Notes and Links from All Episodes
Episode 1
Editorial corrections: There are plenty! I accidentally misnamed the title of the podcast by adding “a look” when introducing it. We’re hopefully doing more than “looking,” as we aim to engage the tensions inherent in terms like “paradox” and “pharmakon,” and not just look around. An auspicious start when introducing one’s own podcast for the first time.
I mispronounced “cogito.” I do it all the time—repression.
When describing “The house that modernity built” zine, I refer to the flip side as being the “mushroom/mycelium” side of the zine. That is incorrect, as they are two separate texts. I was looking at the “housemyscelium.pdf” version, which contains both. I guess I projected the fantasy of one zine (which would be awesome, but I already knew for a fact that “The house that modernity built” is its own independent text, having seen the very helpful folding video). Please refer to the PDF file/link below to understand my confused description.
To be exact, mycelium is the “vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a network of fine white filaments (hyphae)” (Oxford Languages).
Yes, the poem is titled “The Second Coming.” I blanked, though I wanted to say “1917” for some reason (I blame Sam Mendes). Yeats’ poem was first published in 1920 (see link).
Links and definitions:
Rhizome/rhizomatic (Oxford Reference)
Sara Ahmed’s Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others
Franz Fanon (Scholar’s Blog, Emory)—his experience of “disorientation” is briefly mentioned
Audrey Lorde “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”
https://decolonialfutures.net/portfolio/mini-zine-house-mycelium/
https://decolonialfuturesnet.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/housemycelium.pdf
“The Second Coming” (William Butler Yeats, 1920)
James Baldwin’s “Letter from a Region in My Mind” (The New Yorker)
Alexandre Kojève on Hegel (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
José Esteban Muñoz’s Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics
Christina Sharpe’s In the Wake: On Blackness and Being
Situation in Gaza (Al Jazeera, May 14, 2021)
Angela Davis Freedom is a Constant Struggle
“A Small Needful Fact” by Ross Gay (poets.org)
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Episode 2 pts. 1 & 2
Editorial corrections: Heidegger was never the “official” philosopher of the Nazi Party, but he remained a Nazi until after the war, and he never uttered a public apology for the Holocaust or his Nazism.
I mistakenly referred to the Institute for Social Research in New York City as The New School for Social Research.
No medical doctors served as authors of The Authoritarian Personality. They were psychologists: Else Frenkel-Brunswik, Daniel Levinson, and Nevitt Sanford.
I did read parts of ALL the sections of Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory—not just the whole thing.
The Jane’s Addiction song I refer to is “Idiots Rule.”
The last section of Phaedrus deals with the Egyptian god Theuth presenting gifts to the Egyptian King Thamus (no moon or sun gods, my mistake). Writing is deemed a remedy for reminding, not remembering, thus the danger it poses to speech and memorization. The dialogue is more complicated and layered than this, but it serves our purposes in covering Derrida’s main focus in “Plato’s Pharmacy.” Rob gets it right at the end of the episode.
It was called the Beer Summit, not Beergate. Too many gates lately.
Links
SEP entry on Kant (Rohlf): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant/
SEP entry on Hegel (Redding): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hegel/
SEP entry on Husserl (Beyer): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/husserl/
SEP entry on Adorno (Zuidervaart): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/adorno/
SEP entry on Derrida (Lawler): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/derrida/
Amalia Trepca. The Utopia of Eidetic Intuition: A Phenomenological Motif in Adorno *. META Research in Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, and Practical Philosophy, 2020, XII, pp.2067 – 3655. ffhal02888625
Deranty, Jean-Philippe. “Adorno’s Other Son: Derrida and the Future of Critical Theory.” Social Semiotics, Vol. 16 Issue 3, pp. 421–433, 2006.
