6.5 - Perpetual War feat. Ben Burgis

<p>Recorded July 27 and 29 2021</p><br><p>Ben Burgis is the author of Give Them an Argument - Logic for the Left, Cancelling Comedians While the World Burns - A Critique of the Contemporary Left, and a co-author of Myth and Mayhem - A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson. He is also a philosophy instructor, a columnist for Jacobin Magazine and the host of the Give Them An Argument podcast and YouTube show. That second bit was copy/pasted from his amazon page - thanks again Bezos! </p><br><p>Ben joins two dipshits to discuss the individual appeal of right wing self help gurus like Peterson and Harris outlasting the IDW branding exercise. For a deeper analysis of Peterson's continuing influence, check Ben's episode with the other writers of Myth and Mayhem <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/40qjXTmE3sDbGMbp8pVJQC?si=2SdOwvUTSUq7YwWb52V4sg&amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Check out Ben's books at the worker-owned bookshop <a href="https://redemmas.org/titles?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;search_object%5Bsearchquery%5D=ben+burgis&amp;commit=Search" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red Emma's</a>.</p><br><p>In the bookended segments, Vic hops on the mic as we step into the shallow end of horny Mormons, passing out in public, and new releases from <a href="https://hiwerenotaband.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not a Band</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePJAqkMLl4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Erin Corbett</a>, and <a href="https://damecook.bandcamp.com/album/nature-interrupted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dame Cook</a></p><br><p>Songs Featured:</p><p>Time Moves Slow by BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Sam Harring</p><p>Draobdrac, By: The Be ill Klin Tins by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWiQLxMGWtV-WVoVpS2xH7w/featured" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gene C</a></p><p>Segments of the Previous Episode</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank'