Proudly Radical

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My name's Kai and I feature discussion of news, politics, economics, religion and much more from the point of view of an anarcho-socialist. I don't shy away from the controversial or the uncomfortable, I lean into it!

Episodes

Monday Jul 13, 2020

Episode 117 - A Slow News Day and Some Chat

Monday Jul 13, 2020

In a thankfully slow news day, for once, I cover a smattering of headlines and really just talk with chat for most of the episode.

Enjoy!

Friday Jul 10, 2020

Episode 116 - Of Course We Suck, Food, Language & Fate

Friday Jul 10, 2020

In this episode we have a few laughs about how badly the USA sucks and the general state of things then move on to a broad discuss surrounding food that slides into the intricacies and oddities of the English language and wrap the episode with 3 out of the 4 Fate group and have a discussion about the session tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Friday Jul 10, 2020

Episode 115 - International Headlines, COVID and Driving Talk

Friday Jul 10, 2020

Sorry I'm feeling lazy so no links list this time but in this episode we do a run down of some international news, talk for a bit about the ramifications of a COVID-19 infection and how even if you end up with a "mild" case you can have life-long disability and we talk for a good while about the regions we live in, the weather and driving in them.

Enjoy!

Wednesday Jul 08, 2020

Episode 114 - Headlines and a Bit of Chat

Wednesday Jul 08, 2020

In this episode we cover a few headlines, I read an open letter published in Harper's and we have a bit of back and forth in chat.

Enjoy!

Some of the links from stories or articles mentioned in the show (as always, in no particular order):

https://www.sciencealert.com/weather-data-shows-extreme-heat-and-rain-is-happening-more-often-and-lasting-longer

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/station-casinos-and-red-rock-resorts-president-richard-haskins-dies-in-watercraft-accident

https://www.axios.com/china-hong-kong-law-global-activism-ff1ea6d1-0589-4a71-a462-eda5bea3f78f.html

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/08/trump-health-secretary-says-us-healthcare-workers-dont-get-infected-covid-19-94000

https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-says-he-had-covid-19-speaks-against-vaccines-2703611

https://forward.com/culture/450288/why-the-ayn-rand-institute-getting-a-federal-handout-is-the-rand-iest/

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-ppp-religious/rpt-update-1-televangelists-megachurches-tied-to-trump-approved-for-millions-in-pandemic-aid-idUSL1N2EF0JB

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brains/scientists-warn-of-potential-wave-of-covid-linked-brain-damage-idUSKBN24837S

Wednesday Jul 08, 2020

Episode 113 - Making a Meal of Headlines and a Bit of Chat

Wednesday Jul 08, 2020

In this episode I cover a bunch of headlines, have a few interesting back and forths with chat and wrap it at around the 2 hour mark.

Enjoy!

Some of the links from stories or articles mentioned in the show (as always, in no particular order):

https://www.france24.com/en/20200707-russia-seeks-15-years-jail-for-gulag-historian

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-53319505

https://thinkpol.ca/2020/07/07/pussy-riot-member-faces-new-charges-in-russia/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/russia-china-veto-u-n-approval-of-aid-deliveries-to-syria-from-turkey-idUSKBN24834N?il=0

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/138273/scotland-will-become-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-add-lgbtq-history-to-school-curriculum

https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/covid-19-many-people-stay-sick-after-recovering-from-coronavirus-a-d814c20b-fb3d-47b1-bd2b-d6fd65e0ef33

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-07/dfat-changes-travel-advice-for-australians-in-china/12431134

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-serbia-protests-idUSKBN24835R

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Canada-opens-doors-to-Asian-tech-talent-fleeing-Trump-s-US

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-social-media-anti-vax-misinformation-vaccine-conspiracy-a9604481.html

https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/zimbabwean-police-arrests-nurses-striking-over-low-pay-says-union-20200706

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-test-cost-tax-rishi-sunak-treasury-uk-a9605416.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-un-rights/u-n-expert-deems-u-s-drone-strike-on-irans-soleimani-an-unlawful-killing-idUSKBN2472TW

https://apnews.com/adc8c6505661a83dd89e4313765edcc9

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chinese-troops-withdraw-2-km-in-galwan-valley-show-new-satellite-images-2258796

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3zbqk/female-cyclists-indonesia-banda-aceh-police-sexy-clothes

https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/coles-woolworths-reinstate-product-purchase-limits-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-and-lockdown-looms-c-1152154

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/fire-arctic-circle-siberia-record-climate-crisis-temperature-a9605891.html

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2020/june/pastor-beaten-by-mob-church-set-on-fire-as-violent-christian-persecution-escalates-in-india

Monday Jul 06, 2020

Proudly Radical - Episode 112 - Headlines, Talking About Trolls and Chat

Monday Jul 06, 2020

In this episode we cover headlines, have a chat with Brian (one of my mods) about the work he did with helping out and rid Podbean of a bunch of trolls as well as have chat about a variety of topics.

Enjoy!

Some of the links from stories or articles mentioned in the show (as always, in no particular order):

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/Japan-auto-companies-triple-Mexican-pay-rather-than-move-to-US

https://khn.org/news/lost-on-the-frontline-health-care-worker-death-toll-covid19-coronavirus/

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/04/four-pinellas-hospitals-completely-out-of-icu-beds/

https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/regional-news/74-year-old-woman-killed-by-fourth-of-july-celebratory-gunfire-north-carolina-police-say/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-trump-fox-news_n_5f024d4bc5b6acab28523768

https://apnews.com/e40ea4eff028920dca62ecc6eb1b91cf

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8493895/Bus-driver-left-brain-dead-beaten-insisting-masks-France.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/billionaire-kanye-wests-company-yeezy-llc-gets-multimillion-dollar-ppp-loan-from-trump-admin?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds

https://www.businessinsider.com/hong-kong-activists-blank-signs-avoid-china-national-security-law-2020-7

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-swamp-is-alive-and-well-in-washington-dc-40-lobbyists-with-ties-to-trump-got-10-billion-of-federal-coronavirus-aid-for-their-clients-2020-07-06

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200706002600315

https://time.com/5863410/west-virginia-governor-companies-coronavirus-loans/

https://www.newsweek.com/mcconnells-wifes-family-business-appears-trump-admins-list-companies-that-received-most-ppp-1515788

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jul/06/not-wearing-masks-in-gwalior-youll-end-up-volunteering-at-hospital-2166103.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/dakota-access-pipeline-shut-down-district-court-standing-rock-2020-7

http://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/07/06/congress-departed-two-week-recess-without-addressing-coronavirus-spikes-economic-strains/

https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-says-mistakenly-edited-trump-out-epstein-maxwell-photo-2020-7

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-teen-dies-after-mother-took-her-church-coronavirus-party-then-treated-her-1515781

Saturday Jul 04, 2020

Proudly Radical - Episode 111 - Quick Headlines Before I GTFO

Saturday Jul 04, 2020

Due to a re-scheduled game of Fate this is a time limited broadcast in which I cover a few US-centric headlines before I get the fuck outta there to shovel some food and prepare for my weekly game of Fate Core.

Enjoy!