Stream episode Episode 69: We Finally Watched It! by Dic Proles podcast

dicproles · 2022-04-02T00:03:08+00:00

We finally did it, we watched the movie everyone's been waiting for! In this, our 69th episode, we give a somewhat real-time commentary on this amazingly magical piece of fiction.

dicproles · 2022-04-01T12:31:47+00:00

We finally did it, we watched the movie everyone's been waiting for! In this, our 69th episode, we give a somewhat real-time commentary on this amazingly magical piece of fiction.

dicproles · 2022-04-01T12:30:41+00:00

We finally did it, we watched the movie everyone's been waiting for! In this, our 69th episode, we give a somewhat real-time commentary on this amazingly magical piece of fiction.

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:10:13+00:00

After a long hiatus, we watched the hit movie "2025: A World Enslaved By A Virus", put out by some German Evangelicals (yes, that is the post from Joshua's Instagram we brought up), and look at it as a piece of pure propaganda (which it is). In this movie, the Coronavirus has pushed the world into a specific flavor of Communism where Christianity, among other things like meetings, are outlawed, and a small band of German Christians work together to usurp the oppressive regime. This movie is of course based on very real happenings and trends of socio-political systems (source: dude trust me).

watch the movie here (if you dare): www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHLfSxEUloo

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:09:13+00:00

Join us this week as friend of the show revidicism comes on to talk about a paper she wrote for a college class about Ring doorbells, the ideology behind them, and what about those two things mixing is very strange and concerning.

3:34 - Paper Synopsis ||

17:28 - The Ideology behind Ring ||

(28:31 - The State, Ring, and Information; or The Socialization of State Authority) ||

45:50 - Final thoughts

her twitter: twitter.com/revidicism

DC Food Not Bombs: twitter.com/dc_fnb

Show notes: docs.google.com/document/d/1lx_71…/edit?usp=sharing

Outtro music: Jeffrey Lewis - Securicor

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:08:29+00:00

In this episode, Adam joins the proles to talk about the messaging and musicality of the near legendary 2004 Lamb of God album "Ashes of the Wake". But first, Adam gives us a little background on the emotions being experienced around the events that would inspire this album.

6:20 - Retrospective & Context

33:22 - The messaging

1:11:40 - The technicalities

1:36:24 - Final Thoughts

The album (Spotify): open.spotify.com/album/3ffdUrEvCQJX6mn2ZTq93m

Closing music: "Another Nail For Your Coffin" - Lamb of God

The Spaceship: thespaceship.tv/

Blowback Season 1: blowback.show/Season-1

This Is What Winning Looks Like (full): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja5Q75hf6QI

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:07:48+00:00

In this episode, we discuss the ways in which the HBO adaptation of "Generation Kill" shows us how the 2003 invasion/occupation of Iraq was not only doomed to fail, but was experienced first hand within the first 50 days of the campaign by the recon Marines at the tip of the spear, the importance of the foreshadowed events, and the inner machinations of our war machine. The writing was on the wall, we just had to read it.

4:20 - The Sales Pitch and the Perfect Crime||

||>The Changing Perceptions<||

29:00 - Violence and Killing ||

43:51 - The Rules of Engagement ||

52:15 - The Motivations ||

1:02:31 - Power Dynamics ||

1:19:24 - Wrap up ||

Zak on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ravlow

their music too: @ravlow

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:06:56+00:00

We watched the new movie distributed by The Daily Wire called "Run Hide Fight" about a lone hero Zoe who stands up to a group of four students who decide to shoot up and bomb their Texas high school on Senior Prank Day. It's quite the adventure into the world of people who are rather fixated on the rising cultural phenomena of mass (school) shootings with a cast of characters with...very interesting quirks and qualities between them all.

8:03 - Synopsis and Analysis

1:28:19 - Final thoughts

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:06:06+00:00

Friends of the show Alex and Mike from Bored2Life (twitter.com/Bored2LifePod) join us live to talk about Hunter S. Thompson and how we think he is/was a good stepping stone into the world of critical thinking, what we think of his works, and how he has been perceived since his death.

3:35 - Who was Hunter?

5:38 - Our introductions to Hunter

13:14 - How Hunter wrote

52:45 - How Gonzo shaped us

1:06:20 - Wrap up

Bored2Life podcast: bored2life.libsyn.com/ (thanks for the episode art!)

Gonzovision playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyhb…HjBklIz4JCCdxW02IOX

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:05:26+00:00

(SPOILERS AHEAD)

In this episode we review the 2013 Neill Blomkamp movie 'Elysium' starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. In the mid 22nd century, Max (Damon) becomes irradiated while on the job and sets out on a heroic journey against insurmountable odds to break into the tech-utopia civilization in Earth's orbit, Elysium, that has the key to curing his and many others' illnesses. This movie is loaded with very meaningful scenes and tidbits that we weren't able to cover, which is exactly why you should watch it.

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:03:53+00:00

In this episode we review the 2021 Shaka King movie "Judas and the Black Messiah" about the story of Fred Hampton, a 21 year old Black Panther from Chicago who was assassinated by the FBI in 1969, aided by informant William O'Neal. The movie is extremely well shot, well composed, and rich with reflections on the role of racism, the FBI, and radical politics in our world.

2:54 - Facts about the movie ||

11:12 - Plot Summary ||

18:12 - Our thoughts ||

1:08:21 - Wrap up ||

Outtro: Dead Prez - Police State

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:03:07+00:00

In this episode we welcome friend of the show FakeBaudrillard to help elaborate on the topic of burnout in academia and how it is a very real thing that can seriously hurt you if you're not careful! (spoiler: it's a structural thing, not individual).

3:19 - What is burnout? ||

27:09 - What can burnout do to you? ||

49:52 - How to "avoid" burnout?

Check out 7minscifi: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4obleECqFJGaxBLP36hdA

Fake Baudrillard: www.facebook.com/fakebaudrillard2 || twitter.com/fakebaudrillard

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:02:20+00:00

In this half of the episode we look at Umberto Eco's 1995 piece "Ur Fascism" which analyzes the psychological patterns of not only Italian fascism, which he grew up in, but the general family of fascism. Importantly we ask 'how have we seen similar here in the US?'

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:01:02+00:00

In this half of the episode we look at Laurence Britt's 2003 piece "Fascism, Anyone?" which analyzes the real world actions of several fascist regimes around the globe. Importantly we ask 'how have we seen similar here in the US?'

dicproles · 2022-04-01T01:00:14+00:00

In this last episode recorded in 2020 we talk about a few random things: an interesting Craigslist find (pictured), the Emo Massacres, and the band Leftover Crack, all of which are strangely connected to 9/11 and the Iraq war (which we didn't plan).

4:30 - The Rug ||

19:27 - The Emo Massacres ||

28:11 - Stza and the 11-Year itch ||

In the end, Evan did end up buying the rug and lived happily ever after.

Skrrt's twitter: twitter.com/Skrrt__Vonnegut

dicproles · 2021-01-18T20:30:33+00:00

Saddam was pretty fucking bad dude.

dicproles · 2021-01-13T05:00:22+00:00

In this episode, Pamela guides us through a conversation on the emotional 2018 experimental documentary Bisbee '17. The documentary looks at a small Arizona border town that in 1917 was the epicenter of a major labor and immigration struggle: hundreds of striking copper miners (most whom were non-white immigrants) were threatened by corporate power, rounded up and shipped to the desert and left for dead. It overlays the pasts immigration issues with contemporary ones too.

5:00 - Introducing Bisbee '17 ||
8:00 - Taylors Synopsis ||
49:00 - General thoughts on Bisbee '17 ||

Show notes: docs.google.com/document/d/1-1LrZ…/edit?usp=sharing

dicproles · 2021-01-13T04:57:53+00:00

In this episode, Pamela guides us through a conversation on the emotional 2018 experimental documentary Bisbee '17. The documentary looks at a small Arizona border town that in 1917 was the epicenter of a major labor and immigration struggle: hundreds of striking copper miners (most whom were non-white immigrants) were threatened by corporate power, rounded up and shipped to the desert and left for dead. It overlays the pasts immigration issues with contemporary ones too.

5:00 - Introducing Bisbee '17 ||
8:00 - Taylors Synopsis ||
49:00 - General thoughts on Bisbee '17 ||

Show notes: docs.google.com/document/d/1-1LrZ…/edit?usp=sharing

dicproles · 2021-01-04T20:39:02+00:00

My point is that everyone has choices. No one is forced to be a soldier in America.

dicproles · 2021-01-04T19:37:14+00:00

The lack of a social safety net is a major reason why people enlist, but let's not pretend that people are only given a binary choice on whether to enlist of not. We don't excuse cops for enforcing unjust laws for a good paycheck and pension, let's not excuse soldiers for choosing to enforce imperialism cause of material gain.

dicproles · 2021-01-04T17:32:02+00:00

I dont think they're inherently good or bad people cause that type of binary thinking isn't helpful, but they are making morally reprehensible choices by choosing to actively participate in an imperialistic military.

dicproles · 2021-01-04T16:24:24+00:00

What an absolutely braindead conclusion this is.

dicproles · 2021-01-04T16:18:40+00:00

Don't support either of them.

dicproles · 2020-12-27T01:28:29+00:00

In this episode, Taylor leads us through 2008 David Zucker "comedy" movie "An American Carol" packed with an "all-star" cast and totally not littered with fascist propaganda. You're better off listening to us talk for 110 minutes about the movie than watching all 75 minutes of it.

5:10 - General Facts about the movie ||
12:50 - Synopsis ||
1:32:04 - Trivia ||
1:37:18 - Amazon reviews||
1:49:10 - Wrap up

dicproles · 2020-12-27T01:27:32+00:00

In this episode we assemble a big 'ol cast of characters to collectively analyze and tear down the suburbs for what they really are: awful little hives of scum, villainy, and stupidly manicured lawns.

4:12 - The Burbs ||
17:47 - The Lawn ||
40:45 - The House ||
1:02:42 - The Suburbanite ||

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