presidency in 2020.
Jade Hoye (@jade_TBF) producer of The Basketball Friends, and host of Leverage the Chat calls in to talk to us about all of his favorite conspiracy theories, sneaker culture in the NBA, and the limitations in covering basketball in the age of social media.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST on The Michael Brooks Show Channel or here on your podcast app. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
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Episode 16: Adam Proctor (@DeadPundits) joins us to discuss the Alt-Right's weaponization of identity politics and how the left can respond without abandoning anti-racist ideals.
Then, Christopher Ryan (@ThatChrisRyan) joins us to talk about his book 'Sex at Dawn,' and how anthropology informs the practice of politics. How we are hunter-gatherers in a system that depresses us.
Plus, Ben Carson comes clean again and Lena Dunham goes into the pyramid.
Episode 16 first aired on November 21th, 2017
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Description of Episode 15: Right Wing Mandela has an important message about Judge Roy Moore and improving young girls self-esteem. Michael explains how the neoliberal center stands in the way of the Left’s fight with our true enemy the far-right. You can learn all you need to know to celebrate the 800-year anniversary of the Charter of The Forest. We have Ben Mankiewicz (@BenMank77) host of Turner Classic Movies and of The Young Turks call in to talk to us about how all around awful Harvey Weinstein is. New Republic writer Sarah Jones (@onesarahjones) joins us in studio and tells us about her journey to become a leftist and her new piece “Why Can’t Evangelicals Quit Roy Moore?”
Episode 15 first aired on November 14th 2017
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Episode description TMBS EP 14 Originally aired on November 7, 2017.
Episode description: We correct the record about Saudi Arabia and Mohammad Bin Salman.
Benjamin Dixon host of The Benjamin Dixon Show and Like It Or Not on Content. News (@BenjaminPDixon) talks about centrist Democrats turning on Donna Brazile, strategies to build Left power, and using the system against the system.
NOI Barack Obama tells us about why he, unfortunately, had to call off the ANTIFA super soldiers last weekend.
We get a call from Natalie host of Contrapoints (@ContraPoints) who debunks myths perpetuated about race and how to respond to people who make ‘scientific’ arguments about gender. Natalie also talks about what debates we should engage in and what ideas we should not give a platform to.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work and TMBS we've decided to re-air every TMBS episode in order, starting with the premiere episode from August 8th, 2017.
Episode 13 re-cap: We have audio of Sam Harris interviewing Jordan Peterson who to tells us about how the current culture wars have ruined his relationship with his teaching assistants.
Michael Brooks lays out why we should all be wary of falling for convenient conspiracy theories.
Anoa J. Changa (@thewaywithanoa) host of The Way With Anoa joins us to talk about how conspiratorial Russian theories are being used to silence black activists.
Jabari Brisport (@jabari2017) calls in from the campaign trail to update us on his historic campaign for the New York City Council District 35.
Nathaniel Friedman (@freedarko) editor of Victory Journal (@victoryjournal) and columnist at GQ talks about how Giannis Antetokounmpo is breaking down all expectations of watching basketball, the consequences of the Golden State Warriors eminence, and his concept of “liberated fandom.”
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here and on The Michael Brooks Show Channel on YouTube. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work and TMBS we've decided to re-air every TMBS episode in order, starting with the premiere episode from August 8th, 2017.
Ep 12: Crew member Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) joins us to discuss the launch of his new venture, Leverage the Chat, including his new podcast 'Wos Speaks,' and touch on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ta-Nehesi Coates.
Then, Hunter Maats (@HunterMaats) of the Mixed Mental Arts podcast joins us to break down all the problems with IQ as a metric of intelligence.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on your podcast app or The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work and TMBS we've decided to re-air every TMBS episode in order starting with the premiere, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2_f6_OlD4c&feature=youtu.be
TMBS Ep 11 "Can Socialism Win In Europe & Will Trump Blow Up Iran ft. Nando Vila & Mike Hanna" first aired on 10/17/17
We found a recording of Nation of Islam Obama's calls to the families of fallen troops.
We break down Hillary Clinton’s claim that what happened to her was the equivalent of a “cyber 9/11." Nando Vila (@nadorvila) host from Fusion (@fusiontv) calls in to talk about the worst dressed leftist Pablo Yglesias and provides us with a deeper understanding of the political and historical conditions in Catalonia.
Al-Jazeera UN Correspondent Mike Hanna (@mjahanna) helps us decipher what President Trump is talking about when he says he is decertifying the Iran Deal and the impact of Trump's disrespect of international convention on future international agreements.
