Extremely timely as always, just the sort of food we eat during holidays.Af MrJWhit

In which we try to get past our kneejerk sect bashing.Reading: "There are Parties and Then There are Parties" by Archie Woodrow, "Why a Party and What Sort?" by Mike Macnair and "The Communist Party, Yesterday and Tomorrow" by Lawrence Parker (all 2024) from Prometheus, available here: https://prometheusjournal.org/Send us a question, comment or va…

From an ill-advised challenge, a startling revelation, debate over the superior french-fried potatoes, and discussion of long-gone establishments; the gang meanders through some surprisingly strong opinions on our favorite guilty-pleasure quick meals. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Really just talking about some monsters and how cool they can be. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

We are here to pump you up. In this podcast we talk about the struggles of keeping at it, why you should do it and the best tips and tricks to do it correctly and safely. No, not what you think. Unless you're into that sort of thing. We're not judging. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

The investigation concludes.Af MrJWhit

In which we encounter the unknowable concept of the S P H E R E.Reading: The Logic of Gender (2013) from Endnotes 3 by Maya Gonzalez and Jeanne Neton.Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/4r47b7UFAf Jack & Dan

The investigation continues.Af MrJWhit

AUTHORIZED EYES ONLY Carrington Mosher died a week ago, his Jaguar XK left a popular Hawai'i beach on O'ahu island going over 90MPH on a highway he has driven for as long as the 18 year old has had a license. A tragic end to his life. He was labeled an organ donor and was promptly tested for blood comparability with patients across the islands, and…

*banging head against the wall* POLITICALCAPITALISMTECHNONEOFEUDALISMNEOLIBERALISMReading: Seven Theses on American Politics (2022) by Robert Brenner & Dylan RileySend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/G22EcdhRAf Jack & Dan

We just let our nerd off of the leash and let him talk about Batman, and others bug him about it. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

In the near future location redacted has been invaded. Haleion's coffee has been drunk, the fridge emptied and there are nuts absolutely everywhere as three weirdos sit around and talk about how America does Oktoberfest. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

SKIP THE ELECTION BANTER: 27:47In which we sneak into an academic conference and stick out like two sore thumbs.Reading: Nothin'INDEP network: https://www.indep.network/Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/vC5r2MmAAf Jack & Dan

A sort of one-upsmanship for terrible space ship ideas. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Talk'n about our favorite slasher movies and the broad horror genre. No significant spoilers, other than Alien is a good movie. Auxi, Auxis, Auxim.Af MrJWhit

Lousy workers! Why won't you do industrial unionism?!Reading: Riot. Strike. Riot by Joshua CloverSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/4zW4DsM9Af Jack & Dan

Going down the list of the everyones favorites, and, some personal revelations were made. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Just how bad is the looming global population decline going to be for capitalism? Will it be able to AI its way out of the productivity losses? More importantly, what does this mean for my own political project? Reading: After the Wave, Winter: Demographic Decline and the "Production of Men" in the Twenty-First Century by Jason E. Smithhttps://broo…

The long anticipated pivot into an RPG podcast, and we start off with just getting out and starting to run an RPG. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

More trivia, and even more petty versions of trivia. it good time, its ok Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Six months later, we come to the end.Chapter discussion timestamps:CLOUDS UNFOLD 8:26A COLD AND FROSTY MORNING 16:57ROUND THE BEND 33:53BURNING GOLD 1:01:18THE RAFTERS AND THE BEAMS 1:16:41THE STEPS OF ALL SAINTS 1:38:01EATING FLOWERS 1:54:30CORNERED 2:14:35THE ROOD IN THE WALL 2:27:01THE JOLLY SMOKERS 2:39:04GO SEE NOW THIS CURSED WOMAN 2:50:29CHA…

Back on our value theory bs - this week we discuss just what it is that makes a society socialist and what makes it capitalist. Is it all just vibes??Reading: The Capitalist Nature of the "Socialist" Countries (1986) by L.L MenSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/d3rRXNEb…

A Star Wars RPG one-shot...follow along as a squad of "unique" Stormtroopers come together and try to bring law and order to their little corner of the galaxy. *Editor's note: In order to keep the "authentic" feel of an actual RPG session, I have left in some of the banter between players, despite it not all pertaining to the actual game itself. ~H…

We continue our discussion on what it means to be human in a world full of "upgrades". Discussions include: Some of our favorite transhuman settings Transhumanism in various RPG/TT settings How much weird is too much CAT BREAK How we would alter or upgrade ourselves Auxi, Auxis, Auxim.Af MrJWhit

We're back and talking pancakes bay-bee.Reading: Anton Pannekoek and the Theory of the Transition (1990) by Bob ShepardSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/pMFhHCvrAf Jack & Dan

What it says on the tin. A note from the editor: -Victorian era futurism, from the literature I read, more to do with working class struggles. Who's in charge, how much work, who's doing what work. Steampunk was first coined in 1987, as a response to cyberpunk. -Androids aren't human, that's what all android literature is about, a human machine und…

A completely self indulgent episode. It's been 2 years, we get one. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Second of two where we talk about all things editing with Crow. Slightly more on topic this time. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

First of two where we talk about all things editing with Crow. Just kidding. This is tangents with Crow, sound/film industry tangents, some editing tangents, you know the drill. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Cars go zoom sometimes. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Any and all incorrect facts, and opinions, can be directed towards the individuals on the podcast. Like how treating magic like a mundane power source is inherently casting a light on the fantastical elements in said fantasy, and thus, just scientific fantasy due to a lack of fantastical elements. Or how the suspension of disbelief is a magic circl…

This timeless classic has been remixed by MadDucks for laughs. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

In which we record live from an orgone accumulator.Reading: Society and Mind in Marxian Philosophy (1937) and Marxism and Psychology (1938) by Anton PannekoekSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/Vs6CG8etAf Jack & Dan

Sitting down, talking about dune, talking about what's great, what could be better, comparing it, all the stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek2O6bVAIQQ Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Shooting the shit, catching up, and then hamsters gets brought up. Like you do. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

In which we finally finish this book and talk productive labor, production price and yeah I don't know a lot more I'm too tired to write this caption.Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Chapters 17-19 (1923) by I. I. RubinSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/6QVe5kbp…

Just hanging out. We've been busy. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

A series of compilations that are curated simply for the fun of music & sharing our music discoveries 🌐 Bringing it Raw & Unflitered ☢️ Mixed & Compiled by: KAY360° PLUG INTO THE VIBE 🔌

A lasers defining characteristic is that the light is inherently coherent, i.e. that the light frequencies are all in sync. The laser is also one frequency, as multiple frequencies cannot be coherent. This is useful for a number of properties, which we get into. The lasing medium can be multiple sources, from crystals to semiconductors to older ver…

In which we finally stop joking about reading Lenin and actually do it.Reading: The State and Revolution (1917) by Vladimir LeninSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/QScuasDHAf Jack & Dan

Just hanging out, hitting the highlights of what this podcast is. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

A bookclub about the book The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. An extremely good scifi book, and we recommend reading it. Spoilers start at around the 30 minute mark, before then it's discussing things that you find on the back of the book. There's a "spoiler spoilers spoilers" during the recording before it starts. Auxi, Auxis, Auxim…

Is Marxism science? Is science Marxism? Is the strategy of patience all it's cracked up to be? What about all this riot business? All these questions and more answered by the podcast's second ever repeat guest, Viv Soni as we discuss his recent essay in the journal The Black Lamp.Reading: High priests of telescopes and cyclotrons: Marxism and revol…

Vulcan, Haleion, MrsJay, and Smooth discuses the worst superpowers, either to have or to use on others. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

The Aux is turning 2 and we once again sit down with special guests and discuss the ways the community has grown, changed, and what it means to us personally. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Abstract labor eh? Seems like a simple enough concept.Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Chapters 12-16 (1923) by I. I. RubinSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/c7QwVz26Af Jack & Dan

Some nerds talk for too long and too angrily about a videogame series they put too many hours into. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit

Haleion has let us into his world of trivia and his wizened perspective of the world. Directly clashing with the youthful vigor and baseline understanding of media and history from before the rest of the podcast was born. Tracing arcane knowledge of obscure occult star wars texts and pre-digital media. He also hasn't given a description of this epi…

In which we have a look back at what hasn't worked, and why it will continue to not work.Reading: Reflections on the Economics of Socialism (2022) by Nick RogersSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/daKyRFAWAf Jack & Dan

Content Warning: May contain extreme instances of cringe, but we all know you did the same dumb things, though you may not remember. So have fun! Also contains cursed bottles. Auxi, Auxis, AuximAf MrJWhit