The Michael Brooks Show

TMBS 56 aired on September 11th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael talks about the shameful history of drone strikes in the US. Shoutout to indigenous groups and environmental activists in Canada for their work fighting pipeline expansion in Canada. Michael gives us an update on the situation in Brazil. Doug Lain (@Zer0books) publisher of Zero Books calls in to talk Marx and the political imagination. We throw ghoul John Bolton into the gulag. Lech Regulates lazy human Boris Epshteyn and drops an LBJ track. During the Griscom Economic Minute David breaks down Trump's boasting about the economy, the structural history of the financial crisis, and how we should understand Obama's economic legacy. Michael talks about the shameful history of drone strikes in the US. Shoutout to indigenous groups and environmental activists in Canada for their work fighting pipeline expansion in Canada. Michael gives us an update on the situation in Brazil. Doug Lain (@Zer0books) publisher of Zero Books calls in to talk Marx and the

TMBS 55 aired on September 4th, 2018. Episode summary: Dying does not absolve you from spending your life advocating for empire and capital, and the Center needs to stop confusing style for substance. Shoutout to the DSA for reaching 50,000 members. Michael gives us an update on the situation in Brazil. Journalist Ken Klippenstein (@KenKlippenstein) joins us to talk about #ressistance grift and an exclusive on Saudi Arabia. We exile Malcolm Gladwell for his bad history and cheap thoughts. Matt Lech breaks down his new segment "Lech Regulates" on the fly. Griscom talks about lackluster wage growth, the misery that is the engine of capitalism cannot be a part of our socialist project. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show Channel YouTube channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS Re-air 

TMBS 54 aired on August 24th, 2018. Episode summary: We investigate white nationalist attempts to undermine the destruction of the apartheid system in South Africa. Shoutout to Lula for continuing to fight and rise in polls for the coming Brazilian Presidential election despite the ongoing coup attempt. Steven Pinker's prayers and misleading arguments. For the Griscom economic update we talk about the ongoing prison strike and the conditions that lead to their exploitation. In a TMBS first, we take phone calls in the public show. We have to talk about the nonsense in WaPo calling for the reintroduction of an anti-Communist CIA program. Roundtable, gulag section. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 53 first aired on August 21st, 2018. Episode summary: We talk about the attacks on the right to vote in Georgia. We talk about the cynical way that the Right has been attacking candidates with debt. The legacy of Kofi Annan. Shoutout to Vic Mensa for helping out the community while highlighting the dystopian hell-word we live in. David Griscom breaks down Elon Musk's meltdown and explains why the market-oriented politics of the US create plenty of contradictions. We throw fact-checkers and Jake Tapper into the gulag. Sam Seder (@SamSeder) joins us in the studio to talk Manafort, morons in Arizona, and the Greens. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcast and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 52 aired on August 14th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down why the idea of the West is a myth and not a very good one. Then, we explain why we support Lula Livre and why you should too. Our Shoutout goes to Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic Congressional Candidate looking to replace John Conyers in his Michigan district. From the start of her campaign she has promoted a progressive critique of the Democratic Party establishment. We throw a Queen's landlord in the Gulag. Sam Esposito of Ozone Park has been on a hunger strike to protest a homeless shelter being built in his neighborhood. And during Griscom economic minute we revisit footage of an altercation that happened in Queens bar and David talks about the growing pessimism of the investor class. Finally, Trevor Beaulieu (@rickyrawls) host of Champagne Sharks (@ChampagneSharks) is in studio to talk about the Ben Shapiro and AOC "debate" fiasco. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTub

