28 episodes
The Bailey Podcast The Bailey Podcast
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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A delectable serving of the culture war
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
Customer Reviews
Insightful and intimate
Who doesn’t love nerds talking about timely topics? The participants are smart and usually knowledgeable and Yassine has an alluring voice.