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The Unsociablists

Phil and Kyle

Unsociable socialists creating sketches and shooting breezes with deadly efficiency.

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Watchalong Bonus: Cows on Ice! (Doug)

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2021/09/26

Episode Notes In this Unsociablist Watchalong, Phil and Kyle revisit an old favourite of the two's childhoods: Doug. An empathetic child making his way through junior high with an eclectic cast of fellow students whose troubles tend toward the silly. The art style is fun, the music is great, and the gags are funny as hell, but there's also a good message to be found underneath the trappings of this children's television show. Hmm, maybe we should watch something a bit more...advanced? Oh well,

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Episode 16: Shmociété du Shmectacle

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2021/09/12

Episode Notes Phil and Kyle talk about the distorting effects of mediated reality, a society of individuals creating their own versions of the world, and the self absorption of those enmeshed in our Spectacle. Kyle has been reading; it's a terrible habit. Don't do it kids. Definitely don't believe that your consumption habits are praxis either. If you have any thoughts, suggestions, angry emotes, or whatever that you'd like to send us, please reach out at UnsociablistPod@gmail.com or on twitter

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00:59:32

Watchalong Bonus: Gotta Get Back, Back to the Past...

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2021/08/29

Episode Notes One of the seminal features of the Saturday morning cartoon lineup, Samurai Jack was and remains one of the coolest kid's shows to ever exist. Look, I'm old now, but this show is still neat. Themes of life and death and tragedy and conquest and sacrifice - this show is a righteous call to action for the stoic that little Kyle could have been when he was a weepy little 7 year-old. And while I may have failed to answer that call, I can still respect the beautiful art and sound design

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Episode 15: No Hagues Barred

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2021/08/15

Episode Notes A romp through the memory-holed times following 9/11 and the American war machine on auto-pilot. The American Service Members Protection Act is a direct refutation of the UN's institution of the International Criminal Court. This 2002 Bill sponsored by Jesse Helms in the Senate and Tom DeLay in the House authorized the President to send forces to invade the Hague in the Netherlands if any American is brought before the ICC for war crimes. We also discuss the end of one specific

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01:02:45

Episode 14: SPECIAL Capital F Pilot "Welcome to the...

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2021/07/31

Episode Notes When we spell Family, we spell it with a Capital "F." Welcome to the inaugural, full-sized pilot episode of Capital F. The plucky Balt family will continue to weather through some of the worst and most ideologically baffled times in America, and you'll get to enjoy their sorrows and pain from the comfort of your couch. So flip that channel over to Dimelodeon and stay tuned for this, the first episode of the rest of your life: Capital F. If you have any thoughts, suggestions, angry

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00:56:00

Unsociable Cinema Corner: Put Your F*cking Hands Up...

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2021/07/18

Episode Notes Welcome to the Internet! Phil and Kyle are having a look around. Today we review the stand-out "standup" special from music man Bo Burnham. Confronting once again the question, does culture mean anything? This is the first in an upcoming, sporadic series of Unsociablist Cinema Corner Reviews. Burnham's newest special Inside roused the attention of many left-media consumers. Does this mean anything at all? Maybe. Does the underlying class character of the artist inform his

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01:15:46

Episode 13: PanDemo Expired; Buy the Full Version Now!

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2021/07/04

Episode Notes who is outside my window yelling "WE ARE BACK TO NORMAL"? show yourself. coward. i will never be normal. We revisit the through-line that has connected this podcast from its humble beginnings to the towering heights upon which we now stand. How normal have things been for you? Well the pandemic has ended, so any problems you are facing are entirely your fault and the new administration is doing everything perfectly. Kyle and Phil discuss the return to Obama-era normalcy in our

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01:02:57

Watchalong Bonus: Draw Pretty Pictures in the Ruins...

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2021/06/20

Episode Notes Session Nine: Jamming With Edward. Click play at 7:10 to watch along! Cowboy Bebop, a magnificently animated show about bounty hunters and their tangles with love, death, despair, humor, and the unknowable. Far and away one of the most beautiful animes ever created, Bebop takes viewers along for an anthologically structured trip through a future of gangsters, poverty, obscene wealth, and betrayal. With the episode we decided to watch today, we examine the destitute planet Earth,

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01:16:00

Episode 12: Laborers of Fortune

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2021/06/06

Episode Notes What happens when union participation is at a near historic low? Precarit-ization and neofeudal constructs are asserting themselves more forcefully in the First World economy. While these relations have always existed at the periphery of capitalist empire and in the exploited Global South, the contradictions of contract work and elimination of hard-won gains by labor are exposed ever more blatantly. Kyle "works" in the PMC-Information Economy-Hashtag Market of media content

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00:51:09

Watchalong Bonus: High-Minded Rhetoric and Empty...

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2021/05/23

Episode Notes Phil and Kyle watch the hit NBC primetime show Community. A sitcom set in the weirdest community college one can find west of the Mississippi. Season 3, Episode 2 "Geography of Global Conflict" takes the gang to an overly-competitive Model UN -off. We discuss how the UN is of course a laundering factory for empire and ultimately contributes nothing toward the betterment of humanity besides empty gestures and rhetoric. This episode comes at a time of horrible violence being committed

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Episode 11: Communism is a Four-Letter Word

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2021/05/09

~Episode Notes~ 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

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01:11:07

Watchalong Bonus: Do Collaborators Dream of Cowardly...

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2021/04/25

Episode Notes 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. If you'd like to reach out, please email us at UnsociablistPod@gmail.com. Beats used in the episode are produced by Yung Kartz. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Bonus: Poetry Corner w/ Daniel G

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2021/04/11

Episode Notes Phil and Kyle's good friend Daniel lays down some of his poetry for us! Beats used in this piece were created by Yung Karts - https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 10: Same Old Song and Dance w/ Daniel G

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2021/04/11

Episode Notes 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

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Watchalong Bonus: Very Obscure Family Comedy

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2021/03/28

Episode Notes 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! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode 9: One's Loneliest Number

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2021/03/14

Episode Notes 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! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Watchalong Bonus: Mask Up (Twilight Zone)

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2021/02/28

Episode Notes 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

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00:59:49

Episode 8: Taking Stock of Our Situation

The Unsociablists ·

2021/02/14

Episode Notes 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

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Watchalong Bonus: Mayor Lemon (Phineas and Ferb)

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2021/01/31

Episode Notes 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. To watch along with us, please hit play at 03:47.

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00:59:41

Episode 7: You Can't Win With a Hill

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2021/01/17

Episode Notes 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...

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