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Party Girls
by Jamie Peck and Sam Beard
A podcast about communism and gossip from Jamie Peck (The Majority Report, The Antifada, Everybody Loves Communism) and Sam Beard, an organizer based in Chicago.
Episodes
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'2024 Was A Different Time' & Other Lies The Right-Wing Press Tells Us
Happy October, everyone! The PG crew is back to discuss the news and have a little fun. Bill Harris, one of the self-described "revolutionaries" who kidnapped Patty Hearst, dead at 81. Trump wants Iran to nuke the cities in California. NPSM-7 defendants form a defendants' union, seek to spread…
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Trump's Deportation Machine has an Office Park
Surveillance tech enables the Trump administration's ICE and Border Patrol agents to target, harass, kidnap and kill innocent human beings, Jamie and Sam speak to two organizers trying to do something about it. In Vermont from Oct 4-10 there will be a week of bold, creative action to end ICE...
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Ed Sheeran Is A Sentient Egg Salad
The Party Girls crew tackles major news of the day, including: Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the sea change happening re: support for a free Palestine in American pop culture. The Houthis seize strategic Red Sea islands as analysts warn of impending oil crunch. What to make of the impending AI...
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Borrowing Leftists' Clothes
We’re in some real end times shit, man. In this week's episode, Sam steers the ship by himself in his first solo news episode. He analyzes the accelerating timeline of state repression and the evolving terrain of grassroots resistance. First, we look at the sudden shutdown of Noblogs and the...
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Is Healthcare Good? Sound Off in the Comments
As Sam tries to get back in the swing of things as a podcaster again, the Party Girls team explores some of their favorite topics. Luigi Mangione acted alone, what does that say about our society? Is Medicare for All worth fighting for? As some liberals like to insist, does he actually have...
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America Finds The Defendant, Luigi Mangione, Not Guilty
Sam is back from his three-month-long trip through Asia and Europe just in time to discuss Luigi Mangione's guilty plea. Sam and Jamie provide their analysis of what they think happened and unpack their thoughts. What has this trial revealed about the mindset of Americans, and what needs to…
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Woke Is Dead, Long Live Woke w/ Sophie Weiner
Friend of the pod and veteran of the posting wars Sophie Weiner joins us to discuss the latest round of wokeness discourse touched off by AOC in her recent interview with ABC in which, in grand ableist fashion, she declared Woke 1 to have been "crazy." Mass protests against racist police…
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Jerk Off Instructions For The Apocalypse w/ Tom Sexton & Tarence Ray
Jamie speaks with Tom Sexton and Tarence Ray, of the Trillbilly Workers Party podcast, on a variety of subjects, including AI pastors, JOI vids, wildfire prediction markets, Sam Altman's beliefs on the future of work, the Singularity, and the Israeli prison that had to scrap its plans for a...
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Sam Joins The Communist Party Of China
Sam has been AWOL for the summer and he offers us a peek into why. He has been traveling around Asia solo, visiting Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand. Hear about his escapades as he visits Buddhist temples, tropical Islands and the densest urban neighborhood on planet earth. Deep in...
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CULTURAL MARXISM: Obsession (2026) w/ Jake Flores & Lena NW
Jamie gets some of the LA gang (Jake Flores, Lena NW) back together to talk about writer/director Curry Barker's runaway hit 'Obsession,' in which an incel dude makes a wish that violates his female friend's consent. What's going on with young people today such that this movie is speaking to them...
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The Lindsey Graham Fund For Queer Excellence w/ Maxelle Talena
Jamie is joined by honorary party girl Maxelle Talena, of the Dysphoria podcast, to talk of many things. Women over 40 are having more babies than teenagers for the first time in US history, for both good and bad reasons. The cyclospora outbreak is ruining summer for salad people. Heroes are...
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Dying Of Heat Stroke To Own The Libs w/ Jake Flores
Friend of the show Jake Flores joins the program to discuss the news of the day, including: erotic asphyxiation and other wholesome 4th of July activities. The discourse around Maine Senate candidate and noted piece of shit Graham Platner. Is Mitch McConnell dead, and is his wife a Chinese spy?...
