Episode 135, “Punk, Anarchy, and the State of the World (Part 2), with Adam the First Man”
-Andrew For America welcomes back his friend, former co-worker, former bandmate, entrepreneur, and punk rocker...Adam the First Man! They discuss the idea of whether or not the media controls the government, or is it the government that controls the media? They also talk about Thomas Sowell, the economy, entrepreneurship vs. wage labor, "college tenure" and "government" jobs, Chomsky, the job contract, worker co-operatives, libertarianism, Italian communist revolutionary Antonio Gramsci, Marxism, the idea of surplus capital being "exploitative" or not, colleges are Ponzi schemes, student loans and student loan forgiveness, the importance of service, having a sense of duty, learning from your experiences, developing perspective, and being helpful to others. Andrew and Adam also talk about respected journalist Kim Iverson, formerly of the podcast" Rising." Adam talks about how Iverson and the people behind the podcast, "Breaking Points" are an example of "honest" journalism, and he talks about how they feel that the only way they can do their show the way they want to is by not having corporate sponsorships. And people, if you want to make 6 figures...GO LEARN A TRADE!
-The song selection is the song, "Finem Ludem" by the band Zero Cost.
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