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Left POCket Project Podcast
by Left POCket Project
Bringing you the history of leftists of color one swipe at a time. This podcast is hosted by Left POCket Project creator Wendi Muse. Follow the Left POCket Project on twitter: @leftpoc Follow the Left POCket Project on facebook: @leftpoc
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89. The Last of...Us? w/Dani - Left POCket Project Podcast
A discussion of race, class, and politics in the HBO series The Last of Us w/guest Dani. --- Intro: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone -Outro: "Wonder & Amazement" (feat. Jeremy Glenn) [Deetron Amazement Dub] by Grand Corporation --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via…
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88. Discourse on Colonialism Pt 1 - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, a #ReadingRevolution installment, we discuss the Introduction and closing interview in the 2001 edition of Aimé Césaire's 1950 anticolonial manifesto Discourse on Colonialism --- Readings & Resources: Brent Edwards - The Practice of Diaspora: Literature, Translation, and the Rise...
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87. Dignified Work - Gender, Race, & Class in Labor in Brazil w. Dr. Cassie Osei - LeftPOC Podcast
In this episode, Dr. Cassie Osei discusses her research on the history of Black women’s labor and related social change in Brazil, conducting research in Brazil as a Black woman herself, and the racial politics of the reality show Love Is Blind: Brazil. — Readings & Resources (from Dr, Osei):...
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86. (Preview) Discourse on Colonialism - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this preview episode, Wendi reads a brief excerpt from Aimé Césaire's Discourse on Colonialism, our upcoming #ReadingRevolution series selection. — Readings & Resources: Aimé Césaire - Discourse on Colonialism https://nyupress.org/9781583670255/discourse-on-colonialism/...
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85. Dispatches from the Apocalypse - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Richard & Wendi discuss a few news items around AI, art for public consumption, and policing as well as the strange trajectory of left populism in the US — Readings & Resources: “Artificial Intelligence: The Risks Could Outweigh the Rewards”...
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84. Sad Beige - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
A discussion of the "sad beige" trend and other aesthetic choices in childrearing that carry thinly-veiled messages of classism, moralism, and misogyny. -- Readings & Resources: "The Sad Beige Trend Goes against All My Wild Instincts"...
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83. I Promise I Am Alive - Left POCket Project Podcast
A quick update -- -Intro: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone -Outro: "(Just Like We) Breakdown" by Hot Chip --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit…
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82. Words that Light Fires - Interview w/Brent of Rad Reads - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we speak to Brent of Rad Reads, a youtube channel where discussions of radical texts takes center stage. Readings & Resources Audio/Video: Rad Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFDSgzcZsjOi8XnWD2TlKg -Review: Blood in My Eye by George Jackson:...
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81. Love as the Practice of Freedom (discussion) - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode - a Reading Revolution installment - we discuss the essay "Love as the Practice of Freedom" by bell hooks and how it can apply to our contemporary leftist formations and debates on revolution. --- Readings & Resources bell hooks - "Love as the Practice of Freedom" (essay)...
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I'm taking requests again for N95s Contact me for a packet if you're: -an outward-facing worker in financial need -disabled/pregnant/elderly/caretaker in financial need who requires high-grade masks for daily tasks twitter: @MuseWendi twitter: @LeftPOC patreon.com/leftpoc email:...
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80. My Problem with China in Africa - Left POCket Project Podcast
A spicy take to close out 2021 and Podmas on "China in Africa" -- -Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit:...
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79. What Goes Unsaid on Family Social Media - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, a #ComradeMommy installment and Podmas #20, I talk about the dark underbelly of mom and family based social media. --- Readings & Resources "Biracials Are Fighting for Their Lives on TikTok" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJJBW8VkeZM --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by…
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78. Anger - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, a #ComradeMommy installment and Podmas #19, I talk about anger. --- Readings & Resources "What will the pandemic look like in 2022?" interview w/ Eric Topol https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-bottom-line/2021/12/16/what-will-the-pandemic-look-like-in-2022 --- Music: "My Life…
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77. "Love as the Practice of Freedom" - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, a #ReadingRevolution installment and Podmas #18, I read "Love as the Practice of Freedom" by bell hooks. --- Readings & Resources bell hooks - "Love as the Practice of Freedom" https://uucsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bell-hooks-Love-as-the-Practice-of-Freedom.pdf --- Music:...
