Pod Damn America
by Pod Damn America
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(preview) Escaping Scientology w/Ian Rafalko
(preview) Escaping Scientology w/Ian Rafalko
About this podcast
Gothic socialist comedy podcast by two idiot comedians: Jake Flores and Anders J. Lee. @poddamnamerica
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Episodes
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- (preview) Escaping Scientology w/Ian Rafalko · 2 minIn one of the most personal Pod Damn Americas yet, Anders talks with someone from a past life: former Scientologist and anti-cult activist Ian Rafalko. Son of YouTube…
- Online Communism: A Chopped Sus Cooked Disorder · 1 h 33 minI talk about Lenin's 1920 work Left Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder an hour into this podcast about the internet. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD…
- (preview) Da Ba Dee · 2 minWe discuss the 2026 midterm elections. For the full episode subscribe to our bonus feed at Patreon.com/poddamnamerica
- Sponsored Halloween · 1 h 47 minMidterms, face sitting, satanic panic, and raising hell. MERCH poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com PATREON + DISCORD patreon.com/poddamnamerica
- (preview) CROSSPOD w/ Party Girls: Clive Barker, Hellraiser, Books of Blood · 1 minGreetings, party ghouls! For Halloween this year, Jamie brought in her brother in darkness Jake Flores to discuss the original Hellraiser (1987) as well as a couple of spooky…
- Ass Politics · 1 h 21 minJake discusses Achilles Mbembe's 2019 text Necropolitics but first, Turnstile, Lula, basketball, Nithya Raman, and ass.
- (preview) Drive Safe! · 2 minWe talk about MADD, drunk driving and how the United States' uniquely stupid, yet weird to care too much about drinking age of 21 came about. Primary source…
- Empire of DARVO w/Kylie Cheung · 1 h 18 minWe're joined by journalist Kylie Cheung to discuss her new book Playing the Victim: How the Powerful Deny and Attack Survivors of Violence, from Domestic Abuse to Genocide. But…
- Alienation at Camp Miasma (PREVIEW) · 1 minEssay on: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Jane Shoenbrun Embracing Alienation: Why We Shouldn't Try To Find Ourselves by Todd McGowan Jokes
- Botless Content · 1 h 6 minWe talk about Ukraine's airstrike on a Russian bot-farm as well as big tech's impact on the Brazilian election, ICE, Zohran and Tisch and Anders' deep dive on NYPD and…
- (preview) Les Enfants Insoumise w/Olly Haynes & Marlon J. Ettinger · 3 minAnders talks to journalists and co-hosts of the Sacre Bleu podcast, Olly Haynes and Marlon J. Ettinger about the student uprisings in France and Melenchon's odds in the upcoming…
- Magonistas 8: The Soul of the World · 1 h 22 minIn this, the conclusion to the Magonistas series, we follow the PLM through the demise of the Porfiriato, the drama of The Mexican Revolution, and to great unknown of death…
- (preview) Blurred Red Lines · 1 minWe discuss new revelations about the Biden Administration's Gaza policy and also the antisemitism controversy in this place called New York City. Subscribe to our bonus feed for…
- Forever and Ever Wars w/Spencer Ackerman · 1 h 21 minWe talk to national security journalist and comic book writer Spencer Ackerman about 25 years of the War on Terror, its wide-ranging impact, Bush era liberalism, the Iran War…
- (preview) European Updates w/Ciarán Dold · 2 minCiarán from the Corner Späti podcast joins us to talk about recent German elections, Die Linke (the Left Party) winning in Berlin, AFD (the fascist one) gaining elsewhere…
- The Israeli Office w/Bad Hasbara · 1 h 4 minAnders is joined by Matt Lieb and Daniel Mate from Bad Hasbara, the world's "most moral podcast", to discuss a fascinating cultural artifact: HaMisarad, Israel's version of…
- (preview) Thank You for Your Service: Windows on the World · 2 minOur service industry series returns with a look at the WTC restaurant that was destroyed on 9/11, Windows on the World. Union/ownership friction, cocktail menus, mobbed up…
- Who Loves The Sun w/ Raygun Busch · 1 h 38 minJake talks to Chat Pile singer Raygun Busch about the band's new album Who Loves The Sun and about how everything feels like you're staring at a wall in a penis mall for minimum…
- (preview) &&&merica Deserves & 9/11 Podcast · 1 min&ers Lee &ndy & a special SECRET guest (Jake Flores) compare some Zoomer 9/11 takes (via the Daily Wire) and the post-9/11 hot takes that got Susan Sontag, Amiri Baraka in some…
- Yankeeland w/Todd Chretien · 1 h 20 minWe talk about Maine, the upcoming Providence, Rhode Island Mayoral election and kirkvestigate the song "We Are Charlie Kirk." Then, Anders shares an interview he did in…
- (preview) Gloria Spy-nem?? · 2 minWe discuss the good, the nuanced and the CIA backed aspects of recently departed Feminist leader and thinker Gloria Steinem. TW: men explaining feminism. Subscribe to our bonus…
- Failed State w/Chris Bell · 1 h 14 minAnders talks to maker of movies and friend of the show Christopher Jason Bell about a feature film of his that's now out out Means TV. Failed State is a docu-narrative hybrid…
- (preview) The Late Late Capitalism Show · 1 minCONTENT WARNING: Reggie Watts' recent accusations But first, FDA, USS Abraham Lincoln, ICE shock gloves, indigestion, and more. Subscribe to our bonus feed for the full ep and…
- &&&bolish the NYPD? + RIP Vaneigem · 1 h 22 min&ers makes some recommendations for Mamdani's approach to the NYPD, &y recaps his Irish dérive, & we read together some excerpts from the recently departed Raoul Vaneigem &ers…
