Season of the Bitch is a brilliant podcast hosted and produced by a coven of leftist feminists. We cover all sorts of topics from marxist feminism, to the occupation of Palestine, to advice on dating and sex lives and astrology.
Episode 270: New Years 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR! we have some pretty major announcements in this one - as well as a lot of silliness. We love you so much <3
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1/6/2024 • 1 hour, 22 seconds
[re-release] Episode 245: Sotb Holiday Guide
Sharing the holiday vibes from last year because the co-hosts are very sick right now <3 stay safe out there! love you bye! hold each other close forever and ever <3
12/22/2023 • 45 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 269: Revolutionary Romance, Kink Edition
this week we dive into the world of kink and answer some of your questions!
tldr - there is no normal, and communicate with your partners!! <3
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12/1/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 268: Free Palestine
This week we’re talking about Palestine. Of course there’s so much to cover, but we wanted to make sure our listeners had as much information as possible. Free Palestine forever.
Our previous episodes on this topic:
Episode 24: The Occupation of Palestine - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1S48YoCz7mnLwV0YFEx4O2?si=bac843ed14bb4f48
Episode 35: The Occupation of Palestine, Pt 2 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hY7iKZQgM4Rka4mdcSE0j?si=2f034cc6473e47c9
Episode 91: Jewish Solidarity - https://open.spotify.com/episode/08sk665avAe8hXdvhUvpdl?si=41e087cc89084d7d
Episode 139: BLM and Palestinian Liberation - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1z4QBtF1qnrInz6hQjCd6V?si=db08b6a3442a49f4
Resources:
ANSWER Coalition - https://www.answercoalition.org/national_march_for_palestine_saturday_nov_4
Shut It Down for Palestine - https://www.shutitdown4palestine.org/actions
Medical Aid for Palestinians - https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/gaza-emergency2023
Jewish Voices for Peace online calling tool - https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/resource/urgent-tell-congress-to-stop-fueling-violence/
BDS Boycotts - https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott
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11/10/2023 • 59 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 267: Horror Creators Of Color
HAPPY SPOOKY SZN TO US ALL! today we’re getting into the holiday spirit with a special episode on horror creators of color. We specifically talk about the history of Black American horror movies, and then we just get into some horror movies we want to recommend to you this Halloween. Or really whenever ;)
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10/27/2023 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 267: Pro Choice Therapists
welcome back dear listeners to a perfect little episode highlighting this incredible project: Pro Choice Therapists. this week we got to speak to two incredible humans who are part of this crew -- Ashley and Jennifer!
You can check out their work at: https://www.prochoicetherapists.org/
You can join our discord at: patreon.com/seasonofthebitch
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10/6/2023 • 53 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 266: Conversion Therapy
This week's ep is a bit of a doozy! but we do try to sprinkle in some little light moments ;) JUST FOR U
needless to say conversion therapy is an extremely harmful and messed up practice and ur bois are lookin at the current state of this nonsense - as well as some history and media
oh also they forgot to mention it but the book/movie that addy was talking about is called "the miseducation of cameron post"
these are the links zoë references:
https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/policy-spotlight-conversion-therapy-bans.pdf
https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy
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9/22/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 263: Drag
slay all day my loves! it's time we talk about the iconic movement that has BEEN the moment ;) and what dumb frickers throughout the nation are trying to do about it ......... NOT ON OUR WATCH THO ammiright?!
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8/25/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 40 seconds
Episode 262: Barbie
u kno we had to do it ;) unveiling marxist barbie ammiright theydies??? laugh along with us okay love you bye
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8/11/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 19 seconds
Episode 261: The Lavender Room
WOW what an incredible conversation with the lead organizer of The Lavender Room, Jare!! PLZ go support this incredible queer and trans punk house!
Support:
Venmo: @lavroom "queer magic liberation"
Instagram: @lavenderroomny
go fund me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-lavender-room-funds-for-community-events?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
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7/21/2023 • 1 hour, 36 seconds
Episode 260: The Ultimatum-Queer Love, Pt 2
we're back with your second half of the ULTIMATUM lololol - we hope you're enjoying the sunshine and enjoying our ridiculous (and fun, and perfect, obviously) foray into dating shows
LOVE YOU BYEEE
7/7/2023 • 55 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 259: The Ultimatum - Queer Love, Part 1
EALITY TV has ... a wild history and is absolutely an unhinged piece of culture that's been woven through our society lolol. Today we are talking about the most recent of these adventures -- THE ULTIMATUM: Queer love --- we truly have so much to say on this topic and needed to split the conversation into two parts, so we will be back at it again next week!! You're welcome ;)
this week we honestly don't get into too big of spoilers, so if you want to listen and you haven't seen it yet, this might be a good way to ~wet ur appetite~ for binging the whole season before we release the next episode ;))))
special guest and FRIEND OF THE POD Jax is joining us this week and next, and you can follow them on instagram @jax_stone
okay love you bye!!!
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6/30/2023 • 1 hour
Episode 258: Queer Music
Boygenius, arlo parks, queen, OH MY! today it's the ozzy and addy show and we are talking all about queer music!
Check out our collaborative playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3fGgSGcrAFDT9OgQCZwGN2?si=3e350279398c4f01
Check out the cursed interview with adelaide here: https://buffalomusicplayers.wordpress.com/
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6/16/2023 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 257: Revolutionary Romance App Edition
well well welll,,,,,,, here we go again ;) this time we're talking about the APPS and how it is navigating them as queer and trans baddies.
if you make it all the way to the end you're a real one ;)
we want to know all of your stuff okay!! thank you to everyone who shared their stories <3
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6/2/2023 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 256: Capitalism Breeds Innovation
WOWWWW in case you needed any confirmation that innovation is a hilarious thing to say that capitalism breeds -- instead of you know .... forcing us into long hours of labor so we don't have enough time for original and creative thought ............ HERES AN EP FOR YOU!!!
here's the unhinged article that zoë read lol: https://www.econlib.org/capitalism-breeds-innovation-a-hallmark-christmas-movie-moment/
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5/19/2023 • 42 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 255: Spectre Journal
A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING US and its gay as hell ;) Today we are delighted to chat with Kade Doyle Griffiths as he enlightens us on all things trans / queer marxism. WE LOVE TO SEE IT
join us for this beautiful and fun episode <3
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5/5/2023 • 54 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 254: 420 2023
HAPPY HOLIDAZE from all of us here at sotb - this one .... is silly as hell, AS it deserves to be! you better stay until the VERY end of this one for a real special treat lmaoooo
Here's the leafly guide to strains good for pain: https://www.leafly.com/strains/lists/condition/cramps?page=1
Here's the video to addy's bird song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wyezV_Us5s&ab_channel=ThunderStormClouds1
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merch: seasonoftheb.com
LOVE YOU BYE!!!!
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4/21/2023 • 58 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 253: Radical STEM With Anna Marie La Chance
if u didn't think STEM could be radical, THINK AGAIN BAYBEEEEE!! today we are talking with radical sweetheart Anna - and she gives us the low down on what it's like being a Trans educator in STEM! We love u Anna!!
Follow all of her goodness here:
www.ThatAnnaMarie.com
@ ThatAnnaMarie on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and Mastodon
Substack is ThatAnnaMarie.substack.com
Podcast is Rule 63, on Spotify, YouTube, & Apple Podcasts
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4/7/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 252: Emotional Labor And Other Words That Mean Things
This week we are talkin' allll about the words that people get WRONG (lol, ourselves included as it turns out) and what the true meaning / history of a lot of these terms actually are!
Combahee River Collective Statement: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/combahee-river-collective-statement-1977/
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3/24/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 251: Media Bias And Trans Power
the world may be a dumpster fire, but we've seen worse before and still found ways to thrive. join us as we navigate the hellfire of anti-trans media bias -- but be rewarded with GORGEOUS stories of trans joy.
we love you. we love you. we love you.
Link to NYT petition letter: https://nytletter.com/
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xoxoxoxoxoxo
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3/10/2023 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 250: Gun Violence
W O O F! yeah, no way to really add a zinger to this episode description! it's a heavy one - but we are sending you all so so so much love.
Poem read was by JD Hegarty
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2/24/2023 • 53 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 249: Brain Hacks Pt 2
LEEEEEET THE SUNSHINE, LET THE SUNSHINE IN ;) LOL welcome back to brain hacks with sotb! learn some new TIPS n TRICKS to make your life a little brighter.
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2/10/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes
Episode 248: Revolutionary Romance
HERE WE GO AGAIN!! buckle up for this new year's episode of revolutionary romance -- today we are talking about a lot of experiences we may have as queer people that are tough to navigate -- there are no rule books handed to us when we come out ;)
hope it's helpful and lovely and hope ur getting ur freak on (consensually ;)) in whatever way you want!!
xoxo
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1/27/2023 • 55 minutes
Episode 247: New School Strike W Julia Furlan
ALL POWER TO THE WORKERS!
Join us as we chat with Julia Furlan about the New School Strike :)
Follow the new school & worker organizing:
@newschooloccupied on Insta
https://linktr.ee/occupytns
https://linktr.ee/UAW7902
https://www.onenewschool.org/home
https://www.youarethenewschool.com/
Follow Julia’s work:
@juliastmi on Twitter
Some good media coverage during the strike: https://twitter.com/UAW7902/status/1595260391239680001?s=20&t=AFgPkoHYriBTptJWXh_WnQ
1/13/2023 • 52 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 246: New Year 2023
HAPPY NEW YEARS QUEERS!
we love you so so much! thanks so much for all of your support this year <3 this week we reflect, look forward, and give guidance to all of you for this upcoming year.
If you're interested in that notebook: https://speculationbook.shop/products/for-the-birds-trapped-in-airports-hardcover-notebook-2022-23-design
join our discord!: patreon.com/seasonofthebitch
LOVE YOUUUUUUU!
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12/30/2022 • 57 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 245: Sotb Holiday Guide
HO HO HOESSSSS what's uppp baybee - we are here to make the yuletide GAY obviously!!!!! the holidays are a rough time for many of us, so here's some tips and tricks *tips and tricks! tips tips and tricks!* to get ya through.
LOVE YOU BYEEEE!
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12/23/2022 • 45 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 244: Ambria For Alderman
REMEMBER OUR DEAREST COFOUNDER AMBRIA??? well giddy UP because she is BACK baybeeeeee and she is running for city council in CHICAGO (maybe you've heard of it????)
Support Ambria's campaign here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ambria-for-alderman
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12/9/2022 • 55 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 243: Leftism And Spirituality
HAPPY SAGITTARIUS SEASON EVERYONE! have u ever seen a more perfect sag season episode???? Today we talk about how white supremacy and colonialism have warped our brains into thinking we know what is REAL and what isn't.
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12/2/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 242: Radical Softness
RADICAL SOFTNESS AS A FORM OF BOUNDLESS RESISTANCE! what does it mean to be political and have barriers to ~typical~ political action?
be soft! love u, byeeeee
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11/18/2022 • 48 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 241: Midterms 2022
do u like elections? NEITHER DO WE!!! but i GUESS as we live in a (cursed) SOCIETY we must recognize this false beacon of hope.
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11/11/2022 • 58 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 240: New Queer Horror
WHATS NEW AND GOOD WITH QUEER HORROR THIS YEAR?
we're talkin' they/them, scream 6, hellraiser, LLAMAGEDDON and more ;)))
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10/28/2022 • 58 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 239: Halloween Fast Fashion
is there anything spooookier than fresh water being poisoned and workers rights being degraded? actually, don't answer that question bc we live in hell BUT! this week we're chatting all about fast fashion and dressing up for halloween.
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10/21/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 238: Big Pumpkin
BIG PUMPKIN SPENDIN' G's
but for real though have u ever thought about the Big Pumpkin industry? the pumpkin industrial complex LOL well we're here and we're stanning pumpkins even tho capitalism finds a way to ruin everything (even veggies that are actually fruit!)
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10/14/2022 • 45 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 237: Ghosting
BOO! we're kicking off spooky season with ghosting!! have u been ghosted? have you ghosted people? WERE TALKIN ABOUT IT
don't get too spooked out by this SCARY ep
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10/7/2022 • 56 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 236: Navigating Bisexuality Where Are They Now
bisexuals bisexuals bisexuals ..... can't get enough, can't stop, will not stop - we love ppl across the gender spectrum and maybe u do too!
if u like thinking about queerness this episode is a little prezzy from us 2 u.
xoxoxoxo
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9/23/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 235: The British Monarchy
nothing but respect for OUR queens (emma goldman and rosa luxemburg) but .... ALL disrespect for the british monarchy.
this week the coven takes a look at all the recent fuckery of the british monarchy, and why we do not mourn lizzy's death.
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9/16/2022 • 56 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 234: Panic! At The Gender Studies Department
GENDER IS ........ EVERYWHERE? i mean .... it truly is - but we don't need to tell YALL that.
but lately -- the general discourse around gender studies has been........... EXTRA as hell. with our resident MASTER OF GENDER Zoë, we understand more and more about this fluid topic
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9/9/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 233: Five Years Of SotB
PLACE UR BETS ON WHICH COHOST CRIES DURING THIS EPISODE lmao
honestly this is the best episode ever tbh and if u know u know and if u TRULY kno ur part of ,,,,,,,,, squirt village ;)
plz know we love u all more than life okay thank u for listening, plz tell ur friends about us thx
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9/2/2022 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 232: Sex Positivity
S E X SPELLS SEX and we r talkin' about all the ways to EXERCISE ur autonomy and figure out what U love and also how to have UR boundaries RESPECTED ------- OR ELSE!!!!!
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8/26/2022 • 52 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 231: Adelaide
AHHHHHHHHHH LAURA PUT OUT A LITTLE ALBUM AND WE R TALKING TO THEM ALL ABOUT IT!
drama, queerness, creativity, and MORE - u truly love to see it.
Purchase the album and/or stream it on bandcamp or with the bandcamp app: https://adelaidebrand.bandcamp.com/releases (and share with your friends!)
follow adelaide on IG for any updates: https://www.instagram.com/_adelaide_band_/
@_adelaide_band_
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8/19/2022 • 52 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 111: Astrology Roasts of Leftists
re-release <3
HAYYY ITS YA BOYZ BACK AT IT AGAIN!
This time we r talkin' about some CHARTS of famous ppl (HELLO WHY DID YOU THINK EMMA G WAS SO SAPPY OR WHY TROTSKY WAS A THOT?!) We do a PATREON only series called ROASTED and so this is a taste for everyone, on what you could expect, when you listen to those episodes.
Find out why Angela Davis is such a fucking comrade and why Rosa is a dreamy son of a B. WE LOVE TO SEE IT!
Long live sag season bbs - don't lose hope as we enter deep winter.
xoxoxooxoxoxoxoxox
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8/11/2022 • 49 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 230: Publishing And Exploitation
This week we are talking all about that ROM COM industry - the publishing industry is failing lots and lots of people (whomst is really surprised)
this week we have two glorious guests, anne and catherine who have worked or do currently work in the industry <3
here's the NYT article mentioned in the episode: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/11/opinion/culture/diversity-publishing-industry.html
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8/5/2022 • 52 minutes
Episode 229: Mysteries Of The Universe
this week we explore the MYSTERIES of the universe! what's the deal with sinkholes? hidden cities? burping black holes? mushroom language?
dig in (LOL) to this archeological and astronomical themed episode - because who doesn't need a break from the DUMPSTER FIRE of life <3
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7/29/2022 • 49 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 228: Birth Strike With Jenny Brown
because we live in this messed up society, it's hard as hell to have and raise children! Brilliant author and activist Jenny Brown takes us through all of this, with wit and somehow leaves us all feeling a little bit uplifted <3
Please consider getting her book Birth Strike! (currently 50% off with the code: ashes): https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=998
We also welcome back Waleeta to this incredible conversation! Make sure u send her love through the ETHER ;)
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7/22/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 18 seconds
[re-release] Episode 170: Sotb Hates
To conclude our mini summer sabbatical - aka our rereleases of the summer season, we decided to end on a very goofy note --- all of us talking about the random things we really really really don't like ;)
we hope you all are hanging in and having a silly, good, and community-filled summer so far -- we will return next week with that NEW NEW content y'all crave ;)
love u BYE
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7/15/2022 • 50 minutes, 15 seconds
[re-release] Episode 70: Cowboys, Gender, And Sexuality
we are taking a SUMMER SABBATICAL bc the world is falling apart and we are a little busy this week and next. Time to go back into the VAULT and find a powerful episode to ride us through this ROUGH TERRAIN ;)
this episode is an absolute banger and a delight for all - join us and our special guest as we discuss all things cowboys, gender, and sexuality ;)
7/8/2022 • 57 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 227: Once Again Fuck The Supreme Court
welppppp u knew it was coming!! this week we once again are talking about how absolutely destructive and terrible the supreme court is, in ALL the ways!
hold each other close!
plz donate ur funds to ur fave queer leftist podcast at patreon.com/seasonofthebitch
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7/1/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 226: The History Of Abortion
hello its us again and we will NOT STOP talking about abortions!!! they're good, actually <3
this week we do a deep dive into a bunch of different histories of abortion (of course this is not an exhaustive list) - and we take an in depth look at the Jane Collective in chicago.
lets hold each other close and continue providing for each other even as the world is crumbling around us!!!
love you bye!!!!!
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6/24/2022 • 52 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 225: Abortion and Mental Health
Hello hello! welcome to this week's edition of: how to survive a dumpster fire!
today we are talking to an incredible human from Exhale - a great resource for anyone who is going through an abortion process.
check out their website here: https://exhaleprovoice.org/
text their line at 617-749-2948
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6/17/2022 • 50 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 224: Pride Month Confessions
THESE ARE OUR CONFESSIONSSSSS
YES bitch it's time to release some real chaotic and goood vibes into the universe because everything is hell! listen to us talk about our own bullshit and also riff on y'alls submissions!!!!
love you!! be gay! be trans! fight cis men!
xoxooxoxoox
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6/10/2022 • 52 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 223: Trans Reproductive Healthcare
psssssssst!!!!!!!!!!!! lez strike ""women's health"" from our vocabulary!!!!! this week we are talking all about trans reproductive healthcare, queer parenting, and safe sex <3
somehow this episode is hilarious so ...... BUCKLE UP BBS -- we are getting more and more weird the more this world descends into chaos :)
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5/27/2022 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 222: Marxist Feminism And Bodily Autonomy
well the world is [still] a dumpster fire and here's one new mode of analysis for ya - how does marxist feminism play into all the frickery of our current times?
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5/20/2022 • 56 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 221: Gays With Guns
hallo hallo hallo! today we are talking with the PRESIDENT of the socialist rifle association, Erin! they tell us everything we might want to know about what it's like working with and around firearms in a society that doesn't want the gay and trans folks like us to participate!
also reminder that TONIGHT kicks off our Thursday Trans Horror Series at 8pm ET at our $6.66 patreon level <3
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5/13/2022 • 51 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 220: Radical Real Estate
frick private property, ammiright??? this week we talk to two brilliant guests with us: Rahel Biru. a collective member of Mayday Space, and Elise Goldin, a campaign organizer with the New Economy Project.
mayday space: https://maydayspace.org/
NYC community land initiative: https://nyccli.org/
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5/6/2022 • 39 minutes, 1 second
Episode 219: Brain Hacks
FEELIN LOW?! ya, same besty!! so here's some tips n tricks on how to hack ur brain's dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins - YES U TOO CAN SEIZE THE MEANS OF YOUR BRAINS PRODUCTION LMAO
just remember the 3 s's: sex, sunshine, and socialism - tysm!
