#598 Deadbeat Breakdancing Bitcoin Dad & Coworker Memes (unlocked)
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FOR THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON DUE TO OUR SCHEDULE, MDC IS PATREON ONLY. SUPPORT THE SHOW AT PATREON.COM/MINIONDEATHCULT FOR ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF BONUS EPISODES AND A NEW EPISODE EVERY WEEK. TODAY: We visit X, the website for dads clapping-back at their daughter’s tik toks to watch a bitcoin breakdancer explain why he abandoned his family to be the oldest competitive funky white guy in the country AND we dive into COWORKER CORE—that special blend of memes and music posted by the work acquaintance you made the mistake of friending on Facebook. We look at the...
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#673 This is a LOT of things. But definitely NOT refreshing (preview)
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TODAY: Marjorie Taylor Greene defends alleged pedophile sex trafficker Matt Gaetz, threatening to release ALL ethics investigations if Republicans don't ignore Gaetz's, MAGA responds: "We love your veiny c*ck, MTG!" PLUS: More MTG as she uses Laken Reilly's killer's conviction as a rallying cry for mass deportations. We discuss the right's (historic) tactic of using female victimhood as a vehicle for fascism and discuss the ways racial grievance politics obscure actual class relations. FINALLY: A "Never Trump" republican Fox Business host reveals that President Elect Trump consulted BlackWater...
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#672 "There's no such thing as 'predatory pricing.' That's a liberal construct."
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TODAY: We say goodbye to a normal world as the show initiates the Peak Season Option and goes patreon-only for the rest of the year. ( ALSO: Bernie Sanders betrays the left by working to lower credit card interest rates... with Trump?? PLUS: "Anarchist" and Libertarian arguments for supporting these major financial institutions FINALY: US Postal Workers are in the middle of "contract negotiations" in which their abysmally weak union wants them to accept a ~1% pay raise and further entrenchment of horrible working conditions. We discuss some of those working conditions, discuss an active...
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#671 We will end the wars by winning them (preview)
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TODAY: We start with beautiful, confusing comments from the comment section (like and subscribe) THEN: Some Democratic voters turn to conspiracy theory after the fallout of Harris's presidential loss. Did you know Elon Musk is a billionaire with multiple government contracts...? PLUS: The grotesque menagerie of cabinet appointments announced by past and future president Trump leads the dissident right to proclaim "finally, the adults are back in charge." ALSO: The myriad ways in which "anti-war" Trump supporters are dove-washing the explicitly pro-war, neoconservative officials with whom...
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#670 If there was no social media, you would be my concubines.
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TODAY: We check out the right-wing reaction to Trump's win which is unfortunately hyper-fixated on assault, and ponder the hetero-flexibility that occurs in politically destabilized zones. PLUS: Trump voters' daddy issues are still on display, this time via the Man Shed facebook page AND: Staten Island Ferry workers' contract win + backpay enrages New York Post, commenters, twitter hashtag lawyers. Music: Purity Filter - Wisteria Awakens Artificial Brain - Graveyard of Lightless Planets Tony Williams - Fred
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#669 MDC ELECTION FALLOUT BONANZA: The Afterspace (preview)
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It's so Joe-ver. Sorry for the late release folks. Busy week. We're the aftermath of Democrats' disastrous presidential campaign and faced with another Trump presidency We review the Democratic party's strategy and figure out which scapegoat will allow us to learn nothing from this historic event. Were Democrats too nice to latinos? Did they not sufficiently support Israel? Did they not gestate enough republican never-Trumper egg sacs? What is going on?? Also: The voting public's desire for "change" from a two-party system that only moves rightward, hemorrhaging working class voters but still...
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#668 MDC ELECTION DAY BONANZA aka "Peanut The Squirrel may stand as the story of the weekend leading up to the presidential election"
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It's that time of years: Election Day. And what an election it's been. We give the official MDC presidential prognosis (Both candidates will save democracy) and dive into the Trump campaign's truly bizarre endgame strategies. Micro-targeted racism to Puerto Ricans, a spiteful McDonald's shift, handing your ground game off to Elon Musk who tells everyone your presidency will result in necessary hardship and a market crash, and many more incredible tactics. Music: Tyler, the Creator - Darling, I Wachita China - BLOCK 47 Blood Incantation - Hidden Species (Vitrification of Blood pt. 2) Get a...
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#667 I'm in a bad mood all the time because of these commie assholes (preview)
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TODAY: We're lamenting the existence of woke halloween decorations and mourning the loss of REAL halloween decorations (witch, skeleton, pumpkin) and we get some feedback about our criticism of the PEDOPHILES FOR HARRIS WALZ halloween sign. PLUS: Trump gets a mean racist to open for him at Madison Square Garden, and several (Puerto Rican) Trump fans finally find the limit of their intolerance. Get a bonus episode every week by signing up at for only $5/month
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#666 Despicable Me
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It’s time. In honor of this special episode we turn to the namesake of this podcast and perhaps the root of our twisted timeline: da minions We reflect on the 7 years of this show and recount some personal experiences with minions before diving into the stunningly revealing 2010 film. Get a bonus episode every week by signing up at for only $5/month Music: Cursed - Reparations
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#665 Trump/ Vance / McDonalds 2024 (preview)
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TODAY: we're back after a brief illness/forgetfulness break to talk abut political halloween decorations, both good and bad, and why putting a giant "PEDOPHILES" sign on your lawn might not be the best way to own the libs. ALSO: Trump ACTUALLY works at McDonalds, which means so much to the average worker, unless you're making fun of him in which case it was actually a savvy move to troll Kamala Harris (?) Sign up at for $5/month and get a bonus episode every week
info_outlineTODAY: Alex is joined by Jake and Adam from the excellent Labor Valley Report to talk about an important working class issue—the bizarre right wing comments they get on their YouTube videos.
PLUS: A smackdown I got from one of their viewers after my appearance on their show, and a different argument with a fellow Teamster over Trump’s NLRB history.
ALSO: We cover 2 huge NLRB rulings from the last week: Amazon drivers in California were determined to be Amazon employees (as opposed to independent contractors) by a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board, and the national board certified the Amazon Labor Union in Staten Island.
We talk about the loopholes companies use to further erode wages and labor power, and the necessity of making coalitions with people from different backgrounds. Solidarity is the way.
Listen to Close Other Tabs w/Ani and Alex on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, or wherever you get podcasts
Watch and subscribe to The Labor Valley Report and watch Alex's interview with them on YouTube
See Minion Death Cult LIVE in Seattle on 10/18 w/Bryan Quinby doing commentary over an insane movie we have covered on this show but you have probably not seen
And join Alex for an evening of Means TV comedy on 10/10 programmed by director Chris Bell featuring Anarcho-dad sketch comedy, maniacally bloody music videos, investigations of 16-bit communal spaces, stoner professor instruction on meme creation, and greasy weirdo talk shows
Music:
Billy Bragg - There Is Power In A Union
Chat Pile - Masc