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Mechanical Freak

Mechanical Freak

From Seattle, city of the future, the bleeding edge of Neoliberal dystopia...

PublishesTwice weeklyEpisodes478Founded6 years ago
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Greg & Brian catch up on all the exciting news from the past couple of weeks, from the constant need to struggle against revisionism to the new SPOG contract. more

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12 days ago

Friends of the show Ryan Archibald and Brendan McElmeel are back to finish our discussion of the Byzantine structure of higher education institutions. We uncover the rot at that core of higher education and, guess what, it’s the same rot that is holl... more

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2 months ago

Brian is joined by old friend of the show Ryan Archibald and new friend of the show Brendan McElmeel for an exploration of higher education’s Byzantine labor system. Will we find light at the end of the maze or will we be killed by the Minotaur of ad... more

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2 months ago

The boys take a look into the future of high tech, literally! Then they discuss the JET taskforce’s raid of four Seattle gay bars over the weekend. Does the arrow of progress always bend toward justice? Or is reality more complicated than a story you... more

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3 months ago

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 86 ratings
  • literally passes the bechdel test

    listening makes me feel like the grinch at the end of the movie when his heart gets bigger because he discovered the joys of christmas except it’s my brain and not my heart and the joys of freak thought and the immortal science of marxism leninism instead of christmas. also i love the way the podcast literally passes the bechdel test. it features many actual women or at least people who are woman-coded for me to listen to. i learn and i laugh and my brain keeps growing. i recommend to all my dum... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    cloutdynasty
    United States2 years ago
  • Excellent Podcast

    One of the only palatable ways to hear about local news in the Seattle area.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    uuhdgjbi
    United States2 years ago
  • A really excellent podcast

    I’ve been listening to this podcast for years now and enjoy it more than ever with the new crewmembers of the boat. This podcast has a lot of range but focuses often on Seattle, our tech dystopia, and hating cops. While they make a lot of jokes about our dumb world, their true care for the working class and marginalized groups in general under capitalism can be felt which I really appreciate. I don’t know what it means but this is a podcast I almost always listen to after the sun has gone down.... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Luke from North Dakota
    United States3 years ago
  • Yes, this is a good review

    This review is about loving the podcast about hating the city we love. It’s actually about more than that. Five stars, five forks, ten thumbs up. Go listen, go sail a boat.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Xubavi
    United States4 years ago
  • The Best

    Source for what’s really going on in Seattle. And yes Mayor Jenny is a corporate tool.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Oldmesneger82
    United States4 years ago

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