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The Michael Brooks Show
Presentation
Hosted byMichael J Brooks
GenrePolitics, humor
Production
ProductionMatt Lech, David Slavick
Publication
Original releaseAugust 2017
Related
Related showsThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
Websitewww.patreon.com/TMBS

The Michael Brooks Show (TMBS)[1][2][3] [4] is a left-wing American politics and political satire podcast that first launched on 8th August 2017,[5][6] hosted by Michael Brooks[7] in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. The show is produced by Matt Lech[8] and David Slavick[9][10].

Background and format

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The Michael Brooks Show was first introduced on the YouTube channel of The Majority Report with Sam Seder [11][12] on 11th July 2017[13][14]. In the introduction video, the "Right-Wing Mandela radio show" was introduced, as a recurring character within The Michael Brooks Show, along with a "Nation of Islam Obama character", and others. Another regular feature includes the phrases such as 'Left is Best'.

To fund the project, TMBS Patreon[1] was launched on 13th July 2017, with the first post being a sketch entitled "The Clintons: Murder, Running Drug Cartels, and Other Presidential Duties".[15]

Michael is assisted during the show by his show crew David Slavick, Matt Lech, Brian Spinks, Wos Lambre, Anoa Changa, Hannah Gais, Bhaskar Sunkara, Corey Pein and Aloyna Minkovski[16] and Djene Bajalan[13].

Content

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The program comprises of two main pieces of content each week: a live show on Youtube every Tuesday at 7pm EST, and a "weekly ideas primer" or "illicit history" segment released to Patreon patrons every Sunday.

The Tuesday live shows are in two sections, the first being a publicly broadcast show lasting around an hour usually featuring an in-depth interview with a guest known in a political or historical field of expertise. The second half (post-game) is then released to Patreon members only and contains further interviews and members' phone calls and instant messaging comments.

As part of the main show each week Michael declares someone to be deserving of being locked in "the Pyramid", with the first person inducted being Eric Weinstein of Thiel Capital, on 8th August 2017[5].

Patreon members also receive access to a private Discord server[1] where regular Q&A sessions occur and those who are at "Comrade level" or above on Patreon can receive monthly Skype conversations with Brooks.

Recurring Characters and Impressions

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Most shows feature a sketch or "appearance" from one or more of Michael's character impressions:

Reception

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Prior to the first live show, 450 individuals had pledged recurring financial support for the program through crowd-funding platform Patreon. [5].

As of January 2018, The Michael Brooks Show has amassed over 1000 recurring Patrons [1], whose financial support is rewarded with member only content and other exclusive perks, as well as access to the TMBS Discord server.

Main Show Episode list

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TMBS Episode List:
Episode No Original Air Date Main Show Guests Topics Covered Sent to the Pyramid Post-Game Notes
1[5] August 8 2017 Hannah Gais Pseudo-scientific racism, white-nationalism, Aleksandr Dugin, Russia Eric Weinstein for his tweet to Google[21] Hannah Gais in the Studio Hannah Gais is a free-lance writer for 'The Baffler'[22] who writes frequently about Russian politics and the alt-right as well as studying Eurasian-ism at Harvard.

The first call in to the show was by Raygun as Donald Trump Jr.

Matt Lech offered to teach people how to read 100 books a year.

Michael introduced some of the show crew: Wos Lambre[23], Corey Pein[24], Djene Bajalan[25] and Anoa Changa[26].

The Post-game featured the first call to TMBS by the Dissident Peasant and Josh from Chicago.

2[27] August 15 2017 Jabari Brisport, Corey Pein Charlottesville riots, Socialism, NYC elections, Green Party USA, DSA Sam Harris for his tweet about identity politics[28] Corey Pein talking about white nationalism in the White House Jabari Brisport is an American artist and political activist from New York City. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and his run for New York City Council was endorsed by the organization.
3[29] August 22 2017 Anoa Changa[26], Sam Sacks Afghanistan, fascism, Trump, Twitter wars, Mike Cernovich Mnuchins for their Instagram post[30] Sam Sacks in the studio The show starts with an excerpt from Bill Clinton's unpublished autobiography.

Anoa Changa joins via phone call.

Right-Wing Mandela, Ben Carson, Bill Clinton and Jeb Bush advertise Trump's winery.

Sam Sacks from District Sentinel[31] joins Michael in the studio to talk about Trump's start to his presidency and Mike Cernovich.

4[32] August 25 2017 Brihanna Joy Gray Hurricane Harvey, ICE, Identity Politics, Kamala Harris, Mark Lilla Brihanna Gray in the studio A sneak peak at Obama's upcoming late night television show.

