Pod Damn America

Pod Damn America

Gothic socialist comedy podcast by three idiot comedians: Jake Flores, Alex Ptak and Anders Lee. @poddamnamerica patreon.com/poddamnamerica

Episodes

July 3, 2025 31 secs
Anders makes us watch this weird ass movie from 2004 about what would happen if all the Mexicans* in California got raptured and it leads to a surprisingly fruitful conversation. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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Anders and Jake go over some fresh Andrew Cuomo tea about his hilariously bad Mayoral campaign (and his nipples). Then we're joined by Cait and Caif, the minds behind Hot Girls 4 Zohran, as well as an NYC-DSA Organizer named Wilderness to discuss last Tuesday's incredible win! What field and digital strategies went into Zohran Mamdani winning the nomination? How can you replicate this in your city? Tune in to find out! JOIN DSA: ...
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June 26, 2025 46 secs
Zohran activates the commie corridor and wins big. But first, a young man attempts to traffic hot contraband internationally. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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June 23, 2025 115 mins
We dig into Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman's seminal work, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media and tackle the question: Do we live in a post Manufacturing Consent world? Do we need a Consent Trump to bring back Consent Manufacturing jobs? etc. PAID PROTEST 7/11 bit.ly/PAIDPROTESTJULY MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica
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June 20, 2025 31 secs
Anders tells us about Fiorello La Guardia, progressive New Deal era Mayor who some are comparing Zohran Mamdani to. But first, Jake is in HOT WATER. FUL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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June 16, 2025 71 mins
Jake talks about the "No Kings" rallies across the country, then we move to the shootings in Minnesota, Trump's military parade, some fun Eric Adams updates and more. Paid Protest Queens 6/19: https://qedastoria.com/products/paid-protest-queens
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June 13, 2025 3 mins
Anders recaps the last NYC Mayoral Primary debate and then Jake provides further context on the ongoing uprising in Los Angeles! Oh yeah, and Israel just attacked Iran. Full episode and the rest of our catalog available at Patreon.com/Poddamnamerica
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Anders talks to journalist and Zoomer Alex Bronzini-Vender about the event being called "centrist Coachella"; essentially the opposite of what's happening in LA right now, but a fun conversation nonetheless!
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June 9, 2025 62 mins
I'm really tired
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June 5, 2025 40 secs
We talk with the legendary Theo Chino. But first, the girls are fighting. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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June 2, 2025 79 mins
We talk about Elon Musk's crash out, Radiohead, and other of the week's stories before getting into the McCarran Walter Act, the 1952 law that Trump has been using to deport anti genocide protesters. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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Anders tells Jake about Jean-Luc Mélenchon's book Now The People: Revolution in the 21st Century. Jake tells Anders about the bathroom at Starbuck's. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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May 28, 2025 123 mins
Jake and Gabe continue the continue the story of the Mexican anarchists that sparked the Mexican revolution GABE PACHECO + HALAL CARTELS @gabe_Pacheco on TWITTER @gabepac1 on IG creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/halalcartels/ linktr.ee/Gabepacheco SOURCES Bad Mexicans by Kelly Lytle Hernandez Dreams of Freedom by Chaz Bufe & Mitchell Vowen Verter on AK Press Jake's life MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD
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May 21, 2025 41 secs
We discuss the 1966 film The Battle of Algiers FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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May 18, 2025 116 mins
At long last we embark on the story of the anarchists who laid the groundwork for the Mexican Revolution and for a dumb comedian to exist 100 years later. Gabe Pacheco from Halal Cartels joins us to discuss our collective history. GABE PACHECO + HALAL CARTELS @gabe_Pacheco on TWITTER @gabepac1 on IG https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/halalcartels/ https://linktr.ee/Gabepacheco SOURCES Bad Mexicans by Kelly Lytle Hernandez D...
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May 16, 2025 36 secs
We discuss The Myth of Autism by Tamimi, Gardner & McCabe (IGNORE PROVOCATIVE TITLE or... be PROVOKED BY IT?) but FIRST Is GenX living forever inside of you? Ask Grok, FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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Jake and Jamie discuss friend of the show Kim Stanley Robinson's 2020 Climate Fiction masterpiece Ministry For The Future and engage in some COMRADELY criticism (we love you, Stan) JAMIE PECK @jamie_elizabeth https://linktr.ee/jamiepeck PARTY GIRLS https://www.patreon.com/PartyGirls https://www.youtube.com/@partygirlspod MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica
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We finally did it we finally let our discord mod do an episode. Strap in and learn about the Portuguese Carnation Revolution of 1974. ANTONIO CORREIA @SelfLoathingEgo https://bsky.app/profile/selfloathingego.bsky.social GARBAGE STATE https://bsky.app/profile/garbagestatepod.bsky.social HELP OUT JAMES https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-james-recovery-from-serious-surgery?attribution_id=sl:8a6f26d7-7253-46cf-bd11-1e6b9357b25...
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May 5, 2025 73 mins
Anders talks to author Malcolm Harris about his new book "What's Left? Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis." But first, Jake tells us about his trip to the Ren Fair and Anders talks about this weekend's massive Zohran rally in NYC. Malcolm's book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/malcolm-harris/whats-left/9780316577434/ See Anders in Jersey City 5/10: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/socialistcomedyfundraiser Subsc...
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This week we put on our thinking caps and read some theory with our pals AP Andy from The Antifada and Alex Collyard from comedy. ANDY GITTLITZ @baseprole @The_Antifada https://linktr.ee/gittlitz Alex Collyard @alexcollyard https://linktr.ee/AlexCollyard FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
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