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Books are Good, Actually

Angela and Jimmy

A monthly-ish book club podcast! Get a beverage and listen to us ramble about a book!

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00:47:01

All Systems Red

Books are Good, Actually ·

2022/05/30

For May, we read All Systems Red by Martha Wells! We discussedour impressions, our favorite characters and moments, the gender of Murderbot, what we hope to see in the future books and we didn't talk about Elden Ring even once! Jimmy sounds like he's in a fishbowl due to some unavoidable sound issues, I tried my best. Tor Article: https://www.tor.com/2018/03/21/life-lessons-from-a-murderbot-reading-all-systems-red-as-a-trans-woman/ Additional Discussion Question:

00:56:55

Less than Nothing Part 4

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2022/05/02

We finally finish up our fourt parter of Less than Nothing! We discuss the last part and the conclusion, our feelings about it, we try to answer the question of does Zizek accomplish what he was after, do we still need Zizek, Chomsky vs Zizek, then we go on various tangents and a bird appears! Articles mentioned: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/04/noam-chomsky-on-how-to-prevent-world-war-iii May -Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red by Martha Wells June - Goddess of Anarchy by Jacqueline

01:04:24

Less than Nothing Part 3 - Lack of Lack

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2022/04/03

We continue reading Less than Nothing for March and part 3 was a very difficult section to get through, we talked about Terminator and the letter, how Zizek presents Lacan and our lack of knowing Lacan, Elden Ring, being able to skip Hofstadter, and Zizek's articles on the Ukraine and Russian war. Next month we will wrap up Less than Nothing and will provide a book list for the next few months! Related

01:26:54

Less than Nothing Part 2

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2022/02/28

In February, we are continuing to read to the end of Part 2 of Slavoj Zizek's Less than Nothing! We attempt to connect F.D. Signifier's video on Drake and the Death of Hip Hop with dialectics, we veer into Dark Souls and Elden Ring association with dialectics, we talk about our favorite passages, Zizek's problem with marriage, and we once again answer do we need Hegel in our current time. F.D. Signifier - Drake and the Death of Hip Hop Less than Nothing March - Part 3 April - Part 4 (Summing up and

01:21:43

Less than Nothing - Part 1

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2022/01/31

For January, we started reading Less than Nothing! We stumbled and bumbled our way through to Chapter 5, relating Hegel to Pokemon, would we get something from this book, our definition of dialectics, dialectics and pop culture, do we need Hegel in the modern world? How to Read Zizek - https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-to-read-zizek/ Less than Nothing 4 Parter! February - Read the rest of Part 2 March - Part 3 April - Part 4 (Summing up and re-examiniation )

01:37:52

Hammer and Hoe

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2022/01/03

For December, we read Hammer and Hoe by Robin D. G. Kelly! We discussed our general thoughts and feelings about the book, the differences of the application of the New Deal, black communists vs black folks in labor movements, naacp vs ild, white leftism in the 30s and now and how it relates to race and sex, and lessons learned from these organizations. Less than Nothing 4 Parter! January - Read to Chapter 5 February - Read the rest of Part 2 March - Part 3 April - Part 4 (Summing up and

01:04:05

Blackshirts and Reds

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2021/11/29

For November, we read Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti! We discussed the author's background, thoughts and feelings about the book, siege vs pure socialism, general take aways. We had a few technical difficulties on Angela's end so apologies if some parts of the podcast are choppy! Noam Chomsky article - https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/06/03/the-mainstream-and-the-margins-noam-chomsky-vs-michael-parenti/ December - Hammer and Hoe by Robin D. G. Kelley January+ - Less than Nothing by

00:58:39

The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy...

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2021/10/31

For the spooky month of October we read The Occult Book: A Chronological Journey from Alchemy to Wicca by John Michael Greer. We discuss our history/interest of the occult, our not so great feelings on our monthly reading, why did entries of the book seemed to fall off around the 50s, the resurgence of astrology and a special tarot card reading! And of course a list of Jimmy's favorite podcast for spooky times. November - Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti December - Hammer and Hoe by Robin D

01:17:05

The Legacy of Ashes: History of the CIA

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2021/10/03

For the month of September, we read The Legacy of Ashes: History of the CIA by Tim Weiner! We discuss the author, our impressions, the one critique we found, and a hypotheticals of CIA existence and the need for CIA if the US was a socialist country. Critique - https://americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2007/10/legacy-of-ashes-the-history-of-the-cia/ October - The Occult Book by John Michael Greer November - Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti December - Hammer and Hoe by Robin D. G. Kelley January+

