Doing some optimistic projections of what a post-capitalist utopia could look like with Lia. Follow her @socialistsloots on IG and @ptite_lia on TikTok

MINISODE #56: How to Avoid Becoming a Cynical Mess

Feb 26th, 2024 1h 11m

This week I'll be discussing what the movie "Poor Things" taught me about avoiding the magnetic pull of cynicism.

MINISODE #55 the moving power of reconciliation

Feb 16th, 2024 1h 26m

Sometimes finding the desire to forgive and to enter the process of reconciliation is one of the hardest things imaginable. But it is precisely that difficulty that makes it one of the most transformative and healing things in the human experie

BIPOLAR DISORDER with Alyson Donaldson

Jan 19th, 2024 1h 15m

When I was 9 years old my big sister was hospitalized as the result of a manic episode. This was how I first learned about mental illness and the ways an untreated brain can turn on a person and distort their reality. Today my sister is a beaut

MINISODE #54 the best & worst of 2023

Jan 2nd, 2024 1h 41m

A subjective year-end recap, People Pleaser style.

MINISODE #53: Cheering for Catastrophe

Dec 18th, 2023 1h 16m

It's about to be an election year. We need to have a tough chat about that.

MINISODE #52: moving beyond the first thought

Dec 10th, 2023 1h 11m

Trying to move beyond our first, often defensive and instinctive thoughts, so that we can find the humanity in our discourse and hear each other better.

MINISODE #51: Carl Jung, Mother God, and the reliably destructive nature of the human ego

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 42m

Anybody else watch that mother god doc? We're gonna talk about it. And more specifically we're gonna talk about why humans have such a hard time understanding what god is and how to use the concept of god for good.

MINISODE #50: the power of rituals

Nov 24th, 2023 1h 24m

We're back!! And my mustache is gone! And we're getting back into a philosophical chat like the good ole days. This time we'll be talking about rituals. Welcome back to the show!

MINISODE #49: LIVE from the Toronto International Film Festival

Sep 14th, 2023 36m 27s

I'm at TIFF to watch a movie that I'm in. How cool is that??

OBSESSION with David Allred

Sep 1st, 2023 1h 56m

In memory of Joseph Muchlinsky aka VonViddy. Examining the cost of passion and an obsessively relentless creative output.

SERVICE with Julie Archer

Aug 11th, 2023 1h 13m

I mean... what else is there to say? The guest is my favorite woman in the world. One of the best people alive. A massive 'get'. You're welcome.

MINISODE #48: The Cost of a Lie

Aug 4th, 2023 1h 34m

Some lies are bigger than others and have more dire consequences. But no matter the severity or size, every lie comes with a definite cost.

MINISODE #47: The Connective Tissue Between Intelligence & Morality

Jul 21st, 2023 1h 39m

Is it harder or easier to be a good person the smarter you get? Let's discuss.

STRIKE! with Ali Kinkade

Jul 15th, 2023 1h 15m

The Screen Actors Guild is officially on strike. Joining the Writers Guild of America who has been striking for the last 11 weeks. SAG actor Ali Kinkade is here to discuss.

TOXIC CONSERVATISM with Dara Starr Tucker

Jul 7th, 2023 1h 22m

What is toxic conservatism? Well... what even is conservatism? What was it, and what is it now? And how did it become... this?

WILDLY UNREASONABLE with Don Martin

Jul 1st, 2023 1h 38m

At the tail end of Pride Month author and content creator Don Martin pops in to discuss why he has resolved to be wildly unreasonable when dealing with people who are still struggling to back the cause of queer liberation.

MUSIC VIDEOS with Tiffany Topol

Jun 24th, 2023 1h 8m

Tiffany Topol pops in to discuss our mutual love of music videos from the golden era (1980-2010) and to chat about the making of her new music video for her song "Teenage Feeling", available now on YouTube, iTunes, and Tidal!

MINISODE #46: A Crash Course in Far Left Extremism

Jun 11th, 2023 1h 9m

A very surface-level, generalized analysis of what the extreme left actually believes in and fights for, and why that's objectively different and better than what the extreme right believes in and fights for.