Best Left POCket Project Podcasts (2025)

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Storytelling as Resistance - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 58:46

7M ago58:46

58:46

an unfiltered Comrade Mommy episode about the ways storytelling becomes a mode of resistance amid colonialism, ethnic cleansing, and racialized violence---Learn more about the Left POCket Project via:Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpocSpreaker: …

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REPLAY - Discourse on Colonialism, Pt 1. - Left POCket Project Podcast 2:59:02

1+ y ago2:59:02

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89. The Last of...Us? w/Dani - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:28:23

2y ago1:28:23

1:28:23

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:Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocReddit…

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88. Discourse on Colonialism Pt 1 - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast 2:55:52

2y ago2:55:52

2:55:52

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 of Black Internationalismhttps://www.hup.harvard.edu/ca…

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87. Dignified Work - Gender, Race, & Class in Labor in Brazil w. Dr. Cassie Osei - LeftPOC Podcast 1:47:31

2y ago1:47:31

1:47:31

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):Paulina Alberto - Terms of Inclusionhttps://uncpress.org/bo…

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86. (Preview) Discourse on Colonialism - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast 12:23

2+ y ago12:23

12:23

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 Colonialismhttps://nyupress.org/9781583670255/discourse-on-colonialism/https://files.libcom.org/files/zz_aime_cesaire_robin_d.g._kelley_discourse_on_col…

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85. Dispatches from the Apocalypse - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:43:24

2+ y ago1:43:24

1:43:24

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”https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debate/artificial-intelligence-risks-could-outweigh-rewar…

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84. Sad Beige - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 48:26

2+ y ago48:26

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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"https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/04/the-sad-beige-trend-goes-against-all-my-wild-instincts"The Misedu…

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83. I Promise I Am Alive - Left POCket Project Podcast 11:25

2+ y ago11:25

11:25

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpocSpreaker: …

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82. Words that Light Fires - Interview w/Brent of Rad Reads - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:05:32

3y ago1:05:32

1:05:32

In this episode, we speak to Brent of Rad Reads, a youtube channel where discussions of radical texts takes center stage. Readings & ResourcesAudio/Video:Rad Reads: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFDSgzcZsjOi8XnWD2TlKg-Review: Blood in My Eye by George Jackson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_b-0ab5ljE-Discussion: Struggling with Fanon’s Wretc…

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81. Love as the Practice of Freedom (discussion) - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:20:41

3+ y ago1:20:41

1:20:41

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 & Resourcesbell hooks - "Love as the Practice of Freedom" (essay)https://uucsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bell-hooks-Love-as-…

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Mutual Aid Alert - MASKS 10:59

3+ y ago10:59

10:59

I'm taking requests again for N95sContact 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 taskstwitter: @MuseWenditwitter: @LeftPOCpatreon.com/leftpocemail: [email protected] donate to my efforts, please visit:paypal: http…

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80. My Problem with China in Africa - Left POCket Project Podcast 36:32

3+ y ago36:32

36:32

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpocSpreaker…

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79. What Goes Unsaid on Family Social Media - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 39:07

3+ y ago39:07

39:07

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 Michael Salamone---Learn more about the Left POCket Project via:…

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78. Anger - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 42:09

3+ y ago42:09

42:09

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 Topolhttps://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-bottom-line/2021/12/16/what-will-the-pandemic-look-like-in-2022---Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone---Image by Noa Denman--…

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77. "Love as the Practice of Freedom" - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast 26:37

3+ y ago26:37

26:37

In this episode, a #ReadingRevolution installment and Podmas #18, I read "Love as the Practice of Freedom" by bell hooks. ---Readings & Resourcesbell 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: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone---Learn more…

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76. "Finding the Spark" Interview w. Michael Salamone - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:14:14

3+ y ago1:14:14

1:14:14

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 & Resourcesmichaelsalamone.com---Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone---Learn more about the Left POCket Project via:Twitter: twitter.…

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75. Podmas Updates - Left POCket Project Podcast 23:10

3+ y ago23:10

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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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/l…

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74. Struggle Season - Left POCket Project Podcast 23:52

3+ y ago23:52

23:52

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 & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255---Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone---Learn more about the Left POCket Project via:Twitter: twitter.com/L…

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73. Diversity as Morality Play - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:06:24

3+ y ago1:06:24

1:06:24

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"https://slate.com/culture/2021/12/sex-and-the-city-and-just-like-that-mi…

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72. Debt - Left POCket Project Podcast 29:42

3+ y ago29:42

29:42

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"https://www.npr.org/2021/12/07/1062070001/student-loan-forgiveness-debt-president-biden-campaign-promise"Americans' …

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71. Tradwives - Left POCket Project Podcast 44:29

3+ y ago44:29

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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 & ResourcesThe Housewives of White Supremacyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/opinion/sunday/tradwives-women-alt-right.htmlFundie Fridays: "Checking In with Girl Defined"https://www.yo…

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70. "A Few Notes on Gaslighting" - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast 39:00

3+ y ago39:00

39:00

In this Podmas installment #11 and #ReadingRevolution episode, I read and discuss Tressie McMillan Cottom's essay "A Few Notes on Gaslighting."---Readings & ResourcesTressie McMillan Cottom - "A Few Notes on Gaslighting"https://tressiemc.com/essays-2/a-few-notes-on-gaslighting/Tressie McMillan Cottom - Thickhttps://thenewpress.com/books/thick---Mus…

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69. Professionalism - Left POCket Project Podcast 33:33

3+ y ago33:33

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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 & ResourcesTalk from Joy James at Brown University - "The Architects of Abolitionism: George Jackson, Angela Davis, and the Deradicalization of Prison Struggles"https://www.youtube.co…

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68. Thereza Santos Pt 2. - LeftPOC of the Week - Left POCket Project Podcast 11:10

3+ y ago11:10

11:10

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: twitter.com/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt:…

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67. "Black" Is a Country - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast 15:21

3+ y ago15:21

15:21

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Sub…

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66. Covid Blues - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 31:42

3+ y ago31:42

31:42

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundc…

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65. Thereza Santos - LeftPOC of the Week - Left POCket Project Podcast 12:55

3+ y ago12:55

12:55

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 via:Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/left…

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64. Jobs - Left POCket Project Podcast 26:42

3+ y ago26:42

26:42

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc…

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63. Snakes - Left POCket Project Podcast 23:31

3+ y ago23:31

23:31

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 & ResourcesInterview w/ Thurgood Marshallhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-29-mn-1178-story.htmlMichael C. Dawson - Blacks in and Out of the Lefthttps://www.hup.harvard.…

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62. Healthcare - Left POCket Project Podcast 28:57

3+ y ago28:57

28:57

In this episode, Podmas installment #3, I discuss healthcare, its financial strain on U.S.ians, and alternative healthcare realities abroad. ---Readings & ResourcesThe U.S. Health Insurance System is Broken / I Can't Afford Health Insurance and I'm Not Alonehttps://youtu.be/a75qe8VdFLQMedicare for Allhttps://www.nationalnursesunited.org/medicare-fo…

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61. Paperwork - Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:12:00

3+ y ago1:12:00

1:12:00

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 via:Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/le…

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60. Podmas - Left POCket Project Podcast 25:41

3+ y ago25:41

25:41

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpocSpreake…

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59. Exhale - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:22:21

3+ y ago1:22:21

1:22:21

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpocSpreaker: spreaker.com/us…

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58. The Only Justice Is Freedom - A Discussion w/Jasson Perez - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:53:32

4y ago1:53:32

1:53:32

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.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/20/lori-lightfoot-is-…

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57. Invisible - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:00:06

4y ago1:00:06

1:00:06

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"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/21/magazine/national-domestic-workers-alliance.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=80…

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56. Beyond the State - a Discussion w/Yannick Marshall - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:03:56

4y ago1:03:56

1:03:56

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 Marshallhttps://www.yannickmarshall.net/An Appeal –Bring the Maroon to the Foreground in Black Intellectual Historyhttps://www.aaihs.org/an-appe…

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55. Run Me My Money, Joe & Other News - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:21:05

4y ago1:21:05

1:21:05

In this episode, we discuss current news and catch up after our break. ---Readings & ResourcesOsita Nwanevu - “The Democratic Party Has a Fatal Misunderstanding of the QAnon Phenomenon”https://newrepublic.com/article/161266/qanon-classism-marjorie-taylor-greeneAshley Reese - “The Cynical, Sexist Fantasy of AOC”https://theslot.jezebel.com/the-cynica…

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54. Giving - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 38:58

4+ y ago38:58

38:58

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 & ResourcesMontessori at Home - What Is Montessori? (& Why Do It?)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZEdP_RZhhI&list=PLdIZMnmUhOo4QquwIjMI7cAlyoykpo1-M&index=1&t=24s…

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53. News Wrap-Up - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:58:45

4+ y ago1:58:45

1:58:45

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/le…

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52. Roles - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 41:04

4+ y ago41:04

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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 & ResourcesWomen's Careers Could Take Long-Term Hit From Coronavirus Pandemichttps://www.wsj.com/articles/womens-careers-could-take-long-…

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51. Politics - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 38:20

4+ y ago38:20

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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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.co…

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50. Colonialism Is Doomed - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast 2:21:28

4+ y ago2:21:28

2:21:28

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 & ResourcesChe Guevara - “Colonialism Is Doomed” 1964 Sp…

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49. Choice - #ComradeMommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 51:40

4+ y ago51:40

51:40

In this episode, part of the Comrade Mommy series, Wendi discusses the meaning of "choice" and what it can mean beyond the rhetoric. ---Readings & ResourcesThe Grapevine - Black Women & ChildbirthSanoja Bhaumik - "In the 1970s, Racism Led to Women Being Sterilized Against Their Will. Could It Happen Again?"https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2020/0…

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48. Comrade Mommy - Left POCket Project Podcast 21:15

4+ y ago21:15

21:15

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/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:…

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47. Combahee River Collective Statement - #ReadingRevolution - Left POCket Project Podcast 2:13:46

4+ y ago2:13:46

2:13:46

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 & ResourcesCombahee River Collective Statementhttps://combaheerivercollective.weebly.com/the-combahee-river-collective-statemen…

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46. The Trouble with Kamala - Interview w/Malaika Jabali - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:14:39

4+ y ago1:14:39

1:14:39

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/ResourcesWork by Malaika Jabali“The Color of Economic Anxiety”https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/10/t…

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45. All about that Revolutionary Life - A Conversation w/the Luqmans - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:32:40

5y ago1:32:40

1:32:40

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 & ResourcesLuqman Nationhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl5hIQvTLrxgf4UvSJRCPhwBy Any…

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44. The End of the World as We Know It - Left POCket Project Podcast 2:10:28

5y ago2:10:28

2:10:28

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”https://www.amnestyusa.org/with-whom-are-many-u-s-police-departments-tr…

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43. Medicine and Empire -Interview w. Edna Bonhomme - Left POCket Project Podcast 1:36:10

5y ago1:36:10

1:36:10

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 & ResourcesRelated Work by Edna Bonhomme:“Über Lebenslust,” Missy Magazine, May 2020, https://missy-magazine.de/blog/2020/05/11/ueber-lebenslust/ “The Cartogr…

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