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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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Meditation, Materialism, and Marxism
Michael Brooks (from The Michael Brooks Show, The Majority Report with Sam Seder, and Woke Bros with Big Wos) joins Breht to discuss Vipassanā Meditation…
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The Midwest Left Assembly
Mel, from the organizing committee of the Midwest Left Assembly, and co-host of Coffee With Comrades joins Breht to discuss the upcoming MLA event! Learn more…
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Capitalist Chaos and Crimes: The Great Recession of 2008
Matt Soener, an economic sociologist, joins Breht to discuss the Great Recession of 2008. Here is the GoFundMe account for Kreetay Briggs Jr., a 12 year old…
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Red Hot Take: DON'T TALK TO COPS!
In this episode, Breht explores issues surrounding the police, why you shouldn't talk to them, and what your rights are with regards to them. Check out the…
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Organizing Tenants & Fighting Landlords: Omaha Tenants United
Members of the OTU (Omaha Tenants United) join Breht in-studio to discuss their organizing, give advice to others, warn about common errors to avoid, and much…
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"No God Nor Country": Radical Rap in the Anthropocene (ft. Sole)
No God Nor Country is Sole and DJ Pain 1's third album as a duo. Its an album that explores questions of existential meaning and revolutionary politics in an…
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Team Human: Technology, Markets, and Alienation
Mike Ruge joins Breht to discuss "Team Human" by Douglas Rushkoff. The text we used as the foundation for this discussion can be found here…
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The Handmaid's Tale: Feminism, Fascism, & The Fractured Self
-THIS EPISODE DOES *NOT* CONTAIN SPOILERS- Speranza joins Breht to critically analyze "The Handmaid's Tale". Topics include: domestic abuse, patriarchy, Freud…
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Nicaraguan Revolution: The Sandinistas, The Contras, & The CIA
Alex Aviña is a professor of Latin American history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. His book…
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Debating Scientific Socialism (Ft. Srsly Wrong & Alyson Escalante)
Shawn and Aaron from Srsly Wrong join Breht and Alyson Escalante for a comradely debate and dialogue concerning Scientific Socialism. Check out Srsly Wrong…
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Means TV: Anti-Capitalist and Worker-Owned
Naomi and Nick from Means TV join Breht to discuss their incredible project, which is attempting to create an anti-capitalist and worker-owned media streaming…
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In Dialogue With Anarchism: Anarchopac
Zoe (AKA Anarchopac) join's Breht for the second installment of our sub-series "In Dialogue With Anarchism". Topics include: Anarchist social theory…
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Regeneration: The Real Movement - Against The Solidarity Economy
In this article from Regeneration Magazine, the official outlet for the Marxist Center, Alyson Escalante responds to an article defending the solidarity…
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Red Menace: "What Is To Be Done?" - Lenin
What is to be Done? is a classic work on the role and organisation of the revolutionary party in the communist movement. Lenin criticises economism…
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In Dialogue with Anarchism: Working Class History
Jon from Working Class History joins Breht for our first installment of our ongoing sub series "In Dialogue With Anarchism". Find and Support WCH here…
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Regeneration: Goodbye Revolution?
