Varn Vlog

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Freddie deBoer is the author of T he Cult of Smart and maintains a substack .     We discuss the limits of education research, the relatively limited movement in education,and the overuse of schooling where larger social issues should be addressed.   Note, I give a stat on Ivy League income ratios that I...

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Chris and Jason are two of the four hosts of the Regrettable Century Podcast .  This is the first hour on the topic. There are bonus episodes of two hours on Patreon expanding on the topic.  We discuss "revolutionary pessimism," the toxicity of Twitter, and getting beyond the Bernie Sanders camp...

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. P.H. Higgins is an editor at Former People , a co-host of the podcast of the same name, and a co-host of Radical Thoughts podcast.   We discuss the legacy of Operaismo and Autonomia in the context of Italian socialism and communism.  We focus on the legacy of Mario Tronti and Antonio Negri in particular. ...

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Andres Bernal (@andresintheory) is Associate Editor of Money on the Left , Policy Advisor to Dianne Morales, and former policy advisor for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,  professor of critical-heterodox policy studies at  The New School.  We discuss the development of Left MMT, getting MMT policy beyond nation...

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Kuba Wrzesneiwski is an independent foreign policy consultant and regular guest on This is Revolution . We speak on the realities of the US foreign policy elites and their primary concerns. We also talk about leftist misunderstandings on these issues.  Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here.   We are affi...

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Dave from Nightmare Masterclass talk about horror, folk horror, left-wing analysis of pop culture, working-class taste, etc.  This is an hour-selection of a nearly 4-hour interview.  The rest of the interview is available to all subscribers at Patreon and on the original youtube feed.  Abandon all hope ye...

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. A.M. Gittlitz and C. Derick Varn discuss the historical development of Posadism, BLM and the summer insurrections, and the specter for communication theory.  His writing focuses on counter-culture, radical politics, and the paranormal. Gittlitz's book I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse...

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Ross Wolfe and C. Derick Varn discuss the situation of the left after a year of covid-19 and the collapse of the second Bernie Sanders' campaign through two articles . Ross Wolfe is a writer, historian, and architecture critic living in New York. His work has appeared in publications such as Metropol...

Please support our patreon.   For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Matt McManus discusses the division within conservatism, why a socialist should understand these intellectual divisions.  We different conservative movements in the US, particularly the rise of post-liberal conservatism.  Matt McManus is a visiting professor of politics at Whitman College. He is the autho...