The Lurch
The Lurch
The Lurch
Podcast by The Lurch
Tales from the Crypto
Everything you ever wanted to know about cryptocurrency but were afraid to ask your friendly neighborhood marxist.
Oct 18, 2021
1 hr 49 min
Sheep In Wolves Clothing (w/ Jamal, Marco, and Conrad
Anarcho-Radlibs in the DSA debate the gender politics of hurricanes. Ontological tribalism, epistemic primitivism. Put the glasses on! Magical thinking. A snowflakes' chance in hell. Conservatives on the left. Black boxes and disembodied demons. Downwardly mobile millennials. Justice or revenge? Autonomous opinions. The burden of culture. Fearlessness and the paper tiger.
Sep 7, 2021
2 hr 7 min
Who Are The Body Snatchers? (w/ Amy & Chet)
A world without emotions. DSA and the pod people of the new left. Is AOC a body snatcher? Is Bernie? Is Invasion of the Body Snatchers praxis? Can you body snatch the body snatchers? Plus, some cultural and political differences between 1956 and 1978. Adolph Reed, "The Whole Country is the Reichstag" | https://nonsite.org/the-whole-country-is-the-reichstag/
Sep 7, 2021
1 hr 56 min
Karl's Ten Points (w/ Tony & Chet)
A spectre haunting your podcast stream. Karl Marx's ten-step program to becoming a better revolutionary. A dramatic reading of the Communist Manifesto. How the old left became the new left. Plus, the one weird trick capitalists don't want you to know about!
Aug 21, 2021
1 hr 41 min
Class Struggle in the Classroom (w/ Mr. Lee)
Teaching as a stand-up routine. Discipline and leadership. How the working class moves through institutions. Race in schools. Sports team comradery and class solidarity. Pedagogical tools to fight inequality.
Aug 16, 2021
1 hr 43 min
East Side Joy Ride (w/ Dan)
Driving through the forgotten parts of Chicago. Blues Brothers Jump the Draw Bridge. The day Dave Matthews pooped on Chicago (and was invited back). Designer hippies. Edward Vrdolyak's palace. The multi-ethnic working class. The Memorial Day Massacre (1937). The Martyrs in the Fight for Industrial Democracy. The South Steel Works. T he Future is Condos!
Aug 13, 2021
1 hr 37 min
How To F*ck The Boss: Labor Organizing 2 (w/ Chris & Marco)
Discussing labor law, unionization, strikes, and the workplace. Links to free legal aid: https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/ https://www.carpls.org/ Links to unionizing info: https://aflcio.org/formaunion https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/your-right-to-form-a-union https://uaw.org/organize/no-union-no-rights/
Aug 13, 2021
46 min
How To F*ck The Boss: Labor Organizing 1(w/ Chris & Marco)
Discussing labor law, unionization, strikes, and the workplace. Links to free legal aid: https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/ https://www.carpls.org/ Links to unionizing info: https://aflcio.org/formaunion https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/employees/your-right-to-form-a-union https://uaw.org/organize/no-union-no-rights/
Aug 13, 2021
34 min
How To F*ck The Boss: Evictions (w/ Chris & Marco)
Evictions, landlords, debt, and what you can do about it. Links to free legal aid: https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/ https://www.carpls.org/
Aug 13, 2021
34 min
What Does “中国” Mean? pt. 2 (w/ Chet)
Donald Trump teaches us how to love China. Socially communist but fiscally capitalist. Can Chinese billionaires defeat Slavoj Zizek in a wrestling match? Support Chet's audiobook project by becoming a patron at patreon.com/cozmun
Jul 13, 2021
1 hr 6 min
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