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Ep. 316: Futurist John Feffer on His Hopes and Worries for America and the World in the Year 2021 and Beyond Jan 01, 2021

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In the spirit of the late great Art Bell and his radio show Coast to Coast AM, Happy New Year!

John Feffer is a futurist, foreign policy expert, social theorist, and author of the speculative fiction books Splinterlands and Frostlands. He is also Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies.

His work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The American Prospect, Salon, The Progressive, The Christian Science Monitor, the Boston Globe, and many other publications. He is a former associate editor of World Policy Journal.

Feffer shares his predictions, hopes, and worries about how the pandemic and other crises will alter our lives across such areas as a "new" capitalism and other political and economic arrangements, massive unemployment caused by robots and other forms of automation, the expanding power of the corporateocracy, and the disruptions caused by global warming.

He also cautions about how America is on the brink of widescale mob violence and what it actually means to live in our dystopian reality.

Chauncey DeVega reflects on the year 2020 and its season of death and economic misery and plague and fascism – and what it means to struggle and triumph as hope warriors in the years to come in an America that is in many ways an undead country.

And Chauncey offers thanks and sends positive energy to all of the listeners and other supporters of his podcasts The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report as well as other work.

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Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.

Ep. 315: America is Now an Undead Country Whose Fantasies and Lies About Itself Have Now Been Vanquished Dec 25, 2020

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Jonathan Lethem is a best-selling essayist, novelist, and cultural critic. His books include Dissident Gardens, Chronic City, The Fortress of Solitude, The Feral Detective, and Motherless Brooklyn. Lethem is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.

Lethem's new book is The Arrest.

Jonathan ponders thinking and writing in the Age of Trumpism and the plague, how Trump may be an evil "gift" for an undead America because he has vanquished so many of the country's myths and fables, and how "essential workers" are part of a dystopian death cult reality pulled straight from science fiction.

Lethem also reflects on his book Motherless Brooklyn which was adapted into a recent movie featuring Edward Norton.

Chauncey DeVega sends positive Christmas holiday energy to the good people who listen to and support his podcasts and other work. Chauncey also shares his personal list of "Christmas movies" – one that of course does not include Die Hard.

And as a public health service Chauncey warns the world about the various Christmas monsters which are now wandering the Earth.

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Ep. 314: What Will Donald Trump do Next? Start a TV Network and Open a Theme Park Dec 15, 2020

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Michael D'Antonio is the author of The Truth About Trump. His forthcoming book is A Consequential President.

D'Antonio is also a frequent commentator on CNN where he has appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, New Day, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, and Reliable Sources. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose essays and other writing have been featured by such leading publications as The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London, and Sports Illustrated.

Michael D'Antonio reflects on our collective rollercoaster of emotions following the 2020 Election, why Trump will never stop menacing the American people, and the instinctive genius and power of Donald Trump as a TV performer and cultural figure.

Michael also shares how Donald Trump told him that he imagines himself to be a comic book superhero in a story that he is the real-time creator of.

Chauncey DeVega continues to warn about the extreme danger of Trump's ongoing coup and how and why the "hope peddlers" and "stenographers of current events" among the mainstream corporate news media keep downplaying the danger.

Chauncey is both disturbed and slightly titillated by the recent New York Times' story in its "Modern Love" series about a foreign woman who meets strange men online and then has bread and food-making fantasies about their intimacy. Of course, Chauncey DeVega has to do his own interpretive reading and commentary on the story.

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Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.

Ep. 313: Poet Nikki Giovanni Reflects on Living a Life of Truth-Telling, Mortality, and the Ultimate Emptiness of White Supremacy Dec 08, 2020

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Nikki Giovanni is one of America's greatest living poets. She has written dozens of collections of poetry as well as non-fiction and other work.

Giovanni has received many awards and other honors including a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and three NAACP Image awards for literature.

She was also a central voice in the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni is currently University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech.

Nikki Giovanni's new book is "Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose".

Giovanni reflects on truth-telling and writing as vocation, the evil of Donald Trump, the ultimate emptiness of white supremacy, and why black people keep struggling to save American society from its own racism and other iniquities.

Nikki Giovanni also shares some memories of her public dialogue with James Baldwin.

Chauncey DeVega's lifelong friend Bill the Lizard is also a guest on this installment of the podcast.

They discuss how best to process grief from our losing such actors as Chadwick Boseman, Max Von Sydow, David Prose (Darth Vader) and Sean Connery in this horrible 2020. Chauncey DeVega is especially upset over the loss of professional wrestling legend Pat Patterson and Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor who portrayed Immortan Joe and Toecutter in two of George Miller's wondrous Mad Max films.

And to bring some joy and levity to these especially difficult last few weeks, Bill the Lizard and Chauncey discuss The Mandalorian and their favorite new Star Wars friend "Grogu".

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Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.

Ep. 312: The Truth Report -- Wajahat Ali Has Spent Several Years "Reaching Out" to Trump Supporters -- And It Did Not Go Well Dec 05, 2020

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This is a sneak preview of The Truth Report which can be found at the link below:

https://thetruthreportwithchaunceydevega.libsyn.com/ep-77-wajahat-ali-has-spent-several-years-reaching-out-to-trump-supporters-and-it-did-not-go-well

Wajahat Ali is a playwright, attorney, and political analyst. He is also the author of the recent and widely-read New York Times essay, "'Reach Out to Trump Supporters,' They Said. I Tried."

In addition to The New York Times, Ali's essays and other writing have appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian, New York Review of Books, and The Washington Post.

Ali shares what he as a Muslim-American learned from his efforts to find common ground and understanding with Trump's supporters. He also reflects on what the 2020 election does or does not signal about the enduring power of white supremacy and Trumpism in America.

And Wajahat Ali explains why even after Joe Biden's apparent victory over Donald Trump the mainstream American news media is still so obsessed with "white working class voters" and their "pain" and "disappointment" while largely ignoring the non-white and other Americans who elevated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House.

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Ep. 311: Ace Atkins on Race, Writing Bestselling Crime Novels, and the "New South" Nov 26, 2020

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Ace Atkins is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels include the Quinn Colson series and Robert B. Parker's Spenser series. Atkins is a former newspaper reporter and SEC football player. His essays and other writing have appeared in national publications such as Time magazine and elsewhere.

Ace reflects on the ghosts and demons of the color line in America and what the "New South" means to him.

Ace also shares what he learned about life and the craft of writing through his journey from being a newspaper reporter to the author of bestselling crime novels.

And he shares some hidden history about the true origins of Donald Trump's "red hat" MAGA cult hate movement.

Chauncey DeVega ponders the emotional valence of a Thanksgiving holiday in an age of death, economic calamity, Trumpism's continuing assaults on democracy and human decency, and the hopeful possibilities of Joe Biden's presidency.

Chauncey also takes a culinary journey to the world of TV dinners in order to better understand why he hates the turkey that is commonly served on Thanksgiving.

And of course, Chauncey DeVega shares an animal friends story about mountain gorillas, who like many humans on Thanksgiving day, enjoy singing and farting during and after they eat a tasty meal.

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Ep. 310: Thom Hartmann Counsels That Joe Biden May be The Last Chance to Save American Democracy/Chauncey DeVega Reflects on the 2020 Election and Joe Biden's Victory Nov 14, 2020

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Thom Hartmann is a national radio show host, New York Times bestselling-author, and leading progressive voice.

His new book is The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream.

Hartmann counsels that the American people -- and liberals and progressives in particular -- should be both optimistic and cautious about Joe Biden's presidency.

He also explains that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have the potential to enact a progressive policy agenda if they are sufficiently pressured and held accountable by the American people.

And Hartmann also issues an ominous warning: Joe Biden's presidency may be the last opportunity to save American democracy from the Republican Party and a global right-wing authoritarian movement.

Chauncey DeVega reflects on Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election over the evildoer Donald Trump and what that means – and does not – for the present and future of the United States and its multiracial democracy. Chauncey also shares some examples of how the professional smart people are already demanding that Trump's followers being forgiven for their support of fascism and white supremacy.

And Chauncey Devega shares a happy animal story about President-elect Biden's two doggie family members.

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Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.

Ep. 309: Election Day 2020 -- Planning for the Worst and Hoping for the Best Nov 03, 2020

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On this special Election Day episode, Chauncey DeVega goes solo and reflects on his and our feelings and emotions about America in the Age of Trump, this world historical moment, and what may happen today and in the days and weeks ahead with the election and the country's future.

To that end, Chauncey warns that the American people should be very suspicious of anyone in the pundit class and elsewhere who claims to know with a high level of certainty if Joe Biden or Donald Trump will win the presidential election.

Chauncey DeVega also responds to an email from a listener about her feelings of terror, fear, uncertainty, desperation, and helplessness about what may happen on Election Day and beyond.

And Chauncey shares some wisdom in the form of two historical examples about failure and planning for the worst and hoping for the best.

Ep. 308: The Truth Report -- The American People are Living in Donald Trump's Horrible Reality TV Show And Cannot Escape It Nov 02, 2020

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This is a sneak preview of The Truth Report which can be found at the link below:

https://thetruthreportwithchaunceydevega.libsyn.com/ep-66-the-american-people-are-living-in-donald-trumps-horrible-reality-tv-show-and-cannot-escape-it

James Poniewozik is chief television critic at the New York Times and author of the new book Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America.

He explains what type of character Donald Trump is. How does Trump imagine his role? How did Donald Trump master the new rules of television and the media in the 21st century to gain so much power?

James Poniewozik also ponders what would be the perfect ending for Donald Trump the character, and his bizarre epic story.

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Ep 307: The Truth Report -- Timothy Snyder Warns That as Election Day 2020 Approaches America is in The Midst of a Slow-Motion Reichstag Fire Emergency Nov 02, 2020

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This is a sneak preview of The Truth Report which can be found at the link below:

https://thetruthreportwithchaunceydevega.libsyn.com/ep-68-timothy-snyder-warns-that-as-election-day-2020-approaches-america-is-in-the-midst-of-a-slow-motion-reichstag-fire-emergency

Dr. Timothy Snyder is a Professor of History at Yale University and the author of the bestselling books On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. His new book is Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary.

Dr. Snyder explains why America's mainstream news media continues to avoid describing Donald Trump and his regime as fascist and authoritarian – and how such behavior, to this late date, continues to empower and normalize his fascist authoritarian movement.

Dr. Snyder also details how Donald Trump and his regime used the coronavirus — and the pain and social injustice it has revealed and made worse — as a weapon against democracy and the American people.

And at the end of this conversation, Timothy Snyder warns that the United States is in the midst of a years-long slow-motion Reichstag Fire emergency that Election Day 2020 may not resolve.

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