Teach Me Communism

Teach Me Communism

Christine wants to learn about socialism and communism. Grady, their brother, is a big nerd about those things! A podcast for the people.

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April 25, 2024 109 mins

How did a sweeping socialist epic focusing on poor immigrant workers end up being primarily known as the yucky book about meat production? We discuss this labor classic by Upton Sinclair as well as the graphic novel adaptation by Kristina Gehrmann.

 

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Labor actions and their revolutionary potential, everybody’s a spy, the shrimp heart attack gun, Christine’s commie alien theory, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Tom Cotton’s threats against protestors, plus our recent TV watches and the limits of pacifism.

 

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April 11, 2024 123 mins

We take a look at some novellas by Becky Chambers: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy. These books explore a unique eco-friendly utopia with some interesting socialist characteristics! Plus, we choose our robot names.

 

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We’re back with our bud Kenny to talk media criticism: History Channel re-enactments, classic movie musicals, craft versus consistency, the Octopus Murders, A24’s new Civil War movie, the Sopranos, Platonic, and overly friendly user experiences. Plus: the best insults from Latin American politicians, Obama-era fumbles, meditation tips, and as always, some utopian talk.

 

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We’re back to finish up our tale of how a rural country went from subsistence agriculture to amazing feats like reaching full literacy, building whole new towns, and even going to space! But despite all the cool things they did for their people, the Mongolian leadership still somehow had plenty of times for schemes, backstabbing, and purges.

 

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We talk the royal soap opera, UAW unions, the Boeing whistleblower, hate crimes, posting your dating Ls, the usual war crime coverage, and the 32-hour work week. Oh and a little bit of guillotine and Edison talk, for fun.

 

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Follow the tale of Mongolia from Ghengis to imperialism to theocracy, to a MAD BARON??? And finally, revolution! Apologies for some anti-communist dog barking.

 

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This week’s topic: tricky Dick Nixon, library anxiety, teacher pronouns, Biden’s “superfans”, the healthcare death machine, moondoggles, trad wives, and your classic philosophical ranting.

 

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We talk about a completely off the rails movie about terrible Soviet invasion plans, hunky teen freedom fighters, and overall very bad politics.

 

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February 22, 2024 1 min

No new episode this week due to unexpected travel. Sorry! We'll return next week to discuss the thrilling action movie slash documentary (depends on who you ask) Red Dawn.

 

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This week’s topics: memory problems, late to the game anxieties, sculleries, the MTA, performance reviews, teaching atrocities to five year olds, and drunk speeches.

 

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We’re back to discuss more gens, economics, and why we even have states. 

 

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What does marriage have to do with productive forces? Turns out, a lot! Plus, are we all peasants? And what the heck is sex-love?

 

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Unfortunately we’re on track to have our first trillionaire, but maybe the doomsday clock will run out first? We also chat about the Johnstown flood, buffer zones, fractured monoculture vs subcultures, and cheese riots.

 

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January 18, 2024 95 mins

King scammers, soccer riots, paid off leaders, toothpaste-based plots, and more await you in the tale of the assassination of Lumumba.

 

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This week: consumer culture, Swiftie conspiracy theories, bad planes, death bets, and your regular coverage of the ongoing atrocities being committed with our tax dollars.

 

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January 4, 2024 127 mins

What happens when your party is so big that it includes capitalists? Bad stuff. A story of reformists, sneaky creeps, coups, and eyebrows. Christine’s heater was on, so their audio quality is a little less than stellar this week.

 

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A short one this week, but we still chat about Yemen, upcoming labor contracts, restaurant pricing, and the Sims. Oh and we concept out a Hallmark Christmas movie for communists.

 

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We bring back our buddy Kenny to talk about an episode of DS9 with all of our favorite things: Ferengis, hot Irish dudes, Marx quotes, and a UNION! There is also a very cute kitten in the background so pardon the noise.

 

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We watch a documentary full of cool old people, daring strike actions, lumberjack stunts, and a knock-off Felix the Cat!

 

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