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Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals
Welcome to our scrappy podcast. Bob Buzzanco and Scott Parkin co-host a regular podcast to discuss radical environmental and anti-capitalist politics with organizers, academics, artists and more. Bob Buzzanco is a professor of history at the University of Houston. He specializes in, writes about and talks on the Vietnam War era, foreign policy, Vietnam, radical social movements, economics, and other stuff. Scott Parkin is climate organizer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has organized…
Episodes
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G&R Episode 58: The Myths of JFK
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Coming Soon: 60 years later, The Myth of John F. Kennedy
In our next episode, we go mythbusting. It's the 60th anniversary of the election of JFK and so our target is, "Camelot" itself. Kennedy is seen as a civil…
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G&R Episode 57: Shahid Buttar on Challenging Nancy Pelosi
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G&R Episode 56: Alternative Radio's David Barsamian on the New Media Landscape, ReTargeting Iran and Noam Chomsky
Before the internet was a thing, before social media ruled our lives and before there were a million podcasts talking about about left politics, David…
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G&R Episode 55: Noam Chomsky's Life of Dissent w/ Prof. Clinton Fernandes
Today is Noam Chomsky's 92nd birthday. In this special episode, Bob goes solo and interviews Prof. Clinton Fernandes of the University of New South Wales…
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G&R Episode 54: "Meeting People Where They Are At" w/ Alex from Laborwave Radio
What's it gonna take to build a better world when 74 million people voted for Trump? In this episode, we dive deep into this question with Alex Riccio, host of…
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G&R Episode 53: State murders of Nuns in El Salvador and Fred Hampton--repression at home and abroad.
In this episode, we get into the politics of U.S. repression of dissent to its politics foreign and domestically. Bob and Scott talk about the anniversary of…
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G&R Episode 52: Politics and the Coronavirus. Thanksgiving Edition w/ Prof. Sarah Koster
We're rejoined by our friend and comrade Prof. Sarah Koster of Samuel Merritt University to discuss the latest surge of COVID-19 cases. The U.S. is being hit…
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G&R Episode 51: Ruling Class 101 and the Coup That Wasn't
We're not ones to subscribe to popular world views, even those held on the left. So, in our latest episode, Green and Red dive deep into the history and…
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The Big Five-Oh Pt 2. Plus "Where Does the Left Go From Here?"
Our fiftieth episode was such a BFD, that we made it a two parter. In part two, we get into the aftermath of the election and discuss where do we go from here…
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The Big Five-Oh Pt 1. Plus "Where Does the Left Go From Here?"
Bob and Scott celebrate the 50th episode of the Green and Red Podcast. They discuss past episodes, themes of the show like liberal reformist politics…
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G&R Episode 49: The Lessons of Aaron Sorkin's "Trial of the Chicago 7"
Happy Election Day! Worried about the election? We are too. Hopefully, this episode will serve as a good distraction while we await the results from today's…
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G&R Episode 48: Election 2020. Fighting Like Your Life Depends on It (Because It Does)
In our #ElectionDay2020 special episode, Bob and Scott share their thoughts on next Tuesday's election, liberal freakouts, Trump's politics, and organizing no…
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G&R Ep 47: Saint or Subversive? Dorothy Day & the Politics of the Catholic Church with Prof. Jack Downey
In this episode, we talk with Professor Jack Downey (@xjackdowneyx) of the University of Rochester about Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement. We get…
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G&R Episode 46: See You in the Streets! The History and Politics of Street Action w/ Coffee with Comrades
In this special cross-podcast episode, Bob and Scott talk with the host of the anarchist podcast Coffee with Comrades (@coffeewcomrades) about street…
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G&R Episode 45: Dave Zirin talks Sports Protests, LeBron, and Politics
In this episode, we speak with sports writer Dave Zirin (@edgeofsports) about the wildcat strikes that shook the NBA in late August; the role of sports…
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G&R 44: The Bloody Legacies of Columbus w/ History Prof. Michael Oberg of SUNY-Geneseo
In this episode, we get into the legacies of Columbus and America's genocide of Indigenous people with Prof. Michael Oberg (@nativeamtext), the larger problems…
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G&R 43: Obama, Trump and the Hollow Resistance w/ author Paul Street
COVID-19 Rocks the White House! In our latest episode, we get into the news of the past week with journalist and author Paul Street (@Streetwriter17). And then…
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G&R Episode 42: Covid-19 and Trump's “Herd Mentality” ft. Prof. Sarah Koster
Over 200,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. That number is expected to double in the next few months. The Trump Administration continues to put out…
