THE ABSOLUTE STATE

May 11 2023 14 ep. 74 mins 193
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THE ABSOLUTE STATE, presented by LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH, takes LCRW's reporting on fringe politics and extremism into the aural realm. Join us for weekly roundups of the news and deep dives on the absurd and dangerous.
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THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF CHURCH AND CHARLIE

May 11 2023 38 mins  
This edition we talk to Kate Burns, who's going to give us a primer on San Diego's Awaken Church, who have an "ambassador" to Turning Point USA. TPUSA's Charlie Kirk recently made a speech at an Awaken location where he said antiracism is anti-Christian.Kate's latest on Charlie Kirk speaking at AwakenKate's profile of AwakenKate's work on LCRWKate's Twitter Hosted on Acast. See aca

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF THE TV STAR SHERIFF

Apr 27 2023 31 mins  
Aaaand we're back! And sponsored by MINTY BOY! This edition, we talk to Kate Burns about a West Hollywood Drag Story Hour event where an armed man showed up with a local pest to intimidate children and their parents. Then it's time for What the Fuck, Arizona?! Haley from Arizona Right Watch is going to talk Sheriff™ Mark Lamb's U.S. senate run and former AZ State Representative L

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF THE BOOK LAUNCH

Nov 08 2022 74 mins  
This week, we've got the audio from a panel with me, Shane Burley, Alexander Reid Ross and Mic Crenshaw to launch No Pasaran! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis, the book Shane put together and all of us contributed essays to. We broached a number of topics from historical antifascism to modern day challenges and I even got a little personal.SHOW NOTES:Our Arizona travel

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF TURNING POINT PRIDE

Nov 02 2022 43 mins  
Been a while, huh? Well, we're back and have a lot of episodes to get out! This week, Haley from AZRWW talks TPUSA. Then Boorman and I give you our impressions of the Straight Pride event flop in Modesto back at the end of August.SHOW NOTES:AZRWW’s PatreonReno Punk Rock Flea MarketArizona Travel Fund TK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF PORTLAND'S TRASHEST FASCISTS

Aug 17 2022 21 mins  
Short episode this week. Apologies for being late, but being on the road don't lend well to uploading podcasts. This edition has some new stuff we tried out for a recurring news segment. Let us know what you think of it. This week we're talking to John the Lefty, one of the most clued-in independent journalists in Portland about some recent stories. First we'll talk a new fascist g

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF THE ARIZONA PRIMARIES

Aug 05 2022 228 mins  
It's one big "What the Fuck, Arizona?!" this week! Haley from Arizona Right Wing Watch repeatedly dunks our heads in a MAGA acid bath, first at last week's Prescott Valley Trump rally and second by rounding up the big Trump-endorsed wins in the AZ primaries. Buckle up—it's gonna get weird.SHOW NOTES:AZRWW's PatreonHaley's latest articleNeo-Nazi on the Oregon Coast articleKlamath

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF THE FAR RIGHT PART II

Jul 29 2022 93 mins  
This week we talk election disinfo in New Mexico with reporter Andrew Beale and then bring you part two of our conversation with antifascist scholar Spencer Sunshine on the Absolute State of the far right.SHOW NOTES:My article on the Nazi metal showEli's article on the gay panic around monkeypoxEli's appearance on Doomed!Andy's profile on Source NMA profile of the Clements by AndyA

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF THE FAR RIGHT PART I

Jul 23 2022 102 mins  
Welcome back! On this week’s show, we’re talking to Vishal Singh about a right wing group in Santa Monica that’s celebrating something called “Patriot Pride Month”, Tony Boswell from the Minion Death Cult podcast about a shocking San Bernardino police shooting and antifascsit scholar Spencer Sunshine in part one of a wide-ranging convo on the Absolute State of the fa

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF PRIDE MONTH

Jul 08 2022 128 mins  
This week we look back on the Absolute State of Pride Month: police brutality, right wing terror, laws against LGBTQ+ people, and resilience. We’ll talk to James Croxton from Double Sided Media about Keizer Pride getting canceled, look back on the one year anniversary of the WiSpa incident with Precious Child and journalist Eric Levai, hear from an activist who was brutalized by

THE ABSOLUTE STATE OF THE ABORTION RIGHTS FIGHT

Jun 30 2022 102 mins  
This week’s emergency mega-episode is all about Roe v. Wade. We talk to Kat Green from the Abortion Access Front in a wide-ranging conversation about the ramifications of the recent SCOTUS decision and AAF’s work tracking the groups terrorizing people seeking abortions. Then we plunge right into coverage of the weekend’s protests in different cities around the country. Haley