Portella, E. (2017). “The Presence of the Present”: Derrida, Adorno, and the Autonomy of Philosophy. Theoria and Praxis: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Thought, 5(1). Retrieved from https://theoriandpraxis.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/theoriandpraxis/article/view/39743
“Winston Smith killing: Passenger says Smith did not have a gun” (MPR News)
Woman killed when driver plows into crowd protesting U.S. Marshals’ task force shooting of Black man (Washington Post)
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Episode 3
Links:
No More Deaths/ No Más Muertes (website)
September 11 and Mexican Immigrants: Collateral Damage Comes Home (Kevin R. Johnson)
The Outrage Over Family Separation Is Exactly What Stephen Miller Wants (The Atlantic)
A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants (NPR)
U.S. Border Towns Are Suffering From the Post-Nafta Syndrome (WSJ)
Nogales city leaders protest additional razor wire installed along border (ABC)
Under Biden, Razor Wire On U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Stays (Fronteras)
Harris Visits The Southern Border After Trying To Keep The Focus Away From It (NPR)
The Devil’s Highway (Luis Alberto Urrea)
1999 – 2019 Recorded Migrant Deaths and Humane Borders Water Stations
Tours?! Banana Plantation & Rural Community (Puerto Chiapas Excursions website)
It’s 34,361 and Rising: How the List Tallies Europe’s Migrant Bodycount (The Guardian)
Nietzsche on the Eternal Return (Wikipedia)
Gov. Jan Brewer talks of beheadings in the Arizona desert (PolitiFact)
GOP donor funds South Dakota National Guard troops in Texas (AP)
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Episode 4 pt. 1
Notes:
I meant to say “ideologically compliant” but said “ideologically complicit” when discussing the curfew example. I also mistakenly said “unnecessarily” rather than “unnecessary” toward the end of the book review.
Links:
Major General Smedley Butler (Wikipedia)
Jean Baudrillard (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Minneapolis Pushes Activists to Their Limits (Unicorn Riot)
City of Minneapolis’ attempted reopening of George Floyd Square met with opposition (MSR)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/qualified_immunity
Parents Of Man Killed In U.K. Crash Lose Their Challenge To U.S. Diplomatic Immunity (NPR)
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Episode 4 pt. 2
Note: Although not stated in the recording, this episode is dedicated to courageous activists like Deona Marie Erickson and Heather Heyer, two brave individuals who were willing to risk their lives in an effort to call attention to the ongoing legacies of white supremacy and police violence in the United States. May they Rest in Power.
Links:
Nogales Police Officers Find Ammo Cache in Stolen Vehicle
Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) Program
“Federal Task Force Kills Winston Smith Leading to Sustained Protests” (Unicorn Riot)
“The Murder Of Winston Boogie Smith And The Pattern Of Police Assassination” (IGD)
“What We Know About the Killing of Winston Smith in Minneapolis” (Rolling Stone)
DOJ Charges More Than 14,200 Defendants With Firearms-Related Crimes in FY20
Uptown in flux: Residents and businesses express concerns about safety @ StarTribune (Twitter)
“Uptown Steve, online crimefighter” (southwestjournal.com)
Seven Points, Minnesota (Wikipedia)
northpond.com/portfolio/sevenpoints/
Episode 47 of Fearless Mindset podcast on Internet Archive (Spoiler: it’s not it)
Episode 47 of Fearless Mindset podcast on listennotes.com (Eureka!)
Covered 6 (Beverly Hills “cops”)
“What Is Qualified Immunity, and What Does It Have to Do With Police Reform?” (Lawfare)
“Working as an Executive Protection Specialist” (Nathan Seabrook)
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Episode 5
Links:
Conspiracy Theory Definition (Britannica)
Cultural Transmission (Libretext)
Sen. Ted Cruz: ‘Vote Your Conscience’ (PBS Newshour Youtube Channel)
The Overton Window (Conceptually.Org)
40 years ago, Church Committee investigated Americans spying on Americans (Brookings Institute)
Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capital (New York Times)
Red pills and dog whistles (Al Jazeera)
Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco (The New York Review)
The Scholarly Flaws of “Liberal Fascism” (History News Network)
About- Robert Jay Lifton (Robertjaylifton.com)
The Strategy of Violent White Supremacy is Evolving (Atlantic)
The Role of Conspiracist Ideation and Worldviews in Predicting Rejection of Science
Youtube Alt-Right Pipeline (MIT Technology Review)
What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate (Vox)
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Episode 6
Links:
Judge Allows Rittenhouse to Eliminate Jury Members Using a Raffle Drum
Jury finds all 3 men guilty of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
How a shaky cellphone video changed the course of the Ahmaud Arbery murder case
Opinion: On ‘Hannity,’ Trump reveals the truth about right-wing lionization of Rittenhouse
Kyle Rittenhouse and the scary future of the American right
Opinion: Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty. That doesn’t mean he’s morally innocent.