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G&R Episode 41: America's History of Political Violence w/ author Alexander Reid Ross
In our latest episode, we talk with author of Against the Fascist Creep Alexander Reid Ross (@areidross) about America's history of political violence and the…
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G&R Episode 40: The Ravages of Western Wildfires w/ Journalist Joshua Frank
In this episode, we talk with environmental journalist Joshua Frank (@joshua__frank) about the climate induced wildfires that have recently ravaged the…
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G&R Episode 39: Remembering 9/11
9/11 changed our world. Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob (@bobbuzzanco) had a spirited discussion on the impact of the events of September 11, 2001. We offered…
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G&R Episode 38: The Amazon is Burning w/ campaigner Pendle Marshall-Hallmark
In this episode, we talk with climate and finance campaigner Pendle Marshall-Hallmark (@PendleTheWitch) of Amazon Watch (@amazonwatch) about the fires raging…
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G&R Episode 37: The Road to Kenosha and California's Wildfires with Muckraker Steve Horn
In this episode, we talk with muckraker journalist and Kenosha kid Steve Horn (@steveahorn) from the Real News Network (@TheRealNews) about Kenosha, WI and…
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Coming Up: Steve Horn on Kenosha and the California Wildfires
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G&R Episode 36: Struggle in Israel, The Growing Anti-Netanyahu Protests w/ Atalya Ben-Abba and Amitai Ben-Abba
In this episode, we’re speak with two Israeli activists and refuseniks Amitai Ben- Abba (@amitaibenabba) and Atalya Ben-Abba about the current uprising…
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G&R Episode 35: The New Left and the Next Left. What we can learn from 1960s radicals.
In today's episode, Bob and Scott have a free-wheeling discussion about the origins of the New Left, the Wisconsin School (school of thought around the history…
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G&R Episode 34: From "Burn, Baby! Burn!" to Black Lives Matter--LA's Watts Uprising 55 Years Later
This week, 55 years ago, the Watts Uprising in Los Angeles began amidst a traffic incident with a black motorist and the California Highway Patrol in the South…
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G&R Episode 33: Portland in Revolt!
In this episode, we talk with Jay and Kay, two Portland street organizers, about the uprising that has shaken the city and garnered so much media attention. In…
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G&R Episode 32: Hiroshima and "Atomic Diplomacy," 75 Years Later
For years, large majorities of Americans have believed that the U.S. had to use the A-Bomb against Japan on August 6th, 1945 to end the war quickly and avoid a…
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G&R Episode 31: A Murder in Austin, w/ Anti-Police Brutality organizer Debbie Russell
We're Back! Lots of has been happening while we've been in break, so we start August by talking with veteran Austin community organizer, anti-police brutality…
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G&R Episode 30: Racial Violence, the Camp Logan Mutiny, and Confederate Monuments w/ Professor Clayton Lust
Green & Red Podcast celebrates its 30th episode with our special guest, esteemed scholar and friend Professor Clayton Lust (@ClaytonLust) from Houston…
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G&R Episode 29: Radical Seattle w/ Historian Cal Winslow
In our latest episode, Bob and Scott talk with historian Cal Winslow about the Seattle general strike of 1919. Labor actions and protests are happening across…
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G&R Episode 28: One Big Union? Not So Fast: Police Unions and Other Labor Struggles w/ author Joe Allen
In this episode we talk with author, journalist, historian, and socialist Joe Allen about police unions, fighting fascism and police brutality in Chicago, the…
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G&R Episode 27: The End of the Age of Plastic w/ Stiv Wilson
In our latest episode, we talk with activist and filmmaker Stiv Wilson (@AgentStiv) from the Peak Plastic Foundation (@peakplastic) about the new film "The…
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G&R Episode 26: COVID19 vs. Reopening the Economy; Politics and the Pandemic w/ Prof. Sarah Koster
In our latest episode, Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969) get a return visit from Prof. Sarah Koster (@NotSoNormalNaCl) to discuss the recent spike in…
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G&R Episode 25: Viet-Black Solidarity in a Time of Crisis w/ Prof. Thao Ha
In this episode, we talked with Professor Thao Ha (@ThaoHaPhD)-- Vietnamese refugee, esteemed scholar, and producer of a documentary on Vietnamese-KKK conflict…
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G&R Episode 24: Why Immanuel Wallerstein Matters w/ filmmaker David Martinez
In our latest episode, we talk with filmmaker David Martinez about his film featuring sociologist and leftist thinker Immanuel Wallerstein. Immanuel…
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G&R Episode 23: Demystifying Antifa w/ author Shane Burley
In our latest episode, the Green and Red Podcast crew talks with author and journalist Shane Burley (@Shane_Burley1) about antifascism and the targeting of…
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G&R Episode 22: The Military vs. Donald J. Trump. Generals Tell Trump to "Stand Down!"
