550: 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.

Originally aired July 13, 2019|The Revival Season|Download MP3

Chapters (10)

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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