Conspirituality Podcast

Matthew continues the Antifascist Woodshed series with a two-part analysis of an extraordinary cultural event: rebellions within rebellionsor how a ragtag band of writers and worldbuilders Trojan-horsed an antifascist masterpiece into the Empire of streaming content.

Seven chapters:

(This past Saturday, main feed:)

Space Wizards or Antifascism?



Star Wars Culture Wars



A Post-Fragmentary Left



(Today:)

Hope and Love



Tony Gilroys Antifascist Field Manual



The Used Future



Antifascist Parents Are Better than Jedi Parents



NB: There will be spoilers for Andor!

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Matthew continues the Antifascist Woodshed series with a two-part analysis of an extraordinary cultural event: rebellions within rebellions—or how a ragtag band of writers and worldbuilders Trojan-horsed an antifascist masterpiece into the Empire of streaming content.

Seven chapters: 

Space Wizards or Antifascism?



Star Wars Culture Wars



A Post-Fragmentary Left



(Monday on Patreon:)

Hope and Love  



Tony Gilroy’s Antifascist Field Manual



The Used Future



Antifascist Parents Are Better than Jedi Parents



NB: There will be spoilers for Andor!

Show Notes

The Mythology of Star Wars with George Lucas and Bill Moyers

Special Interview: Nostalgia for the Superego (w/Sam Binkley) — Conspirituality 

Movie Review – THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut – A Sci-Fi Geek Looks at George Lucas' First Film

8 women accuse screenwriter Max Landis of sexual, emotional abuse - National | Globalnews.ca

'Star Wars' Actress Amandla Stenberg's 'White People' Remark Sparks Fury - Newsweek 

'The Acolyte' Star Amandla Stenberg Cracks Up at 'Gayest Star Wars' Moniker: It's 'So Gay Already!' | Video 

Amandla Stenberg Slams Anti-‘Woke’ Attacks And ‘Intolerable Racism’ Over ‘The Acolyte’ 

Sorry, haters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ new characters more than make up for the movie’s sins | Vox

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 - Official 'Omega & Tech' Clip (2023)

The Bad Batch: Tech’s death and the neurodivergent community

Why Our Autism Community Loves Star Wars - Kerry Magro

Virtue Hoarders and the Rejection of Liberalism (w/ Catherine Liu) | The Chris Hedges Report 

The problem with identity politics | Counterfire

Transcript: Andor: Tony Gilroy on Oppressive Regimes and Popular Revolutions - The Peabody Awards 

Star Wars: A New Heap 

Music:

Brief: Star War fan-made music from Luis Humanoide: Trust Only in the Force 

Bonus: Star War fan-made music from Luis Humanoide: Dark Ruins Exploration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Megamillionaire supplements and New Age life coach tycoon Aubrey Marcus recently claimed the goddess Isis told him that he must impregnate both his wife and the third member of their throuple while doing spiritual tourism in Egypt.

During a nearly three-hour podcast, the three explain their polygamous plans and heartaches while their on-call guru, Marc Gafni—an old-school spiritualist most famous for the long list of sexual assault and misconduct allegations against him—frames their drama as a sacred crisis.

We pick apart the spectacle, assessing how badly Marcus is getting his ass beat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Does the word protestor conjure a masked figure in black clothing smashing windows and lighting fires or a weekend liberal ineffectually following rules while sipping on a creamy latte along the state-permitted protest route?

A popular media narrative is that peaceful protest works best, but has the power of nonviolent resistance been debunked? 

Julian responds to Matthew’s interview with political sociologist, Benjamin Case.

In the context of anarchist activism, Case points out that successful “nonviolent protest movements” have always featured property damage, street-fighting, and window smashing. His ethnographic research shows that rioting can also be personally transformative and empowering, as the participant experiences “contentious effervescence.”

His interview (and book, Street Rebellion) included a pointed critique of celebrated nonviolence advocate and academic, Erica Chenoweth, and their towering predecessor, Gene Sharp—who, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, practically created the field of nonviolent resistance studies. Case has some excellent points, especially about how often Chenoweth’s work is misinterpreted.

But was Gene Sharp really a tool of American imperialism? Is Erica Chenoweth a willing lapdog to status quo liberalism and capitalist power? What kinds of protest strategy might serve us best in our terrifying authoritarian moment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad claim they're going to open the "black box" at the FDA, an agency they're now both employed at. So they started a podcast. It's not the first official FDA podcast, but it certainly fits into the contrarian ethos both men have cultivated since 2020. Derek and Julian listen in to see how much of that box is actually being opened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices