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• The Misunderstood Politics of David Lynch

  Our heroes are dead and our enemies are in power. This week Executive Producer Andrew Callaway makes a rare appearance in front of the camera and speaks to the profound impact of David Lynch’s work - and explains why he disagrees with the master filmmaker that he is not a political filmmaker. Jamie Peck and Sam Beard both watch Lost Highway for the first time and have a lot to unpack. 00:00:00 David Lynch is dead 00:08:15 He was born is Missoula, Montana 00:11:29 “I’m not a political person” 00:17:00 Eraserhead explained 00:19:17 David Lynch’s unique form of class consciousness 00:21:33 Blue Velvet and the middle class 00:25:40 Intuitive understanding of psychology and trauma 00:30:08 Ronald Reagan and David Lynch 00:36:58 Transcendental meditation and politics 00:46:12 Libertarianism & Mitt Romney 00:50:47 YAY! BERNIE SANDERS FOR PRESIDENT!!! 01:00:56 Twin Peaks Season 3 (no spoilers) 01:04:21 Fire Walk With Me & CPTSD 01:08:41 Minor Lost Highway SPOILERS start here 01:21:44 Spoilers END here as we speak on Zizek and Lacan 01:27:20 Explaining a film? No no no no no 01:30:56 Some personal stuff and also closing wisdom from Special Agent Dale Cooper *** SIGN UP NOW at https://patreon.com/partygirls to get the full version of this episode, all other bonus content, Discord access, and a shout out on the pod! Join our YouTube channel as a member to get access to bonus videos -- INCLUDING Jamie and Andrew talking more indepth about Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0T-lzkTsMt1tBSvp958UGQ/join Follow us on ALL the Socials: Instagram: @party.girls.pod YouTube: @partygirlspod TikTok: @party.girls.pod Leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts if you feel so inclined: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/party-girls/id1577239978 :)

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• Celebrating A Year Of Party Girls: An AMA-versary Special!

  Happy pod-a-versary to us! Jamie Peck and Sam Beard celebrate one year of Party Girls by answering a bunch of listener questions. How many years does the American empire have left? How hopeful are we that we’ll see serious social change within our lifetimes? How many times a day do we think about Lenin? And why does Sam dress like a zoomer now? All this, plus we reveal which super exciting guest we have coming on in February and what book(s) you should read to prepare. Fundraiser for the person Jamie could not remember the name of: https://givebutter.com/support-sandiego-protester 00:00:00 Happy one year anniversary 00:08:05 Does Chris Cuomo smell like week old coffee and gold bond powder like I assume? 00:08:17 If we were to control the means of production, what industry should be prioritized first? 00:09:43 Who is your dream party girl guest? 00:13:34 What is your favorite David Lynch movie. 00:15:45 What would you ask Luigi if you could? 00:17:19 You’re in charge of sending the first 5 people to mars, who u sending? 00:19:45 Would Jamie ever go back on the majority report as a guest? 00:20:15 How do I correctly channel my anger, isolation and sadness regarding the current events? 00:23:41 What is to be done? How it might should be done? 00:25:30 How many years do you think this empire has and does it fall from within or another war loss ends it? 00:28:36 Thoughts on folk punk as a genre and I guess also as politics? 00:31:22 If you could say one more thing to Chris Cuomo what would it be? 00:32:46 How hopeful are you that serious social change will happen in America During Your Lifetime? 00:35:34 Sam, why do you dress like a zoomer now? 00:36:12 Sam, how are you so hot? 00:36:26 I have a crush on you Jamie. 00:38:37 Who is your ideal candidate for 2028? Sky is the limit, dead or alive even. 00:40:45 As more spaces and housing becomes rapidly absorbed into a neo-feudalist hellscape, what are ways to protect and liberate property from privatization? Are community land trusts effective to this goal? 00:43:36 How many times a day do you think about Vladimir Lenin, father of socialism and our humble saviour? 00:44:42 What was your favorite memory doing party girls? 00:50:37 Isn’t anger over AI art simply petty-bourgeois anxiety from proletarianization? 00:53:31 Do you have an escape America Plan? 00:55:30 What inspired your political views? 00:57:56 What’s your historical comparison between Luigi Mangione and John Brown? 00:59:56 Thoughts on general strike May 1 2028? 01:01:46 What do you think about decommodfied music & the relationship of music to ideological critique? 01:05:56 Sam, what was it like being on CNN? 01:06:24 Is the meaning of life dependent on economic conditions only? Or is there more to meaning? 01:09:47 As goth socialists, what keeps you guys from falling into cynicism and doom?? 01:16:15 What are your party girls goals for year 2? *** SIGN UP NOW at https://patreon.com/partygirls to get the full version of this episode, all other bonus content, Discord access, and a shout out on the pod! Follow us on ALL the Socials: Instagram: @party.girls.pod Twitter: @partygirlspod TikTok: @party.girls.pod Youtube: @partygirlspod Leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts if you feel so inclined: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/party-girls/id1577239978 :)