Of Course Kyle Rittenhouse Was Acquitted
Rittenhouse didn’t have to prove he acted in self-defense
Opinion: The Kyle Rittenhouse verdict is American madness incarnate
Opinion: What the Rittenhouse trial tells us about race and vigilantism
Rittenhouse acquittal magnifies divisions in a polarized America
Spencer, Kessler, Cantwell and other white supremacists found liable in deadly Unite the Right rally
Jury: $26M Damages in ‘Unite The Right’ Lawsuit
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Episode 7, pt1
Notes:
At one point I refer to Kanye West as Kanye Brown. Not sure what happened there. But here is a link to the photo of West and Musk I mention.
It’s important to note that the “true-tax rate” used in the Forbes article is not equivalent to income tax. The former includes unrealized capital gains, which are not taxed under the current U.S. Tax Code.
My Gertrude Stein attempt at logic failed. When I say “A business is allowed to run its business the way it runs its business,” my point was to highlight the allowances that are made to the business sector that usually run counter to public interests and health. Current judicial rulings against vaccine mandates for workers in the private industry illustrates such an “allowance.” Nevertheless, it ended up sounding like nonsense, and not the only instance, I’m sure.
Links:
PDF of images referred to in episode
CBS News on Twitter: “I’m not Bernie Sanders”
Members of Congress should not be allowed to trade individual stocks (WaPo)
The second-biggest program in the Democrats’ spending plan gives billions to the rich (WaPo)
Glenn Beck: Making of the Puppet Master (FoxNews)
How a lie about George Soros and the migrant caravan multiplied online (USA Today)
Erasing Mike Lindell (FoxNews/Tucker Carlson)
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Episode 7, pt.2
Notes:
- When referring to the “Russia thing” (it was not an invasion at the moment of recording), I accidentally say “the Ukraine.” The correct term is Ukraine, not “the Ukraine.” This was a simple mistake based on saying “the Russia thing.”
- Incorrectly refer to the second Iraq war as the “second World War” when discussing Liz Cheney. Just a slip.
- The Minnesota Senate bill for police funding is called the Pathways to Policing program. Although it does not specifically recruit individuals who already have jobs, the “non-traditional candidates” the bill targets tend to be people with existing jobs or who do not meet “traditional” standards for candidacy. Let’s not forget that Derek Chauvin worked his second job as a bouncer alongside George Floyd. Here is a quote from the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus: “This is a bill I have been working on for a while, and I’m glad it passed so quickly. The Pathways to Policing program helps non-traditional candidates enter careers in law enforcement. It’s an existing, proven program that has been working well for local police departments and for officers. The bill also included funding for a new marketing campaign to elevate the profession of law enforcement and highlight the important work that officers do to keep us safe. After years of demonizing law enforcement and cries of ‘defund the police’, we need to remember the indispensable role that police play.” (Jasinski: Getting more cops in the pipeline)
Links:
Trump’s Texas trip illustrates his upsides and downsides for Republicans and their midterm hopes (WaPo)
RNC censure push pits Trump loyalists against ‘D.C. bubble,’ widening GOP’s internal divide (WaPo)
Gorsuch to headline GOP lineup of speakers at Federalist Society; media barred from his speech (WaPo)
WHY HORSESHOE THEORY IS NONSENSE (BOBFROMBROCKLEY blog)
Left Fascism (TABLET website)
3.7 million more children in poverty in Jan 2022 without monthly Child Tax Credit (Center on Poverty and Social Policy)
‘Survival mode’: Inflation falls hardest on low-income Americans (WaPo)
Access to gender-affirming hormones during adolescence and mental health outcomes among transgender adults (PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher of peer reviewed articles in in science and medicine)