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4/29/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 28 seconds
Episode 218: 420
it's time to get silly af with the coven!!! how much larger is a tuna than a salmon? who is the worst billionaire? will kellen solve all of math? will zoë figure out the answers to the universe? and who tf is ozzy ;)
xoxoxox love u bye
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4/22/2022 • 57 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 217: Things You Didn't Learn In Sex Ed LGBTQ Edition
wow this one is a FUN LIL DOOZY! we love to talk about sex, BAYBEE! get all ur questions answered in this week's (and in future weeks) episode! we r talkin' about gay shit, how to ask for things you want, and how to work around your body (if ur body is givin u trouble!)
hope ur all bein safe and sexy this aries szn! love u!! bye!!!
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4/8/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 216: The Oscars
i mean ..... we had to!!! join us as we dunk on lin manuel miranda, amy schumer, and libs in general - which tbh is a top 10 favorite activity.
also we got some informative history and shiza for you don't u worry ur little smart selves.
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4/1/2022 • 56 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 215: The Anti CRT Movement
well well well the big wigs in america are out here amplifying white supremacy and systemic racism!! Whomst can be surprised but here's what it's all about.
if u want 2 kno about CRT, what it is, what it isn't, and what the absolute .............. ENEMIES ...... are doing about it? listen up bbs
tracker: https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/map-where-critical-race-theory-is-under-attack/2021/06
LOVE U BYE
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3/25/2022 • 56 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 214: Gay Awakenings
HAPPY SPRING!!! today we're talking about some good gay vibes, also some good awakening vibes. binders, toothpicks, nail clippers, and queer media as per usual.
yes we talk about euphoria but there's really no major spoilers so doin't worry lololol
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3/18/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 213: Be Gay Do Crime (Literally)
welll y'all knew it was coming -- with the latest slew of attacks on trans and queer youth, we go through what's happening, resistance on the ground, and ways we experience trans and queer joy!
aclu tracker: https://www.aclu.org/legislation-affecting-lgbtq-rights-across-country
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
3/11/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 212: Ukraine
unsurprisingly, we felt it necessary to talk about this complicated topic! tune in for history, what the hell the ~west~ even is, and insights to what's happening in ukraine and around the world.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
3/4/2022 • 48 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 211: Queer Spaces
WE KNOW THEM, WE LOVE THEM!!! queer spaces are extremely important to us all!
do not fear, we will continue to create more and more queer space here and on. our discord :)patreon.com/seasonofthebitch
check out the lesbian bar project! https://www.lesbianbarproject.com/
theme music as always by bradnon payton carrillo
2/25/2022 • 53 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 210: Pets
we love our pets!!! new, old; cat, dog; lizard, hermit crab - you name it and we love it!!
join us for this much needed levity episode at the end of the world.
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo.
2/18/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 209: Football
ARE U READY TO RUMBLE!!! LETS GOOOOOOOO
okay first of all do not @ us if we don't cover everything lmao we are doing a very wide overview of this extremely large topic!!
learn all about the ins and outs of why football is ..... an interesting look into american culture and society writ large.
theme music as always by brandon-payton carrillo
if you have any questions or thoughts feel free to email us at seasonoftheb [at] gmail
2/4/2022 • 53 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 208: bell hooks
have you been interested in what the incredible author bell hooks has to say? well here's a bit of an introductory episode into all things bell hooks!
masculinity, gender, race, class ETC she covers it all!! and we love her - libra sun, sag moon icon.
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
if you have any questions for the coven that you’d like us to anonymously cover, romance advice or other - email us at seasonoftheb [at] gmail [dot] com
1/28/2022 • 49 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 207: A Radical History Of Mlk
we got so angry about libs and capitalists co-opting the legacy of martin luther king jr that we decided to do a whole episode on it!
take a journey with us back to the 1960s - where we explore the actual political climate / how MLK was portrayed at the time.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
1/21/2022 • 43 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 206: Fuck U Joe
well well well, we're a year into this new presidency and there's *check's notes* literally nothing to show for it!!
join us this week as we drag multiple joe's for being the absolute worst.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
WE R BACK with more advice and ridiculousness than ever. Join our fearless hosts on a journey towards self-exploration and the exploration of how to be with other people lmao.
any texts read - all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred. ;))
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo!
1/7/2022 • 56 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 204: New Years 2022
HAPPY NEW YEAR BBS!!!! time is fake but U and UR PRECIOUS SELVES are real!! so let's reflect, make some wishes, and manifest some good shit for us all this coming year.
in all seriousness, thank you so much to everyone for four and a half years of listening to a bunch of leftist queer feminists talk shit! we love you so so so much <3
theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
12/31/2021 • 56 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 203: Mental Health And The Holidays
HO HO HOES ;) time to manage the mental chaos of the holidays with ur favorite coven!
this week we talk all about the messiness and joys of the holiday season, and share some of our tips on how to cope (spoiler alert - it begins with a b and ends in oundaries ;))
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
12/17/2021 • 52 minutes, 1 second
Epiosde 202: SotB Vs George W Bush
let's travel back in time to the early aughts and reminisce on the absolute trash presidency of little dumb failed oilman george w.
highlights include: wreaking havoc across the middle east, deregulating in the midst of crises, and ruining public education.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
12/10/2021 • 1 hour, 25 seconds
Episode 201: Chanukah
HELLO AND HAPPY CHANUKAH TO EVERYONE! we hope you find as much light as you can in this VERY dark time <3
we're talking all things related to Chanukah - the history, our own knowledge (or lake thereof), and generally unpacking this time of year!
xoxoxo
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
12/3/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 200!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING MY LOVES!! it's time 2 be GRATEFUL AS F for all of y'all!! we cannot believe we have made it to 200 episodes. we freaking love all of u so goddamn much. thanks for supporting this project!
this week we're reminiscing on the last 4.5 years, answering questions from y'all, and spreading good vibes.
love you!!!!!!!!!!
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
11/26/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 199: Strikesgiving
HELLO HELLO HELLO and we are here to RIDE that strike WAVE baby! this week we are talking about LABOR and all the ways in which people are building power around the country.
S O L I D A R I T Y forevvvvver (CUZ THE UNION MAKES US STRONG BAYBEEEEEE)
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
11/12/2021 • 55 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 198: Elections
well well well i guess it's that time of year ONCE AGAIN where we have to talk about the unfortunate master's tools that we've been given.
today we're talking about the various elections that have gone down this week, and also yammering on about how capitalism is to blame for most of our freaking issues! WHOMST IS SURPRISED
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
11/5/2021 • 49 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 197: Superstitions
HAPPY HALLOWEEEN!!!
today we are chatting about all things superstitious! black cats, mirrors, cracks in the sidewalk, graveyards, umbrellas, YOU NAME IT.
we are here to give justice to all black cats <3
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
WHATS MORE SPOOKY THAN A BREAKUP?? today we continue our spooky season vibes with questions and advice from y'all (and us) about breakups!
hear some haunted af breakup stories (cursed, really) and advice on how to take care of yourself!
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
10/22/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 195: Magic
HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON EVERYONE!!! to continue our spooky season times we are talking all things MAGICAL with Tanya Turner!! (@auntiebernice on twitter)
Astrology, tarot, herbalism, AND MORE - join us for this absolutely absurd and beautiful conversation
get more Tanya goodness at: https://haintt.bigcartel.com/
Full moon in aries tarot spread: https://labyrinthos.co/blogs/learn-tarot-with-labyrinthos-academy/a-full-moon-in-aries-tarot-spread
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
10/15/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 194: Queer And Trans Horror
WELCOME TO SPOOKY SEASON B*TCHES! we love it ,,,, u love it,,, and this week we are talkin' with spooky movie EXPERT nadine!!
You ever watch something spooky and think to yourself, wow that was gay af (without it being OVERTLY gay af???) -- us too!
article that nadine has written: https://www.them.us/story/body-horror-gender-dysphoria-essay
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
10/8/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes
Episode 193: Sex Toys
today we are talking about all things related to SEX TOYS!!! spice up ur life with these amazing features that make sex more enjoyable and safe for many many people! try something new with your partner! support your local sex shop :)
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
10/1/2021 • 52 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 192: Worker Owned Erotica
MOVE OVER ONLY FANS ur fricken cancelled! time for peep.me!
today we talked to the incredible founders of peep.me who are building the first worker-owned cooperative platform for adult content.
you can support there work at the following:
https://peep.me/
Search strippers united and peepdotme on IG and Twitter <3
Theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
9/24/2021 • 55 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 191: Abort The Supreme Court
THATS RIGHT BAYBEE WE'RE ABORTING THE SUPREME COURT and basically all of the circuit courts while we're at it! and .... honestly probably the whole system needs to be aborted.
ANYWAYS today we're talking about SB8 and the absolute f*ckery that is happening in Texas. TL;DR: support local abortion work!
Find more info: https://abortionfunds.org/
Support buckle bunnies in Texas: https://www.bucklebunnies.org/
xoxoxoxox
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9/17/2021 • 48 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 190: Radicalizing Her With Nimmi Gowrinathan
this week we are talking with the absolutely brilliant Nimmi Gowrinathan about her new book Radicalizing Her: Why Women Choose Violence.
This book and conversation are all about what conditions and political oppression push women to take up arms. If you'd like to learn more we highly recommend you pick up her book at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/659448/radicalizing-her-by-nimmi-gowrinathan/
Adi Magazine -- www.adimagazine.com
Guernica/Female Fighters Series -- https://www.guernicamag.com/special/female-fighters/
If you happen to be in NYC we recommend you check out her book signing event at Busboys and Poets on September 8!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
9/3/2021 • 58 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 189: Afghanistan Past and Present
join us this week as we have WALEETA back with us to talk international policy and discuss wtf is going on in afghanistan.
biggest takeaways: the US is the goddamn worst, MASKS AND MARX in schools, withhold your labor to aid in international solidarity, and f u c k the industry of war.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
8/26/2021 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 188: Psychedelic Feminism
this week we address the feminist nature of psychedelics! zoë leads us through their research on how various psychedelics have been used throughout time, and how colonial white men have fucked it up for most of us.
while we talk about some of these issues please keep in mind that there's a lot of research that goes into any decisions regarding personal consumption and sotb is not here to assess whether or not these substances are okay for you --- and they might not be!
but for a lot of people, these substances provide a lot of relief, particularly from symptoms related to ptsd, trauma, depression, anxiety, ocd, and disordered eating.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
8/20/2021 • 51 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 187: Care Work
CARING FOR OTHER PPL: YA HEARD OF IT?! well buckle up for an SotB special about all things related to care work - the history, the politics, the personal, ETCETERA.
srsly tho, plz take care of yourself and one another
love you! bye!!
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
8/13/2021 • 49 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 186: The Olympics
this week the coven takes on the absolute CHAOS of the olympics - we cover history, the blatant colonial and xenophobic fuckery, and much MUCH more.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
8/6/2021 • 55 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 185: Freud Is The Worst
wowwwwwww unsurprisingly the """"father"""" of psychology is ..... fucked as SHIT. Basically if you weren't aware of how dark the field of psychology and psychiatry is,,,,,, Sashank and our crew are here to SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
Article zoë mentioned: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/side-effects/201005/how-schizophrenia-became-black-disease-interview-jonathan-metzl
Resources Sashank mentioned:
#StopTheShock campaign: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13wOLYBZq7iq13M_KTFqJEwSkvf7ccdjY1vvx0ei3lak/edit
Trans lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ - by and for trans folks, doesn’t call cops
Therapist NDC: https://therapistndc.org/ - trauma informed & neurodiversity aligned therapists
fireweed collective: https://fireweedcollective.org
intentional peer support: https://www.intentionalpeersupport.org
Inclusive Therapists: https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/
critical/anti-psychiatry, mad pride & neurodiversity movements:
https://www.madinamerica.com/
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/aut.2020.29014.njw
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
7/30/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 184: The Rise Of The Religious Right
behind the facade of US democracy, right wing religious leaders have been pulling the strings of many social and political issues for a long af time. learn about all the players who rly just did the MOST to destroy social safety nets and equality measures that tried to surface in US legislature.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
7/23/2021 • 57 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 183: Climate Catastrophe
this episode is a BIT of a bummer -- but then again it's a bummer to live in climate hell! we do our best to add levity when we can ;)
OBVIOUSLY this is not a comprehensive list of what's going on in climate because we had one hour to cover a broad af topic.
but, the tl;dr is ---- damn, shit is rly dark out there! but we have each other and we have ways of supporting one another and fighting back against these atrocities.
head to our discord if u wanna proverbially hug it out afterwards :)
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
7/9/2021 • 59 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 182: Anti Trans Bills
Come for the shitting on the moral majority, stay for the real-time reaction to the news of d*nald r*msfeld's death
basically religion has ruined a ton of shit and has helped the US remain it's shitty little self -- today we're talking about what the hell people are continuing to do to ruin the lives of trans folks in this country.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
7/2/2021 • 47 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 181: That's Gay
are they ..... you know ....
YES WE ARE!!! and so are a bunch of other things you might not have thought of before this moment. We are rounding out our pride month with some very gay energy.
here's the video zo mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMAuesRJm1E&t=25s&ab_channel=TonyAwards
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
6/25/2021 • 50 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 180: Queer Content
slinging u that PRIDE centric content for another weeeeeeek!
basically we're going to tell you about a bunch of our queer favorites -- we only had an hour and honestly we could've talked about this forever, so if we forgot one of your faves, oops!
by the end of this episode, kellen will have convinced you that stacey's mom is actually a queer anthem, so prepare yourselves.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
6/18/2021 • 59 minutes, 31 seconds
179: The History Of Queer Organizing
happy pride bitches!!! this week we're talking all about queer people and our historical fight for rights! This week focuses on the united states and all of its grand fuckery - but y'all know it happened elsewhere too.
we're talkin' pink panthers, gay liberation, no cops, stonewall, and MORE
love u bye
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
6/11/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 178: Non Profit Unions
if you've ever worked for a non-profit organization, you KNOW how underpaid and overworked this "industry" can be. today we talk with the sweeties from Buffalo Organizers United (BOU) about their efforts to unionize their organization, the Clean Air Coalition.
ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
To support their efforts you can:
send them an email at [email protected]
follow them on IG: @buffaloorganizersunited
follow them on twitter: @organizebuffalo
theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
6/4/2021 • 58 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 177: Sotb Hates 2.0
what's that you say? you loved our sotb hates episode SOOOO much you wanted to hear another episode of us shit talking??? Really what else were we to do in gemini szn.
honestly no one leaves this episode unscathed lol GOOD LUCK xoxoxo
but for real - we do love u all and we hope you're hanging in, just maybe make sure you're not using others while you're hanging in ;)
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
5/28/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 176: Abortion Care
This week we have the LOVELY, the POWERFUL, the ICONIC MAKAYLA! you may remember her from our sex work 2020 ep or our LEO SZN roasted.
But today we are talking all about what it means to get an abortion in the united states of hell, and how to care for yourself / ask for help during that time.
buckle bunnies website: https://www.bucklebunnies.org/
abortion doula zine: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57f7026fb3db2bbcce92abb3/t/5811796029687f04802e8180/1477540212493/DIYDoulaZine.pdf
caring for yourself after an abortion: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-michigan/healthcare/abortion-services/caring-for-yourself-after-an-abortion
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
5/21/2021 • 49 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 175: Revolutionary Romance 4
not sure how to handle ur romantic life?? WELL THE GOOD NEWS IS we are so smart and ready to bring you some HOT and also THOUGHTFUL takes on your personal life.
don't forget to tell us about how our advice has rocked ur entire world!!
xoxoxooxox
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
5/14/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 174: The Crisis In India And Intellectual Property
shit is rly fucked around the world right now! and whomst is to blame??? capitalism obviously. but this episode we get more specific into what PARTS of capitalism are really exacerbating this global health crisis.
listen to julia and laura rant about all things related to intellectual property.... bc FUCK THAT SHIT <3
RESOURCES:
Here's the document that gives you a script and information on how to call your representatives: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RozIgEywgTqDYujiMsvUR0ZmUK6P3xZ1lAz9LlrcJ0U/edit?fbclid=IwAR0qoqnI17v8gxCPb0wHCKgXCYZRIXK7x1L5DF7AvQS7OFaTj_7pcDnwBts#heading=h.qvmdc0e4h76u
list of mutual aid campaigns in India: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eiobgyrl8iz-R1Dz7c4R5pzzzkuZLBj99vaC7T_UeVo/preview?fbclid=IwAR3O8NgMylUG5SHwhlN_cqHrjOFxGL9H5N55B5XEv9Sb0TZO3EEL6rOktLA&pru=AAABeVgnHL0*qKT-3ptaxpQoREuEfuCTYA#heading=h.xn1y8atpno35
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
5/7/2021 • 52 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 173: Eat The Gentry
GENTRIFICATION - tis a plague on our society <3 hear all about how gentrification and the WORDS around gentrification shape neighborhoods, and how white supremacy just permeates through it all.
get ur fill of sweet bbs talkin' shit about the rich and of course talking shit about the police.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
xoxxooxoxox
4/30/2021 • 56 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 172: SotB Loves
ayeee we're talking about all the things that are GOOD baybeee. hope ur having a goood week bc we live in hell!!!
some things we talked about:
book on psychedelics: "how to change your mind" by michael pollan
clothing references:
Jess Meany (https://www.instagram.com/jess_meany/)
Worn Ware (https://www.instagram.com/worn__ware/)
big bud press (https://www.instagram.com/bigbudpress/)
pre-roll stuff:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BluntBabeTrays
LOVE U BYEEEEEE
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
4/16/2021 • 58 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 171: Post Colonial Astrology W Alice Sparkly Kat
ARIES SEASON W ARIES ICON ALICE SPARKLY KAT!!!! Yesss!
this week we are talking astrology with our collective hero, alice sparkly kat!
plz preorder their book, Pre Colonial Astrology here: https://www.alicesparklykat.com/postcolonialastrology/
you can also follow them on IG and twitter @ alicesparklykat <3
theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
4/9/2021 • 48 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 170: Sotb Hates
AYE AYE AYE this week we are SHIT TALKING! honestly we hope you really enjoy this hour of fun -- the world has been fucked up for a long time and sometimes you have to blow off some steam!
SotB HATES: scabs! men! emotional incompetence! lol and more ;)
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
4/2/2021 • 50 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 169: Gendered Violence And Recent Events
Content warning: discussion of gendered violence, police violence, and racial violence.
discussing the recent violent attacks carried out by white men
Theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
3/17/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 168: 9to5 With Ellen Bravo
BARELY GETTIN' BY, ITS ALL TAKIN' AND NO GIVIN'
LEARN UR LABOR HISTORY - specifically labor history of WOMEN and other marginalized folks. absolute labor icon Ellen Bravo joins us this week!! She is a perfect angel and we hope you have as much fun listening to her as we did!!
theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
3/12/2021 • 43 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 167: We Did It Joe
wanna know everything fucked up that the b*den administration has done so far? but in like, a hilarious, fun, and community driven way? WELL LOOK NO FURTHER BC WE HAVE A PERFECT EP FOR YOU.
in this ep we uncover all the shit that's gone down since the end of january, and SPOILER ALERT: we don't love to see it.
tell us your favorite parts by hollering at us on IG or twitter @seasonoftheb
....... or on our new tiktok account, @seasonoftheb
LOVE YOU BYE
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
3/5/2021 • 56 minutes, 1 second
Episode 166: Asian American Solidarity and Abolition
ooooooooh yeeeep! it's time to get into the NITTY GRITTY of what it means to have asian american solidarity with an abolitionist mindset. some history, some schooling on colorism, classism, and the homogenization of what it means to be asian american.
vietnamese american artist and scholar, Janet Tran, joins us! plz check out her website at: https://www.tranjanet.com/
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
2/26/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 165: The Institution Of Marriage
MARRIAGE, u ever heard of it?! well well well, we get into the NITTY GRITTY of the history of marriage and all the ways the state, capitalism, and the nuclear family are INTERTWINED.
Come 4 the info, stay for us laughing incessantly with each other.
love u bye!
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
2/19/2021 • 53 minutes
Episode 164: Work Wont Love You Back
do u love ur job??? RLY?! ..........????? Well guess what, as kellen says, she's just not that into you (she meaning the hellscape that is labor under capitalism.
this week we have our incredible friend, labor journalist, and author, Sarah Jaffe on the pod to talk about her new book Work Wont Love you Back.
you can find and support Sarah's work here: https://bookshop.org/books/work-won-t-love-you-back-how-devotion-to-our-jobs-keeps-us-exploited-exhausted-and-alone/9781568589398
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
2/12/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 163: Lux
This week we talk to two of the incredible humans working on lux magazine!
from their website: "Top-down efforts to convince us that the highest form of feminism is the girl boss have failed. No one believes today that we will be saved by the female CEO or presidential candidate. Instead, feminists are in pursuit of a NEW WORLD, at the forefront of struggles for police abolition, healthcare, and control over our work, looking toward a horizon beyond which everyone has access to food and shelter, to beauty and pleasure. We don’t want the paltry options we’ve been offered. We want it all."
Check out and support lux here: https://lux-magazine.com/
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
1/29/2021 • 54 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 162: Unmasking The Far Right
Hello!!!! this week we R unmasking ur fash uncles with Talia Lavin! She went UNDERCOVER and infiltrated diff white supremacist spaces. Enjoy her tales of horror and beware of the BANALITY OF EVIL.
You can buy her book, Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy here: https://bookshop.org/books/culture-warlords-my-journey-into-the-dark-web-of-white-supremacy/9780306846434
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
1/22/2021 • 49 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 161: Coup There It Is
party on party people let me hear some noise
dc in the house jump jump for joy
'cuz there's a party over here
a party over there
wave your hands in the air
shake your dairiair
these three words when your gettin' busy
COUP there it is... hit me
Anyways, if u wanna hear us lose our minds about the history of US coups, as well as terrible journalists like M*att Y*lesias, class analysis, ETC u got it all coming at u today AS WE TALK about the shit show of this past week!
Theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
1/15/2021 • 52 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 160: The Stimmy
are you confused??? US TOO!!! but hopefully we can clarify a little bit MORE what the absolute F is going on.
get a refresher on MMT, scream about zionism, and generally the failed state that is this messed up nation.
xoxoxoxo - stay safe, take naps, and try not to doomscroll!
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
1/8/2021 • 51 minutes, 1 second
Episode 159: New Year 2021 (time isn't real)
HAYYYY THERE, hope ur having a lovely new years eve -
we r here to lighten the mood with our takeaways from 2020 and our hopes and dreams (and thotty star alignments) to look forward to in 2021.
follow kellen on tiktok at smellenh <3
follow laura's art on IG at sexysappho
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
1/1/2021 • 58 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 158: Lies you Learned in History Class
WHAT THE F EVEN IS A "FREE STATE?" WELL let our genius historian INFORM U about it ;) also highlights include: asmr, saying "bye bitch" to hitler, getting mad about the atomic bomb, and MORE
xoxoxoxo
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
12/18/2020 • 58 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 157: Flesh Prisons
HELLO HELLO HELLO
do u wish ur body just didn't exist and u could be your brain as a lavender scented etherial mist floating thru life? SAME.
visit patreon.com/seasonofthebitch to join our discord and reading group!!
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
12/11/2020 • 59 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 156: Leftist Language
LEARNIN ABOUT LINGUISTICS ON THIS LOVELY DAY! hello and welcome back 2 our wholesome little pod where we talk about how pretentious language and barriers to education are just bad!
learn about some radical languages and hear some Hot Takes <3
xoxoxo,
the coven
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
12/4/2020 • 1 hour, 8 seconds
Episode 155: Abortion Access
once again we r here 2 talk about why ppl with uteruses should ,,,, have autonomy over their bodies!! and also, while we're at it, shit talking the supreme court, j*e b*den, and state laws.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo <3
11/20/2020 • 54 minutes, 1 second
Episode 154: History Of Voter Suppression
VOTE BLUE NO MATTER,,,,,,, LOL sorry forgot who we were for a minute!
in this ep we're talkin' about how democracy was a fallacy in the US from the very beginning. U LUV TO SEE IT!
is there anything better than shit talkin' the state of US politics 2 start ur day? I don't think so! so saddle up with this informative and ~ h e a l i n g ~ episode
<3
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
11/13/2020 • 55 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 153: Queer Horror
if u wanna be spoopy in ur every day and gay it the hell up, THIS IS THE EP 4 U! we have our dear comrade Gen on this ep - who is an expert in all things horror.
find some new THEMES and get some new potential content to CONSUME this spooky season.
if u make it all the way to the end u will realize that the sotb hosts are the only ppl in the world who have read the communist manifesto in it's entirety okay love u byeeee
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
10/30/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 152: Trick Or Treat
SPOOOKY SCARRRYYY TIME FOR MORE SPOOKY SEASON CONTENT! this week we are joined by the lovely hosts of DRUNK DISH - a podcast all about food history! definitely check them out.
and todayyyyy we are talkin' about the HISTORY and LORE surrounding a perfect tradition, trick or treating.
xoxoxoxoox
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo <3
10/23/2020 • 59 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 151: Witches
this week we r talkin' about witches! different lore of witchcraft from different parts of the world, and what the socio-economic impacts of those stories had!
ALSO talkin' about witches and witchcraft in pop culture - and hating on alyssa milano LOL byeee
we all stan Brooklyn, Zoë's familiar.
theme music as always by brandon payton-carriilo
10/16/2020 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 150: Gothic Marxism
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! 150 episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!! and WHAT better way to celebrate than with our spooky and intelligent boo: steph monohan! (@shdwbxng on twitter and IG).
today we r talkin' about how life itself is the TRU horror! and how, as steph puts it, horror is the prol genre.
Steph’s website: http://stephaniemonohan.com/
Spectacle Theater (their site hosts their twitch stream): https://www.spectacletheater.com/
Theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
10/9/2020 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 149: Vampires
spike, alice cullen, and carmilla walk into a room annnnnnd INSTILL CAPITALISM into societtyyyy!~!!!!!@$(
U guessed it! to KICK OFF spooky season, we are TALKIN ABOUT VAMPIRES. what vamps we like, why marx used vamps in his imagery, etc etc
first person who makes us a "everyone's gay, even the ghosts" t shirt, wins
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
xxoxoxoxoox
10/2/2020 • 48 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 148: Revolutionary Romance: Too Quar Too Furious
WWWEEEEEEERE BACK! with lots of fun advice for u comrades out there! guess what? the main thing 2 kno is u gotta COMMUNICATE okay?!!!!
<3 <3 <3 love u bye
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
9/25/2020 • 53 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 147: Big Corn
B I G C O R N BAYBEEEEE
today we have BRILLIANT HUMAN ANGELA on the episode to talk to us about all things CORN.
it's time for u 2 learn about the WORST freakin' industry in this hellscape. just a garbage fire of capitalism, racism, nationalism, U NAME IT.
come for the corn knowledge, stay for the corn dildo discourse.
xoxoxo,
the coven
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
9/18/2020 • 59 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 146: Queerness And Environmental Justice
OKAYYYYYYY FAM IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER WEEK (U LUV TO SEE IT BB!!!!)
this week we are talkin' with ASHIA Who is brill AF - we love them. u think that queerness is separate from the environment??? WELL THINK AGAIN U SAUCY BOOZ, it's all intertwined baybeeeeeeeeee!!!
theme music as always by brandon payton-carillo
9/11/2020 • 53 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 146: Racism in Medical Schools
fuck a bmi, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?!
u got large bodies u got smol bodies, and guess what, UR body is PERFECT just the way it is (cue my personal remix to billy joel's "just the way u r")
ANYWAYS, this week we are talkin' to the incomparable Jamie and Zonía about how med school is just as complicit in churnin' out the docs that u may have heard of from last week's episode.
get ready to scream into the void theydies, because this one is a dooooozy.
xoxoxox,
the coven
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
9/4/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 57 seconds
Episode 145: Medical Racism
the absolute fucked up reality of medical racism! remember to reel in anyone who suggests objectivity in biology!
incredible guests maddy and bernie (co-authors of “Toward the Abolition of Biological Race in Medicine") join us and talk about all of their expertise!
“Toward the Abolition of Biological Race in Medicine.”: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e94e4feaa92821de07e3682/t/5f0b40ab2d6235002617d565/1594572974864/Toward+the+Abolition+of+Biological+Race+in+Medicine+FINAL.pdf
Institute for Healing and Justice: www.instituteforhealingandjustice.org
Freedom Community Clinic: www.freedomcommunityclinic.org
Woke WOC Docs Podcast: www.wokewocdocs.com
Theme music as always by Brand Payton-Carrillo
8/28/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 144: Covid-19 and the University
IF U DON"T YOU ALREADY KNOOOO that academia is a scary pyramid scheme ...... U WILL NOW!!
sending our love esp to gen z who is in this very f'd up situation!! but also to our loves in the precariat.
xoxoox,
the coven
8/21/2020 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 143: The Extremely Fucked Up History Of Gynecology
CONTENT WARNING!!!! talk of assault, sterilization, and non-consensual touch.
honestly?!!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!?? NOT MUCH 2 SAY EXCEPT EVERYONE IS THE WORST! why the F do we even have these systems in place?? Is this laura writing the description after editing and not being on the episode so i'm literally sweating with anger? YES. BUT U WILL BE TOO!
shout from the rooftops and stop ur feet in anger and offer to join ur friends when they go to the doc. fuck this hellscape world - hold on to each other (consensually) close.
xoxoxo,
the coven
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
8/7/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 142: Non-Binary Feelings
we got lots of feelings about being non-binary / what even is gender?! we don't freaking know but we also KNOW. lmao If that's confusing 4 ya, you better listen up and get in the know yourself (spoiler alert: gender is .... ?????????!!!!!!!???????????!!!!!)
Theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
7/31/2020 • 1 hour, 57 seconds
Episode 141: The Queer International
BEEP BEEP, more content comin' THRUUUUUU
this week we r TALKIN all about queer movements around the world, why they're important, and why we need to s t a n d in s o l i d a r i t y!
Theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
7/24/2020 • 57 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 140: The Right To Housing
HOUSING 4 EVERYONE U JERKS!!!!!
We r talkin' about all the ways that people need housing and how we can collectively GIT THE GOODZZZZ! how does covid play into this? how about race? u kno we got it all here.
ps if u stan cuomo we recommend u do not listen to this episode or tbh do not listen to us at all, we don't want u
xoxo,
the coven
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
7/17/2020 • 55 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 139: BLM And Palestinian Liberation
from the river to the sea palestine will be free!!!!!!
if our BLM and abolitionist framework is not international -- it will not be worthwhile!! Today we have guest Reina Sultan, BACK WITH US AGAIN from our 8 to abolition episode.
enjoy jewish corner with zo & julia, and get some KNOWLEDGE today on this very important topic!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
7/10/2020 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 138: Transformative Justice
BEEP BEEP BBS we got NEW COHOSTS COMING THRUUUUUUU!!!!!! MEET OUR LOVES JULIA AND BIANCA!
UGH WOW - we truly love them and we are so excited to have them on this episode to share with y'all all about transformative justice. are prisons even relevant anymore? TUNE IN TO FIND OUT (spoiler ,,,,,,,,, nope)
If you haven't checked it out - you can join our abolitionist reading group every sunday at 7pm EST.
and join our discord!!!! deets via patreon :))
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
7/3/2020 • 55 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 137 Abolition 101
AYEEE BBS - we are still talkin' about abolition and why we NEED it! And why it's WAY freaking better than reform. Also -- fuck joe biden (shoot them in the legs, my ass lollll)
Today we are talking to Reina, Leila, and Rachel of the "8 to abolition" - creators of the response to the 8 can't wait campaign! They are all hilarious and perfect and so smart so go check out their work and support their stuff ASAP.
If u didn't know - we have a reading group every sunday at 7pm EST for our patreon bbs -- as well as a discord channel where you can chat with the coven at any time ;) JOIN US!
Theme music as alway by Brandon Payton-Carrillo <3
6/26/2020 • 1 hour, 42 seconds
Episode 136: NYPD
the nypd is gross - DUH. all pd's are gross, but let's talk about NYPD and WHY they're so fucking bad (other than all cops being bastards....)
u like ur cop shows? FINE but at least think about them CRITICALLY sweeties ;)
no new jails nyc: https://www.nonewjails.nyc/background
Theme music as always by brandon PC
6/19/2020 • 56 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 135: Race Gender And Fascism
talkin' intersectionality - what does it MEAN?!! also -- remember that capitalism and fascism are FOUNDED ON MUCH OF THE SAME IDEOLOGY. we r exploring all the ways that fascism shows up and rears its disgusting face.
remember - ur either fascist or anti fascist and that's it sweetie.
solidarity to everyone who has been doing the work.
xx,
the coven
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
6/12/2020 • 46 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 134: Ending White Silence
in this episode we talk with incredible activist and friend SASHA and try to do an introductory episode on ending white silence.
reading group through our patreon is starting next week. be there!
Resources listed from the episode:
Racecraft, by Barbara and Karen Fields
“A History of White People” by Nell Irvin Painter.
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Beyond Survival edited by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshmi
The end of policing by alex vitale -- NOW FREE EBOOK ON VERSO
Are prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis -- runner up angela davis is “policing the black man”
From #blacklivesmatter to black liberation by keeanga-yamahtta taylor
The Possessive Investment In Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics by George Lipsitz
anything ruth wilson gilmore
anything audre lorde
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo
6/5/2020 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 133: Unrest in Minneapolis
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
Donate to our guest Vanessa's endeavors: Venmo: @vanessa-anyanso Cash App: vanessaanyanso
This is how you can help in MN with the list of hotels: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA8qbO5DHF9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Other places to donate: https://bailproject.org/
https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/
6/2/2020 • 59 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 132: Covid 19 And The Environment
well well well well well i guess we're talking about "RONA" again. but this time with a T W I S T! that's right - we are talking about how the canals in venice clearing up does not mean really much of anything TBQH!!!!!!!
be an anti-capitalist!
here's some resources on mutual aid: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/collective-care/
here's the go-fund me Kellen mentions in the episode: https://www.gofundme.com/f/northern-dine-covid19-relief-effort
Theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo!
5/29/2020 • 43 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 131: Satanism
HAIL SATAN!
learn all about what satanism IS and ISNT - how it can be feminist as hell (pun most definitely intended), and why it's related to communism.
This week we have the incredible TANYA from the trillbillies pod -- we love her sososoosos much! you may remember her from our first live show in chicago!! We also have Jamie! she is an incredible satanic witch who is here to SCHOOL us on all things satan ;)
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
Hey theydies and gentlethemz, we r here with probably our BEST revolutionary romance episode YET!!
Today we touch upon some great subjects, like - how 2 sext with consent, division of labor in the household, skype dates, contraceptives, and how 2 know when some1 is flirting with u via text ;) ;) ;)
stay sexy out there bbs but more importantly, stay consensual.
Hit up Vic ;) @WoollyBlueCurls on twitter :)
xxoxoxox, the coven
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
5/15/2020 • 58 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 129: Me Too And Joe Biden
*** before y'all get up our butts, there are some audio issues with this episode!! sorry about that! we are doing our best and will get back to doing better next week ;)) ******
R U MAD BRO?! us too. fuck this bullshit where "reaching across the party lines" is synonymous with harassing and assaulting women.
This week the WHOLE COVEN responds and reacts to the death of the #metoo movement with the impending doom of our national elections which will force us into the two options of ...... *checks notes* TWO RAPISTS?!
if you're mad, if you want to know why we're mad, if you want to know how to talk to libs about why you're so fucking mad, WE GOT U COVERED!
love u BYEEEEEEE
xoxoxox,
the coven
theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
5/8/2020 • 57 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 128: History Of Pandemics
U THOUGHT WE WOULD GO THROUGH THIS HELLSCAPE WITHOUT SOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT? think again!
This week we r talkin' to the SMARTEST pandemic academic we know! Elise Mitchell! She is joining us to chat all about past pandemics AND this one.
Please check out her piece in The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/humanitys-long-history-of-making-epidemics-worse/607780/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share) and her piece in Black Perspectives(https://www.aaihs.org/if-bitterness-were-a-whetstone-on-grief-history-and-covid-19/).
You can also check out this discussion with some leading historians of race, medicine, and public health: Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts, Jr., Columbia University and Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University: https://youtu.be/kUgaeZilGus. The historians who participated are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in public and academic settings and their work is worth following.
Steven Thrasher's work is mentioned within our conversation, here's a link to one of his op-ed: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/social-distancing-coronavirus-aids-prisons.html.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
5/1/2020 • 48 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 127: Why Is Mom Striking?
WHY IS MOM ON STRIKE? u ask?! wow, well WE WILL TELL YOU! and by WE, I mean THE COVEN along with master children's author, Lexx! They are so freaking smart and they will wow ur earz with this very cooooool content.
Support their project here: https://whyismomstriking.wordpress.com/
Support ur momz on strike!!!
xoxox,
the coven
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
4/24/2020 • 51 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 127: #Girlboss Feminism Ft. Jamie Loftus
GET UR GIRLBOSS BAG AND GET READY TO ROLL BC WE HAVE A PERFECT LITTLE EP FOR U
DONT HAVE A GIRLBOSS BAG OR EVEN KNOW WHAT ONE IS BECAUSE IT WAS UNEARTHED IN ONE OF THE COVEN MEMBERS BRAIN WHO WAS WRITING THIS?! TOO BAD.
Today we speak with the INCREDIBLE Jamie Loftus!! she is an incredible comedian and fellow podcaster! She talks about her show Boss, Whom is Girl - as well as the general #girlboss phenomena!!
U WILL LOVE IT!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo!
4/17/2020 • 55 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 126: Libraries
SOCIALISM U SAY?! HOW ABOUT LIBRARIEZ BAYBEEEEEE???!!!!@!!!#$%%@ they r the example we LUV 2 SLING 2 THE NORMIEZ U KNOW?!
anyways, we have an AMAZING guest today, Elliot, who is a perfect gem of a librarian. Join us as they explain 2 us all the good, fun, incredible parts of the library - as well as some of the more complicated things too!!
Check out these articles:
https://www.thestrikewave.com/original-content/where-are-librarians-in-todays-labor-movement
https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=covidsurveymar26
And peep Elliot's youtube channel!!
https://youtu.be/Mom0YxmCJ10
U TRULY LUV 2 SEE IT!!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
4/10/2020 • 50 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 125: Rust Belt Femme
IF U DONT LIKE MEMOIRS WELL.... UR GOING TO NOW!!!!
This week we interview the incredible author (and also previous guest on our WITCHES ep!) raechel anne jolie!! She is the FREAKING BEST and we are out here talkin' about how blending working class issues with personal story is P O W E R F U L!!!!
Letz grow as leftists by understanding how personal and material conditions shape our politics!
Follow Raechel at @reblgrrlraechel or check out her website at https://www.raechelannejolie.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
4/3/2020 • 53 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 124: Trans Day Of Visibility
hey hey hey - time 2 remember that trans ppl are ppl and that universal policies and protections GET THA GOODZ
today we r talkin' with 2 incredible trans women, Vidyha and Carta - who remind us that a pronoun circle does not equate to being a true ally! these women r so smart and empathetic it gives me chillz so u better chill out and listen up bc they r sweethearts about to wiggle their way into ur heart.
give ur money to trans ppl -- and support their projects below!!
Important links!!:
http://www.deanspade.net/books/normal-life/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/mtap-washtenaw
http://onlyfans.com/carta
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
3/27/2020 • 49 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 123: Media Influence
AYEEE ITS YR GIRLZ AGAIN! today we r speaking w. our #1 bb Sarah Jaffe! WE LOVE HER AND SO SHOULD U
we r talkin' all about the media and it's grip on our SOCIETY AT LARGE - both within this time of crisis, and within this time of election!!!
brb making more content ;) byeeeeee
xoxoxo,
the coven
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
3/20/2020 • 54 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 122: Capitalism Rly F*cks with Mental Health, Huh?
U GUESSED IT - ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER CONTENT BLAST INTO UR INBOX!!!!! This week we r talkin' MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND HOW OUR SOCIETY IS FAILING US ;)))))
Talkin' to mental health and substance abuse counselor SARAH!!! She is a ABSOLUTE delight, and she walks us through what services are available, where our society is falling short, and how to reach out to therapists that might fit your specific needs.
a reminder that the official stance of sotb is f*ck the police ;)))))
Major thanks to Sarah also for being such a stan of SotB forever, we wouldn't be where we are today without listeners like her (and YOU!) plz encourage ur friends to become patreon supporters at 4.20 or more so that we can continue to grow our podcast!!
xoxoxoxo,
the coven
theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
3/13/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 121: Queer Literature Part Two
READ SOME BOOKS OKAY?! UGH.
Today we speak with THE INCREDIBLE EMRYS!!!! Emrys is an incredible trans and queer author and professor who just is ready to TALK ABOUT BUTTS. jk they talk about many many things of equal to or greater importance of butts, who can say - i am not here to rank the butt content on this platform.
LETS TAKE OUR COLLECTIVE JOY VERY SERIOUSLY BBS!!!!
Trans Lifeline: https://www.translifeline.org/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo!
3/6/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 37 seconds
Super Tuesday: Current Affairs X SotB
AYEEE ITS A CROSSOVER BBS!!! Join the SotB crew as we chat with Current Affairs brilliant bbs Lyta Gold and Vanessa A Bee!!
we start off this recording by bringing it back and hearing grandpa gravel telling SotB that Joe Biden is INDEED a neanderthal. Plz remember this as you think through your day today.
WE R HERE TO FLING HOT TAKES AT U!! PREPARE URSELF TO BE ENLIGHTENED BBZZZZZ
xoxoxo,
the coven + Lyta + Vanessa
Theme music by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
3/4/2020 • 57 minutes
Episode 120: Running for Office
AYEEEE WOWEEEEE!!! welp! You kno how we feel about government, but IF we HAVE to have a GOVT - we are happy ppl like Erica Vladimer are involved. She TRULY cares about the PPL, and tbh we LOVE to see it!
HOWEVER, when corporate politicians price out grassroots candidates every step of the way, combined with our broken health care system, many grassroots candidates have to bow out of their run for office.
check out Erica's statement here: https://www.ericaforny.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
2/28/2020 • 55 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 119: Crossover with Yes A Stripper Pod
*****CONTENT WARNING**** There is mention of assault, unwanted liquids from a person onto their body -- if you'd like to skip -- please skip 12:30-16:30.
THIS WEEK WE TALKIN ABOUT SEX WORK WITH AM DAVIS!!! AM Davis just started her own podcast called Yes, a Stripper Pod - which u need to go listen to NOW!
we talkin' j.lo, we talkin' how everyone can be a better sex worker ally, we talkin' about sex worker unionization -- AKA we talkin' about it ALL! so get yr ears to the web and make it HAPPEN!
xoxooxxo,
the coven
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
2/21/2020 • 36 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 118: Horny History
WHOMST IS GETTING HORNT ON MAIN?!! THATS RIGHT BBZ Happy v day 2 our very best and brightest (our listeners).
every1 is getting funky and frisky this v day szn but remember to be careful bc the world has a lot of scorpios already and idk if we can handle more (JK I LOVE ALL MY SCORPIO BBS JUST LET ME HAVE THIS JOKE)
u think we only got thirsty in 2k20? NOPE. Lots of THOTS out here (that hero over there - as Hope clearly states)
Quit Stalin and Kiss Me: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11095294/1/QUIT-STALIN-AND-KISS-ME
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
2/14/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute
Episode 117: Queer Literature
U LIKE 2 READ?! U LIKE TO READ FROM A PERSPECTIVE OTHER THAN A STRAIGHT CIS MAN?! COOOOOOOOL COOL COOOL COOOL
yo, tbh us too! we luv 2 read, luv 2 be queer, luv 2 analyze yr fave readers and remind u that they are lesbians (jane austen BBY do not @ us).
Today we have MEAGAN! she is an incredible writer and scholar of QUEER LIT!
Some fun books to be on the lookout for this year:
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey Feb 4. (The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.)
Real Life by Brandon Taylor Feb 18 (a campus novel that focuses on the interpersonal forces surrounding race, trauma, and queerness)
Docile by KM Szpara March 3 (BDSM with Queer characters in dystopian capitalist society. Szpara takes the system of capitalism and drives his point home: when you have no opportunities, when the system is built against you, there is no real free will.)
Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan April 7. (A story about love, mythology, mental illness, Japanese beer, and the times we need to seek out milder psychological climate. And with a bisexual female protagonist)
Storytelling in Queer Appalachia: Imagining and Writing the Unspeakable Other Collection July 1 (explores sexual identities in rural places, community and individual meaning-making among the Appalachian diaspora, the storytelling infrastructure of queer Appalachia, and the role of the metronormative in discourses of difference
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo!
2/7/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 116: Green New Deal And The Fight For Local Utilities
AYEEE BAY BAYYY it's ya season of the BBS back to talk CLIMATE CHANGE and LOCAL UTILITIEZ w / super smart and perfect humans Sean and Sveta!!!!
do u even know WTF is going on with regards to CLIMATE?! do u know how to get involved?! DO U KNOWWWWWW THAT WHEN WE FIGHT TOGETHER WE WIN?!
links 4 the info:
NAACP https://www.naacp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Lights-Out-in-the-Cold_NAACP.pdf
Mazzocchi article https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/victory-over-the-sun/
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/victory-over-the-sun/
ecosocialists.dsausa.org
Democratize ComEd https://www.demcomed.org/
Seize the Means of Electricity Production: http://inthesetimes.com/article/22025/bernie-sanders-calls-to-seize-the-means-of-electricity-production-climate
Red Deal Principles
https://therednation.org/2019/06/25/four-principles-of-the-red-deal/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo!
1/31/2020 • 54 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 115: Chronic Illness
do U or ANYONE u KNOW have to DEAL with the BS that is a CHRONIC ILLNESS (the answer is YES.... ) Did you know how much HARDER it is to deal with when we live in a CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE?!
This week we chat with Caroline Reilly about chronic illness, endometriosis, our broken healthcare system, and WHY WOMEN HAVE A HARDER TIME GETTING THEIR VOICES LISTENED TO IN THE DOCTORS OFFICE.
Links to more information here:
On disbelieving women's pain: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/it%E2%80%99s-all-your-head-dangers-disbelieving-female-pain-hearken
Body positivity and chronic illness: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/endometriosis-chronic-illness-body-positivity
dating with chronic illness: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/01/09/dating-with-chronic-illness-when-do-i-disclose-what-if-it-changes-way-they-see-me/
high cost of excision surgery: https://rewire.news/article/2018/11/08/too-often-quality-of-life-for-endometriosis-patients-is-dictated-by-their-financial-resources/
Also - check out Nancy's Nook on FB!
Theme music as alway by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
1/24/2020 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 114: Iran Crisis
not much 2 say except shit is F'd!!!!! listen to the coven give u some HISTORY and CONTEXT to all the SHIT going on right now.
absolutely fuck war forever. solidarity to working class people everywhere.
xoxoxox,
the coven
theme music as alway by brandon payton-carrillo
1/17/2020 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 113: New Year 2020
NEW YEAR NEW COVEN AMMIRIGHT
IN THIS NEXT DECADE WE WILL SEE ~*~*~GAY SPACE LUXURY COMMUNISM~*~*~
Our new years resolutions:
be gay do crimes
abolish the government
fall in love as much as possible
be ur truest self
overthrow capitalist heteropatriarchy
xoxoxoxo
the coven
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
1/3/2020 • 53 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 112: Celebrity Ft. Darcie Wilder
WHO IS YR CELEBRITY CRUSH?! (other than the SotB coven) well, WHY?! Do u have a person u FOLLOW closely?
this week we're talkin' with Darcie Wilder on celebrity / fame / media / / // // // ASTROLOGY (when are we not talking about astrology though .......)
Darcie is brillz AF so give her a follow on twitter (just start typing 3's she will come up)
XOXOXOXOX the cov
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12/27/2019 • 50 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 111- Astrology Roasts of Leftists
HAYYY ITS YA GIRLZ BACK AT IT AGAIN!
This time we r talkin' about some CHARTS of famous ppl (HELLO WHY DID YOU THINK EMMA G WAS SO SAPPY OR WHY TROTSKY WAS A THOT?!) We do a PATREON only series called ROASTED and so this is a taste for everyone, on what you could expect, when you listen to those episodes.
Find out why Angela Davis is such a fucking comrade and why Rosa is a dreamy son of a B. WE LOVE TO SEE IT!
Long live sag season bbs - don't lose hope as we enter deep winter.
xoxoxooxoxoxoxoxox
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
12/20/2019 • 49 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 110: SotB vs. Ronald Reagan
TIME TO TALK ABOUT REAGAN AND HOW HE JUST RLY DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB AND SUCKS FOREVER!!!
Also shoutout to Nancy for not only being the first husband-girl, but for being a PAWN in MASS INCARCERATION antics! WE HATE TO SEE IT!
Yeah, if you ever just wanted to SCREAM about how neoliberal politics is ruining all of our lives, YOURE WELCOME! this episode is full of reasons to yell at your boss, yell at your conservative uncles, and honestly, just yell.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
12/13/2019 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 3 seconds
109: Revolutionary Romance Part 2
LoVe iS iN ThE aIr bB!
Welll...... maybe only sex is in the air, but either way we are here to support your thotty questions! The coven takes on yr BURNING DESIRES, i mean AHEM!~*$ your burning questions about romance!!! How do u move on from a toxic relashe? how do u talk 2 some1 on tinder? how do u talk to yr partner about the TUF STUFF?! all that and more on this EP!
Warning - if yr a dad, we are sorry (jk we r never sorry) in advance about Ambria's h8tred towards dads ;)
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo!
12/6/2019 • 1 hour, 21 seconds
Episode 108: An Interview With Rebecca Parsons
AYEEEE HAPPY TGIVS - don't forget not to be a colonial fuck!
This week, we're GRATEFUL to be chatting with Rebecca Parson, a queer democratic socialist running for congress in WASHINGTON state. DO YOU KNOW WHY MEDICARE FOR ALL, THE GREEN NEW DEAL, AND A FEDERAL JOBS GUARANTEE ALL ARE INTERTWINED?! NO?! Well well well, looks like you just have to LISTEN UP and find out ;)
We know elections aren't everything (DUH BC WHOMST AMONG US ACTUALLY LIVES IN A DEMOCRACY) but as rebecca brilliantly points out, it's helpful to the social movements to have folks on the inside making organizing easier.
Check out Rebecca's campaign here: https://rebeccaforwa.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
11/29/2019 • 56 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 107: Darkly with Leila Taylor
COME ONE COME ALL TO THE CHAOTIC DARKNESS THAT IS THE GOTHIC U.S. PAST
but for real tho - Leila Taylor is an incredible goth who wrote this book - part memoir, part history - about how black history is tied to america's gothic soul. YOU DIDNT KNOW THE US HAD A GOTHIC SOUL?! well, tbh open your eyes, but ALSO read this book!!! It's filled with incredible images and references that will make you feel like the goth teen you always ascribed to be.
You can get Leila's book here: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/darkly-black-history-and-americas-gothic-soul/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
11/22/2019 • 52 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 106: Herpes (and other things you should only worry about a little)
AIR HORN NOISE AIR HORN NOISE AIR HORN NOISE (ty Hope for making this a reality).
WE TALKIN ABOUT THE HERP. Ya, you HERD it here first. Listen up as the coven TELLS U THEIR STORIES, and you will hear from a C E R T I F I E D EXPERT (THATS FUCKING RIGHT) who did A BUNCH OF RESEARCH AND SCHOOLED HER OWN DOCTOR!! Whomst could it be? YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND OUT.
WHILE WE'RE AT IT - yo whomst among you is still using the friggin term "VIRGIN" FOR REAL!? who! GET OUTTA HERE. But tbh Zoë makes a hilarious joke about the virgin mary and I, for one, will NEVER forget it.
LOVE YOU BYEEEE
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
11/15/2019 • 46 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 105: Stolen With Grace Blakeley
Wowowowowowowowow GO GET YRSELF THIS COOL INNOVATIVE BOOK FORM GENIUS HUMAN GRACE BLAKELEY!!!
Did u ever wonder - HUH! what would we get if capitalism just RAN AWAY ON A FREIGHT TRAIN?! well buckle right up you smart traveler bc its, YOU GUESSED IT, financialization!!! Please forgive laura for trying out a british accent towards the end, she doesn't know what she's doing.
Support the incredible work Grace is doing here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606759/stolen-by-grace-blakeley/
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
11/8/2019 • 46 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 104: Witches
HAPPY HOMOWEEN!!!! ;) okay FINE the straights, don't get mad at us, you can still participate, ITS FINE.
Today we have the COOLEST WITCH IN THE GAME, Raechel Anne Jolie on the ep!!! She's a scholar, she's a rust belt bb, she's a witch, she's a marxist, she's a feminist, she's THE BEST - so step right up and listen to the best halloween ep we've got yet (jk i mean idk last year's was good too, so you should prob listen to the last two years of halloween eps as well).
Here's some info on alternatives to white sage: https://everblossom.net/white-sage-alternatives/
You can order The Prison Arcana tarot zine from ABO Comix: http://www.abocomix.com/store/p34/prison-arcana-zine.html
Books she mentioned and other things that may be of interest:
Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Tarot for the Wild Soul (podcast)
Witches, Sluts, Feminists by Kristen J. Sollee
Get in touch with her:
Raechel Anne Jolie's website: https://www.raechelannejolie.com/
Order her memoir, Rust Belt Femme :https://beltpublishing.com/products/rust-belt-femme
Follow her on Instagram @rebelgrrlraechel
Follower her on Twitter @reblgrrlraechel
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
11/1/2019 • 1 hour, 16 seconds
Episode 103: Horror
U THINK ALL HORROR IS GOOD?~! JUST BECAUSE ITS OCTOBER?>! WOWWWWW DONT ANALYZE MUCH?!
YR GONNA HAVE 2 SLEEP WITH ONE EYE WIDE OPEN AFTER THIS SPOOPY EP
we have a certified HORROR EXPERT in the house spreading the feminist queer horror goodness!!! Thank u so much geneveive for being so smart and good and scary (like, you're not scary, but like...you know about scary things so like ... thank you)
LINKS FOR U! FROM Geneveive:
She wrote a piece for her friend Sonia Lupher's site (which is dedicated to women filmmakers in the horror genre) on Roxanne Benjamin that you can find here: https://www.cutthroatwomen.org/director-page-roxanne-benjamin
Second, her piece on The Last of Us (the game she mentioned) is here: https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/40973
Her website and podcast! it's all Open Ivory Tower (so @openivorytower on twitter and openivorytower.org for the full site)
10/25/2019 • 1 hour, 27 seconds
Episode 102: Interview With Heidi Sloan
ARE YOU SKEPTICAL OF ELECTORAL POLITICS?! So is HEIDI SLOAN - the incredible socialist feminist running for congress in Texas' 25th district!!
Learn all about why politics IS important, and also how we can push our political leaders to action / create action outside of the political system.
If you LIKED this interview (and let's face it, of course you will) you can SUPPORT Heidi's campaign and check out more information at: https://heidisloan.com/
We REALLY appreciate Heidi being OPEN to our astrology ;) not all politicians would be so brave.
LOVE U BYE!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
10/18/2019 • 46 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 101: Feminism In Latin America
if yr feminism doesn't include people from around the world, then YR DOING IT WRONG.
Today we talk with an incredible scholar and feminist activist, Mayra Cotta. We laugh, get mad, and talk politics - WHAT ELSE IS NEW AMMIRIGHT?!
Sit back, relax, and learn what international solidarity looks like ;)
love you bye!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
10/11/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 100: ITS EPISODE 100!!!!
wowwww WE FUCKING MADE IT!!! ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD BAYBEE!!! JK we just hit ONE HUNDRED EPISODES which is tbh even better.
in this episode -- LINDSAY IS BACK BAYBEEEE!!!! Kellen talks about her grandpa, Ambria learns which queer eye character she's most like, HIRE ZOE YOU COWARDS, Hope is complimented on her SotB shirt (duh), and Laura openly weeps (also duh).
WE MISSED WALEETA SO JUST GO GIVE HER A DIGITAL HUG.
Okay time for my internet banter to get serious for a second: it's honestly been a real fucking honor to do this project for 100 episodes (more if we include patreon!) We could NOT do it without our listeners! We are so so so grateful for each and every one of you and if you still like what we do, please continue to spread the word so we can continue for 100 more. Take a sip, a puff, or a sober nod for yourself for listening to us for these last 100! And if you're new - you can do that too but in OUR honor for doing the work ;). LOVE YOU!!! BYE!!!
9/27/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 99: Revolutionary Romance
join your girls on a journey of multitudes -- you didn't ask for it, but we delivered. Answering your toughest romance questions!! every want to know how to slide into someone's dms? NOT be a douche man? MORE THINGS?! THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GAMBIT AND GAMIT?! lol surprise with that one.
love u bye
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
9/13/2019 • 56 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 98: Neoliberalism
LATE STAGE CAPITALISM, YA HEARD OF IT?!
Welp, if not - idk who you are, but welcome to 2019 L O L --- if u have, we r so sorry 4 your loss. ITS TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHY SHIT IS SO HARD TO UNCOVER / UNDERSTAND. u think shit is easy? simple? transparent? OF COURSE YOU DONT DEAR LISTENER BC YOU ARE SUCH A SMART COOKIE
but hey, here's some more information on some of the shit you already knew.
love u - love each other - bc u know there's nothing to lose but our chains ;)
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
ALSO YEAH WE KNOW THE AUDIO IS A LITTLE MEH ON THIS ONE, JUST RELAX, LAURA WAS REMOTE WHEN SHE RECORDED OKAY ;) luv u bye
9/6/2019 • 43 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 97: Women In The Labor Movement
HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND BINCH!
u think labor is all about men doing a build? THINK AGAIN! join us, as we guide u through the magical mystery ride that is the REAL labor history ;). LEARN ABOUT THE MARTYRS that put their LIVES on the line so that we could have some REAL labor lawz! UGH!!!! Will Laura cry about how brilliant her co-hosts are, AGAIN?! IDK u'll have to find out :-*.
Anyways, join a union, join a picket line, fuck yr bosses, happy labor day.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
8/30/2019 • 49 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 96: Sea Level Science
WE OUT HERE HAVING HOT GRRRL SUMMER (literally).
THE SEA LEVELS R RISING PPL, LEARN ABOUT AN EXCELLENT BREAD DOUGH AND MATTRESS EXAMPLE TO HELP US PLEBS UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE INTRICACIES OF SEA LEVEL SCIENCE!!!
TAMARA, PhD is an INCREDIBLE SCIENTIST who also BREAKS IT DOWN for us bbs. U MAAYYYYY remember her from her ~*~*~ claim 2 fame ~*~*~ which is her episode with us on FEMINISTS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. wow what an incredible woman.
if u liked this, check out tamara’s BOOK RECOMMENDATION, SCIENCES FROM BELOW by sandra harding: https://www.dukeupress.edu/sciences-from-below
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
8/23/2019 • 1 hour, 18 seconds
Episode 95: Australian Green New Deal
G'DAY GOVNA* **
*bye all government officials who would DARE oppose anna and tash's proposal
** yes i know this is british....
OKAY WOW yes we have the BEST guests on from the FARTHEST place we've ever had!! TASH AND ANNA FROM AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND AHHHHH!!
Learn all about the green new deal from down under and get ready to fall in love with two smart and incredible women who just want to smash capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, and climate change all at once. WOW WOW WOW is all we can say!!!!!!
Here's their proposal! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7sqRH38AO1_XxW2X3ZzAvFBhy5OPyvRXU5H9ECHC44/edit?usp=sharing
Australian Unemployed Workers Union: http://unemployedworkersunion.com/
SEED’s short film about Origin’s plans for fracking in the Northern Territory: https://nt.seedmob.org.au/film
Anna and Tash’s draft GND discussion paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gVZsKW6LjA9a5Iba_2PKnNx5jlj15lHtne1HlRv4_UQ/edit?usp=sharing
Climate Justice Collective: https://climatejusticeaustralia.org/
Sam Wallman Just Transition poster: https://www.samwallman.com/store/just-transition-large-format-poster-print
follow @greennewdealau on twitter for more updates!!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
8/16/2019 • 56 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 94: Agriculture
u like food? u like eating that food? u want 2 know the real dill about ag? ;)
WELL GIDDY UP! This week we have incredible crop scientist, Sarah Taber, on the ep! Check it out as she eviscerates any and all agricultural myths u may have in your brain!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
Links for the people
Broiler chicken farmers make way more money that anyone admits:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2014/august/financial-risks-and-incomes-in-contract-broiler-production/
Farmers in general make more money than non-farming Americans & have since the mid-90s: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-household-well-being/income-and-wealth-in-context/ (Translate: yes, working-class farmers exist, and they’re still a lot better off than their non-farming working class peers. Meanwhile white-collar farmers, who also exist, are doing quite well.)
The USDA does a farm census every 10 years or so; the 1920 one gets referenced the most often bc it was the high-water mark for number of farmers in the US. (Which folks take to mean it’s “normal” except it wasn’t- farmer numbers were artificially inflated by super high food prices during World War I driving a lot of speculative investment & one last gasp of homesteading in places where there’s no way it could actually work. It’s how the Dust Bowl happened.) Anyway, check out how much sharecropping was happening in the Great Plains & Midwest. http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/AgCensusImages/1920/Farm_Statistics_By_Color_and_Tenure.pdf
A whole bunch of farmers talking about how the “thank a farmer” grandstanding is toxic & just exacerbates ag culture’s worst tendencies:
https://www.porkbusiness.com/article/kate-miller-i-will-not-thank-farmer
https://futureofag.com/why-i-dont-promote-thank-a-farmer-rhetoric-bee1378c490a
https://www.achieveag.com.au/single-post/2017/04/30/Dont-thank-a-farmer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-farmer-thank-a-farmer-nonsense-1.4945273
https://www.agweb.com/top-producer/article/perspective_a_declaration_of_interdependence-john-phipps/
8/9/2019 • 57 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 93: Navigating Bisexuality
BIG BI ENERGY (BBE) BAYBEEE
2 day we r talking about being BI! what's the deal? how is it different from pan? why r bi ppl hoes? what astrology signs are bi?! what is bi privilege?! lol ALL THAT AND MORE ON THIS GOOFY BUT ALSO INFORMATIVE EP
we have trans bi pan icon jd on this episode so do not sleep on this!!!!
okay love u biiiii ;)
theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo!
8/2/2019 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 92: Restorative Justice and Education
SOUND THE (SCHOOL BELL) ALARMZ WE GOT ANOTHER EPISODEEE!!!!
This week we chat with EDUCATION BEAUTIES mel and scarlett and they chat with US about RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN THE CLASSROOM!
r u a curmudgeonly teacher who thinks the youths just should respect u when u DIDNT EARN IT?! Think again baybeeeeee the youth will rule everything YA HEARD IT HERE FIRST.
note: some of the language in this episode (eg. “functioning” labels) is outdated and does not reflect the language that many in the Autistic community have called for allies to use. thanks to all who reached out—we are always working to get better.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
7/26/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 21 seconds
Episode 91: Jewish Solidarity
NEVER AGAIN MEANS NEVER AGAIN MEANS NEVER AGAIN MEANS NEVER AGAIN
I don't have anything witty to say because there's fucking concentration camps at the border
Listen to our incredible Jewish comrades fighting the insanity that is our goddamn government.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
7/19/2019 • 48 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 90: Anti-Natalism
YO YO YO YO YO U LIKE TELLING PPL WHO CAN HAVE BABIES WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR BODIES?! HOW ABOUT NAH BRUH
take a little adventure with ya girlz on sotb where we talk about all the reasons why ppl might want to have kids or NOT have kids! guess what - it's a fucking complicated topic and maaaaayyyyybeeeee idk don't fucking tell people what to do with their bodies thx
other highlights include: the coven is going to all start dating each other, tinder is for attention, and stock images of women eating broccoli is ...... something to consider when deciding whether or not to have a baby (WHO KNEW!)
Theme music as always by brandon payton-carrillo
7/12/2019 • 50 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 89: Elections 2020 Sex Work Edition
sotb haz always been on our bullshit when it comes to sex work but this may be our BEST VERSION YET
u do NOT want to miss this hilarious DRAG session where we literally drag all white cis straight men through hell, talk about dsa and some of its fuckery, and also understand why electoral politics is .... FINE but not GOOD.
Join us and our fabulous guest Makayla who is ready to CHOKE PPL WHO DONT STAN SEX WORKERS. ;) <3
sex work is work, and all work should be abolished, bring sex workers into your labor branches
swopusa.org
okay love u byeeeeeee
theme music as always by brandon payton carrillo!
7/5/2019 • 53 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 88: Leftist Media And Means TV
OOOOOOKAY U LIKE TO STREAM MOVIEZ BUT U HAVE GUILT ABT A PROBLEMATIC FAVE?
WELL LUCKY 4 U THERE IS A NEW STREAMING SYSTEM THAT IS A WORKER OWNED COOP: MEANS TV! today we chattin' with co-creator of the Means of Production AND Means TV: Naomi Burton - she is SO nice and cool as HELL and we are v excited to support the work she and her crew are doing.
CHECK THEM OUT!!
https://twitter.com/means_tv
https://means.media/
https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/lets-build-means-tv
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carillo
6/28/2019 • 46 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 87: An Interview With Senator Mike Gravel
Episode 87: An Interview With Senator Mike Gravel by Season of the Bitch
6/21/2019 • 48 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 86: Women Who Lift
SWOLE IS THE WORD THAT U HEARD okay ladies now let's get in-formation about LIFTING BAYBEEEEEEE.
Today we r chattin' with POWER LIFTER Colleen Tighe (@colleentie) and OLYMPIC WEIGHT LIFTER SHANNON (@no_talent_shan) - they are RADICAL AND BUFF and are here to tell u all of things related to that.
Our cover art for this ep comes from Colleen, who is also an amazing artist!!! Get a shirt with these badass lifters (or any number of other badass images) here: https://www.sluggishwife.com/products
Here are ONE MILLION RESOURCES on how to get into lifting:
From Colleen:
For stuff i talked about, the top FIVE people in the world by their wilks score as ranked now by https://www.openpowerlifting.org/ are women.
The top one is marianna gasparyan @power_mayan on insta who recently broke multiple world records, and not only squatted 4.6x her bodyweight, but 4.6x her competition bodyweight, it is 5lbs heavier than the men’s all-time world record at the same bodyweight.
The second top is stefi cohen @steficohen on insta who is a recommended follow along w stacy burr @bamaburr and cc ingrahm @c.c_ingram.
some other top athletes i'd rec are bonica brown @bubblypowerlifter and jen thompson @jenthompson132, and @janaemarie who was an extremely famous powerlifter who transitioned, and there's a beautiful doc on netflix i recommend called Transformer about her.
i talked about: @womenstrengthcoalition @happyluma and ask a swole woman @swolewoman on insta, whose archive is on hairpin and is now on Self mag and is a great archive for beginners
also rec @decolonizing_fitness and @thatdoc.marcia for disability perspectives and decolonial perspectives
From Shannon:
The philly gym I mentioned that does the monthly free class for LGBTQ+ community is here. the class is called strength in numbers and they do it every first Sunday
The brute strength showdown lol: It’s a YouTube series with 4 female strength athletes from different sports competing against each other. It could be intimidating bc these ppl are like highly skilled in their sports BUT it’s fun to watch 4 extremely strong women trying out each other’s sports
@snatchmagazine is a great insta and online store/zine run by a woman: Highly rec the body image community convo from snatch mag and the other polls in her highlights are great too!! :)
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo!
6/14/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 38 seconds
Episode 85: Ecosocialism Pt. 2
HAY HAY HAY
ya girlfriends r back with another EP on the CLIMATE and how SCARY things can be BUT ALSO how to have HOPE and fuckin' tackle that shit in the best, most supportive way. We have the BEST guests - Thea, Sus, and Angela helpin' us figure this stuff out.
Read more about this stuff here—
sus's article: https://www.the-trouble.com/content/2019/4/26/in0ipnptnhqqbot1zvqv6ubfnrculh
Thea's Articles: http://inthesetimes.com/article/21823/ecosocialism-ecoapartheid-climate-change-democratic-socialism-justice
https://www.viewpointmag.com/2019/05/16/plan-mood-battlefield-reflections-on-the-green-new-deal/
and here’s the page for DSA’s ecosocialist working group for ppl to get involved: https://ecosocialists.dsausa.org/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
<3 <3 <3
6/7/2019 • 55 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 84: Emma Goldman, WHO IS SHE
Episode 84: Emma Goldman, WHO IS SHE by Season of the Bitch
5/24/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 83: Making Spaces Safer and Interview with Shawna Potter
WHADDAP PARTY PPL
You are in 4 a REAL treat! U ever been harassed or witnessed harassment? OF COURSE U HAVE U LIVE IN HELL WITH THE REST OF US. The INCREDIBLE Shawna Potter of War on Women (IF U DON'T LISTEN TO THEM THEN WHAT R U DOING) joins us about her NEW book Making Spaces Safer.
She outlines how to help! how to fight back! how to keep your head above water! etc etc etc.
YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK and also go to a reading or War on Women show!!!
Buy the book here: https://www.akpress.org/making-spaces-safer-6329.html
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
5/17/2019 • 55 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 82: Building A Socialist Party
WE’RE BACK with another episode in our ELECTIONS 2020 SERIES!!! this week we are joined by TATIANA COZZARELLI, a writer for Left Voice and a socialist feminist organizer, who’s here to tell us about building a socialist party!!! and also about amazing organizing efforts going on thruout south america!!!! and also about why she loves leon trotsky!! (for those who aren’t familiar, you might know trotsky as “one of frida khalo’s boyfriends.”) it’s a good episode OKAY so just go ahead and PRESS PLAY
find tatiana on twitter at @tcozzar1
read her work for left voice here: https://www.leftvoice.org/author/tatiana
** YES WE KNOW THERES A PART WHERE THE AUDIO IS DIFFERENT OKAY RELAX ***
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo <3
5/10/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 81: Live In Philly With Cinzia Arruzza
This week (part of) the coven ventured to the homeland of GRITTY (and Zoë)...that's right we went to PHILADELPHIA.
The coven chats with Cinzia Arruzza, co-author of FEMINISM FOR THE 99%, about, well, feminism for the 99%. We also discuss how to talk to your liberal friends and socialism, and what it's like to be socialist feminist teachers out in the world doin the lord's work (the lord being rosa of course).
Thank you to everyone who came out to hangout, listen, ask amazing questions, and drink raging bitch. WE LOVE U ALL.
***Special thanks to our FIRST sponsors SHRINKS ON THIRD PODCAST who made our live recording possible. Find them wherever you get podcasts to learn about social justice & psychology.***
5/3/2019 • 53 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 80: MAY DAY BONUS EPISODE
OH HAY BBS AND BBROS
we have the audio from our ILLUSTRIOUS panel, featuring the incredibly smart and talented Alison to talk about BEING A SOCIALIST FEMINIST ONLINE
why are we releasing this on may day u ask?! WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS!
RISE UP AND FIGHT YOUR BOSSES, maybe even log off for the day
thank u to philly soc fem for putting this great panel together <3
A note from the guest editor: unfortunately, this episode was edited with the help of male labor. we understand if you don't want to listen to it (maybe that's why the quality is so bad lol).
<3 <3 <3 <3 rise up my bbs <3 <3 <3
5/1/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 1 second
Episode 79: Elections 2020 Part 1, An Interview With Meagan Day
u already tired of the election chatter? lmao SRY we've got SO LONG TO GO!
We will be doing a few episodes on the election, with a few different view points! TODAYYYYY we're chattin' with Meagan Day, Jacobin author and East Bay DSA comrade. She is a WIZ on all things related to Bernie and the power that comes with executive office -- u will not want 2 miss this incredibly informative ep!
*** Also - just a lil asterisk / caveat to all of this -- Season of the Bitch does not formally associate itself with DSA and is not endorsing the Bernie campaign, although we some of our hosts are involved with / support one or both of those things. ***
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo <3
4/26/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 78: Mass Incarceration And Weed
OH HO HO DEAR LISTENERS its ya fave women back in action talking about the racist war on drugs and how weed legalization needs to come with reparations for black and brown communities most affected by these racist as shit policies!
This is by no means a conversation by experts -- we just wanted to make sure we acknowledged all this shit, esp in light of our SEASON OF THE STONER ep coming out 4/20 for only our patreon bbs.
We recommend watching 13th, reading Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow, and continuing to watch and remain vigilant as weed becomes legal across the country.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
4/19/2019 • 45 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 77: Gilmore Girls Feat. The Bechdel Cast
R U TEAM DEAN, JESS, OR LOGAN?! GUESS WHAT WE DONT CARE LOL WE DONT WANT TO TALK ABOUT MEN (jk again, we do, secretly, care.. and the only reasonable answer is team jess)
We have two INCREDIBLE GUESTS this week from THE BECHDEL CAST!!! Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante take their expertise and let us know about all things Gilmore Girls! Kellen hangs in a dark bathroom in Emily Gilmore's house, I attempt to pick a fight with Caitlin (she wins... of course), and Zoe let's us know about her TWO sets of DVDs.
You don't know anything about the Gilmore Girls? TOO BAD you should still listen bc we ALSO talk about representation and why it MATTERS.
FOLLOW AND LISTEN TO THE BECHDEL CAST: https://www.bechdelcast.com/
https://twitter.com/bechdelcast?lang=en
Follow Jamie: https://twitter.com/jamieloftusHELP?lang=en
Follow Caitlin: https://twitter.com/caitlindurante?lang=en
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton- Carrillo
4/12/2019 • 57 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 76: The Big Book Of Amusements - An Interview With Lyta Gold
LOOP DE LOOP SWOOP DE DOOOOOOP
sometimes we gotta get silly when the world is fucked beyond belief, yanno? This week we are interviewing the incredible Lyta Gold (of Current Affairs), and she brings us through her brain and also the incredible book of amusements that she co-created. this is ONE major way in which we can at least BEGIN to cope with the world. What a delight to talk to such a fun and smart human <3
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
4/5/2019 • 46 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 75: Socialist Feminism Around The Country
WOWWWEEE WOWW!!!!! What a better way to celebrate our 75th episode than to have a BIG SOCIALIST FEMINIST PARTY IN ONE EP!!!!?!?!?!?
YAAAS we talkin' to Kim from Austin, Laura from Chicago, and Maggie from Philly! U DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS BISH.
ALSO - if u want to see us in Philly - u can get yr tix here: https://www.seasonoftheb.com/live-shows/live-recording-in-philly
Register for the philly soc fem convergence here: https://socfemphilly.wordpress.com/
Donate to Laura's abortion fund here: https://bowl.nnaf.org/fundraiser/1847889
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
3/29/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 23 seconds
Season Of The Stoner Promo
ALERT ALERT ALERT!
Only a few more days to help us reach our goal of 100 new patreon supporters of $4.20 or more per month - which will result in a ~*~*~PATREON EXCLUSIVE STONED EP ON ALL THINGS MARIJUANA AND JUSTICE~*~*~
https://patreon.com/seasonofthebitch
3/28/2019 • 1 minute, 41 seconds
Episode 74: Emotional Labor In The Service Industry
OH HAY U PPL WHO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND EITHER RECEIVE SERVICVES FROM PPL OR PROVIDE THEM DEPENDING ON YR JOB
this week we talkin' with CHARLOTTE (@mumble_sauce) who has done some research on emotional labor in the service industry
we talkin' tips, the relationship to sex work, the role of the "therapist" in the service industry, ETC ETC ETC
giddy up
theme music as alway by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
3/15/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 57 seconds
Episode 73: EcoSocialism
do u care abt the planet? do u hate capitalism? do u <3 feminism? COOOL listen up! we have two brillz guests this week: climate and U.S. politics journalist Kate Aronoff, and Professor of Social Ecology and Ecological Economics Julia Steinberger.
don't give up hope bc things could alwayz get worse! keep fighting tha good fight. hope 2 survive hell w u all, xoxox
theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
3/8/2019 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 72: Motherhood
do u think that everyone deserves equal access to food/housing/childcare/healthcare? WELL DUH SO DO WE
in this ep we talk about being a parent and all the shit that happens under capitalism with being a parent. ITS A LOT. who is surprised? no one. capitalism is hell - never forget it.
theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
3/1/2019 • 59 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 71 Las Sandinistas
IF U THOUGHT U KNEW WHAT BADASS WOMEN CONSISTED OF THINK AGAIN COMRADE
In this incredible episode we interview the DIRECTOR/EDITOR/PRODUCER of the new documentary, Las Sanidinistas, Jenny Murray. IF u know nothing of the Sandinistas - SADDLE UP AND SIT TIGHT BC ITS ABT TO GET REAL.
after you're done listening to this EXCELLENT interview - be sure to keep an eye out for any way you can see the documentary! You can find more information on the website: https://www.lassandinistas.com/
VIVA LA REVOLUCION
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
2/22/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 70 Cowboys, Gender, And Sexuality
GIT READY TO DO A BIG GAY YEEHAW bc this week we are talkin' cowboys, gender, and sexuality ALL AT ONCE.
We get to speak to the incredible LUCY (@velvetworkshirt on twitter / Cowboy is Gender-Neutral) THIS WEEK about all things related to cowboys, rodeos, and why being gay is awesome.
