Distracted Max reached new heights this week so instead of releasing the third installment of the Over the Borderline series, he mashed up two shorter Topical Creams from YouTube into an episode. Both cover familiar ground to keep a focus on what matters politically. The “silly season” is when narratives harden so sometimes it’s important to reassert certain claims. The first segment is about AOC’s recent decision to fund the Democratic Party in the upcoming election for the first time in her brief career. The second is a reminder that the things that people recall fondly from the Trump era were predominantly socialist-style and Keynesian interventions that provided momentary relief and financial security for all those who made it through COVID. 

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:18

The Evolution of AOC: 00:02:16

Behind the Trump Bump: 00:10:36

Post Show Musings: 00:18:33

Outro: 01:16:25

Resources

OpenSecrets: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 

The Moscow Times: Why Is Stalin’s Popularity On the Rise?

The Guardian: Trump suggests 'nuking hurricanes' to stop them hitting America – report

Newsweek: Trump Suggests Not Raking Leaves Is Bigger Cause of California Wildfires Than Climate Change

Brookings: What did the Fed do in response to the COVID-19 crisis?

UNFTR Episode Resources

Hands Off AOC.

AOC & the Lying Men Hydra.

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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®."

Distracted Max reached new heights this week so instead of releasing the third installment of the Over the Borderline series, he mashed up two shorter Topical Creams from YouTube into an episode. Both cover familiar ground to keep a focus on what matters politically. The “silly season” is when narratives harden so sometimes it’s important to reassert certain claims. The first segment is about AOC’s recent decision to fund the Democratic Party in the upcoming election for the first time in her brief career. The second is a reminder that the things that people recall fondly from the Trump era were predominantly socialist-style and Keynesian interventions that provided momentary relief and financial security for all those who made it through COVID. 
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:18
The Evolution of AOC: 00:02:16
Behind the Trump Bump: 00:10:36
Post Show Musings: 00:18:33
Outro: 01:16:25
Resources
OpenSecrets: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/summary?cid=N00041162">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez </a>
The Moscow Times: <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/07/23/why-is-stalins-popularity-on-the-rise-a74565">Why Is Stalin’s Popularity On the Rise?</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/26/donald-trump-suggests-nuking-hurricanes-to-stop-them-hitting-america-report">Trump suggests 'nuking hurricanes' to stop them hitting America – report</a>
Newsweek: <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-california-wildfires-how-star-blame-climate-change-leaves-raking-1220377">Trump Suggests Not Raking Leaves Is Bigger Cause of California Wildfires Than Climate Change</a>
Brookings: <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/fed-response-to-covid19/">What did the Fed do in response to the COVID-19 crisis?</a>
UNFTR Episode Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/topical13">Hands Off AOC.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/quickie2">AOC &amp; the Lying Men Hydra.</a>
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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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The Evolution of AOC and Behind the Trump Bump.

Welcome to Phone A Friend. Today we’re speaking with Tad DeLay, the author of the newly released book Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change. Tad Delay is a philosopher, religion scholar and interdisciplinary critical theorist. His books include Against: What Does the White Evangelical Want?, The Cynic and the Fool, and God is Unconscious. He is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in Baltimore. I positively devoured this book and am anxious to dig into his previous titles as well. There are so many intersections that speak to the work that we do on UNFTR that I know it will resonate with you. Philosophy. Theology. Science. And even the dismal science. Future of Denial takes a multidisciplinary approach woven together with factual anecdotes and projections of science fiction. It is at once deeply intellectual and approachable; a delicate feat. Marx and Engels in dialogue with Freud and Greta Thunberg concluding with the words of Rosa Luxemburg…obviously I was in pure heaven digesting this work.

Access the transcript.

Resources

Tad DeLay: Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change

Verso: Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change

TadDelay.com

Tad on Facebook

Tad on Twitter

First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming, by Eunice Foote (1856)

John Tyndall: Heat considered as a Mode of Motion

Karl Marx: Capital Vol. 1, 2, & 3

John Bellamy Foster: Marx's Ecology: Materialism and Nature

Erik M. Conway + Naomi Oreskes: Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change

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Unf*cking the Republic® is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com) and Hold Fast (holdfastband.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®."

Welcome to Phone A Friend. Today we’re speaking with Tad DeLay, the author of the newly released book <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781839765438">Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change</a>. Tad Delay is a philosopher, religion scholar and interdisciplinary critical theorist. His books include <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781532668470">Against: What Does the White Evangelical Want?</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781532604249">The Cynic and the Fool</a>, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781498208499">God is Unconscious</a>. He is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in Baltimore. I positively devoured this book and am anxious to dig into his previous titles as well. There are so many intersections that speak to the work that we do on UNFTR that I know it will resonate with you. Philosophy. Theology. Science. And even the dismal science. Future of Denial takes a multidisciplinary approach woven together with factual anecdotes and projections of science fiction. It is at once deeply intellectual and approachable; a delicate feat. Marx and Engels in dialogue with Freud and Greta Thunberg concluding with the words of Rosa Luxemburg…obviously I was in pure heaven digesting this work.
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/blog/phone-a-friend-13">Access the transcript</a>.
Resources
Tad DeLay: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781839765438">Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change</a>
Verso: <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2857-future-of-denial">Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change</a>
<a href="https://taddelay.com/">TadDelay.com</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/taddelayauthor/">Tad on Facebook</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/taddelay">Tad on Twitter</a>
<a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/first-paper-to-link-co2-and-global-warming-by-eunice-foote-1856/">First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming, by Eunice Foote (1856)</a>
John Tyndall: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9783752567489">Heat considered as a Mode of Motion</a>
Karl Marx: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9789360073015">Capital Vol. 1, 2, &amp; 3</a>
John Bellamy Foster: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781583670125">Marx's Ecology: Materialism and Nature</a>
Erik M. Conway + Naomi Oreskes: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781608193943">Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change</a>
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Phone A Friend: Tad DeLay, author of Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change.

In today's Show Notes, Max & 99 dive into some headlines, as well as the divisive feedback from the recent UNFTR episode/video on RFK Jr. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Headlines: 00:23:16

Emails + YouTube Comments: 00:43:22

Outro: 01:06:08

UNFTR Episode Resources

Video: RFK's Trojan Horse Campaign: What Michigan Ballot Access Means

Episode: RFK's Trojan Horse Campaign: What Michigan Ballot Access Means

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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 today's Show Notes, Max &amp; 99 dive into some headlines, as well as the divisive feedback from the recent UNFTR episode/video on RFK Jr. Enjoy!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:20
Headlines: 00:23:16
Emails + YouTube Comments: 00:43:22
Outro: 01:06:08
UNFTR Episode Resources
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/ifd8Zg83PpE">RFK's Trojan Horse Campaign: What Michigan Ballot Access Means</a>
Episode: <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/topical16">RFK's Trojan Horse Campaign: What Michigan Ballot Access Means</a>
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