Ben, Kim and Tim talk Mormon teen drug law workarounds, vibes, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott being a bastard, depressing weather, if public education is worth saving (Yes?), Melon Usk buying Twitter, why the gender binary is terrible, and much more!저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim talk about The Slap (not sorry), frenemies of the show, trolling anti-communist labor historian Erik Loomis, bad Star Trek shows, scaring bosses, vibes, and much more!This week's recs:-Support your local antifa homies (in DC: Frederick Against Fascism)-Star Trek: Enterprise's best episodes: "Demons" and "Terra Prime"-Local Hero (19…

Ben, Kim and Tim talk what is to be done (lol) about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, convoy fascists, not having a take on everything, Lars von Trier's classic Melancholia, Twitter reactionary ish, media literacy and propaganda, and much more!(Note: the audio issues with this episode are because Audacity might be spyware now. Screw you, Audacity.)…

BONUS EPISODE! Actually, Tim forgot to put this up. We talk about Don't Look Up and whether or not it sucks, plus much more!저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim talk ethnostates, when Kim was fancy in France once, astrology biz, why the SCOTUS is made up bullshit, why Erik Loomis sucks, and above all why there's no left movement despite feeling like we had one in hopeful moments (anti Iraq War, Occupy, BLM), plus much more!Recommendations from this ep:Bring the War Home by Kathleen Belew (…

Ben, Kim and Tim talk about landback, Dune, wage theft, friendship as organizing praxis, the alienation of our labor, Mr. Bean's gender, terrible Dune jokes, class struggle elections, doing stuff together as organizing praxis, Dune, and much more!저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Kayte (@kayteterry) to talk family abolition and why we need it for our liberation, Kyrsten Sinema as the Delta variant of terrible people, housing biz, political aesthetics, the Buttigiegification of queerness, and much more!저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim talk Good Bookchin vs. Bad Bookchin, fascists in DC again, Randy Newman, why most Bens suck, the Rainbow Coalition and not making space for racists, stuff we realized as kids about capitalism, and much more!저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim, and Tim talk treaty rights, why we need race treason not white guilt, distrusting spokespeople, self-help as an escape from reality, being explicit about our emotions, fascism in 2021, and much more!저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Emerson to talk about Green Bloc, a formation in YDSA fighting for survival and socialism amidst the escalating climate crisis. We also talk about diplomacy in organizing, how people are just big, dumb cats, beating the park police, why J.D. Vance is a piece of crap, American Movie, local delis, and much more.…

Ben, Kim and Tim talk climate anxiety, media we shouldn't have consumed during the pandemic, dystopian movies and fiction, does Philip K. Dick suck or not, and much more.WARNING: there are some loud fireworks noises in the background near the beginning of the episode.저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Mac (@roniscoundrel) to talk prefigurative organizing, how it's distinct from bog standard non-profit advocacy, why organizing those around you is key and chasing credentials is dangerous, & why we need to try stuff out to get stronger and stop doing stuff that doesn't work.…

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by our first return guest Leslie (@garbage_hime) to talk vibes, only vibes, and exclusively vibes! Vibes include playing sports, vibes, hating pointless work tasks and other workplace horrors, vibes, why sleeping and dreaming sometimes rule, and more (vibes)!저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Kim, Tim, and Ben talk about the politics of land acknowledgments, unlearning white supremacy ourselves and teaching that to others, the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians, redlining, property law, and more저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Tim and Kim talk bad faith arguments against police abolition, the partnership between the fossil fuel industry and state violence, how Jacob Frey is a turd and Ted Wheeler is a ghoul, why even well meaning people don't change things from the inside, why we deserve revenge for the pandemic, how to tell when direct action is necessary, and much…

Ben and Kim are joined by Trey (@LowkeyTwits) to talk about ghouls in Virginia politics, the fossil fuel industry and its influence in politics, why Dominion in particular is terrible, old jerks and rich families who corruptly run stuff, why all mayors suck, neoconfederates, why dolphins and aliens are our friends, and much more!…

Ben, Kim and Tim talk about burnout, why organizer guilt is terrible, why structure matters but isn't a cure all, why we shouldn't get used for our skills, why ruthlessness isn't the same thing as building power, why there are more Richard Nixons than John Browns, and why bureaucracy is bad (a pod favorite topic!)…

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Producer Matt, stepping in front of the mic for the 1st (but hopefully not last!) time on BFUL. We talk mindless escapism, messed up power grids, the uselessness of the state, Genghis Khan, Kroger being despicable, small mesh networks, and much more.저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Grey (@runtothesilence) to talk about our local street medics, different approaches to taking care of each other in the street and in everyday life, the danger of untrained street medics vs. the danger of not training people at all, avoiding toxic masculine nonsense during actions, and Tim's pretentious but always acc…

Ben, Kim and Tim talk stocks (they're bad), the continuing occupation of Washington D.C. (also bad), Kim's Tinder ban (bad but hilarious), our childhood politics (bad and embarrassing), the ongoing Years of S**t (very bad), the 1st Amendment (fine), and abolishing parasocial relationships (very good.)…

Ben, Kim and Tim talk about Trump's attempted coup (which was definitely an inside job), how Ted Cruz is Jar Jar Binks, the messiness of adult emotions, what the fascists actually want, and what we should expect next from the temporarily disappointed QAnon weirdos.저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim talk to John (@parsonshanged) about our capacity to change, building networks of solidarity and mutual aid, busting shit down (in a good way!), and organizing both inside and outside of unions. Ya know, the good stuff!저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Kim Ben and Tim are joined by Andre to talk anime, confronting fascists in the street, feeling cowardly, affinity groups, being old in a young movement, and much more.저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Sabrina(@SabrinaSpiher) to check vibes, talk Pittsburgh politics, do a utility round up, make a dossier for enemy of the pod Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, and dig into how we do mutual aid in the face of repression from 6'10" politically ambitious bullies.저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim

Ben, Kim and Tim debrief the election (ugh), their ballots, the Great Lakes, cat mischief, terrible city councils, Prop 22, the death of politics, and a whole lot more저자 Tim Matt Ben Kim