SUPPORT HER WORK BELOW!
Here are the links for Contra Viento: Twitter: @Contra__Viento IG: @/contravientojournal Website: http://www.contravientojournal.org
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo!
2/15/2019 • 57 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 69: Modern Monetary Theory
NICE NICE NICE NICE NICE it's our 69th episode, and so U KNO HOW WE CELEBRATE!!!! THATS RIGHT BY DECONSTRUCTING REALLY DENSE ECONOMIC THEORRYYYYYYYYY PEW PEW PEW PEW PEWWWWWWWWWWW *air horns sounding in the distance*
Learn all about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) as the coven breaks it down for you (over Ambria's SWEET Cardi B sounds). It honestly doesn't get better than this.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
2/8/2019 • 50 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 68: an Interview with Julia Salazar!
THATS RIGHT FOLKS!! WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW THE BADDEST SOC FEM STATE SENATOR IN THE GAME!!!
This week we're talking about why running for office COULD be a good idea, and also why we freaking LOVE Julia. We have zero chill this whole episode, so... you've been warned.
Enjoy the greatest interview ever!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
2/1/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 67: Teacher Labor Power
STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE!!
This week we're talking about the teacher strikes in LA! We have labor journalist and author, Sarah Jaffe, as well as two teachers, Lisa and Noriko.
Check out Sarah's article on what's happening on the ground here: https://www.thenation.com/article/los-angeles-teachers-strike-utla-organizing-solidarity/
Support your teachers and support strikes!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
1/25/2019 • 51 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 66: Labor in the Art World
HOLY CANNOLI YALL THIS IS THE PODCAST CROSS-POLLINATION OF OUR DREAAAMZZZ!!!
This week we have Art and Labor podcast co-hosts OK Fox and Lucia Love and they are just the GREATEST and we are VERY GLAD THEY GRACED US WITH THEIR BRILLIANCE.
Follow them on twitter: @ArtandLaborPod / @OKFox / @titaniumwig
RESOURCES TO KNOW ABOUT:
Pay Lucia and OK for their brilliance: d.rip/artandlabor
Decolonize this place: http://www.decolonizethisplace.org/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
1/18/2019 • 59 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 65: Astrology
ITS TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE STARS AND PLANETS BAYBEEEEE
This week we have the incredible Alice Sparkly Kat (http://www.alicesparklykat.com/) joining us! She talks us through some of our signs, and helps us learn about how colonialism and patriarchy are tied up in astrology!
It's a REAL good one, so get yr ears to the sky, cuties
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carillo
1/11/2019 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 64: Fascism In The United States
** C/W: white supremacist and KKK leader audio clips included in this episode**
This week on, let's try to stop the horrors of the people who came before us:
We're continuing our global fascism series -- and this time, we're talking about the US of A. Did u kno that Hitler based a lot of his ideology off of Ford and Jim Crow Laws? Get yr history and gather fuel for the fire of talking to your normy or moderate friends.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
1/4/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 63: Surviving The Holidays
WOWWWEEE!! This edit turnaround from interview to getting to U is the SHORTEST ITS EVER BEEN SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM US 2 U!!
srsly tho - we rly rly rly appreciate all of our listeners and we hope that this survival guide for the holidays brings you some PEACE! We listen to an incredible mental health specialist, Doctor Cindy Ariel, who also happens to be ZOES MOM!!! YAAAAS
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo <3
12/24/2018 • 57 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 62: Revolting Prostitutes
WHADDAP NERDZZ! We HEARD U TOUGH GUYZ HAVE READ THINGS LIKE "MARX" and "ENGELZ" well well well, TRY YR HAND AT THIS NEW, HOT OFF THE GUTENBERG PRESSES. it tackles this v important topic: SEX WERK.
Molly Smith and Juno Mac co-wrote this incredible book! It's got class analysis, gender analysis, international relations, AND MORE. u like reading? GOOD FOR YOU! this book is a 10.
We get to spend the hour with the incredibly lovely Molly Smith! She talks about her experience co-writing this book, and also answers all of our queries! ENJOI IT
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
12/21/2018 • 58 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 61: Toppling Silent Sam
Episode 61: Toppling Silent Sam by Season of the Bitch
12/14/2018 • 59 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 60: Women In Comedy
R U READY FOR SOME LAUGHS?!!!!
This week we have the distinct honor of chatting with Kath Barbadoro (@kathbarbadoro) and Kenice Mobley (@kenicemobley) about what is up in the comedy world - ESP for women!
If u like 2 laugh and u still think it's cool to listen to the same old AF white dudes, take a listen here, maybe we'll change your mind ;) :*
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
11/30/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 59: Fascism In Brazil
WE BACK ON THAT ANTI FASCIST BS
This week we have the opportunity to do a DEEP DIVE into Fascism in Brazil with the incredibly talented and knowledgable Wendi Muse (@musewendi on twitter). Take this knowledge and use it to argue (for good) with yr idiot family!
As it is Thanksgiving, just want to have a sincere moment of appreciation to all of our listeners! and especially our patreon supporters -- we couldn't do what we're doing without you. Thank you all so much!! We really really are humbled by all of you that think listening to a bunch of socialist feminists, is good, actually.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!!
11/23/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 58: The Coven Interviews Itself
WOOOOOWWW!! Are you having a bad week?! WELL TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN WITH THIS HILARIOUS EP WHERE WE INTERVIEW OURSELVES
Did you want to picture Kellen as a 2 year old defeating older boy bullies as a power ranger? GOOD! Did you know Zoe has put boys in time out? How about Waleeta's affinity for canned cheese? And Hope's amazing Hallween costumes? Annnnnd Laura just not keeping her shit together for one MINUTE of this episode.
All we have to say is: YOURE WELCOME
11/16/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 57: Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism ft. Kristen Ghodsee
OH HO HO DEAR LISTENER ITS TIME TO BUCKLE UP FOR SOME SPICY HOT FIERY TAKES FROM THE ONE AND ONLY KRISTEN GHODSEE!!!
ALSO LINDSAY IS BACK WITH US FOR THIS SUPER FUN EP UGHHHH HI LINDSAY!!!
Kristen is an incredible author and scholar who has dedicated the last twenty years of her life studying the transition from socialism to capitalism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. TODAY WE GET TO INTERVIEW HER ON HER LATEST BOOK - about to be out for the public - Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism! It's freaking GOOD AS HELL and we hope you love our conversation with her as much as we do.
You can get yrself some more information on the author at: https://www.kristenghodsee.com/
And you can order her book at: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kristen-r-ghodsee/why-women-have-better-sex-under-socialism/9781568588896/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
11/9/2018 • 58 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 56: Global Fascism Series, an Introduction
The world is a FUCK! Let's talk about it.
What is fascism? What is it's relation (or not) to capitalism? What can we do about it?
We're starting a whole series on fascism in the world -- looking at various countries and what it means in those places -- this is our introductory overview.
Keep listening through the end for a cheerful *surprise*
Music this week by Slut Pill! https://slutpill.bandcamp.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo!
11/2/2018 • 51 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 55: Halloween
MAKE CHRISTMAS HALLOWEEN AGAIN!
Get ready to get spooooooppy!! Also - if u like to know witchy type things, grab a pen and paper because JESS is going to take us through some DIY WITCHING!
Also OMGGGGGG WOW WE ARE THRILLED FOR YOU TO MEET OUR NEWEST HOST, ZOE!!!! YAAAAASSSSSSS She's spoopy as fuck so PREP YRSELVES FOR SOMEONE AWESOME TO LISTEN TO WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
10/26/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 54: Cyber Security
**PSA BEFORE YOU EVEN LISTEN TO THIS SHIT: the audio is weird on this one - we ALREADY KNOW! plz don't leave us some weird ass comment about the audio. ALSO IF YOU KNOW SHIT ABOUT AUDIO SOFTWARE AND KNOW OF A GOOD ONE FOR US TO HAVE OUR GUESTS ON THEIR OWN TRACKS WITHOUT THEM ACTUALLY HAVING ANY SOFTWARE PLZ EMAIL US!!! Allison's intro was cut off and we know about the breathing and clicking -- there was no way to avoid it, WE PROMISE YOU THE CONTENT IS PERFECTION SO DEAL WITH IT ;) :* ***
Alright y'all here WE GO! This week we're talkin' with two cyber security EXPERTS! AKA Allison and Janus. They are rad as fuck and make learning about all this scary stuff ACTUALLY fun AND funny!
The right (and men in general, sry not sry) has ruined the internet!! there's a bunch of stuff you can do to protect yourself. I know I AM TERRIFIED to google myself rn because I do not even WANT to know what's going on, but I'm going to try to motivate myself after this conversation!
Here's some rad AF resources!:
ssd.eff.org -> surveillance self-defense from eff, great starting point with easy to follow info and screenshots for anyone who wants to protect their privacy online
https://hackblossom.org/domestic-violence/ -> hackblossom's diy
cybersecurity for domestic violence guide. even though this is about
domestic violence survivors, the advice here is pretty broadly
applicable especially for people who are under threat of doxing
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjp8ma/expert-advice-on-how-to-deal-with-online-harassment
-> vice guide on what to do if you're being harassed online
10/19/2018 • 48 minutes, 57 seconds
SotB LIVE SHOW in NYC
Hay there you fellow listeners!!
This past weekend we did something really special, and that was spending time in a room with our fellow comrades!!
We had the best Emcee in THE WORLLDDD!! Big thanks to Marisa who is the sweetest, kindest, smartest, and bravest for coming to chat with us.
Who do you think would win in a fight? Laura? Or a bat the size of Laura? What song do you think we got the whole room spontaneously singing to? Learn our inner most secrets and that INSIDER knowledge on this live show.
YES we know the audio quality is not what it usually is...that's kind of how it goes at a venue <3 love y'all hope you like it!!!!
Shoutout to Starr Bar and our (socialist) sound guy, Ken! We couldn't have done it without y'all being so accommodating to everything we needed and wanted.
*** If you feel like there is a large listener base in your city / region -- please let us know!! We LOVE doing live shows, and would love to do it again sometime once our patreon $ grows a little more!! ***
10/16/2018 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 53: Queer Liberation And Prison Abolition
AYYYYE WE BACK!!!
First we get to introduce you to ONE OF OUR NEW HOSTS! WALEETA! Hellll yes! You'll get to meet our second new host, Zoe, REAL soon.
This week we're talking about the cross section of Queer rights and mass incarceration. Mostly, we talk about how much we hate the police state and cops in general... SO BUCKLE UP BC THATS ALWAYS A GREAT TIME.
Our guests this week are two incredibles from San Fran -- Lia and Victoria! They are so rad and knowledgable and are DOING THE WORK on this issue.
Check out this awesome clinic doing great work: https://stjamesinfirmary.org/
ALSO check out Victoria's rad band (featured in this ep) downtown boys!!: https://downtownboys.bandcamp.com
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
10/12/2018 • 57 minutes
Episode 52: Porn
This week we're talkin' about PORN! How do we engage with porn as leftists? How do we think about this in a leftist way?
We have incredible guests -- Taylor, Zoe, and Sarah! They talk about what it means to be a socialist feminist and also be a sexual human in the world!
Check out Make Love not Porn as well as the following books:
Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism by Laurie Penny
The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure edited by Tristan Taormino, Celine Perreñas Shimizu, Constance Penley, and Mireille Miller-Young
The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Anti-work Politics, and Post-work Imaginaries
Theme Music as always by Brandon Payton Carrillo
10/5/2018 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 46 seconds
Episode 51: The Fuckin' Supreme Court
Episode 51: The Fuckin' Supreme Court by Season of the Bitch
9/28/2018 • 55 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode 50: Socialism In The Mainstream Media
R U ONE OF THOSE PPL WHO THINK WORDS HAVE MEANING?!
Woowwwweeee - us too! This week we tear apart the #terribletakes by the #peaklibs in the mainstream media. What a fun, joyous time for all. Debunk some of the common terrible "zingers" that get thrown your way by TROLLS and other ppl in the world (i.e. maybe yr extended family, idk).
BONUS content at the end where Laura just embarrasses herself fully - she would like to say, "you're welcome"
Music this week by Lydia Brambila! Catch her dreamy tunes here: lydiabrambila.bandcamp.com
Theme music this week as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
<3 <3
9/21/2018 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 43 seconds
Episode 49: Ireland's Abortion Wins
***WOOPS - disregard when Ambria says "and now for our music break" There is no music break this week and I forgot to take that out!*****
HEYYYY THERE SEASON OF THE B'S~~~~
Today we talk about the abortion wins in Ireland, with our amazing comrade across the pond, Rita!! Rita works for this incredible socialist feminist organization, ROSA, which helped bring the abortion rights fight more LEFT. If you live in Rhode Island - you can have the opportunity to see Rita soon! She's speaking on October 24th in South Kingstown, Rhode Island and all the details are here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-change-the-repeal-of-the-8th-amendment-in-ireland-tickets-49037103296.
As the inevitability of Roe being overturned gets closer and closer, we can take a lot away from our comrades in Ireland - and understand what we need to do to come together and demand rights for every pregnant person.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
9/14/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 48: Public Education And The Left
**Trigger warning! In this episode we talk about gun violence and mass shootings **
WOOOWWWEEEE WOWWWW We BACK!
This week we're talkin' about public ed - the good, the bad - why we need to bulk it up x 230984720394 like public ed HULK STYLE. (IDK ABT SUPERHERO MOVIES BUT IM TRYIN OKAY). We have a VERY special guest this week, MARISA!! They joined us during the live show and are AMAZING.
WE TALKIN UNIONS, WE TALKIN IMMIGRATION, WE TALKIN FUNDING -- YEAH, it's a doozy so buckle yrselves up and get ready to GIT MAD.
High five a public school teacher the next time you see them plz!!
Music by Speedy Ortiz!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
9/7/2018 • 57 minutes, 2 seconds
SotB Has An Important Announcement
Season of the Bitch is interrupting our regularly scheduled leftist banter for an important announcement!
Listen up and send your love to Lindsay as she enters this next phase of her life!! <3 <3 <3
Theme music as always by Brandon Paytron-Carrillo
9/5/2018 • 8 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 47: Summer Of 1968
IT WAS THE SUMMER OF '68!!
No we are not rewriting a bryan adams song for revolutionary purposes, but WE ARE talkin' about the "summer" of 1968.
SO WE TALKIN' STUDENT STRIKES, WORKERS STRIKES, FRENCH PPL BUILDING BARACADES LIKE A BUNCH OF ANARCHIST HEROES, WE TALKIN' CIVIL RIGHTS, WE TALKIN' SECOND WAVE FEMINISM, AND WE R TALKIN' ABOUT SUMMER BEING A CONSTRUCT OF THE MIND
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FORRRRRR!!!!!!!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carillo!
8/31/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 46: Feminists Of The Animal Kingdom
YOU AND ME BBY AINT NOTHIN BUT MAMMALS SO LETS BE CONSENTUAL AND NOT BE ASSHOLES AND MAYBE I WONT EAT YOU AFTER WE PROCREATE.... (dooo doooooo doo deee dahhhh)
THIS WEEEEEK! We have a rad-as-fuck new and fun ep on why some females of other species are fucking coooooooooooool. THANK JEEBUS FOR OUR SPECIAL GUEST TAMARA FOR HELPIN' US GET THE LOW DOWN ON THESE KEWL BEINGS
Be prepared to be amazed -- and also we get ril silly with it, so ... yr welcome? Or we're sorryy (NO SORRY)? if you prefer our academic AF ones -- don't worry, they'll come back REAL SOON.
MUSIC THIS WEEK BY THELMA AND THE SLEAZE https://thelmaandthesleaze.bandcamp.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
8/3/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 45: Sex And Sex Ed
WHAT IS THIS PURITAN MESS OF A NATION?!!!!
This week we talkin' bout sex n' sexy sex ed with our #1 bb Tanya (@auntiebernice). How is sex related to capitalism? How is sex ed taught to us?? WHY IS IT TAUGHT THAT WAY??? How can we switch that?? FIND IT ALL OUT AND MORE IN THIS EP!!
We also have a special break in the middle by a real life astrologer, @raddiviner! So if you want to know the astrological history of badass women -- get yr ear buds to the air waves!
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
7/27/2018 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 44: Foreign Policy And The Left, Part Two
And WE BACK!!! IF U HATE IMPERIAL SCUM AND LOVE TO ALIGN YRSELF WITH THE PPL WHO NEED IT THE MOST THEN YR IN THE RIGHT PLACE BUDDY HOO BOY.
Here with PART TWO of foreign policy and the left.
We continue our conversation with Waleeta, Reine, and Mariam and get more into how US imperialism and foreign policy plays out through capitalist, gendered, and ecological lenses!!! YASSSSSSSS!!!!
Resources here:
Assyrianpolicy.org
Erasingassyrians.com
Music this week by SOCCER MOMMY: https://sopharela.bandcamp.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
7/20/2018 • 57 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 43: Foreign Policy And The Left
Are you a leftist who blindly supports any leftist group?! WELL CUT THAT OUT! DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD HAVE A COLONIAL STATE OF MIND?!
Ya know how in the US there are indigenous nations whose land was destroyed by colonial powers? WELL THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. There are a lot of dynamics at play when we think about oppression, hierarchies, and leftism. This week and next week we're joined by three incredible guests: Mariam, Waleeta, and Reine.
There's a lot of incredible information in these episodes, so listen up and listen close ya big nerds!
More information on these issues can be found at:
Assyrianpolicy.org
Erasingassyrians.com
Theme Music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
7/13/2018 • 50 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 42: Debt
PPL MAKING MONEY OFF OF OTHER PPL NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING?! BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
We have some pretty rad guests (Anne, Emma, and Eve) who talk us through ALL THINGS related to debt. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO IF YOU GET IN DEBT? WHAT OPTIONS DO YOU HAVE? WHAT ARE THE STRUCTURES KEEPING US DOWN? ETC ETC ETC
Get it all HERE on SOTB.
Some resources:
Debt Collective: debtcollective.org
New Economy Project: www.neweconomynyc.org
Know Your Rights resources page: www.neweconomynyc.org/type/know-your-rights.
Emma's writing: emmacaterine.com
LIVE SHOW!!! NYC!!! AUGUST 11!!! Tickets at seasonoftheb.com
Music this week by Summer Cannibals: http://www.summercannibals.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
7/6/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 41: ABOLISH ICE!
Do you hate the US Gastapo AKA ICE?! WELL SO DO WE.
Shit gits rly real and rly INFORMATIVE and rly motivating with these incredible guests: Margaret McLaughlin of Metro DC DSA, Kristian Hernandez of North Texas DSA, and Olivia (joining us again!) from Portland, Oregon DSA.
Calling out ICE as a terrorist organization: check
Calling out liberals on their bullshit: check
Outlining ideas and tools you can use in your area: YOU BETCHA
Still managing to uplift one another and the work we do bc that's what we do on SotB: yaaaaaaas
Resources:
CIMA! https://www.facebook.com/CIMA-Compa%C3%B1eros-Inmigrantes-de-las-Monta%C3%B1as-en-Accion-129368210479514/
GoFundMe for the ICE occupation relief fund: https://www.gofundme.com/occupyicepdx
North Texas Dream Team: http://www.northtexasdreamteam.org/donate/
They're also currently fundraising for an undocumented father who needs life-saving meds: http://immi.gr/josefund
Workers Defense Project: http://www.workersdefense.org/donate/
Grassroots Leadership: http://grassrootsleadership.org/make-donation
Music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
6/29/2018 • 52 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 40: Banana Republics, Food and US Empire
OH HAY LETS GO SHOPPIN'
jk jk lolololol
This week we talkin' bout FOOD AND US EMPIRE and some Banana Republics. Just when you thought, hey, coven, why not have some more episodes about food, DONT WORRY FAM WE GOT YOU.
