Champagne Sharks

Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter. This double-sized episode is hosted by Trevor with guest co-host Andray Domise. Today we welcome Sam Vaknin. Sam Vaknin has a PhD in philosophy and Physics and is a Professor of Psychology in Southern Federal University in Rostov-on-Don in Russia and a Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS. He served as economic advisor to governments and multinationals and founded the Healthcare Committee of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Macedonia. Collaborated with IMF, WB, and WHO. His website is http://samvak.tripod.com/, his Twitter is https://twitter.com/samvaknin?lang=en, and his Youtube channel is https://www.youtube.com/user/samvaknin/about. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Clo

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free to everyone, parts 2 is available to paid subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/36320846/.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter. This episode is hosted by Trevor. Today we Alan Siegel, staff writer at the website The Ringer. Alan covers a mix of pop culture and sports. He grew up near Boston and now lives in the Washington, D.C., area. He tweets twitter.com/AlanSiegelDC. His articles can be found here: https://www.theringer.com/authors/alan-siegel Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is Part 2 of a two-part episode. Both parts are free to everyone. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter. This episode is hosted by Ken, Mario, and Trevor. We welcome Michael J. Dennis to discuss his wonderful Youtube Channel ReelBlack https://www.youtube.com/user/reelblack/videos and the state of Black film in general. His website can also be found at reelblack.com. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Both parts are free to everyone. Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, and out newsletter. This episode is hosted by Ken, Mario, and Trevor. We welcome Michael J. Dennis to discuss his wonderful Youtube Channel ReelBlack https://www.youtube.com/user/reelblack/videos and the state of Black film in general. His website can also be found at reelblack.com. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

Subscribe to the show at patreon.com/champagnesharks for $5/month to get bonus episodes, access to the Discord voice and chat server, advance notice of upcoming guests and the chance to pose questions to them, and subscription to our email newsletter. This episode is hosted by T. with no guests. I discuss the economy being in the tank, President Trump trying to rush workers back to their offices at risk to their lives so that he can get the market rising again, and all the various people who think the daily movements of the Dow Jones means something for their daily lives. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_).

Subscribe to the show at patreon.com/champagnesharks for This episode is hosted by Kenny and Mario, with no guests. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_).

This is a teaser preview of part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all at https://www.patreon.com/posts/34516539/; the full episode for part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/34516811. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by T. and Mario, with guest Irami Osei-Frimpong, philophy PhD at University of Georgia who also runs and hosts the show The Black Athenians on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/user/IOFrimpong/). We discuss a variety of topics, including what Democratic Socialism is, what Bernie Sanders has to offer Black people, the implications of Bloomberg's run for American democracy, the future of Black politics, and other topics. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfin

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all at https://www.patreon.com/posts/34516539/; part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/34516811. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by T. and Mario, with guest Irami Osei-Frimpong, philophy PhD at University of Georgia who also runs and hosts the show The Black Athenians on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/user/IOFrimpong/).  We discuss a variety of topics, including what Democratic Socialism is, what Bernie Sanders has to offer Black people, the implications of Bloomberg's run for American democracy, the future of Black politics, and other topics. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a teaser preview for part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all at www.patreon.com/posts/34347787; part 2 in its entirety is only available to $5/month subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/34347971/. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by T. and Mario, with no guests. We discuss a variety of topics, including the social justice influencer brain trust we feel is running Elizabeth Warren's campaign into the ground by making her over-pander to intersectionality. Also, we discuss Amanda Seales' various hustles over the years. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_).

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all at www.patreon.com/posts/34347787; part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/34347971/. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by T. and Mario, with no guests. We discuss a variety of topics, including the social justice influencer brain trust we feel is running Elizabeth Warren's campaign into the ground by making her over-pander to intersectionality. Also, we discuss Amanda Seales' various hustles over the years. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_).

This is part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all at https://www.patreon.com/posts/cs-248-incel-pt-34330056; part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/34330722. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by T. and Kenny. Today we have on Joel Hill (http://twitter.com/kruynchymoses).  Joel Hill is a semi-jokingly self-described "incel enthusiast" who did a deep dive into incel culture and wrote about it on Medium. His page of articles can be found at https://medium.com/@joelhill. We discuss a lot of things about incels, including the degree to which they deserve pity vs. scorn, and if their energy is a canary in the coalmine for a rage over alienation that is penetrating all corners of society. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme compose

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all at https://www.patreon.com/posts/cs-248-incel-pt-34330056; part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/34330722. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by T. and Kenny. Today we have on Joel Hill (http://twitter.com/kruynchymoses).  Joel Hill is a semi-jokingly self-described "incel enthusiast" who did a deep dive into incel culture and wrote about it on Medium. His page of articles can be found at https://medium.com/@joelhill. We discuss a lot of things about incels, including the degree to which they deserve pity vs. scorn, and if their energy is a canary in the coalmine for a rage over alienation that is penetrating all corners of society. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme compose

This is an epilogue to a recent two-part episode with Yasmin Nair (http://twitter.com/nairyasmin). We offer patrons who subscribe to our Patreon (patreon.com/champagnesharks) for $5/month and use our dedicated Discord voice and chat server the opportunity to get a preview of upcoming guests and suggest questions, which we then ask on their behalf. This time around there were so many questions and Yasmin went in such depth on her answers we decided to make the Q&A segment a dedicated episode on its own. Become a Patreon subscriber for $5/month to preview and pose questions to our future guests. Dr. Yasmin Nair is a freelance writer, activist, academic, and commentator. The bastard child of queer theory and deconstruction, Nair has numerous critical essays, book reviews, investigative journalism, op-eds, and photography to her credit. She has appeared in publications like Current Affairs, where she is also an editor at large, The Baffler, Evergreen Review, In These Times, and Maximum Rock’n’Roll. Yasmin’s webs

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all; part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/posts/33867303. This episode is hosted by T. Today we have on Yasmin Nair (http://twitter.com/nairyasmin).  Dr. Yasmin Nair is a freelance writer, activist, academic, and commentator. The bastard child of queer theory and deconstruction, Nair has numerous critical essays, book reviews, investigative journalism, op-eds, and photography to her credit. She has appeared in publications like Current Affairs, where she is also an editor at large, The Baffler, Evergreen Review, In These Times, and Maximum Rock’n’Roll. Yasmin’s website can be found at www.yasminnair.net . Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfinga

This episode is hosted by T. Today we have on Mont Jiang (http://twitter.com/mont_jiang) from the podcast Escape from Plan A https://www.patreon.com/planamag/. We discuss men of color masculinity through the lens of Carl Jung's writings, primarily in this episode Asian men and the fixation online Asian spaces have with the specific pairing of Asian women and White men and delve deep into psychology and archetypes. Much of this builds on discussion that was started in an earlier patron-only episode "CS 141: Carl Jung and Lee Chang-dong's Burning (Double Episode feat. Mont Jiang) (12/21/2018)" https://www.patreon.com/posts/23590464. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is a teaser preview of part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all at https://www.patreon.com/posts/33662570; part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/posts/33663258. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by T. Today we have on Yasha Levine (http://twitter.com/yashalevine). Yasha Levine is a Russian-American investigative journalist and author. Levine, who was born in the Soviet Union, is a former editor of Moscow-based satirical newspaper The eXile. He is here to discuss his recent book Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N809DBM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all; part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/33663258. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by T. Today we have on Yasha Levine (http://twitter.com/yashalevine). Yasha Levine is a Russian-American investigative journalist and author. Levine, who was born in the Soviet Union, is a former editor of Moscow-based satirical newspaper The eXile. He is here to discuss his recent book Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N809DBM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

This is part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free and available to all, part 1 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/cs-240-top-cop-1-33594123. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by Mario and T. Today we have on Lara Bazelon (http://twitter.com/larabazelon), an associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she directs the Criminal & Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics.  Before that, she worked as a deputy federal public defender and the director of a Los Angeles-based innocence project. She wrote some a notable article in the New York Times disputing Kamala Harris's claims of being a progressive prosecutor and is also an author about criminal justice reform, Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction https://www.amazon.com/Rectify-Restorative-Justice-Wrongful-Conviction/dp/0807029

This is a preview of an episode available only to $5/month Patreon subscribers. This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 will be free and available to all, part 1 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at patreon.com/champagnesharks. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by Mario and T. Today we have on Lara Bazelon (http://twitter.com/larabazelon), an associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she directs the Criminal & Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics.  Before that, she worked as a deputy federal public defender and the director of a Los Angeles-based innocence project. She wrote some a notable article in the New York Times disputing Kamala Harris's claims of being a progressive prosecutor and is also an author about criminal justice reform, Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction https://www.amazon.com/R

This is a preview of an episode available only to $5/month Patreon subscribers. This is part 2 of a two-part episode. Part 1 is free and available to all, part 2 is only available to $5/month subscribers over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/33404736. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will also eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks. This episode is hosted by Ken, Mario, and T. Today we have on Dale Beran (http://twitter.com/daleberan), author of a book about "chan culture" called It Came From Something Awful (https://www.amazon.com/Came-Something-Awful-Accidentally-Donald/dp/1250189748/). The book discusses sites like 2chan, 4chan, 8chan, Tumblr, and how much of the online culture involving memes, the alt-right, irony twitter, and SJWs got their start at a site called Something Awful. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme co