The Left Media Podcast

The Death of Stalin W/ The Proles of the Roundtable

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 02:54:00 +0000

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The Proles of the Roundtable join Mike and Mitch to analyze and discuss The Death of Stalin! We explore the various themes and inaccuracies related to the USSR! The Proles offer a deep and profound knowledge of the actual events that the film is based off of!

Intro/Outro theme: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

V for Vendetta w/ Coffee with Comrades

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 20:14:00 +0000

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join Mike and Mitch to analyze and discuss V for Vendetta!

Themes include: Idealism and Materialism, torture and imprisonment, Anarchism/Radicalism/Insurrectionary politics, Fascism, individualism, Women in Refrigerators, and how each of us all became radicalized!

Intro/Outro theme: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Saba - Life

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 20:35:00 +0000

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Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the song "Life" by Saba! The song covers a lot of issues from his family members dying early in life, dealing with being an African American in America, and much more!

Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

The Departed

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sat, 4 Aug 2018 20:01:00 +0000

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Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and discuss one of their all-time favorite movies: The Departed! Themes include: Economic determinism, police corruption, class divide, cop's identity, and much more!

The Departed stars: Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Vera Farmiga

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Sorry To Bother You

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 08:53:00 +0000

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In this episode of the Left Media Podcast, Mike and Mitch sit down and discuss Sorry To Bother You. This is an excellent film with anti capitalist themes themes that we will dig into here.

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Okja

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 22:15:00 +0000

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Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the Patreon requested film Okja! Themes include: Liberalism, Corporatism, Elon Musk, environmentalism, anarchists, and more!

Okja stars: Seo-Hyeon Ahn, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhal, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, and Giancarlo Esposito

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Snowpiercer

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 10:09:00 +0000

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Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and review the film Snowpiercer! Themes include: class divide, legitimacy of government, dialectical materialism, revolution possibly not being enough in the eyes of the director, and worker/child exploitation.

Snowpiercer stars: Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Kang-Ho Song, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ed Harris, and Octavia Spencer!

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and The Racket

Songs of Father John Misty

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sat, 7 Jul 2018 16:52:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch analyze and discuss three songs from Father John Misty.

"Bored In The USA": Worker alienation, life in America from a middle class perspective, and class divide.

"Holy Shit": Love, marriage, and being socially aware/active, environmental issues/climate change

"Things It Would've Been Helpful To Know Before The Revolution": Are we too far gone for a successful revolution? More Climate issues as well!

We attempted to plug FJM's charity work for RAICES in this episode, but didn't think about the sale date being over by the time we released this episode! Apologies for any confusion!

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Solo (A Star Wars Story)

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 03:33:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch rave about and analyze the latest installment in the Star Wars saga: Solo! Themes include: Class divide, imperialism, the lumpenproletariat, the hypocrisy within Disney, bootstrap theory, extortion of labor, and more!

Solo stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, and Joonas Suotamo

A fascinating report by China Labor Watch on the working conditions of Disney factories in China: http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/117

Intro/Outro music by: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Host Q & A

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 02:52:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down to ask each other questions on a wide range of topics including favorite films and political ideology. Themes include our political journeys, philosophy, favorite leftist works, quotations and favorite political songs! '

Intro/Outro music: Memphis Was A Revolutionary by Mike Hewlett and The Racket

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The Dark Knight Rises W/ Brett O'Shea

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 15:18:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch are joined by Revolutionary Left Radio's Brett O'Shea to discuss and analyze The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in the Chris Nolan's Batman series. We discuss a plethora of themes including: Bourgeois politics, good capitalist vs bad capitalist, the police, class divide, and the antagonist motive!

The Dark Knight Rises stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Marion Cotillard

Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

The Dark Knight

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sat, 9 Jun 2018 15:50:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the second installment in Chris Nolan's Batman series: The Dark Knight!

Theme include: Clashing philosophies, surveillance, Joker's ideology, and more!

The Dark Knight stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Chappaquiddick

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 04:55:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down this week to analyze and discuss the film Chappaquiddick! Themes included: politcal dynasties, bourgeois politics, American politics, and class divide.

Chappaquiddick stars: Jason Clark, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, and Jim Gaffigan

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Batman Begins

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 00:35:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch begin their three part series diving into the Chris Nolan directed Batman series! First up is the highly acclaimed origin story, Batman Begins!

Themes include: Class divide, privilege, proposals of genocide, good capitalists vs bad capitalists, good cop vs bad cop, and more!

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and The Racket

Warrior (2011)

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 00:30:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and discuss the movie Warrior from 2011. Themes include: Economic issues, substance abuse, domestic abuse, family, religion, and flaws in education.

Warrior stars: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgartown, and Jennifer Morrison

Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Dawes - Living in the Future

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 00:30:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the latest song from the band Dawes!

Themes include: social paranoia, standing for the flag, the Trump presidency, and more!

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Shape of Water

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 00:16:00 +0000

Mike and Mitchell discuss and analyze the Oscar's Best Picture of the year, The Shape of Water. Themes we discussed include: worker alienation, toxic masculinity, inclusion/diversity, and stealing company time!

The Shape of Water stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones, and Richard Jenkins.

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

This Is America Song/Video

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 00:15:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch discuss the multi-layered song/music video "This Is America" by Childish Gambino.

Https://www.facebook.com/TheModernRomeo/posts/10156572579130572

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Ready Player One

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Mon, 4 Jun 2018 00:01:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and discuss the film Ready Player One! Themes include: what an Anarcho-Capitalist society could look like, Escapism, poverty and class divide, environmentalism, and militarism.

Ready Player One stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Lena Waithe, and Ben Mendelsohn

Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sun, 3 Jun 2018 23:35:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Themes covered are racial issues, police brutality, social injustice, and free speech.

Three Billboards stars: Frances Mcdormand, Sam Rockwell, and Woody Harrelson

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Black Panther

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sun, 3 Jun 2018 23:21:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the film Black Panther! Themes include: White washing, racism, the Black Panther party, and what vibranium could represent in the film!

Black Panther stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Andy Serkis, and Martin Freeman.

Intro/Outro Song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Get Out

leftistfilmpodcast@gmail.com (Mike and Mitch) — Sun, 3 Jun 2018 11:50:00 +0000

Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze Get Out! Themes included: Race/Racism in America, Liberalism, and White liberals who refuse to see the problems African Americans face

Get Out stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Marcus Henderson, and Betty Gabriel

Intro/Outro: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket