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Episode 228 - Work Related Jul 25, 2023

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Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the hour by returning guest and editor of Workday Magazine Sarah Lazare to discuss her latest reporting for Workday and In These Times.

After introducing listeners to Workday Magazine and its long history in Minnesota and beyond, Sarah shares the story of Amazon warehouse worker Roger Kieca, whose tragic death due to brutal working conditions was dismissed as "not work-related" by both Amazon and OSHA before the revelation of new, incontrovertible evidence obtained by Workday and In These Times.

Follow Sarah on Twitter or X or whatever @SarahLazare, and keep up with her reporting at In These Times and Workday Magazine (you can also still order Testimony from Strong Arm Press!).

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Episode 227 - Family Business Jul 07, 2023

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Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the show by independent journalist Bryce Covert to discuss her latest for In These Times about the impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization one year after the Supreme Court's decision overturned the limited constitutional protections for abortion in the United States. Bryce is a reporter in residence at the Omidyar Network and a contributing writer at The Nation. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Time Magazine, the Washington Post, Wired, the New Republic, Slate and many other outlets.

After briefly sharing her own political origin story, Bryce relates the ongoing struggles of Lationna Halbert and her family after Mississippi's trigger abortion ban forced her to carry her pregnancy to term. Bryce and Kumars discuss the legal and economic barriers Lationna and people in her position face when seeking abortions in the even more repressive landscape of reproductive care post-Dobbs, as well as the failure of states like Mississippi to address the increased financial and infrastructure needs of parents and families robbed of their reproductive autonomy.

Make sure to read Bryce's full report at In These Times. You can also follow Bryce on Twitter @brycecovert and find more of her work at her website, brycecovert.com.

Episode 226.5 - Choose the Choice (free preview) May 28, 2023

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This week, Roqayah returns to try her hand at the new sensation sweeping the nation and play our game "Overrated or Overhated".

Over the course of one hour she must share her hottest takes on dinosaurs, Mark Ruffalo, country music, New York City, pickleball, "Heat" (Michael Mann, 1995) and eating Doritos with cream cheese. What happens next may shock you!

Episode 226 - The Global South Remembers Apr 12, 2023

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Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the show by the DSA International Committee's Marvin Gonzalez, Mirah and Jorge Rocha.

Marvin Gonzalez is president of the Campaign Workers Guild, founder of Repatriotas and a member of the National Political Committee of DSA, as well as the NPC's liaison to the IC. Mirah is co-chair of the IC's Middle East & Africa Subcommittee. Jorge sits on the Steering Committee for DSA's International Committee and is currently on NYC-DSA's Citywide Leadership Committee. He is also the cohost, along with friends of the show Jamie Peck and Aaron Thorpe, of the podcast Everybody Loves Communism.

After welcoming Marvin and Mirah to the Delete Your Account family, the gang discusses the IC's organizing and role within DSA. Marvin, Mirah and Jorge clarify their positions on some of the most complex and divisive questions facing the left today, including the war in Ukraine, China's global influence, "anti -war" conservatives, and what socialist internationalism means today.

Follow Marvin on Twitter @Sulliedsubjects, Mirah @snackvampire and Jorge @LineGoesDown (you can also follow the Everybody Loves Communism show account @ELCPod). Learn how you can support Marvin's organizing around Puerto Rico here and follow his new organization Repatriotas @repatriotasPR. And most importantly, if you are a DSA member, get involved with the IC from wherever you are by visiting international.dsausa.org and find out more about the IC's Cuba Solidarity campaign here.

Episode 225 - Hannibal Lecture Mar 19, 2023

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Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the show by fan favorite clinical psychologist Megan the Meme Witch and first-time guest Sam, also known as @Mardirooster on Twitter.

After Sam introduces himself to the Delete Your Account family, the gang talks about some of their favorite movies of 2022, then spends more time than you ever expected dissecting their favorite episodes, characters, and character deaths from the NBC television adaptation of Hannibal, debating key questions such as whether Mads Mikkelsen is the definitive Hannibal Lecter and whether Hannibal Lecter could benefit from a class analysis.

