TRASHFUTURE

*PREVIEW* Intelligence 4.0 (ft. Felix Biederman)

 

 

In this week's bonus, Riley, Alice, Milo, and Chapo Trap House's Felix Biederman have once again sat down and cracked open a book of brain literature. This time we read through British brain god Dr. Matt Ridley's The Rational Optimist (2010), and it left us all a lot happier as we explored a truly beautiful mind. It's a balm for the soul.

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Dr Sked's Monster: A Brief History of the Rise and Fall of UKIP (QAnon Anonymous Crossover)

 

It's another crossover! Our friends Jake, Travis, and Julian from Q-Anon Anonymous called in to talk about the strange history of the Euroskeptic movement, and why they seem to generate so many bizarre local news headlines. It's a story of how when your organisation gets everything it wished for, it implodes in a fit of unforced errors, bizarre recriminations, and accusations that everyone else in the party is the REAL racists.

 

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Bonus: How Trotsky Got Sp!ked (TRASH-A-FADA Crossover)

It's TRASH-A-FADA AGAIN.

Riley and Alice teamed up with Jamie, Andy, and Sean to bring you a history of Sp!ked - we answer the question: how did everyone's favourite Koch-funded contrarian take machines grow out of an obscure British Trotskyist sect from the 1970s, and the corollary to that question, why are Trotskyists so weird?

This bonus episode is in addition to all this week's TF episodes, so enjoy!

Check it out, then go subscribe to their feed (this is the apple link, but they can be found wherever you get podcasts), and more importantly... buy Andy's book about the strange history of Posadism, entitled: I Want To Believe.

*PREVIEW* Boris' Reverse Scrofula feat. Dr Eleanor Janega

Look, you know we couldn't let some simpering right-wing columnists refer to the body of Boris Johnson as coterminous with the state itself and not bring on our sage of all things medieval, Dr Eleanor Janega (@goingmedieval). We talk all about this, all about the societal changes after the Black Plague, and a dumb startup that is basically a less-fun Omegle.

 

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Bunker Busting feat. Cory Doctorow

We had sci-fi writer and activist Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) on to discuss recent events, particularly Clearview AI and the horrible panopticon that we’ve tumbled headfirst into. Are laws real? Why do billionaires want to abscond to New Zealand? What happens if the mercenaries guarding your bunker don't want to bring you treats anymore? To find out, listen to this episode featuring (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum). It is a solid hour of only the most rigorous analysis.

Please buy Cory’s most recent book RADICALIZED here: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250228581

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*PREVIEW* May I Have a Crumb of Vaccine feat. Josie Long

Look, a lot of stupid things have happened in Britain this week, but we're dedicated to giving you content. This week's bonus features us discussing the current state of affairs as applies to the covid-19 pandemic, our prime minister nearly dying of it, and much more. Special thanks to Josie Long for being on this one. Enjoy!

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Anger Ramadan feat. Eleanor Penny

We were going to talk about the new Matt Hancock app and something about Softbank but then we got distracted. Some things happened involving the Labour party, and we needed to comment -- so we brought on Novara Media's Eleanor Penny (@eleanorkpenny) to discuss it alongside the full cast of Riley, Milo, Hussein, Nate, and Alice. Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum). Will you love it? Probably not. 

For context on the Emma Dent Coad story mentioned in this episode, we recommend checking out this piece that she authored for Novara.

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*PREVIEW* Presenting The E-Z Bake Ventilator feat. Wendy Liu

This week's bonus features friend of the show and 3-time guest Wendy Liu (@dellsystem) on the topic of covid-19, her new book 'Abolish Silicon Valley,' why big tech can't save us from this virus, and much more. You will, as they say, love it. 

If you want to hear the whole thing, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35821080

Buy Wendy's book here! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622177/abolish-silicon-valley-by-wendy-liu/

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A QALY For Your Thoughts feat. Andy and Sean

It's a Trash-a-Fada crossover extravaganza! We had a delightful discussion with Andy and Sean about labour organising at the end of the world, and then we venture back into the mind of Toby Young as he weighs the lives of the British public against a feather and decides if they live or die to appease the great and powerful Economy.

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*PREVIEW* In Which Aaron Sorkin Accidentally Writes Joe Biden feat. Séamus Malekafzali

We did it again. Joined once more by Séamus Malekafzali (@seamus_malek), we reviewed a terrible Hollywood take on America's imperial reach. Another CIA movie. Another movie about empire, except this time it's about a horny congressman who manages to give Al Qaeda a billion dollars. Yep, it's the 2007 Tom Hanks romp CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR, written by Aaron fucking Sorkin. Please enjoy this preview of it.

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