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How frequently have you heard anti-capitalist viewpoints expressed on CNN, in the New York Times, on the pages of the Washington Post, or from your car radio - tuned to the sultry, hushed tones of NPR's newsreaders?

Contrary to their guises of neutral arbiters that have no ideological allegiance, the premier press outlets are far from "objective." Instead they serve the same interests that all capitalist ventures serve - to consolidate and extract wealth. Phil and Kyle tread the path of the many more intelligent people who came before and examine the pro-business bent of reporting in corporate news outlets and in the culture at-large.

“Even if the press does not mold our every opinion, it does mold opinion visibility; it can frame the perceptual limits around which our opinions take shape. Here may lie the most important effect of the news media: they set the issue agenda for the rest of us, choosing what to emphasize and what to ignore or suppress, in effect, organizing much of our political world for us. The media may not always be able to tell us what to think, but they are strikingly successful in telling us what to think about.” Excerpt from Inventing reality: the Politics of News Media by Michael Parenti

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In an episode that got pretty intense at times, Phil and Kyle discuss collaborators, who should be included among them, and the ways maybe they should be treated if the glorious revolution ever comes in minecraft.

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Phil and Kyle's good friend Daniel lays down some of his poetry for us!

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Did liberals and conservatives win the culture war? Probably. Is it still (or has it ever been) an avenue toward change? Well... let's find out!

In a homogenized media landscape - where blockbuster films get funding to "correctly" depict intelligence agencies and the DoD, where popular music and figures are dedicated to commercialist intent - what role can culture and art serve toward making a better world? Daniel, Phil, and Kyle discuss the material and idealist aspects of our American culture.

Do please look out for each other out there.

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Kyle and Phil are taking a stab at a fan favourite - and a favourite show of our own - The Simpsons. Take a trip with us to the far gone year 1990 to see how a single income family can somehow afford a beautiful house in the ever more beautiful Springfield.

The watchalong begins at 1:46 for those of you playing along at home. Love and Solidarity!

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The unsociable socialist crew go into peoples' needs of connectivity, community, and sanity. Sometimes we make sense, other times we let you decide if we make sense. A new bit makes it's debut and we hope you like it!

Don't forget to keep on the lookout for your local mutual aid funds. We need to make a community in which we support one another. Love and Solidarity!

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You are entering a world not of time and space but of cheese. Do away with your preconceptions of how one consumes media and plug in, for you are about to embark on a journey to... The Twiligh Zone Watchalong.

Phil and Kyle tackle one of Kyle's favourite shows - The Twilight Zone. We watch the 145th episode of the original series - listed as Season 5, episode 20 on Netflix if that's how you're watching. I'm sure there are some good messages in there, mostly we just enjoy a 60 year old show about greedy idiots in masks.

Hit start at 15:34 to sync up your episode with us. Embrace the cheesiness and all will be well.

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Phil & Kyle, upholding their lofty goal of posting twice a month, talk about one of the biggest news stories that came out of this new year (same as the old year) 2021.

GameStonks. The stock market doesn't make sense and I won't pretend to understand it, but we go through a smattering of explanations as to why it doesn't make sense and how the rich use it as both a way to expand their already insane wealth and to obscure that wealth and how it's obtained from people who live normal lives.

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We analyze, maybe too seriously at times, a children's show in which two gifted brothers elude their sister's attempts to get them in trouble. "She's the Mayor; Lemonade Stand" are two quick jaunts into the absurd world of Phineas and Ferb, but also have some common themes we like to talk about here.

If you have Disney+ the episode is listed as Season 2 Episode 31.

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Phil and Kyle take a look at the efficacy of relying on the folks in Congress to do literally anything for anyone. We definitely didn't plan the failed chud insurrection, but it did align pretty well with the release so...