TMBS re-aired episodes come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST on The Michael Brooks Show Channel or here on the podcast app. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work and TMBS we've decided to re-air every TMBS episode.
TMBS 10: Buddhism and Our Struggle & PseudoWoke Centrism ft. Robert Wright & Trevor Beaulieu, This week’s show: We have found audio of Obama challenging John Kerry to an IQ test in a 2014 cabinet meeting.
We break down Milo’s exposed emails and the relationship between him, the Mercer family, Breitbart, and alt-right trolls.
Author of “Why Buddhism is True” Robert Wright (@robertwrighter) calls in to talk about Buddhism and how we can bring cognitive empathy and mindfulness to politics.
Woke Susan Collins welcomes Bob Corker to the Resistance.
Trevor Beaulieu (@Rickyrawls), host of Champagne Sharks (@champagnesharks), joins us in studio and talks about what is often missed in typical conversations about identity, race, and class.
Read Trevor's piece in The Intercept on the Kaepernick protest.
TMBS re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday at 7PM EST here on The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every episode of TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show). New re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and to support us visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Episode 9 of TMBS first air-ed on October 3rd, 2017.
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every episode of TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show). New re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and to support us visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
TMBS Episode 8 first aired on September 26th 2017
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every episode of TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show). New re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
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TMBS Episode 7 aired on September 19th 2017
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every episode of TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show). New re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and to support us visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every episode of TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show). New re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and to support us visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every episode of TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show). New re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and to support us visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every episode of TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show). New re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and to support us visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every episode of TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show). New re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and to support us visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Since so many people are just now discovering Michael's work we are re-airing every TMBS (The Michael Brooks Show) episode that he created before his passing on July 20 2020. This is the TMBS premiere episode from August 8th 2017 featuring Hannah Gais. The TMBS re-aired episodes will come out every Tuesday starting on June 14th 2021 here on your podcast app and The Michael Brooks Show Channel.
This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and to support us visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
In honor of Michael Brooks and his work we are hosting a series of round table discussions. This series is made possible because of our Patrons. To support this work and to listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they are released become a Patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.
Thank you Russell Sbriglia for all the work and love you have put into this series.
To support TMBS crew Matt & David’s work become a Patron of LEFT RECKONING https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning
This panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
In honor of Michael Brooks and his work we are hosting a series of round table discussions. This series is made possible because of our Patrons. To support this work and to listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they are released become a Patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.
Thank you Russell Sbriglia for all the work and love you have put into this series.
To support TMBS crew Matt & David’s work become a Patron of LEFT RECKONING https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning
This panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
In honor of Michael Brooks and his work we are hosting a series of round table discussions. This series is made possible because of our Patrons. To support this work and to listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they are released become a Patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.
Thank you Russell Sbriglia for all the work and love you have put into this series.
To support TMBS crew Matt & David’s work become a Patron of LEFT RECKONING https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning
This panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
In honor of Michael Brooks and his work we are hosting a series of round table discussions. This series is made possible because of our Patrons. To support this work and to listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they are released become a Patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.
Thank you Russell Sbriglia for all the work and love you have put into this series.
To support TMBS crew Matt & David’s work become a Patron of LEFT RECKONING https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoningThis panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
In honor of Michael Brooks and his work we are hosting a series of round table discussions. This series is made possible because of our Patrons. To support this work and to listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they are released become a Patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.
Thank you Russell Sbriglia for all the work and love you have put into this series.
To support TMBS crew Matt & David’s work become a Patron of LEFT RECKONING https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning
This panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
In honor of Michael Brooks and his work we are hosting a series of round table discussions. This series is made possible because of our Patrons. To support this work and to listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they are released become a Patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.
Thank you Russell Sbriglia for all the work and love you have put into this series.
To support TMBS crew Matt & David’s work become a Patron of LEFT RECKONING https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning
This panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
For the next several weeks we will be hosting round table discussions in honor of Michael and his work. Thank you to our Patrons and Russell Sbriglia for making this series possible. To listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they come out support by becoming a patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at
https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.
To support TMBS crew Matt & David’s work become a Patron of LEFT RECKONING
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This panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
For the next several weeks we will be hosting round table discussions in honor of Michael and his work. Thank you to our Patrons and Russell Sbriglia for making this series possible. To listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they come out support by becoming a patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at
https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.
