Well There's Your Snafu
About this episode
The episode discusses recent news including a building collapse, urban development issues, and ongoing war conflicts.
NEWS EP! Andy's reportback from Summer of Ludd! Sean on the 42nd Street building collapse and its YIMBY origins! Finally, the war's back on. But did it ever end? For the full episode, support the show at https://www.patreon.com/c/thiswreckage Brooklyn Public Library event Monday: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/am-gittlitz-discusses-central-library-dweck-20260713-0600pm Our visit to the Verso Archive. Use WRECKAGE at checkout for 50% off the books we mention: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/the-verso-archive-featuring-this-wreckage Summer of Ludd schedule: https://buttondown.com/nycofftech/archive/summer-of-ludd-schedule/ Charming 42nd St man: https://x.com/thisismeryan13/status/2074530438035435827 Former Pfizer hq collapse: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/business/midtown-development-pfizer-headquarters.html https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/08/nyregion/nyc-midtown-building-collapse CIA-backed drone attacks target Russian energy: https://www.ft.com/content/d0f82c05-c35f-4e0f-b452-f61dc8a7e697?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html Song: The Ramones - 53rd and 3rd
People in this episode
Host: Sean
Guest: Andy
Topics covered
- building collapse
- urban development
- war
- Summer of Ludd
- YIMBY
- drone attacks
- music
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brooklyn Public Library, Verso, Pfizer, CIA
Books & works: The Ramones - 53rd and 3rd
Places: 42nd Street, New York
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