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76. "Finding the Spark" Interview w. Michael Salamone - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #17, we speak with Michael Salamone, the man behind our theme music, about his background, his activism, and the current political situation in the US. --- Readings & Resources michaelsalamone.com --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone…
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75. Podmas Updates - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #16, I give you all some Podmas updates. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit:...
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74. Struggle Season - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #15, I talk about the holiday season, some of the struggles people are having, and the need for empathy and support. --- Readings & Resources National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn...
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73. Diversity as Morality Play - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #14, I talk about diversity in film and tv, how it frequently devolves into tokenism, and where it still falls short. --- Readings & Resources "And Just Like That on HBO: the Sex and the City revival turns Miranda into a white liberal nightmare"...
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72. Debt - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #13, I talk about debt and the tremendous burden it places on my generation and many more in the future. --- Readings & Resources "President Biden hasn't yet kept his student loan forgiveness promise"...
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71. Tradwives - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #12, I talk about my fascination with the longstanding "Tradwife" trend in popular media and the limits of "choice." --- Readings & Resources The Housewives of White Supremacy https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/opinion/sunday/tradwives-women-alt-right.html…
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70. "A Few Notes on Gaslighting" - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this Podmas installment #11 and #ReadingRevolution episode, I read and discuss Tressie McMillan Cottom's essay "A Few Notes on Gaslighting." --- Readings & Resources Tressie McMillan Cottom - "A Few Notes on Gaslighting" https://tressiemc.com/essays-2/a-few-notes-on-gaslighting/ Tressie…
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69. Professionalism - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #10, I talk about the limits of academia when it comes to political expression and the pitfalls of professionalization. --- Readings & Resources Talk from Joy James at Brown University - "The Architects of Abolitionism: George Jackson, Angela Davis, and the...
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68. Thereza Santos Pt 2. - LeftPOC of the Week - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #9 and a LeftPOC of the Week edition, I finish my discussion on Black Brazilian communist, performer, thinker, and activist Thereza Santos. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter:...
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67. "Black" Is a Country - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this Podmas installment #8 and #ReadingRevolution episode, I read Amiri Baraka's 1962 essay "'Black' Is a Country" --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media…
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66. Covid Blues - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this Podmas installment #7 and Comrade Mommy episode, I discuss frustrations about covid callousness. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt:...
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65. Thereza Santos - LeftPOC of the Week - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #6 and LeftPOC of the Week edition, I discuss the early life of Black Brazilian communist, performer, thinker, and activist Thereza Santos. This is Part I. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project…
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64. Jobs - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #5, I discuss job applications (inspired by one of my recent tweets) and why they should disclose salaries upfront. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook:...
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63. Snakes - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #4, I discuss the dangers of tokenism on all sides of the political spectrum and the double bind for leftists of color. --- Readings & Resources Interview w/ Thurgood Marshall https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-29-mn-1178-story.html Michael C.…
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62. Healthcare - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, Podmas installment #3, I discuss healthcare, its financial strain on U.S.ians, and alternative healthcare realities abroad. --- Readings & Resources The U.S. Health Insurance System is Broken / I Can't Afford Health Insurance and I'm Not Alone https://youtu.be/a75qe8VdFLQ…
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61. Paperwork - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this Comrade Mommy episode, Podmas installment #2, I discuss paperwork, its added burden in the already overwhelming lives of mothers, and excessive bureaucracy as an outgrowth of capitalism. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project...
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60. Podmas - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, I go into a new plan for the month. Here goes! --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit:...
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59. Exhale - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, I ...take a deep breath out. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe:...
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58. The Only Justice Is Freedom - A Discussion w/Jasson Perez - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we speak with organizer, writer, and researcher Jasson Perez about the defund movement, abolition, and organizing in Chicago against multiple forms of oppression toward its population. --- Work by Jasson Perez "Lori Lightfoot is wrong. ‘We’ didn’t fail Adam Toledo.”...
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57. Invisible - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, an installment of the #ComradeMommy series, I discuss domestic work, how the women who perform it are made invisible, and what should be done to secure their rights. --- Readings & Resources "Out of the Shadows"...
