Episode 2: Slavery's Stick. Looking at the Background with Machado de Assis

In this episode we tone it down a bit and look at a single short story, "The Case of the Stick" by one of the greatest Brazilian authors of all time, Machado de Assis! We talk about slavery in Brazil, some of the many faces of inequality and racism here, and go off on fun and interesting tangents about labor, sociology and modern capitalism. You can find us on Twitter @leftpagepod Please support our Patreon if you're interested and want to join the Poetry Club! https://www.patreon.com/leftpage  Intro Music: All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix, Electric Ladyland, 1968 Outro Music: Unchained (Payback/Untouchable), James Brown and 2Pac, Django Unchained OST, 2012 ----------- We are a part of the Revolutionary Left Radio Federation so check them out here! @RevLeftRadio https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/ ----------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.