TMBS 51 aired on August 7th, 2018. Episode summary: We break down the viral wildcat strike video and what we will need to do build union power in the US. Shoutout to ATU 689 for refusing to participate in WMATA's bizarre proposal to give special cars to white nationalists. Michael has a message for the alt-right crybabies. Derek Davison (@dwdavision9318) calls in to talk about Trump's dream of "WORLD PEACE,” the reality of the devastations sanctions Trump is imposing on Iran, and the drone attack on Maduro. We throw the California Correction Department into the gulag for being insensitive pricks. For the Griscom Economic Minute David talks about the housing crisis and its causes. TMBS ReAirs come out every wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 50 aired on July 31st, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down the failures of the third way idea is dead. Shoutout to King James for speaking denying Trump's nonsense. Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) host/producer of The Young Turks calls in and destroys Dave Rubin. Griscom talks about supercommuters, rising housing costs, and why tech-UBI isn't going to save you. We throw Joe Lieberman into the gulag for his attacks on AOC and being a weirdo in general. Crew and senior politics editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray joins us in studio (@briebriejoy) to talk about Boot Riley's great new movie "Sorry to Bother You." TMBS ReAirs every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS Re-air edit by Danny Celentano https://www.patreon.com/BodyPolitic?f... IG/Twitter @Body Politic Media

TMBS 49 aired on July 24th, 2018. Episode summary: We talk about Israel’s history of apartheid and how the recent law passed in Israel enshrines its apartheid character. Shoutout to Tahirah Amatul-Wadud (@tahirahaw) a progressive candidate campaigning on Medicare for All, who is running for Massachusetts First Congressional District. Also, shoutout to Kaniela Ing (@KanielaIng) a DSA member who is running for Congress in Hawaii and challenging Mark Zuckerberg’s nonsense. Author of The Color Of Money, Mehrsa Baradaran (@MehrsaBaradaran) calls in to talk about how the American financial system became wealthy from America’s history of racism and slavery. For harping on the most tired talking points about socialism Megan McCain goes to the gulag. For this week’s Economic Update, David Griscom investigates the upcoming yield curve inversion and how the recent economic recovery has come at the expense of an indebted working class. Michael and the crew give our thoughts on Russia and the sanctions regime against Iran

TMBS 48 aired on July 17th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down Obama’s address honoring Nelson Mandela and the common values that we align ourselves with centrists Shoutout to Julia Salazar who is running in for NY State Senate in District 18 for running a campaign based on empowering the working class and opposing the real estate developers who are making her district unaffordable. For the Griscom Economic Update David talks about FANG and the potential opportunities that are presented by global capitalism concentrating power to labor activists. We throw our least favorite narcissist Elon Musk into the gulag. Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) journalist at the Rolling Stone, joins us in studio to talk Eric Garner, Russia, and why centrism isn’t sexy. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/T

TMBS 47 aired on July 10th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down the events in Brazil, the Pink Tide in South America, and the crew examines the importance of an international Left-movement. Shoutout to the UK who celebrated 70 years of the NHS and Jeremy Corbyn as he hopefully prepares a challenge for 10 Downing Street. We throw Chuck Schumer and Akil Amar gulag for failing to understand what to do in this moment. For the Griscom economic minute David talks about Trump’s trade war and who really benefits from a protracted struggle with China. Harvey Kaye (@harveyjkaye) author of “The Fight For The Four Freedoms,” joins us in studio to talk about Thomas Paine and FDR’s legacy. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 46 aired on July 3rd, 2018. Episode summary: We break down the meaning of Mexico’s presidential election and the embarrassing way John Oliver covers Latin America. Shoutout to all of the mobilizations last week against ICE. Chris Maisano contributing writer at Jacobin calls in to talk about the effects of the Janus decision on labor organizing in the US. We throw the pathetic and delusional attempt by a Morgan Stanley lawyer to create a third way bankers party into the gulag. David Griscom takes a look at corporate buybacks and the structural weakness of the economy in the Economic Minute. Crew and senior politics editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) is in studio to talk about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory. Comedian and host of Pod Damn American Jake Flores (@feraljokes) joins us in studio to talk about his run-in with ICE. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Bro

TMBS 45 aired on June 19th, 2018. Episode breakdown: 5:41 Michael frames the ongoing horror unfolding on our Southern border and then the crew debates the best strategy to address it. 26:22 Shoutout to activists in Portland for surrounding ICE Agency in protest of the agencies terror at the border. 35:20 Rapper Will EQ (@WillEQ) calls in to talk about his music, Kanye, and what influences his music. 56:27 David Griscom breaks down the recent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. 1:09:09 Bhaskar Sunkara joins us in studio for a gulag segment and then we discuss Elon Musk and American socialism. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 44 aired on June 12, 2018. Episode summary: Michael talks about the Singapore Summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un noting the important history of the Korean War and the possibility of peace. Shoutout to Women Cross DMZ for their fearless leadership and work to bring peace to the Korean peninsula. Journalist Mike Hanna (@mjahanna) joins us by phone to talk about North Korea and the confusion about denuclearization, Iran, and the ongoing crisis in Gaza. David Griscom breaks down some important factors in the unemployment rates, the lack of productivity in the US, and why robots aren’t taking your job. We throw a deserving counter-revolutionary, Luis Posada Carriles, into the gulag. Cody Johnston (@DrMisterCody) host of Some More News calls in to talk about the cult of Elon Musk. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame cont

TMBS 43 aired on June 5th 2018, episode summary: Shoutout to the Techsploitation Movement in San Francisco for their truly “disruptive” protest. Asad Haider founder of Viewpoint Magazine calls in to talk about his new book MIstaken Identity and identity politics today. David Griscom breaks down the recent changes to the Volcker Rule. Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) host at Real Vision joins us in studio to talk Pusha T. and Bill Clinton. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS   

TMBS 42 aired on May 29th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael explains why we need to abolish ICE now. Shout-out to the voters of Ireland for voting 66% to repeal the ban on abortion in the country. Mehrsa Baradaran (@MehrsaBaradaran) joins us by phone to talk about the racial wealth gap, postal banking, and a federal jobs guarantee. David Griscom debuts a new financial news segment, this week focusing on the unfolding African debt crisis. Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House (@Byyourlogic) joins us to talk Assassin’s Creed, the effects that money has on rich people’s heads, and Louis Farrakhan. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 41 aired on May 22nd, 2018. Episode summary: We revisit the intellectual dark web nonsense and lifestyle brand that Jordan Peterson is trying to create. Eric Turkheimer (@Ent3c) professor of psychology at University of Virginia talks about what IQ testing means what it doesn’t, and IQ and genetics. We throw a Michigan-based political pretender into the gulag. Nida Khan (@NidaKhanNy) joins us in studio to talk about whether you can be a liberal if you do not support the Palestinians. Shoutout to the Poor People’s Campaign for chronicling and amplifying the demands of poor people across the US. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 40 aired on May 15, 2018. Episode breakdown: Michael makes the lines in Israel clear justice or Apartheid. Featuring a new track by DJ Danarchy (@DJDanarchy) we shoutout Seattle’s city council who just passed a “head tax” on big business, to Amazon’s dismay. Alison Hartson (@HartsonForCA) calls in to talk about her run for U.S. Senate challenging Diane Feinstein. Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) founder of Jacobin magazine joins us in studio to dining and dashing, Brazil, the limits of reformism, and some speculation about a Bernie 2020 run. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 38 aired on May 8, 2018. Episode breakdown: 6:59 Michael breaks down the destructive, reckless, and buffoonish, decision to end the Iran deal. 19:45 Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for introducing the Workplace Democracy Act. 27:32 Co-founding editor & columnist at The Intercept (@ggreenwald) joins us to talk about the contradictions in Lula’s corruption case, the revolutionary spirit of Marielle Franco and the importance of catching her murderers. 1:01:44 Bari Weiss is sent to the Gulag for obvious reasons. 1:12:06 Julia Salazar (@JuliaCarmel__) DSA-endorsed Democratic candidate for State Senate NY-18 joins us in studio to talk about the experiences that lead to her campaign. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS

TMBS 38 aired on May 1, 2018. Episode summary: In honor of May Day, Michael explains the legacy of the union movement and new strategies for how we can build workers' power and solidarity in the future. Shoutout to the Economic Fighters League who is working to reignite Ghana’s anti-colonial legacy. Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) host of Count The Dings & Uninterrupted’s The Score calls in to talk about Kanye, the Cavs, and why sports fans are trash. For his cynical accusations against Iran Bibi is sentenced to the Gulag. We are joined live in the studio by Senior Politics Editor at The Intercept Briahna Joy Gray (@BrieBrieJoy) joins us in the studio to talk Bernie 2020 and critiquing liberals. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday @ 7PM EST wherever you get your podcasts & on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS