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Interviews with interesting people on science, ethics, and politics, with a focus on guests from Effective Altruism and Left-wing communities.
27 -Trevor Beaulieu on Champagne Sharks and Why Killmonger Was Right
The Most Interesting People I Know
1 hour 13 minutes 37 seconds
5 years ago
27 -Trevor Beaulieu on Champagne Sharks and Why Killmonger Was Right
Trevor Beaulieu is the host of the podcast Champagne Sharks, a “podcast about race, politics, and pop culture, through the lenses of humor and psychology.” The show has released over 300 episodes on a huge range of topics, from Afro-pessimism and social justice, to Marvel movies and Tumblr. I’ve only scratched the surface of the show, but have really enjoyed the episodes I’ve listened to so far. Check out the show notes for a few of my favorites. Trevor’s many appearances on Chapo Trap House are also well worth a listen.
You can find Trevor on Twitter: @rickyrawls and Champagne Sharks: @champagnesharks. I’m on Twitter @garrisonlovely.
You can check out Champagne Sharks wherever you find podcasts, and you can subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/champagnesharks
On today’s episode we discuss:
Our experience with the pandemic so far
The insanity that is the US stock market during covid
Why Trevor thinks black people can’t afford to be totally anti-capitalist
The distinctions between social democracy and socialism
Trevor’s firsthand experience with racism in scandinavia
How fragile any kind of liberal democracy is
How Trevor started Champagne Sharks
How Chapo Trap House is like the Daily Show for new left podcasts
The willingness to look into the political abyss
How the right prioritizes property over people’s lives
The recent uprisings over police violence against black people
Whether nonviolent protests are more effective
Why Killmonger from Black Panther was right
A few of my favorite Champagne Sharks episodes:
CS 238: Is The Whole Internet Becoming 4Chan? Pt. 1 feat. Dale Beran (01/23/2020)
CS 186: Tumblr Brain feat. Jaya Sundaresh (@shutupjaya) (06/20/2019)`
CS 272: Karens (Hard-R) With Attitude feat. Nashwa Khan pt. 1
CS 276: The Futureless Now feat. Matt Christman pt. 1
CS 274: After the Bern feat. Felix Biederman pt. 1
CS 282: Live, Love, Work and Catastrophe feat. Rob Delaney
CS 284: Clarence Thomas and The Reactionary Mind Pt. 1 feat. Corey Robin
CS 280: Afropessimism feat. Frank Wilderson III *DOUBLE EPISODE*
Show notes:
Why the stock market is divorced from the pain of a pandemic economy
What if ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Closer Than Scientists Thought?
Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings
Wage Theft vs. Other Forms of Theft in the U.S.
The 1968 Kerner Commission Got It Right, But Nobody Listened
The Protesting of a Protest Paper
The Most Interesting People I Know
Interviews with interesting people on science, ethics, and politics, with a focus on guests from Effective Altruism and Left-wing communities.
