About the show

Weekly discussions of a deteriorating world all from the comfort of your local smoke-filled Spätkauf.

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Episodes

  • Insert Adorno Quote Here (Feat: Yonatan Miller)

    November 11th, 2019  |  1 hr 33 mins

    We finally did it! We're talking about the Antideutsch, Germany's weirdest political tendency.

  • The Gang Learns About Rojava (Feat: Kerem Schamberger)

    November 4th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins

    This is the big one, talking about Rojava, the Kurds, Turkey's actions and the importance of all of this for us here in Germany, Europe and the wider world.

  • Casual Grab Bag II: Bigger than Jesus (The Reckoning) "New Moon" (Feat: Josie Parkinson)

    October 28th, 2019  |  1 hr 30 mins

    If you ever think we'll stop inviting Josie Parkinson on ask Bashar al Assad (Lion of Syria)

  • PiS Pigs

    October 21st, 2019  |  1 hr 22 mins

    The full gang is back for an upsetting discussion on Poland, where everything is fine. I read that on the internet so it must be true.

  • Where's Wally Is an Enemy to the Turkish State

    October 14th, 2019  |  1 hr 32 mins

    This was a lot of stuff that was hard to talk about. Today's episode Nick, Julia and Ciarán talk about the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria and the right wing terrorism in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. The only jokes we could make were about a kid's book god damn it.

  • You Can Get Kerrygold in Germany, So It's is Fine (feat. David Swanson)

    October 8th, 2019  |  1 hr 22 mins

    We did a serious episode, are you proud now DAD!?! On today's episode we have on David Swanson from Radical Reflections to talk to us about Ireland, because Ciarán has been doing a shit job explaining it.

  • Austrian Orgies vs. Neoliberal French Sex Parties

    October 2nd, 2019  |  1 hr 31 mins

    Bring back our Rob! While we wait for a golden Syrian boy to return from his trip to look for Stalin 2, we talk about the Austrian Elections and Jacques Chirac who is dead like an idiot.

  • Shooting at the Climate with a Tank

    September 23rd, 2019  |  1 hr 20 mins

    Global climate strike day, we did some praxis by recording a podcast. The height of praxis. We talk about the socialist perspective on dealing with climate change. Excuse me while I shoot the sky.

  • Commissioner of the 14 Words

    September 16th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins

    It's a bit of a mix on today's episode because it's been a wild week in Europe and beyond. We have the full gang back again, including an in person Rob, holy cannoli!

  • The UK does a Shock Doctrine to itself (feat. Matthew Healy)

    September 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 27 mins

    Or tries to at least. Finally we talk about the UK's manic episode and large-ass system failure as well as Boris Johnson's (100% Turkish) attempt to get what he wants.

  • Nea Dimokratia & Lega: Bad

    September 2nd, 2019  |  1 hr 17 mins

    Oh man, Italy and Greece are just ballin' out and wildin' out and surprise surprise they have a very similar history of this whole fascism and authoritarian thing. Wild that.

  • The Third Place and his Snack of a Son!

    August 26th, 2019  |  1 hr 37 mins

    Robs back! We use this time to discuss the death of community all around the world (but mostly the USA, Ireland and Germany) enjoy!

  • Go Sports! (Feat: Ian Mbelle)

    August 19th, 2019  |  1 hr 45 mins

    Football seasons across Europe are back! So we want to prove how tough we are and have Julia lecture the gang on leftism in football. Ciaran also tries to shed light on Digimon and Irish sports that make no sense.

  • Indigenous Rights and Aloha Ft: Karin Louise

    August 5th, 2019  |  1 hr 34 mins

    This week Julia and Nick sit down with Karin Louise (@KarinIsSharing) to discuss indigenous rights, Mauna Kea and the occupation of Hawai'i and the need for internationalism's inclusion of indigenous peoples' struggles.

  • It's a Casual Grab Bag Ft: Josie Parkinson

    July 29th, 2019  |  1 hr 51 mins

    We attempted to talk about Boris Johnson but ho boy, we were too giddy to go out and celebrate CSD that all of that falls apart. So join us for this nonsense with world-famous local comedian Josie Parkinson!

  • A Green New Drone Program for Europe ft. David & Cearbhall of DiEM25

    July 22nd, 2019  |  1 hr 47 mins

    This week we have a somewhat serious episode, we have Cearbhall and David on to talk about the Green New Deal for Europe and DiEM25's upcoming proposal of Technological Sovereignty.