For the first hour of the podcast, Robbie Martin is joined by assistant news editor at Antiwar.com, Dave DeCamp, for a detailed discussion of the dangerous war escalations against China by the Trump administration in the last few months. Narratives about Hong Kong’s Democracy movement and Taiwan’s performance during Covid are examined in a larger context. Later, Robbie continues the … Read More
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Media Roots Radio: Ghost Election: 2020, Defining ‘Cancel Culture’ & the Death of Movies w/ Jack Allison & Leslie Lee
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For the first time both Struggle Session podcast hosts, Jack Allison & Leslie Lee III join Media Roots Radio! Jack, Robbie and Leslie start by discussing the potential death of mega-budget Hollywood films and how Christopher Nolan’s Tenet may be the last original property non-sequel $200mil movie ever to be made. Next the discussion veers to the topic of ‘cancel … Read More
Media Roots Radio: Robbie’s Top Political Films Countdown
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Robbie goes through his Top 10 Political Satires, Top 10 Political Thrillers & Top 15 Political Scifi/Horror in this Part 1 of Robbie’s favorite political film list. A bonus Media Roots Radio episode for Patrons only (now unlocked! originally released July 2019) Warning: Spoilers throughout You can get access to all the locked Media Roots Radio bonus episodes by becoming … Read More
Media Roots Radio: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Michael Brooks
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Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the life and legacy of the late Michael Brooks, and what his work meant to them. From cutting critiques of the Intellectual Dark Web to hilarious political impressions to the notion of true internationalism, we all have a lot to learn from Michael Brooks. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider … Read More
Media Roots Radio: The Anti-China Pipeline, ‘Classical Liberal’ Civil War Rhetoric, Cool it with QAnon
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Robbie Martin goes solo on this episode of Media Roots Radio to discuss a wide range of issues and stories that slipped through the cracks on earlier episodes, delving into General Flynn’s QAnon oath, Freudian projections of ‘classical liberals’ like Tim Pool who constantly obsess over what they see as an impending civil war, Tucker Carlson’s head writer being fired … Read More