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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Huge thanks to the amazing anticapitalists who are supporting this project! Cheers & solidarity forever!
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Cocktails & Capitalism
Orwell's Last Years, 1984, the List (& the Two Minutes Hate Cocktail)
Joined by John and Ben once again, Erika completes the story of George Orwell’s life. This episode outlines Orwell’s efforts to combat the totalitarian influence of Stalin, whom he feared would forever stain the name of socialism. We also address “Orwell’s list” -- a controversy that has tarnished Orwell’s reputation amongst many leftists.
Since 1984 and Animal Farm are the novels that made Orwell famous, Erika describes the creation of these works and the political messages they were intended to convey. These novels were misused by the CIA and the IRD as Cold War propaganda, much of which has fueled the misunderstandings of Orwell's works that persist today.
COCKTAIL:
THE TWO MINUTES HATE
1.5 oz dry gin
.5 oz Jeppson's Malört
.5 oz lemon juice
1 heaping bar spoon marmalade
Orange peel
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Express an orange peel over the drink, add to glass. Drink and feel the hate!
This drink was crafted by bartender Jesse Torres ( IG @jessejamz ) who based the recipe on the breakfast martini but chose to include the infamous Jeppson's Malört -- a bitter liquor that he described as "hate in a bottle."
SOURCES:
BBC video on Youtube: George Orwell: A Life in Pictures Full Documentary https://youtu.be/s6txpumkY5I
Newsinger, John. “Life After Death: The Relevance of George Orwell.” Journal of Contemporary History, 2013.
Roback, Jennifer. “The Economic Thought of George Orwell.” American Economic Review, 2001.
White, Richard. “George Orwell: Socialism and Utopia.” Utopian Studies. 2008.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, “Blair, Eric Arthur [pseud. George Orwell]”
The Guardian, 1/24/17 “Sales of George Orwell's 1984 surge after Kellyanne Conway's 'alternative facts'”
“There Dystopian World of 1984 Explained”
“How Soviet spies targeted George Orwell during Spanish civil war” The Guardian, Oct 2020
This article about "The List" is often cited, though Norton's sensationalized portrayal of Orwell misrepresents the author's political con
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