Today, Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969) talk about the recent public repudiation of Donald Trump's attempts to use the military against American…
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G&R Episode 21: "8 minutes, 46 seconds." The murder of George Floyd and uprisings in the USA, w/ Jeff Ordower
Today, Bob and Scott talk about the state of the U.S. as protests, riots, rebellions and large scale police violence are erupting in dozens of cities across…
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G&R Episode 20: "War is A Racket:” Measuring the true cost of war w/ Graham Clumpner
In this episode, Bob and Scott talk with anarchist, U.S. military veteran, environmentalist and direct action organizer Graham Clumpner (@turncoatveteran). We…
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G&R Episode 19: May 19th! The Legacies of Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X (both born today)
Welcome to the Green and Red M19 Podcast! In this very special episode, we celebrate the shared birthday of iconic revolutionaries Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X…
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G&R Episode 18: Michael Moore's 'Planet of the Humans' and Its Discontents ft. Ananda Lee Tan
Welcome to Green and Red Podcast! In this episode, we dive into the controversy of the new Michael Moore produced film 'Planet of the Humans.' We're joined by…
Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy RadicalsG&R Episode 17: Tin Soldiers and Nixon's Coming . . . 50 Years After the Kent State Killings
In this special Green and Red Podcast, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the tragic events of May 4th, 1970 at Kent State University, where agents of the…
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G&R Episode 16: Shut It Down! Resistance in the Age of COVID-19 with Lisa Fithian!
In our latest episode with talk with long time direct action organizer Lisa Fithian. We talked about many of the issues confronting us right now, and how…
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Up Next! Lisa Fithian joins Green and Red to discuss resistance in the age of COVID19.
Scott and I have a great episode coming up and we want to give you a head's up about it. We interviewed the inspiring activist and organizer Lisa Fithian and…
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G&R Episode 14: Welcome Back Koster! Politics and the Pandemic w/ Prof. Sarah Koster!
In this timely episode, Bob and Scott welcome back Professor Sarah Koster back to Green and Red. We discuss the latest developments in the world of public…
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G&R Episode 13: Martin Luther King vs. LBJ! King's Radicalism and the Limits of the Liberal State
In this episode, Bob and Scott get into the politics of Martin Luther King and how he's WAY more radical than most people realize. This week is the 52nd…
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G&R Episode 12: Coronavirus in Italy and the Middle East, with Giuseppe Acconcia
In this episode, Bob and Scott talk with Giuseppe Acconcia, a professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Universita di Padova. We discuss the ongoing impact of…
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Next G & R Podcast, COVID in Italy and the Middle East, with Prof. Giuseppe Acconcia
We have another great podcast coming up, with Professor Giuseppe Acconcia from the University of Padua, talking about COVID-19 in Italy, and also the Middle…
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G&R Episode 11: Rise and Fall of Liberalism and Poor Peoples Movements
Scott and Bob get down and dirty about the rise and fall of liberalism. We kick off with the most recent political and economic turns in the COVID19 crisis…
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G&R Episode 10: Mutual Aid and COVID19 with scott crow
In this episode, we talk with long time friend and comrade scott crow about mutual aid in the era of COVID19. We discuss hope, community, disaster response by…
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Next Green and Red Podcast features scott crow
Scott Parkin and I w.ere fortunate to have a great conversation with our comrade and friend scott crow. Scott is an inspiring organizer. When Katrina hit New…
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UC Strike! (G&R 9)
In this episode, Bob and Scott talk with three graduate student strike organizers at the University of California (UC) who've been out on wildcat strike since…
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G&R Episode 8: Live From Italy! More Pandemic and Politics!
Live from Italy: Politics and Pandemic. Today we talk to Professor Francesco Mazzucotelli from Bergamo, Italy, the center of the Italian COVID-19 outbreak…
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G&R Episode 7: Pandemic and Politics with Sarah Koster
This past week has been unprecedented. Coronavirus has become a global pandemic and the world is reeling. At least 140,000 infected with 5,000 deaths in 133…
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G&R Episode 6: Populism and the New Deal, Do Those Words Mean What You Think They Mean?
The world is in full blown panic around the COVID19 pandemic. The global economy is shaking. Today, the stock market took its biggest dip since September 1987…
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G&R Episode 5: Climate Rebellion with Bea Ruiz
This episode, we get into the climate rebellion spreading across the globe with Bea Ruiz from Extinction Rebellion US (XR US). We kick the episode off with a…
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G&R Episode 4: Stupor Tuesday! Bob and Scott dish the dirt on the liberal establishment!
It's Stupor Tuesday, and Scott and Bob are gonna dish dirt on Liberals. Do you hate Liberals? Why not? Do you know what a liberal is? If not, we'll tell you…