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K.G.
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To enhance our collective and individual consciousness is to raise our political potential. Developing consciousness is the first step towards creating radical change for our intense, enduring, and interrelated social issues. But political consciousness is not given, it is claimed. So, I ask you to claim it. May this podcast, these books, these articles, these authors, these songs, and these resources merely serve as a step towards your proclamation. It is my belief that society can transform itself if the people can transcend themselves. Nothing changes, if we as a people do not first change

  1. 03/16/2025

    The Art of Self Defense

    This is not inflammatory. This is the Art of Self Defense. It is my hope that when people hear this episode, they can walk away eager or at least curious to learn any new methods of self defense to help resist victimization, encroachment, and manipulation. Instrumentalize yourself. Your mind, your body, your spirit. Strength in the body, Knowledge in the mind, Courage in the heart = Empowerment. PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATIONS: Dead Prez- Way Of life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZOcOtl1i1g Bronze Nazareth- Shaolin Kung Fu Traininghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=freIpOss45Y Stic- White Belthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ctehvAbsWI BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:  “Self Defense: A Philosophy of Violence” by Elsa Dorlin https://www.amazon.com/Self-Defense-Philosophy-Elsa-Dorlin/dp/1839761059/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LEHWEFRWCS3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HOKSf6KMdrta7oBm60_82w1eD9-mvkLoaEtRG7xZ_nupuaO0yqD4PQ3MMkl8Wvfnjj0HgZoQi2FzOGVu-AlsbBkkt-_IJAqf61UyVrEwRyufEz8sDe2JkOSiLTmmj3QU5d_Sdoa_V4Lpdc0DX10TiAm8i_0QWS7hYj3CZqBsZw9iTRoTLHoWM9zwO3Az1RoWANIcpGt7ITtEmJ7IyYb8Uj6-4OGS1Z-MojBnDMcu5rE.fSEmN9Ceo_AtbVjUexMExzrnnvwEuO_5no02XoHpBHA&dib_tag=se&keywords=self+defense+a+philosophy+of+violence&qid=1740093098&sprefix=self+defense+a+phil%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1 “To Die For the People” by Huey Newtonhttps://www.thriftbooks.com/w/to-die-for-the-people-the-writings-of-huey-p-newton_huey-p-newton/726608/?resultid=3b47cb9b-c2d7-4e9a-81a7-a9c5f3512f1e#edition=7263167&idiq=10230414 “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” as told by Alex Haleyhttps://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-autobiography-of-malcolm-x_malcolm-x/248487/#edition=2363449&idiq=737840 “The Art of War” by Sun Tzuhttps://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-art-of-war_sun-tzu_sunzi/250412/?resultid=99eca233-1bc3-4f4e-a704-b6d991b522be#edition=64242054&idiq=54704519 “Lessons In The Art Of War” by Martina Sprague https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/lessons-in-the-art-of-war-martial-strategies-for-the-successful-fighter/9216040/?resultid=1dd47d1b-7fee-4be7-a524-075a4301337f#edition=65310702&idiq=62242658 “Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashihttps://www.thriftbooks.com/w/a-book-of-five-rings-the-classic-guide-to-strategy-by-miyamoto-musashi/273038/?resultid=d5f56f2c-7a0d-451b-a0cf-9297795dafd1#edition=4494403&idiq=173633 RESOURCES: https://cldc.org/de-arresting https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/chad-kautzer-political-philosophy-self-defense/https://jacobin.com/2021/01/martial-arts-ufc-trump-far-right-police-militaryhttps://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=tapestries https://www.walterlippmann.com/mx-nyt.html https://www.law.cornA Political Philosophy of Self-Defense - Boston Reviewell.edu/wex/self-defense#:~:text=The%20use%20of%20force%20to,criminal%20lawhttps://supersoldierproject.com/the-history-of-the-filipino-martial-arts/ INTRO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGesWAWyv5E&t=423s OUTRO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzaWAEhFWpw

