This Week: Disassembled
By Aaron J. Pellot
This Week: DisassembledAug 13, 2020
August 12, 2020 - Kamala Harris, Allan Lichtman, and the Duality of the moment
This week Jim and Aaron discuss Joe Biden's VP selection, Allan Lichtman's 2020 prediction, and more!
Note: Minor audio differences due to technical difficulties this week.
2:00 - What has the response been to Kamala Harris?
16:00 - Aaron's thoughts on the Harris pick
25:00 - Is Harris Evolving?
40:00 - Donald Trump and the Payroll tax
53:00 - Allan Lichtman makes his 2020 prediction for the Presidency
1:04:00 - Didn't Jim Predict some of this?
1:18:00 - Do you think Trump wins again?
From the show
Allan Lichtman makes his pick for the 2020 election - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opinion/2020-election-prediction-allan-lichtman.html
Intro song: MAJID JORDAN - Shake, shake, shake
Outro Song: Grateful Dead - Bertha
August 4, 2020: Dr. Trevor Rubenzer joins to discuss Joe Biden's potential VP pick
This week Jim and Aaron are excited to have Dr. Trevor Rubenzer, Chair of the History, Political Science, Philosophy, and American Studies department of the University of South Carolina Upstate. The three discuss the shortlist of names Joe Biden may have for his Vice President pick. In their "Moment of disassembly", Jim and Aaron discuss some of their mistakes made in last week's episode in terms of conversations around Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
7:00 - Let's look at the names on Biden's VP list
18:54 - Who is Susan Rice?
27:00 - What type of VP does Biden want?
36:30 - Let's discuss Kamala Harris
48:00 - Who are the "dark horse" names for the VP?
1:00:00 - You're a Packers fan....What about Jordan Love?
1:10:00 - Moment of Disassembly
From this episode:
Jacques Lacan, "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lacan/
Michel Foucault, "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/foucault/
Newsweek: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams New York Times 'Trump Urges Unity' Front Page, Says It Aids White Supremacy https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nyt-front-page-trump-white-supremacy-1452724
Donald Trump interview with Axios: https://www.axios.com/full-axios-hbo-interview-donald-trump-cd5a67e1-6ba1-46c8-bb3d-8717ab9f3cc5.html
Intro song - Goldlink "Meditation"
Outro song - Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
July 28, 2020 - Nancy Pelosi, AOC, Stimulus 2.0, Tom Cotton, and Magic City wings
This week on the podcast, Jim and Aaron discuss:
3:00 - What's the problem with Nancy Pelosi
6:00 - Aaron declares himself the president of the AOC fan club
15:00 - What does the DNC stand for?
23:00 - GOP proposed stimulus 2.0 plan
35:00 - Aaron's terrible transition into Tom Cotton
46:00 - Tom Cotton discusses the "1619 project"
55:00 - Is America redeemable?
1:00:05 - The Confederacy
1:00:00 - Morality and Tolerance
1:22:00 - Moment of Zen
From the show
Tom Cotton's conversation with Anchor Democrat-Gazette - https://soundcloud.com/arkansasonline/sen-tom-cotton-interview-with-the-democrat-gazette
What is freedom today? - Slavoj Žižek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpPuTaP68Dw&t=35s
A look at Magic City's magnificent wings - https://twitter.com/ZSoskin/status/1287933108797321216
Aaron's intro song - Ari Lennox "Shea Butter Baby" feat J. Cole
Jim's outro song - Sammy Johns "Chevy Van"
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July 21, 2020 - Honoring John Lewis & C.T. Vivian, Covid-19's Looming Housing Crisis, and Fascism in Portland
This week's episode is a good one and an emotional one. Jim and Aaron discuss:
2:30 - Moment of Disassembly, "Herd-immunity" with Covid-19
6:11 - Honoring John Lewis and C.T. Vivian
17:00 - Covid-19's housing crisis
30:00 - Trump's infrastructure problem
39:00 - What is happening in Portland?
50:00 - The aspirations of the Declaration
1:10:00 - Is this redeemable?
