We are a podcast and we don't like capitalism and we hope you'll be our friend. Made in Troy, NY
Episodes
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
On this episode Brit regales us with the thrilling conclusion of the Anti-Rent War. But not before we try to guess what Buttigieg and Zuck must have been talking about in that selfie. We also remind everyone about DSA's tenants's town hall and get ready for a new anti-rent war! For wildflowers we talk about the golden asteroid that would make us all as rich as Bezos if that's how value worked, and the Blink 182 guy is researching UFO metals with the military
Troy DSA's Tenants Town Hall: (https://www.facebook.com/events/2321909574738528/)
Psyche 16, the biggest score of them all: (https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/mission-rare-metal-asteroid-could-spark-space-mining-boom-ncna1027971)
Tom Delonge's Army Research Contract: (https://gizmodo.com/uh-the-army-just-contracted-with-tom-delonges-ufo-gr-1839176479.)
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
On this episode we start off with Chris reporting back from an XR event in New York City. We talk about the challenges of choosing the right tactics for effective political change in the face of tough odds. Brit begins the first of a two-part series on Upstate New York's Anti-Rent Wars against the Van Rensselaer family. Come for the history, stay for the inventive ways our forbears screwed with the sheriff.
We refer a lot to this book: (https://www.worldcat.org/title/anti-rent-era-in-new-york-law-and-politics-1839-1865/oclc/1120601618&referer=brief_results)
Finally, for wildflowers, we take a look at Never Again Atlanta's plan to give ICE agents a way out of the ruthless gang they are in: (https://www.thedailybeast.com/activist-group-never-again-action-entices-ice-agents-to-quit-by-finding-new-jobs)
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
This week the gang is #blessed with a guest: Justin Roczniak of Do Not Eat YouTube fame and acclaim. We discuss Tesla under-delivering their electric Ford Pintos, cars being just the absolute worst, some light history on urban transit is sprinkled throughout, and we ask: nuclear energy - hot or not? Wildflowers for the week are about how strikes are dope, and what soothing media opiates we consume to get through stressful work sessions.
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
This week Chris and David report back from Bird-dogging the Mayor about the coverup of the police murder of Edson Thevenin. Also Chris is sober. Bernie Sanders needs to fix Taco Bell for the people. Liz Warren's plans aren't enough, because you gotta build movements. For our wildflowers: Spiders ride the lightning and use electricity to fly!
// Organizing around police brutality in Troy: (https://www.facebook.com/justicefordahmeek/)
// let Democrats running know how you feel about murder cover ups!
Bissember: (https://www.facebook.com/Bissember4Troy/)
Cummings: (https://www.facebook.com/AnashaEst/)
& Madden: (https://www.facebook.com/madden4mayor/)
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
This week we discuss the lurid details of #plategate, how trains transitioned from erotic death machines of capitalism to friendly socialist transport, yeeting billionaires, Pelosi finally doing her job but for all the wrong reasons, and how being nice just might save your life.
David's article on trains: https://reallifemag.com/union-station/
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Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
The gang is back on their bullshit - causing local controversy by sharing facts and logic. In this episode we discuss the adorable birdhouses for books we call little free libraries, why they need more leftist literature, and the modern American fear of confronting politics in public spaces. We talk The Shop, after its sudden closure due to the mass resignation of its entire workforce, the challenges of unionizing hospitality workers, and why worker owned co-ops rule. Our wildflower this time is the low-tech-biotech behind the brewing of THC and other cannabinoids. The future's gonna be weird, but we're here for it.
The pamphlets David disseminated: https://revolutionbythebook.akpress.org/ak-tactical-media/ias-lexicon-pamphlet-series/
The Dish on The Shop: https://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/63410/exclusive-the-shop-staff-quits-en-masse-future-uncertain/
Brewing Up Dabs: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/27/gm-yeast-brew-cannabis-beer-scientists-california
Bonus content coming for those who drop us a review or throw us a hammy: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ironweeds
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
This week David gets back from a #Neveragainisnow rally and didn’t get hit by a car! Though we later agree that bikes are cars too (in the best way possible). The Joker is (un)cancelled. We look at the paltry offerings of the CNN town hall (except for Bernie, we stan him). Then we get into the equally sticky topics of population control and fish poop. Finally, for wildflowers we ask the tough question: “Can waifus consent to polyamory?” All this and more on IRONWEEDS! (Oh and a minor correction: when Chris says "ringworm" he means "hookworm.")
Links:
Never Again March coverage: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/ICE-protest-briefly-blocks-Rensselaer-County-Jail-14423322.php
“Climate Crisis Town Hall” https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/climate-crisis-town-hall-august-2019/index.html
Incel penguin: https://goboiano.com/japan-puts-anime-in-zoo-and-penguin-adopts-a-waifu/
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
This week on the pod, Brit returns from her fieldwork in the North Star State, David gives us permission to call Ben Shapiro a manlet, local police do their darnedest to protect a killer cop, Trump wants to listen to your “mental extremes” on your Alexa, and thousands of NY State weed convictions are overturned. Hurray!
Reporting on the Troy PD coverup:
https://www.timesunion.com/news/amp/Troy-council-probing-hiring-of-expert-who-refuted-14379388.php
SAFE HOME project to monitor people with mental illness:
Justice for Dahmeek:
https://www.facebook.com/justicefordahmeek/
NY overturns 160,000 marijuana convictions:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/nyregion/marijuana-records-new-york-city.html/
Throw us a hammy:
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
This episode, we are blessed with a guest, Sean Collins, lead organizer of SEIU 200 United and author and contributor at Strike Wave (www.thestrikewave.com @strikewave), a labor news publication. Unfortunately, we are also cursed with an absence, as Britney was unable to record this week. We talk about labor organizing, the modern space race, free taco promotions, tipped wages, democracy in the workplace, the republican primary, and for our wildflower: dancing on the grave of David Koch.
Spot Coffee Article at The Strike Wave: https://www.thestrikewave.com/original-content/2019/8/21/buffalo-spot-coffee-workers-break-new-ground-with-union-vote
Democracy @ Work: https://www.democracyatwork.info/
Organizing at Tesla in Upstate NY: https://www.thestrikewave.com/original-content/2019/1/2/green-union-jobs-organizing-at-buffalos-tesla-factory
Throw us a hammy! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ironweeds
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
We got another transmission from the alternate near-future! We Appreciate (clean, efficient) Power! This week we gather 'round the ole podcasting hearth and discuss our very normal news, the mysterious Hudson Valley Sightings, and our wildflowers are wild trees bearing heirloom fruits. Also:
- Read Octavia Butler: https://www.goodreads.com/series/41747-xenogenesis
- Don't bother visiting Donald J. Trump State Tax Write-Off Park: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/donald-j-trump-state-park
- Taste the Tree of 40 Fruit: https://www.treeof40fruit.com/
- Watch out for the Apple Detective: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/mar/01/apple-detective-finds-five-more-apple-varieties-th/