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This panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
This is panel number 3 of THE MICHAEL BROOKS TRIBUTE SERIES. Leftist economics with Mark Blyth, Ben Burgis, & Richard Wolff, with David Griscom (moderator). For the next several weeks we will be hosting round table discussions in honor of Michael and his work. Thank you to our Patrons and Russell Sbriglia for making this series possible. To listen to all of the tribute panels as soon as they come out support by becomingn a patron of The Michael Brooks Legacy Project at
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This panel was edited by Forrest Miller @AlwaysFlacko, and produced by Russell Sbriglia and Lisha Brooks @for_mjb
This is night one of THE MICHAEL BROOKS TRIBUTE SERIES. All month long we will be hosting round tables discussions in honor of Michael and his work. Tonight Russell Sbriglia (Assistant Professor of English at Seton Hall University) hosts a discussion with Cornel West and Slavoj Žižek on “The Future of the Left.” The TMBS family would like to thank Professor Sbriglia for coming up with the idea and for all he has put into making it come together. To see all of the tribute panels and to support the Michael Brooks Legacy Project become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS
Hey folks, Lisha, David, and Matt are back with a special show detailing the future of the Michael Brooks Show as well as launch of Left Reckoning, David and Matt's new home.
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Paul O'Connell joins us once again to discuss Keir Starmer's attacks on the left in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn's readmission to the Labour Party. Also an update on Peru and Bolivia
Djene Bajalan (@DjeneBajalan) rejoins us to discuss the attack on the left by the democratic party, the GOP joining Trump's tantrum, foreign policy under Biden, coup in Peru? and more.
Lisha, David, and Matt are joined by Ben Burgis to react to a disappointing night despite Biden's apparent victory. More streams to come later in the week as the results solidify.
Daniel Finn (@DannFinn95) features editor at Jacobin Magazine and author of One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA joins David Griscom (@davidgriscom) to talk about Corbyn's suspension from the Labour Party, what that means for Left, and the motivations behind the accusations against Corbyn. The Labour Antisemitism Report Has Always Been a Politically Motivated Travesty https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/10/labour-antisemitism-report-ehrc-corbyn-commission
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Commentary:
- SCOTUS - Power
7:15 EST Meagan Day @meaganmday
- Rural America & Healthcare
- What Is After Bernie?
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/covid-19-health-care-rural-america
Pitch
7:40
GEM - Shoutout to Chile
- Subway https://twitter.com/minhtngo/status/1320608100437553152?s=20
- Celebration https://twitter.com/telesurenglish/status/1320553405648175104?s=20
- https://twitter.com/emilytgreen/status/1320568103462461441?s=20
- Allende at the UN in 1972 on lawless multinationals
https://youtu.be/zQfC4lCqGqA
8:00 PM EST Ryan Pollock
@theemrhammer
- Ecosocialist Rank & File Strategy
https://twitter.com/sunrisemvmt/status/1316038487519313921?s=20 - Building Left Power In Texas
- https://www.the-trouble.com/content/2019/11/28/the-case-for-an-ecosocialist-rank-amp-file-strategy-in-the-building-trades
Eric Osgoode - Pre-record
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A victory for Bolivia & the world
- https://twitter.com/camilateleSUR/status/1318071813809852416?s=20
- Intimidation the night before
- https://twitter.com/ProgIntl/status/1317618526396518400?s=20
- Union leader Gutiérrez https://twitter.com/LaborOrganizer/status/1318216274082734083?s=20
https://twitter.com/camilateleSUR/status/1318208181261271040
Protest in Santa Cruz
https://twitter.com/kawsachunnews/status/1318684603964600322?s=21
Joshua Kahn Russell What To Do If Trump refuses the results?
ChooseDemocracy.US
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2020/09/10-things-you-need-to-know-to-stop-a-coup/
Pitch
https://www.facebook.com/events/336490754249342
And the GEM plus a story from Nova Scotia on the attack on Mi’kmaq fishers.
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David on the many ways voting is suppressed in this country; Lisha and Kristen Ghodsee on Socialism, sex and more; executive control of the country; and the long fight vs Scotus.
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Matt Karp (@Karpmj) joins us to talk about his pieces:
How Abraham Lincoln Fought the Supreme Court Bernie Sanders’s Five-Year War And Luke Mayville (@LukeMayville) on his piece in Commonweal:
How Progressives Win in Rural America Also, the disastrous lack of relief from Covid.
