Casement's Leftovers

• One Film After Another

  Due to holidays and other commitments, you get your pod a week EARLY this month! Lucky you! There was so much political news to catch up on that we said "actually, fuck that" and did a movie pod instead. It's interesting though: 'Eddington' and 'One Battle After Another', two big "political" thrillers grappling in different ways with the modern world, have come out this year to much fanfare and controversy. We discuss both and ask: what makes a film Marxist? Does it matter? There are light spoilers for both films in here, so here's a timestamp guide if you wanna avoid:00:00 - supermarkets, the presidential election, Olly Murs.24:08 - One Battle After Another35:42: Eddington53:53 onwards: we discuss the big twist at the heart of Eddington Support the show

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• We Read Leo's Book

  That's right folks. Leo Varadkar — neoliberal prince of darkness, lover of packed lunches, and all-round messy bitch — has written a memoir. Helen and Matt read it so you (and Glen) don't have to. And you really, really don't have to. Listen in for all the goss on Leo's very normal childhood, the tough decisions he had to make in office, and his unabashed hatred and suspicion of all poor people! Truly a relatable masterpiece written by a regular, down to earth fellow. Not a damning indictment of the soul-sucking neoliberal mind virus at all! Support the show

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• New Atheism, Old Virgins

  2000s nostalgia is en vogue at the moment, so we decided to take a trip back in time to the golden era of the internet, and the time of 'New Atheism'. We talk Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, and discuss how edgy attacks on religion swerved so seamlessly into right-wing populism and "defending Christian society". We then turn our attention to religion in Ireland, before spilling the proverbial on Mother Teresa and highlighting leftist currents of Catholicism in Latin America. Promise this episode is a lot more fun than the topic might suggest! Thank you again to all of our devoted followers who donated to the GoFundMe. This ep was recorded in person with brand new state-of-the-art equipment, so mucho thanks to ye xx"But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” - Revelation 21:8. Support the show

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• Feminism, Today

  What is the state of feminism today? What are the movement’s goals, aims, and demands? Is it even right to speak of a feminist “movement” at all?This one gets pretty feisty as Helen, Glen, and Matt debate the different strains of feminist thought of the past 50 years. We talk about TERFs, obviously, but also try to point modern feminism in a more socialist, materialist direction. We discuss Silvia Federici and the Wages For Housework movement, and Glen and Helen have a fight. Also, we forgot to mention on the pod, but thank you to everyone who donated to our GoFundMe for podcast equipment. The whole process was incredibly embarrassing for us but we were genuinely humbled by your generosity. You can all look forward to (hopefully) better audio quality in the near future. Love you lots xxSupport the show

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• Mid-Summer Crisis

  Two episodes this month because you've all been so good. It's a loosey one today. Topics covered: Lena Dunham, Epstein and Israel, Tucker Carlson, Conor McGregor's shlong, the CATU protest, trans pride, and much much more. In the back half — for our real fans — we categorise our least favourite races, before standing up for the most discriminated against group of all: bald men. I love the em dash (—) and am sooooo mad that it's become a tell-tale sign of AI. Like when I used one earlier in this paragraph I got soooo self-conscious you would all think this episode description was written by AI. Isn't that horribleSupport the show

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