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Rev Left Radio
Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective.
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Toward Abolition: Building a World Without Police or Prisons
Josh Briond -- from "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" and "Black Alliance for Peace" -- joins Breht to discuss prison and police abolitionism. Follow Josh…
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Red Menace Teaser: Rebellion in a Police State
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Paying Tribute to Radical Voices of Black Liberation
Time Stamps for Every Clip in this Episode: Kimberly Jones: 0:00 "The Breonna Taylor Song" by AJJ: 1:18 Angela Davis on Violence: 2:53 Breht read MLK Jr.'s…
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Student Organizing, Modi's Government, and Indian Communism
Rea joins the show to discuss student organizing, her experiences in America as an Indian immigrant, the Modi government in India, the different manifestations…
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Disability Justice, Covid-19, and Black Lives Matter
Lateef Mcleod joins Breht to discuss the role that disability justice plays in fighting white supremacy, capitalism, and the systemic crises that they…
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America on Fire
Donate to James Scurlock's family here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-scurlocks-family Bail funds: MPLS minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate ATL…
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Socialism & The System: Interview w/ 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…
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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…
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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…
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WHOA: Serving the People and Applying the Mass Line
Cam, Billy, and Luis from WHOA-GSO join Breht to discuss their organizing efforts and the current crisis. Find, learn about, and support GSO WHOA here…
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China, Covid-19, and the New Cold War
Ian Goodrum joins Breht to discuss and dismantle the recent wave of anti-China propaganda emanating out of the US in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. They…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Organizing in a Pandemic: NYC Housing Justice and Fighting Cuomo
Lena Melendez, Charlie Dulik, and Nicolás Vargas - all organizers in and around New York City - join Breht to discuss Housing Justice 4 All, tenant organizing…
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Organizing in a Pandemic: Rebel Steps and Rent Strikes!
Liz and Amy from Rebel Steps joins Breht to discuss tenant organizing, rent strikes, the Covid crisis, anarchism, and much more! Check out Rebel Steps here…
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Marx in Soho: What if Marx Came Back?
Breht performs Howard Zinn's one-man play "Marx in Soho". Outro music 'Weary Blues' by Madeleine Peyroux ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO…
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Postmodern Conservatism: Reactionary Politics in Late Capitalism
Professor Matthew McManus joins Breht to discuss his work on postmodern conservatism. Find Matt on twitter @MattPolProf Learn more about Matt and his work here…
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Estranged Labor: Karl Marx on Alienation
Listen to the full Red Menace episode (from which this segment was extracted) here…
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Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley
Professor of Economics, Rob Larson, returns to Rev Left Radio; this time to discuss his new book "Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley". Find…
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Thinking Through The Crisis: Coronavirus, Capitalism, and The Future
On this emergency crossover episode of Red Menace and Rev Left Radio, Alyson and Breht discuss COVID-19, what the best models are predicting, what the response…
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History of the IWW: Militant Unionism, Wobblie Internationalism, & Class War
Prof. Peter Cole joins Breht to talk about the history and internationalism of the IWW: Industrial Workers of the World (aka the Wobblies), as well as to draw…
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UNLOCKED: COVID-19, Contradictions, and the Dictatorship of Capital
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Walter Rodney: Marxist Radical, Guerrilla Intellectual, & Pan-African Martyr
Devyn Springer joins Breht to discuss the life and legacy of Walter Rodney: the renowned Guyanese historian, Caribbean revolutionary, Pan-Africanist thinker…
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Unity and Struggle (Pt. 3) : Slavery, Capitalism, and Wage Labor
This is the third installment in our new and ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the…
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Thinking Through Electoralism: Bernie Sanders and Class Struggle
Michael Carter from the NY DSA joins Breht to discuss how Marxists should think about the electoral strategy, the Bernie 2020 Campaign, and what happens if…
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Simone Weil: French Philosopher, Christian Mystic, & Anti-Fascist Radical
Corey Mohler, aka Existential Comics, joins Breht to discuss the amazing and fascinating life of Simone Weil. Check out Existential Comics here…
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Mind & Nature: Meditation, Psychedelics, and Eco-Grief
Mexie (@mexieYT) from Vegan Vanguard joins Breht to have a wide-ranging and deep discussion on Nature, Meditation, Psychedelics, Dialectics, and much, much…
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Antonio Gramsci: Hegemony, Organic Intellectuals, & Italian Fascism
Jon (from Horror Vanguard) and Brenden (from Marxism and Moshpits) return to the show; this time to discuss the life and political theory of the famous Italian…
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UNLOCKED: Bernie, Impeachment, & Breht's Winter Camping Trip
This episode was originally put out as a Patreon episode for our supporters, but after receiving multiple messages from patrons asking us to make it public, we…
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Demarcation and Demystification: Marxist Philosophy and its Limits
Breht O'Shea and Alyson Escalante interview J. Moufawad-Paul on his newest book Demarcation and Demystification: Philosophy and its Limits for this Rev Left /…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Nina Simone: The Revolutionary High Priestess of Soul
