Episode 9: Happy Birthday, Mr Lenin!

We talked with our new friend & comrade Jack (@_jackhy) about ACORN Manchester & ACORN Liverpool. Jack is the newly elected communications officer for ACORN Liverpool (and Siyang is a big fan of his tweets) This episode kind of functions as our introduction to ACORN. Towards the end we talk about the red specter of the Northern republic; the peoples commissar Andy Burnham;  & anti-maskism and the severely legitimate distrust of the government in Liverpool. Enjoy worm that's an order.  Stay safe, eat out, communize the world 2020 peace Joe-ker xx

We sat down for interview with 'the don' Edmund Hardy, to discuss global capitalism, marxist economics, and the unfolding Corona-crash.  In the intro we chit chat about everyone favourites app Next Door.  Around 31:07 is the interview if you wanna skip the ice cream and move straight to the brain food.  Lot's of fireworks were going off in and around Edmunds house during the interview, which adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the mix. 

Siyang and Joey are in isolation due to an outbreak in their Cambridge lighthouse.  They apply their vulgar marxism and cynical delirium to the present state of things.  There is a lengthy discussion of work and organsing in the education sector,  and a reasonable bit of banter.  Peace xx

Following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th, protests against police violence have erupted across the US and in major cities around the world. We're joined by Jihye, our US class war correspondent, to discuss these events and what's happening on the ground in New York. Support the uprisings by donating here and here. Learn about abolition here and share far and wide!

Schools in the UK never closed - as educators have been running them  for the children of key workers and others - but now the government is trying rush schools into resuming a full service, against the advice of SAGE, NEU, BMA, and many others. We caught up with NEU organiser Ellie for an emergency mini-sode, to find out what's going on. 

We were blessed to have Vijay Prashad join us for a long-form interview. 

We talk about Animal Crossing but mainly video games much more generally  - our faves but also the industry - and  do some marxist and cultural analysis Featuring a segment with Marijam Didžgalvytė, and a long form interview with Holly Firmin. 

Siyang, Joe and Miriam indulge in a little stan culture of dear Mr Lenin, whilst avoiding a full hagiography.  

Join as we try to understand the 2020 oil crisis, with our chief economist Edmund Hardy, and chief ecologist Chris Saltmarsh. https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/04/do-not-resuscitate-the-oil-industry

Just as David Bowie did some of his greatest work in Berlin, this is our groundbreaking New York episode - with our special guest star US class war correspondent Jihye. We talk about what’s going down in New York - analyse how it got to be the pandemic ridden neoliberal metropolitan capital of the world - and repeatedly allude to the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal.