Guerrilla History

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...

This is a fully remastered episode, which originally came out in April 2022 In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to continue our conversation!  This time, the discussion focused on the paradigm of ownership of development, China's role in Africa, and AFRICOM!  If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the conversation, y...

In this installment of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we host a critically important deep dive into Fanon's life and work with Professor Lou Turner!  With 2025 being the 100th anniversary of Fanon's birth, there is no better time for this discussion than now.  We really found the conversation a rich one, and are sure you will learn a lot from it.  Help us out by sharing it! Lou...

This is a fully remastered episode, which originally came out in April 2022 In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the fantastic Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to talk about West African women's development, Sankara, AFRICOM, and more!  Due to time constraints, this episode will act as an introduction to these topics for our next conversation with Professor...

In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring you another fascinating episode focused on precolonial Nigeria - the people's there, their history, the political systems, political economy, international relations, and more.  We are fortunate to be joined by the person who wrote the book on this topic, Max Siollun, whose The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British...

A very unusual episode, where returning guest-panelist Safine Hakamaki (Née Ashirova) co-hosts an interview with Henry of the esteemed Svetlana Grivorevna Ter-Minasova.  In this episode, Henry and Safie discuss the life of Professor Ter-Minasova, from her early childhood during WWII up through the present, where she continues to work as the Founding President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages an...

With this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring you another fascinating episode in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization.  This time, a big episode on mining in Congo - extraction, exploitation, environmental and economic impacts, as well as the history, regional variations, and the difference between industrial mining and artisanal mining in Congo.  For this, we are lucky to be joine...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have an extensive and fascinating conversation on football with Robert Wilson! This was a great conversation, not only if you are a fan of the sport.  We highly recommend you also check out the interview Robert did on Rev Left Radio . Be sure to also check out our past episodes on football, each of which featured Alexander Aviña: Football! Palestine, Copa A...