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**The Left Media Podcast**

Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and review media of all forms from a Leftist perspective

Latest Episodes:

The Death of Stalin W/ The Proles of the Roundtable Aug 27, 2018

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The Proles of the Roundtable join Mike and Mitch to analyze and discuss The Death of Stalin! We explore the various themes and inaccuracies related to the USSR! The Proles offer a deep and profound knowledge of the actual events that the film is based off of!

Intro/Outro theme: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

V for Vendetta w/ Coffee with Comrades Aug 18, 2018

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Bree and Pearson from Coffee with Comrades
join Mike and Mitch to analyze and discuss V for Vendetta!

Themes include: Idealism and Materialism, torture and imprisonment, Anarchism/Radicalism/Insurrectionary politics, Fascism, individualism, Women in Refrigerators, and how each of us all became radicalized!

Intro/Outro theme: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Saba - Life Aug 11, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the song "Life" by Saba! The song covers a lot of issues from his family members dying early in life, dealing with being an African American in America, and much more!

Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

The Departed Aug 04, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and discuss one of their all-time favorite movies: The Departed! Themes include: Economic determinism, police corruption, class divide, cop's identity, and much more!

The Departed stars: Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Vera Farmiga

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Sorry To Bother You Jul 29, 2018

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In this episode of the Left Media Podcast, Mike and Mitch sit down and discuss Sorry To Bother You. This is an excellent film with anti capitalist themes themes that we will dig into here.

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Okja Jul 21, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the Patreon requested film Okja! Themes include: Liberalism, Corporatism, Elon Musk, environmentalism, anarchists, and more!

Okja stars: Seo-Hyeon Ahn, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhal, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, and Giancarlo Esposito

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Snowpiercer Jul 14, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and review the film Snowpiercer! Themes include: class divide, legitimacy of government, dialectical materialism, revolution possibly not being enough in the eyes of the director, and worker/child exploitation.

Snowpiercer stars: Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Kang-Ho Song, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ed Harris, and Octavia Spencer!

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and The Racket

Songs of Father John Misty Jul 07, 2018

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Mike and Mitch analyze and discuss three songs from Father John Misty.

"Bored In The USA": Worker alienation, life in America from a middle class perspective, and class divide.

"Holy Shit": Love, marriage, and being socially aware/active, environmental issues/climate change

"Things It Would've Been Helpful To Know Before The Revolution": Are we too far gone for a successful revolution? More Climate issues as well!

We attempted to plug FJM's charity work for RAICES in this episode, but didn't think about the sale date being over by the time we released this episode! Apologies for any confusion!

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Solo (A Star Wars Story) Jun 28, 2018

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Mike and Mitch rave about and analyze the latest installment in the Star Wars saga: Solo! Themes include: Class divide, imperialism, the lumpenproletariat, the hypocrisy within Disney, bootstrap theory, extortion of labor, and more!

Solo stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, and Joonas Suotamo

A fascinating report by China Labor Watch on the working conditions of Disney factories in China: http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/117

Intro/Outro music by: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Host Q & A Jun 23, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to ask each other questions on a wide range of topics including favorite films and political ideology. Themes include our political journeys, philosophy, favorite leftist works, quotations and favorite political songs! '

Intro/Outro music: Memphis Was A Revolutionary by Mike Hewlett and The Racket

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