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An irregular discussion of current events, popular culture, unpopular culture, economics, hip-hop, and killer robots
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Monday Jun 12, 2017
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Terrorism, infrastructure, Russia, Jehovah's Witnesses, charter schools, Oxford commas, and robots who love Donald Trump. Enjoy!
Full show notes at http://www.fbesp.org/synapse/
Sunday May 14, 2017
Sunday May 14, 2017
In which I interview my buddy and comrade from the struggle to free East Timor, Ben Terrall. We discuss his 'zine, Namaste Motherf#%$er, what gentrification means, and how to stay sane in the age of Trump.
Links:
Saturday Mar 18, 2017
Saturday Mar 18, 2017
In which I interview my good friend and activist comrade Mala Ghoshal. We discuss politics, New College, the state of the world, and her life as a communist at Twin Oaks.
Tweet me: @DukeSkath
Saturday Mar 11, 2017
Saturday Mar 11, 2017
Earth is being overrun with fascists and scumbags, but the resistance lives! Join Eric P for another long-awaited missive on Trump, political discourse, economics, education, killer robots, and hip-hop. No show notes this time -- just listen and enjoy!
Feedback please -- @DukeSkath
Monday Dec 26, 2016
Monday Dec 26, 2016
Top Links
- Ta-Nehisi Coates: My President Was Black
- Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election
- Out of options: School choice gutted Detroit’s public schools. The rest of the country is next.
Current Events
- How Rex Tillerson Changed His Tune on Russia and Came to Court Its Rulers
- Kissinger, a longtime Putin confidant, sidles up to Trump
- Trump private security force ‘playing with fire’
- Israel settlements: Netanyahu orders UN ties review
- Obama Allows Toothless UN Resolution Against Israeli Settlements to Pass
- Three charged in Kansas plot to bomb homes, worship center for Somalis
- Bundy Brothers Acquitted in Takeover of Oregon Wildlife Refuge
- Doctor Accuses Flight Attendant of 'Blatant Discrimination' During Emergency
- Report: More than half of mentally ill U.S. adults get no treatment
- Geologists: Here’s what caused Kansas’ biggest earthquake
- Majority of potential UK fracking sites are rich in important wildlife
- Indonesia President Jokowi Defends LGBT Rights
Economics
Education
- It Turns Out Spending More Probably Does Improve Education
- Teen accused of stealing 65-cent carton of milk at middle school to stand trial
- Understanding Teacher Shortages (Interactive Map of the US)
Killer Robots, Etc
- Killer robots await Trump’s verdict: The new president will have to decide how aggressively the U.S. pursues military technology that could let machines
- Will robots help or harm? It's time for 'big thinking,' AI experts warn
- Trailer: Eye in the Sky
- Robot goes rogue at tech fair, injures visitor
- Mind-controlled robotic arm helps paralyzed patients 'feel'
- Dangers Posed by Lax Motorists in Autonomous Vehicles Draw Scrutiny
- Las Vegas is now completely powered by renewable energy
Hip-Hop
Saturday Nov 12, 2016
Saturday Nov 12, 2016
To confront the existential horror of President Trump, I'm joined by my longtime activist friend Sofia Ali-Khan. We discuss our lives as progressive rabble-rousers, educators, and Americans. We sort through the problems we face and some concrete steps for action. Let's get to work, everybody!
Links to things we discussed:
Friday Oct 07, 2016
Friday Oct 07, 2016
This week is a random mish-mash of stuff, from mindfulness to Trump. I haven't been saving news articles because the first month of school is always insane. But I still have things to talk about!
Friday Aug 12, 2016
Friday Aug 12, 2016
For our 100th episode, we've got something very special: Nothing! (We'll do something special, like a live recording, another time.) Instead, here's a fun-filled breakneck journey through Obama's feminism, Trump's psychosis, TayBot's love for Hitler, and awesome hip-hop from French-Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux. Enjoy!
Tuesday Aug 09, 2016
Tuesday Aug 09, 2016
After a hiatus of more than eight months, the Didactic SynCast is back. Join me for a conversation with legendary author and activist Sarah Schulman. We discuss her new novel The Cosmopolitans (based on La Cousine Bette by Honoré de Balzac), the ACT UP Oral History Project, the Boycott/Divest/Sanctions Movement, writing, politics, life, and a dozen other topics.
