Workers' Lit

We took a weeklong break from talking about the news, but it's time to get back into the doings of the United States government...namely, starting new wars.Today we discuss Trump's Christmas strikes on Nigeria, the bombing of a Venezuelan port, and preparations being made inside Venezuela itself for siege and war. Also, we mention our favorite holiday movies.Articles referenced in this episode:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/nigerian-residents-of-jabo-are-rattled-after-close-u-s-airstrikes-made-their-homes-shake-and-the-sky-glow-redhttps://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/29/nigeria_strikeshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/30/trump-bombs-venezuelan-land-for-first-time-is-war-imminenthttps://substack.com/home/post/p-182894927?source=queue

IT'S TIME FOR SOME THEATER!!!We're delighted to have Andy Boyd back on the show to discuss her play, "Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist." Are you looking for a show about the betrayal of the young radicals of the early 20th century in the face of their own success and a conservative culture? No? Well, you should be, and it's this play!Go buy the written version of "Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist" here!Go check out Andy Boyd and her other work here!The image in the episode art comes from the play's staging at The Tank in NYC. The actors shown are Jeff Gonzalez and Charlie Hurtt.

Classic alert!It's Christmas...so it's time to talk about Dr. Seuss' 1957 children's classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."What is a Grinch? Are the residents of Whoville bourgeois? Was the Grink there? All these questions and more, answered!We hope y'all like the new theme music from the talented SoloMonk!Feeling generous? Feel free to send some of that generosity our way: https://buymeacoffee.com/workerslitCredit to the classic, "Was the Grink there?" tweet from @murrman5 for the joke we make like thirty times.

There’s a war on LGBTQ+ Rights in the US. The sooner we treat it as such the better.The Workers are joined today by Pigeon of “2 Whits, 1 Cup,” an exvangelical, queer podcast about the evangelical radio drama, “Adventures in Odyssey” to discuss the Trump Administration—and every other powerful institution’s—increased aggression towards the queer community. Topics include the Department of Justice’s new prison rules, S 1071, the betrayal of the Democratic Party, TPUSA and other anti-trans vigilante orgs, digital mass surveillance, the Arlington retreat, and how when we fight, we win!Check out Jacob’s episode with 2 Whits, 1 Cup here!Articles cited in this episode:https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5630490/prison-doj-safety-memo-changes-trans-lgbtq-inmateshttps://fdt.beehiiv.com/p/a-bill-to-disinter-a-serial-killer-from-a-military-cemetery-psyche-it-s-now-an-omnibus-appropriationhttps://zeteo.com/p/social-media-children-ban-australia-ushttps://www.techpolicy.press/age-verification-is-locking-trans-people-out-of-the-internet/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/11/meta-shuts-down-global-accounts-linked-to-abortion-advice-and-queer-contenthttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/trans-inmates-win-right-to-gender-affirming-care-as-judge-calls-it-a-serious-medical-need/

Them doors are about to get real bright.It's time to hop into Vajra Chandrasekera's crazy 2023 fantasy novel, "The Saint of Bright Doors."We've got revolution, we've got being bisexual, we've got family trauma, we've got cults, we've got it ALL with this book!!