ICE attempts to catch undocumented people fleeing from the Texas hurricane.

Right-wing Mandela hosts Andy Kindler on his radio show.

Brihanna talks about identity politics and the left in relation to her article in current affairs[33].

5[34] September 5 2017 Brittany Sneers, Trevor Baeulieu, Kath Barbadoro, Wos Lambre DACA, Clinton, Verrit, Five-Percent Nation, Tarot, Peter Daou for starting Verrit[35]. Wos and Kath Barbadoro in the studio to talk Hillary and the dems and to read the tarot futures of the crew Brittany Sneers on the phone talking about IPM (Institute for Progressive Memetics) about taking on Verrit.

Trever Baeulieu aka Ricky Rawls[36] calls in to talk about Clinton and the centrist campaigns.

Wos joins Michael in the studio to talk about NOI Obama and Five-Percent Nation and Hillary Clinton.

Kath Barbadoro reads the tarot cards for Clinton, Gorka and others.

6[37] September 11 2017 Brittany Sneers, Katie Halper, Bhaskar Sunkara Clinton, Bannon, Juggalos, Socialism, Ta-Nahesi Coates The IMF for its treatment of Barbuda after Hurricane Irma[38]. Bhaskar and Katie Halper in the studio Maoist Bernie opens the show thanking people for their support for single-payer.

Brittany Sneers joins to talk about Juggalos being named a gang.

Bhaskar Sunkara joins to discuss trends in socialist organizing and Ta-Nahesi Coates piece on Trump as the first white POTUS.

7[39] September 19 2017 Adam Proctor, Aloyna Minkovski Ana Navarro
8 Matt Christman Steven Crowder
9 Contrapoints Eric Garland
10 Trevor Baeulieu, Robert Wright Ben Shapiro
11 Nando Vila, Mike Hanna Howard Dean
12 Hunter Maats Tom Perez
13 Jabari Brisport, Nathaniel Friedman Jordan Peterson
14 Contrapoints Joe Biden
15 Sarah Jones, Ben Mankiewich
16 Brihanna Joy Gray, Adam Proctor Lena Dunham
17 Jade Hoye NYT
18 Matt Bruenig MSNBC
19 Dick Coughlan Dave Rubin
20 Will Menaker Ralph Northam
21 Brittany Sneers Wyatt Koch
22 Brihanna Joy Gray Marco Rubio
23 Heidi Matthews

Illicit History and Primers Released

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Illicit history and primers are released every Sunday for patreons only[1].

Date Illicit History Primer Notes
August 13 2017 Primer 1 - Clinton, Blair, and the Third Way In the first idea primer, Michael takes us back to the 1990s, when the global Third Way was ascendant, and what the modern Third Way, exemplified by France's Emmanuel Macron, shares and doesn't share with figures like Bill Clinton and Tony Blair.
August 20 2017 Primer 2 - A Turkish Authoritarian's Guide to Social Media Michael is joined by crew member Djene Rhys Bajalan, Assistant Professor of Middle East History at Missouri State, to discuss the recent history of social media in Turkey. 

The positive lessons from organizing on social media from the 2013 Gezi Park protests, and the subsequent crackdown by Erdogan. Erdogan's formation by Turkish security forces of social media troll armies and perpetuation of disinformation.

August 27 2017 Ilicit History 1 - Fascism in Silicon Valley Michael is joined by Corey Pein to talk about the deep history of racism and fascism in Silicon Valley.
September 3 2017 Primer 3 - The Qatari Crisis and the Forever War in Afghanistan Steven A. Cook senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Michael to discuss how it's possible to make sense of all the contradiction in the Qatari/Saudi relationship and what America's role is and should be. Also, the ultra-sleazy world of foreign policy lobbying.
September 10 2017 Illicit History - 2 - The Fall of Apartheid South Africa Michael discusses several key moments that precipitated the fall of apartheid in South Africa with Mike Hanna, longtime journalist and news presenter who was working in South African media in those late stages of apartheid. Mike talks about his time at the independent Capitol radio, which provided an outlet to push back against apartheid legalism and propaganda.
September 17 2017 Illicit History - 3 - Revisiting the Russian Revolution This week, Jacobin founder Bhaskar Sunkara joins Michael in studio for a clear-eyed overview of the Russian Revolution in 1917. Bolsheviks, Menscheviks, and waiting for the bourgeois revolution. The origin of Russian workers councils. Where figures like Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin were ideologically and geographically during the revolution.

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