Chen Weihua liked Hakim’s tweet about getting him on the podcast on April 18 too:
People on the r/deprogram sub were saying he’s not really a marxist so he might not want to go on there
Eh they cry worse about Hasan and he still went on. That’s just Reddit being obnoxious.
They werent hating, it’s more that chen himself wouldnt want to go on. No one was really linking anything so idk how valid it was
The only reason I could see that is maybe it wouldn’t look good for Chen, a state official, to go onto a podcast that has dick jokes and stuff, which is unfortunate, Chen is quite funny
I like the Deprogram but are there any funny communist podcast that aren’t so “bro-y”? It’s hard to radicalize female friends that have trouble reading when the only podcasts I can find are dominated by men.
Yeah thats a problem, they have a couple of good episodes with ladies like Izdihar and LunaOi but definitely its very “bro-y” like you said.
Well that kind of feels unavoidable seeing as how it’s run by three men having fun. I don’t see how’s that’s a problem with it especially as it’s “good fun” bro-y, and not “misogyny” bro-y. Though a womens marxist podcast would be a great idea.
There’s never been a piece of media with 100% audience relatability.
Being bro-y isn’t a problem if your intended audience is bros. It would just be nice to also have a funny communist podcast that is more accessible to women and queer people who are put off by bro humor.