Trans teens who get gender-affirming hormones are healthier, happier as adults (TODAY)
President Biden promised to reform immigration policy. How has that been going? (NPR)
Lawyers say the Biden administration is still rejecting some refugees once banned by Trump (WaPo)
Biden outpaces Trump in issuing drilling permits on public lands (WaPo)
Joe Biden Is Quietly Pursuing the Creeping Privatization of Medicare (Jacobin)
Nancy Pelosi on “defund the police” (ABC News)
Pelosi says ‘defund the police’ is ‘not the position of the Democratic Party’ (The Hill)
Fatal police shootings in 2021 set record since The Post began tracking, despite public outcry (WaPo)
Minneapolis suspends use of no-knock warrants as scrutiny of contentious police tactic mounts (WaPo)
Minnesota Senate passes $1 million marketing proposal to promote police (StarTrib)
Gov. Waltz tweet about gun violence (Tweet)
Former Minneapolis officer says he detected no ‘serious medical need’ as he restrained George Floyd (WaPo)
Quasi-Corporatism: America’s Homegrown Fascism (Foundation for Econ. Ed.)
We Can Move Beyond Political Polarization Through a Working-Class Economic Agenda (Jacobin)
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Notes:
- The Minnesota Senate bill for police funding is called the Pathways to Policing program. Although it does not specifically recruit individuals who already have jobs, the “non-traditional candidates” the bill targets tend to be people with existing jobs or who do not meet “traditional” standards for candidacy. Let’s not forget that Derek Chauvin worked his second job as a bouncer alongside George Floyd. Here is a quote from the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus: “This is a bill I have been working on for a while, and I’m glad it passed so quickly. The Pathways to Policing program helps non-traditional candidates enter careers in law enforcement. It’s an existing, proven program that has been working well for local police departments and for officers. The bill also included funding for a new marketing campaign to elevate the profession of law enforcement and highlight the important work that officers do to keep us safe. After years of demonizing law enforcement and cries of ‘defund the police’, we need to remember the indispensable role that police play.” (Jasinski: Getting more cops in the pipeline)
Links:
Revolutionary Blackout Network YouTube Channel
“Why were US Democrats wearing Ghana’s kente cloth?” (BBC News)
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Notes:
Around minute mark 29:15, I state “both Empire under monarchy and monarchy under the nation-state” when I meant to say “both Empire under monarchy and Empire under the nation-state
Links:
PDF of images images referred to in episode
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Links:
NATO in Europe (aljazeera.com)
List of foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Countries sending defensive/offensive equipment to Ukraine
Countries sending foreign aid, including humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
The ‘fairytale’ French castles being used to shelter Ukrainian refugees
Crimes against Humanity and Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone
Main hospital in Ethiopia’s Tigray’s region runs out of food
hermela aregawi @HermelaTV #NoMore #BreakTheSilence
The Coffee War: Ethiopia and the Starbucks Story
Still at War: The United States in Yemen
Crisis in Yemen: Protracted conflict pushes Yemenis deeper into need
AS U.S. FOCUSES ON UKRAINE, YEMEN STARVES
In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to survive’
WaPo Search for “Afghanistan selling children”
Israeli court paves way for eviction of 1,000 Palestinians from West Bank area
Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye #SaveMasaferYatta
Electronic Intifada @intifada Menorah and Israeli flags
Palestinian Loss of Land 1946-2010
US detention of asylum seekers ‘inhumane and wasteful’: Report
There are new migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border: Ukrainian refugees
Robot dogs could patrol the US-Mexico border
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Links:
The Identity Paradox: Inside the Racial Pharmakon 
