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Posadism: Trotskyism, Latin American Communism, and... Aliens
A.M. Glittlitz joins Breht to talk about the Trotskyist sub-tendency of Posadism and discuss his new - and genuinely fascinating - book "I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs, and Apocalypse Communism"Check out more of Glittlitz's workFollow him on TwitterAnd check out his podcast Outro music 'UFOF' by Big Thief
Unity & Struggle (pt. 4): Race, Alienation, & Double Consciousness
This is the fourth installment in our ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the development of Unity and Struggle's deep study of race through the lens of Marxist historical and dialectical materialism.In this fourth edition, Breht is joined by Eve and Wren to cover colonized racial dynamics and its relationship to alienation.Here i...
RLR Interviews NY State Senator Julia Salazar
New York State Senator and Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar joins Breht to discuss her path to socialism, her position within the electoral apparatus, the Democratic Party, Lenin, Anti-Imperialism, and much more!Follow Julia on Twitter HERE and HEREDonate to Julia's campaign HEREOutro music 'Can I Sit Next to You' by Spoon
Ghosts of the Mexican Revolution (Pod Damn and Black Banner Collab)
Black Banner Magic, Jake from Pod Damn America, and Breht from Revolutionary Left Radio hit the beats of the Mexican Revolution. Going over Spain's social and religious colonization of the indigenous peoples that gave rise to the independence movement, the peasant farmers that rose up to lead the revolution to take back the land, and one spooky, weird rich kid that ended up president for a whi...
Psychedelics and the Self: Exploring Human Consciousness
Mexie returns to Rev Left, this time to have a wide-ranging discussion on Psychedelics, their history, the science behind them, and their interactions with human consciousness!Mexie's podcast, Vegan Vanguard: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/Find Mexie's YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCepkun0sH16b-mqxBN22ogACheck out Michael Pollan's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.c...
Patreon Money Donation Update!
Hey everyone, We just wanted to inform you that this month we decided to put some of your deeply appreciated monetary support for the show toward on-the-ground organizations doing good work in their communities.We donated over $450 to over 15 separate organizations, many of them indigenous or POC led. So not only does your patreon money contribute to keeping this show going and to helping Dave and...
Guest Appearance: Open Season w/ Mandatory OT
I went on the Mandatory OT podcast to discuss the outdoors, fishing, hunting, and why the left shouldn't leave these spheres of activity to the reactionary right!
EARLY RELEASE: Dismantling Anti-China Propaganda with Ian Goodrum
This is the unedited audio from our recent interview with Ian Goodrum on China, the pandemic, US corporate media, imperialism, the petulance and myopia of the American ruling class, and much more!We are releasing it early to ALL patrons as a thank you for your support.
Progress of the Storm: A Collaboration with Cosmonaut Magazine
Remi, Donald, and Parker from Cosmonaut Magazine and its associated podcast Cosmopod join Breht to have a wide-ranging discussion on numerous topics including eco-socialism, the Covid Crisis, building a communist party, Climate Change, the importance of labor organizing, and much, much more!Check out Cosmonaut Magazine here: https://cosmonaut.blog/Check out Cosmopod here: http://cosmopod.libsyn.co...
Maoism in the Philippines: The CPP and Protracted People’s War
Nap and Aspen join Breht to discuss the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People's Army and its Protracted People's War, Duterte and US imperialism, the history of the Philippines, and much, much more! CPP website is cpp.ph & ndfp.org Kadamay fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-fundraising-appeal-in-response-to-covid-19 Brandon Lee fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/...
Ghosts of the Mexican Revolution: Pod Damn America, Black Banner Magic, and Rev Left Collab
Check out this episode I did with Nestor of Black Banner Magic and Jake Flores of Pod Damn America!We talk about the Mexican Revolution, Emiliano Zapata, Pancho Villa, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and more, but through the occultist lens that Nestor and Flores are known for being interested in!Its a strange episode, but its packed full of fascinating historical information and I hope people enjoy it! :)
AMA - Please Submit Questions!
Please use this thread to submit any and all questions you'd like me to answer in an upcoming AMA bonus episode!I hope you are all staying safe! <3
The Magnificast: James Connolly (ft. Breht)
I recently went on my favorite Christian Communist podcast (The Magnificast) to discuss the life of Irish Marxist Revolutionary and Martyr James Connolly, the Easter Rising of 1916, the IRA, and the role of religion on the Marxist Left.Check it out! :)The Magnificast Website: https://themagnificast.com/portfolio/the-magnificast/
Marx in Soho: What if Marx Came Back?
Breht performs Howard Zinn's one-man play "Marx in Soho" (1999)This is totally new and experimental, but we hope you all enjoy it - may it bring peace, comfort, and entertainment in these trying and uncertain times.
Thinking Through The Crisis: Coronavirus, Capitalism, and The Future
On this emergency episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss COVID-19, what the best models are predicting, what the response of the US State and capitalist class is, what the Left can do, what the future looks like, and much, much more.
From a Comrade - Help or SHARE If You Can
"I wanted to ask a favour. Here in Birmingham UK, we run a worker co-op cafe that we opened this time last year. We are shutting for the period because it is irresponsible for us to stay open as a vector for infection. Instead we are switching into takeaway food and more importantly a solidarity kitchen that will deliver food and supplies by donation to those self isolating or in financial dif...
Rev Left/Red Menace AMA
This is the audio from the recent Livestream AMA for supportersvideo version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5uxZWWtFfo&feature=youtu.be
Women’s Unpaid Labor is Worth $10,900,000,000,000
Our two-time guest Kristen R. Ghodsee (from our "Red Hangover" episode and our "Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism" episode) has released a new article in the NYT about women's unpaid labor!She does not have a social media account, and so depends on us to help spread the article around. So if you could spread it around, that would be extra cool!
The Civil War in France by Karl Marx (Red Menace)
Here is the latest episode of our sister podcast, Red Menace.In this episode, Alyson and Breht summarize, discuss, and apply the lessons of Karl Marx's well known work on the Paris Commune: The Civil War in France!If you still haven't heard of our podcast OR still haven't seen the YouTube videos that our friend from the UK Dave (formerly known as Bad Mouse) makes specially for Red Mena...
Talking David Lynch with Todd McGowan - Hammer and Camera
Here is an interview that our spin-off show Hammer and Camera recently did with Todd McGowan. Todd was the guest on both our recent Hegel episode here at Rev Left as well as our recent Psychoanalysis episode! If you enjoyed those episodes, and/or if you enjoy the work of the one and only David Lynch, definitely check this episode out and show our friends over at Hammer and Camera some love!
Mind & Nature: Meditation, Psychedelics, and Eco-Grief (Ft. Mexie)
Mexie returns to the show to discuss the wilderness, outdoor activities, meditation, consciousness-expansion via psychedelics, and much more!
AMA QUESTIONS THREAD!
For this month's patreon episode, we will be combining the patreons for Red Menace and Rev Left into a big Live-Streamed Q and A episode scheduled for the end of this month!PLEASE USE THIS THREAD TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS you have for me and/or Alyson. We will answer some questions live from callers and some from this thread.
From The Middle Out: A Rev Left Mini-Documentary
We released this episode (and the mini-doc) last year, but took it down after the documentary was submitted to a local film festival - per their rules of submission, it could not be public until after the festival.In any case, we have re-uploaded this conversation about the documentary, and we have pinned the mini-doc itself to the top of our patreon page! Watch "From The Middle Out" here:...
Louis Althusser: Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses
On this episode, Melody (aka A World to Win!) joins Breht to introduce and discuss the work of Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser, specifically his work on ideology.Follow Melody on Twitter @AWorldtoWin1Check out her YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUi0YpOtyEE&list=PL-Kz2ZYArX3gJkdFdP4hxB-BOdhZKHEfeCheck out her guest appearance on Radical Reviewer here:https://www.youtube.co...
Capitalism and Desire: In Dialogue with Psychoanalysis
Prof. Todd McGowan, author of "Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Costs of Free Markets" and co-host of "Why Theory", returns to the show to talk with Breht about Marxism and Psychoanalysis, Freud, Lacan, Death Drive, Desire, the fundamental sense of Lack at the core of our psyches, and much more!Check out Todd's book here: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/capitalism-and-desire/978...
The Life of Sitting Bull: An Oral History
Sungmanitou Tanka, co-host of Bands of Turtle Island, presents an oral history of the life of Sitting Bull (In Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake), who was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader and who led his people during years of resistance to the genocide being carried out by the United States government.Find Bands of Turtle Island on Twitter @BandsIslandAnd listen to their podcast here:https://anchor.fm/bands...
Early Release: Reflecting on Nina Simone (feat. Zoe Samudzi)
Zoe Samudzi from RLR's Black Feminism and Anarchism of Blackness episodes, returns to Rev Left Radio; this time to reflect on the life and art of Nina Simone. Learn more about Zoe here: http://www.zoesamudzi.com/Thank you all for supporting the show!
Red Menace: The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Check out, learn about, and support our sister podcast Red Menace here: https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/#/redmenace/-------Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @BarbaradicalIntro music by DJ Captain Planet.---------------This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People.