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56. Beyond the State - a Discussion w/Yannick Marshall - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we speak with Professor Yannick Marshall about his research on colonialism in Kenya, anti-colonialism around the world, and the need to expand the political imagination. --- Work by Yannick Marshall https://www.yannickmarshall.net/ An Appeal –Bring the Maroon to the Foreground in...
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55. Run Me My Money, Joe & Other News - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we discuss current news and catch up after our break. --- Readings & Resources Osita Nwanevu - “The Democratic Party Has a Fatal Misunderstanding of the QAnon Phenomenon” https://newrepublic.com/article/161266/qanon-classism-marjorie-taylor-greene Ashley Reese - “The Cynical,...
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54. Giving - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, an installment of the #ComradeMommy series, I discuss the need for giving and the correlation between the teachings of Maria Montessori and leftist ideology. --- Readings & Resources Montessori at Home - What Is Montessori? (& Why Do It?)...
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53. News Wrap-Up - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we discuss current news and the challenges that lie ahead. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit:...
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52. Roles - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, part of the Comrade Mommy series, Wendi discusses the ways the pandemic has shifted gender roles - and not always for the better. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Readings & Resources Women's Careers Could Take Long-Term Hit From Coronavirus Pandemic...
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51. Politics - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, part of the Comrade Mommy series, Wendi discusses the election, politics, and how to broach the subject with children. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook:...
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50. Colonialism Is Doomed - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, part of the Reading Revolution series, we discuss Che Guevara’s 1964 speech to the United Nations “Colonialism Is Doomed,” regarding the ongoing independence movements throughout the world and Cuba’s solidarity with oppressed peoples in their fight for sovereignty. --- Readings &...
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49. Choice - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, part of the Comrade Mommy series, Wendi discusses the meaning of "choice" and what it can mean beyond the rhetoric. --- Readings & Resources The Grapevine - Black Women & Childbirth Sanoja Bhaumik - "In the 1970s, Racism Led to Women Being Sterilized Against Their Will. Could It...
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48. Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, I discuss Comrade Mommy (@ComradeMommy), a new sub-series of the Left POCket Project Podcast. --- Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt:...
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47. Combahee River Collective Statement - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, part of the #ReadingRevolution series, we discuss the Combahee River Collective Statement, a manifesto penned by black lesbian socialists in 1977 regarding the way forward in movement politics. --- Readings & Resources Combahee River Collective Statement...
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46. The Trouble with Kamala - Interview w/Malaika Jabali - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, I speak with journalist Malaika Jabali about her thoughts on Kamala Harris being the vice presidential pick for the Biden ticket and the impact this may have on the left and the black community, especially black women. --- Readings/Resources Work by Malaika Jabali “The Color of...
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45. All about that Revolutionary Life - A Conversation w/the Luqmans - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, I speak to Jacqueline and Abdus Luqman, journalists, activists, and hosts of Luqman Nation, a weekly politics show, on the recent protests for black lives, race on the left, the role of religion in liberation movements, and much more. --- Readings & Resources Luqman Nation...
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44. The End of the World as We Know It - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we discuss the protests that have erupted around the nation (and now the world) in response to racist police & vigilante violence in the US. --- Readings & Resources “With Whom Are Many US Police Departments Training? With a Chronic Human Rights Violator - Israel”...
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43. Medicine and Empire -Interview w. Edna Bonhomme - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we speak to researcher and writer Dr. Edna Bonhomme on medicine, epidemics, and empire in the Middle East and North Africa as well as the current COVID-19 crisis. --- Readings & Resources Related Work by Edna Bonhomme: “Über Lebenslust,” Missy Magazine, May 2020,...
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42. Corona Chat - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we catch up about the current coronavirus crisis, the hot mess that is the 2020 election, and the ramifications of the latest policies under the Trump administration. --- Readings & Resources How COVID-19 Deniers Are Also a Virus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-PkIV5EaCk...
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41. Pandemic & Its Discontents w/Elise Mitchell - Left POCket Project Podcast
In this episode, we speak with historian and researcher Elise Mitchell about pandemics in history, their impact on marginalized populations - particularly the enslaved - and the linkages to the social impact of the current COVID-19 crisis. --- Readings & Resources Elise Mitchell - "The Shortages...
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