Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

On this edition of Parallax Views, protests are raging across the streets of Hong Kong. Joining us to unpack the situation is Carl Zha of the Silk and Steel Podcast. In light of Steve Bannon's recent insertion into the protests and some of the protesters calling for the help of President Trump, Carl offers a critical take on what is happening right now in Hong Kong. I myself have been supportive of the protests, but have seen parallels with some of the problems found in the Yellow Vest protests in France. Namely, that some of the protesters seem to be of a right-wing nativist variety. In any case, Carl and I both agree that Hong Kong citizen have legitimate grievances and we attempt to unpack the unfolding situation with nuance in mind. What is your take on the Hong Kong protests? Do you have suggestions for guests that could give a different perspective on the protests? Feel free to drop me a line on Twitter or by email at parallaxviewspod@protonmail.com. LISTEN TO CARL ZHA'S SILK AND STEEL PODCAST SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON! WHERE YOU CAN HEAR... PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS! - THE LATEST FROM PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS: Matthew Alford on What the Mainstream Media Won't Tell You About Western Foreign Policy

On this edition of Parallax Views, a previously unpublished conversation with Michael Brooks of the Majority Report and The Michael Brooks Show on the Intellectual Dark Web and building a strong, robust, left in America and the world. This conversation feels extremely relevant in light of the recent controversies surrounding #CancelCulture and Contrapoints among other current hot-button topics on the left. We cover a number of topics including Mark Fisher's Exiting the Vampire Castle and ideas around Acid Communism, building a worldwide political movement, Sam Harris, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, classism, spirituality, expanding human empathy, and much more. SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON! WHERE YOU CAN HEAR... PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS! - THE LATEST FROM PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS: HOW ANTIWAR IS TULSI GABBARD REALLY? w/ Marlon Ettinger

A PARALLAX VIEWS DOUBLE FEATURE: First... IS IT ANARCHY IN THE U.K.? The Bollocks of Brexit Update! w/ Matthew Alford Then, POSTMODERN... CONSERVATISM??? w/ Prof. Matthew McManus It's a jam-packed double feature edition of Parallax Views. First, we're joined from across the pond by scholar of media and propaganda Matthew Alford for a half hour conversation on the latest Brexit bollocks! What is happening with Brexit under the governance of Boris Johnson and what could a no-deal Brexit mean for Great Britain? Matthew and I try to parse out the complex and unpredictable situation currently unfolding in the United Kingdom. Then, is there such a thing as postmodern conservatism? Matthew McManus, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, argue there is in his new academic book The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism: Neoliberalism, Post-Modern Culture, and Reactionary Politics and the upcoming Zero Books title What is Post-Modernism Conservatism?: Essays on Our Hugely Tremendous Times. THE RISE OF POSTMODERN CONSERVATISM by Matthew McManus Available Now From Palgrave MacMillan SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON! WHERE YOU CAN HEAR... PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS! - THE LATEST FROM PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS: HOW ANTIWAR IS TULSI GABBARD REALLY? w/ Marlon Ettinger

On this edition of Parallax Views, an equal parts wild and tense conversation with the founder of McAfee associates (the creators of McAfee Antivirus), bitcoin bull, Presidential candidate, international fugitive, and person of interest in the Belize murder of Gregory Faull, John McAfee. Joining me to help ask some of the more probing questions in this interview is the inimitable freelance journalist Marlon Ettinger, who previously joined us to discuss his experiences at the NY trial of the now deceased Jeffrey Epstein. Marlon was helpful in trying to ask questions that dug a little deeper during the course of the conversation. I trust that, unlike some podcasts dealing with the controversial figure of McAfee, this is not an exploitative or "comedic" conversation and gives some insights into both the notorious John McAfee and some of the infamies associated with him. In any case Marlon and I tried to do something different with this interview and we hope that you, the listener, get something out of it. Special thanks to Jamie Curcio, author of Mask: Bowie & Artists of Artifice, for help with this episode PRE-ORDER JAMIE CURCIO'S MASKS: BOWIE & ARTISTS OF ARTIFICE FROM INTELLECT BOOKS

Parallax Views Presents... THE DARK SIDE OF HOLLYWOOD Returning guest and journalist Albert Lanier joins us for the first in a potential series of episodes dealing with mysterious Hollywood deaths and scandals. In this episode Albert and I dive into the unsolved, cold case murder of TV actor Bob Crane, star of the cult classic sitcom Hogan's Heroes. Crane met a grisly demise in June of 1978, the aftermath of which unraveled an entire side of Crane's private life that proved shocking to the public: it was discovered that the popular TV star had not only been engaged in a slew of extra-marital affairs but had photographed and filmed them as personal pornography as well. Crane's friend John Henry Carpenter, who helped filmed the aforementioned sexual foray of the actor, has long been considered the main suspect. Albert, however, has an entirely different take on the case that provides a whole new perspective on this long-standing cold case that may be of interest to those interested in cases like Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein. So sit back, relax, and grab a glass of wine... because it's true crime time on... THE DARK SIDE OF HOLLYWOOD

A Note to Listeners: Please Consider Supporting This GoFundMe for the Medical Expenses of this Pittsburgh Family. Your Support Would Mean the World to Parallax Views & J.G. Michael It's a special fundraiser edition of Parallax Views! A family in Pittsburgh needs your help with a GoFundMe campaign for their father and Parallax Views is doing a podcast-a-thon on health justice to support the cause! Voice featured in this episode include: - Marlon Ettinger, freelance reporter and co-host of the upcoming podcast series Footnotes - Alley Valkyrie of Gods & Radicals Press, pagan activist, political theorist, and American living abroad in France - Dave from The Serfs, an increasingly popular left-oriented YouTube channel - Ash and Jon, hosts of the Horror Vanguard podcast - Eric Draitser, host of Counterpunch Radio and intrepid activist (audio on my end for this is of slightly reduced quality due to mic issues, BUT is a must listen; I don't speak much anyways and let Eric lay it all out for the listeners!)

