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CS 359: The Content Glut feat Adam Lederer pt 1

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This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we have Adam Lederer on the show to talk about the current inflation of streaming services plus discuss the ins and outs of how they market to the viewer and what kind of content they make. Adam Lederer is a current writer for Netflix working on the upcoming show “Inside Job”.
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CS 357: Black Myths

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This episode is hosted by Trevor and Vida. Today we have TOO BLACK and Ryan J Mills to talk about Black Myths. The Black Myth Podcast is an informative conversational show analyzing popular myths about Black culture of a sociopolitical nature. Translation: they debunk the bs said about Black People.
TOO BLACK is a poet, traveling and teaching artist, and activist.
Ryan J. Mills is a writer, activist, co-host on The Black Myths Podcast and producer of The OUTcast by Muncie OUTreach podcast. He was born and raised in Muncie, Indiana where he currently resides. His goal for both of these podcasts is to fulfill what Cornel West says is “the condition of truth” which is to “allow suffering to speak.” In a world filled with propaganda, half-truths, and misinformation, he strives to be a warrior for truth and assist the voiceless in finding their own voice. IG: @royaljmills / Twitter: @RyanJMills2 / FB: Ryan J. Mills
Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 356: DeReef Jamison

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This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we have DeReef Jamison. DeReef Jamison’s research attempts to demonstrate the connections between Africana intellectual history and social science that are too often seen as disconnected. In particular, he examines how particular historical figures in the Africana intellectual tradition explore the notion of cultural consciousness.

Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 354: The Sharks Are Circling pt 1

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This episode is hosted by Vida, Trevor, Ken and Mario. There is blood in the water and The Sharks have gathered together to feed. From Russell Wilson getting online bullied, modern day dating, kids in sports, Nipsy and even …Kevin Samuels… get chewed up in this episode. It’s all on the table and the Sharks are hungry to get in to it. PSA: Marios had some issues in recording process so unfortunately his audio will be dropping, chopping and blowing the speakers out. We did our best to normalize it but theres something about that LA WiFi that just don’t like when he speaks the truth.
Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 352: Hungry Ghost pt 1

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This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we have Colin Broadmoor to talk about his new article The Hungry Ghost of Late Capitalism, fandom in general and how capital and empire have weaponized fandom to push the narrative of buying their brand as an act of identity. Colin is a contributing editor & cyber-culture analyst for Blood Knife Magazine . Blood Knife Magazine is a digital magazine about cyberpunk, sci-fi, horror, neon, knives, blood, and capitalism.
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CS 350: Samantha Pritchard pt 1

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This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we have Samantha Pritchard on the show to talk about capital, racial expropriation and a whole slew of topics revolving around class and cast. Plus, Samantha breaks down an amazing list of books to read further on the subjects discussed in the episode! You can find and follow her on twitter at Samantha Pritchard as well as keep up with her new Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/thucydiplease
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CS 349: Dr CBS

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This episode is hosted by Vida and Trevor. Today we have Charisse Burden-Stelly. Known as Dr CBS, Charisse is a critical Black Studies scholar of political theory, political economy, intellectual history, and historical sociology. She interrogates the transnational entanglements of U.S. racial capitalism, anticommunism, and antiblack structural racism and examines twentieth-century Black anticapitalist thought with a particular focus on W.E.B. Du Bois and scholar activists in his intellectual community. She is the co-author, with Dr. Gerald Horne, of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Life in American History, and is currently working on a book manuscript tentatively titled Black Scare/Red Scare: Antiblackness, Anticommunism, and the Rise of Capitalism in the United States in which she examines the rise of the United States to global hegemony between World War I and the early Cold War at the intersection of racial capitalism, Wall Street imperialism, anticommunism, and antiblackness. You can learn more about Dr CBS and her work at https://www.charisseburdenstelly.com/

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CS 348: Blood Red Lines

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This episode is hosted by Trevor and Mario. Today we have Brendan O’Connor on the show to talk about is new book “Blood Red Lines: How Nativism Fuels The Right”. Blood Red Lines is an engaging and reflective look at how austerity and the billionaire class paved the way for Trump’s presidency, the rise of the “alt-right,” and the caging of migrants children and adults in detention centers across the country. You can purchase your copy of this fascinating read at https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1519-blood-red-lines and learn more about Brendan O’Connor at http://www.brendan-oconnor.com/ .

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CS 345: FOIA

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This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we have Beth Bourdon and Ken Klippenstein on the show to talk about all things FOIA.  Beth is a public defender as well as Kens FOIA lawyer. You can find more about her at https://www.patreon.com/bethbourdon.  Ken is a self described “Increasingly litigious FOIA nerd” as well as the official winner for “Most Frequent Champagne Sharks Guest”!  In this episode, Trevor, Beth and Ken discuss the pitfalls, hangups and traps set in place by government offices, making access to information from them more difficult and how to best work around them.  They also discuss what the future landscape of FOIA may look like under the new Biden administration. 

Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 343: Digital Nomads pt 1

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This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we have Brett Nelson and Paris Marx on the show to talk about the life style and mindset of “Digital Nomads”. Trevor, Brett and Paris dive deep into the subject of what Digital Nomads report to be, weighed against what Digital Nomads really. You can read Brett’s writings at https://linktr.ee/thisguynelson and hear more from Paris on his podcast Tech Wont Save Us
Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)