1:21:00 - Shoutouts
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Resources from this episode:
Declaration of Independence - https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
Covid-19 housing crisis:
CNBC - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/08/32-percent-of-us-households-missed-their-july-housing-payments.html
NY Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/business/economy/coronavirus-commercial-real-estate.html
New York Magazine - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/coronavirus-recession-evictions-crisis-congress.html
DHS in Portland
BBC (UK) - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53473732
Songs:
Intro - Summer Walker Feat. Usher - Come thru
Outro - Easy Star All-Stars - Let Down (Feat. Toots & The Maytals)
***We own no rights to this music***
July 15, 2020 - "Cultural Wars", Betsy DeVos, and School re-opening
This week, Jim and Aaron talk about school(s) re-opening and the consequences it may bring. They also discuss:
2:00 - Moment of Disassembly
9:20 - Cultural Wars?
20:00 - Slippery Slope?
30:00 - Betsy DeVos on CNN
50:00 - Does DeVos have a plan?
From this episode:
Betsy DeVos interview on CNN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b8Kg_a4Omo
Cultural Revolutions Start at Year Zero (National Review) - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/cultural-revolutions-start-year-zero/?fbclid=IwAR3rvf7G2RXrgHlmaVk-Gk7MaVNOIiQfC6gxVcmh7NHo4gNRseEL2T6UOdU
Laziness Does Not Exist (Medium) - https://humanparts.medium.com/laziness-does-not-exist-3af27e312d01
The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus (NY Times) - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/05/us/coronavirus-latinos-african-americans-cdc-data.html?fbclid=IwAR3EspNp59YPhf45kazumPIsTy_s_Q9szEloZCE3R3BL9fbdpb-wn_y8MNA
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July 7, 2020 - Revisiting Biden; Race & Ethnicity, Trump Leans into Racism
This week, Jim and Aaron discuss:
3:10 - What did we miss with Joe Biden's conversation with Trevor Noah
16:00 - How can you be oppressed and the oppressor?
25:00 - BIPOC
32:50 - What is Latinx?
47:10 - Trump's Speech at Mt. Rushmore
1:00:00 - What do these confederate statues represent?
From this episode:
Philosophical Investigations (3rd edition) (Ludwig Wittgenstein) - https://www.amazon.com/Philosophical-Investigations-3rd-Ludwig-Wittgenstein/dp/0024288101#ace-g2093936695
Assata Shakur "Women in Prison" - https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/shakurwip.html
All Amendments to the US Constitution: http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/education/all_amendments_usconst.htm
13th (full movie) "Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8
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July 2nd, 2020 - COVID-19 still rising, Power and Authority
This week Jim and Aaron discuss COVID-19 still rising in the USA, power and authority, how Trump has used his power, and also about Black lives in America.
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From this episode:
Gary W. Cox: Making Votes Count: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/making-votes-count/42CD9425E1410457FFC5079EC851F32B
Alexandre Kojeve (Author), Hager Weslati (Translator): The Notion of Authority: A Brief Presentation: https://www.amazon.com/Notion-Authority-Brief-Presentation/dp/1781680957
Faithless "We Come 1" (Glastonbury 2002) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Of234_XDLg
June 23, 2020 - DEFUND THE POLICE?!?!
This week Jim and Aaron discuss the topic of defunding the police. Is it different than abolishing the police? Is it all the same? We discuss Joe Biden's timeline to his current position in the party, and his position on defunding the police.
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Want to learn more about abolishing the police? Here are some resources from this episode:
The Daily Show: Joe Biden on reforming the police - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmUL1IYbH0U
Mass Incarceration: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html
The Marshall Project: https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/3382-police-abolition
Reimagining communities without police: https://nonewsfjail.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/8stepsnew.pdf
The Struggle to Abolish the Police is nothing new: http://bostonreview.net/race/garrett-felber-struggle-abolish-police-not-new
Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory: https://www.amazon.com/Against-State-Introduction-Anarchist-Political/dp/0791474488
Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison: https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Punish-Prison-Michel-Foucault/dp/0679752552/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2ML4PB8P4SB7&dchild=1&keywords=michel+foucault+discipline+and+punish&qid=1592955447&s=books&sprefix=Michel+F%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-2
Editors Note: Jim will clarify my point on Single Transferable Vote next week, Jim acknowledges his explanation in retrospect was not as clear as he would have liked. Also...Jim acknowledges that "relavatory" is not a word...revelatory was the word he was going for.
