Rahul and family are descendants of Nehru (Rahul's great grandfather). Indira was Rahul's grandmother.

This is in reference to the segment on protests in India on the 10/16 ED episode.

That is all.

I just wanted to check in about the protests in France , as I am boots on the ground ,regarding the commentary of Mia on Executive Disorder.
So she says that the quantity of protesters is declining which isn’t true . The Gilet Jaunes, firefighters, farmers and CGT etc etc etc . Are all planning a mammoth day of mobilization tomorrow on 17th October .
They aren’t leaking much of their planning on social media this time - but there is an interactive map online that I will link below. The militant groups aren’t making in the same mistakes of protesting in big groups they are keeping the groups small and mobile and shutting down ports, round points , train stations , toll booths and autoroute entrances .
This fight is just ramping up … gilet jaunes map is here

Spotted on the world news subreddit. More news regarding Austitici / Inventati

Hey.

We've got 2 elections up here going on at the same time (general voting day a week apart) and stuff is getting wild.

There are hard right/conspiracy nut local parties trying to take over most city councils.

The provincial government had a 1 seat majority and members were having to vote remotely from their hospital bed because the opposition was moving bill to repeal the human rights code etc. So now we've got a provincial election overlapping with the civic election period.

If you can scrape together a show before Oct 16 it will be before the Municipal election. Oct 21 ED recording would get aired before the provincial election.

Sorry I don't have sources - I am not a journalist. Maybe contact "Kat Arnett"

Hello Everyone,

The club that I do BJJ/Kickboxing and learn Catalan is crowdfunding along with a dozen other clubs to buy the Ateneu where they host their community outreach activities.

What is an Ateneu? It is a grass-roots run community civic center that offers a multi purpose space for people to find community through clubs, workshops, and live entertainment. All of these programs are free, run purely by volunteers and open to anyone to join.

When I arrived in Catalonia, a coworker recommended that we visit the Ateneu to meet with Catalans for a language exchange. This is a mutually beneficial practice for Catalans to personally meet with immigrants and preserve a culture and history.

Already the Ateneu hosted a ska punk show and raised 1/45th of their targeted goal. The Ateneu needs 38,000€ to secure a mortgage, but they are looking to raise 75,000€ which will go towards paying off the mortgage early.

Today they have officially began their campaign, so if anyone is interested in sending a donation, I will provide a link along with more information on where you get follow updates.

https://ca.goteo.org/project/ens-quedem-la-cata

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeHlsTtIXyc/?xtok=YjRucDV2anNkNGU4

The French historian and political theorist who that Iranian cleric was referring to is Alexis de Tocqueville, not Alexandre de Tocqueville, and who’s probably best known for writing Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. Also, the Iranian cleric who referenced him wasn’t just any cleric, he’s Mohammad Khatami, who was president of Iran from 1997 to 2005, and who notably wanted to promote dialogue between Iran and the U.S. and other countries. Sorry, this was just something that stood out to me and that I wanted to correct.

Hello everyone, fellow podcast addicts, and friends,

I have been wondering lately, while the policies of the current administration are abhorrent and undeniably evil, is the whole "world is falling apart" and "DJT is ushering in the 4th Reich" stances incorrect?

I have been listening to a Vietnam war era rock playlist, and thinking about unrest in US history, the cold war, and all the calamity of the 20th and even early 21st century.

Are things really that different? I think that sometimes the only difference between the current administration and George W Bush / Nixon / Reagan is being terminally online weirdos who aren't trying to pretend to reach across the aisle.

Isn't this just more of the same? All the evils done in the name of anti-communism, extreme cuts to safety nets, massive systemized racism against minorities, this isn't new.

I don't say this to minimize any of the evil of our time, but are we all falling for a doomer and accelerationist mindset?

Is the only difference a lack of good marketing from the government?

I like to think I'm going to look back as an old man and tell my grandkids about the craziness of our times, and it will sound a lot like my grandparents telling me about their lives.

Hope everyone has a good week.

It's killing me that I can't remember, but I was so inspired by it when I heard it. It was a call for people starting to organize, instead of wait for another charismatic leader to tell us when and how to organize. I think it was around trump 2.0 getting elected.

Thanks!

Heya,
bit late on my podcasts - last week's Executive Disaster (from 2nd Oct.) had a special reporting segment by Robert on what is going on in Hungary lately. He mentioned "operation purge/purgatory" and as a native speaker I just wanted to add that "Tisztítőtűz művelet" is best translated as Operation Cleansing Fire. I think it gives a better meaning to it than the German source Robert mentioned does.

I have not watched the whole thing. Apparently, Season 2, it goes to the USAO and either a Top Democrat or Republican (or both) closes the matter with house arrest of all the rich and influential criminals. Seems relevant to this timeline.

