Teach Me Communism

Why do people hate work? Plus, the Grinch, Cuban spies and sisters, Gaza, and Kissinger. And how to find your folk singer pseudonym.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/st...

7 Des 20231h 46min

This week: how the idea of One Big Union brought the city of Winnipeg together in solidarity… and also bike lessons and church! What happens when cops join your movement? How many rich people does it ...

30 Nov 20232h

We talk about religion and death for some reason. Aliens too, along with contract law, video game pricing, movies, and retirement home scams.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepubl...

23 Nov 20231h 44min

We’re back to talk about nasty, nasty tech trends, namely how big tech wants to mine the human experience — our emotions, our psychology, our physical bodies — into data and profit. Lovely stuff!   Ch...

16 Nov 20232h 5min

This week: Israel updates, labor actions (teachers, actors, UAW), and how modern history is taught.   Links mentioned in the show: A day in the life in Palestine Palestine Action US List of funds for ...

9 Nov 20231h 21min

In part one of Christine’s book report, they tell us about the basic theory of surveillance capitalism, aka how companies use our data to make money. We learn about the early days of Google, the prese...

2 Nov 20231h 27min

This week: more Israel stuff, including TX’s boycott on speaking out against it and its worrying campaign to funnel money into more war crimes. Plus, accidental hate group hangs, facial recognition fo...

26 Okt 20231h 25min

Okay so what about people who aren’t into the State? Is individualism all it’s cracked up to be? What about democracy? Discipline? We read some works by Rosa Luxemburg and Emma Goldman to get some add...

19 Okt 20231h 29min