Build Pod Better

Happy Holidays! This week the gang gathers around the ol' fireplace to roast some chestnuts and talk about one of the best Christmas movies of all time... 12 Monkeys. It's a 1995 sci-fi flick about a virus that wipes out humanity, so the survivors send Bruce Willis back in time to investigate who is responsible. He hangs out with Brad Pitt in a mental institution, takes a detour into World War 1, makes a pimp watch him rip his teeth out, and falls in love. It might sound like a cookie cutter...

This week we're checking back in on the young folks. It's a time of unparalleled crisis and inaction on behalf of our government to do anything about it, and we wanted to see what kind of effect this is having on the younger folks of the nation. Raddeus Stevens, Ziggy Marxdust, and returning champs Young Coconut & Johnny Stemlord were kind enough to spend some time with us and as you may have guessed, they're paying attention, they're angry, and they have a better plan. This Saturday,...

This week the gang sits down to chat with stand-up comedian and Twitch streamer, Evan Fonfa. They talk about the recent destruction of an encampment built for people experiencing homelessness here in Las Vegas, at the hands of the police and city government officials. They also discuss Obama's take on "Defund the Police" and the extra lame playlist he recently released. Also, BIG NEWS, Baby Bok Choy has a big update on all our favorite Britpop musicians and how they feel about COVID-19 and...

This episode is a bit of a holiday family reunion! Aunt Becky is back and he's brought his new segment "Aunt Becky's Hot Flashes" along with him. The gang chats a bit about COVID in Nevada and then play another one of Dredd Lobster's patented games where no one keeps track of the score because in the end, aren't we all winners? If ya think about it? Special thanks to Blair Dewane of Las Vegas band Rusty Maples for letting us use his song "Little More" as the intro. Email us at:...

This week, Dredd Lobster and Baby Bok Choy have a wonderful chat with local progressive activist Dan Rolle. Dan is well-known for causing a ruckus at City Council meetings, but he also ran for Congress in 2016 and has a wealth of knowledge on local politics and how to get the attention of our elected officials. We also talk about his trifecta of beefs with Mayor Carolyn Goodman, and City Councilwoman Michele Fiore, and City Councilman Stavros Anthony. We highly recommend following Dan on...

Snacky, Baby Bok Choy, and Dredd are back once again for another pod. But they're together through the magic of the Internet, since the COVID-19 numbers are skyrocketing in Nevada again. The gang chats about COVID's recent resurgence and the GOP's capitalist deathwish to bring about as much pain and suffering as possible. And then they settle in for a great conversation with Michael Weiss about why people should get involved with the Democratic Party to fight for progressive policies....

Welp folks, the election is over. The gang sits down to chat with special guest, and modest Election Expert, Ragged Jack about the outcome here in NV, Joe Biden's win, what it means for the left, and what the left should do in the future during a Biden presidency. We mention lacking broad analysis of how local races turned out in terms of Dems retaining, gaining seats, Republicans gaining seats, etc. and here's a decent article get help get you up to speed. Our outro music comes courtesy...

We had a big lunch, so no Snacks this week, but we do have two amazing guests with us this week for a wonderful discussion about this week's election. Steve and Decatur from the podcast Super Politics stop by and we talk Trump's chances here in Nevada, what a Biden presidency looks like, what a Trump second term looks like, and strategy for the left moving forward. Super Politics is a really great show that is also based out of Las Vegas that discusses leftist politics and we couldn't...

Rage Against the Machine? How about rage against these exorbitant tax increases, pal? Take off that mask and get down with the SICKNESS. Metalick-these boots! Iron Made-In-America! Where we go one, we go all, here in the Q-metal community. Because there's nothing more metal than respecting a capitalist's right to completely exploit everyone and everything around them. This week the gang is breaking down a music video by Las Vegas metalheads FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH called "Living the Dream."...

Dredd Lobster, Baby Bok Choy, and special guest Aunt Becky sit down to analyze some game tape from another show, Nevada Newsmakers, and break down a truly demonic coronavirus take from Randi Thompson, state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, and one of her anti-Medicare for All pieces written for the Reno Gazette Journal. Then we chat for a bit about Vegas until Snacky gets home from voting to tell us all about her nightmarish experience. Good times!

This week, Baby Bok Choy, Dredd Lobster, and Snacky Onassis have a wonderful chat with the co-chairs of Young Democratic Socialists of America, Young Coconut and Johnny Stemlord about what motivated them to get politically involved so young, the youth vote, and their vision for the future. But first, we catch up and talk about the latest COVID-19 stats here in Nevada. Also, we crown our first "Nevadan of the Week!!" Follow UNLV YDSA on Twitter here --> https://twitter.com/unlvydsa Email us...

Build Pod Better must be getting ready to release an AND1 mixtape, because this week they are working on their CROSSOVER. That's right, this week it's a crossover pod with another podcast out of Las Vegas, Wild & Free: A Battle Born Podcast. Dredd Lobster and Baby Bok Choy had a wonderful conversation with Jacob (aka Nutter Butter) and B (aka Dulce de Leche) about what's bringing everyone joy, voting, the election, local issues, our hopes for Vegas's future, and lots of other things. We had...

No matter what side of the political aisle you are on, one thing is for certain: a tragedy has befallen this great country, and it deserves the kind of in-depth analysis, attention, and earnestness reserved for the most solemn of occasions. President Trump has contracted COVID-19 and your boy, Baby Bok Choy, is here to help soothe a troubled nation.

Snacky, Dredd Lobster, and Baby Bok Choy are live and in-studio to chat about some environmental issues here in Nevada that are near and dear to their hearts. But first, we gotta enter "Baby Bok Choy's Greenhouse" where we check in on the growth and health of our flourishing democracy (that isn't rapidly collapsing and declining at all!) by reviewing some polls for the Presidential Election. Then we discuss the Tiehm's Buckwheat tragedy, raising taxes on the mines, and military landgrabs....

Snacky is back! This week the gang chat a little about the death of RBG, Dredd Lobster writes a letter to Governor Steve Sisolak, Baby Bok Choy introduces another new segment AND sings a new song, and they interview Ashley and James from the Las Vegas chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. They run the Mutual Aid committee for LV DSA, which is an effort that started immediately after COVID-19 struck Las Vegas to connect people in need with resources like personal hygiene products,...

Snacky is sick, so it's just the fellas this week. They're talking about former Nevada Assemblywoman and current Las Vegas City Councilwoman from Ward 6, Michele Fiore. First, we discuss Biden broin' out with Pence on 9/11 in "C'mon Man!" Then we do a Tarantino-style time-jumping deep-dive on Fiore's life story, her too-many-to-count political controversies, and try to figure out why a party filled with bigots doesn't seem to like her very much, despite her commitment to saying racist things...

Three Las Vegas leftists talk about Britpop, the Postal Service, Nevada's mail-in election, shitty liberal platitudes, and play a game of "Biden, Trump, or Hallmark?" Locally sourced, sustainably farmed music: Rusty Maples - Monsoon Hassan - Oscar Badman