Elliot Sang

in march, i had the opportunity to interview CUNY professor Oswaldo Zavala about this moment in Latin American history, particularly as it relates to the "war on drugs." we discussed his seminal book "Drug Cartels Do Not Exist," the staggering amount of unsubstantiated claims that get widely publici

we're back! i had a great conversation about the ways algorithms affect us, the power of the movie sinners, the ass-ness of marty supreme, and the many possibilities for a better world with the morbid zoo, whose channel you should definitely check out! https://www.youtube.com/@themorbidzoo

hello! this was today's livestream conversation with thinkpiece tribe! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGHs86ZELhWPeO2wFhym7A ) we talked about contrapoints, white people, leftism, zohran mamdani, organizing and more. thanks to all of you! more soon!

i spoke to the wonderful essayist, director and documentarian andrew rakich of atun-shei films about the truth behind the american revolution, the difficulties of communicating to mass audiences on youtube, the utter relevance of veganism, the current state of the US left and more! check out his cha

in this episode i talk to the great musician, IG reels poster and up-and-coming youtuber squared cymbals about chappell roan, doechii, hypervisibility, the rise of terrible concert etiquette, democrats paying influencers to push psy-op social media discourse, and of course, capitalism. check out the

finally, after promising it so long ago, here is the second part of my interview with the great ajay singh chaudhary, author of The Exhausted of the Earth! in this quick ending segment, we discuss europe, china, and the geopolitical realities that surround the rise of out-and-out american fascism. c

i am so happy to show you my recent conversation with the great filmmaker, musician and humorist ro ramdin, who happens to be a good friend of mine! we talked about critical consumption of art and media, the importance of study, and at times our opinions on shows like severance or films like midsomm

here's (most of) a discussion i had with the author of one of my favorite books i've ever read, the exhausted of the earth: politics in a burning world! we talked about violence, care work, and what one does to act politically in a time when political repression is a front-page news item. how do you

had an awesome conversation with french video essayist alice cappelle about europe, the US, cultural differences, rethinking politics, the content landscape and the importance of intellectualism check out her channel here! https://www.youtube.com/@AliceCappelle

had an amazing conversation with lucretia mcevil about anarchism, the necessity of radical optimism, the privilege of giving up, and fostering stray cats! check out lucretia's growing youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@lucretia_macevil

i had the wonderful tara mooknee on to discuss the economic state of being a youtuber in 2025, healing yourself, dealing with your own ego, and more! check out tara's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@TaraMooknee

you know him and you love him! a conversation about fiction, radical optimism and life with foreign man in a foreign land (http://youtube.com/foreignmaninaforeignland )

swolesome (https://www.youtube.com/@FinntasticMrFox), an awesome content creator from canada, joins me today on this holiday episode of yapping with elliot to talk about vulnerability, masculinity, balance, and what it means to be a human

i had an awesome conversation with professor gil morejon, currently teaching at loyola university (i incorrectly say depaul at the start), who is also one of the four hosts of the amazing what's left of philosophy podcast. attached is a color-coded outline gil made some years back of the most crucia

special episode for #10! youtuber elle literacy and i discussed travel, community, family, ADHD journeys and more. check out elle if you haven't already: https://www.youtube.com/@elleliteracy

had a lovely convo with youtube's very own saji sharma about indian heritage, moving leftwards, the state of commentarytube and more. check out saji's channel here (if you haven't already) https://www.youtube.com/@SajiSharma

had a great conversation with the great oliSUNvia about discipline, creativity, imposter's syndrome, algorithms and the shitty part of philosophy academia check out olivia's channel here (if you haven't already) https://www.youtube.com/@oliSUNvia

had such an insightful and enjoyable conversation with one of the greats, andrewism, about leftist historical figures who are not properly criticized, the creative process and more! check out andrewism's channel here (if you haven't already) https://www.youtube.com/@Andrewism

my next guest on the patreon yapping sesh series is the great anarchist youtuber andrewism! it's bound to get theoretical but also personal and mindful! what questions should i ask andrewism? his latest video, "Are We Living in Non-Places?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGqVLB3UjUM

had a wonderful convo with FD signifier about hip hop, battle rap, understanding audiences, not being lefty enough, online spaces, math hoffa and more! check out fd's channel here (lol you already know it) https://www.youtube.com/@FDSignifire

having a (quicker) conversation with one of my best friends, the artist, graphic designer, head of bfly studios, bfly aka awa about learning to manage her load, PCOS, starting projects, blackness in animation, standing for leftist politics and more! check out her first PCOS diaries video here: https

chatting with the spectacular dr. fatima (https://www.youtube.com/@dr.fatima) about the creative process, the necessity of doing the antithesis of something in essence in order to do it well, and cats

chatting with the magnificent babila (https://www.youtube.com/@BABILA. ) about video editing, computers that take forever to render videos, fd signifier, moving away from your immigrant parents and MORE