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Live, Laugh, Federate Locally w/ Jarrod Shanahan
Jarrod Shanahan joins us to discuss his latest book, "Every Fire Needs A Little Bit Of Help: A Decade Of Rebellion, Reaction, And Morbid Symptoms," out now on PM Press. After some fond reminiscing, Jarrod discusses his writing practice and how he incorporates criticism of cultural products like...
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Gwynocide Paltrow & The Rise Of Quirky Fascism w/ Aaron Thorpe
Aaron Thorpe of the Trillbilly Workers Party podcast joins Jamie to discuss the news of the day, including: Prairieland defendants sentenced to decades in prison each for protesting a concentration camp. DSA electoral did some stuff. Some thoughts on the Montreal shooting. Why a drone warfare guy...
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The ICE Dungeon Made Of Drywall: Report Back From The Front Lines Of Delaney Hall w/ Jensen
Jamie is joined by Jensen, an activist who was on the ground for the most intense portion of the anti-ICE actions at the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, NJ. They discuss the history of the privately-run GEO group facility and how it developed to this point of crisis. What tactics were...
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Earthbound & Down (Critical Support For Anarchist Space Pirates) w/ Terry
Jamie is joined by Terry, an anonymous fellow traveler, to discuss the news, including: the latest billionaire space rocket explosion and why we need to keep our attention on Earth. The anti-ICE protests both inside and outside of the privately run Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, NJ,...
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Sorry To Boost You w/ Sophie Weiner
Friend of the show Sophie Weiner joins Jamie for a hybrid Cultural Marxism/news ep. Up top: the new musical "Cats: the Jellicle Ball" (it's good), the latest attempt to assassinate Trump (if we can even call it that) and the battle to free the Park Slope Food Coop from Zionist control (the...
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Today In Backpacks
It's Sam's last episode for three whole months! To see him off on his backpacking trip through Asia and Europe, the PG crew covers some good news, like the Luigi Mangione legal fund hitting $1.5 million [Jamie already talked about this with Tony, but she forgot], Idris Robinson getting his job...
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Eric King Survived Prison, Now He is Working to Abolish Them
Sam is joined by Eric King, an anarchist writer, antifascist organizer, and former federal prisoner whose new memoir, A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America’s Most Notorious Dungeon, offers a firsthand account of incarceration inside some of the most restrictive prisons in the United...
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Rest In Power, Ben Morea w/ Tony Boswell
Jamie and guest cohost Tony Boswell look back on the life of Ben Morea, a towering yet humble figure on the anarchist left. From his days of causing trouble with Black Mask and Up Against The Wall Motherfucker in the late 1960s, to decades spent living underground in the American southwest, to…
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The Anti-Imperialist Imperialism Club w/ Arya Zahedi
The Iranian regime has mobilized the language of “anti-imperialism” in an effort to crush leftist movements, as well as worker and student struggles for decades now. Dr. Arya Zahedi joins the PG team to discuss Iranian-leftist history, the revolution, idealism, and what is to be done. In this...
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Boots Riley, Come On Party Girls
The PG crew revisits two evergreen themes: art under capitalism, and the evils of Big Tech. Specifically: Is Boots Riley a SELLOUT for using CAPITALIST MONEY to make COMMUNIST ART? We discuss. (We almost talked about the Strokes' political art at Coachella too, but we ran out of time.) And in the...
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All You Had To Do Was Pay Us Enough To Live
Class consciousness is spreading across the globe like wildfire, sometimes in the form of literal wildfire. Chamel Abdulkarim, you are hotter than that toilet paper warehouse that didn't pay you enough to live as it mysteriously burned to the ground. If only that DoorDash grandma (frownie face)…
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Theory Of The Party Girls w/ Phil Neel
Communist geographer Phil Neel, author of 'Hinterland: America's New Landscape of Class and Conflict' and 'Hellworld: The Human Species and the Planetary Factory,' joins us to discuss his latest essays on the party, 'Theory of the Party,' published in Ill Will Editions, and 'What May Come' from…
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Kink-Shaming Fascists & The Fievel Of Bestiality Scammers
It's finally spring in NYC and Chicago! Too bad the world is ending. In this episode, the PG crew tackle the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway, the death of OnlyFans owner/top AIPAC donor Leonid Radvinsky (rest in piss), the soon-to-be-built largest data center on planet earth, more extreme weather,...
