28 episodes

A delectable serving of the culture war

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A delectable serving of the culture war

    E028: Multi Ethnic Casting

    E028: Multi Ethnic Casting

    In this episode, we discuss ethnic representation in casting.

    Participants: Yassine, Ishmael, Sultan

    Links:

    The Value of "True" Diversity in Media (Yassine Meskhout)
    https://ymeskhout.substack.com/p/the-value-of-true-diversity-in-media

    History or fiction? Fact check ‘Bridgerton’s historical storylines here (Film Daily)
    https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/bridgerton-facts/

    Now you know why they didn't remake The Dambusters (YouTube)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd-eYCoTJcw

    To Make Orchestras More Diverse, End Blind Auditions (NYT)
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/arts/music/blind-auditions-orchestras-race.html

    The Great Ginger Erasure...who will be next? (Reddit)
    https://old.reddit.com/r/SocialJusticeInAction/comments/ccjjqn/the_great_ginger_erasurewho_will_be_next_22/

    Whoopi Goldberg Perfectly Described The Importance Of Uhura In Star Trek (Screen Rant)
    https://screenrant.com/star-trek-whoopi-goldberg-uhura-tos/

    Stonewall: A Butch Too Far (An Historian Goes to the Movies)
    https://aelarsen.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/stonewall-a-butch-too-far/

    Ten Canoes Trailer (YouTube)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QVOslNuFHw

    Atanarjuat - The Fast Runner (YouTube)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUInNnWZLGU

    Also, during the episode Ishmael mentions Idris Elba cast in the titular role of a King Arthur adaptation. Before you get TOO excited, know that was a case of mistaken recollection. We regret the error and the needlessly soiled panties.

    Recorded 2022-01-08 | Uploaded 2022-01-23

    • 1 hr 19 min
    E027: Katie Herzog Interviews Yassine on Antifa & Andy Ngo

    E027: Katie Herzog Interviews Yassine on Antifa & Andy Ngo

    In this special episode, Katie Herzog (famed testicle enthusiast and part-time podcaster) interviews Yassine on Andy Ngo

    Links:
    Robby Soave's debunking of a dumb Ngo rumor: https://reason.com/2019/09/03/andy-ngo-video-antifa-patriot-prayer-attack-media/
    Ngo's statement on recent attack: https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1400266501601513475
    White people accosting Asians who they think look like Andy Ngo, for antiracism: https://twitter.com/MrOlmos/status/1282899087134584832
    https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/05/29/portland-protesters-chase-tackle-and-punch-someone-they-believe-to-be-andy-ngo-until-he-hides-in-the-nines-hotel/
    Extended book review of Ngo's book on The Motte: https://old.reddit.com/r/TheMotte/comments/nox63f/book_review_unmasked_andy_ngo/
    Profile of the PSJBGC where they interview members about Will: https://news.wfsu.org/all-npr-news/2020-07-23/i-am-antifa-one-activists-violent-death-became-a-symbol-for-the-right-and-left

    Recorded 2021-06-01 | Uploaded 2021-06-07

    • 54 min
    E026: 2 Arms & 1 Head

    E026: 2 Arms & 1 Head

    In this episode, we discuss “Two Arms and A Head”

    Participants: Yassine, Doglatine, KulakRevolt, XantosCell

    Links:
    Two Arms and a Head (Clayton Atreus): http://www.2arms1head.com/
    Death of a Client (Yassine Meskhout): https://old.reddit.com/r/TheMotte/comments/m6ritx/death_of_a_client/
    Original Clayton Thread: https://advrider.com/f/threads/seattle-to-argentina-on-a-klr650.136505/
    The heartbreaking story of teacher, 24, who starved herself to death: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2101334/Christina-Symanski-24-starved-death-paralysed-boyfriend-on.html
    Johnny Got His Gun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun

    Recorded 2021-03-28 | Uploaded 2021-05-16

    • 1 hr 46 min
    E025: Uncle Ted's Cabin

    E025: Uncle Ted's Cabin

    In this episode, we discuss anarcho-primitivism.

    Token Normie Host: Master-Thief
    Guests: GreatJasoni, KulakRevolt, Marlow

    (We reached out to Ted Kaczynski through the staff at ADX Florence prison and he declined to be interviewed.)

    Links:
    Ted Kazcynski, Unabomber Manifesto (Washington Post)
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/unabomber/manifesto.text.htm

    Goury, Return to Monke: The Meme of Nostalgia and Rejection in 2020 (Know Your Meme)
    https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/meme-insider/return-to-monke-the-meme-of-nostalgia-and-rejection-in-2020

    George Dvorsky, Why do the Anarcho-Primitivists Want to Abolish Civilization? [Interview with Anarcho-Primitivist Philosopher John Zerzan] (io9)
    https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-do-the-anarcho-primitivists-want-to-abolish-civiliz-1633477541

    Peter Thiel, “Secrets”, from Zero to One (Genius)
    https://genius.com/4346529

    Matthew Crawford: The World Beyond Your Head

    Jake Hanrahan “Inside the Unabomber's odd and furious online revival” (Wired)
    https://www.wired.co.uk/article/unabomber-netflix-tv-series-ted-kaczynski
    And response: “Who Are The Pines” (Medium)
    https://medium.com/@punisheddeath/who-are-the-pines-85bb743cea7

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg

    Recorded 2021-02-22 | Uploaded 2021-04-04

    • 1 hr 14 min
    E024: Pop Goes the Measles

    E024: Pop Goes the Measles

    I want to assure everyone that my captors are treating me well and the reports of a hunger strike were fake news.

    In this episode, everyone is vaccinated, thus proving the point.

    Makeshift host: Interversity
    Metacontrarian ensemble: SayingAndUnsaying, LiminalWarmth, KulakRevolt, McMuster
    Volume adjuster: Neophos

    Shownotes:
    Making Vaccine (LW, johnswentworth)
    How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough? (NYT, Donald McNeil)
    The Great Vaccinator (WNYC Studios)

    Recorded 2021-02-09 | Uploaded 2021-02-18

    • 1 hr 44 min
    E023: Motte and Babies

    E023: Motte and Babies

    I want to assure everyone that my captors are treating me well and in accordance with all relevant international treaties.

    In this episode, we discuss natalism and anti-natalism.

    Participants: jeopardy host trace
    wise and rational men like xantos
    Copers in denial jason and civ and sultan
    Secretly smart flashyman
    exectutive producer neophos

    Links:
    Anti-Natalism: A Self-Extinguishing Phenomenon? (SultanofSwing/yellerto56)
    The Last Messiah (Peter Wessel Zapffe)
    You Are Being Lied to By Yourself (XantosCell)
    The End of Babies (Anna Louie Sussman, NYT)
    1000 Days Intro (Mark Rife)
    Ecclesiastes 4:2-3 (NKJV)

    Recorded 2021-01-24 | Uploaded 2021-01-31

    • 1 hr 50 min

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Who doesn’t love nerds talking about timely topics? The participants are smart and usually knowledgeable and Yassine has an alluring voice.

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