    1h 8m

  2. 02/03/2023

    Earth's Mightiest Heroes

    If you're a Marvel/Disney fan, this episode may piss you off.   If you glorify the military/empire, this episode may piss you off.  If you love propaganda,  this episode may piss you off.   PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATIONS: Dead Prez- Propaganda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIhIsHEAM8w  Immortal Technique- Freedom of Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAEbWSSo9AQ  BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:  Edward Bernays- Propaganda  https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/propaganda_edward-l-bernays/271440/?resultid=bf3aa14a-7371-4e7f-81d0-9e0a3bb7ab54#edition=14599611&idiq=46473416  Noam Chomsky- Manufacturing Consent https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/manufacturing-consent-the-political-economy-of-the-mass-media_noam-chomsky_edward-s-herman/250546/?resultid=a5ad3ad5-f38f-40c7-b5a9-c89f5e80fe1e#edition=3389416&idiq=10196061  Paulo Freire- Education for Critical Consciousness https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/education-for-critical-consciousness_paulo-freire/285357/?resultid=63ba8060-c876-49e5-8ebc-10dbf7c9cae8#edition=4382559&idiq=4611527  ARTICLES:  https://therealnews.com/cop-land-is-still-one-of-the-best-hollywood-depictions-of-police-corruption  https://www.yipinstitute.com/article/how-do-the-marvel-movies-promote-the-us-military  https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/05/new-marvel-film-puts-spotlight-on-hollywoods-military-ties/ https://mronline.org/2022/02/08/the-pentagon-and-cia-have-shaped-thousands-of-hollywood-movies-into-super-effective-propaganda/  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/the-great-war-master-of-american-propaganda/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/09/wandavision-pentagon-propaganda-marvel-disney-fbi  https://www.liveabout.com/pentagon-support-for-war-films-3438458  https://www.newsweek.com/captain-marvel-superhero-movies-air-force-comic-book-military-promotion-1348486 https://www.blackagendareport.com/wakanda-must-fall  https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/01/05/captain-marvel-effect-air-force-academy-sees-most-female-applicants-5-years.html  THEATERS OF WAR LINK:  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theatersofwar  LINK FOR THE INTRO/OUTRO:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3qYHWRIZk  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAykOz1gWi4&t=50s GO FUND ME LINK: Please consider donating (if you can) to my friends daughter who is currently battling stage 3 cancer. https://www.gofundme.com/f/jazzy-and-rivera-family?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

    50 min
  3. Revelations

    09/23/2022

    Revelations

    Just some thoughts for thought.   BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:  Bruce Lee- Striking Thoughts https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/striking-thoughts-bruce-lees-wisdom-for-daily-living-the-bruce-lee-library_bruce-lee/296561/?resultid=4dd9bac5-0ba2-47e4-93bc-3296be88a015#edition=3673054&idiq=4467350  Marcus Aurelius- Meditations https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/marcus-aurelius---meditations-adapted-for-the-contemporary-reader_marcus-aurelius/27292127/?resultid=b43aaddd-1bb9-468e-868f-528b5d64bc5d#edition=14781957&idiq=28997502  Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga- The Courage to be Disliked https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/kirawareru-yuki_-_ichiro-kishimi/10893847/?resultid=7e6a22ce-69e4-47d2-9a67-4f274229aa92#edition=19865634&idiq=30126954  PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION:  U2- Rejoice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JxRGvzwzxc GO FUND ME LINK: Please consider donating (if you can) to my friends daughter who is currently battling stage 3 cancer. https://www.gofundme.com/f/jazzy-and-rivera-family?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

    32 min
  4. Release

    08/27/2022

    Release

    This episode is meant to tie together our two worlds, the internal & the external. It emphasizes how the political, economical, and social issues of this country are capable of inducing mass trauma & mental suffering. I want to acknowledge how this affects us as individuals and as a society when we internalize it. More importantly, as a result of this reality, I want to emphasize the necessity for radical change and societal/personal RELEASE.   BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:  The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk  Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine Transforming Trauma With Jiu Jitsu by Jamie Marich & Anna Pirkl  Health Justice Now by Timothy Faust  What Happened Here: Bush Chronicles by Eliot Weinberger https://www.thriftbooks.com/  PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATIONS:  Fort Minor- Kenji   Muse- Psycho  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW09k8P0zTc  Pearl Jam- Release  Pearl Jam - Release (Official Audio)  The Rolling Stones- Doom and Gloom  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFGWVKXxm0  U2- Bad  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCdltGg4EzM  LINK TO THE SPEECH:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN8ej4k2ilc  RESOURCES:  https://www.verywellmind.com/effects-of-collective-trauma-5071346  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095989/ https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/mortality-rates-u-s-compare-countries/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6603306/ https://oie.duke.edu/inter-generational-trauma-6-ways-it-affects-families https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse-statistics/ https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/9-11-twenty-years https://www.aclu.org/other/surveillance-under-usapatriot-act https://www.cato.org/commentary/make-america-safer-shut-down-department-homeland-security GO FUND ME LINK: Please consider donating (if you can) to my friends daughter who is currently battling stage 3 cancer. https://www.gofundme.com/f/jazzy-and-rivera-family?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

    52 min
  5. Reckoning

    05/01/2022

    Reckoning

    MAYDAY!!!  Protest Song Recommendations:  Paolo Nutini- Iron Sky,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF_PkvMm9_c  Bob Marley- Work, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKHdvDkDAHk  U2- Red Hill Mining Town, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yafHtWzWx0s  Jefferson Airplane- Volunteers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaw--HWHecg  Pete Seeger- Solidarity Forever, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW_1hP0SHSQ  Book Recommendations: Labor’s Untold Story, by Richard O' Boyer, https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/labors-untold-story_richard-o-boyer_herbert-m-morais/264902/?resultid=c56b445e-fff8-4237-962b-4fe946c22c1b#edition=724864&idiq=5115529  Fight Like Hell, by Kim Kelly, https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/fight-like-hell-the-untold-history-of-american-labor_kim-kelly/29057042/?resultid=2f141869-e5c8-4ee4-9d56-d0fae834ff4c#edition=60148856&idiq=47185332  The Meritocracy Trap, by Daniel Markovits  Beyond Outrage, by Robert Reich  The People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn  Articles:  https://www.americanprogress.org/article/its-a-good-jobs-shortage-the-real-reason-so-many-workers-are-quitting/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-15/u-s-labor-unions-are-having-a-moment https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/business/economy/treasury-competition-report.html  https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2021-10-07/the-labor-market-is-undergoing-a-seismic-shift-as-markets-await-septembers-jobs-report https://theconversation.com/union-battles-at-amazon-and-starbucks-are-hot-news-which-can-only-be-good-for-the-labor-movement-172932 https://www.encyclopedia.com/economics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/san-francisco-general-strike-1934 https://archive.iww.org/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday/ http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarket-affair http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/economy-1991/labor-in-america-the-trade-unions-role/current-labor-issues.php https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/police-unions-minneapolis-kroll.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amazon-anti-union-consultants_n_62606f2ce4b041ee26501ca2 GO FUND ME LINK: Please consider donating (if you can) to my friends daughter who is currently battling stage 3 cancer. https://www.gofundme.com/f/jazzy-and-rivera-family?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

    1h 5m
  6. all about love

    02/15/2022

    all about love

    LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/all-about-love-new-visions-bell-hooks-love-trilogy_bell-hooks/248913/?resultid=595b688d-e936-4181-b121-65b31be6db0b#edition=2337244&idiq=10183064  PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enmitbt3yAs  LINK TO THE SPEECH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0uEVTh0ios GO FUND ME LINK: Please consider donating (if you can) to my friends daughter who is currently battling stage 3 cancer. https://www.gofundme.com/f/jazzy-and-rivera-family?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

    57 min
  7. Decadence

    09/18/2021

    Decadence

    BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:   1) Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers Johnson https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-sorrows-of-empire-militarism-secrecy-and-the-end-of-the-republic-the-american-empire-project_james-carroll_chalmers-johnson/257596/?resultid=fb0f7e1f-fa69-44cd-8991-f7fa1b27c13d#edition=3677168&idiq=2963848  2) Imperial Ambitions by Noam Chomsky https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/imperial-ambitions-conversations-on-the-post-911-world_noam-chomsky_david-barsamian/383572/?resultid=7f48e7ee-1619-4d3c-a16c-756b49659170#edition=3781570&idiq=672750  3) The One Percent Doctrine by Ron Suskind https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-one-percent-doctrine-deep-inside-americas-pursuit-of-its-enemies-since-911_ron-suskind/431152/?resultid=b3d2eeb8-23fc-462e-bfaf-44cfb067e957#edition=3511383&idiq=5851242  PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IKOVG8hitk  LINK TO THE SPEECH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGRcgSz-jqI&t=11s  LINK TO THE ARTICLES:   https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-assassination-complex/  https://www.ogj.com/pipelines-transportation/pipelines/article/14188746/tapi-pipeline-afghanistan-construction-to-start-in-herat https://www.upstreamonline.com/production/taliban-tapi-gas-pipeline-is-a-priority-project/2-1-1053761  https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/afghanistan-war https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/asia-jan-june11-timeline-afghanistan

    1h 1m

  8. 06/19/2021

    Health Justice Now

    This book by Timothy Faust, takes a critical look at the American Health"care" System, covering issues related to private insurance, uninsurance, racism, sexism, poverty, and disability within the industry and issues related around mental health, trans health, immigration, and work. There are so many levels at play in this one book and the author does an excellent job of honing in on them nicely. This podcast episode is much more general and mostly covers the profit motives of the "health" industries biggest players such as hospitals, CEO's, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and device manufacturers. This book and this episode also advocate for the Federal Universal Single Payer system. These are the primary topics of this episode but the book itself holds so much more valuable insight and information that are worth understanding. The author does a phenomenal job of making so much expansive and complicated material very digestible for people that just want to learn more about the injustices and greed that is pervasive within the industry. I cannot advocate for this book more intensely than I already do.  LINK TO THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/health-justice-now-single-payer-and-what-comes-next/18669773/?resultid=a3544daf-c636-4f60-b409-65254d347594#edition=19896149&idiq=33910542 PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyOsJWE_GbY LINK TO THE SCENE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oceYG6ogT_E

    56 min
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To enhance our collective and individual consciousness is to raise our political potential. Developing consciousness is the first step towards creating radical change for our intense, enduring, and interrelated social issues. But political consciousness is not given, it is claimed. So, I ask you to claim it. May this podcast, these books, these articles, these authors, these songs, and these resources merely serve as a step towards your proclamation. It is my belief that society can transform itself if the people can transcend themselves. Nothing changes, if we as a people do not first change

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  • Creator
    K.G.
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    32
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    Explicit
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    © K.G.
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