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Ep. 43: On the Freedom Convoy, the Austrian Communist Party (KPÖ) & 2021 Platypus Highlights from 2022-02-14T18:07:09
On this episode, Pamela sits down with our Toronto member Cam Hardy to discuss Canada's "Freedom Convoy", and the responses by the "Left". They investigate Jacobin's hot take on the "inauthentic" w...
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Ep 42: The Concept of the Left, a special Xmas edition from 2021-12-24T21:53:41
In this special Xmas edition of SPS, your new hosts of the "Sh-t Platypus Does" segment, Rebekah and Lisa, chat with the Platypus Review Editor-in-Chief, Lou, about the new issue, PR #142 -- includ...
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Ep. 41: On Rittenhouse & Aussie Protests against the Vaccine Mandate from 2021-12-05T19:48:17
On this episode of SPS, Sophia and Pamela sit down with Spencer L., founding member of Platypus and historian of imperialism, to discuss the Rittenhouse trial and the “Left’s” response. They clear ...
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Ep 40: On Chappelle & The End of the End of History from 2021-10-28T14:23:07
For this episode of SPS, Sophia and Pamela take up Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix special, "The Closer," and the blowback following its release. For the main segment, Sophia catches up with the ma...
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Ep. 39: On the NBA's Vaccine Blues, the German Elections, & Protests Today from 2021-10-10T18:48:36
On this episode of SPS, Pamela and the Platypus Review Editor-in-Chief, Lou S. chat about the recent NBA crack-up over vaccine skepticism and discuss the articles in the new issue of the Platypus R...
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Ep. 38: On Afghanistan, Podemos, & the Frankfurt School today from 2021-09-03T23:10:04
On this episode of SPS, Pamela and Sophia discuss the Biden bungle of the Afghanistan withdrawal and the responses by the “Left,” including Tariq Ali for the New Left Review and Branko Marcetic for...
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Ep 37: On the Berlin Housing Protests, and the Danish Left & Academic Freedom from 2021-07-26T22:15:32
On this three-part episode of SPS, Sophia and the Editor of the Platypus Review, Lou Sterrett, give a teaser of what’s inside the latest issue.
In the second segment, our European Correspo...
Ep 36: On Judas & the Black Messiah, Kill the Bill and Platypus Summer Readings from 2021-06-24T14:06:17
On this three-part episode of SPS, Sophia and Pamela catch up to discuss Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). They reflect upon the director’s interpretation of the Black Panther Party ...
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Ep. 35 On May 1st, and Platypus in Australia from 2021-05-12T17:05:26
On this episode of SPS, Sophia, Pamela and Platypus member Erin report on the Kill the Bill & May 1st protests in London, Berlin and New York. In the second half members Ryan and Sam reflect upon s...
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Ep. 35 On May 1st, Kill the Bill, and Platypus in Australia from 2021-05-12T17:05:26
On this episode of SPS, Sophia, Pamela and Platypus member Erin report on the Kill the Bill & May 1st protests in London, Berlin and New York. In the second half members Ryan and Sam reflect upon s...
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Ep. 34: On Adam Curtis & a History of the Present from 2021-03-28T06:34:43
On this episode of SPS, Sophia, Pamela and Andreas are joined by Aarhus Platypus member, Victor Cova, to discuss the Adam Curtis documentary series, "Can't Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional Hist...
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Ep. 33: On Andrew Cuomo, Gina Carano, & our 2nd German Conference from 2021-03-08T21:38:06
Sophia and Pamela talk about the allegations that Governor Cuomo covered up mishandlings of the COVID-19 crisis and the firing of actress Gina Carano from Disney’s the Mandalorian. In the last segm...
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Ep. 32: On Brad Troemel, and Art & the Capitalist State from 2021-01-30T23:50
In this special episode of SPS, we discuss Joe Biden's inauguration and the relationship between Art and the capitalist state. Professional creative artists are facing unemployment at rates well ab...
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Ep. 31: On Social Media Censorship & Left Responses to the Terror Attacks from 2021-01-01T16:48
In the latest episode of the cancel culture saga, social media companies have taken into their own hands to censor content. Trump’s tweets, Zero Book’s videos, & Brad Troemel’s memes, have all been...
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Ep. 30: The Left After the Election 2020 from 2020-12-01T20:08:56
***U.S. election special***
On this episode Pamela and Sophia catch up with Conrad Cartmell (Class Unity caucus, DSA), Mara Henao & Kaitlin Buck (Philly Socialists) and Benjamin Studebaker...