We're Back! Episode One
Jim and Aaron are back, under a new name, but the same conversations. In this welcome back episode, Jim and Aaron discuss COVID-19, the current state of racial affairs, and a reimagination of what needs to happen for real change. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share!
February 12, 2018 - New Look Cavaliers, Josh McDaniels, Jimmy G gets paid, and more!
(5:00) - LeBron James can drive teammates crazy
(19:00) - How good are these teams really in the NBA?
(30:00) - Josh Mcdaniels screws over the Colts
(44:00) - Jim hates how the modern NFL is officiated
(55:00) - Is Jimmy G worth the money? Is Nick Foles the real deal?
(1:10:00) - Who plays a game in the NFL first, Johnny Manziel or Colin Kaepernick
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January 23, 2018 - Super Bowl Preview, Cavaliers are a mess - Episode 1000, DACA and more
(4:00) - Is Tom Brady the G.O.A.T
(15:00) - Do the Eagles have a chance?
(30:00) - Is Blake Bortles done in JAX?
(45:00) - What is wrong with the Cavaliers?
(1:00:00) - DACA and the #SchumerShutDown
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January 12, 2018 - Special Guest: Darnell L. Moore
(1:00) - Darnell's Background
(6:00) - #TimesUp, Black Women, and the LGBTQ community
(12:30) - Are we having the right conversations about consent
(20:00) - Does the Black experience change how we as black men approach the topic of sexual assault?
(28:00) - Dr. Cornel West and Ta-Nehisi Coates
(36:00) - Economic and Social Neoliberalism
(50:00) - "No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America"
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January 9, 2018 - Alabama wins again, Are the Patriots broken?, Oprah should NOT run for President
(0:00)- Alabama wins again
(7:00) - Should Jalen Hurts Transfer
(17:00) - Kansas City chokes again in the playoffs
(28:00) - ESPN's story on the fractures for the New England Patriots
(44:00) - Jon Gruden is officially back
(55:00) - Let's discuss the #TimesUp, and the Golden Globes
(1:00:05) - Oprah would be an awful choice for President
(1:00:17) - "Fire and Fury", something or nothing?
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January 2nd, 2018 - Isaiah Thomas is back, CFB Playoff, Rick and Morty, John Gruden and more!
(12:00) - Alabama Beats Clemson, UGA defeats Oklahoma
(21:00) - Does Georgia have a chance?
(30:00) - Marvin Lewis Stays in Cincinnati?
(41:00) - Gruden to the Raiders? Does the Rooney rule even matter?
(50:00) - Rick and Morty?
(60:00) - Trump is going to get us killed - 2018 edition
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December 26, 2017 - Trump wins the "War on Christmas", Christmas NFL and NBA Games, Jon Gruden Rumors, Rosen doesn't want Cleveland, and more!
(0:00) - Trump Wins the War on Christmas
(10:00) - Netflix review of Will Smith's "Bright"
(14:00) - Aaron thinks people should "be more empathetic", but falls into irony?
(22:00) - Warriors/Cavs on Christmas
(31:00) - Buffalo needs a quarterback
(40:00) - James Harrison to the Patriots
(50:00) - Jon Gruden rumors...again??
(1:00:02) - Is Joe Flacco Elite?
(1:12:00) - Should Josh Rosen stay out of the draft, because of Cleveland?
(1:18:00) - New Year's Resolutions??
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December 20th Guest - Charryse Johnson MA, LPC, NCC: Black Women Save Alabama, Jerry Richardson, Lavar Ball, and more
(2:00) - Black Women Save Alabama, but why are they continuously over-looked...why?
(6:00) - What does it even mean to be an "evangelical voter"
(10:00) - As a therapist, have you seen the political climate take a toll on people?
(14:00) - Diddy can't buy the Panthers, can he?
(18:00) - Let's talk Lavar Ball.....love him, hate him, your thoughts on his "platform"
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