Cocktails & Capitalism
Cocktails & Capitalism is a podcast that pairs crafted beverages with stories distilled from our capitalist hellscape. This is more than a true corporate crime show — our episodes uplift the activists and organizers who are working to oppose the destructive forces of capitalism and begin creating a better reality.
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Our crafted cocktails help us tap into the gallows humor necessary for surviving late stage capitalism. Some of these stories can get pretty dark, so get ready and grab a drink! You can even make the custom cocktail or mocktail crafted by our resident bartender, Jesse Torres. (Find the recipes in our episode notes!)
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We are committed to making this show free and accessible for everyone. Since we don’t want to engage in capitalist advertising practices to fund this project, we’ve decided to make this a listener-supported show. You can help us sustain this anticapitalist independent media project by signing up on Patreon for any monthly amount.
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Huge thanks to the amazing anticapitalists who are supporting this project! Cheers & solidarity forever!
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Cocktails & Capitalism
Holding Apple Accountable with Palestinian Writer Tariq Ra’ouf
I’m joined by Tariq Ra’ouf, a Palestinian freelance journalist and advocate for diversity and inclusion who was recently fired by Apple after speaking out about the company’s complicity in and silence about the genocide in Gaza.
After losing over a dozen family members, Tariq has been working with Palestinian and Congolese activists to organize an international day of action to demand that Apple break its silence about the genocides in Palestine and the Congo.
TAKE PART IN THE DAY OF ACTION DEMANDING AN END TO APPLE'S SILENCE ABOUT PALESTINE AND THE CONGO this Friday Sept 20th. On iPhone release day, show up at Apple stores where you can…
- stand at new product tables
- Book Genius Bar appointments
- Book Apple Vision Pro demo appointments
- Line up, walk away when you’re supposed to pay
- Contact store business teams and ask “Why does Apple do business in Israel?”
To organize an action, reach out to @applesagainstapartheid
EMAIL TIM COOK! Go to Apples4ceasefire.com and click the button to generate a pre-written email. (Customize subject line & some wording to bypass filters)
COCKTAIL / MOCKTAIL PAIRING:
BAD APPLE
This blended and strained drink can be made as a cocktail or mocktail. The recipe makes 2 drinks.
- 1 Apple (like Fuji, gala, honeycrisp)
- Water — 2 oz (60 ml)
- Lemon juice — 1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Grenadine — 1 oz (30 ml)
- Sugar — 2 tsp
- Gin (or Kombucha) — 2 oz (60 ml)
Blend all ingredients (except kombucha for the mocktail). Strain & add strained juice to a shaker w ice. Shake vigorously & pour into a coupe or martini glass (any sort clear glass will do.) If you’re making mocktails, add the kombucha at the very end. Garnish w apple peel twist & enjoy!
BIG THANKS to Anthony DePice for all of his hard work to organize tech workers and consumers for Palestine and the Congo! It was his hard work that led to this connection and this C&C episode. Follow him here and here.
Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.
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