Guerrilla History

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Immanuel Ness (fan favorite whom you will remember from our episodes Migration as Economic Imperialism , Political Traitors and Sellouts , Sanctions As War , Workers Movements in the Global South , and more!) to discuss his great new book Dialectics of Chinese Labor (please note, there is a free download of the book available t...

This is a cross publication from our sister show, The Adnan Husain Show. The Radical Academy is in session for an early edition, 9amET Fri Sept 4! Orisanmi Burton, a social anthropologist at the CUNY Graduate School and author of the profound study, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression and the Long Attica Revolt, joins Office Hours for a discussion of political prisoners, Black ra...

In this impromptu Dispatch episode of Guerrilla History, Adnan and Henry sit down to discuss the recent open letter published in the Guardian, " To Iran's political prisoners, trapped 'between two blades of a scissors' ", signed by many notable members of the Western Left.  While unplanned as a result of having to reschedule a guest last minute, this topic was chosen because both Adnan and Henry h...

The following dual episode of Guerrilla History/The Adnan Husain show was originally an Office Hours Friday livestream on Fri Aug 21.  In it, we discussed a new book from Monthly Review Press titled The Exterminating Empire: Capitalism's War on Life, from Palestine to the Burning Planet with its author Chris de Ploeg. The book examines the political economy of imperialism and its connection to cli...

In this episode of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we are once again joined by Mohamed Khougali, author of  Politically Unconscious: The Psychic Aftermath of the Sudanese Revolution , and returning guest host Ruehl Muller, to continue our discussion of Sudan's history, its revolution, and today we focus on what is happening today in Sudan.  An extremely important episode, be sur...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Michael Fox (whom you may remember from our episodes  The Rise of Fascism, Bolsonaro, & the Brazilian Elections ,  American Imperialism's Shadow on Latin America , and Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update ) to discuss his great new series The Battle for Free Speech , a collaboration with The Real News Network.  Be sure to chec...

In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we we have an lengthy conversation that just starts to scratch the surface of Sudan, with a terrific guest and guest host.  Here, we are joined by Mohamed Khougali, author of Politically Unconscious: The Psychic Aftermath of the Sudanese Revolution , and returning guest host Ruehl Muller, whom you will remember from our epi...

This episode is a fully remastered version of our classic and extremely popular episode from February 2021, rereleased on the occasion of 4 July 2026 In this episode of Guerrilla History, we close out Black History Month with a very special guest, the great Professor Gerald Horne. In this episode, we talk about heroic creation myths of the United States, and the actual history in order to deconstr...

This is our newest installment of our Guerrilla History series previewing and analyzing the major international football (soccer) tournaments on and off the pitch.  This time, with the disastrous US/Canada/Mexico hosted World Cup 2026. Amid war on Iran, anti-immigrant ICE terror gangs, dismal initial attendance numbers and astronomical costs, this world cup looks to be one of the worst in history....

The following is an episode from our sister podcast, The Adnan Husain Show: Helyeh Doutaghi from Tehran and Bikrum Gill join me to discuss the haunting and powerful series "Still Minab" and its first two episodes. Helyeh's documentary absorbs the first part of our discussion about narrating and expressing the truth outside of the colonial and imperial framework. Then Adnan and Bikrum reflect on th...

In this fascinating episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by researcher and academic Lucia Hubinska to provide a (2 hour) introduction to the topic of Propaganda.  Even with the 2 hours of analysis and discussion here, we only started to scratch the surface of this topic, so stay tuned for further discussions with Lucia on this!  Additionally, for those of you who may have questions related...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are happy to be joined by four members of the Assata Shakur Brigade to discuss their solidarity brigade to Cuba, as well as anti-Cuban propaganda, international law and how it relates to Cuba, Cuba's historical role in Africa, and the history of solidarity brigades to Cuba.  This is a very important episode, and we want to make sure that you check out the B...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back our friend and comrade, Sarah Jilani (whom you will remember from our episode Subjectivity and Decolonization in the Post-Independence Novel and Film ) to discuss one of our favorite topics - Fanon.  Specifically here, we are talking about two articles that Sarah wrote, the first being Fanon's psycho-politics of decolonisation , a fascinating sch...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a critically important discussion that we hope you will find useful and will share with others that you think may benefit.  Here we bring on Nina Farnia and Navid Farnia to discuss the ongoing war on Iran.  The situation continues to develop rapidly, but the analysis provided here is absolutely crucial to continuing to deepen our understanding of what...

In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring back two returning guests, Gerald Horne and Anthony Ballas, to discuss the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, and the U.S.'s "jazz ambassadors".  A really stimulating discussion, we highly recommend you also check out our other episodes focused on the Congo to orient your...

In this critically important episode (in collaboration with the Adnan Husain Show), we bring back our friend Comrade Booker from the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya to discuss his recent abduction, his imprisonment, the fraudulent case against him, and the work ongoing from the CPMK!  An urgently important episode, be sure to share this episode widely to get the word out! *Please note that as of t...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a fascinating conversation on the intersection of boxing, white supremacy, geopolitics, and imperialism, a discussion that you are sure to find interesting an useful even if you are not into boxing itself! For this, we bring on Anthony Ballas, who cowrote the piece  Shadowboxing with Ghosts: Whiteness, Jake Paul, and the Crisis of U.S. Imperialism alon...

In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring back Max Siollun, whom you will remember from our episode Precolonial Nigeria from a few months ago.  This time, we look at the Independence Movement in Nigeria, and then look at the post-colonial era with a particular focus on the Coup Era from the mid-60's through mid-80's.  A fascinating history, and one which w...

In this episode, which was available for early access on our patreon , we round up some recent work that we have been doing, discuss Iran, and more. Enjoy, and let us know what you thought of the conversation! Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content:  https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory  

This is a release from the terrific show Peacemongers (Fredshetsarna), a Swedish anti-imperialist podcast.  The episodes features Henry Hakamaki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro discussing their book translation of Communism - The Highest Stage of Ecology . Be sure to subscribe to their podcast and/or their YouTube !  Below are the shownotes from their episode posting: In this session of Peacemongers...

In this episode, Adnan discusses Professor Gabriel Rockhill's new book,  Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism, v. 1 of The Intellectual World War.  This incredibly important book contributes an insurgent foray, a guerrilla attack, against the imperial theory industry and its ideological work in the psychological, intellectual war that is central to the perpetuation of imperialist capitalism of o...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, Ali Kadri is back for another installment of our ongoing mini-series with him!  This time, a fascinating discussion on The China Model.  If you missed our previous episode with him, Surplus Populations and the Political Economy of Waste , and The Future of Resistance , be sure to check that out!  Also, stay tuned for more installments of this series! Be sure t...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Jeremy Kuzmarov (whom you may remember from our episode  Trying to Unbalance Russia - Sanctions on Russia ) to discuss a piece he recently wrote for CovertAction Magazine - Blackfeet Nation Tries to Overcome Legacy of White Settler Genocide By Bringing Back the Buffalo .  A really fascinating discussion, you'll definitely want to listen in, as we...

To ring in 2026, we hosted an annual Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace, this time a livestream also on the Adnan Husain Show.  Naturally, we discussed the abduction of Maduro, the Trump administration, and imperialism more generally.  Be sure to also listen to Rev Left Radio , Red Menace , and the Adnan Husain Show ! Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus co...

To close out 2025, the 100th anniversary of Frantz Fanon's birth, we bring on Jonathan Turner of Al Fida'i Media Network to discuss how we should reclaim the revolutionary Fanon, and utilize his works when analyzing the situation in Gaza.  We hope that this conversation will be both useful to you, and also inspiring.  We also hope that you have a lovely New Year, and that 2026 will bring you all r...