In this article in Regeneration magazine, the official outlet for the Marxist Center, Tim Horras analyzes and critiques, in a comradely and principled fashion…
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Western Tools of Imperial Plunder: The IMF & the World Bank
Greg from "In The Roots" podcast joins Breht to do a introductory examination of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. In The Roots podcast…
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The MOVE Bombing and Mumia Abu-Jamal
Jared from Millennials Are Killing Capitalism joins Breht to discuss the MOVE organization, the bombing of MOVE in Philly in 1985, Mumia Abu Jamal, the history…
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Red Hot Take: "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming"
This is the debut episode of a new Rev Left Radio sub-series called Red Hot Takes, where Breht breaks down and analyzes current events, new works, or breaking…
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Nikolai Bukharin: Bolshevism, The Right Opposition, & the NEP
Donald Parkinson from Cosmonaut Magazine joins Breht to discuss the life, theory, and legacy of Bolshevik Revolutionary, Nikolai Bukharin. Find and support…
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Rebellious Mourning: Grief, Death, and Communal Resistance
Cindy Milstein, Jewish anarchist, author, and organizer, joins Breht to discuss the collection of essays she compiled and edited titled "Rebellious Mourning"…
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Women Behind the Iron Curtain: Socialism, Feminism, & Soviet Power
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN'S DAY! Kristen R. Ghodsee, American ethnographer and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of…
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The Life and Legacy of Fred Hampton
Chuka Ejeckam joins Breht to discuss and pay homage to the Black Panther Party leader and Marxist Revolutionary, Fred Hampton. Find and support Chuka and his…
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A Coup in Venezuela: Imperialism, Fascism, and Class War
Mike Prysner, from the Empire Files and the Eyes Left podcast, joins Breht to discuss the current coup attempt in Venezuela. Find and support the Empire Files…
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RED MENACE DEBUT - Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels
On the debut episode of Red Menace, the brand new Rev Left Radio sister show, Alyson and Breht discuss Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels…
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Drugs & Addiction Pt. 2: Organizing Toward Harm Reduction
Nate from the Person-First Harm Reduction Coalition (PSHRC) joins Breht to discuss their organizing strategies and goals in addressing the issues that surround…
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This Ruthless Criticism of All That Exists: Marxism as Science
J. Moufawad-Paul is a Marxist philosopher, the author of "Continuity and Rupture", "The Communist Necessity", and "Austerity Apparatus", and co-author with…
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Drugs, Addiction, and Social Conditions
Mel joins Breht in-studio to discuss drugs, addiction, trauma, and mental illness and their connections to the social conditions which capitalism manifests and…
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Motherhood and Radical Parenting Under Late Capitalism
Anastasiya and Speranza, a Russian immigrant mother and a Montanan mother respectively, join Breht to discuss the trials and tribulations of being mothers and…
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Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
Jon "TheLitCritGuy" joins Breht (for the third time!), this time to talk about Fredric Jameson's seminal work "Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late…
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Thomas Sankara: "The Che of Africa" and Marxist Martyr
Comrade Slasher from Nigeria joins Breht to talk about the life, politics, and legacy of Marxist revolutionary and Pan-African leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas…
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Methods Devour Themselves: Science Fiction & Political Philosphy
Do you like political philosophy? Do you like science fiction and fantasy? Do you like breaking down the artificial cultural and intellectual barriers between…
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Historical Materialism: A Marxist Theory of History
This episode is a unique collaboration between Rev Left Radio and Proles of the Roundtable. Both of us are publishing this episode through our own separate…
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Redneck Revolt and the John Brown Gun Club
Redneck Revolt was founded in 2016 as an anti-racist, anti-fascist community defense formation. Mathias and Pooja from Redneck Revolt / John Brown Gun Club…
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Settler Colonialism and Decolonization: An Anarchist Perspective
Members of the Indigenous Anarchist Federation (Federación Anarquista Indígena) join Breht to discuss Settler Colonialism and Decolonization. Follow and…
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Settler Colonialism and Decolonization: A Communist Perspective
Andrea is Lakota, wíŋkte, a Marxist, and studies Hispanic Studies. Andrea joins Brett to discuss Settler Colonialism and Decolonization. Find Andrea on Twitter…
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Post-Structuralism, Postmodernism, and... Metamodernism?
