This Wreckage

In this patrons-only bonus, we chat with Jacob (@cominsitu) about how a book he translated, "Communism for Kids" and his guerilla reading of "The Coming Insurrection" triggered the unholy trifecta of Glenn Beck, Steven Crowder and Alex Jones, Germany's anti-Deutsch movement, and all the times he's been accused of shady wrongdoing abroad. Outro music: Ton Steine Scherben -- Macht kaputt was euch kaputt macht Become a member at Patreon.com/theantifada to unlock this and other bonus content!

Since Halloween starts Oct 1, our episode begins with the spook-buster himself, Max Stirner. In a much anticipated meeting of the minds the two most prominent scholars today, Guillotine Podcast host, writer for Conjure House, and left-wing Alex Jones Dr. Bones, and the author of "All Things are Nothing to Me" Jacob Blumenfeld, discuss Stirner's egoism, his conflict with Marx and Engels, and its relevance to socialists today. In the second half we talk to Jacob about the political situation in Germany,abolishing the value-form, and skinhead fashion. Too-hot-to-air discussions of Jacob getting banned from multiple countries, the anti-Deutsch, and his feud with Steven Crowder will be available for Patreon subscribers this week! Links for Dr. Bones: https://theconjurehouse.com/ https://twitter.com/ole_bonsey https://godsandradicals.org/author/eineprawn/ Links for Dr. Jacob Blumenfeld: https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/ http://www.zero-books.net/books/all-things-are-nothing-to-me https://twitter.com/Cominsitu Closing music: SXTN - Deine Mutter

This week journalist and artist Molly Crabapple (@mollycrabapple) drops by to talk Puerto Rico, SESTA/FOSTA, and much more. Highlights: Jamie and Molly's shared past as members of anarcha-feminist workers' cooperative SuicideGirls.com - haha. Another in the ongoing series 'This Week In Musk'. Sex workers as a rising voice within the political sphere. (Big shout out to www.lysistratamccf.org, www.blacksexworkercollective.org, https://survivorsagainstsesta.org and sex workers everywhere fighting for safety and dignity!) Deep dive into the legacy of colonialism, debt, crisis and austerity in Puerto Rico. What lessons can the mainland/international left take from Hurricane Maria and its aftermath? Will the island's future be austerity and privatization... or mutual aid and resistance? Reports on PR by Molly: www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/04/26/the-fatal-conscience-julia-de-burgos-puerto-ricos-greatest-poet, www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/11/17/puerto-ricos-diy-disaster-relief, and www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/12/11/puerto-rico-sketchbook-anarchist-bikers-came-help/ Books by Molly: Brothers of the Gun: a Memoir of the Syrian War (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550211/brothers-of-the-gun-by-marwan-hisham-and-molly-crabapple/9780399590627) Drawing Blood (www.harpercollins.com/9780062797223/drawing-blood) Donate to disaster relief in PR: www.RedApoyoMutuo.org Support IWW NYC's labor campaigns at Wobfest (www.eventbrite.com/e/wob-fest-union-fundraiser-for-the-industrial-workers-of-the-world-tickets-49188287492) October 6, or donate at www.WobblyCity.org/Donate Support our show and get bonus content at www.patreon.com/theantifada Art: Molly Crabapple Outro music: Conflict -- They Said That

In the first installment of our new history and theory series "History is a Weapon," Sean breaks down historical materialism, a thing we talk about a lot but have never really explained. Why does the history that we all learned growing up suck so much? Why does it seem like we are at a historical dead end? How do we contextualize our present moment? And what tools do we have to analyze - and ultimately confront - the current state of things in this neoliberal hellworld? Dialectics, baby! Did you enjoy this fine work of edutainment? Become a supporter at patreon.com/theantifada to access the rest of our bonus content, our Discord community and more.

In this very conspiratorial episode, the crew is joined by Tanz, writer, researcher, and PhD candidate in the CUNY Grad Center's social psychology program, to talk about a pamphlet she co-authored, "How to Overthrow the Illuminati," which can be found at https://overthrowingilluminati.wordpress.com Alex Jones, David Icke, 9/11 truthers, and the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories. The flat earth people make tankies of us all. Why do working class people believe in the Illuminati and other conspiracy theories? Gothic Marxism gets an extraterrestrial update. How to help people figure out the real problem is (spoiler alert!) capitalism without being an alienating weirdo about it. Read the pamphlet here: https://overthrowingilluminati.wordpress.com We were going to discuss a piece on structural anti-Semitism by Moishe Postone called "Anti-Semitism and National Socialism," but we ran out of time. Read it yourself, and/or demand Sean give you the Cliff's notes version in the next History is a Weapon. Outro music - Zounds - Demystification Support the show at patreon.com/theantifada to access bonus content and our awesome Discord community! Follow us on Twitter: @the_antifada @spaceprole @jamie_elizabeth

The gang is joined by writer David Klion (@DavidKlion) to talk New York's Democratic primaries, the socialist read on Trump/Russia, and the need for a left internationalism. The various reactions to Julia Salazar's NY State Senate win and what it means when the libs think they have to be nice to us. We all drag the fuck out of hasbara hack Bari Weiss, of whose bad takes Sean cannot get enough. Jamie and Sean get divorced x 2. What, if anything, can the left take away from the Trump/Russia story? David breaks it down with help from comrades Bill Maher and Rachel Maddow. Jamie goes off on a cowardly Harrington-ite for his smarmy, disingenuous, red-baiting, left-punching op-ed. International super-friends Bernie and Yanis spit hot bars on foreign policy. All this, plus a new commie karaoke! Outro music: Pulp - Common People Support the show at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to access bonus content, our Discord community and more!

In this patrons-only bonus, Jake (@feraljokes) tells a touching tale about chasing Joe Rogan around LA trying to get on his show like Captain Ahab chasing a very stoned white whale. Plus: a close reading of Elon Musk smoking weed on Joe Rogan. We watched the whole thing so you don't have to! Check out Jake's podcast at patreon.com/poddamnamerica Become a member at patreon.com/theantifada to access this and other bonus content

The Antifada crew is back from vacation and ready to pop off once more. This week, we are joined by fellow Goth socialist podcaster Jake Flores (@feraljokes) for a discussion of comedy, politics, and the joys of amyl nitrate. How has his now infamous visit from the DHS impacted Jake's comedy career? Is there such a thing as an objectively problematic joke? Which side of the rev will the Upright Citizens Brigade be fighting on? All this, plus Sean defends Comrade George Carlin from the attacks of snarky millennials. Outro music: Vanilla Poppers - Holes the Goal Check out Jake's podcast, Pod Damn America: https://www.patreon.com/poddamnamerica Follow us on Twitter: @the_antifada @jamie_elizabeth @spaceprole Become a supporter of The Antifada at patreon.com/theantifada to access bonus content, our Discord community, and more!

In the first installment of our new history and theory series "History is a Weapon," Sean breaks down historical materialism, a thing we talk about a lot but have never really explained. Why does the history that we all learned growing up suck so much? Why does it seem like we are at a historical dead end? How do we contextualize our present moment? And what tools do we have to analyze - and ultimately confront - the current state of things in this neoliberal hellworld? Dialectics, baby!

In the second edition of The Antifada's new interview series, Andy interviews Matt and Vanessa from the Queens communist project Woodbine at one of their weekly Sunday dinners about building communism, populism, and the autonomism of street cats. Check out Woodbine at https://woodbine.website/ and the Liasons journal issue 1 at http://www.commonnotions.org/liaisons Closing music: Gorilla Biscuits - Cats and Dogs