A Note to Listeners: Please Consider Supporting This GoFundMe for the Medical Expenses of this Pittsburgh Family. Your Support Would Mean the World to Parallax Views & J.G. Michael It's a special fundraiser edition of Parallax Views! A family in Pittsburgh needs your help with a GoFundMe campaign for their father and Parallax Views is doing a podcast-a-thon on health justice to support the cause! Voice featured in this episode include: - Ben Burgis, author of the Zero Books title Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left - Radio host Chuck Ochelli of the Ochelli Effect radio program and network - Patrick Farnsworth, host of the Last Born in the Wilderness podcast - Terry Tapp, artist, author of the Zero Books title A Serf's Journal: The Story of the United States' Longest Wildcat Strike, and host of The Other Future podcast. We cover the debate around Medicare-for-All, the moral questions around healthcare, the connection between environmental justice and health justice, and the possibility for a better future with this variety of guests for the fundraising effort.

A Note to Listeners: Please Consider Supporting This GoFundMe for the Medical Expenses of a Family in Need. Your Support Would Mean the World to Parallax Views & J.G. Michael  On this edition of Parallax Views, the culture wars are raging as Antifa brawls in the streets with the alt right and the South African hip-hop sensation experiences a controversy around homophobia. Meanwhile the Jeffrey Epstein case becomes a conspiratorial tennis match between Trump and Clinton supporters. Joining us to cover the culture wars in the age of the 24/7 news cycle is Robbie Martin, co-host of Media Root Radio with his sister Abby Martin and the director of the documentary A Very Heavy Agenda about the history of neoconservativism along the D.C. beltway. Discussion of cancel culture, deep fakes, and more on this edition of Parallax Views! LISTEN TO MEDIA ROOTS RADIO WITH ROBBIE AND ABBY MARTIN Abby Martin's New Documentary Gaza Fights for Freedom Now Available for Streaming SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON!

A Note to Listeners: Please Consider Supporting This GoFundMe for the Medical Expenses of a Family in Need. Your Support Would Mean the World to Parallax Views & J.G. Michael Parallax Views joins forces with Wikileaks on Weed for a nearly 3 hour, spaced out, laidback, gonzo swapcast! This is probably the most I've let loose on a show and we cover a wide-range of bases including: - the death of right-wing billionaire David Koch - a crash course on the kooky world of QAnon - the aftermath of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Jean Luc Brunel of MC2 Modeling's connection to it, and Epstein's wacky ideas about cryogenically freezing his penis. - The art of podcasting, my experiences interviewing everyone from a professional e-dominatrix to the Godfather of Reality TV, WikileaksOnWeed's interviews with "sudden savant" artist Jon Sarkin - The Democratic Presidential debates, how Tulsi Gabbard would fry Trump's brain in a debate because he'd be... erm… distracted, a little debate over Andrew Yang and UBI as well as healthcare, and more! SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON! WHERE YOU CAN HEAR... PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS!

+ Parallax Views is back with another auditory double feature for your listening pleasure. First, Mickey Huff of the media watchdog group Project Censored joins us to discuss his new book, co-authored with Nolan Higdon, The United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America.  Then, comedian and activist Sam Spadino joins us to talk about how he gained notoriety as the "Man Bun Guy" Trump protester arrested after heckling the President with a Trump/Epstein photo last year. Much has been made of Bernie Sanders' recent swipe at the Washington Post. Some have even gone so far as to call it a "Trump-like attack" on free press. Mickey Huff, director of the media watchdog organization Project Censore, however, believes there's room for a nuanced critique of corporate media outlets while also avoiding the pitfalls of Trump's crude attacks on news media. In the new book The United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth Amerca, Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon skillfully chronicle American media's journey from a Fourth Estate that kept government and corporate interests in check to it's decline in the post-Truth era. Additionally Mickey and Nolan argue that good media and journalism are necessary to a healthy functioning democracy and offer ways that our society can navigate its way of the post-truth malaise. For those unfamiliar with issues related to media criticism, Huff and Higdon's The United States of Distraction, featuring a foreword by the legendary consumer advocate Ralph Nader, is a brilliant introduction for citizens and students as well as a teaching tool for professors and activists. THE UNITED STATES OF DISTRATION: MEDIA MANIPULATION IN POST-TRUTH AMERICA (AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT) BY NOLAN HIGDON AND MICKEY HUFF AVAILABLE NOW FROM CITY LIGHTS BOOKS Then, comedian and activist Sam Spadino, known in the news as the #ManBunGuy Trump protester, joins us to discuss his experiences at two separate Trump rallies last where he heckled the President over his relationship with the now deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. At the second rally, Spadino managed to rile enough feathers to be arrested. His protests managed to garner a fair amount of media attention, including by Fox News, and he goes over the experience with us in this conversation. Additionally, Sam reveals how he developed his anti-authoritarian tendencies, gives his take on the power of humor and pranks when politically applied, and talks a little bit about how he became a full-time medical test subject (or, as a VICE headline put it, "a human guinea pig"). SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON! WHERE YOU CAN HEAR... PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS!