This Is Hell!

This Is Hell!

Hosted by Chuck Mertz · This Is Hell!

4.7from 1,085 ratings

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74Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
753
Episodes
252
Transcribed
1,085
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2020
First episode

About This Is Hell!

Manufacturing Dissent since 1996

Publisher
This Is Hell!
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
11 Sept 2020
Latest episode
28 Oct 2026
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252 of 753 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Right-Wing American Misunderstandings About South Africa / Eve Fairbanks

  2. 14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Chuck Opens a Bloated Mailbag / The Greatest Audience in Hell & Chuck Mertz

  3. 13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Worker Resistance in Big Tech / JS Tan & Clarissa Redwine

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Right-Wing American Misunderstandings About South Africa / Eve Fairbanks

Published 28 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You almost want to believe that this is human nature. This is what everybody would do if they were in my position. You know, power, power rules. And anyone who has power is going to use it the way we do. And so there was a very adamant belief before apartheid ended that white South Africans would be brutally repressed. And that belief... What I'm trying to say is like people needed to believe that in a way psychologically to make themselves feel less guilty and abnormal. So I think this is one of the most important points of your essay is what do we miss in our understanding of apartheid or any kind of inequality when we do not recognize that the only way to sustain apartheid whatever level of inequality, it takes a lot, a lot of state violence. […]

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  • Eve Fairbanks
  • JS Tan
  • Clarissa Redwine
  • Cal Robinet
  • Sudip Bhattacharya

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
897 ratings
Spotify
3.8 / 5
188 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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Social presence
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YouTube
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Engagement
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