u.s. imperialism

This episode is a sermon that I delivered at Pasadena Mennonite Church on September 17, 2023. In this sermon I connect the dots between U.S. military and economic aggression abroad with domestic housing justice. The passages cited are:

• Matthew 12:46-50
• Mark 10:29-30
• Matthew 6:19-21

What's up to my tremulous tapaculos and fantabulous flowerpiercers! 

Welcome back to the BNP y'all! Super yummy episode this week. Thank you for tuning in and supporting!! 

This ep is Part Two of a fruitful and elucidating chat with Ricardo Vaz, esteemed author, journalist, artist and friend. Shout out to Ricardo for coming back on the pod for the 3rd time and for being so generous with his time and insights. 

Tune in to hear Ricardo lead the way as we dive into a detailed and nuanced discussion of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), including giving air time to grievances from the Left of the Party, while always centering the extreme strain and constraints being imposed on PSUV by the brutal U.S. sanctions and economic blockade. It really cannot be overstated how awful these punitive measures are. And for what? For the sovereign nation of Venezuela insisting on its own self-determination. Imperial hegemony and hubris is a real bitch. 

Additionally, we highlight the recent surprise election in Peru of teacher and union leader Pedro Castillo, who narrowly defeated Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru's ex dictator Alberto Fujimori. We chat about other juicy topics as well, but you'll just have to tune in to find out more. 

Please support Ricardo's excellent work at Venezuelanalysis ( the best English language news source on Venezuela) and at Utopix (https://utopix.cc/),  a "collaborative work community for a counter-hegemonic, anti-capitalist and alternative visual communication." 

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- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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('Obcordate' means heart-shaped (especially in botany with the point of attachment at the narrow end of leaf- I didn't know it either.)

Welcome back to the BNP and thank you for hopping in! I appreciate your love and support, mis pequeños oyentes de flores encantadoras.  😊

Ricardo Vaz is back baby! Esteemed journalist, writer, artist, comrade and friend, Ricardo has agreed to become the official Venezuelan correspondent of the Barbarian Noetics Podcast.

In Part One of our conversation, we chat about the current challenging state of existence in Venezuela, as the people labor beneath both brutal U.S. sanctions and a global pandemic. We also discuss the United Socialist Party's (PSUV) recent electoral landslide, and what it says about Venezuelan politics and the peoples' commitment to defending their revolution, and much more. Part Two drops next week, and we will continue the conversation. 

Please check out Ricardo's work at Utopix, a collaborative work community for a counter-hegemonic, anti-capitalist and alternative visual communication. Find Ricardo's Utopix page here: https://utopix.cc/author/ricardo-vaz/

Also check Ricardo's articles and videos on Venezuelanalysis.com, the only unbiased English language news source on all things Venezuela.

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TRACKLIST FOR THIS EPISODE 

Jon and Vangelis - Horizon
Dykotomi - C

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- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

What's up to my Lemurian Libertadoras and Juice Cleansing Jaguars! 

Welcome back to the BNP y'all! It's a hazy morning here in S. Phx but the BNP is coming through clear and direct for your listening pleasure.  And this is an episode I've been looking forward to for a minute, the return of Ricardo Vaz to Barbarian Noetics! 

Ricardo Vaz is a journalist, artist, researcher and translator. Ricardo writes for Venezuelanalysis.com (the best english language media nexus for real news about Venezuela). He has also been published in Mintpress news, Counterpunch, Monthly Review, Truthout and Investig'Action.

Ricardo is also a contributor at Utopix, a collaborative artistic community for post-Capitalist media and communication. which you should all immediately check out bc its hella rad, at www.utopix.cc/content.  

Ricardo calls in to the BNP direct from Venezuela to discuss the upcoming Venezuelan elections in December, and to chat about the recent landslide MAS victory in Bolivia. We also discuss the ramifications of a Joe Biden administration on Latin America and much more. This is an episode not to be missed, enjoy! 

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Until next time everyone,

Be good to yourselves
and to each other.

One Love,
Conan

Check out:
https://venezuelanalysis.com/
(THE best English language source for decolonized Bolivarian-centric news about Venezuela.)
and
www.utopix.cc/content
(Super dope post-Capitalist artistic collective that Ricardo contributes to.)
and
the Chávez theoretical reference literature that Ricardo mentioned was Istvan Meszaros and his book "Beyond Capital"

TRACK LIST FOR THIS EPISODE 

Dykotomi- Corvid Crunk
Towerz- Until Tomorrow (Chilled Cow Mix)
Arany Zoltan - El Tigrito  
Bishop Nehru - Up Up and Away feat. Lion Babe

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"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

What's up to my mellifluous collectivists and marvelously barbarous Bolivarians! 

I'm quite stoked this episode to introduce you all to esteemed writer, editor and political analyst at Venezuelanalysis.com, Ricardo Vaz. Ricardo's articles have appeared on Mint Press News, Monthly Review, Truthout, Counterpunch, and many other alternative media sites.

Ricardo joins us all the way from the northernmost range of the Andes to talk South American geopolitics, regional Populism and the Venezuelan grassroots resistance to American imperial aggression.

Venezuelanalysis.com is an independent pro-Bolivarian news outlet, and an invaluable source of popular, on-the-ground information about the current state of affairs in Venezuela. The site's main objective is "to provide a counter-narrative to mainstream media coverage of the Bolivarian Revolution, based on the perspective of leftist and grassroots movements in Venezuela. We aim to cover daily news about Venezuela, as well as to contextualize these developments with in-depth analysis and background information."

The GoFundMe that Ricardo mentions at the end of the episode can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-venezuelans-feed-themselves

100% of your donation goes directly to helping the Venezuelan people feed themselves amidst sanctions and the embargo. Specifically the donations go to:

***Seeds for grassroots efforts linking small-scale farmers in the countryside to low-income urban communities (100 pounds of seeds are needed—that will grow a lot of food!) Recipient group: Plan Pueblo a Pueblo

***Establishment of a community seed bank and seed multiplication center in the Plains region, supporting both rural and urban farming initiatives. Recipient group: El Conuquito del Barranco

***Livestock production to provide organic fertilizer and diversify diets for A

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What's up to all my Barbarous Revolutionaries and Insuperable Love Bugs!

This episode is the first installment of a BNP Original Minisode Series about the life of Fidel Castro and the history of the Cuban Revolution.

Open your mind and let go of preconceived notions as the BNP revisits Fidel Castro's singular legacy, and we take a deep dive into the makings of the remarkable island nation of Cuba.

Cuba has successfully stood up to and withstood the inexorable hostility of the world's greatest superpower just 103 miles off its shore for the past 61 years, since Fidel led the successful Cuban Revolution, overthrowing the U.S. and Mafia puppet dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959.

This first episode begins all the way back through the misty sands of time, and examines pre-European Cuban history with a look at the indigenous inhabitants of the island, including the Taino people. We go up to 1898, after Cuba's first two wars of independence, the first being the 10 year war of independence against Spain from 1868-1878 and the second being Jose Marti's 3 year war of independence from 1895-1898. In 1898 the U.S. defeats Spain, ending the Spanish-American war, and Spain fully cedes Cuba to the United States.

The second BNP Minisode installment of Revisiting Fidel is coming soon, and will pick up from there.

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Until next time, be well everyone! 

One Love,
Conan


TRACK LIST FOR THIS EPISODE 

Dykotomi - Corvid Crunk (Official Intro Track for the BNP)

Mindful Vibes - Episode 11

La Bayamesa - National Anthem of Cuba

Mindful Vibes - Episode 13

Mafalda - Las Que Faltaron (feat. Rebeca Lane)

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"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca