Intro

Hold Fast Theme

Headlines

Emails

Social Shout Outs

YouTube Shout Outs

Buy Me A Coffee Memberships + Donations

101 Interview

In this episode, the team winds down 2023 with a very special edition of Show Notes. Max and 99 experience peak silliness as they discuss the new UNFTR website, headlines, and hear from a special guest. Happy holidays Unf*ckers!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Hold Fast Theme: 00:11:39

Headlines: 00:26:41

Emails: 00:37:03

Social Shout Outs: 01:23:01

YouTube Shout Outs: 01:28:41

Buy Me A Coffee Memberships + Donations: 01:30:20

Special Guest: 01:31:48

Headlines

The Guardian: US child poverty doubled in 2022, thanks to Joe Manchin. We must reverse course

AP: Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in a historic ruling by the state’s Supreme Court

The New Yorker: What Would It Mean To Treat Animals Fairly?

WSWS: Record high for debt repayments by low-income nations

Resources

Hold Fast Online:

Hold Fast Instagram

Hold Fast YouTube

Hold Fast Spotify

Hold Fast Facebook

SNL: Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney

SNL: New Cast Member or Arcade Fire?

Behind the Bastards: Part One Kissinger

News Beat: Racist AI: Facial Recognition & Wrongful Arrests

Will Watkins Art

Unf*cker Recommendations

Johnny Harris: Why the Swiss Love Their Guns (more than Americans)

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If you like the pod version of #UNFTR, make sure to check out the video version on YouTube where Max shows his beautiful face! www.youtube.com/@UNFTR

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Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations.

Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.

Unf*cking the Republic® is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99.

Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic®."

In this episode, the team winds down 2023 with a very special edition of Show Notes. Max and 99 experience peak silliness as they discuss the new UNFTR website, headlines, and hear from a special guest. Happy holidays Unf*ckers!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:20
Hold Fast Theme: 00:11:39
Headlines: 00:26:41
Emails: 00:37:03
Social Shout Outs: 01:23:01
YouTube Shout Outs: 01:28:41
Buy Me A Coffee Memberships + Donations: 01:30:20
Special Guest: 01:31:48
Headlines
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/20/us-child-poverty-doubled-in-2022-thanks-to-joe-manchin-we-must-reverse-course">US child poverty doubled in 2022, thanks to Joe Manchin. We must reverse course</a>
AP: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-14th-amendment-2024-colorado-d16dd8f354eeaf450558378c65fd79a2">Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in a historic ruling by the state’s Supreme Court</a>
The New Yorker: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/what-would-it-mean-to-treat-animals-fairly">What Would It Mean To Treat Animals Fairly?</a>
WSWS: <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/12/19/tgly-d19.html">Record high for debt repayments by low-income nations</a>
Resources
<a href="https://holdfastband.com/">Hold Fast Online:</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/holdfastband/">Hold Fast Instagram</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJnJinBsSGhg0RJzMhampyA">Hold Fast YouTube</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/39f2rqO9PeP3gDGIyxW6SQ?si=kugGzMcfREu5QHtxNWQx6A">Hold Fast Spotify</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HoldFastHarrisburg">Hold Fast Facebook</a>
SNL: <a href="https://youtu.be/XGqSn5Cnw74">Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney</a>
SNL: <a href="https://youtu.be/hLrxp9OOSbc">New Cast Member or Arcade Fire?</a> 
Behind the Bastards: <a href="https://youtu.be/hPPW9eQnOCc">Part One Kissinger</a>
News Beat: <a href="https://www.usnewsbeat.com/racist-ai-facial-recognition-wrongful-arrests">Racist AI: Facial Recognition &amp; Wrongful Arrests</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/flatliner74">Will Watkins Art</a>
Unf*cker Recommendations
Johnny Harris: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnBDK-QNZkM">Why the Swiss Love Their Guns (more than Americans)</a>
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If you like the pod version of #UNFTR, make sure to check out the video version on YouTube where Max shows his beautiful face! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UNFTR">www.youtube.com/@UNFTR</a>
Please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://unftr.com/rate">unftr.com/rate</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Unfucking-The-Republic-102319714930389">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/unftrpod">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unftrpod/">Instagram</a> at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at <a href="https://www.unftr.com/">unftr.com</a>.
Join the Unf*cker-run Facebook group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2051537518349565">facebook.com/groups/2051537518349565</a>
Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee® at <a href="https://shop.unftr.com/">shop.unftr.com</a>.
Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic® at <a href="https://www.unftr.com/blog#subscribe">unftr.com/blog</a> to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week.
Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1PpzNXBub9FLngMradJByC?si=abaed3d396504fae">spoti.fi/3yzIlUP.</a>
Visit our bookshop.org page at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod">bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod</a> to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at<a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations"> bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations</a>.
Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at <a href="https://www.unftr.com/accessibility">unftr.com/accessibility</a>.
Unf*cking the Republic® is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (<a href="https://www.mannyfacesmedia.com">mannyfacesmedia.com</a>). Original music is by Tom McGovern (<a href="http://www.tommcgovern.com/">tommcgovern.com</a>). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99.
Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic®."

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 

Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 

As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 

Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 
Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 
As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 
Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

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