Not Quite Communist

Welcome to Not Quite Communist podcast. I am Gerald Farinas and I talk about social justice, empire and colonialism, and current events from the perspective of a Hawaii-born Ilocano Presbyterian Church (USA) elder commissioner here in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Find me IRL at GeraldFarinas.com. gerfarinas.substack.com

Not Quite Communist is a news podcast hosted by Gerald Farinas, with 69 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Gerald Farinas hosts Not Quite Communist, a news show with 69 episodes published.

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  Podcast: Anti-trans attacks come from Catholic bishops and new bill in Congress

  Dec 16, 20259 minS0

  <p>Photo: Ted Eytan via Wikimedia Commons.</p><p>I decided to focus my message today on trans issues because it’s what made me the most angry this week. And it’s only Tuesday night.</p><p>A major fight is happening right now over gender-affirming care. Or actually, it has been attacked over and over this past decade. It’s just getting worse as the rhetoric gets worse.</p><p>This healthcare is essential and even life-saving for many people, but it is getting mowed down politically and institutionally, largely because most people don’t fully understand what it is. <...

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  Podcast: If we don't uphold due process, precedent could take away due process for all

  Dec 13, 20256 minS0

  <p>The digital public square, whether it’s Facebook or X, often becomes a stage for what can only be described as armchair constitutional experts. They are quick to spew definitive statements, often about sensitive legal matters like immigration, and lately, the loudest nonsense has been about how undocumented immigrants, or “aliens,” as the law calls them, don’t deserve due process.</p><p>Based on that single assertion, you can tell these folks have zero understanding of what due process actually is.</p><p>This is more than just a legal quibble; it’s a dangerous oversimplification of American constituti...

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  Podcast: 'Why can't we have nice' immigrants, President asks

  Dec 12, 20254 minS0

  <p>The statement, “Why can’t we have nice people from Norway?” might sound harmless at first. However, when President Donald Trump made this statement recently, while discussing his rabid immigration policy, it becomes a deeply damaging message.</p><p>The comment is inappropriate, not just because it’s so vile to say, but because the President is using his immense power, in his capacity as President of the United States, to say that certain races are better or more valuable than others.</p><p>The harm is immediate.</p><p>It belittles non-white immigrants. By setting up “nice people from Norwa...

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  Podcast: The comedy of cringe, reclaiming the Asian American narrative

  Dec 11, 20255 minS0

  <p>The air in the auditorium is thick with anticipation. On stage, an Asian American comedian is winding up a joke, one that starts with a recognizable accent and a familiar parental expectation—the relentless push toward medicine or law. The punchline lands, and the entire room erupts in laughter. It’s a laughter that carries a complex resonance: recognition, relief, and perhaps a touch of discomfort.</p><p>This genre of comedy, where Asian Americans, often second-generation, riff on their own experiences, frequently leans into self-deprecation and plays with established Asian stereotypes.</p><p>The Tiger Mom, the perfect stud...

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  Podcast: Immigrant poet Carlos Bulosan's words remain true 69 years after death

  Nov 30, 20254 minS0

  <p>We often talk about freedom as if it is a destination. We treat it like a statue carved in stone or a document sealed in glass. We think that once we have it, it sits there, unmoving and permanent. But that is not the reality of liberty.</p><p>Liberty is organic. It breathes. It needs sustenance. And because it is alive, it is vulnerable.</p><p>Carlos Bulosan, a man who knew the bitter taste of exclusion just as well as he knew the sweetness of the American dream, understood this fragility better than most. He wrote during...

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