David sits down with Seneca Savoie (@selfcrit) of Austin DSA to talk about how to win radical demands & how a large movement in Austin was able to win a massive reduction in the Austin police budget. #defundthepolice
Watch here
https://youtu.be/jcjEam0YHWg
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David, Lisha, and Matt cover an absolute horror show.
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Commentary -
SCOTUS Is Broken, Can We Fix It?
Marshall Steinbaum, @Econ_Marshall, joins us to discuss gig work, Sectoral Bargaining and Harvard's "Clean Slate for Labor Power."
GEM
https://twitter.com/DavidGriscom/status/1308421045175701511?s=20
Lisha and Jeremy Johnson on Integral Theory and the Left.
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Commentary - fighting climate change denial is not about ignorance but about power & profit.
Joshua Kahn Russell talks to us about the wildfires, indigenous resistance, the release of Red Dawn Ferris, and Joe Biden on climate change.
https://magazine.atavist.com/red-fawn-fallis-standing-rock-pipeline
Then, Ben Burgis joins us to discuss he latest in Jacobin, "So You're Still Being Publicly Shamed."
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/09/publicly-shamed-jon-ronson-cancel-culture
And in the GEM, David updates us on sailors stranded at sea.
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Milton Allimadi (@Allimadi) joins us once again to discuss Museveni's attacks on Bobi Wine, the useless coup in Mali, and why a lot media coverage of the African continent is bad. Subscribe to Milton's new show: https://www.patreon.com/Africanhistoryclub GEM: JP Morgan admits unethical behavior in ppp Segment on Assange * https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/sep/08/julian-assange-rapped-by-judge-after-outburst-during-extradition-trial
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Commentary
- Why moralizing about capitalism is not enough - Capitalism Is A System Of Economic Relations
Pitch
Malaika 7:25
- Kenosha and separately the importance of local politics
Media coverage of Black lives Matter
https://twitter.com/DKThomp/status/1299368282122858496
Rittenhouse
at 3:07, the Daily Caller catches guys accusing Rittenhouse of threatening them with the gun earlier in the day, calling him a goon.
10:34
https://youtu.be/kYb7loD7RGg
What happened to civilian control
8:10
No Olympics Interview
GEM
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/climate/oil-kenya-africa-plastics-trade.html?referringSource=articleShare
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Opening commentary: Let’s get real about symbolism
Ana and Lisha on Michael's final Cancel Culture thoughts.
GEM: Lyft/Uber capital strikes
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Commentary
This is about more than saving the post office, it’s a fight for public goods
Then, Dustin Guastella joins us to discuss this piece in Jacobin.
How Trump Got His Right-Wing New Deal Victory
BY FRED STAFFORD
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/08/tennessee-valley-authority-new-deal
Gem: how capitalists profit from crisis
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Tonight, Drew Mikhael (@DrDrewMikhael) joins us to discuss the explosion and fallout in Beirut. Also, David teaches us about repressive and ideological state apparatuses and the need for class politics.
Hey folks, David, Lisha, and Matt return with a Q&A focused episode centering around reading recomendations and the future of the show. We also update the Bolivia and Venezuela situations.
Journalist Vincent Bevins (@Vinncent) joins us to discuss his book, "The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World" What was the "Third World" and what was it's significance geopolitically. The CIA's moves in Southeast Asia. How our "Globalized" economy emerged with the mass murder of leftists.
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We can end hunger for everyone.
Robert Mcchesney joins us to talk about lessons from the Bernie campaign and how to move forward.
During the GEM David breaks down why we need to watch the banks not the stock market.
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Darren Byler (@DTByler), a postdoc anthropologist at the U. of Colorado with a PhD, Uyghur technopolitics & decolonization in Chinese cities of Central Asia joins us to discuss China. Who are the Uyghurs, where do they reside, and what is their position in China? How is the Uyghur population different from that of Tibet? China and the War on Terror. How to balance hawkish calls fo a new Cold War with the worsening conditions for the Uyghurs.
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Joanna Wuest (@Joveest) rejoins us to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on trans rights and what it looks like for the future of labor rights. Read Joanna's piece here.
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need to oppose annexation.
Vijay Prashad how does the US move forward, what can the Left learn from Kerala’s response to the crisis, Kerala & the response to the crisis, & hybrid warfare.
Stavros Halkias (@stavvybaby) from Cum Town and Stavvy Solves Your Problems tells us how he weaponized laziness, moving to NYC, & the NBA reopening.
