
Gates of Horse Heaven
Episode #mechanical-freak-6 published January 22, 2021 8:40 PM PST
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Greg, Brian, and Colin are guided by Munya through Tesla’s meteoric rise in the market, making Elon Musk the richest person on Earth, as well as the tempestuous fate of the digital “asset” Libertarians Gulch over have fallen madly in love with (oh yes, it’s Bitcoin).
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Justin and Brian conclude their series on Harry Truman by talking about the Korean War. You can hear our special interview and history episodes — along with a lot of other sweet content — first by joining our Patreon! patreon.com/seattlesucks
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Greg, Brian, Munya, and Colin are joined by the Seattle half of the Minion Death Cult (@miniondeathcult) podcast, Alexander Edward (@flieldy), to talk about Seattle Police and the fate of Mike Solan in light of recent retweets and posting, and to further examine the events at the Capitol last week, and what has followed in their wake.
Follow Alexander @flieldy and listen to Minion Death Cult to stay abreast of CHUD activity. Listen to Alexander's recent appearance on Struggle Session and Butt Fest 2000 with Street Fight.
Read Brian's latest piece, "Thoughts on the Police Response in DC," on Mechanical Freak
Colin is out on the road so you don’t have to be, sending dispatches into the darkness to whoever can hear them.
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In the inaugural episode of Mechanical Freak, Greg, Brian, and Colin initiate Cassidy (@cornacki) and Munya (@raadzzi) via an arcane summoning ritual performed during the KING 5 New Year’s special, then they discuss the developing Saga of Bean Dad (fka John Roderick), Kamala Harris’ childhood cry of “fweedom,” ominous portents of things to come (Yakima Costco Outbreak, Prop 22 related restructuring, and Washington’s Next Top Employer, Amazon), and our predictions for the 2021.
In the second part of their three part series on the start of the Cold War, Justin and Brian examine how the US shaped the post-war order in Europe. And they answer the age old question, “What’s going on over there with Germany?” Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes, and early release of episodes of Mechanical Freak Presents. patreon.com/seattlesucks
Greg, Brian, and Colin talk stimulus before reading a strange, mysterious manuscript of unknown provenance from Professor Ambrose J. Hoag on Alden Blethen, progenitor of the Seattle Times, listening to Ross Reynolds lob treats into the mouth of trained seal and current publisher of the Times, Frank Blethen Jr, and concluding with a listicle from the Seattle Times Editorial Board identifying 15 local heroes in 2020.
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Greg, Brian, and Colin order out for Mr. Beast Burger before talking about the continued disaster that is the American pandemic response, Congress’ micro stimulus, the cruel sweep of Cal Anderson Park, and the latest ray of dope from Danny Westneat in the Seattle Times.
The long awaited sequel to our episode on the 1944 DNC and the first in a three part series, Brian is joined by friend of the show Justin Roll to discuss the key role that the Truman Administration played in starting the Cold War. In this episode we talk about the decision to drop nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes, and early release of episodes of Mechanical Freak Presents. patreon.com/seattlesucks
Listen to Fun, Lies, and Police Tape at the 1944 DNC here.
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Do you want to know more? Part two of this three part series is currently up on the Seattle Sucks Patreon. Learn about how Germany got divided into two countries. Learn why thousands of Nazis wound up living in the United States. And learn about the post-war Displaced Persons camps. All this and more for the price of a pre de provence artisanal French enriched soap bar!
Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by organizer and veteran campaign worker, Cassidy Butler (@cornacki), to briefly tease next week’s episode about recent happenings at the Campaign Workers Collective (@wa_cwc) before turning on the television to defeat the Lord of Cinder, KOMO’s Eric Johnson, by watching his latest futile attempt to push a boulder up a hill in the third installment of his Seattle series, The Fight for the Soul of Seattle.
The long awaited sequel to our episode on the 1944 DNC and the first in a multipart series, Brian is joined by friend of the show Justin Roll to discuss the key role that the Truman Administration played in starting the Cold War. In this episode we talk about the decision to drop nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Subscribe for access to all our premium episodes, and early release of episodes of Mechanical Freak Presents. patreon.com/seattlesucks
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Greg, Brian, and Colin are joined by friend of the show, the incandescent Munya (@raadzzi), to talk about Mayor Jenny Durkan’s announcement that she will not seek reelection, what that means now, and the legacy that she leaves behind.
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Greg, Brian, and Colin talk NFL before hucking and chucking it to the Staten Island Autonomous Zone, the Supreme Court’s decision on bans of religious gathering, the City Council passing a budget with cuts to the Seattle Police Department budget, and a strange rambling about that budget published in the Seattle Times, and authored by none other than District 4 representative, Alex Pedersen.
It’s time again for the annual Seattle Sucks Thanksgiving Pageant Spectacular! This year we have guests giving Thanksgiving legal advice and updating us on the latest in Texas politics! We catch up with the Gates Foundation and get holiday shopping tips from Colin’s Gaming Corner! All this and more in this jam-packed episode, so throw your Hungry Man dinner in the microwave, curl up with your Tails body-pillow, and settle in for a podcast guaranteed to leave you bursting with Thanksgiving spirit!
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