Ep. 116 - America: The Last Dance?

BrownTown finally talks Trump 2.0, local collective resistance,
the election blame game, and the half century of neoliberalism
got us here. As the news cycles have been dominated by Trump,
tariffs, Musk, and the MAGA mess, BrownTown speaks candidly on
the the first few months of the new (yet old) administration, and
how to not only resist the re-branded fascist takeover but
unapologetically and collectively fight it and win (without
relying on the same institutions that made it possible in the
first place). BrownTown also reflects on where the podcast and
SoapBox at-large was during Trump 1.0, comparing and contrasting
both moments. Caullen and David unpack the Right’s “shock and
awe” strategy, Chicago ICE raids and the community response,
Trumpism and weaponization of whiteness, and when the manniverse
met the broligarchy. As we try to sift through poor analysis of
this moment with even worse political actors, we’re left with the
words from comrade Asha Ransby-Sporn who proclaims that "we owe
it to each other to resist attempts to disorient, divide, and
distract us from the reality of government takeover by the
billionaire Right […] The conditions of the moment demand that we
are clear-eyed enough to meet the conjuncture and find openings
for those new paths forward” (In These Times). Originally
recorded February 21, 2025.


FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS HERE!


Mentioned in or related to episode:


Previous BnB episodes on Trump 1.0's first 100 days &
Decoding Trumpism

Governor Pritzker's State of the State address

Caullen's Trumpism: A Brief History 2016 article

Voting Stats (1, 2, 3)



 


CREDITS: Intro soundbite from Jasmine Crockett
talking to a reporter; outro music tv off by Kendrick
Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay. Audio recorded by Kiera Battles
and engineered by Kassandra Borah.


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