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Humor Thrupoint Podcast

Happy Birthday, Lenny Bruce!

THRUPOINT Podcast Episode 7 After a 7-week power outage the podcast returns on the birthday of Lenny Bruce with a special tribute program in his honor. Sean examines the life, legacy, and legal career of Lenny Bruce with cuts from his 1965 Berkeley concert and 1966 UCLA talk, a story from Danbert Nobacon, and more. […]

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Current Events Thrupoint Podcast

Protest, Media, and Protest Media

Photo by Anonymous9000 Episode 6 On this program, we sit with Taylor Eisele, a young media guy whose initial foray into journalism has focused on politics and protest. His recent work under the guise of Stumptown Studios has focused on covering the alt-right and far-left counter protests. I wanted to talk about media from this […]

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Conspiracy Thrupoint Podcast

Newsgate! Is Conspiracy the New News?

Cornelius Swart discusses the discipline of journalism, why it is perceived as fake, how it can save us from propaganda, and how to be a more vigilant media consumer. Sean introduces the program with a reading from Krishnamurti, and begins the trickle of Pizzagate revelations soon to be published. Pizzagate is a conspiracy theory born […]

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Current Events Thrupoint Podcast

From All Sides of the Portland Mega Protest

Music for this podcast comes from Protestant Work Ethic, a song called, “As They Are Blown Here and There.” On Sunday, there was a mega protest bringing a spectrum of political persuasion into a single campus in downtown Portland, Oregon. From City Hall, where non-violent resistance was preached, to Chapman Square where anarchists riled things […]

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Thrupoint Podcast

Danbert Nobacon, Darwin, and Anarchy

Songwriter and multi-disciplinary artist Danbert Nobacon talks with host Sean Ongley about anarchism, education, social integration, and the creative process involved with his new album, Stardust to Darwinstuff, released with his new studio band, The Axis of Dissent. Oh, we also get to hear about Chumbawamba here and there. Danbert plays “Revolution 9.01” live and […]