Hello and welcome to the Let’s Make Them Pay Podcast, I am your host Scott Bennett… today, I am honored to share space here in studio with Carlos Lemar Dixon… you can find him on social media posting under the handle APTAP, an abbreviation for All Power To All People. Carlos was once a candidate in the Wisconsin governor’s race. He is currently a full time activist and organizer. You can see him courageously using his voice in public town council meetings or even taking over official police press conferences, as he did in Madison after the police killing of Corey Ruiz. Carlos is a charismatic, passionate advocate for the people… what you might call the definition of a fire-breathing revolutionary… and I mean that as a compliment.

Hello and welcome to the Let’s Make Them Pay Podcast, season two! Today we have a very special guest, a content creator who goest by the handle Adriftdrifloon. Her name is Jess and you can find her content on TikTok, which is where I originally found her… years ago now… she also posts on Instagram and Facebook. She has been one of my favorite content creators for some time. What I value most about her posts is her clarity of vision. She explains things with a level of understanding that takes years to get.

Does anybody else think Atheisticdeist is one of the best creators on TikTok? I know I do. You will frequently see him in his work clothes, his posts possibly recorded during smoke breaks or in his car. His name is Tom but everyone, including me, pretty much only knows him by his handle Atheisticdeist. His posts are concise and get right to the heart of our society’s most contentious issues and news stories. I love his grasp on what’s happening in the world and how he presents it. Tom's insights challenge listeners to rethink their assumptions about both religion and politics, urging a more nuanced understanding of these complex topics. In this episode we discuss the intersections of faith, politics, and how beliefs shape our worldviews and societal structures.

Host Scott Bennett talks with Dr. Sophia Yen, CEO and co-founder of pandiahealth.com. We take a deep dive into the ways women's health is affected and threatened by the current post-Roe vs. Wade, post-Dobbs political climate. It's clear that advocacy for women’s health rights is now more vital than ever. The nuances of these legal changes affect not just access to birth control but the overall health and autonomy of women across the country. To explore more of Dr. Yen’s insights and the ongoing challenges in reproductive health, please listen to the full episode...

Show notes can be found on my substack: letsmakethempay.substack.com

Today we have a very special guest… Ian Troesoyer of Sortition USA came by the Let’s Make Them Pay Studios to talk about sortition, democracy by lottery. Ian is a content creator, activist, nurse practitioner, epidemiologist, and expert on sortition. We dive into the deep end discussing the pros and cons of replacing our electoral system with randomly selected representatives using citizen assemblies, an idea whose time has come. Topics covered include why elections are inherently aristocratic, how sortition neutralizes money and careers in politics, sortition success stories, and how random selection could even be applied in the judicial system and workplaces. It was an excellent discussion I really think you’ll enjoy…

I got to chat with one of my best buddies, horror novelist C.K. Morris, author of The Shadow Family. We chatted about the inherently political nature of horror, where comedy and horror meet, the writing process, all liberally sprinkled with discussions about our favorite horror movies and books.

Host Scott Bennett talks with leftist creator Raoul Duke 613 about DSA victories, general strikes, Michael Parenti and other authors that help develop class consciousness, our favorite communist-socialist content creators, online suppression, China, and why it is an exciting time to be on the left.

This can only happen in the age of social media. Give someone even the tiniest bit of internet fame and it goes to their head. When Greg Proops's publicist reached out and asked if I wanted to talk I instantly assumed he would be interviewing ME! Turns out I was supposed to interview him. After I died of mortification we got together and had a fabulous chat about the state of the world, billionaire arrogance, the control grid, techno slavery, matriarchy, UK culture clash, and what kind of harm reduction the Democratic Party has on offer. We also had quite a few laughs along the way. Greg Proops is an improv genius, standup comedian, published author, voiceover legend, and podcast host himself. He has plenty of live 2026 tour dates still ahead with the Who's Line gang... details on gregproops.com.