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Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 7 Central with Griscom streams on Tuesday afternoon.
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*unlocked bonus* Cops Are Too Concerned About Their Own Safety ft. Michael Sierra-Arévalo
Hey y'all, this is unlocked bonus content from LR. If you haven't already please consider subscribing to get access to our bonus Sunday episodes and our postgame after every Tuesday show.
David speaks with University of Texas Professor Michael Sierra-Arévalo (@michaelsierraa) about his book, "THE DANGER IMPERATIVE: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing."
More on Michael's work here: https://www.sierraarevalo.com/
Find the book: https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Imperative-Violence-Death-Policing/dp/0231198477/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M08AOVAJ95F6&keywords=the+danger+imperative&qid=1700414289&sprefix=the+danger+imperati%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1 -
LR 167 - The Death Of Hollywood? With Danny Bessner
Matt & David talk about the severe crackdown on free speech and students as they protest against the slaughter in Gaza.
Then we are joined by our good friend Danny Bessner (@dbessner) host of American Prestige and author of the cover story in the May edition of Harper's "The Life & Death Of Hollywood"
The Life and Death of Hollywood, by Daniel Bessner
https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/the-life-and-death-of-hollywood-daniel-bessner/
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00:00 Show Start
3:58 Intro
7:57 The protests
16:00 "Free Speech" in Texas
39:15 The Death of Hollywood
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166 - Uncommitting on Joe Biden
Welcome back friends, we are joined by Elektra Kostopoulou & Michelle Guengue organizers with the Vote Uncommitted NJ to talk about the uncommitted campaign and the threat Joe Biden poses to democracy.
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https://uncommittednj.org/
https://www.instagram.com/uncommittednj
https://twitter.com/UncommittedNJ
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*Teaser* The Brutal Effect Of Cuban Sanctions
David spoke with Cuban journalist Liz Olivia Fernandez, on the impact of US sanctions on the everyday lives of Cuban people.
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165 - Iran Strikes Israel ft. Assal Rad
We are joined by scholar Assal Rad (@AssalRad) to talk about Iran's strike in retaliation to Israel's attacks on the Iranian Embassy.
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164 - When You're A US Stooge They Let You Do It + Fantano On Rap Beef
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Hey friends, we are joined by journalists Kurt Hackbarth (@KurtHackbarth) & José Luis Granados Ceja (@GranadosCeja) hosts of the Soberania Podcast to talk about the Mexican elections and the invasion of the Mexican embassy in Ecuador.
Then Anthony Fantano (@theneedledrop) joins us to talk about rap beef.
Check out the Soberania Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@SoberaniaPodcast
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