Posts Tagged ‘Kamala Harris’

The Democrats have to offer something beyond “Trump’s Bad” – the US election with Jason Brownlee

Posted: October 27, 2024 in Uncategorized
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Image of Trump working at McDonald’s from @ditzkoff on X.

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On episode 303 Nick is joined by politics professor Jason Brownlee who informs Nick of everything he has missed by just learning about US politics through Late Night with Seth Myers, which Katie watches constantly!

More specifically, the discussion covers:

  • Reflection on Biden’s presidency including the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. You can read Jason’s article on this topic in the Statesman: ‘On the anniversary of US withdrawal in Afghanistan, President Biden made the right call’.
  • Will Harris/Walz change the direction of the Democratic party?
  • Should Harris have taken up Joe Rogan’s invitation and joined him on that podcast, as Donald Trump did? [*Update: since we recorded this episode, Joe Rogan has clarified that Harris didn’t reject the offer to go on his podcast. She offered to do a one-hour interview if Rogan came to her, whereas Rogan wanted her to come to his studio in Austin for a longer discussion. Regardless, most of our points on the topic still stand]. 
  • The Democrats pursuing some Right-wing policies.
  • The eternal question of voting Democrat versus third party/independent.
  • Are the Republicans the party for workers that they claim to be? The Ted Cruz quote along these lines was from this episode of Late Night with Seth Myers. We covered this issue of are the Republicans the party for workers on episode 258.

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Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR.

Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio.

Episode 286: Questioning Trickle Down Identity Politics

Posted: January 17, 2023 in Uncategorized
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Nick and Lottie discuss what journalist Naomi Klein refers to as trickle down identity politics. This form of identity politics, typified by people such as Hillary Clinton, prioritises achieving a more diverse range of people in positions of power, with the argument that if more people from marginalised groups get into positions of power, these benefits will eventually “trickle down” to that group as a whole.

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Why Are You Like This? Season 1 Episode 6 I Will Not Speak for the Entire Queer Community, Racist Sexist Boy by The Linda Lindas, American Tune by AJJ, Not Black Enough by Proper, How the World Works by Bo Burnham.

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Episode 258: Are the Republicans the Party for Workers? Two Nic’s on US Politics

Posted: November 10, 2020 in Uncategorized
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Image from: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

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During the election campaign, Trump argued that “Republicans have become the party of the American worker”. Nick is joined by Nic (previously of Bitchy Shitshow and Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack, now doing the new show Pynk Spots) to discuss this claim and break down the US election result and a lack of focus on class and economic inequality from the Democrats.

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NOFX ‘The Marxist Brothers’, Baseketball ‘Playoff Tiebreaker’, The Simpsons ‘“Recount” scene from “The Simpsons”’, Lowkey ‘Daily Duppy’.

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Episode 251: A Deep Dive on Identity Politics with Bitchy Shitshow

Posted: August 14, 2020 in Uncategorized
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On this show we are very excited to be joined by Nichole and Callie from a fav podcast of ours, Bitchy Shitshow! We discuss identity politics including the origin of the term, Bernie Sanders and his changing views on identity politics, and even an IDpols-themed joke! Make sure you check out Bitchy Shitshow podcast on your favourite app, connect with them on social media and subscribe to their Youtube channel!

At the start of the show we’re joined by “irregular guest” Emil Raji to give a quick update on Joe Biden choosing Kamala Harris as his running mate.

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NOFX ‘The Marxist Brothers’, The Jimmy Dore Show ‘Biden Pick His VP — KAMALA Is A Cop’, LOWKEY FT. MAI KHALIL ‘DEAR ENGLAND’, Bernie & Killer Mike: 2020, Democracy Now! ‘How Bernie Sanders changed his views on identity politics’ – you can also see a longer version of this interview, Cursive ‘Barricades’.

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