Episode 378: The Infernal Flame

Screenwriter and friend of the show Josh Olson stops by to chat about Musk's attempts to purge the government, Trump's new plans for Gaza, and the liberals' response to all that. Then we talk a little bit about Josh's new podcast, The White Canon, which can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-white-canon/id1794073191 Also be sure to support our podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Covering all the news from the 2nd week of Trump's 2nd presidency Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're covering MAGA Granny, General Mark Milley's portraiture removal, the weird new Stargate AI initiative, the backlash against DEI, and much more Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

In the business we call this one a "TB episode." At the end we finally we get to some actual analysis, by way of an article in Politico, about the Spiritual Case for Greenland Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're joined by writer Kate Aronoff to discuss the new Taylor Sheridan show Landman, in all its glory. We get into the strange, uncanniness of the show, its racism and sexism, its similarities to other Taylor Sheridan shows, and the myths it tells about the oil industry and thus about America. Read Kate's article about Landman here: https://newrepublic.com/article/189696/landman-paramount-plus-oilmen-myths Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

First episode of the year is a wide-ranging episode covering everything from the recent tragedy in New Orleans, to the right-wing discourse around H1B visas, to the television show Landman, to the future of the Democratic Party, and finally to the most recent hit pieces on Luigi Mangione Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

You're all grounded Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're joined by Harry and Maya from Writers Against the War on Gaza (W.A.W.O.G.) to discuss the myriad crimes of the New York Times, as well as the newspaper's role and function in both empire-building and political economy. W.A.W.O.G. also publish an alternative newspaper called the New York War Crimes, which can be found here: https://newyorkwarcrimes.com/ Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we touch on a few world news topics, and then develop a new TV show inspired by Taylor Sheridan's "The Landman" Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we catch up on news at the global scale, as well as try to answer why exactly so many people cheered on the public execution of a health insurance CEO. Finally we take a quick look at Trump's (current) nominee(s) for Secretary of Defense. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty