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Red Menace
Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.
Episodes
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The Concept of the Political - Carl Schmitt
Alyson and Breht summarize, discuss, and criticize Carl Schmitt's famous work of political philosophy, The Concept of the Political. Schmitt was a German…
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[UNLOCKED] American Carnage: Mass Shootings, Gun Policy, & Root Causes
Breht and Alyson discuss the recent barrage of mass shootings, how Marxists should think about these issues, what the root causes of american mass shootings…
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Anti-Choice Onslaught, American Institutional Decay, & Geopolitical Forecasting
On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss the recent Supreme Court leak and the implications of Roe's dismantling, then they turn to George…
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Ride the Tiger - Julius Evola
Alyson and Breht summarize, respond to, and discuss "Ride the Tiger", a major work of the Italian fascist/traditionalist/reactionary intellectual Julius Evola…
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War in Europe: Understanding the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Alyson and Breht discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and wrestle with the following questions: Is Russia imperialist, and is this an inter-imperialist…
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On The Transgender Question
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson is joined by Rey and Esperanza to address the transgender question. Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly…
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German Philosophy: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce, teach, and discuss the philosphy of two giants in western philosophy: Arthur Schopenhaur and Friedrich Nietzsche…
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Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future
In this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss and analyze "Climate Leviathan" by authors Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright. Book description: "Despite…
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Revisiting On Practice
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson revisits 'On Practice' by Mao. Text can be found for free here…
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On Patriotism...
Alyson Escalante joins Breht to respond to arguments that the US left should embrace American patriotism. Together they discuss revolutionary v. reactionary…
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UNLOCKED - Code Red for Humanity: the IPCC Report 2021
In this unlocked Red Menace patreon episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the latest IPCC report on climate change and discuss its implications. Support Red Menace…
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Freire
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht teach, discuss, and apply the lessons of 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' by the Brazilian educator and Marxist…
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AMA: Socialism, Climate Chaos, Pedagogy, & Contradictions
Alyson and Breht answer questions from listeners! Topics discussed: Maoism and AES, contradictions present and future, the climate crisis, cryptocurrency…
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A Decolonial Feminism w/ Françoise Vergès
In this special crossover episode between Guerrilla History and Red Menace, Alyson and Henry come together to interview Dr. Françoise Vergès about her new book…
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Alexandra Kollontai: Marxist Feminism and Love After Capitalism
In this episode, Alyson and Breht teach and discuss two works by Alexandra Kollontai: her 1909 essay "The Social Basis of the Woman Question" and her 1923…
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[UNLOCKED] A Brief History of Jewish Anti-Zionism
For this month's bonus episode, Alyson gives a basic historical overview of the history of Jewish Anti-Zionism. Support Red Menace here…
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Understanding Settler Colonialism in Israel and the United States
In this episode, Alyson and Breht use texts from Fanon, Cesaire, Mao, and Lenin to help make sense of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the history of…
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Discourse on Colonialism - Aimé Césaire
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht teach, discuss, and apply the lessons of 'Discourse on Colonialism' by Aimé Césaire. Support Red Menace and get…
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UNLOCKED: Afghanistan, The Chauvin Trial, and the Indian Covid Crisis
*recorded on April 28th* In this unlocked patreon-only episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the Biden administrations ostensible withdrawal from Afghanistan, the…
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A Profoundly Sick Society and its Machinations
In this episode, Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the recent stimulus bill, the ongoing pandemic, the rolling out of vaccines, and the…
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Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement - Anuradha Ghandy
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement' by Anuradha Ghandy Free text here…
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The Fundamentals of Marxism: Intro to Political Economy
In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Marxist political economy by an analysis of the history of political economy, core economic…
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American Decay: The Fascist Riot on Capitol Hill
Alyson and Breht discuss recent events and what they mean. Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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Climate Change, Human Civilization, and Questions Answered
Our beloved co-host Alyson is out sick for this month, so Breht takes over at the last minute to read some passages from the new Cli-Fi (Climate Science…
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The Blue Shift... Into Yet More Neoliberal Misery
In this episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the election results, Trump and the GOP, the coming Biden administration, Covid-19 and the Vaccine(s), the causes of…
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...On the State of Things
In this episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the mental health fallout from the Covid Crisis, the possible futures of the American Right, the political economy of…
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The Fundamentals of Marxism: Dialectics, Historical Materialism, and Class Struggle
In this episode, Alyson and Breht summarize and discuss the fundamental ideas, concepts, and arguments within Marxism. We want this episode to stand as a…
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The Empire in Decay: Blood in the Streets and Storms on the Horizon
Alyson and Breht discuss current events, the 2020 elections, climate change, and the future of this broken society. (This was recorded before the events in…
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The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'The Communist Manifesto' by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Free text here…
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The Revolutionary Moment and Its Future
Alyson and Breht discuss current events. ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon…
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Patreon Teaser: Pentagon Releases UFO footage
Join Red Menace's Patreon and get the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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Critique of the Gotha Programme - Karl Marx
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Critique of the Gotha Programme' by Karl Marx Free text here…
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The Plague, Political Economy, and Reactionary Protests
Alyson and Breht discuss current events. Topics include: an update on Covid projections and body count, the historical economic crisis that we are all living…
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Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 - Karl Marx
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844' by Karl Marx Free text here…
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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…
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The Civil War in France - Karl Marx
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss The Civil War in France by Karl Marx Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... video…
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Demarcation and Demystification by J. Moufawad-Paul
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht interview J. Moufawad-Paul about his book Demarcation and Demystification you can buy his book here…
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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: Colonial War, Mental Illness, and Psychoanalysis
In our final installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the final chapter and conclusion of…
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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: On National Consciousness and National Culture
In our second installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the third and fourth chapters of Frantz…
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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: On Violence and Spontaneity
In our first installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the first two chapters of Frantz Fanon's…
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For A Revolutionary Position on the Negro Question - Harry Haywood
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss For A Revolutionary Position on the Negro Question by Harry Haywood Full text here…
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On Practice - Mao
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht are joined by Marx Madness to discuss On Practice by Mao. Full text here…
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On Contradiction - Mao
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss On Contradiction by Mao Full text here…
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Left Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder - V.I. Lenin
Lenin's Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder is a classic text of Marxist polemical theory, sharply critiquing ultra-leftist tendencies emerging after…
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State and Revolution: Marx, Lenin, & the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
An episode done on Rev Left last year in which Alyson Escalante joins Breht to discuss Lenin's major work of political theory, State and Revolution. -------…
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The Foundations of Leninism - Joseph Stalin
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss The Foundations of Leninism by Joseph Stalin Full text here…
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What Is To Be Done? - V.I. Lenin
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss What Is To Be Done? by V.I. Lenin Full text here…