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Artist Jonathan Allen talks about his "Interruptions" series, where he layers text paintings on transparent paper sheets over the LCD screens in and around subway stations, trying to use visual art for social change, and what people don't get about the art world. Follow Mary: instagram.com/maryhoulie tiktok.com/@maryhoulie www.patreon.com/maryhoulihan Come see Mary Houlihan on the road this fall: 10/24 Gainesville – Fest https://thefestfl.com/ 11/19 Madison WI https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/seatonstreetcomedy/traincar-comedy-headlining-series-mary-houlihan 11/21 Sacramento Punchline https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C00651833DEA061 11/22 San Francisco – Cobb's https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C006519EE4CF0FE See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Benny Feldman is a standup comedian known for his sharp one-liner style, as well as his videos breaking down irony (or lack thereof) in offensive comedy. His new special "Butterfly Pavilion" is out now on YouTube. He describes it as "one-liners with Tourette's." Watch Benny's special "Butterfly Pavilion" https://youtu.be/9OYtBmBqFO0?si=jqiNp5zhZOLOCT7Y Follow Mary: instagram.com/maryhoulie tiktok.com/@maryhoulie www.patreon.com/maryhoulihan Come see Mary Houlihan on the road this fall: 10/24 Gainesville – Fest https://thefestfl.com/ 11/19 Madison WI https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/seatonstreetcomedy/traincar-comedy-headlining-series-mary-houlihan 11/21 Sacramento Punchline https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C00651833DEA061 11/22 San Francisco – Cobb's https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C006519EE4CF0FE See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Freddy G is a Jewish comedian born and raised in Brooklyn, known for his trademark orange beard and his videos skewering Zionist propaganda. Some of my favorite videos of Freddy’s are his sketches with Palestinian-American comedian Sharif Hasan. The pair use slapstick humor to depict themes as serious as settlement expansion, as Freddy moves into Sharif’s apartment, quickly taking more and more square footage, and preventing him from protesting. Recently, Freddy and Sharif used their act to bring light to US weapons getting shipped to Israel out of JFK and Newark airports. If you would like to learn more about arms shipping out of New York area ports, and how to stop them, check out Break The Chain. Labor stoppages have prevented arms shipments from other countries, and we can do them here too! If you can’t attend a Break The Chain meeting, please consider talking about an arms embargo with some friends. You never know who may be able to help. Freddy’s videos are a bright light to people frustrated that American media doesn’t want to talk about the genocide, because talking about it of course is necessary to stop it. I have loved getting to know Freddy more, traveling to Cuba together, and I look forward to whatever he makes next. Break The Chain: https://wecanbreakthechain.com/ Follow Freddy: instagram.com/orangefreddyg www.tiktok.com/@orangefreddyg Follow Mary: instagram.com/maryhoulie tiktok.com/@maryhoulie www.patreon.com/maryhoulihan Come see Mary Houlihan on the road this fall: 10/10 Milwaukee Comedy Festival https://www.tickettailor.com/events/milwaukeecomedy/2351158 10/24 Gainesville – Fest https://thefestfl.com/ 11/19 Madison WI https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/seatonstreetcomedy/traincar-comedy-headlining-series-mary-houlihan 11/21 Sacramento Punchline https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C00651833DEA061 11/22 San Francisco – Cobb's https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C006519EE4CF0FE See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Solomon talks his new documentary film, "Seeds for Liberation." "Seeds for Liberation" features Palestinian-American comedian Sammy Obeid, Palestinian-American legal scholar Noura Erakat, Black pastor and Stop Copy City activist Reverend Keyanna Jones Moore, student Yusef Khafaja who sustained bloody head injuries after being beaten by thugs disrupting the UCLA encampments, Jewish and Christian Zionists radicalized upon seeing the West Bank with their own eyes, and many more activists of diverse racial and religious backgrounds from disparate parts of the country. As you have probably noticed watching my channel, I try to show that there are already so many people "doing the work," and that the work is actually kinda fun, and it's easy to join in. I don't think most American media always wants you to know that. Please support Matthew Solomon's work by attending or hosting a screening of "Seeds for Liberation." Find one here: https://www.seedsforliberationmovie.c... https://www.instagram.com/seedsforliberationmovie/ You can also stream Matthew's previous film "Reimagining Safety" here: https://www.reimaginingsafetymovie.com/ Follow Mary: @maryhoulie youtube.com/maryhoulihan See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Annette Mullaney first came to my attention when I saw her hilarious videos taking selfies with ICE agents and getting their on-camera reactions to her saying, well, things ICE agents might get in trouble for. We since worked together on a Climate Defiance video disrupting a Rahm Emanuel event, and I've loved seeing more of her comedy and her videos from Delaney Hall. I feel that Annette, like a lot of the guests I feature, is a kindred spirit trying to use her gift of comedy to disrupt the status quo and make protesting look fun and enticing, not something to be scared of. I loved learning more of her backstory, how she learned Arabic hoping to change American foreign policy, found out that would be near impossible to do from the inside, and has never given up her dream of trying to educate people about how we can fix things –– she just does it through humor now. Follow Mary: @maryhoulie youtube.com/maryhoulihan Follow Annette: @ho_grammer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

No Contract, No Coffee! Union Starbucks workers are calling for a customer boycott until their contract is reached! Dennis Owusu-Nimako, a 12-year shift supervisor at Starbucks talks about his experience working for the company, working in a unionized shop vs. a non-unionized shop, and why Starbucks workers shouldn't be scared to organize their workplaces. Boycott Starbucks, #DeleteTheApp off your phone, and help spread the word! Learn more at https://www.nocontractnocoffee.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Riya Khan was living every immigrant parent's dream: getting a law degree in Florida. When she found out her mother was kidnapped by ICE at a routine immigration appointment, she rushed home to California to help. While visiting her mom at CoreCivic-owned California City Detention Center, she could tell something wasn’t right. Her 64-year-old mother was quickly deteriorating, being denied her daily medications for high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, and pre-diabetes. Her blood pressure was dangerously high, putting her at immediate risk of stroke. Riya and her father were able to advocate for her mother's release, but what happens to families who don't have law degrees? Or money for good lawyers? Or don't even speak English? Since then, California State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez authored SB995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, which would allow regular inspections of for-profit detention centers by local health and safety authorities, and fine these private corporate institutions $25,000 per violation, per day, paid to U.S. taxpayers.  The bill passed unanimously with bipartisan support, but was mysteriously struck down by the California State Senate Appropriations Committee headed by Democrat Buffy Wicks. Senator Pérez has kept the fight alive, including the language from the Masuma Khan Justice Act in an amendment to SB957. Advocates are asking that California residents please reach out to Buffy Wicks, Gavin Newsom, and Robert Rivas to demand a vote on SB957. Buffy Wicks: (916) 319-2014 Robert Rivas: (916) 319-2029 Gavin Newsom: (916) 445-2841 In my coverage of private for-profit detention centers, I have repeatedly been trying to get the word out that these centers are committing corruption in plain sight, stealing tax dollars from all Americans regardless of political affiliation or feelings on immigration.  It's a problem when the president is Republican. It's a problem when the president is Democrat. It is a completely nonpartisan issue, that everyone who isn't a rich detention center executive should be united in fighting.  What California State Assembly Appropriations Committee did to the Masuma Khan Justice Act should be a wake-up call that the corruption runs deep, and that politicians on both sides of the aisle are accepting favors in exchange for enriching CoreCivic and GEO Group's owners with regular working people's tax dollars – and they aren't even getting immigration control out of the deal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Seth Simons, comedy critic and poet behind the newsletter Humorism, sits down with Mary Houlihan. Timestamps: [00:00:00] Trailer [00:00:37] Intro [00:00:53] "Humorism" and the Comedy-Labor Beat [00:02:13] Right-Wing Podcast Pipeline [00:04:17] That Whole SNL Thing [00:05:16] Cardi B's Way of Dealing with Fan Harassment [00:07:13] Is Joe Rogan "The Reason Trump Is President"? [00:09:42] When Tim Dillon & Theo Speak Up More Than Mainstream Media [00:12:49] The Left Does It Too: Labor Violations at Improv Theaters [00:15:54] The Fine Line Between Good Work Ethic & Sociopathic Self-Determination [00:23:19] Why the Algorithm Rewards Extremism and Hate-Watching [00:28:50] Comedians Getting Taken Out of Context [00:32:07] Bring Back Public-Access Comedy [00:38:33] Comedy Club Owners on Twitter [00:43:09] Bringing Back Tough Crowd: Mary's Rough Crowd Panel Show [00:44:38] The "Comedy Civil War" and Patrice O'Neal's Death [00:46:12] Outro Follow Seth: X - https://x.com/sasimons Follow Mary: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ethan Stanislawski, comedian and writer, sits down with Mary Houlihan to discuss his one-man show "Jew, Interrupted," his appearance on the Israelism podcast, and how he gained more than he lost by speaking up. **Timestamps** - 00:00:00 Trailer - 00:00:32 Intro - 00:00:52 "Jew Interrupted"  - 00:04:59 The efficacy of the words "Zionist" and "anti-Zionist" - 00:06:33 Getting crazy messages on Facebook - 00:10:11 The need for Jewish boomers to speak out  - 00:20:51 Feeling seen by the film, "Israelism" - 00:25:19 Mainstream Jewish institutions' complicity, and Noam Schuster's "Coexistence My Ass" - 00:29:57 Comparing Zionist accountability to the Catholic Church's reckoning over sex abuse and Native American boarding schools - 00:32:29 Family and friendships strained by his politics, and attending an IfNotNow Yom Kippur service - 00:37:04 The three risk factors to weigh before speaking out: family, finances, online harassment - 00:38:12 Celebrities "riding the fence" on Israel - 00:49:08 Rising Islamophobia, antisemitism - 00:58:17 Outro Follow Ethan - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ethanstancomedy/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@ethanstancomedy Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ethanstancomedy/ *Follow Mary* YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@maryhoulie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Burns left academia and made a name for himself writing and hosting comedic educational videos for the popular YouTube channel, Wisecrack. After the company laid everyone off, he started his own channel Burns Theory, where he continues to make content about philosophy, media criticism, and radical politics that is smart, funny, and respects the viewer's intelligence. We talk about the comedic edutainment that was popular in our youth on History Channel, TLC, Discovery, et al before those channels became 24/7 reality networks, which were eventually killed altogether by entertainment mergers. In Hollywood, I've seen a lot of negative attitudes on YouTube –– claiming it's all lowest-common-denominator slop like MrBeast trapping obese people in a cage for a year for $100k. But in this era of instability and mergers, creators should be putting their work out on widely accessible platforms. It's a great time right now, in that creators don't have to water down their message or take unnecessary network notes. Working independently of course requires time and/or money, but if creators work together instead of competing over scraps, creative solutions can be found. Check out Michael's new film, "Leave a Comment" which is available online and at select live screenings. Timestamps: [00:00:00] Trailer [00:00:40] Intro [00:01:01] How to Become a YouTube Star: Watch MrBeast, Take Notes [00:02:25] The MrBeast Industries Job Interview and the Train Through a Brick Wall [00:07:21] Playing YouTube: Packaging, Thumbnails, and People Getting Sick of AI [00:12:55] Unionizing YouTube, IATSE, and HBO's Nonunion First 15 Years [00:18:53] Leave a Comment, Online Trolls, and Googling Depersonalization [00:28:12] Entertainment People Should Not Be the Face of Socialist Movements [00:29:47] What Actually Made Zohran Win, and It Was Not the Celebrities [00:37:13] The Pope's New Encyclical and Communion Centered Communism [00:39:07] Pete Hegseth's Tattoo, Greg Bovino, and Unequal Coverage of Fascism [00:43:23] Mary Emailed a Convent to Ask If She Could Be a Nun [00:48:25] Comedians as the Real Philosophers, and How Gaza Broke Corporate News [00:52:35] Why He Stopped Saying Progressive and Still Says Communist [01:00:04] Mary the Catholic Anarchist Who Still Wants State Health Insurance [01:12:25] Taking a Sketchy Sponsorship and Paying People Union Wages [01:16:16] Outro Follow Michael: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michael_o_burns/ X - https://x.com/michaeloburns Threads - https://www.threads.net/@michael_o_burns Follow Mary: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/maryhoulihan Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Comedian and longtime Redacted Tonight correspondent John F. O'Donnell discusses Trump's new domestic terrorism directive, the 2016 sabotage of Bernie Sanders' primary run, and why working comedians need to let go of careerism and use their talents to fight fascism. They cover NSPM-7 and the draconian sentences like 30 years for possession of zines, organizing with About Face Veterans Against Fascism, Kshama Sawant's Congress run against AIPAC-funded incumbent Adam Smith, Gavin Newsom blocking a billionaire tax, and John's upcoming video series "Radical Analysis." Timestamps: [00:00:00] Trailer [00:00:00] Intro [00:00:26] NSPM-7: Trump's Domestic Terrorism Directive Explained [00:05:42] Draconian Prison Sentences Under NSPM-7 [00:06:40] About Face: Organizing With Veterans Against Fascism [00:10:11] How the DNC Sabotaged Bernie Sanders in 2016 [00:13:49] Gavin Newsom Blocking a Billionaire Tax [00:15:23] Shyama Sawant's Fight Against AIPAC-Funded Adam Smith [00:16:56] DSA, Third Parties, and the Limits of Electoral Politics [00:20:43] Making Radical Political Satire on Redacted Tonight [00:31:25] Comedians Need to Let Go of Careerism [00:34:30] Joking About Career Woes While Israel Ethnically Cleanses Gaza [00:36:58] Launching Radical Analysis, a New Political Satire Show [00:47:58] The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Obama, Hillary, and Corporate Trade Deals [00:49:30] AOC, Medicare for All, and the Iron Dome Vote [00:51:22] Claudia de la Cruz Added to the Domestic Terrorist List [00:52:08] Outro Follow