Speaking of Leftist Podcasters
A new “election wrap up” Highlands Bunker is out. So far it is pretty good, but I’m only half way through but will be back to rate this one on my patented 1 – 10,000 door knocks rating system.
The general election is finally over, so we get together to talk about what the results in Delaware and nationwide mean both in the short-term and the long-term.
Show Notes:
Also thanks for the reminder to look beyond the Mass Media election spin (Candidates matter! Candidates Matter!, etc), and to be aware that the spin exists to support the corporatists status quo.
The spin becomes so ubiquitous that it is easy to internalize.
In this narrative we’ll explore the question of whether reactionary candidates are bad and unpopular, or whether reactionary ideas are bad and unpopular. And why Peter Thiel backed candidates are both!
Consider a patronage
Great cold open written by Bill Martin and performed by the Crüe.
Little inside baseball. I knew he wrote something but I had no idea what it was. They got me. Great gag.
I give this 9,300 door knocks. Solid episode. Crazy ass anti Nicole Poore ad at the end is indistinguishable from satire.
Click on the first bullet of the show notes. There’s a video as well. Lol
That’s fucking nuts. God bless the Crüe for finding these gems.
Kathy’s Crab House and Family Restaurant is just down the street from her house!
As if the problem with Nicole Poore is that she didn’t knock on doors.
You’ll notice they said nothing about lining her own pockets, because they don’t see anything wrong with that.
I feel like no matter how much I read this blog, and even listen to your other podcasts, they are still confusing and uber-inside baseball to me. You’re intelligent and entertaining but it’s just way over my head and sometimes your discussions are a mile a minute with nary a pause to explain the basics of a situation. I dunno. Maybe I’m just not that smart.
Criticism duly noted. I admit guilt in not always filling new readers in on the backstory. Not everyone has read this blog for 15 years straight.
Will try to do better.
@Andrew C
You’re very smart. I echo El Som. Honestly, after we recorded that spoof on a video with 200 views (across maybe 8 people I know personally) we recognized it’s an inside joke.
As far as the podcast is concerned, Karl and I try to mix it up. Every so often we do a “fun one” with esoteric gags.
But we also do (recently and upcoming) stuff on Operation “Safe” Streets, First State Abortion Fund, the Vote by Mail, poison water in schools, &c.
We’re doing some dumb bits, but not trying to condescend to anyone. I can absolutely speak for all podcast friends and comrades on this.
No disrespect. Frankly, I take personal pride in always making my disrespect absolutely clear.
I appreciate the critique.
To be fair, I had NO IDEA what that was about…it was funny, though.
That bit was for about a dozen people.
I know I sort of explained it on the show & we played the audio at the closer. And linked to it.
But it’s admittedly strange