Born to Party, Forced to Work
408 episodes transcribedThis week we trace our pleasure lineages with Minister Turner, talk more about incrementalism, and examine how Sunday School really messed us all up....
Topics this week include: male fragility, Tom becoming a first responder, Kentucky's governor race, and abortion. If you wanna hear part 2 of this,...
Writer Hannah Gais (@hannahgais) joins us to talk about her article in The Baffler about what the late Soviet Union's obsession with conspiracy theori...
This week we dig into the Kentucky Derby, the State Department's plans for the Arctic, and another article about how insane rich people are. Please s...
We debut some new characters, such as Ace Frehley Keyes, and Tom tells us about his trip to Miami. Then we do a little bit of reading from the New Yor...
The gang recaps the CNN town hall debates, Elizabeth Warren's student debt forgiveness plan, and how to be a good wedding guest.
Kate Wagner, the genius behind the website mcmansionhell.com, schools us in architecture, degrowth, the Notre Dame fire, and why we'll get to have nic...
Friend of the show Chad Vigorous (@prettybadlefty) drops in to talk Assange, ecofascism, Bernie, and weightlifting. Support Chad's Patreon here: www...
Professor Joshua Clover (@joshuaclov3r) stops by to talk Gilets Jaunes, rioting, class struggle in the 21st century, and the challenges of the next 50...
In honor of Jamal Khoshoggi's children getting a huge pay out from the Saudi government as compensation for having their father dismembered, we're unl...
Alex Pareene (@pareene) stops by to talk about his latest piece in The New Republic, "Nihilist in Chief," about Mitch McConnell's complete and absolut...
This week we're joined by special guest Rachel Garringer, who tells us all about her oral history project Country Queers (@countryqueers) which, as yo...
Writer Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) stops by the show to talk about her new book, Republic of Lies, which details the weird world of conspiracy and propa...
Tanya Soprano brings her NPR totebag to the Pricele$$ budget grocery store and confusion ensues. Also more commentary on how All Cops and Democrats Ar...
How are we going to fund single payer healthcare? How are we going to fund the Green New Deal? Simple: the spare change in your couch cushions. That's...
This week we take a bit of a dive into televangelism, grifting, and Oral Roberts University's GEB TV. Then we read from a very funny book about leavin...
T&T break down Valentine's Day and the forgotten history of eastern Kentucky racism. Don't forget to check out the great episodes over our Patreon:...
T&T talk about the biggest news of the week: the Green New Deal. Can a Just Transition occur without incurring the wrath of an armed chud rebellion? F...
The gang breaks down frank conversations, beekeeping, what not to tell a rural person, and of course, Senator Robert C. Byrd Sign up for our Patreon!...
Friend of the show Brendan O'Connor (@_grendan) stops by to talk about his recent article in Sludge, which looks at the rise of anti-immigrant environ...