Someone should tell Dan Bongino or K$SH how its ends.

Warning for Sarcasm: Yes, there is no Season 2. I was making a comparison about Real Life "consequences" for powerful people. Temporary home jail. 6 months like Epstein

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with podcaster Jennifer Welch about her new book, "Not Today, Fascists."

https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5709016:nx-s1-9954814

I was wondering if there was something wrong with my player (Podcast Addict) for today's show?

I had no commercials l, which is fine I guess, but it really sounded robotic. Like one of those AI pods where the two voices are just speaking at different times. It didn't sound like the people were talking to each other. I know iHeart is guaranteed human, but that's what it sounded like.

Was this an artifact of whatever error got me an ad free episode or did others experience this?

Can anyone remember the date or title of Mia's episode doing a deep dive into foreign exchange and how USD-as-forex shackles economies in the global south to export-based models? I want to link a friend to it

They're trying to force people into group homes and worse by destabilizing families and care.

They've even stated before that program growth due to people selecting self directed care over community living (group homes) is a problem.

https://marylandmatters.org/2025/02/10/how-did-we-get-here-analysts-officials-unsure-how-disability-agency-overspent/

If you live in Maryland or have family in Maryland who will be harmed by this please write, or encourage them to write, a complaint to CMS before this is approved.

There's an episode where Robert mentions Diogenes, specifically that Diogenes was based. Does anyone remember specifically which episode this is? Thanks in advance.

Would love a (twice?)-monthly What Happened in the Labor Movement Last Month? episode.

I have completely lost my ability to interpret current events without coolzone explaining this to me in great detail, so I am putting in a formal request for someone to contextualize this.

https://news.un.org/en/focus-topic/haiti

GOP senator airballs perjury claim against Jack Smith over apparent Hawks/Hawkeyes mix-up

Hi all!

Really struggling with the news of the Cornell Rapists, and the general treatment of people and women these days. Looking for a podcast that's similar to ICHH or even the Daily Zeitgeist in terms of world views except with more women voices.

What I'm looking for is something like Mia and Molly and Sophie and Jamie Loftus and Bridget Todd doing a daily or even a weekly where they work through their rage and discuss current events that are effecting women/everyone in the USA/Canada.

I love a podcast called "Your Weekly Breakdown" but they are currently on summer hiatus and seem to only post biweekly episodes that get dated quickly.

Thank you!

---disclaimer: I am very European,  I assume this will reflect in my way of thinking.  Any mistakes in reasoning are mine alone---

In this scenario, the tangerine troglodyte will continue to wreak havoc until the end of his allotted term.

 Following the arrow in the same trajectory he is going now, all bridges will have been thoroughly burned, and even his staunchest supporters will have had clarity shoved in their faces (I wager by means of FAFO), and the majority of the US voters will vote blue in 2028. 

The next leader of the 'free world' has the mother of Gordian knots to detangle, mend relationships on all sides of the hemisphere, establish a bond of trust between the  US people and their government, etc. A Herculean task if ever there was one (Sisyphean if you're a negative thinker).

 They get 4 years to make the tiniest of dents, which anyone can tell you will not be enough. Voters will once again be disgruntled by how little can be changed if you make decisions based on your people instead of your pockets, and the cycle will restart.  With this - rather conjunctural - way of voter thinking in mind, at the end of this scenario, my question for you is:

what will realistically happen in 2032? 

Anyone here a fan of Joey Santore's work? I think there's some great overlap between the theme of collapse on this podcast and things that Joey rants about consistently. It would be awesome to hear a conversation between the hosts and Joey about planting native plants in the urban environment as a way of slowing ecosystem collapse and fostering relationships between people and their local ecosystems. I hope the gang at least checks out his content. I've gotten a lot of hope and knowledge out of his work, and there's a lot of potential synergy there.

I just wanna highlight the Natural Causes episode that dropped today and give James a gigantic double thumbs up for his beautiful writing. There are few writers capable of capturing the feeling of the American Southwest in words, and he’s done an outstanding job on top of his already excellent journalism. Really really loving the new show!

As a tattoo artist since 1987 I too am blown away by shitty celebrity tattoos.

If the crew ever wants to do an episode on them I want to be in on it somehow so badly!

Mia Wong took me to church, preached this week on her episode and I’m looking forward to the series. Flowers to you girl and thank you!

P.s. when you talked about Seattle 1999, I realized that I never asked my radical brother if he went prior to
His death. I was a little kid and I vaguely remember seeing it on the news and thinking these are my people, but by no means had an understanding of what was really happening or at stake. We were Bat Area folks, so going at that time (he was 12 years older than me, so, late early 20’s). I participated in Occupy and protested Iraq in 2004, but Seattle 1999 was such an important economic systems moment many did not get until retrospect.