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Briana Last (@mirrorstage_) joins us to discuss DSA's current limitations, as touched on in her piece "Whither the DSA?," previously published in The Bellows. Why she isn't "attacking" DSA. The defensive posture of unions. The current class makeup of unions vs DSA and the major difference in incentive structure. What it means to be a mass organization in politics.
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We gotta save the USPS
Bill Fletcher Jr. joins us to talk about the future of the movement & why learning the history of the radical agenda of the US Right is crucial to opposing it.
The FED is standing up for big business, who is standing up for you?
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Postgame featuring Matt Christman (@Cushbomb) & Artesia Balthrop (@ArtesianB). Thanks patrons.
Matt Christman (@MattChristman) stays for the postgame. Why it’s important to not spend all your time over-analyzing politics. How the internet has affected how we think about politics. Artesia(@artesianb) to react to how the movement is developing around the country and in BK.
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Joanna Wuest (@Joveest) rejoins us to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on trans rights and what it looks like for the future of labor rights. Read Joanna's piece here.
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What we can learn from liberation theology
Lessons from the ANC and policing.
Essential workers are being forced to expose themselves to the pandemic.
Ronan Burtenshaw on the lessons for the left from the past 10 years.
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@TheseLongWars returns to guide us through the myraid personalities that have dominated the recent history of Pakistani politics. Benazir Bhutto's rise and assassination. Nawaz Sharif and military party politics. Elections and their lack in Pakistan. The social forces that led to Imran Kahn. General Zia's 1988 plane crash. 1999 Pakistani coup d'état and the General Musharraf era. Imran Kahn as the Trump-like froth of Pakistani neoliberal politics.
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Tyson is using the pandemic to hyper exploit their workers.
Madina Toure on what De Blasio’s budget promises actually mean.
Charlie Kirk’s sloppy history of philosophy.
During the GEM, David breaks down why the Trump recovery is BS.
And we debut the 1st half of our interview with Chomsky.
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@TheseLongWars The true story behind "Charlie Wilson's War." Who was General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq? Pakistan's place in the US/USSR Cold War. General Zia and the collapse of communism.
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Notes on the uprising and how we move forward.
Vivek Chibber joins us to break down the ABC’s of capitalism and what socialism’s future might look like.
During the GEM, David breaks down how COVID has affected the shipping industry and kept sailors trapped on their boats.
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Martin Jacques (@MartJacques), author of "When China Rules the World," joins us to talk about exactly that.
How to categorize China? The importance of the state-owned sector and how to think of the Chinese state. State continuity. Official trade unions in China. The leadership of Xi Jinping. How China is emerging as a world leader. Repression, racial tensions, and dissidence. China's ecological vision. Our problem with China not becoming like us.
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The crew reacts to the national unrest.
Chucka Ejeckam (@chuckaejeckam) on political strategy in these times.
Matt Christman (@mattchristman) joins to TMBS to talk about the reaction in Brooklyn & where do we go from here?
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Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) of the Radio War Nerd rejoins TMBS for part two of a discussion on Russian disinformation narratives. What Peter Pomerantsev omits from his Russian propaganda model, and how is Adam Curtis' summary? Yeltsin passes to KGB Putin. Putin and the oligarchs. Spectacle and neoliberalism. Pomerantsev's sanctions lobbying. The Trump and Cuomo Bullshit Complexes.
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Donald Trump is destroying international arms control & threatening the globe.
Dustin Guastella joins us to talk about his recent piece in Jacobin on Bernie’s loss and to chart a course to build the labor movement needed to win power.
During the GEM, David breaks down Argentina’s default and their fight against bondholders.
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Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) of the Radio War Nerd joins TMBS to discuss disinformation, the neoliberal transformation of Russia, Vladislav Surkov, Adam Curtis, Peter Pomerantsev, Republican Clinton operatives, and the selling of Boris Yeltsin.
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We need an alternative to libertarian surveillance & authoritarian surveillance
Woke bros assemble! From A distance to talk The Last Dance and watch Stacy Abrams realize she won’t be VP
During the GEM, why is Kroger cutting pay in a pandemic.
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Avoiding magical thinking about neoliberalism and covid.
Maximilian Alvarez (@maximillian_alv) joins us to talk about working during COVID
Adolph Reed Jr. breaks down his political journey, anti-essentialism, and the problem with the 1619 project
During the GEM, David Griscom @davidgriscom shows why the reopen orders aren’t about economic growth, they are about breaking labor.
