Writer, theorist, and UC Berkeley professor (and communist) Jasper Bernes joins us for a discussion of the life and work of Fredric Jameson, an absolute beast of Marxist philosophy and cultural critique who passed away last month following a long and illustrious life.

Following a summary of Jameson's career and a discussion of his epistemological approach, the crew digs into some of his ideas. What is it about the postmodern/neoliberal era that simultaneously creates amnesia and nostalgia? How are humans more atomized than ever, yet losing any real sense of individuality? What purpose can utopian science fiction, like that of Jameson protege Kim Stanley Robinson, serve as we try to find a way out of this exhausted system called capitalism? And, in this era in which nothing is shocking, can there be such a thing as truly radical art?

"Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism," Fredric Jameson: https://web.education.wisc.edu/halverson/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2012/12/jameson.pdf

The Work of Art in the Age of Deindustrialization, Jasper Bernes: https://www.sup.org/books/literary-studies-and-literature/work-art-age-deindustrialization

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Jamie and her pal Lena NW a.k.a. Fellatia G discuss Coralie Fargeat's feminist(?) body horror flick "The Substance" (2024), which stars Demi Moore as an actress/TV exercise instructor who goes to extreme lengths to preserve her youth with a shady beauty treatment.

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This is the inaugural episode of a brand new Party Girls series—Global Uprisings—where Jamie and Sam dive into revolts, revolutions and insurgencies as they spring forth around the planet. We are living through an unprecedented wave of uprisings and rebellions that have been sweeping the globe for the past 15 years, tune in to Party Girls - Global Uprisings to stay in the know.

In this episode Jamie and Sam explore the unfolding revolution in Myanmar, shining a light on the pro-democracy movement that has taken the country by storm in the wake of a 2021 military coup. Using "The Revolution in Myanmar," an interview conducted between Ill Will Editions and Azad, a freedom fighter in Myanmar, as its primary source, this episode also provides historical context and analysis of the dynamic and unfolding situation. What is the role of the revolutionary Organization in all of this? Why should communist partisans take an interest in a revolution if, at the end of the day, it is essentially fighting for bourgeois democracy? All of this and more on this weeks episode of Party Girls.

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For this patrons-only BONUS episode, Sam and Jamie watched the stupid ass VP debate and shared their thoughts on it.

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The PG crew tackles ever so much news, including: Eric Adams indicted for cartoonish corruption. Free birth control for rats (what about us?). Report back from a mass fare evasion in NYC. The longshoreman's union goes on strike. Is labor organizing still relevant to the Real Movement™? Hurricane Helene. Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks out on Palestine.

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Remember the (bad) far-right UK Race Riots that happened this past summer? Justin, a fellow traveler and Party Girls listener, offers a well researched account of what happened and why. In this special listener-submitted reading, Sam dives into Justin's report, which includes some key takeaways and conclusions that we should hold close as we move deeper into our very uncertain 21st century.

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Jamie and Sam discuss the mass shooting committed by the NYPD in the New York City subway this past Sunday. In pursuit of an alleged fare jumper, the cops wound up shooting the suspect, two random people, and one of their own. The city of New York spent $150 million in extra overtime last year in order to apprehend $104,000 worth of fare jumpers. The answer is clear: defund and abolish the NYPD. Also: fare strike!

The PG crew also gives updates on a pro-Palestine action in Richmond, VA, as well as some good news from the Sol Fund 3 trial in Atlanta.

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The Party Girls crew digs into the first Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump presidential debate. Our favorite/least favorite things each candidate said, Abdul from the Taliban, the dog eating thing, etc. It's dominating the news so we might as well talk about it.

We also cover the protests and looting that erupted in Washington, D.C. in response to the police killing of Justin Robinson, a 26-year-old black man who had been rendered unconscious by a car accident when the cops approached his vehicle, guns drawn. How might the simple act of retaliatory smash-and-grab crack open the door to a new world?

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This past week, former Red Brigades member Leonardo Bertulazzi was arrested in Argentina after 40 years on the run. Prompted by this news, Jamie and Sam dive into the history of this Italian Revolutionary Marxist organization, which operated in various forms from the 1970s straight into the 2000s. From kidnappings to kneecappings, robberies to bombings, the Red Brigades operated at a high level of intensity for an impressively long time. What, if anything, can we learn from these heavy hitters? Can a look into their storied history be enough to turn Jamie into a Tankie? Find out in this week's bonus episode.

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The Party Girls crew tackles important news of the day, including: Fellow podcaster calls out trans-exclusionary AA meeting, Pal Action becomes Unity of the Fields, America not ready for another war because it doesn't have enough troops, and the libertarian charter city trying to bankrupt Honduras.

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