Mechanical Freak

Nov 15 2024 487 ep. 54 mins 133

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From Seattle, city of the future, the bleeding edge of Neoliberal dystopia...

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Our 12 Point Program for Victory!

Nov 15 2024 63 mins

The boys are back on the boat to do a post-mortem of the 2024 presidential campaign. How much more flawless could Kamala’s flawless campaign been? What minority group in America is to blame for Trump’s victory? And, finally, which blue check libs are going to lead the march on the capitol in January to stop the steal?

A Bridge Too Far?

Aug 10 2024 2 mins

Listen to the episode in its entirety on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/109875108

Everything That Is Old Is New Again

Aug 05 2024 79 mins

Greg and Brian get together to discuss the innovative new solution to the homelessness crisis before discussing the Council’s bold new plan on where to put all the poor people they are going to be arresting.Read about the last time Seattle had banishment zones in Katherine Beckett and Steve Herbert, Banished: The New Social Control in Urban America https://global.oup.com/academic

Did Anything Happen While We Were Out?

Jul 29 2024 89 mins

The boys lost big by going long on Biden staying in the race and have been busy scouting buildings to jump off of in the local area. But in the meantime, some news also happened!

Debating the Debaters

Jun 29 2024 114 mins

The boys stare into the abyss and discuss terminal imperial decline, the Trump vs. Biden debate, and ask the burning question: what exactly do they disagree on?Read the debate transcript

Please Release Us, President Xi

Jun 11 2024 62 mins

Greg and Brian get together to discuss an eventful week in both Seattle and international politics. We talk exciting new developments in children’s rights, dive into the new Danny Westnut piece at the Times, and look into the future of vigilantism in the city. Then we duck beneath the iron curtain of Patreon to talk the latest developments in Ukraine and then stare into the abyss

There’s a New Photographer in Town

Jun 01 2024 90 mins

The boys talk about the Trump conviction and Eve Fartlow’s latest retirement announcement before getting into some exciting local news. Would you believe that the President Ana Mari Cauce blatantly lied about claims of antisemitism on the UW campus? Or that a new Seattle City Council member completely flubbed gutting a popular program in the name of austerity? Or that after 12 ye

SPD Wins the Lottery

May 20 2024 69 mins

Munya & Brian get together to discuss the beauty of cultural exchange with the Irish before looking back at the 100 Divorced Dad March on the University of Washington. Finally, they discuss some of the biggest winners of the new SPOG contract.Check here for a wonderful look back at the cultural exchange between NYC & Dublin: https://twitter.com/AlertaMundoNews/status/17898194105275

Live from Cheddar Bay

May 05 2024 73 mins

Greg and Brian get together to talk about the meaning of the mass repression of protest on college campuses as well as uncover what happened to a suburban staple.Become a Patron and get all the extra Freak content here: https://www.patreon.com/mechanicalfreak

Right on Time

Apr 20 2024 84 mins

Greg & Brian catch up on all the exciting news from the past couple of weeks, from the constant need to struggle against revisionism to the new SPOG contract.Check out The Stranger’s writing on the proposed SPOG contract: https://www.thestranger.com/news/2024/04/05/79457408/in-new-police-union-contract-seattle-gives-cops-huge-pay-raises-but-gets-little-accountability-in-retur