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Antifa on Trial: The Making Of Imaginary Terrorists In Texas
In the wake of the Prairieland verdict, Sam and Jamie speak with Alex and Blue, two comrades engaged in support work for the defendants. How did this ridiculous show trial, in which evidence included possession of a feminist essay on the movies of Ari Aster (yes, you read that right) result in...
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Float On, Freedom Flotilla & Eric Adams' Synagogue Fit
The PG crew discusses news including: No jail time for Atlanta comrade Jack Mazurek! The next Gaza freedom flotilla. The shitbirds at the Free Press try and fail to manufacture a controversy over Rama Duwaji's likes. Our undeclared war with Iran (seems bad, idk). And an update on the Prairieland...
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The Revolt Eclipses Whatever The World Has To Offer w/ Idris Robinson
Jamie and Sam are joined by author and philosopher Idris Robinson to discuss his new book, The Revolt Eclipses Whatever The World Has To Offer, a collection of essays on revolution. How is the project of overthrowing capitalism wedded to that of black liberation, and why must we move past the...
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Drug Cartels Do Not Exist & Snow-ran vs NYPD w/ Jake Flores
Jamie is joined by special guest Jake Flores to discuss the news of the week, including: Melania shadow-banned in NYC, the unfortunate Tourette's incident at the BAFTA Awards, and NYPD efforts to turn a snowball fight into a scandal for Zohran, who should never have given them an inch to begin...
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Legalize Goth: Protest Repression & Bone Crimes
Jamie and Sam return for a classic Party Girls news episode covering such burning topics as Pam Bondi's crashout, the progress of the Prairieland trial, and what the crew did on Valentine's Day. Also: the legacy of Jesse Jackson. And is it just us, or is the guy who stole all those skeletons...
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Political Freedom On Trial in North Texas: The Prairieland Case
Something terribly wrong has been unfolding in the aftermath of a July 4, 2025 solidarity demonstration outside of the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, TX. Sam is joined by Alex and Blue, two supporters of the Prairieland Defendants, some of whom begin trial next week on Feb. 17th. On…
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What To Understand About The Epstein Files w/ Sean Morrow
Journalist Sean Morrow joins the program to discuss the DOJ's latest Epstein files dump, as well as the story writ large. Sean gives his thoughts on Jeffrey Epstein's connections to Israeli intelligence, his infamously sketchy "suicide," and what kinds of opportunities this creates for...
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And The Award For False Equivalences Goes To... (PREVIEW)
In this patrons-only bonus, the PG crew discusses Thomas Friedman's latest baby-brained op-ed, in which he wins an award for false equivalencies by comparing ICE to Hamas. Plus, Sam gives a scientific explanation for how the polar vortex that just dumped a bunch of snow on you is being caused by...
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ICE Kills Again, Bovino Put Out To Pasture, Chud Coalition Cracking
Jamie and Sam discuss ICE's second high-profile killing of a US citizen this month. Who was Alex Pretti, and what has the response been from the people, the politicians, the media, and the "business community"? Trump to erstwhile border patrol commander Greg Bovino: "You're fired!" Marjorie…
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Practicing Politics The Right Way w/ Crimethinc
Jamie and Sam are joined by a member of the Crimethinc editorial collective to unpack Sam's viral hot take about agent provocateurs. Are there, as Hasan Piker and many others believe, FBI agents and other nefarious actors trying to escalate modern day protests into brick-throwing riots? Or is…
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ICE, Pigs, Murderers: Prelude To A New Civil War?
Jamie and Sam discuss ICE's cold-blooded murder of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Nicole Good last week in Minneapolis: how it went down, who she was, and details on the pig who killed her. ICE as pathetic losers trying desperately to assert their fragile masculinity. Some of the other people...
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Imperialism, The Highest Stage Of Trumpism
The PG crew is back together and boy, is there news to discuss. Jamie and Sam unpack the Trump administration's brazen kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores: the news from over the weekend, the political context, new president Delcy Rodríguez, the…
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CULTURAL MARXISM: Scrooged (1988) w/ Jake Flores
Jamie welcomes the illustrious Jake Flores to the program to discuss Richard Donner's very eighties take on A Christmas Carol, 'Scrooged' (1988). In this modern retelling, Bill Murray stars as Frank Cross, a selfish and greedy TV executive who cares only for his bottom line, until he is visited…
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The Revolutionary Spirit Of Christmas w/ Pastor Black
Join Sam and Reverend David Black of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago for this year's Christmas Special as the two explore the meaning of Christmas and what it has to do with fighting the good fight. Was Jesus a revolutionary, if so what kind? What does it mean to be a human? And what can...
