Sweet Peas Podcast

In this episode, Lisa Marie and Jim talk with philosopher and political activist Jason Read about politics, the power of Internet memes, and the future of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Resources referenced:

• Jason’s website/blog, Unemployed Negativity: http://www.unemployednegativity.com
• Story about Jason’s “meme”: http://usm.maine.edu/phi/how-professor-jason-read-became-internet-meme
• Jason’s book, The Micro-Politics of Capital: Marx and the Prehistory of the Present: http://www.sunypress.edu/p-3819-the-micro-politics-of-capital.aspx

Episode 121: Interview with Philosopher Jason Read [ 55 min. 01 sec. | 50.37 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week we welcome Lierre Keith back on the ‘cast. Jim and Lisa Marie chat with Lierre about her new book, Deep Green Resistance. Co-authored with Aric McBay and Derrick Jensen, this book advocates for a new type of revolution.

The task of an activist is not to navigate systems of oppressive power with as much personal integrity as possible; it is to dismantle those systems.” -Lierre Keith

Are you ready for real change?

Resources referenced:

• Deep Green Resistance website: http://deepgreenresistance.org
• Deep Green Resistance YouTube channel:
  http://www.youtube.com/user/DeepGreenResistance
• Lierre’s video on radicals vs. liberals:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkXrS0NnQM0
• Lierre’s website (book may be purchased here as well): http://lierrekeith.com

Episode 116: Interview with Lierre Keith on Deep Green Resistance [ 1 hr. 01 min. 22 sec. | 56.19 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Peas as an exercise in social reproduction?! This week Jim and Lisa Marie interview George Caffentzis and Silvia Federici on defining social reproduction, on the necessity of radical activism, and redefining revolutionary change.

Resources referenced:

• Silvia Federici’s book: Caliban And The Witch
• George’s eBook: No Blood For Oil
• George’s book: Clipped Coins, Abused Words, Civil Government
• Midnight Notes Collective book: Midnight Oil
• Occupy Student Debt Campaign website
• Japan – Fissures in the Planetary Apparatus website

Episode 115: Interview with George Caffentzis & Silvia Federici [ 55 min. 45 sec. | 51.04 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jim went to New York City and visited the Occupy Wall Street demonstration. Our dear friend, George Caffentzis, was giving a talk about how student loan debt can be used as a tool in making a stand against that 1%. LM and Jim also discuss the energy of the place, the methods of communication, and the impact this event long-term.

Resources referenced:

• Occupy Wall Street website
• Occupy Maine website
• Jim’s full recording of George’s 10/22/11 talk at Occupy Wall Street
• For the “if 1 million people each owe the bank $1000 and can’t pay, the bank is still in trouble” quote, it came from Midnight Notes (a group George founded in the 1970s) in this paper: http://midnightnotes.org/Promissory%20Notes.pdf
• George’s book: No Blood For Oil
• Silvia Federici’s book: Caliban and the Witch

Episode 112: The Peas Occupy Political Space [ 31 min. 34 sec. | 28.91 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download