- DTLA (preview) · 3 minThe tragic history of downtown Los Angeles as told by Mike Davis, tweakers, and Jake. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
- Alive With The Glory of Medicine w/ Beatrice Adler-Bolton · 1 h 56 minBeatrice Adler-Bolton from Death Panel joins us to discuss the Trump administration's all out assault on Medicaid but first we talk about Say Anything and soup and glass…
- Blue Power w/Stuart Schrader · 1 h 26 minWe talk to Stuart Schrader, the author of Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves about the rise of police unions and what, if anything, we can do about…
- (preview) RomCommunism w/Nea Ching · 2 minFilm writer, critic and programmer Nea Ching joins us to discuss the romantic comedy form. Main movies discussed: "Chilly Scenes of Winter, "I Want Your Sex", "Swept Away by an…
- Futurama, Flock and F***ing · 1 h 3 minWe talk about sex scenes, Futurama and Flock cameras. Check out Little Sun: https://www.instagram.com/littlesunband/ Paid Protest 8/20…
- (preview) M-State Roundup w/Brad Ross · 1 minWe talk about the primary results of Cori Bush, Abdul El-Sayed, Kshama Sawant and more with friend of the show Brad Ross, who let Anders use his apartment because Wi-Fi is out in…
- Can Zohran Take On The NYPD? · 1 h 14 minWe discuss the new article on police reform from extremely hip, zoomer writer Anders J. Lee in Geese Magazine. But first: co-worker music. Article…
- (preview) The Odyssey w/ Bunny Themelis · 1 minOur pal Bunny Themelis joins us to discuss Greek culture and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. For the full episode and more subscribe to our bonus feed at…
- Nolan's Law · 1 h 9 minFor part 1 of Odyssey week here on PDA we discuss the geopolitical implications of Christopher Nolan's decision to film The Odyssey in Moroccan occupied West Sahara but first we…
- (preview) 7-OH! · 2 minMaxelle Talena from Dysphoria joins us to discuss Markwayne Mullin's crackdown on the kratom derivative 7-OH. Anders comments on behalf of the kratom community and whip-it…
- Forest Elves w/Matthew Wolfe · 1 h 16 minAnders talks about Canadian treebark smog, the UK's new Prime Minister, Zohran's looming Bibi arrest threat and then interviews Author Matthew Wolfe about his new book "Fires in…
- This Thing Of Ours (preview) · 1 minIn light of some recent discourse going on in New York City we discuss the Italian American Civil Rights League and the history of the mafia. But first, and important message…
- Dictatorship of the Old w/Samuel Moyn · 1 h 22 minAnders talks to Yale professor Samuel Moyn about his new book "Gerontocracy: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It" But first, we discuss the passing…
- (Preview) Plat Falls · 2 minCONTENT WARNING: We are going to discuss Graham Platner's sexual assault scandal and the end of his senate campaign. We also talk about Bam Margera, the band Fun, and make some…
- Metropolit&&&ns w/ A.M. Gittlitz · 58 minAnders talks to friend of the show Andy Gittlitz about his new book "Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team" Buy the book…
- (preview) Pod Damn America 250 · 3 minWe discuss our nation's 250th birthday, patriots, Europeans, The Young Patriots, musicians, and the fascist that literally invented stand up comedy. For the full episode and the…
- Magonistas 8: Yo Soy la Acción · 1 h 38 minWe discuss the Prairieland defendants and upcoming elections in Colorado before diving into the penultimate episode of our series on the Magonistas, the anarchists that sparked…
- (preview) Welcome to the Machine · 1 minAnders reflects on NYC's recent primary results and connects it to the history of political machines, including Tammany Hall. Works mentioned…
- Elections Couch Updates · 1 h 28 minJake talks about his visit to the Museum of AI Arts in LA and a recent furniture purchase. Then Anders previews the NY Democratic primaries. Means TV premiere…
- (preview) Pumpkin Spice Latte · 2 minWe discuss the MOU trump signed with Iran and then Anders explains what's going on with the PSL. But first, a communique from a famliar voice... FULL EP AT…
- DC's Zohran w/Irene & Kurtis · 1 h 40 minWe're joined by Irene and Kurtis from Metro DC DSA to discuss the campaigns of Aparna Raj who's running for City Council and Janeese Lewis-George who's poised to become…
- Marjane And The Witch (preview) · 1 minJake discusses Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical film Persepolis and Sylvia Federici's book Caliban And The Witch with regard to political economy, gender, race, class, art and…
- Delaney Hell w/Tony Correia and Pat · 1 h 7 minWe talk to Tony and Pat from the Independent Labor Club about resisting the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark. But first, some basketball, California elections and 60…
- Maine character (preview) · 1 minWe talk about Graham Platner's latest latest scandal and also why guys go to strip clubs and just eat hot wings. FULL EP AT PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA
- Straight From Bolivia · 1 h 13 minWe discuss the historic miner's strikes entering their fourth week in Bolivia and get into some history of the Bolivian left... but first, The NYPD, Graham Platner, hook up apps…
- (preview) Aye-aye-AI · 2 minWe discuss the new surveillance state bureaucracy monitoring opponents of AI, which leads us to the ongoing debate over "the left case for data centers." For the full episode…