01:10:33

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

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2021/08/31

For August, we read How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm! We discuss the author's background, our impressions of the book, addressing critiques and what we can do as a society and as individuals. Articles mentioned - https://www.lareviewofbooks.org/article/sabotage-can-be-done-softly-on-andreas-malms-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline/ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/how-to-blow-up-a-movement-malms-new-book-dreams-of-sabotage-but-ignores-consequences September - Legacy of Ashes by Tim

01:39:25

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

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2021/08/02

For July, we read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark we use a reading guide questions to discuss our book, how Jonathan and Mr. Norrell are a representation of liberal and conservative thought. This is also our first time recording in the same room! Jimmy references more podcasts he listens to and we have the rest of the year's reading list. https://www.bookbrowse.com/reading_guides/detail/index.cfm/book_number/1463/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell Reading List - August - How to Blow Up A

01:15:28

Masters of Doom

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2021/06/28

For June, we read Masters of Doom by David Kushner, a brief overview of Masters of Doom, a lot of talk Daikatana, The Two Johns and their break up, Joe Lieberman and Columbine, surprising crossovers, the influence of Doom and Quake on video games and future esports, what the Two Johns are up to and our history with id games. Bill Gates in Doom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dVAhFYjp9c July - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norwell by Susanna Clark

01:10:40

Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross

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2021/05/31

For the month of May, we discuss the book Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross! We discuss definitions of fascism, things we learned from our reading, do the definitions of fascism hold up in a modern age, and how can leftists create networks across the globe. Additional Notes: Response to a critique - https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/americas/against-the-fascist-creep-mistaken-histories/ Definition of Fascism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_fascism Additional

01:31:17

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

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2021/04/26

For April we read, The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey Haas! We discuss the overarching book, what is Fred Hampton's legacy, was justice served, when to take up armed resistance, and the new documents obtained from the FBI about COINTELPRO. Also Jimmy says redact a lot! Dollop Episode about Fred Hampton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlgLMEdslAI Behind the Bastards about Fred Hampton -

01:07:00

Black Skin, White Masks

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2021/03/29

For March, we read Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon. We discuss our impressions, do a brief overview with the help of the Standford Encyclopedia article, and some discussion questions. Youtube video mentioned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE5BTPb0X2g Summary - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/frantz-fanon/ Discussion questions - https://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks/tag/black-skin-white-masks/ Upcoming books - April -The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey Haas May - Against the Fascist

01:17:40

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich

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2021/02/22

For February we read Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich! This episode we go over the book, our knowledge of drugs and war, was meth part of the success and downfall of the Third Reich, perception changed about Third Reich (spoilers: they are big dumb dumbs), Hitler farted a lot (potentially), and the criticism of the book. Also, meth is

00:53:45

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

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2021/02/01

For January, we read The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond. We discuss our experience with open source software, Microsoft going into open source, Eric's predictions, why we didn't like chapter 3, and Eric's, RMS, and Linus Tovald's bad behaviour. We also have a tangent about how great Windows XP is! February - Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler March - Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon April -The Assassination of Fred Hampton by Jeffrey Haas

01:01:15

The Caliban and the Witch

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2020/12/28

For December we read The Caliban and the Witch! We do a brief rundown of the book, discuss interesting facts we learned from witch-hunts, we thought of why men didn't help, occultism in the contemporary times and occultism and capitalism. We also had a special guest of Jimmy's cat! January Book - The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond

01:13:40

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

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2020/11/30

For November, we read Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier. We talk about crunch, wooden voice acting, game making under socialism! Things mentioned in the podcast: Youtuber Matt McMuscles https://www.youtube.com/c/MattMcMuscles Valve Employee Handbook https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/publications Unity https://unity.com/ Godot https://godotengine.org/ December - Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici January - The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond

01:24:31

Lexicon of Terror

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2020/11/03

For October, we read Lexicon of Terror by Marguerite Feitlowitz. We discussed the language that was used, the interviews, and how does a society move on past these horrors. And also Top Gun movie sequels. Other podcasts/youtubers mentioned: Bad Empanada Behind the Bastards Seriously Wrong Upcoming books - November - Blood, Sweat and Pixels by Jason Schreier December - Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici January - The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond

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