The US fucks a lot of shit up, so it may come as no surprise that when it comes to food - WE FUCKIN' IT UP. We look at the ways in which labor exploitation and environmental degradation are linked in this IMPERIALIST AF world.
Do you like naners? Do you like sugar? WHAT 'BOUT SHRIMP? WELP GIDDY UP BC LETS BREAK THIS SHIT DOWWWWN.
Music by the rad BIRD CLOUD -- http://www.birdcloudamerica.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
6/22/2018 • 51 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 39: Solidarity in Labor - Voices from Rochelle, Illinois
We took a trip to the small town of Rochelle, Illinois, to interview some workers who showed exceptional bravery and solidarity. (See links to photos, a video, and more below!) They went on strike to win what they deserve, and in retaliation, the employer threatened them with ICE raids and tried to divide them. It only made them stronger and they ended up winning even more. In this episode, you'll hear the workers and organizers talk about their experiences on their construction site. There are details about some of the companies involved below.
Pictures from the jobsite (this is the structure they had to climb): https://imgur.com/a/JX4R1mK
Video of a worker climbing it: https://twitter.com/abbyangriest/status/1007658399247601664
We mention Arise Chicago, an organization that helped these workers, along with the International Ironworkers Union. Check them out:
http://arisechicago.org/
http://www.ironworkers.org/
Announcement about the launch of this construction site:
http://ir.americold.com/investor-relations/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Americold-Breaks-Ground-on-Next-Automated-Facility-at-its-Rochelle-IL-Campus/default.aspx
One of the contractors employing these workers is Smart Mechatronics Core (SMC), and there is another contractor also called SMC connected to the job site and these employees.
6/15/2018 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 38: Solidarity Economy, Part 2
WERE YOU WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH FOR PART TWO?! WELL HERE YOU GO YOU PATIENT LIL LISTENERZ!
this week we are spending the hour with Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard and Evie Zavidow again :)
Evie is the program manager of CEANYC (pronounced scenic) or the Cooperative Economics Alliance of NYC, and is a worker-owner of Sunset Scholars Tutoring Cooperative (and also wants everyone to know that she is a socialist feminist!). Dr. Gordon-Nembard is a political economist and professor of community justice and social economic development in the Africana Studies Department at John Jay College, City University of NY; and author of Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice. She has numerous publications on cooperative economics, community economic development, credit unions, wealth inequality, community wealth, and Black political economy.
YEAH, so ITS GOING TO BE GOOD.
Music this week by blood stone: https://bloodstone666.bandcamp.com/
Here's some resources on this topic!:
CEANIC facebook: www.facebook.com/ceanyc/
CEANIC twitter: twitter.com/ceanyc?lang=en
CEANIC insta: www.instagram.com/gocoopnyc/?hl=en
CEANIC website: gocoopnyc.com/donate/
Get a NYC Solidarity Economy Directory: gocoopnyc.com/store/
Grassroots Economic Organizing Newsletter: www.geo.coop
Also GEO has a page about Dr. Gordon-Nembhard's book, Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice, and some coverage of it: www.geo.coop/CollectiveCourage
Federation of Southern Cooperatives (its the major regional organization of Black cooperators and mostly rural and agricultural co-ops) - www.federation.coop
Black Conference: falconworks.com/about/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
6/8/2018 • 50 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 37: Solidarity Economy, Pt 1
HOOO THERE JUST SIT DOWN YOU LOVELY HUMANS AND GET READY TO HAVE SOME SOLIDARITY THROWN RIGHT INTO YOUR EAR HOLES.
this week AND next week, we are spending the hour with Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard and Evie Zavidow.
Evie is the program manager of CEANYC (pronounced scenic) or the Cooperative Economics Alliance of NYC, and is a worker-owner of Sunset Scholars Tutoring Cooperative (and also wants everyone to know that she is a socialist feminist!). Dr. Gordon-Nembard is a political economist and professor of community justice and social economic development in the Africana Studies Department at John Jay College, City University of NY; and author of Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice. She has numerous publications on cooperative economics, community economic development, credit unions, wealth inequality, community wealth, and Black political economy.
YEAH, so ITS GOING TO BE GOOD.
Here's some resources on this topic!:
CEANIC facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ceanyc/
CEANIC twitter: https://twitter.com/ceanyc?lang=en
CEANIC insta: https://www.instagram.com/gocoopnyc/?hl=en
CEANIC website: https://gocoopnyc.com/donate/
Get a NYC Solidarity Economy Directory: https://gocoopnyc.com/store/
Grassroots Economic Organizing Newsletter: www.geo.coop
Also GEO has a page about Dr. Gordon-Nembhard's book, Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice, and some coverage of it: http://www.geo.coop/CollectiveCourage
Federation of Southern Cooperatives (its the major regional organization of Black cooperators and mostly rural and agricultural co-ops) - www.federation.coop
Black Conference: https://falconworks.com/about/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
6/1/2018 • 48 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 36: Food Justice
OKAY HERE WE GO NOW HERE WE GO NOW
DID U KNOW THAT ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD IS A PrObLeM in AMERICA?! U prob did, you smart lil SotB listener -- but here's some more in depth info on that VERY topic, OKAY?!
Learn abt the hypocrisy between SNAP and MyPlate aka the USDA clusterfuck. Think abt yr privilege the next time you use the term "food desert." Learn abt ORGS in yr AREA that are DOING THA WORK! On this very important topic!
YA KNOW ITS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE SO SADDLE UP YALL
Music this week by Kitten Forever!! WOW they are good https://kittenforever.bandcamp.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
5/25/2018 • 57 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 35: Occupation Of Palestine, Part 2
**T/W conversations of gruesome violence **
FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA PALESTINE WILL BE FREE
WE BACK continuing the conversation abt he occupation of Palestinian people. We are super grateful to Olivia (@livkittykat) for joining us again at the last minute to talk with us about the horrific events that happened this week, and over the last six weeks in Gaza. This is a VERY short episode (30 minutes or so) so that you can also take time (if you haven't already, or for a REFRESHER BC YOU SHOULD) to listen to our first episode on the Occupation of Palestine: https://soundcloud.com/seasonofthebitch/episode-24-the-occupation-of-palestine . That will give you a LOT of the background information that you may need to understand this week's episode.
Much love and thanks to Rawan (@intifadarling) who is on the ground in Palestine for writing to us about what's going on.
Find out how much of your state taxes go to fund the militaristic nonsense in Israel: https://uscpr.org/campaign/government-affairs/resources/military-aid-to-israel/
Find out how to get involved in BDS movements in your area: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/join-a-bds-campaign
Music this week by the incredible Sad Baxter! https://sadbaxter.bandcamp.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon-Payton Carrillo
5/18/2018 • 36 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 34: Food Sovereignty
AND WE BACK!
Thx for supporting our week off! Hope y'all took some time for yrselves last week for MAY DAY.
THIS WEEK we r slinging anti-colonialist takes, by talkin' bout food sovereignty. What is that u ask? Take a listen and find out my dear bbs.
DO U THINK PEOPLES HAVE THE RIGHT TO CULTURALLY IMPORTANT, HEALTHY, AND OTHERWISE AWESOME FOOD GROWTH AND PRODUCTION?! WELL YA, WE DO TOO.
A NOTE: we r white and this is something that most greatly affects indigenous communities, so we just want to recognize that, and we want to observe our own colonial behavior and lift up narratives that we know affect our indigenous comrades. ADDITIONALLY, we would love to re-visit this topic with folks if you, or someone you know, wants to join us in that endeavor.
MUSIC THIS WEEK BY PAGEANT MOM WITH "DOWN" https://pageantmom.bandcamp.com/releases
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
5/11/2018 • 50 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 33: May Day With Jane McAlevey
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAY DAY!
Genuine description alert: We spent the hour with the INCREDIBLE AND INSPIRING Jane McAlevey. Truly she is one of the most inspiring humans of all time. We all felt really humbled to even be in discussion with her. The experience that she brings as an organizer and the wisdom she brings just in her whole self makes this certainly an episode to remember.
We talk about UNIONS, ORGANIZING, WHY THE LEFT INFIGHTING IS DUMB, and MORE! Listen in to get it all right here.
Learn more about all of her amazing stuff at www.janemcalevey.com or follow her on twitter @rsgexp.
NO MUSIC THIS WEEK BC WHY WOULD WE STOP THIS CONVERSATION FOR ANY REASON.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
4/27/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 32: Writers Guild Of America
WOW HERE YE GO ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY ANOTHER EP FOR YR EARS AND SOUL.
This week we have the absolute-fucking-honor of talking with Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) Organizer Megan McRobert and Jezebel Senior Editor Katie McDonough.
WE TALKIN BOUT ORGANIZING!! What does it MEAN?! WHO does it help?! Also - WE TALKIN BOUT WRITING AND JOURNALIZM - it's a big f'in deal folks. did u kno that NOT ONLY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DESERVE UNIONS?! Welp, now is the time, so saddle up and listen in bc maybe yr mind will be blown and/or maybe yr mind will be happy bc this ep is delightful and fun!
FYI: WGAE has organized over 1000 workers in digital media in less than three years, including Gawker (now GMG and includes Splinter News and The Root), VICE.com, VICELAND, VICE HBO, ThinkProgress, Salon, HuffPost, Slate, Thrillist, The Intercept, DNA/Gothamist, MTV News, Vox Media, Onion Inc, DNA/Gothamist.
SO YEAH, THEY ARE A B. F. D.
U can follow WGAE: @wgaeast
ALSO THEIR UNION MEMBZ run accounts for a number of the unionized sites, including: @gmgunion, @vox_union, @onionincunion, @viceunion, @thrillistunion, @slateunion
Music this week by KATE FREAKING NASH!!! (okay if u search for her it's just Kate Nash) but SHE Just came out with a new album and it is FREAKING GOOD so check it out: https://www.katenash.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
4/20/2018 • 56 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 31: Mass Incarceration, Part 2
WE KNOW THAT Y'ALL COULDN'T WAIT FOR THIS SECOND EP TO DROP SO HERE YA GO. We're finishing our conversation with our amazing guests and then having a little discush about some ~*~*~HiStOrY~*~*~ and how capitalism is a ~*~*~sLiNkY sNaKe~*~*~ that must be crushed.
SO WHAT R U WAITING FOR GET YR EARS TO THE INTERNET NOWWWWWWW.
About our guests:
Bypolar is a longtime activist who currently works with the Northwest Community Bail Fund in Seattle. They are in the midst of a legal battle over an unjust prosecution. If u are looking for a CONCRETE WAY to fight the effects of mass incarceration, help them out by calling Seattle prosecutor Pete Holmes at 206-684-8200 and asking him to drop all charges against Matthew Erickson (Bypolar's legal name) and to end the persecution against Seattle's black activist community. Read more at https://stoplegallynching.wordpress.com/
May also works with the Northwest Community Bail Fund and has recently led seminars on the intersection of climate and criminal justice with Bypolar. Check out NCBF here: https://www.nwcombailfund.org/
Nellie is a teacher in El Paso, Texas. She is also a member of the Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee there! Read more about them here: https://dmscelpaso.wixsite.com/dmscelpaso
Shaina is a law student at NYU, who has worked with the Orleans Defenders, a public defense law group in Louisiana, and the Petey Greene Program, which seeks to expand educational opportunities for incarcerated folks. Find out more about the Orleans Defenders here: http://www.opdla.org/ and the Petey Greene Program project here: http://www.peteygreene.org/
Thanks 2 Brandon Payton-Carrillo for the music <3
4/13/2018 • 1 hour, 40 seconds
Episode 30: Mass Incarceration, Part One
HEY YALL ~~~ SOTB is back for EPISODE THIRTY and it is a GOOD ONE, folks. This week we r talkin **mass incarceration** with some of the most exciting guests in this show's H I S T O R Y . Buckle up bc we're talking abt the cooptation of incarcerated folks' labor, the ties between environmental degradation and ICE and the prison industrial complex, and the ways that a capitalist bail industry keeps innocent people behind bars for months or even years at a time. SO PUT THOSE HEADPHONES IN UR EARHOLES AND LETS GET TO IT !!!!
About our guests:
Bypolar is a longtime activist who currently works with the Northwest Community Bail Fund in Seattle. They are in the midst of a legal battle over an unjust prosecution. If u are looking for a CONCRETE WAY to fight the effects of mass incarceration, help them out by calling Seattle prosecutor Pete Holmes at 206-684-8200 and asking him to drop all charges against Matthew Erickson (Bypolar's legal name) and to end the persecution against Seattle's black activist community. Read more at https://stoplegallynching.wordpress.com/ and check out NCBF here: https://www.nwcombailfund.org/
May also works with the Northwest Community Bail Fund and has recently led seminars on the intersection of climate and criminal justice with Bypolar. You can learn more about their work on climate justice at https://fighttoxicprisons.wordpress.com/ and check out the Queer Ecojustice Project as well! (That's at http://queerecoproject.wixsite.com/qollective.) May is also passionate about a new project called Bloc the Juvi, an artist collective organizing against construction of a juvenile detention center in Seattle. Find them on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/BloctheJuvi/.
Nellie is a teacher in El Paso, Texas. She is also a member of the Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee there! Read more about them here: https://dmscelpaso.wixsite.com/dmscelpaso
Shaina is a law student at NYU, who has worked with the Orleans Defenders, a public defense law group in Louisiana, and the Petey Greene Program, which seeks to expand educational opportunities for incarcerated folks. Find out more about the Orleans Defenders here: http://www.opdla.org/ and the Petey Greene Program project here: http://www.peteygreene.org/
ps---if u wish this convo would NEVER END ur in luck because this is a TWO WEEK SPECIAL! U MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT BC WE END AT A WEIRD MOMENT LMAO ITS ALL GOOD YALL U JUST HAVE 2 WAIT 7 MORE BEAUTIFUL DAYS FOR THE REST
pps May provided us with a list of EVEN MORE RESOURCES for u to check out & educate urself. thanks May!!!!! here they are:
Northwest Detention Center Resistance
http://www.nwdcresistance.org/
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity
https://prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/
Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
https://incarceratedworkers.org/campaigns/operation-push-florida-prison-strike
Prison Ecology Project
https://nationinside.org/campaign/prison-ecology/
Prison Legal News
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/
Prison Radio
http://www.prisonradio.org/about
Books to Prisoners
http://www.bookstoprisoners.net/
theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
4/6/2018 • 57 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 29: Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Capitalism
*****T/W: mention of calorie counting, exercise abuse, discussion of weight, and eating disorders*****
LIVING IN THIS SOCIETY IS RUFF STUFF, 4 real.
We are so bombarded with toxic information all of the time, that make us feel bad about our bodies. DUH THIS IS AN UNEQUAL PROCESS AND SO WE R HERE TO TALK ABT THAT INEQUITY AND ALSO ABT HOW TO COMBAT THAT SHIZA.
Special guest Olivia has some amazing resources she'd like you to check out!
Laura Thomas, PhD, Registered Dietician
Instagram: laurathomasphd
Podcast: Don’t Salt My Game - talks about intuitive eating and diet culture
Check out episode 73 “The inside Scoop on Intuitive Eating with Evelyn Tribole” for a introduction to intuitive eating.
Christy Harrison
Registered dietician
Podcast: Food Psych - Her podcast “challenges diet culture in all its forms - including restrictive behaviors that often masquerade as health and wellness.
Check out episodes 140-143
140 “How to Heal from Over exercise and Find Joyful Movement”
141 “Pleasure, Sex and Body Acceptance with Dawn Serra”
142 “ Breaking Free from Fatphobia and Gender Norms with Caleb Luna”
143 “Body Politics and Ati-Diet Activism with Maria Paredes”
BODY POLITICS:
Melissa Fabello
Twitter @fyeahmfabello
Body politics, Beauty culture and eating disorders. PhD candidate in human sexuality.
Dr. Charlotte Cooper
Twitter @thebeefer
Psychotherapist and author of “Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement”
Gloria Lucas
Twitter @NalgonaPride
Creator of Nalgona Positivity Pride - devoted to helping people of color heal from diet culture. She talks about the connection between eating disorders and historical trauma, colonialism, and oppression
Music this week by the incredible Nikki Lynette, the song is "my mind ain't right." Check her out! http://nikkilynette.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
3/30/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 28: Dialectical Materialism
IF YOUVE BEEN THINKIN BOUT THE DIALECTIC BUT YOUVE BEEN CONFOUNDED BY THAT THESIS ANTITHESIS SYNTHESIS JARGON WELL HAVE WE GOT A SOLUTION FOR YOU!!!
Season of the B proudly presents,,,,,,,,,,,,DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM! featuring jokes, laughs, theory, and lots of explainin' and ponderin'
BRB GETTING OUT A NOTEBOOK SO I CAN WRITE ALL THIS GOOD STUFF DOWN!
Music this week by Holy holy vine: https://holyholyvine.bandcamp.com/album/screen-glow-and-the-mountainside
Theme muzik as always by BRANDON PAYTON CARRILLO
xoxox
3/23/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 27: Religion And The Left, Part 2
DID U LIKE LAST WEEK?! DID U WANT SOME MORE?! COOL.
Here ya go - we have the second half of our conversation with Lauren Jewett and Erika Katske, which is obv super fascinating and eye-opening, and then we have a V SPECIAL AND SECRET GUEST FOR THE SECOND HALF, SO JUST HOLD ONTO YR BRITCHES
WE TALKIN BOUT LEFTISM AND FAITH AND ALL THE WAYS WE CAN STRENGTHEN LEFTIST MOVEMENTS VIA FAITH ORGS AND FAITH MOVEMENTS
Check out Erika and Lauren's orgs below:
Youth Spirit Artworks:
www.youthspiritartworks.org
instagram: www.instagram.com/youthspiritartworks/
facebook: www.facebook.com/YouthSpiritArtworks/
twitter: @YouthSpiritArt_
And the PICO Network: www.piconetwork.org
Music this week by Mechanical Boy: https://mechanicalboy.bandcamp.com/
Theme muzic as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
3/16/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 26: Religion And The Left, Part One
HARK THE HAROLD LEFTISTS SINGGGG GLORY TO MARX ETC!
Hello there! Tis us, yr weekly socialist feminists, this time bringing u some info on FAITH BASED ORGANIZING! We talk w/ 2 very very incredible guests this week, Lauren Jewett and Erika Katske, who had SO MUCH TO SAY on this topic that we broke it up into TWO parts!
In this first half, we talkin' bout how harmful religion can be, the differences between religion, faith, and spirituality, and got some background on our guests! We also start talking about how faith based institutions can be powerful tools for the left!
Next week you'll hear our guests talk more about Marxism and the dogmatic approach to capitalism that the US uses (ooooooh, ahhhhhhhh).
Plz check out Youth Spirit Artworks:
www.youthspiritartworks.org
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youthspiritartworks/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YouthSpiritArtworks/
twitter: @YouthSpiritArt_
And the PICO Network: http://www.piconetwork.org
Theme muzic as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
3/9/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 25: Call In Show
RING RING RING
who is it???
ITS YOU
that's right ~~ for our 25TH EPISODE (!!!) we took calls and questions from Y O U, our listeners. what is socialism? are we maoists or trots? (spoiler alert: all of us are close followers of Our Lord and Savior, Bob Avakian.)if ur sad u missed us, don't worry!!! we'll do this again and u can talk to us about whatever ur lil heart desires.
WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH A CALL CUTTING OUT - so if it seems like ur dropped in the middle of a convo.... u were. lol sry (but not sry bc NO SORRIES)
thx 2 everyone who called, emailed, or tweeted us, n thx as always 2 brandon payton-carrillo for the theme music
3/2/2018 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 24: The Occupation Of Palestine
WHEEWWWWWW BUCKLE UP FOLKS!
This week we are talking about the Israeli Occupation of Palestine - what is going on over there?! How are Palestinians affected? How is the US involved? WHY SHOULD WE CARE?! YA, it's a doozy, and it's also freaking incredible so get YR HEAD IN THE GAME.
We have incredible guests this week! Rawan (@rawantifada) and Olivia (@livkittykat) share their incredible knowledge on this subject.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MANY OF THE THINGS WE SPEAK ABOUT:
Request screening of Movie: 1948 Creation and Catastrophe
Report on Palestinian women and residency requirements: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Palestine-UPR_web-2-5.pdf
Jerusalem 2020 plan: https://al-shabaka.org/briefs/jerusalem-israels-little-known-master-plans/
Israa Jaabis, exploded car http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/israa-jaabis-israel-neglecting-prisoner-medical-180115185002509.html
Rasmea Odeh story https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/charlotte-silver/court-motion-details-palestinian-american-rasmea-odehs-torture-israeli
Balfour declaration, book: Britain’s Reassesment of the Balfour Declaration
65 discriminatory laws against Palestinians in Israel https://www.adalah.org/en/content/view/7771
No music this week because we have a FULLY PACKED EPISODE.
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo. <3
2/23/2018 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 23 VaLeNtInEs DaY
TO ALL THE LOVERS, THE HATERS, THE CREATORS, THE DOGGO RATERS: HAPPY VALENTINES DAY U BIG LUBS
yas, we do know that valentines day was designed by capitalists, but U WANNA KNOW SOMETHING ELSE?! RADICAL LOVE IS REVOLUTIONARY, and we have some pretty dank luv going on in this ep. THX TO BANDON, ED, AND MIKE FOR BEING TRU LUVERS.
WARNING: this shit is annoyingly het - we apologize. While we aren't all straight, we happen to be with men at this time.
ALSO WARNING: THERE ARE MEN ON THIS EP - we think they are pretty incredible ones, but still, we get it if you need to take several breaks to handle the shrill-ness of it all.
BUT TO BE REAL THIS EP IS CUTE AS F AND FUNNY AS F SO WE HOPE U BUCKLE UP AND ENJOY IT - HAPPY VALENTINES DAY YALL FROM YR FAVE SOCIALIST FEMINISTS.
Music this week by the INCREDIBLE PS Eliot: https://pseliot.bandcamp.com/
Theme music by the incredible Brandon Payton-Carrillo --- WHO IS ALSO ON THIS EP
2/15/2018 • 57 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 22: What is Organizing?
HAVE U EVER WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO ORGANIZE?! OR HAVE U BEEN AN ORGANIZER BUT NEVER RLY KNOWN WHAT THATS ALL ABOUT?
Here is one (of several, hopefully) SotB take on this topic! This week we are joined by Chicago organizing legend Shani Smith!!! (OOOOOOH AHHHHHHHHHHHH)AKA BUCKLE UP BC SHE DROPS SOME BEAUTIFUL KNOWLEDGE ON US <3
Music this week by the incredible Thelma and the Sleaze: https://thelmaandthesleaze.bandcamp.com/music
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
2/9/2018 • 56 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 21: Radical Writers
YAAAS HERE WE GO ANOTHER WEEK ANOTHER PODCAST AMMRIGHT?!
This week we honor two incredible revolutionary writers: Lorraine Hansberry and Ursula Le Guin. BUT WAIT, THERES MOAR - we are joined by mOdErN dAy AuThOr Chavisa Woods!
Chavisa talks about anarchism and other incredible shiza and also READS some of her incredible work ON AIR !!! WHAAAAAT
You can check out her stuff here:
http://chavisawoodsbooks.com/
https://electricliterature.com/10-books-for-country-goths-6af11fa16046
http://therumpus.net/2017/05/worlds-full-of-demons-chavisa-woods-things-to-do-when-youre-goth-in-the-country/
MUSIC THIS WEEK BY RAGANA, "You take nothing" -- check them out! https://ragana.bandcamp.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!
2/2/2018 • 1 hour, 14 seconds
Episode 20: Leftism And The Law
HEAR YE HEAR YE
DO U LIKE LAWS? NO?! NEITHER DO WE LOLL. Jk sort of - But this week 4 real we have the most incredible guests: Meghsha Barner, a member of the National Lawyers Guild, and Emma Caterine, a member of DSA Legal. THEY ARE SLINGING HOT TAKES on what it means to be involved in the legal system as a leftist. U DO NOT WANT TO MISS THESE FIREY HOT TAKES.
No music this week because we had SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT OMG.
Thx to Brandon Payton-Carrillo as always for that theme music.
1/26/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 19: Leftist Women In Journalism
CW: mention of rape, assault, and sexual violence.
WOWWWEEEE ITS ANOTHER WEEK AND ANOTHER EPISODE OF SEASON OF THE BITCH!
This one is a doozy so sit down and buckle up because we have two FREAKING AMAZING GUESTS to talk about what it's like to be in the field of journalism as a leftist woman! U KNO PRODUCING THAT QUALITY #CONTENT
Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe) is a fellow at the Nation Institute and host of the Belabored podcast. You may also have heard about her book, Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt, which was published in 2016.
Annie Shields (@anastasiakeeley) is engagement editor at the Nation and co-chair of the Uptown/Bronx branch of the New York City DSA. She is actively involved in her union, the News Guild of New York: http://www.nyguild.org/
Music this week is by THE CRANBERRIES because we love Dolores O'Riordan, and cannot believe she is gone. If y'all aren't aware, Dolores was a feminist and queer icon for many in the 90s and has always been an ally for important issues. <3
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
1/19/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 18: Socialist Semantics
WORDS, amirite?? Who knows what they even mean???
Sit ur lil bootie (that means butt) (that means hindquarters) down, because IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!! The coven is back and this week we are talkin about talkin. What is a conrad?? What is this " labor " thing everyone's been yappin about??? We do our best 2 explain some popular terms and also explain why u shouldn't be rude when someone asks u what they mean.
This week we're featurin "Chlorine" by Jail Solidarity, a kickass DC/Baltimore-based band. Check them out at https://jailsolidarity.bandcamp.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
1/12/2018 • 50 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 17: STAR WARS
SPOILER ALERT!
WE LOVE STAR WARS AND WE HOPE U DO TOO SO BUCKLE UP FOR THIS SOCIALIST FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE LAST JEDI. We are desperately waiting for Kellen's fan fic of Holdo and Leia's romance, so this photo is just a preview for ya.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! There's no better way to start the new year than to sling hot takes on star wars, ammiright? IF YOU THINK WE DIDNT SING THE OPENING THEME IN A VERY OFF RHYTHM WAY, YOU ARE IN FOR A SURPRISE! ;) ;)
Music this week by Anais Mitchell! http://www.anaismitchell.com/
Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
1/5/2018 • 55 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 16: Kindess
GET READY FOR OUR MOST WHOLESOME EPISODE YET!
This week we talk about kindness! HAVE U HEARD OF @communalsauce? WELL U SHOULD BC SHE IS THE BEST! (links to her articles below) WE HAVE HER ON FOR THE FIRST HALF OF OUR SHOW BC SHE IS SO KIND AND AMAAAAAZING
ALSO WE DO SOMETHING REAL DIFFERENT WITH THIS WEEK AND EACH OF US TALK TO SOMEONE WHO WE THINK IS REAL KIND. GET READY FOR A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS - IM TALKIN' LINDSAY'S FUN FRIEND CELESTE STARTS US OUT WITH HER THOUGHTS ON BEING KIND AND HOW SHE GREW UP, THEN TO KELLEN'S ****MOM***** OMG U MAY SHED A TEAR ITS SO CUTE AND AMAZING, AND THEN TO LAURA'S FRIEND HANNAH AND A REAL SILLY WAY TO THINK ABOUT KINDNESS.
No music this week bc we love u and value ur time.
THEME MUSIC AS ALWAYS BY BRANDON PAYTON-CARRILLO!
https://medium.com/@communalsauce/capitalism-hurts-can-we-not-hurt-each-other-eb798ad49285
https://medium.com/@communalsauce/left-twitter-and-the-social-death-cult-1b963859deb8
12/22/2017 • 1 hour, 33 seconds
Episode 15: TAX BILL IS A F*CK
HAVE U BEEN SLAMMIN' YR LIL NOGGIN' INTO A WALL OVER THIS TAX BILL?! Well, dear listeners, U R NOT ALONE!
On this week's episode we talk about this absolutely terrifying tax bill, so hold onto yr hats it's bout to get real. ALSO don't get scared, we make it fun (?) ,,,,,,, (!) anywho, so we hope u like it. the episode, not the tax bill.
OKAY COOL! So this week's musician is an incredible Chicago-based Power Trio. Described as, "Girl-Pop meets Grindcore. Whiskey. Weirdness. Woozle Wazzle." YAAAAAAS.
Check them out and BUY THEIR MUSIC, (if u can) OKAY:
http://cellphonesband.com/
https://cellphonesband.bandcamp.com/
As always, thx to Brandon Payton-Carrillo for the extremely incredible theme music.
12/15/2017 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 14: Transformative Justice
** Trigger Warning: there is mention of sexual violence/rape in this episode **
WOWWWEEEE EPISODE 14 HERE WE GOOOO!!!
Y'all know about the #metoo movement, but #whatnow is the question we're asking! IF U THINK THE CARCERAL STATE IS THE PITS, THEN WHAT DO WE DO WITH PPL WHO DO TERRIBLE SHIT?! That's what we're talkin' bout, MMMMKAY?!
One solution: get the shrink ray from honey i shrunk the kids and shrink all the terrible politicians and have them carry out their lives on a tiny scale that doesn't affect anyone ;)
SPECIAL GUEST KRISTEN TODAY (SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND TWITTER, SRY) TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Music by the INCREDIBLE Hophop (iamhophop.com, iamhophop.bandcamp.com) -- she's also on Spotify/iTunes/GooglePlay/Amazon -- u kno the drill - check her out and support her amazing tunes!
TY BRANDON PAYTON-CARRILLO FOR THE THEME MUZIC <3
12/8/2017 • 50 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 13: Reading Difficult Books
HAY THERE U COVEN LISTENERS!
DO U LIKE BOOKS/READING?! DO U NOT BC ITS TOO HARD?! WELP WE HAVE AN EP FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT UR THOUGHTS ARE ON READING. if u wanna do it listen to this and be I-N-S-P-I-R-E-d by our NERDERAY
This week, we talk about reading challenging material, and give our ~*~*~tips and tricks~*~*~ to survive (AND EVEN ENJOY) that process! Listen up as we talk about how to read challenging stuff, as well as what each of our book recommendations are at the moment (GET A PEN AND PAPER READY FOR A NEW LIST OF BOOKS THAT YOU WILL LOVE).
Music this week by Sadie Dupuis's band, the incredible Speedy Ortiz: http://www.speedyortiz.com/ (Sadie also has another project called Sad13: http://www.sadthirteen.com/ ) CHECK THEM OUT
Our theme music, as always, is brought to you by the ONE AND ONLY BRANDON PAYTON-CARILLO.
Also there's a little surprise for u patient ppl at the very end ;)
12/1/2017 • 59 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 12: Holiday How To
GOBBLE GOBBBBBLEEEEE! It is that time of year where we pretend that settler colonialism is somehow rationalized through the experience of one meal that MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED! Share your thanks for being a leftist with your family!
In this episode we delve into the nuances of dealing with yr fam on this hallowed holiday. BEST OF LUCK 2 U! HOPEFULLY THIS EP HELPS U DEAL! u can always just put your phone in the middle of yr thanksgiving table and put this on blast ;)
Music this week by the incredible Waxahatchee! https://waxahatchee.bandcamp.com/
TY BRANDON FOR OUR AMAZING THEME MUSIC <3 <3 <3
11/23/2017 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 21 seconds
Episode 11: Women Of Color In Academia
GUESS WHO'S BACK? (BACK AGAIN) ITS US! YR FAVE LIL COVEN. Wow thank u for yr warm regards.
THIS WEEK: three incredible guests Ivy, Liz and Ivón tell us what's what when it comes to being a woman of color in academia --- DO NOT FRET IF U ARENT IN ACADEMIA THIS SHIT IS SO GOOD IT APPLIES TO EVERYDAY INSTANCES OF OPPRESSION - we just use academia bc it's what we know.
Anyhoodles, check out Ivy's twitter here: twitter.com/polumechanos, and Ivón's insta here: instagram.com/ipadillarodriguez, and send a carrier pigeon to Liz, bc that's cool nowadays.
MUSIC THIS WEEK BY THE INCREDIBLY TALENTED Erika Lundahl and her band Animals of Grace - CHECK HER / THEM out here: http://erikalundahl.com/ and https://animalsofgrace.bandcamp.com/album/brambles
THX TO BRANDON PAYTON-CARILLO 4 THA THEME MUZIC
11/17/2017 • 1 hour, 25 seconds
Episode 10: Leftist Women in Art
WOOOWWWWZA DO WE HAVE AN EPISODE 4 U!!!!!
This week we are joined by extremely talented and special guests McKenzie Chinn and Van Tran Nguyen. We talk about art and being a woman and making real shit through various art forms.
Our music this week is by McKenzie Chinn's poetry project called Growing Concerns Poetry Collective, check out their stuff here: https://growingconcernspoets.bandcamp.com/releases
HERE ARE LINKS TO MCKENZIE AND VAN'S ART:
Van: http://vantrannguyen.com/
McKenzie: https://www.mckenziechinn.com/
https://soundcloud.com/user-207509628/sets/we-here-thank-you-for-noticing
https://growingconcernspoets.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.olympiamovie.com/
ALSO BUY TIX TO OUR LIVE SHOW HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/season-of-the-bitch-live-show-tickets-39425816679
THEME MUZIC is by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
11/3/2017 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 9: Sex Work And #MeToo
*!*!*! TRIGGER WARNING FOR THIS EP PLZ BE KIND TO YOURSELF(specifics at bottom of description) !*!*!
we out here for another week of sex work and the #metoo phenomenon. did u like last week, but wish there was more marxist analysis? well pull up a chair buddy bc this week we are serving u up that marxist analysis hot (spoiler alert: he thinks all work can be described as prostitution). we are also going to talk abt all the women dealing with the #metoo stuff going around the internets.
ALSO YA WE KNOW LAURA COULDNT GET HER POP FILTER TO WORK OKAY JUST HOLD IT.
music this week by claire and the potatoes!!! Check them out here: http://claireandthepotatoes.bandcamp.com/
As always our fantastic theme song is by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!!!
!*!*! tw is for sexual assault and rape !*!*!
10/27/2017 • 58 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 8 Sex Work And Solidarity
omg we out here talking to some incredible sex workers this weeeeeek!!!~ These women lay the smack down on what it means 2 do sex WERK. u better pull up a chair for this one, it's a doozy of a good time. Guests Mistress Velvet and Cat explain the nuances of sex work and how we can STOP BEING PURITAN IDIOTS ABT THIS ISSUE OKAY?!
Music by the AMAZING Pleasure Thief: https://pleasurethief.bandcamp.com/
As always our fantastic themes song is by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
10/20/2017 • 1 hour, 44 seconds
Episode 7: Graduate Student Organizing
did u go 2 college? do u know someone who went 2 college? are u a grad student / know a grad student? well hold onto yr butts, this week we talk abt grad student organizing. guess wut y'all, grad work is labor so get yr earbuds ready for this lil ep. as always we'll be slinging u that gender analysis also, so yr welcome in advance.
oh I'm sry did u think we wouldn't LOVE a feminist hardcore-punk band?well guess what - music this week by War on Women, track "Roe V. World" - check out their music here: https://waronwomen.bandcamp.com/
as always our gorgeous and badass theme song is by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
10/13/2017 • 57 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 6 - Mental Health Under Capitalism
**Pls note the trigger warning at the beginning, which also has some explicit language regarding said triggers**
HELLO some of our amazing hosts share their stories in this week's episode about struggling with mental health. For some this may resonate and for others it may be a new opportunity to hear about some of the invisible things that people have to cope with. Also, Hope didn't introduce herself but she IS on this episode!!
PLEASE NOTE that we feature the classic song REBEL GIRL by Bikini Kill in our break which we did LEGALLY because Kathleen FUCKIN Hanna gave us PERSONALLLLLLLL permission to. This song was referenced enthusiastically by Laura in our first episode.
As always our fantastic theme song is by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!!!
10/6/2017 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 5: Feminist Marxism
this week we talk about FEMINISM & marxism, and talking abt ur daddy is sometimes hard...........................we talk about wut we luv & wut we sick of......................we talk abt whats confusinatin', exhiliratin', & why socialist feminism is CLEARLY SUPERIOR to liberal feminism
FEATURING the awesome song On The Grass by MUDDY TOWN -- a freakin cuntry band outta BRAZIL?!?!? (Bahia specifically) we luv it <3
http://rockloco.blogspot.com.br/2017/09/mais-e-melhores-blues.html
as always our gorgeous and badass theme song is by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
9/29/2017 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 46 seconds
Episode 4: Intergenerational Organizing
omg the age ranges are off the charts in this 1 !! we have TEENAGERS battling TODDLERS for the DICTATORSHIP of the U FRICKIN NAME IT!! and then outta nowhere comes THE MATRIARCCHHHHSSS this is a smackdown like u never have seen. Who will win? just kidding my precious lil silly willies, we're all WORKING TOGETHER bc we CARE ABT THE FUTURE...check it out, Maria is organizing her high school, 5 yr old Betty "catches" some jokes, and we hear perspectives and lessons from our elders. NOT TO BE MISSED!
As always our fantastic themes song is by Brandon Payton-Carrillo
9/22/2017 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 3: Being Extremely Online
GOOD MORNING here we are again talkin bout GOING ONLINE some of these ladies say it could be a problem, one of them thinks it's a way of life and that we should all just give in to being UPLOADED YESSS TAKE ME SWEET NETWORK
anyway check it out, there's also an amazing song from musical guest and Chicago sweetheart (although they have pursued broader horizons elsewhere now) SOL PATCHES https://solpatches.bandcamp.com/
As always our nice ass theme song is by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!!
9/15/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 2: Rural Organizing
HENLO stinky leftists, we made this for you. It's about rural organizing, which you should care about for reasons you only get to find out WHEN YOU SHHHHH & LISTEN to this DANK podcast
Music at the break by the former band Pamela (made up of leftist ladies out of Long Beach). You can now check out Scully, a new all-woman band featuring one of the same band members. https://scullyscully.bandcamp.com/
Theme music by Brandon Payton-Carrillo.
Dank meme artistry in the cover photo is by Kellen.
9/8/2017 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 29 seconds
PREMIER EPISODE OF Season of the Bitch
In the immortal words of Moss from "The IT Crowd," YOU BEST PUT SEATBELTS ON YOUR EARS, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA TAKE THEM ON THE RIDE OF THEIR LIVES!!!!
This is the first episode, and we'll only get better from HEAR lol get it?!?!
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO SUPPORT US U R NUMBER ONE EVEN THOGH MOST OF U KILLED ROSA we love you