For the month of September, we read The Legacy of Ashes: History of the CIA by Tim Weiner! We discuss the author, our impressions, the one critique we found, and a hypotheticals of CIA existence and the need for CIA if the US was a socialist country.  Critique - https://americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2007/10/legacy-of-ashes-the-history-of-the-cia/ October - The Occult Book by John Michael Greer November -  Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti December - Hammer and Hoe by Robin D. G. Kelley January+ - Less than Nothing by Slavoj Zizek

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The Legacy of Ashes: History of the CIA

For August, we read How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm! We discuss the author's background, our impressions of the book, addressing critiques and what we can do as a society and as individuals. Articles mentioned - https://www.lareviewofbooks.org/article/sabotage-can-be-done-softly-on-andreas-malms-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline/ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/how-to-blow-up-a-movement-malms-new-book-dreams-of-sabotage-but-ignores-consequences September - Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner October - The Occult Book by John Michael Greer November -  Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti December - Hammer and Hoe by Robin D. G. Kelley January+ - Less than Nothing by Slavoj Zizek

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

For July, we read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark we use a reading guide questions to discuss our book, how Jonathan and Mr. Norrell are a representation of liberal and conservative thought. This is also our first time recording in the same room! Jimmy references more podcasts he listens to and we have the rest of the year's reading list.  https://www.bookbrowse.com/reading_guides/detail/index.cfm/book_number/1463/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell Reading List -  August - How to Blow Up A Pipeline by Andreas Malm September - Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner October - The Occult Book by John Michael Greer November -  Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti December - Hammer and Hoe by Robin D. G. Kelley January+ - Less than Nothing by Slavoj Zizek

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

For June, we read Masters of Doom by David Kushner, a brief overview of Masters of Doom, a lot of talk Daikatana, The Two Johns and their break up, Joe Lieberman and Columbine, surprising crossovers, the influence of Doom and Quake on video games and future esports, what the Two Johns are up to and our history with id games.  Bill Gates in Doom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dVAhFYjp9c  July - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norwell by Susanna Clark

Masters of Doom

For the month of May, we discuss the book Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross! We discuss definitions of fascism, things we learned from our reading, do the definitions of fascism hold up in a modern age, and how can leftists create networks across the globe.  Additional Notes:  Response to a critique - https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/americas/against-the-fascist-creep-mistaken-histories/ Definition of Fascism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_fascism Additional Podcasts:  Behind the Bastards  https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-the-birth-of-american-30110960/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/does-punching-nazis-work-a-conversation-29751052/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/the-silly-bastards-behind-the-modern-29745220/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-how-the-john-birch-75193831/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/behind-the-insurrections-how-fascism-76855632/ I Don't Speak German - https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/ Youtube:  The Great Replacement isn't Real - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbxVfSqtt8 June - Masters of Doom by David Kushner July - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norwell by Susanna Clark

Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross

For April we read, The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey Haas! We discuss the overarching book, what is Fred Hampton's legacy, was justice served, when to take up armed resistance, and the new documents obtained from the FBI about COINTELPRO. Also Jimmy says redact a lot!  Dollop Episode about Fred Hampton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlgLMEdslAI Behind the Bastards about Fred Hampton - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-one-the-bastards-who-killed-the-black-panthers/id1373812661?i=1000463894711 Jacobin Article - https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/03/fred-hampton-black-panther-party-fbi-documents Weather Underground - https://www.globalresearch.ca/weather-underground-members-speak-out-on-the-media-imperialism-and-solidarity-in-the-age-of-trump/5606614 Revolutionary Left Series on Fred Hampton -  https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/fred-hampton https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/fred-hampton-foia Revolutionary Left on George Jackson -  https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/blood-in-my-eye May - Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross June - Masters of Doom by David Kushner July - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norwell by Susanna Clark 

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

For March, we read Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon. We discuss our impressions, do a brief overview with the help of the Standford Encyclopedia article, and some discussion questions.  Youtube video mentioned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE5BTPb0X2g Summary - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/frantz-fanon/ Discussion questions - https://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks/tag/black-skin-white-masks/ Upcoming books -  April - The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey Haas May - Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross June - Masters of Doom by David Kushner 

Black Skin, White Masks

For February we read Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich! This episode we go over the book, our knowledge of drugs and war, was meth part of the success and downfall of the Third Reich, perception changed about Third Reich (spoilers: they are big dumb dumbs),  Hitler farted a lot (potentially), and the criticism of the book. Also, meth is bad! Articles:  https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/16/blitzed-drugs-in-nazi-germany-by-norman-ohler-review https://www.ft.com/content/3989c0b2-9132-11e6-a72e-b428cb934b78 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/books/review/blitzed-drugs-third-reich-norman-ohler.html Upcoming Books: March - Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon April - The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey Haas May - Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich

For January, we read The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond. We discuss our experience with open source software, Microsoft going into open source, Eric's predictions, why we didn't like chapter 3, and Eric's, RMS, and Linux Tovald's bad behaviour. We also have a tangent about how great Windows XP is! February - Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler   March - Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon April - The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey Haas

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

For December we read The Caliban and the Witch! We do a brief rundown of the book, discuss interesting facts we learned from witch-hunts,  we thought of why men didn't help, occultism in the contemporary times and occultism and capitalism. We also had a special guest of Jimmy's cat! January Book -  The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond

The Caliban and the Witch

For November, we read Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier. We talk about crunch, wooden voice acting, game making under socialism!  Things mentioned in the podcast:  Youtuber Matt McMuscles https://www.youtube.com/c/MattMcMuscles Valve Employee Handbook https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/publications Unity https://unity.com/ Godot https://godotengine.org/ December - Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici January - The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

For October, we read Lexicon of Terror by Marguerite Feitlowitz. We discussed the language that was used, the interviews, and how does a society move on past these horrors. And also Top Gun movie sequels.  Other podcasts/youtubers mentioned:  Bad Empanada Behind the Bastards Seriously Wrong Upcoming books -  November - Blood, Sweat and Pixels by Jason Schreier  December - Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici January - The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond 

Lexicon of Terror

For September we read October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Mieville. We discuss our feelings on the book, a brief timeline and other questions such as our favorite slogans! We had a minor tech hiccup towards the end of the podcast so excuse the weirdness.  In October, we will be reading A Lexicon of Terror: Argentina and the Legacies of Torture by Marguerite Feitlowitz - https://www.amazon.com/Lexicon-Terror-Argentina-Legacies-Epilogue-ebook-dp-B004O6LW9Y/dp/B004O6LW9Y/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution

For the month of August, we attempted to read The Long Twentieth Century! We briefly discuss and recap the beginning of the book and what would need to happen for the US to not be a global hegemonic economic power. Also countries making space colonies, it could happen!  For September we are reading October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Mieville. https://www.versobooks.com/books/2731-october

The Long Twentieth Century

For June we read Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga by Hirohiko Araki! We discuss other tv shows, movies and video games that sort of fit Hirohiko's 'Golden Path'.  We will not have a podcast episode for the month of July but we will pick back up in August.  Book list: August - The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Times by Giovanni Arrighi September - October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Mieville October - A Lexicon of Terror by Marguerite Feitlowitz

Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga

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