About this episode

The hosts celebrate weed's birthday by reading works related to Walter Benjamin and sharing a personal story inspired by him.

&y & &ers celebrate weed's birthday with our annual reading of "Wally B" (Walter Benjamin)! This year, we read Leon Wieseltier's weasel-tier preface to Benjamin's Illuminations, then " Unpacking My Library " and a section of Berlin Childhood. For the full episode, subscribe at http://patreon.com/thiswreckage & listen to the end for a story of Anders' Benjamin-inspired direct action against Rahm Emmanuel. Song: Eminem - Cleanin' Out My Closet (Slowed)

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