Austin Hayden Smidt (Political philosopher, filmmaker, actor, writer, podcast host, and all around wonderful guy) joins Breht to discuss the philosophy and…
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Battleground Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro, the Military Dictatorship, & Fascism
Diogo and Luiza, two professors from Brazil and members of "Professores Contra o Escola Sem Partido" (PCESP) join Breht to talk about the current state of…
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The Vietnam War
Historian David Parsons joins Breht to talk about the Vietnam War, Ho Chi Minh, American Imperial War Crimes, Historical Memory, and much more! David Parsons…
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Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, & Existentialism (w/ Existential Comics)
Existential Comics (aka Corey Mohler) joins Brett to discuss the philosophy, politics, and historical context of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Together…
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Stalin: A Marxist-Leninist Perspective
Justin and Jeremy from Proles of the Round Table join Breht to elucidate the Marxist-Leninist perspective on Joseph Stalin. Listen to Proles of the Round Table…
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State and Revolution: Marx, Lenin, & the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Alyson Escalante joins Breht to discuss Lenin's major work of political theory, State and Revolution. Here is a previous show we here at Rev Left did…
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The Film Vanguard: Easy Rider (1969)
The Film Vanguard comes together once again to discuss the 1969 film directed by Dennis Hopper "Easy Rider". Topics include: differing definitions of freedom…
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Socialist Rifle Association: Firearms Education, Mutual Aid, & Disaster Relief
Breht O'Shea and Dr. Bones (Breht's co-host on The Guillotine) interview Faye and Alex from the Socialist Rifle Association (SRA). Learn more about, support…
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Big Announcement! - Plus: A Response to Joe Rogan Regarding Socialism
Support the show (at whatever tier you prefer) at: Patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Make a one time donation to our PayPal at: PayPal.me/RevLeft -------- Follow and…
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The Marxist Center: Base-Building Toward Dual Power
Sophia Burns (from God's and Radicals and Seattle Communists) and Tim Horras (from Philly Socialists) join Breht to discuss The Marxist Center Network…
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Polynesian Politics: Māori Indigenous History & Marxist Prison Abolition
Emmy Rakete, a Māori communist and organizer from New Zealand, joins Breht to discuss Māori indigenous history in Polynesia, Marxism-Leninism, Prison…
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The History of Fascism (feat. Yale Historian Dr. John Merriman)
In this episode, esteemed Yale historian and scholar of European history, Dr. John Merriman, joins Brett to discuss the history of Fascism in the 20th century…
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Marxist Film Analysis: RoboCop (1987)
The Film Vanguard adds new member Abby to the squad and reunites to analyze the 1987 Sci-Fi film, RoboCop Please Rate and Review our show on iTunes or whatever…
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Disability Justice and Liberation w/ Lateef McLeod
Lateef McLeod is building his career as a scholar and an author. He has earned a BA in English from UC Berkeley and a MFA in Creative Writing from Mills…
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The Spanish Civil War
John from Working Class History joins Brett to discuss the Spanish Civil War! This is a long-anticipated episode on a deeply important and relevant historical…
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Comedy in a Police State: ICE, SESTA-FOSTA, Stand-Up, & U.S. Culture
Jake Flores is a stand-up comedian and the host of Pod Damn America. Jake joins Brett to talk about his house visit from Department of Homeland Security agents…
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Gender Abolition, Michel Foucault, and Marxism-Leninism
Alyson Escalante joins Brett to discuss gender nihilism, Marxist feminism, Judith Butler, Leninism, trans liberation, Foucault, social media discourse, and…
Rev Left RadioCapitalism vs. Freedom: Confronting Right Libertarianism
Rob Larson is a professor of economics and a libertarian socialist. He joins Brett to discuss his new book: Capitalism Vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom…
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The U.S. Left & the Future of Capitalism w/ The Antifada
Jamie, Sean, and Andy from The Antifada podcast joint Brett to discuss the current state of the US left and the future of global capitalism! This is a really…
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Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War On America's Maoists (1968-1980)
Writer and historian Aaron Leonard, the author of Heavy Radicals, joins Brett to discuss the Revolutionary Union/Revolutionary Communist Party of the 60's and…
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Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution
Yueran Zhang is a PhD candidate in Sociology at Harvard University. Yueran joins Brett to discuss Mao and the Chinese Revolution. Yueran's academic profile is…
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Chilean Coup of 1973: Salvador Allende, Augusto Pinochet, & the CIA
Professor of History at ASU, Alex Aviña, returns to RLR to discuss the Chilean coup of 1973. Find Alex here: https://shprs.clas.asu.edu/content/alexander-avina…
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Political Comedy, Online Discourse, Utopianism, and Jeff Bezos
Shawn and Aaron from the "Srsly Wrong" podcast join Brett to discuss left-wing comedy, online discourse, ideology and tendencies on the left, the concept of…
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On Mass: Maoism, Hip Hop, & Black Panther
Breht welcomes on the host of On Mass podcast Mubarik. Also known for his music under the stage name Emay. Music Featured in this episode (in order of…