Literature, the Left, & Liberation w/ Protean Magazine’s Tyler Walicek & Mel Gammie

On this edition of Parallax Views, Tyler Walicek and Mel Gammie of Protean Magazine join us to discuss literature, the left, and liberation through militant joy. Protean Magazine describes itself as collecting "cutting edge literature and art for the discerning leftist, sans-advertisements". We begin by discussing the impetus for and goals behind Protean Magazine, the reason for the title of the publication, and the background of Mel and Tyler. From there we delve into a number of topics ranging from how Tyler and Mel became politicized to the nature of podcasting (Mel is also a host at the Coffee with Comrades podcast). Additionally, we discuss social media, paying writers, and Protean's first, "Pattern Machines", along with a conversation about the state of literature.   CHECK OUT PROTEAN MAGAZINE! SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON! WHERE YOU CAN HEAR... PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS! - THE LATEST FROM PARALLAX VIEWS AFTER HOURS: Matthew Alford on What the Mainstream Media Won't Tell You About Western Foreign Policy