Follow Megan on Twitter @MemeVVitch and Sam @mardirooster.

Episode 224 - Nationalize Rail (Again) Mar 09, 2023

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Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the hour by Chicago-based journalist and author Kari Lydersen to discuss the cover story of the March edition of In These Times, her article on "The Case for Nationalizing the Railroads".

Kari and Kumars begin by touching on her earlier work, including her run-in with Rahm Emanuel after making him the subject of her first book. Kari then takes us through the case for nationalizing railroads in the United States with reference to the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment as well as last year's "averted" rail strike, exploring also the lesser-known history of the US government nationalizing rail and other key industries in the early 20th century.

You can follow Kari on Twitter @KariLydersen1 and find more of her work at www.karilydersen.net. And don't forget to check out Kari's article over at In These Times.

Episode 223.5 - I Did It Mao's Way (free preview) Feb 28, 2023

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Roqayah is off this week, but Kumars is joined for a very special After Hours interview with director, cinematographer, teacher and activist Steven De Castro, whose new film Revolution Selfie: The Red Battalion is now streaming on Means TV.

Steven and Kumars touch on Steven's early career including his debut feature Fred Ho's Last Year, a documentary about his personal friend, the experimental jazz musician Fred Ho, before laying out the historical context of US colonial rule in the Philippines and Filipino resistance to empire both at home and in the United States. Steven and Kumars then discuss Revolution Selfie, an experimental documentary for which Steven embedded with the New People's Army, the military wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines.

Follow Steven on Twitter @acquit97, visit his website credibilitymedia.com to find out more about his work, and stream Revolution Selfie: The Red Battalion with your Means TV subscription.

Episode 223 - Radio Free Tote Bag Feb 13, 2023

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Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the hour by Audrey Brehm and Donovan Eyre, cohosts of the lefty relationship advice podcast Radio Free Tote Bag, for a very intimate Valentine's Day special.

The gang trade embarrassing dating stories and discuss gender, mental health, neoliberalism, Nashville, polyamory, Digimon (Pokemon), Digimon (Digimon), Ron Paul, and what leftist relationship advice means to them. Finally, Audrey and Dono play our new and improved game, "Overrated or Overhated".

Follow Audrey on Twitter @RFTBAudrey, Dono @RFTBDono, and the show account @RFTBPod. You can hear Radio Free Tote Bag wherever you listen to podcasts, and make sure to visit their question box at rftb.me to send in your questions!

Episode 222.5 - General Interest Communism (free preview) Jan 27, 2023

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Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined for a very special AFTER HOURS episode by Famous Horse, host of The Horse Show on Twitch. Kumars and Horse talk communism and culture war on Twitch and beyond, including everything you ever wanted to know about Slavoj Žižek, Lyndon LaRouche, and MAGA Communism.

Follow, subscribe, and support your local horse on Twitch at twitch.tv/famoushorse, on YouTube at youtube.com/@famoushorse and on Twitter @WellKnownEquine.

Episode 222 - Free Melvin Ortiz Dec 22, 2022

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This week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined by two advocates with the campaign to free Melvin Ortiz, Victoria Blanco and Ismary Guardarrama. Victoria Blanco has worked with the criminal legal reform group It Could Happen To You, which brings attention to Pennsylvania's hornet's nest of wrongful convictions. Ismary is a recent graduate from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

Victoria, Melvin's fiancee, and Ismary, who helped revive the push to exonerate Melvin as an undergraduate, share the story of his ordeal, sentenced to life in prison as a teenager for a crime everyone in Reading, PA knew he did not commit. Victoria and Ismary explain how the conspiracy to frame Melvin goes from the racism of a small town in the 1990s right to the top of corrupt state and local politics.

To learn more about Melvin Ortiz and the Free Melvin Ortiz team visit freemelvinortiz.org.

You can also follow the campaign on Twitter at @freemelvinortiz, Ismary at @ismarygp and Victoria at @victoriasinPA.

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