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• THE ABSOLUTE STATE of THE BOOK LAUNCH

  November 8, 2022

  This week, we’ve got the audio from a panel with me, Shane Burley, Alexander Reid Ross and Mic Crenshaw to launch No Pasaran! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis, the book Shane put together and all of us contributed essays to. We broached a number of topics from historical antifascism to modern day challenges… Continue reading THE ABSOLUTE STATE of THE BOOK LAUNCH

• THE ABSOLUTE STATE of TURNING POINT PRIDE

  November 2, 2022

  Been a while, huh? Well, we’re back and have a lot of episodes to get out! This week, Haley from AZRWW talks TPUSA. Then Boorman and I give you our impressions of the Straight Pride event flop in Modesto back at the end of August. SHOW NOTES: AZRWW’s Patreon Reno Punk Rock Flea Market Arizona… Continue reading THE ABSOLUTE STATE of TURNING POINT PRIDE

• THE ABSOLUTE STATE of PORTLAND’S TRASHEST FASCISTS

  August 17, 2022

  Short episode this week. Apologies for being late, but being on the road don’t lend well to uploading podcasts. This edition has some new stuff we tried out for a recurring news segment. Let us know what you think of it. This week we’re talking to John the Lefty, one of the most clued-in independent… Continue reading THE ABSOLUTE STATE of PORTLAND’S TRASHEST FASCISTS

• THE ABSOLUTE STATE of THE ARIZONA PRIMARIES

  August 5, 2022

  It’s one big “What the Fuck, Arizona?!” this week! Haley from Arizona Right Wing Watch repeatedly dunks our heads in a MAGA acid bath, first at last week’s Prescott Valley Trump rally and second by rounding up the big Trump-endorsed wins in the AZ primaries. Buckle up—it’s gonna get weird. SHOW NOTES: AZRWW’s Patreon Haley’s… Continue reading THE ABSOLUTE STATE of THE ARIZONA PRIMARIES

• THE ABSOLUTE STATE of THE FAR RIGHT PART II

  July 26, 2022

  This week we talk election disinfo in New Mexico with reporter Andrew Beale and then bring you part two of our conversation with antifascist scholar Spencer Sunshine on the Absolute State of the far right. SHOW NOTES: My article on the Nazi metal show Eli’s article on the gay panic around monkeypox Eli’s appearance on… Continue reading THE ABSOLUTE STATE of THE FAR RIGHT PART II

• THE ABSOLUTE STATE of THE FAR RIGHT PART I

  July 23, 2022

  Welcome back! On this week’s show, we’re talking to Vishal Singh about a right wing group in Santa Monica that’s celebrating something called “Patriot Pride Month”,  Tony Boswell from the Minion Death Cult podcast about a shocking San Bernardino police shooting and antifascsit scholar Spencer Sunshine in part one of a wide-ranging convo on the… Continue reading THE ABSOLUTE STATE of THE FAR RIGHT PART I

• THE ABSOLUTE STATE of PRIDE MONTH

  July 8, 2022

  This week we look back on the Absolute State of Pride Month: police brutality, right wing terror, laws against LGBTQ+ people, and resilience. We’ll talk to James Croxton from Double Sided Media about Keizer Pride getting canceled, look back on the one year anniversary of the WiSpa incident with Precious Child and journalist Eric Levai,… Continue reading THE ABSOLUTE STATE of PRIDE MONTH

• THE ABSOLUTE STATE of the ABORTION RIGHTS FIGHT

  July 3, 2022

  This week’s emergency mega-episode is all about Roe v. Wade. We talk to Kat Green from the Abortion Access Front in a wide-ranging conversation about the ramifications of the recent SCOTUS decision and AAF’s work tracking the groups terrorizing people seeking abortions. Then we plunge right into coverage of the weekend’s protests in different cities… Continue reading THE ABSOLUTE STATE of the ABORTION RIGHTS FIGHT

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