Ep 29: On the US Election 2020 & the EU's Migrant Crisis from 2020-11-04T01:10:15
Pamela Nogales and Sophia Freeman discuss the shaming of black celebrities who dare to question the black loyalty to the Democratic Party. In particular we address the Left’s reception to Ice Cube’...
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Ep. 28: On Cuties, Polanski & the "Pope of Marxism" from 2020-09-25T20:03:18
In this episode of SPS, Sophia and Pamela discuss the moral panic surrounding Netflix's new film, Cuties (2020), and take up the responses by Spiked Online and Jacobin magazine. Platypus members Ma...
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Ep. 27: On Jon Rafman, Police Brutality & the Left, and an interview with Joshua Citarella from 2020-08-06T01:45:11
Pamela Nogales, Sophia Freeman and Laurie Rojas discuss the call to cancel artist, Jon Rafman, and the revenge campaign led by the @surviving_the_artworld instagram account and break down the anti-...
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Ep 26: On 1776 and reading the Renegade Kautksy from 2020-06-29T13:27:31
On this episode, Pamela and Sophia discuss the destruction of statues depicting American Revolutionary figures. Our members James Vaughn and Spencer Leonard join us to discuss the legacy of the Ame...
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Ep. 25: On the environmental movement & joining Platypus from 2020-05-31T09:38:05
This episode of SPS is a new members edition, featuring new members of the Platypus Affiliated Society in the United States, Germany and Denmark. In the first segment, Sophia and Pamela ring up Car...
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Ep. 24: On the anti-quarantine protests, Lenin at 150, and the sectarian extinction from 2020-04-30T01:27:04
On this episode, Pamela and Sophia discuss the anti-quarantine protestors as the newly christened "deplorables" in the lead up to the presidential election, Brad Troemel's fake ad and the Biden cam...
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Ep. 23: The one about the 'rona, and democracy & the Left from 2020-03-30T00:22:32
Sh!t Platypus Says, special quarantine edition, comes in three parts: (1) Pamela talks to Platypus members about the left’s response to the Corona Virus. She talks to Laurie Rojas, Chris Cutrone & ...
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Ep. 22: Jacobin on Sanders & the Platypus German Conference from 2020-03-02T16:06:05
Pamela and Sophia discuss the recent episode of The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin magazine, featuring a roundtable discussion on the Bernie 2020 campaign and what a Sanders presidency would mean for ...
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Ep. 21: Electioneering Blues, Labour's Defeat and Platypus in Manchester from 2020-01-28T01:39:26
Pamela and Sophia discuss the recent Warren-Sanders pseudo-controversy, Momentum's response to Labour's (UK) defeat, and the call for a Sanders' presidency by today's left. Members Mike Atkinson an...
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Ep. 20: On Euphoria & Gen Z, the UK General Elections, and voting Labour from 2019-12-12T06:13:24
On this episode of SPS, we discuss HBO's Euphoria, what it says about the emerging "Zoomer" culture, and whether Gen Z's cynicism should be taken for granted. Sophia Freeman interviews Peter Tatche...
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Ep. 19: On Tarantino, the UAW Corruption Scandal, and Stalinism in Power from 2019-09-16T00:53:41
On this episode, we talk about Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and the undigested legacy of the late sixties among millennials. We take up the recent corruption scandal plaguing t...
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Ep. 18: On Art & Political Protest at the Whitney, and Artists Today from 2019-08-04T22:51:43
On this episode, Sophia Freeman and Pamela C. are joined by Allison Hewitt-Ward, a New York Platypus member and art critic. They discuss the recent crack-up at the Whitney Museum of American Art, a...
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Ep. 17: On Chernobyl, the Brexit Party, and Platypus at George Mason University from 2019-07-01T01:46:13
On this episode, we chat about the HBO miniseries Chernobyl and Cold War nostalgia. Pamela Nogales discusses the ascendance of the Brexit Party in the UK with James Heartfield, a veteran Marxist an...
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Ep. 16: On Cancel Culture and the End of the Bolivarian Revolution from 2019-05-29T01:01:41
On this episode, we tackle cancel culture and the legacy of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. Sophia Freeman, London member of Platypus, joins us to discuss the feud between beauty influencer...
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Ep. 15: On the Democratic Party (US) Candidates & the Split from the Labour Party (UK) from 2019-03-01T03:51:27
We run down some of the Democratic presidential candidates for 2020 and sit down with our London member Efraim Carlebach to discuss the recent crack up in British politics and the split from the La...
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Ep. 14: On the Yellow Vest Protests & 10 Years after the Financial Crisis from 2019-02-01T00:32:16
On this episode of Sh*t Platypus Says, we have a report on the yellow vest protests with our members Ciat and Teo, both currently in Paris. They share their reflections on the mass demonstrations, ...
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Ep. 13: On The Young Karl Marx, & the meaning of socialism from 2018-12-30T20:37:31
We say goodbye to 2018 by discussing The Young Karl Marx (Le Jeune Marx), Raoul Peck’s film commemorating 200 years of Karl Marx’s birth. We unpack the lame (so-called) film critiques by those on t...
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Ep. 12: On Trump and trans-people, Berlin's anti-AFD protest, and the trouble with Die Linke from 2018-11-04T01:56:25
Suzy Vogenthaler, David Faes help us dispel the liberal confusion over the Obama administration's reforms for trans-people. Laurie and Pamela sit with Dorna Darabi for a report of the recent anti-A...
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Ep 11: On Kavanaugh, the American midterm election, & political strategies for socialism from 2018-10-10T22:50:06
On this episode, Pamela Nogales, Laurie Rojas and Suzy Vogenthaler talk about the Kavanaugh hearing, his virginity and the failing Democratic Party strategy in the midterm electoral campaign. Lauri...
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Ep. 10: On Cynthia Nixon, the Brazilian elections, and Afrofuturism from 2018-09-17T11:53:17
On this episode of SPS, we sit down with Jacobin contributor Alex Hochuli and discuss Brazil's upcoming, presidential elections. With Audrey Crescenti, we take up Afro-futurist aesthetics, with cli...
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Ep. 9: On trans politics, London's anti-Trump protest, and sexual emancipation from 2018-08-05T22:02:47
On this episode of SPS, we discuss the confusion around "trans politics" & sexual emancipation and examine the limits of anti-Trump activism. Audrey , Pam & Berkeley member, Will Lushbough, sits do...
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Ep. 8: On Kanye, the Democratic Socialists of America, and the Mexican elections from 2018-06-25T08:37:04
On this episode of SPS, we discuss "What is the DSA and where is it going?," the Platypus panel at this year's Left Forum (June 2018), with Erin Hagood, Marco Torres joins us to talk about the Mexi...
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Ep. 7: On 50 years of 1968, Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” and the Irish border from 2018-05-25T19:38:01
On this episode of SPS, we discuss Childish Gambino’s “This Is America;” “50 Years of 1968,” the opening plenary at the International Convention of the Platypus Affiliated Society in Chicago, April...
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Ep. 6: On Marx after Moishe Postone, Gun Control & the Roseanne Reboot from 2018-04-07T01:16:47
SPS tackles the legacy of the late Moishe Postone, the feud between Killer Mike and March for Our Lives organizers, and the reboot of (Trump-supporting) Roseanne.
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Ep. 5: On "50 Years After '68: Does socialism have a future?" from 2018-02-27T09:17:06
On this special episode of SPS we discuss "50 Years After '68: Does Socialism Have a Future?" the annual European Conference of the Platypus Affiliated Society in London (15–18 February, 2018), and...
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Ep. 4: On #Metoo, the German Left, and the first year of Trump from 2018-02-10T11:57:06
On this episode we discuss:
(1) The #metoo phenomena and the French Anti-#MeToo Manifesto with Chicago member, Carrie Graham and the London School of Economics' Platypus chapter head, Nunz...
Ep. 3: What do the socialists want anyway? from 2017-12-25T10:27:21
A special holiday edition, with guests Reid Kotlas (Platypus Vermont, and Socialist Party USA) and Efraim Carlebach (Platypus London), on the Left today and the problem of the Democratic and Labor ...
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Ep. 2: Why should anyone care about 1917? from 2017-11-17T04:59:57
On this episode:
(0) Democrats are lame. #nuffsaid
(1) A conversation with Philip Cunlife, author of Lenin Lives! Reimagining the Russian Revolution 1917-2017, reviewed by Gregor Baszak on ...
Ep. 1: On "Kill all Normies" and Anti-fascism today from 2017-11-01T23:55:08
On this episode, commentary on:
(1) "The negative-sum internet" (Weekly Worker)
Paul Demarty reviews: Angela Nagle, Kill all normies: the online culture wars from Tumblr and 4chan to t...