Episode 25: “All Good Things are Wild & Free”

In this week’s episode of Coffee with Comrades, we forego our usual current events segment and dig right into an interview with Dimitri Kopansky. Our discussion ranges from a general introduction to Boy Scouts of America to issues of toxic masculinity, (re)imagining tradition, and social ecology. Follow Dimitri on Twitter. Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie Interlude: “Urine Speaks Louder than Words” by Wingnut Dishwasher’s Union Outro: “Misanthropic Drunken Loner” by Days N’ Daze

Episode 24: “How Do We Transcend?”

In this week’s edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down for a conversation on black existentialism with James and Vanessa. But first, some current events: ICE is getting advice from South FL’s private-prison giant, GEO Group. The Yellow Vest Movement continues to rage in France. On Friday, a Charlottesville jury found the Nazi murderer of Heather Heyer guilty of all charges. Jair Bolsonaro has appointed an incredibly corrupt cabinet. This episode, we discuss being, essence, double-consciousness, decolonization, identity politics, and transcendence as we dig into work of Frantz Fanon and Lewis Gordon in a conversation with James and Vanessa on black existentialism. Follow Vanessa on Instagram. Check out James’s website. Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie Interlude: “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley Outro: “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar

Episode 23: “Y’allidarity” feat. Tallahassee DSA

In this episode of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down with Cosby Hayes and Paul de Revere, two members of the Tallahassee Democratic Socialists of America, to chat about Hurricane Michael, ongoing disaster relief efforts, and political organizing in Florida’s capitol. But first, Bree and Pearson tackle the news. FL cops seize white supremacist gangs’ cache of pipe-bombs, firearms, and drugs. Refugees at the border seeking asylum had numbers scrawled on their arms. The U.S. senate advanced a bill to end support of Saudia Arabia’s genocidal war in Yemen. Millennials aren’t killing industries, we’re just broke. Yellow vest movement continues to rage in Paris. Jeremy Hammond has been placed in solitary confinement. George H.W. Bush is dead. Rest in piss. On this week’s edition of the show, hear from two Tallahassee DSA community-organizers who sit down for a report on disaster relief in the Florida panhandle six weeks after the devastation of Hurricane Michael. In addition, Cosby and Paul contemplate the pro’s and con’s of political organizing in the “big tent,” dissect sectarian shenanigans, and explore the limitations of electoralism before closing on a discussion of the future of the DSA. Keep up with Tallahassee DSA on Twitter. Check out Cosby’s podcast, Tropical Depression. Follow Paul on Twitter. Read Paul’s story on the Parkland student movement. Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie Interlude: “Help is on the Way” by Rise Against Outro: “Don’t Wait feat. Sam Carter” by Neck Deep