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A Chill, Lowkey Episode
Jamie is having a comically bad month and the news is grim. Please indulge the Party Girls in a chill, lowkey episode where they examine a number of human interest stories, including: the meaning of Christmas, the Pisces Co-worker, the anti-sharing movement, MFs getting tattoos under anesthesia,...
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CULTURAL MARXISM: Bugonia (2025) w/ Bryan Quinby (PREVIEW)
Jamie is joined by Bryan Quinby, formerly of Street Fight Radio and currently of Guys: With Bryan Quinby, to discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' latest piece of wackypants cinema. In this remake of the 2003 Korean film "Save the Green Planet," a wingnut named Teddy (Jesse Plemons) kidnaps girlboss big…
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Luigi Mangione: One Year Later
Exactly one year after the killing of United "Healthcare" CEO Brian Thompson, the PG crew looks back on one year of Luigi Mangione. They recap what's happened in the case so far, shout out Luigi's biggest supporters, and give updates on what's happening in Luigi's trio of court dates this week.…
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Caught In A Rad Bromance
Socialism is in the news this week! The PG crew breaks down the bizarre Trump-Mamdani summit during which the president made it very clear that he has a crush on the democratic socialist mayor-elect of NYC. What the heck was that, and will it ultimately be a net positive, negative, or neutral?...
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The Dog That Hasn't Barked
Sam and Jamie tackle news of the day, including: tidbits gleaned from the latest drop of 2,300 Epstein-related emails. Megyn Kelly: "'technically it's ephebophilia." US State Dept designates four European "antifa" groups foreign terrorists. Dasha gets dropped. We introduce a "mailbag" segment...
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Listen To Migrant Sex Workers w/ Chanelle Gallant & Elene Lam
The Party Girls are Joined by sex workers' rights advocates Elene Lam and Chanelle Gallant to discuss their book “Not Your Rescue Project: Migrant Sex Workers Fighting for Justice” out now with Haymarket Books. In this episode, Jamie and Sam explore the ways in which migrant sex workers have…
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The People's Republic Of New York
Jamie reports LIVE from the COMMUNIST CORRIDOR of NYC on the election of New York's first socialist mayor since 1993, youngest mayor since 1892, first ever Muslim mayor, and most importantly, first mayor with a rap career Zohran Mamdani (learn to say it). What does it mean that America's most...
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CULTURAL MARXISM HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Donnie Darko (2001)
The PG crew tackles a classic Halloween movie that captured our hearts and bent our minds when we were in high school: Donnie Darko (2001). In writer/director Richard Kelly's coming-of-age sci-fi thriller, troubled teen Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) must decipher the apocalyptic visions he's been…
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No Kings, No Masters
The PG crew discusses the recent No Kings Day protests, which brought out millions of people around the world for a demonstration of...something. How should thoughtful partisans orient themselves towards such a thing? Sam gives updates on anti-ICE activities in Chicago. Plus, some thoughts on the...
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CULTURAL MARXISM: One Battle After Another (2025) (PREVIEW)
The Party Girls crew takes on Paul Thomas Anderson's epic "taken" tale with revolutionary flavor, One Battle After Another (2025). In this comedic thriller, an aging burnout and former member of revolutionary group The French 75 (Leonardo DiCaprio) must spring into action with the help of his…
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Tranarchy In The US w/ Maxelle Talena
Maxelle Talena of Dysphoria and Affiliated w/ Maxelle Talena joins the program to discuss the recent rash of anti-trans memos from the White House and right-wing efforts to paint trans people as domestic terrorists and mass shooters, even seeking to deny trans people their 2A rights. How should…
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A podcast about communism and gossip from Jamie Peck (The Majority Report, The Antifada, Everybody Loves Communism) and Sam Beard, an organizer based in Chicago.
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