Scintillae Podcast

Alisha Ahmed + Raven Gough

Reflections from the intersections of oppressions. Two Intersectional Feminists discussing queer narratives, exploring late stage capitalism, social justice, identity politics through social commentary and cultural analysis. scintillaepod.substack.com

Episodes

  1. The End of the World ep.5

    Jan 14

    The End of the World ep.5

    CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSIONS OF Suic!dE and Suic!dal Intrusive Thoughts. In this emergency episode we discuss the beginning of 2026 with the US attack of Venezuela, kidnapping its president and immediately casting their imperialistic eye onto Greenland, what that would mean for world diplomacy and the problematic possibility of it triggering World War 3 with some of the international intricacies explained Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod 00:59 How to "end" oneself 02:18 Religion and the right to end one's life 08:14 Venezuela to Greenland 14:25 Diplomacy and Democracy 20:23 the Birth of Propaganda 24:32 We are in a Plutarchy 29:02 capitalism patriarchy and r*pe culture 33:29 how can world war iii start now? 40:44 do the US want to go to war with Europe? 49:07 Bif Tannen and Donald Trump 50:28 The Rules 54:33 Nuclear Deterrents 56:53 build the skills to become partisans 📚BIBLIOGRAPHY📚 Philosophy Tube - Suic!de and Ment@l He@lth | Philosophy Tube ★https://youtube.com/watch?v=eQNw2FBdpyE Devon Price Ph.D. - Laziness Does Not Exist US https://bookshop.org/a/115825/9781982140113 UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15020/9781982140113 Annie Jacobsen - Nuclear War: A Scenario US https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15020/9781804996003 UK https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nuclear-war-a-scenario-annie-jacobsen/7598736?ean=9781804996003&next=t Sheffield University - The Invisible Government: Edward Bernays, Public Relations and Propaganda https://newhistories.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/volumes/2013-14/volume-5/issue-1-media/the-invisible-government-edward-bernays-public-relations-and-propaganda  @adamcurtisdocumentaries  Hypernormalisation | Full Documentary | Adam Curtis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7T07WfIhM This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

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Reflections from the intersections of oppressions. Two Intersectional Feminists discussing queer narratives, exploring late stage capitalism, social justice, identity politics through social commentary and cultural analysis. scintillaepod.substack.com