Jamie is joined by Julia Gwiazdowski, a library worker and strike captain with District Council 33, to talk about the historic municipal worker strike that (probably) just ended in the great city of Philadelphia. How did things get so bad that these essential workers are making an average of just $46,000/year? What role has racism played in how this predominantly black union gets treated by the city? Mayor Cherelle Parker and the black misleadership class. All this, plus some discussion of how actions like this align with Julia’s politics as an anarchist.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on Tuesday, July 8. On Wednesday, July 9, a tentative agreement with the city was reached. The deal falls short of what the workers were asking, and far short of what they deserve. DC 33 might be going back to work, but the struggle continues.
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The Party Girls Dig Up Betsy Ross’s Bones
Happy flag burning day! Jamie and Sam are back from their glamping trip and ready to discuss developments in the news. Bad: Trump’s “big beautiful bill” is poised to kill thousands. Better: Zohran Mamdani won the primary. Best: some anarchist kids in LA have gotten ICE kicked out of every hotel they’ve tried to stay at. Be safe out there and remember to use an accelerant.
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Party Girls: Too Hot For YouTube
After being banned from YouTube, Jamie and Sam talk platform censorship and their next moves. They then do some report-backs and analysis from the recent anti-ICE protests in their cities. What would need to happen for these to go off as hard as they did in LA? Lastly, they discuss the NYC mayoral race. PLUS: Jamie discovers a folk hero on her block.
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PREVIEW: Apply Heat, Melt the Paywall
The long awaited Bonus to our ‘Apply Heat, Melt I.C.E.’ episode. Jamie and Sam share some in-depth analysis on the developments in LA.
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Apply Heat, Melt I.C.E. - How to Protest Guide
LA went up in smoke last weekend in response to Trump's I.C.E. raids. The community fought back and defeated five robo-taxis and countless pigs. Sam and Jamie cover the developments in LA and talk about what it could look like for the movement to spread.
In the second half of the episode, the Party Girls offer a practical how-to guide on protesting. What should you wear? What should you bring? What should you do? What should you not do? What do you become capable of when nobody knows who you are?
Stay tuned for this week's BONUS episode, wherein the PG crew gives some in-depth analysis.
CrimethInc article: https://crimethinc.com/2025/06/08/los-angeles-stands-up-to-ice-a-firsthand-report-on-the-clashes-of-june-6
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A podcast about communism and gossip from Jamie Peck (The Majority Report, The Antifada, Everybody Loves Communism) and Sam Beard, an organizer based in Chicago.
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