Struggle Session

Struggle Session is the world's finest politics and pop culture podcast. Leslie Lee III and Jack Allison wade into the reactionary hellhole of modern America. We talk video games, movies, TV, wrestling, comic books, music, anime, and all of your problematic faves.

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Politics
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The Fly and The Brood w/ Horror Vanguard
Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesession and http://strugglesession.substack.comOn today's Struggle Session Jack, Leslie, and Shannon are joined by LitCritGuy in a special crossover episode with Horror Vanguard. We discuss two classic David Crone
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Preview: 201 - Joker
Get the full episode at http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com On today's bonus episode, Leslie and Jack discuss Joker. We are all clowns now. Tune: Dottie - Take Your Time [https://thenameisdottie.bandcamp.com/]
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200 - 31 Days of Horror 2019
Subscribe and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/strugglesession or strugglesession.substack.com Live tour: Milwaukee 10/3, Cleveland 10/4, Detroit 10/5. Tickets: http://shop.bazizio.com On today's episode, Leslie and Shannon share their list watchlist f
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Preview: 199 - Ghost in the Shell w/ Alex Ptak
Get the full episode at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's premium episode Alex Ptak joins us to discuss Ghost in the Shell the mind-blowing cyberpunk anime and its mindless American live action adaptation. !!Live tour this week!! Milwaukee 10/3,
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162 - Metal Gear Solid w/ Felix Biederman
Live tour: Milwaukee 10/3, Cleveland 10/4, Detroit 10/5. Tickets: http://shop.bazizio.com On today's Struggle Session Felix Biederman (Chapo Trap House) joins us to discuss Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear! We go through all the games and break down why it's on
78 min
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Preview: 198 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge...
Hear the full episode at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's special commentary episode Bug Mane joins us before the tour to complete our rewatch of the Star Wars prequels. 30 years of epic space-faring fantasy comes down to this, the last Star Wars f
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197 - Superman: Red Son w/ Bryn Nieboer
Support the show at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's episode Bryn Nieboer (Beep Beep Lettuce) joins Jack and Leslie to discuss Superman: Red Son, the DC Elseworld's epic where Superman saves the U.S.S.R. and the World. Enjoy comrades! Tune: Stay I
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Preview: 196 - Cancel Culture
Get the full episode at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's Struggle Session, Jack and Leslie discuss Cancel Culture. What is it? Is it good? Bad? Has it gone too far? Find out here.
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195 - Spider-Man 9/11 w/ Luke Savage and Will S...
Subscribe at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's episode Shannon and Leslie are joined by Luke and Will of Michael and Us to discuss The Amazing Spider-Man #36, the one where 9/11 happens in the Marvel universe. The issue features, among other things,
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Preview: 194 - Two Film Rule II
Hear the full episode at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's special premium Struggle Session, Jack, Shannon, and Leslie put more director's through the Two Film Rule which states that any director who makes two great films is a legend. Directors disc
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193 - Beware the Joker
Subscribe at patreon.com/strugglesession A spectre is haunting the political landscape of America, a spectre called JOKER. Jack and Leslie recap their live tour with Street Fight, discuss Midwestern pizza, and tell you why the dreaded Joker film will det
52 min
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Preview: 192 - Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones
Get the full show at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's Struggle Session Leslie and Jack discuss Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special Sticks and Stones. Is it an unfunny reactionary lash-out against cancel culture? A brave defense of free speech in a
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168 - John Wick w/ Eileen Jones
Come see us Friday in Chicago at the hideout! http://bit.ly/sfsschi19 On today's special Struggle Session we discuss the world's finest movie franchise John Wick with the world's finest film critic Eileen Jones (Jacobin, Filmsuck). Keanu Reeves is the pe
62 min
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191 - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw w/ ...
Struggle Session X Street Fight LIVE in Indy 8/26, Detroit 8/27, Chicago 8/30 tickets here: http://bit.ly/sfxss On today's episode Bryan of Street Fight joins us to discuss Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. We did not enjoy it. Tune: Blood Blush -
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Preview: 190 - Elevated Horror w/ Josh Lewis an...
Hear the full episode at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's episode Josh Lewis (Sleazoids) and Kurt Schiller (Parents Just Don't Understand) join us to cancel "Elevated Horror" once and for all. Come to our midwest tour! bit.ly/sfxss
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189 - Truth Session w/ Brace Belden and Liz Fra...
See Struggle Session with Street Fight Live Indy 8/26, Detroit 8/27, and Chicago 8/30: http://bit.ly/sfxss Finally the Epstein episode. Brace and Liz of TrueAnon join us as we get to the bottom of the case. https://soundcloud.com/trueanonpod Tune: Hale
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Preview: 188 - The Two Film Rule
Get the full episode at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's episode Jack and Leslie discuss the Two Film Rule which states that any director who makes two great films is a legend. Which directors make the cut? Which don't? Listen to find out. Get tic
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Preview: 186 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood w/...
Get the full episode at http://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On today's special Struggle Session, Jack, Leslie, and Shannon are joined by Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House to discuss Quentin Taratino's latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. This is
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185 - 2 Years!
Subscribe at patreon.com/strugglesession On this episode of Struggle Session, Jack and Leslie celebrate two years of podcasting and look forward to the bright and glorious future of the show! Take our listener poll here: https://forms.gle/NHEijsW9rXCfjR
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Preview: Vampire Castle - What We Do In the Sha...
Get the full episode at patreon.com/strugglesession On this month's episode of Vampire Castle, Leslie and Jamie talk about the TV series about the world's worst vampires, What We Do in the Shadows.
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184 - Akira w/ Abby Denton
On today's Struggle Session Emma, Leslie, and Jack are joined by Abby Denton to discuss the classic sci-fi anime Akira. We also figure out how President Trump would deal with the threat of an omega-level psychic teen. Tune: Ganser - Bad Form https://gans
54 min
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Preview: 183 - They Voted for Trump
Get the full episode at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's special bonus episode Jack and Leslie tell you which of your favorite fictional characters would have voted for Trump. These decisions are binding and canonical. Thank you.
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148 - Blade Runner w/ David Hayter and Shannon ...
Now unlocked! Get bonus episodes like this at patreon.com/strugglesession On today's massive Struggle Session we are joined by screenwriter, director, and actor David Hayter (Metal Gear Solid, X-Men) and Shannon Strucci (Critical Bits) to discuss Blade R
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Preview: 182 - Comic-Con 2019 w/ Trevor Beaulieu
Get the full episode at patreon.com/strugglessession On today's episode of Struggle Session we are joined by Trevor Beaulieu of Champagne Sharks to discuss the exciting happenings of San Diego Comic-Con! Every movie star had to show up and so do you. We
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181 - POLITICS w/ Katie Halper
You asked for it, we talk POLITICS again on Struggle Session with returning guest Katie Halper of The Katie Halper Show! Sanders vs The Media, Ilhan vs Pelosi, Kayfabe vs Reality, and more. Read Katie's article here: https://www.commondreams.org/views/20
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