The Left Media Podcast

Michael Hewlett

Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and review media of all forms from a Leftist perspective.

  • 1 hour 48 minutes
    The Death of Stalin W/ The Proles of the Roundtable

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    The Proles of the Roundtable join Mike and Mitch to analyze and discuss The Death of Stalin! We explore the various themes and inaccuracies related to the USSR! The Proles offer a deep and profound knowledge of the actual events that the film is based off of!

    Intro/Outro theme: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    27 August 2018, 2:54 am
  • 1 hour 59 minutes
    V for Vendetta w/ Coffee with Comrades

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    Bree and Pearson from Coffee with Comrades
    join Mike and Mitch to analyze and discuss V for Vendetta!

    Themes include: Idealism and Materialism, torture and imprisonment, Anarchism/Radicalism/Insurrectionary politics, Fascism, individualism, Women in Refrigerators, and how each of us all became radicalized!

    Intro/Outro theme: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    18 August 2018, 8:14 pm
  • 46 minutes 3 seconds
    Saba - Life

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    Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the song "Life" by Saba! The song covers a lot of issues from his family members dying early in life, dealing with being an African American in America, and much more!

    Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    11 August 2018, 8:35 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    The Departed

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    Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and discuss one of their all-time favorite movies: The Departed! Themes include: Economic determinism, police corruption, class divide, cop's identity, and much more!

    The Departed stars: Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Vera Farmiga

    Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    4 August 2018, 8:01 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Sorry To Bother You

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    In this episode of the Left Media Podcast, Mike and Mitch sit down and discuss Sorry To Bother You. This is an excellent film with anti capitalist themes themes that we will dig into here.

    Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    29 July 2018, 8:53 am
  • 56 minutes 17 seconds
    Okja

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    Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the Patreon requested film Okja! Themes include: Liberalism, Corporatism, Elon Musk, environmentalism, anarchists, and more!

    Okja stars: Seo-Hyeon Ahn, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhal, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, and Giancarlo Esposito

    Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    21 July 2018, 10:15 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Snowpiercer

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    Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and review the film Snowpiercer! Themes include: class divide, legitimacy of government, dialectical materialism, revolution possibly not being enough in the eyes of the director, and worker/child exploitation.

    Snowpiercer stars: Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Kang-Ho Song, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ed Harris, and Octavia Spencer!

    Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and The Racket

    14 July 2018, 10:09 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Songs of Father John Misty

    Mike and Mitch analyze and discuss three songs from Father John Misty.

    "Bored In The USA": Worker alienation, life in America from a middle class perspective, and class divide.

    "Holy Shit": Love, marriage, and being socially aware/active, environmental issues/climate change

    "Things It Would've Been Helpful To Know Before The Revolution": Are we too far gone for a successful revolution? More Climate issues as well!

    We attempted to plug FJM's charity work for RAICES in this episode, but didn't think about the sale date being over by the time we released this episode! Apologies for any confusion!

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    Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    7 July 2018, 4:52 pm
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    Solo (A Star Wars Story)

    Mike and Mitch rave about and analyze the latest installment in the Star Wars saga: Solo! Themes include: Class divide, imperialism, the lumpenproletariat, the hypocrisy within Disney, bootstrap theory, extortion of labor, and more!

    Solo stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, and Joonas Suotamo

    A fascinating report by China Labor Watch on the working conditions of Disney factories in China: http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/report/117

    Intro/Outro music by: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    28 June 2018, 3:33 am
  • 52 minutes 55 seconds
    Host Q & A

    Mike and Mitch sit down to ask each other questions on a wide range of topics including favorite films and political ideology. Themes include our political journeys, philosophy, favorite leftist works, quotations and favorite political songs! '

    Intro/Outro music: Memphis Was A Revolutionary by Mike Hewlett and The Racket

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    23 June 2018, 2:52 am
  • 1 hour 46 minutes
    The Dark Knight Rises W/ Brett O'Shea

    Mike and Mitch are joined by Revolutionary Left Radio's Brett O'Shea to discuss and analyze The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in the Chris Nolan's Batman series. We discuss a plethora of themes including: Bourgeois politics, good capitalist vs bad capitalist, the police, class divide, and the antagonist motive!

    The Dark Knight Rises stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Marion Cotillard

    Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

    15 June 2018, 3:18 pm
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