On this episode of Rev Left Radio, Zoe Samudzi returns to the show to reflect on the life, art, politics, and legacy of the one and only Nina Simone. Check out…
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Red Menace: The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Check out, learn about, and support our sister podcast Red Menace here: https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/#/redmenace/ ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT…
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Reflecting on the UK Election: Corbyn, Brexit, and Neoliberal Centrism
Jon Greenaway, co-host of the Horror Vanguard, joins Breht to discuss the recent UK election, the role of the British media, class conflict, the ostensible…
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Irish Republican Army: Anti-Imperialism, Guerrilla Warfare, and National Liberation
David Swanson, Marxist organizer and host of Radical Reflections, joins Breht for a second time; this time to talk about the history and legacy of the famous…
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American Exceptionalism and Innocence: Liberal Ideology and American Creation Myths
Danny Haiphong, co-author of American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News--From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror…
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Očhéthi Šakówiŋ: A History of the Lakota and Dakota People
In today's episode, Breht is joined by returning guest, Mors, who explains, and reflects on, over 300 years of history and struggle of the Dakota and Lakota…
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Unity & Struggle (Pt.2): Primitive Accumulation and the Social Construction of Race
This is the second installment in our new and ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the…
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Huey P. Newton Gun Club - Alpha Company: Self-Defense and Community Organizing
On today's show, Breht talks with Yafeuh Balogun and Steven from the Huey P Newton Gun Club - Alpha Company about their organizing, armed self-defense, police…
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Unity & Struggle (Pt.1): Race & Capitalism, Unitary Theory, and Frantz Fanon
This is the first installment of our new and ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the…
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Marxist Humanism: Alienation, Subjectivity, and Class Society
Maximillian Alvarez is an educator, essayist, and host of the Working People podcast. He joins Breht to explain and argue in favor of humanist Marxism…
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Defending Socialism: Deconstructing the "Communism Killed 100 Million" Lie
Alekx and Ethan from Proles of the Round Table podcast join Breht on this All Hallows Eve to deconstruct the myth and logic of the oft-stated claim that…
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17N: Marxist Guerrilla Warfare in Greece
Gabriel Radic, a writer and organizer with the Marxist Center, joins Breht to discuss the Marxist urban guerrilla warfare organization 17N (Revolutionary…
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Hegelian Dialectics: Contradiction, Marxism, & the Freudian Unconscious
Todd McGowan, professor and author of "Emancipation After Hegel: Achieving a Contradictory Revolution" as well as co-host of the philosophy podcast "Why…
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Red Rosa: The Life and Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg
Kate Evans, the author and illustrator of "Red Rosa", a graphic novel about the life of Rosa Luxemburg, joins Breht to discuss Rosa's life and legacy! Find her…
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Red Rosa: The Political and Economic Theories of Rosa Luxemburg
Simone re-joins Breht to discuss the political and economic theories of Rosa Luxemburg. Intro Clip by Novara Media, find it here…
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Red Hot Take: What If Bernie Wins?
In this third installment of our Red Hot Take series, Breht explores the history of US social democracy, the strategic logic of the DSA, the implications and…
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The Red Army Faction: Marxist Guerrilla Warfare in West Germany
J. Smith joins Breht to discuss the history and theory of the Marxist urban guerrilla organization in West Germany, The Red Army Faction. Learn more here…
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Against Dystopia: Imagining a Better World (w/ Little Red School House)
Little Red School House focuses on issues within our current education system and the ways that we can empower students, educators, and anyone who cares about…
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Defending Socialism: Debunking Anti-Communist Myths (w/ Radical Reflections)
David Swanson of Radical Reflections invites Breht on his show to tackle myths, lies, slanders, and popular criticisms wielded against communism by its (often…
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Black Bolshevik: The Life of Harry Haywood
Historian Dr. Rebecca Hall joins Breht to discuss the life of her father, the famous communist theorist and black liberationist Harry Haywood, as well as her…
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The Austerity Apparatus w/ J-Moufawad Paul
J-Moufawad Paul returns to Rev Left Radio, this time to discuss his book "Austerity Apparatus". Topics include: Fascism as capitalism-in-crisis…
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Marxism-Leninism in Dialogue with Libertarian Socialism (ft. Srsly Wrong)
This episode with Srsly Wrong was initially published earlier this year for their Patreon-Only Revolution series; a way for them to give back to their…
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Left Communism: Pannekoek, Bordiga, Luxemburg, & Mattick
Long time friend of the show, and recurring guest, Brenden joins Breht in the Rev Left bunker to talk about the tendency of Left Communism, the limitations of…
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Protect Ihumātao: Māori Indigeneity and the Fight Against Colonialism
Donate to, and materially help, the Protect Ihumatao campaign here: https://donate.actionstation.org.nz/saveihumatao The Shit Hot People's Politburo podcast…
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Alienation, Marxist Humanism, and the Digital Media Landscape w/ Douglas Rushkoff
Named one of the "world's ten most influential intellectuals" by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital…
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Malcolm X
Chuka Ejeckam, a graduate student in Political Science at the University of British Columbia, joins Breht to discuss the life and legacy of Malcolm X. Find…