Talk the Plank is here! The US Pirate Party is testing a podcast until January 1st to see how it is received.
Our first episode is up on YouTube! You can subscribe to the podcast either on YouTube or on Facebook. If we decide to continue past January 1st, we will add other sources. Watch, like, and subscribe by clicking below!
Join us every week at 5pm PST on Friday for TALK THE PLANK!
TL;DR: The pilot US Pirate Party podcast discusses our political philosophy, focusing on digital rights and open-source democracy. The leadership of the California Pirate Party brings in an expert to highlight the influence of dark money in the San Francisco elections and the recent mayoral race. This is a good example of the cookie-cutter nature of astroturfing around the nation by the same small circle of moneyed organizations and people.
Key Moments:
- The US Pirate Party’s pilot podcast, “Talk The Plank,” introduces itself and its senior leadership.
- The party’s origins are traced back to the Pirate Bay raids and a focus on free speech and digital rights.
- They discuss the concerning influence of dark money and wealthy donors in San Francisco’s local elections, using the recent mayoral race as a case study.
- The impact of “rank choice voting” (RCV) in San Francisco’s election is explained and analyzed.
- Julie Pitta, President of the Phoenix Project, details how wealthy individuals and shell companies manipulate campaign finance to influence local elections.
- The podcast warns aspiring candidates about the challenges of running against well-funded, often out-of-state, opposition.
- The hosts invite listeners to get involved with the US Pirate Party and help run for office at the local level.
- 11/22 — A discussion of Rick Falkvinge’s Pirate Wheel
- 11/29 — President Elect Vermin Supreme
- 12/06 — Independent Journalist Taylor Lorenz
- 12/13 — Friday the 13th episode with the Transhumanists
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