This Week: Disassembled

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"This Week: Disassembled" is a weekly podcast discussing politics, culture, and intersectionality. Jim and Aaron discuss some of the week's most consequential events and topics, creating a meaningful dialogue during a divisive era.

  1. 13/08/2020

    August 12, 2020 - Kamala Harris, Allan Lichtman, and the Duality of the moment

    This week Jim and Aaron discuss Joe Biden's VP selection, Allan Lichtman's 2020 prediction, and more!  Note: Minor audio differences due to technical difficulties this week.  2:00 - What has the response been to Kamala Harris?  16:00 - Aaron's thoughts on the Harris pick  25:00 - Is Harris Evolving?  40:00 - Donald Trump and the Payroll tax  53:00 - Allan Lichtman makes his 2020 prediction for the Presidency  1:04:00 - Didn't Jim Predict some of this?  1:18:00 - Do you think Trump wins again?  From the show Allan Lichtman makes his pick for the 2020 election - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opinion/2020-election-prediction-allan-lichtman.html Intro song: MAJID JORDAN - Shake, shake, shake  Outro Song: Grateful Dead - Bertha

    1h 33m

  2. 04/08/2020

    August 4, 2020: Dr. Trevor Rubenzer joins to discuss Joe Biden's potential VP pick

    This week Jim and Aaron are excited to have Dr. Trevor Rubenzer, Chair of the History, Political Science, Philosophy, and American Studies department of the University of South Carolina Upstate. The three discuss the shortlist of names Joe Biden may have for his Vice President pick. In their "Moment of disassembly", Jim and Aaron discuss some of their mistakes made in last week's episode in terms of conversations around Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  7:00 - Let's look at the names on Biden's VP list  18:54 - Who is Susan Rice?  27:00 - What type of VP does Biden want?  36:30 - Let's discuss Kamala Harris  48:00 - Who are the "dark horse" names for the VP?  1:00:00 - You're a Packers fan....What about Jordan Love?  1:10:00 - Moment of Disassembly   From this episode:  Jacques Lacan,  "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lacan/  Michel Foucault, "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/foucault/  Newsweek: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams New York Times 'Trump Urges Unity' Front Page, Says It Aids White Supremacy  https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nyt-front-page-trump-white-supremacy-1452724 Donald Trump interview with Axios: https://www.axios.com/full-axios-hbo-interview-donald-trump-cd5a67e1-6ba1-46c8-bb3d-8717ab9f3cc5.html  Intro song - Goldlink "Meditation"  Outro song - Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"

    1h 23m

  3. 29/07/2020

    July 28, 2020 - Nancy Pelosi, AOC, Stimulus 2.0, Tom Cotton, and Magic City wings

    This week on the podcast, Jim and Aaron discuss:  3:00 - What's the problem with Nancy Pelosi  6:00 - Aaron declares himself the president of the AOC fan club   15:00 - What does the DNC stand for?  23:00 - GOP proposed stimulus 2.0 plan  35:00 - Aaron's terrible transition into Tom Cotton  46:00 - Tom Cotton discusses the "1619 project"  55:00 - Is America redeemable?  1:00:05 - The Confederacy  1:00:00 - Morality and Tolerance  1:22:00 - Moment of Zen   From the show Tom Cotton's conversation with Anchor Democrat-Gazette - https://soundcloud.com/arkansasonline/sen-tom-cotton-interview-with-the-democrat-gazette   What is freedom today? - Slavoj Žižek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpPuTaP68Dw&t=35s A look at Magic City's magnificent wings - https://twitter.com/ZSoskin/status/1287933108797321216  Aaron's intro song - Ari Lennox "Shea Butter Baby" feat J. Cole  Jim's outro song - Sammy Johns "Chevy Van"  Be sure to like, subscribe, and rate wherever you get your podcasts!!

    1h 27m

  4. 21/07/2020

    July 21, 2020 - Honoring John Lewis & C.T. Vivian, Covid-19's Looming Housing Crisis, and Fascism in Portland

    This week's episode is a good one and an emotional one. Jim and Aaron discuss:  2:30 - Moment of Disassembly, "Herd-immunity" with Covid-19  6:11 - Honoring John Lewis and C.T. Vivian 17:00 - Covid-19's housing crisis  30:00 - Trump's infrastructure problem  39:00 - What is happening in Portland?  50:00 - The aspirations of the Declaration  1:10:00 - Is this redeemable?   1:21:00 - Shoutouts  Be sure to like, subscribe, rate, and share, wherever you get your podcasts!! Resources from this episode: Declaration of Independence - https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript  Covid-19 housing crisis:  CNBC - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/08/32-percent-of-us-households-missed-their-july-housing-payments.html NY Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/business/economy/coronavirus-commercial-real-estate.html Vox - https://www.vox.com/covid-19-coronavirus-economy-recession-stock-market/2020/5/29/21273520/housing-market-coronavirus-impact-home-prices-mortgages-crash   New York Magazine - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/coronavirus-recession-evictions-crisis-congress.html DHS in Portland  NPR - https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/20/893082598/they-just-started-whaling-violence-tension-as-u-s-agents-clamp-down-in-portland  BBC (UK) - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53473732  Songs:  Intro - Summer Walker Feat. Usher - Come thru  Outro - Easy Star All-Stars - Let Down (Feat. Toots & The Maytals)  ***We own no rights to this music***

    1h 23m

  5. 16/07/2020

    July 15, 2020 - "Cultural Wars", Betsy DeVos, and School re-opening

    This week, Jim and Aaron talk about school(s) re-opening and the consequences it may bring. They also discuss:   2:00 - Moment of Disassembly  9:20 - Cultural Wars?  20:00 - Slippery Slope?  30:00 - Betsy DeVos on CNN  50:00 - Does DeVos have a plan? From this episode:  Betsy DeVos interview on CNN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b8Kg_a4Omo Cultural Revolutions Start at Year Zero (National Review) -  https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/cultural-revolutions-start-year-zero/?fbclid=IwAR3rvf7G2RXrgHlmaVk-Gk7MaVNOIiQfC6gxVcmh7NHo4gNRseEL2T6UOdU  Laziness Does Not Exist (Medium) - https://humanparts.medium.com/laziness-does-not-exist-3af27e312d01 The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus (NY Times) -  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/05/us/coronavirus-latinos-african-americans-cdc-data.html?fbclid=IwAR3EspNp59YPhf45kazumPIsTy_s_Q9szEloZCE3R3BL9fbdpb-wn_y8MNA  Be sure to like, share, subscribe, and rate the podcast!

    1h 23m

  6. 08/07/2020

    July 7, 2020 - Revisiting Biden; Race & Ethnicity, Trump Leans into Racism

    This week, Jim and Aaron discuss:  3:10 - What did we miss with Joe Biden's conversation with Trevor Noah  16:00 - How can you be oppressed and the oppressor?  25:00 - BIPOC  32:50 - What is Latinx?  47:10 - Trump's Speech at Mt. Rushmore  1:00:00 - What do these confederate statues represent?  From this episode:  Philosophical Investigations (3rd edition) (Ludwig Wittgenstein) - https://www.amazon.com/Philosophical-Investigations-3rd-Ludwig-Wittgenstein/dp/0024288101#ace-g2093936695  Assata Shakur "Women in Prison" - https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/shakurwip.html  All Amendments to the US Constitution: http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/education/all_amendments_usconst.htm 13th (full movie)  "Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8 Be sure to rate, share, and subscribe

    1h 19m

  7. 03/07/2020

    July 2nd, 2020 - COVID-19 still rising, Power and Authority

    This week Jim and Aaron discuss COVID-19 still rising in the USA, power and authority, how Trump has used his power, and also about Black lives in America.  Be sure to like and subscribe!  From this episode:  Gary W. Cox: Making Votes Count: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/making-votes-count/42CD9425E1410457FFC5079EC851F32B Alexandre Kojeve (Author), Hager Weslati (Translator): The Notion of Authority: A Brief Presentation: https://www.amazon.com/Notion-Authority-Brief-Presentation/dp/1781680957  Faithless "We Come 1" (Glastonbury 2002) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Of234_XDLg

    1h 15m

  8. 24/06/2020

    June 23, 2020 - DEFUND THE POLICE?!?!

    This week Jim and Aaron discuss the topic of defunding the police. Is it different than abolishing the police? Is it all the same? We discuss Joe Biden's timeline to his current position in the party, and his position on defunding the police.  Be sure to like, subscribe, and share! Want to learn more about abolishing the police? Here are some resources from this episode:  The Daily Show: Joe Biden on reforming the police - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmUL1IYbH0U Mass Incarceration: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html  The Marshall Project: https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/3382-police-abolition  Reimagining communities without police: https://nonewsfjail.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/8stepsnew.pdf  The Struggle to Abolish the Police is nothing new: http://bostonreview.net/race/garrett-felber-struggle-abolish-police-not-new  Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory: https://www.amazon.com/Against-State-Introduction-Anarchist-Political/dp/0791474488  Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison: https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Punish-Prison-Michel-Foucault/dp/0679752552/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2ML4PB8P4SB7&dchild=1&keywords=michel+foucault+discipline+and+punish&qid=1592955447&s=books&sprefix=Michel+F%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-2  Editors Note: Jim will clarify my point on Single Transferable Vote next week, Jim acknowledges his explanation in retrospect was not as clear as he would have liked. Also...Jim acknowledges that "relavatory" is not a word...revelatory was the word he was going for.

    1h 13m
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"This Week: Disassembled" is a weekly podcast discussing politics, culture, and intersectionality. Jim and Aaron discuss some of the week's most consequential events and topics, creating a meaningful dialogue during a divisive era.

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  • Creator
    Aaron J. Pellot
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2020
  • Episodes
    16
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