John: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jfodlovesyou/ X - https://x.com/jfodlovesyou Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnfodonnell/ Follow Mary: YouTube - youtube.com/maryhoulihan Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie X - https://x.com/themaryhshow See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greg Roque joins Mary Houlihan to discuss roast comedy, disability representation, and left-wing politics. They cover the Kevin Hart roast, accessibility barriers in comedy venues, how Latinos joining ICE mirrors Irish immigrants joining the police force, and how Greg's love of books led him to radical politics. Timestamps 00:00:00 Trailer 00:00:42 Intro 00:01:26 Irish and Mexican Identity: Becoming White Through Policing 00:02:45 ICE Raids and Latino Agents Deporting Latinos 00:08:11 Roast Comedy, Kevin Hart, and the Culture War 00:11:59 Dark Woke Comedy and Edgy vs. Sanctimonious 00:14:00 Wheelchair as a Throne of American Conquest 00:15:02 Accessibility, ADA Loopholes, and Performing in LA 00:22:00 LA vs. New York Comedy Scenes 00:31:00 Alt Scene, TV Casting, and Comedy Diversity 00:37:05 Catholicism, Judaism, and Palestine 00:39:00 Howard Zinn, Chomsky, and Getting Politicized 00:41:00 Battalion of Saint Patrick and Irish-Mexico Solidarity 00:42:59 Outro Follow Greg: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gregroqueislame/ Website - http://gregroque.com/ Follow Mary: YouTube - youtube.com/maryhoulihan Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Christian Polanco (The Cooligans podcast) talks the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sportswashing, and how teams getting punished (or not punished) for their government's behavior. We discuss the growth of American soccer, equal pay in the women's game, FIFA's treatment of Russia and Iran, the Maccabi Tel Aviv riots in Amsterdam, efforts to ban Israel from FIFA, and how fan-owned clubs in Germany approach inclusivity and identity. Support the show as a free or paid subscriber at https://www.patreon.com/maryhoulihan. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Trailer 00:00:43 Intro 00:01:05 World Cup 2026 and What Brought Him to LA 00:02:27 How The Hooligans Podcast Started 00:04:00 American Soccer's Growth Since 1994 00:06:41 Playing Soccer at 29 and the $1M Tournament 00:07:17 Interviewing David Beckham and US Women's Players 00:11:20 Equal Pay Fight: US Women's National Team 00:15:00 Athlete Activism and Press Conference Culture 00:22:00 Maccabi Tel Aviv Riots in Amsterdam 00:26:20 Ireland's "Show Israel the Red Card" Campaign 00:57:00 Fan-Owned Clubs, Germany's 50+1 Rule, and FC St. Pauli 01:01:00 Sports Teams, Dodgers, and Compromised Values 01:06:22 Outro Follow Christian: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/christian_polanco/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/christianpolanco/ X - https://x.com/chrispolanco?lang=en Follow Mary: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maryhoulie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ron Placone talks the forgotten left-wing history of Italian Americans, and why immigrant diaspora groups in the U.S. should reclaim their radical history, whether your family's been here for ten years or two-hundred years. If you're liking the show, please consider supporting at patreon.com/maryhoulihan as a paid or free member. Timestamps 00:00:00 Trailer 00:00:36 Intro 00:01:00 Anti-Fascist Pasta Night: The Show Explained 00:02:00 Mussolini, Pasta, and RFK Jr. Parallels 00:06:10 Italian American Left-Wing History 00:08:00 Open Letter to Italian American Organizations 00:11:00 Columbus Day Myths and the Lynching Lie 00:11:50 Israel Day Parade and Palestine 00:16:00 Union Organizing Against Weapons Shipments 00:19:00 Left vs. Right: Finding Common Ground 00:35:00 RFK Jr.: Raccoons, Lawsuits, and Grifting 00:40:09 Outro Follow Ron: Website - https://www.ronplacone.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ronplacone/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RonPlaconeComedy/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/RonPlacone Follow Mary: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/maryhoulihan Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rod Benson talks about his varied career as a professional basketball player, fine artist, muralist, and writer. Rod has painted 84 Luigi murals across LA, including one outside our podcast studio. Rod and Mary speak freely about LA fire theories, frustrations with mainstream media, celebrity silence, abolishing NDA's, and why speaking out is an act of resistance. Timestamps 00:00:00 Trailer 00:00:38 Intro 00:01:52 From Yahoo Blogger to SF Gate Columnist 00:02:27 Why Rod Left Mainstream Journalism 00:04:13 Painting Luigi Murals Across LA 00:08:00 Celebrity Silence 00:14:30 LA Fires, Displacement, and Corruption in Local Government 00:22:00 Famous People, Palestine, and Speaking Out 00:30:00 The NDA Problem in Sports and Hollywood 00:39:10 Harvey Weinstein and the Pressure on Women to Stay Silent 00:43:07 Why Rod Left the Hollywood Hustle 00:45:19 Outro Follow Rod: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zsorryon/?hl=en Follow Mary: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/maryhoulihan Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.