Episode 550 · July 13, 2019 · 35:17
Back In The USSR
Comrade Marc and Comrade Tod wonder aloud whether communism is really as bad as Cold War-era capitalists made it out to be.
Chapters
- 00:11IntroductionHosts introduce the show and Marc jokes about wearing a mask.
- 02:09The Appeal of CommunismMarc discusses feeling crushed by capitalism and the hypothetical ease of being 'comrades'.
- 06:51USSR RealitiesDiscussion on the Iron Curtain, gulags, and the debate over whether the Soviet Union 'fell' or 'collapsed'.
- 11:31Soviet TriviaTod shares facts about a cosmonaut who changed citizenship in space and the show Chernobyl.
- 14:12Laika and White CokeDiscussion of the space dog Laika and the Soviet version of colorless Coca-Cola.
- 17:39Millennials vs. Gen XThe hosts compare millennial tendencies to communist ideals and discuss generational propaganda.
- 20:01State Control and BootleggingDiscussion of 'music on the ribs' X-ray records and the 'internet dump' thumb drives in Cuba.
- 23:40Digital HegemonyA debate on whether state-controlled information is preferable to the anxiety of social media.
- 29:57Lakewood Slim PromoTod introduces his new band and their single.
- 30:46Song PlaybackPlayback of the song 'I Couldn't Find Any Drugs' by Lakewood Slim.
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