Deathnography Podcast

Apr 16 2024 14 ep. 70 mins 276

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Deathnography speaks to academics, shares ethnographic analysis and fieldnotes. Anthropology, politics, memes, and more

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#10 Free Palestine. Featuring Tara Alami, Rawan Nabil, Dalia Awad, and Ben Dickey

Apr 16 2024 52 mins

All eyes are on occupied Palestine. The zionist entity has been expelling Palestinians from their lands for a century, and have been perpetrating an outright genocide for a half a year now, supplied by western weapons and western excuses. While protestors gather in the tens of thousands in Toronto, the Canadian media industry works overtime to vilify them, and police conduct pre-d

"Advice for young men." Deathnography x CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS crossover episode

May 28 2023 108 mins

A special crossover episode brought to you by CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS and Deathnography, one hundred and eight minutes of call-in show with Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta, Patrick Harrison, and Henry Lee answering your questions and giving advice to Young Men. In this episode: sapiosexuality, academic career, love, labor, therapy, cuckoldry Coughs and volume dips due to smoking and sh

#9 Housing, Charity, and Justice. With Lorraine Lam

Jan 30 2023 37 mins

Toronto's police budget has increased by nearly 50 million dollars, while shelters and warming centres remain critically underfunded. I speak with Lorraine Lam, from the Shelter and Housing Justice Network about the current housing crisis, and together we tackle some myths about homelessness and encampments. LINK FOR LORRAINE AND EVY’S LNY DRIVE: linktr.ee/lnygiveback LINK TO U

#8. Indigenous Sovereignty & Revolution fr Majerle Lister & Alexandra Lépine

Feb 10 2022 112 mins

In this episode, I speak with Majerle Lister (member of the Navajo Nation, host of Wósdéé Podcast, PhD at University of Arizona) about sovereignty, the history of Navajo tribal government, red-baiting, and solidarity between Indigenous and white working people. I also speak with Alexandra Lépine (Métis communist and organizer, Theory and Criticism PhD candidate at Western Univ

Henry & Aamer vs The Entirety of Pop Culture

Jan 01 2022 47 mins

HAPPY NEW YEAR *PREVIOUSLY PATRON-ONLY CONTENT* I had a conversation with my friend Aamer of Das Criminal Podcast (https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/dascriminal). We discussed the good art vs good politics, video games as propaganda, and whether art can be a substitution for political theory (no). I recorded and edited said discussion for you to enjoy! And here are some l

The Jakarta Method and The Victims of Communism Memorial - Harbinger Society Presents x deathnography x habibti please

Jul 03 2021 55 mins

Socialist projects of the 20th century were the target of murderous campaigns originating in the global north. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed... but they aren't the ones getting a monument in Ottawa. A discussion with Harbinger Society Presents and Habibti Please Podcast

#7 What is Possible? Realistic Dreams and the Myth of Scarcity ft Vincent Bevins and Maya Menezes

Apr 19 2021 76 mins

What is possible, politically? When are we being too idealistic? What is “realistic,” when we talk about social change? Is non-violent revolution possible? In this episode, I speak with journalist Vincent Bevins, author of The Jakarta Method, about the mass killings of suspected communists and ethnic Chinese in Indonesia during the 1960s and other Washington-supported anti-co

Deathnography Double Interview ft. Amber Ye and Agha Saadaf

Feb 27 2021 54 mins

Here is a recent conversation I had with two young researchers, Agha Saadaf and Amber Ye, who are both about to finish their undergraduate degrees in anthropology at the University of Toronto - my alma mater. They reached out to interview me for the Anthropology Undergraduate Journal, for which they are both editors. We talked about my time at u of t, ethnography and ethnology

Deathnography Podcast #6 - China and COVID-19 featuring Amanda, Vijay Prashad, Justin Kong

May 29 2020 76 mins

Let's talk about China and COVID-19! Let's take a look at western imperialism at the root of the current media war on China! Let's visit a wet market with our grandmas! In this episode of the Deathnography Podcast, I speak with three guests about these topics. Amanda (@catcontentonly) breaks down the American ideological state apparatuses known as "The New York Times" and "The Wash

Deathnography Podcast #5 - Is School Bad? Does Art Suck? Communism and the Academy ft Taylor Genovese and McKenna Gray

Dec 05 2019 86 mins

In this episode of the Deathnography Podcast, I talk to two leftist scholars about Marxism, subtle anti-communism in the academy, and art history. Taylor Genovese explains the neoliberal co-option of radical politics in the corporate university. McKenna Gray tells us about their time in a conservative art college, and the colonial roots of museums. McKenna Gray has also prepared a