Srsly Wrong Ep 157 – Listen up, Elon! (w/ Brett O’Shea)
Jun 27, 2018
Brett O'Shea, host of Revolutionary Left Radio and The Guillotine, brings Marxist and Maoist perspectives and grassroots organizing experience. He discusses podcasting as political education, using pop culture to introduce leftist ideas, critiques of Elon Musk’s labor practices and techno-utopianism, and visions for planned, collective futures and worker-led change.
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Imposter Feelings Managed With Rigorous Prep
- Brett says he feels like an "ignorant baby" but combats imposter feelings by researching deeply and booking experts to take pressure off.
- He prepares episode questions to draw out guests' expertise and studies topics while on his paid day job.
Listeners Found Language For Work‑Day Despair
- Brett recounts listeners telling him the show gave them language for the amorphous daily despair of wage labor.
- After a depressing workday he heard the hosts' David Graeber discussion and felt uplifted knowing others shared that experience.
Use Pop Culture As A Gateway To Theory
- Brett uses pop culture and film analysis as a pedagogical doorway to introduce left ideas to people who might resist direct theory.
- Episodes on Mad Max or Dark Knight Rises unlock concepts through shared cultural reference points.
