- Nov 13, 202000:0008:10
The second half of our conversation with Eric-John Russel of Cured Quail about Society of the Spectacle. We define the spectacle, cover the abolition of time, do some close readings of some of the aphorisms, and talk about practical applications of the text
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- Nov 11, 202000:00:0001:29:24
Scholar and madman Eric-John Russel joins us to discuss his journal the Cured Quail, the political origins of the Situationist International, and Guy Debord's Society of the Spectacle.
After that Sean and Andy discuss Trump's low-energy coup attempt, especially why so many anticipated it and why it doesn't seem to be working.
Support the Antifada by becoming a Patron for the full Spine Check episode on Society of the Spectacle, released Friday.
Get Cured Quail 1 and preorder Cured Quail 2 at https://curedquail.com/
Society of the Spectacle pdf: https://libcom.org/files/The%20Society%20of%20the%20Spectacle%20Annotated%20Edition.pdf
Eric-John Russel's forthcoming book on Debord and Hegel:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/spectacular-logic-in-hegel-and-debord-9781350157637/
Recent SI reader from Pluto Press: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745338897/the-situationist-international/
Don Hammerquist's essay on right populism and international capital: https://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2018/10/new-stuff-from-old-guy-part-1.html
Matthew Lyons - Resisting Trump's Coup https://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2020/09/resisting-trumps-coup.html
Business leaders plan response if Trump disputes election results:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/06/business/business-groups-election-results/index.html
music:
Refused - Rather be Dead
Stone Roses - Bye Bye Badman
- Nov 6, 202000:0006:31
In Part two of our discussion with the Angry Workers collective about their new book Class Power on Zero Hours, we talk about the new cycle of unrest spreading the world: riots against police brutality, racism, and renewed lockdowns in Europe. We close with a discussion of the tasks a workers' revolution will need to accomplish to succeed, and how we can get from here to there.
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Angry Workers' Insurrection and Production essay
- Nov 6, 2020Become a member of The Antifada in order to view this post
- Nov 4, 202000:00:0001:06:22
We interview two authors of the new book "Class Power on Zero Hours" describing the Angry Workers' collective efforts of organizing, agitating, and working in the industrial fringes of west London.
“We are publishing this book at a time when many on the left are licking their wounds, despondent at their missed opportunity to implement a socialist program through the Labour Party," they write in the intro, calling instead for more focus on daily worker activity for autonomy, and theorizing how solidarity between essential workers can point the way to revolution.
Part two of the episode, released Friday on Patreon, will discuss that program as well as anti-lockdown riots and BLM.
Read the full introduction: https://classpower.net/intro/
Buy Class Power on Zero Hours from PM Press: https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1164
Angry Workers’ essay on insurrection:
https://angryworkersworld.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/insurrection-and-production/
Correspondence with Insurgent Notes: http://insurgentnotes.com/2020/09/introduction-to-discussion-of-class-power-on-zero-hours/
Closing song: Sleaford Mods - Jobseeker
- Oct 30, 2020Become a member of The Antifada in order to view this post
- Oct 30, 202000:0002:57
Happy Mischief Night! Andy is joined by Jon the Lit Crit Guy to discuss Tim Burton's 1988 horror comedy BEETLEJUICE, well known for its titular imp and goth heroine, but far less for its themes of afterlife bureaucracy, rapacious capitalism, rural gentrification, and class conflict.
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And to support Jon and his podcast, Horror Vanguard:
https://www.patreon.com/TheLitCritGuy
https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Read an accompanying essay about Beetlejuice, Rural Gentrification, and insurrection at: https://gittlitz.substack.com/
- Oct 28, 202000:00:0001:07:39
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Jamie is joined by returning guests Leslie Lee III (@leslieleeiii), of Struggle Session and Vampire Castle, and Hether Fortune, formerly of Wax Idols and currently of Jamie's dreams, to talk about two very different horror movies: Zoom-based thriller (and first great film of the Covid era?) "Host" and 1992 cult classic "Society." Spoiler alert: there are no safe spaces, Zoom is even worse than you thought, and the rich are a race of slimy incest-monsters who just wanna get their shunt on. Happy sp00ky szn (㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ)
Outro music: Richard Band - Re-Animator Theme
- Oct 23, 2020Become a member of The Antifada in order to view this post
- Oct 23, 202000:0002:33
We read a review of Shrek 2 by the Maoist International Party - Amerika, paying close attention to their theory of "gender aristocracy", and discuss the role of ogre love in anti-imperialist struggle and revolution.
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