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Silicon Valley still less powerful than LA, from a global empire standpoint. NatSec script doctors. Austerity and History. The IDW as status-quo naturalizers. Why do certain fields get funded in America and how critical they are of US empire. How to defend history as a discipline. Cross-occupational organizing.
Check out Daniel's book here and his twitter @dbessner
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We need to understand the financial interests behind ratcheting up tensions with China.
Toure Reed joins us to talk about his new book “Toward Freedom: The Case Against Race Reductionism”
Dareece Polo (@dareecetelesur) joins us to talk about how the Caribbean is uniting to resist imperialism.
During the GEM, David Griscom breaks down how the US sanctions have devastated Iran and prevented them from responding to the COVID crisis.
Dustin "Dino" Guastella, director of operations for Teamsters Local 623 in Philadelphia, joins us once again for a discussion of America's labor institutions. How did Dino get involved in the labor movement. What is the historical arc of organized American labor power. Working-class vs. liberal consciousness. Lula and the PT in Brazil. The rise in labor actions and future landscape. Why unions lined up behind Biden? The need for working-class candidates.
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Class still matters. Yolian Ogbu (@yolian_ogbu) joins us to talk about strikes in the time of Covid-19. During the GEM, David breaks down the coming rent crisis. Judah Friedlander (@judahworldchap) makes his TMBS to talk politics and comedy.
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How Covid Is affecting the Global South
We are joined by the great Cornel West for much needed wisdom.
During the GEM, David breaks down how global finance is working to undermine a humane response to the crisis in Argentina and across the globe.
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What should our strategy toward Joe Biden be? Your boss is spying on you. Hitchens on disingenuous attacks on the USSR. And Joshua joins us for another Rebel Music History.
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The Labour Leaks revealed the neoliberal rot never left
Obama’s uninspiring Biden endorsement
Paul O’Connell (@pmpoc) joins us to talk about the Labour Leaks, Keir Starmer, & the unlearned lesson of Brexit.
During The GEM, David breaks down the changes in oil production & how we need to respond to the crisis.
Slavoj Zizek calls in to talk about our war communism
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We need to reclaim the local. Shoutout to the Kerala government & the Teamsters. RICHARD Wolff (@profwolff) joins us to talk about what this crisis means for the capitalist system. We are joined by Chris Smalls (@shutdown_amazon) to talk about the Amazon strikes. During the GEM, David breaks down the winners and losers of the covid crisis.
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Joshua Kahn Russell, executive director of the Wildfire Project, and TMBS regular joins us to discuss the idea crisis should be capitalized on politically and what our current coronavirus pandemic presents as far as opportunities and challenges.
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Brian Mier of Brazil Wire joins us for part two of our discussion of the Portuguese colonization of Mozambique and life of Samora Machel. The struggle to remove the Portuguese colonial government. The enactment of Machel's education principles and the mobilization of Rhodesia's racist shock troops. RENAMO, the Heritage Foundation, and the fascist international. The ultimate corruption of FRELIMO.
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Brian Mier of Brazil Wire joins us to discuss the colonization of Mozambique and Samora Machel. The brutal Portuguese colonization model. "Non-renumerated labor," until 1961. The anti-colonial push. Where did Samora Machel come from and what was his approach to anti-colonialism?
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Srećko Horvat, philosopher and co-founder of the Democracy in Europe movement, joins us this week to discuss internationalism in the face of Covid-19 and authoritarian nationalism. Declaring "War" on the Virus. The specific challenges the moment poses to the left, and rare window of possibility it presents.
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The pandemic is accelerating global crises.
Shoutout to workers standing up against the exploitation during the pandemic.
Abby Martin (@abbymartin) joins us to talk about how the US is using the crisis to target Venezuela and how it is using sanctions to pursue empire.
During the GEM, (@DavidGriscom) breaks down the fundamental goal of COVID Capitalism, to maintain the current power dynamics.
Liz Franczak (@liz_franczak) breaks down the crucial questions does Cuomo have a piercing? And how can we bridge the gap between reality and conspiracy?
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Part 2 of our conversation with Joshua Kahn Russell, executive director of the Wildfire Project, and TMBS regular, discussing the idea crisis should be capitalized on politically and what our current coronavirus pandemic presents as far as opportunities and challenges. What it means that a virus has challenged capitalism's ability to coerce and mobilise labor.
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Joshua Kahn Russell, executive director of the Wildfire Project, and TMBS regular joins us to discuss the idea crisis should be capitalized on politically and what our current coronavirus pandemic presents as far as opportunities and challenges.