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• The King of Antifa Said "We Don't Really Do That Anymore" w/ Natasha Lennard

  ***Sign up as a patron to participate in next week’s AMA special where Jamie and Sam will field questions from the Discord to celebrate the show’s one year anniversary.*** https://patreon.com/partygirls Sam is back from his hiatus for this special episode with Natasha Lennard, journalist, educator, Friend and comrade. The day after Trump re-ascends to the helm of the federal government, the Party Girls team teases out just what collective political wisdom led to a categorically different protest response to Trump’s inauguration this go around. 2017’s inauguration was marked by a massive black bloc protest, but the one this week saw dozens of smaller convergences around the country focused on community-building and activating more localized responses to Trump's deportation machine. What role does journalism actually hold in making the world a better place? What brings us hope in this grim political moment? Should Antifa make a comeback? All this and more in this week's episode. 00:00:00 Intro to Natasha Lennard 00:04:20 I Protested Trump's First Inauguration, But I'm Not Protesting Him Today 00:14:03 Elon Musk's Sieg Heil and other inauguration news worth talking about 00:38:00 Direct action & Gary, Indiana (the town, not the writer) 00:52:45 The King of Antifa says, "anything can happen" but there are currently no plans for a second season 01:12:45 ANNOUNCEMENTS ETC!!!! Links: https://theintercept.com/2025/01/20/trump-second-inauguration-dc-protests/ https://crimethinc.com/2025/01/20/reports-from-the-festivals-of-resistance-day-of-the-forest-defender Super Solidarity Smash Bros A fundraiser for activist legal fees Featuring comedy by Jamie Peck, Jake Flores, Fellatia G aka Lena NW, and more! @ The Robinson Space 4308 Burns Ave Los Angeles, CA 90029 $10 suggested donation Saturday January 25th 6pm doors, 7pm show *** SIGN UP NOW at https://patreon.com/partygirls to get the full version of this episode, all other bonus content, Discord access, and a shout out on the pod! Follow us on ALL the Socials: YouTube: @partygirlspod Instagram: @party.girls.pod TikTok: @party.girls.pod Twitter: @partygirlspod Leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts if you feel so inclined: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/party-girls/id1577239978 :)

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• Curtis Yarvin: The Dark Enlightenment and Humane Genocide

  Half of this episode was behind the paywall but in honor of Curtis Yarvin, Mencius Moldbug himself, calling for the end of Democracy in The New York Times (at least he didn't bring up his "human alternative to genocide") we're making this ep free for everybody. Also it was before we were recording video so please enjoy this visual of a waveform. This episode was recorded on 07/30/24. 00:00:00 - Kate Willet's on the show to tell us about technofascism 01:18:42 - This is where the stuff that was paywalled before starts Comedian and podcaster Kate Willett joins Jamie Peck and Sam Beard for a wide-ranging discussion of the San Francisco tech milieu that anointed JD Vance as Donald Trump's VP pick. Unlike the old school robber barons, the tech capitalists of today want more than money; they want to be gods. Via labor arbitrage, political meddling, and even seemingly innocuous ideas like "smart cities," figures like Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin, David Sacks, and Bilaji Srinivasan seek to immiserate the average person, dismantle the government and bring about an anarcho-capitalist dystopia ruled by neo-feudal warlords. But hey, at least they're never going to beat the couch fucking charges. #technology #fascist #sanfrancisco *** Follow Kate on Instagram: @kate.willett SIGN UP NOW at https://patreon.com/partygirls to listen to bonus content, get Discord access, and a shout out on the pod! Follow us on ALL the Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/party.girls.pod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@party.girls.pod Twitter: https://x.com/PartyGirlsPod YouTube: www.youtube.com/@partygirlspod Listen and leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify if you feel so inclined: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/party-girls/id1577239978 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/71ESqg33NRlEPmDxjbg4rO

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• The Case For Letting Malibu Burn w/ Jake Flores

  DESCRIPTION: Jamie is joined by Jake Flores (@feraljokes) of Pod Damn America (@poddamnamerica) to discuss Mike Davis’ 1998 essay “The Case For Letting Malibu Burn,” which is also the third chapter in his book “Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster” (Verso, 1998). In this controversial-at-the-time essay, Davis maps the fire ecology of the Malibu coast and explains why ongoing overdevelopment of this area is the height of capitalist folly. Catch Jamie, Jake, Fellatia G and more at Super Solidarity Smash Bros, a fundraiser for activist legal fees at the Robinson Space in Los Angeles on January 25th at 7pm! Check out Jake’s podcasts: Pod Damn America: https://www.patreon.com/poddamnamerica Why You Mad: https://www.patreon.com/whyyoumad That’s My Podcast, I Don’t Know You: https://www.patreon.com/idkypod Sign up as a supporter at Patreon.com/partygirls to get access to our Discord, a shout out on the pod, and all bonus content. Follow us on ALL the Socials: Instagram: @party.girls.pod YouTube: @partygirlspod TikTok: @party.girls.pod Leave us a nice review on Apple podcasts if you feel so inclined :)

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