In this episode, I talked to Siobhan O'Connor, who has lived through it all—growing up in a hardcore evangelical environment, serving in the military, coming out as trans later in life, and watching the world turn more hostile toward people like her. We get into her story, the right’s relentless attacks on trans people, and how even so-called allies keep failing the community. She shares what it’s like to keep moving forward, even when the odds are stacked against you.

Links for Siobhan’s content and social media

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Erin-Greene/author/B00BT9H586?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

https://bsky.app/profile/theangrywrench.com

https://bsky.app/profile/thewriterscottage.bsky.social

https://www.youtube.com/@The_Angry_Wrench_Speaks

https://linktr.ee/siobhancreations2025

And check out my linktree

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalleftist

If you enjoyed the show, consider supporting us on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist to help keep the content coming. You can also subscribe to my Substackhttps://theskepticalleftist.substack.com/ for updates and extra content or get bonus episodes through Spotifyhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skepticalleftist/subscribe . Every bit makes a difference! If that’s not your thing, sharing the episode with friends or on social media goes a long way too. Thanks for listening and for your support!

And please, if you can, support the Cathedral Community Fridgehttps://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/ or your local community fridge. Mutual aid matters—let’s help each other thrive!

Capitalism is dead… but it just won’t stay buried. This episode, we’re diving into Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism—one of the most influential leftist texts of the last 20 years. Why does it feel like nothing ever changes, even when everything is constantly in crisis? How does capitalism keep itself alive, even as it rots? And most importantly, how do we break out of this nightmare? Let’s get into it.

You can get Capitalist Realism here

https://z-library.sk/book/1007165/822c41/capitalist-realism-is-there-no-alternative.html

https://z-library.sk/book/3362634/10f03f/capitalist-realism-is-there-no-alternative.html

Or you can buy it at these bookstores

https://redemmas.org/titles/10491-capitalist-realism-is-there-no-alternative/

https://bookshop.org/p/books/capitalist-realism-is-there-no-alternative-mark-fisher/703f190ad15ef851?ean=9781846943171&next=t&affiliate=3323

https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/WepMITbQuyf6hXho7u4Tvw

Here is a link for Justin’s notes to the show

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nmQrra8PJZSB3X0yVWy8c1uvxAvWg4j8yM3K3CeWw6Y/edit?usp=sharing

Here are some links for stuff we covered in the post-show chat

https://youtu.be/aCgkLICTskQ?si=D58h5ddsSSUhELBI

https://issuu.com/bouvet0716/docs/the_slow_cancellation_of_the_future

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://bsky.app/profile/justinclarkph.bsky.social

https://www.threads.net/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/

And check out my linktree

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalleftist

If you enjoyed the show, consider supporting us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist to help keep the content coming. You can also subscribe to my Substack https://theskepticalleftist.substack.com/ for updates and extra content or get bonus episodes through Spotify https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skepticalleftist/subscribe . Every bit makes a difference! If that’s not your thing, sharing the episode with friends or on social media goes a long way too. Thanks for listening and for your support!

And please, if you can, support the Cathedral Community Fridge https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/ or your local community fridge. Mutual aid matters—let’s help each other thrive!

This week, we’re wrapping up our trilogy on Anton Pannekoek with a deep dive into his classic work, Workers’ Councils. What’s the real alternative to capitalism and state socialism? Pannekoek argued it’s workers themselves taking control—no bosses, no bureaucracy, just collective power. We unpack his critiques of unions, the state, and nationalism, and explore his vision for a society run by workers' councils. From strikes to direct action, we look at how this theoretical framework can inspire real-world change. Don’t miss this one as we explore what it really means to build a world run by workers.

You can get Workers’ Councils here

https://www.marxists.org/archive/pannekoe/1947/workers-councils.htm

https://z-library.sk/book/904599/4b0c87/workers-councils.html

Or you can buy it here

https://www.akpress.org/workerscouncils.html

https://redemmas.org/titles/2101-workers-councils/

https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/AEIoziCvS29UOEzwW3fxZQ

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://bsky.app/profile/justinclarkph.bsky.social

https://www.threads.net/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/

And check out my linktree

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalleftist

If you enjoyed the show, consider supporting us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist to help keep the content coming. You can also subscribe to my Substack https://theskepticalleftist.substack.com/ for updates and extra content or get bonus episodes through Spotify https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skepticalleftist/subscribe . Every bit makes a difference! If that’s not your thing, sharing the episode with friends or on social media goes a long way too. Thanks for listening and for your support!

And please, if you can, support the Cathedral Community Fridge https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/ or your local community fridge. Mutual aid matters—let’s help each other thrive!