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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Preview: Episode 65 - Infinity War
Get the full episode at http://www.patreon.com/strugglesession Marvel superfan JDB is still on vacation, so Jack and Leslie heroically take it upon themselves to review Disney's Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War. In spite of being DC loyalists, Jack and Le
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Episode 64 - No Chill w/ Nomiki Konst
Support Struggle Session and receive bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On today's Struggle Session, Jack and Leslie are joined by special guest Nomiki Konst of The Young Turks! We talk all the political meltdowns from last week in
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Special Preview: Indoctrination - The Secret Fa...
This is a special preview of a new show produced by Jonathan. It's called Indoctrination and it's a weekly podcast covering cults, manipulators, and protecting yourself from systems of control. It's hosted by Rachel Bernstein, a therapist who specializes
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Preview: Episode 63 - Dragon Energy w/ Luke Savage
Get the full episode at http://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this special bonus episode we're joined by Luke Savage (Michael and Us) to discuss some of the greatest philosophers of our time: Kanye West, Charlie Sheen, David Frum, Joy Ann Reid, and t
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Episode 62 - City of Angels w/ Kendall Mayhew
Support the show at http://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On today's Struggle Session we're joined by actress and organizer Kendall Mayhew to talk about LA politics, LA cults (Scientology, UCB), the passing of America's First Lady, and her very importan
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Preview: Episode 61 - Struggle Boys w/ Mike Mi...
Hear the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this special patron exclusive episode, we're joined by genuine Hollywood Star and Doughboys host Mike Mitchell! We talk about the time Mike radicalized Jack, how The Force Awakens set a
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Episode 60 - Do Something About Syria w/ Rania ...
Struggle Session has joined the millions of other American experts on the Middle East in the decision to Do Something about Syria. Independent journalist Rania Khalek tries to talk us down. Tune: Ganser - Avoidance Hear Rania's show Unauthorized Disclos
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Episode 59 - The Gary Ridgway Bill w/ Phoenix C...
On today's Struggle Session, special guest Phoenix Calida of Wine Cellar Media explains the terrible FOSTA/SESTA bill. Yes, something supported by woke comedians Amy Schumer and Seth Myers is actually pretty bad. Support Phoenix at https://www.patreon.co
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Episode 58 Preview - What Happened to Owen?
Hear the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession In this special preview of Episode 58: The New Kings of Comedy, JDB explains how Owen Benjamin turned from a teen comic to a comic for teens who are super racist.
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Episode 57 - Spinning Boris w/ Michael Saba
On today's episode we attempt to sort through the latest dispatches from the #resistance war on Russian with an inside source, former RT editor Michael Saba. We talk Putin, Zuckerburg, Ted Turner, and the other oligarchs who conspired to elect Donald Trum
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Preview: Episode 56 - Mad Max w/ Shannon Strucci
Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this bonus episode we're joined by Shannon Strucci to talk about the Mad Max series. We talk hot wheels, guzzoline spills, and menacing horror of George Miller's post-apocalyptic Australia. Find Sh
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Preview: Episode 55 - Ancient Jedi Bookshelf
For the full episode subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession Folks, we did it. We sat through the longest Star Wars of all time, and provided hilarious and insightful commentary just in time for its Blu-ray release! Grab some popcorn, put yo
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Episode 54 - To Infinity and Beyond
Subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this special episode of Struggle Session we take a deep dive into Entertainment Weekly March 16/23, 2018 #1606/1607 pages 46 to 87. Yes, a whole 40-page spectacular on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Episode 53 - Cancel the Oscars w/ Michael Brooks
Subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On today's Struggle Session, we're joined by Michael Brooks of The Michael Brooks show to talk about the Oscars show that no one watched. We also, finally, get some definitive white opinions on Black Pa
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Preview: Episode 52 - Alan Moore's Providence w...
Hear the full episode at http://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this special Struggle Session book club episode, we're joined by Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House to discuss Alan Moore and Jacen Burrow's Lovecraft cycle. We dive deep into the dark corn
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Episode 51 - Ropes of Sadness
On this topical Struggle Session we talk about presidents coming to Hollywood, the return of American Idol, Stephen Hawking, and the Lost Village. Tune: Rule of Thirds - Fingerprints Hear Ballin' Out Super: https://soundcloud.com/ballin-out-super
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Episode 50 Preview: Cloud City
To hear the full episode subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this very special, very black episode of Struggle Session Leslie is joined by Brie of Someone's Wrong On the Internet and T. of Champagne Sharks for a debate on the radical m
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Episode 49 - Jack's Back
The band's back together! On this episode Jack makes his triumphant return from exile and the crew talks Black Panther, the 13 Russian posters, Kingdom Come, Kingdom Hearts, Celeste, God of War, and other video games about depression. Tune: Wife - Bodie
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Episode 48 Preview - Games are Better Than Movi...
Hear the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this special bonus episode we're joined by Felix Biederman (Chapo Trap House). We talk about how Kojima being a nerd allowed him to predict the future, why everyone posting on the same t
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Episode 47 - Happy Hunting w/ Joe Dietsch and L...
On this Struggle Session we're joined Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson directors of thriller Happy Hunting. We talk with them about low-budget film-making, the changing landscape of Hollywood, and how they feel about making the first Trump-era horror film. T
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Episode 46 - EMERGENCY WHEDON SESSION
BREAKING NEWS! Joss Whedon has been fired from Batgirl and the full Struggle Session crew is back to discuss it, Justice League, and how to fix all this comic book movie garbage. Tune: Ganser - Pyrrhic Victory - http://ganser.bandcamp.com http://www.p
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Episode 45 Preview - Try Jumping Off
Hear the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this patron exclusive episode we're joined by Brandon Sutton to talk about From Software's epic fantasy RPG series Dark Souls.
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Unlocked: Episode 26 - Book Club: Priest's Blac...
Unlocked bonus episode! On this patron bonus episode, we talk about the first pick of the Struggle Session Graphic Novel Reading Club, Black Panther by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection Vol. 1: "Black Panther reinvented as a sharp and witty pol
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Preview: Episode 44 - No More Parties in LA
Hear the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession On this special bonus episode, Leslie and JDB discuss Bret Easton Ellis' debut novel Less than Zero and it's chilling sequel Imperial Bedrooms.
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Episode 43 - The Black Iron Prison
On this week's Struggle Session JDB is fired thanks to the machinations new co-host Rob Rousseau. Leslie and Rob discuss the Patriots' legacy, Trudeau's status as "bae," Kyrie Irving's flat-earth theories, and WWE's first women's Royal Rumble.
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