Guerrilla History

This Intelligence Briefing is a patron early access episode where the guys get together to discuss and analyze the most significant events of 2021.  A lot has happened in the past year, and we had a lot of fun chatting about some things that have been on the forefront of our minds, as well as some things that we had forgotten happened.  Hope you enjoy! Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings wil...

We have another fun Intelligence Briefing this time, with a special guest!  For this conversation that takes a look at China, and once again takes aim at the "Western Left", we bring back our good friend and comrade Professor Immanuel Ness.  Manny is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg.  Hi...

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice.  Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We get medieval in this episode, and we're joined by a special guest!  The topic of this conversation is the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we talk to a very special guest, one whom many of you are probably familiar with-Comrade Luna of the YouTube channel LunaOi!  We discuss the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and its impacts both within Vietnam as well as in liberation struggles globally.  Definitely something we've all been wanting to discuss! Comrade Luna is a Vietnamese communist living in Hanoi.  Sh...

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice.  Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We have another fun Intelligence Briefing this time, with a special guest!  For this conversation to mark the 20th anniversary of the Amerithrax c...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, Adnan facilitates a discussion about the recently wrapped up COP26 climate conference, its failures, and what we should look to do going forward!  We are calling this a "Dispatch" as it's a shorter, more "in the moment" episode to ground us for current events.  Our guests are Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research...

For this special episode of Guerrilla History, we celebrated our one year anniversary by hosting a livestream featuring returning guest and fan favorite, Dr. Gerald Horne!  We covered a lot in this conversation, from Texas and the historical roots of US fascism, the need for Cuban solidarity, recent books and movies that have caught Dr. Horne's eye, and more!  If you haven't already heard our prev...

Guerrilla History is celebrating its one year anniversary! Join us for our inaugural livestream on Saturday, November 6 at 6pm Eastern Time, with special guest Dr. Gerald Horne!  The livestream can be viewed on the Revolutionary Left Radio youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGz5KS3SlLJHSVc4HtYH3QA .  Be sure to subscribe and set your notifications on!  The audio will also be uploaded...

In this special crossover episode of Guerrilla History, we collaborate with friend of the show Amanda Yee and her podcast Radio Free Amanda to discuss the history and somewhat covert imperialism of USAID.  This is a conversation that was very interesting to do the background research before, and was a very fun conversation in itself! Amanda Yee is an activist and the creator of the podcast Radio F...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we host a crash course and discussion on the recently leaked Pandora Papers, the political impact of them, and their provenance!  We are calling this a "Dispatch" as it's a shorter, more "in the moment" episode to ground us for current events.  Our guest is Branko Marcetic, writer at Jacobin Magazine and author of the new article CIA Op or Not, the Pandora Pap...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor August Nimtz to talk about his book, The Ballot, The Streets, or Both? From Marx and Engels to Lenin and the October Revolution .  This book takes a look at the theoretical and strategic groundings and evolution of electoralism via the writings of Marx/Engels and Lenin.  A conversation that will add a lot of historical nuance to the debat...

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice.  Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We have another fun Intelligence Briefing this time, with a special guest!  For this wide ranging conversation about, among other things, the irre...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor Jose Maria Sison, better known as Comrade Joma, to talk about his life, how it impacted his ideology, the history of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and more!  Comrade Joma is an absolute legendary figure, and it was a pleasure and an honor to be able to talk with him.  A must listen conversation for anyone interested in proletari...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we host a crash course on Guinean history to help provide context on the ongoing coup unfolding!  We are calling this a "Dispatch" as it's a shorter, more "in the moment" episode to ground us for current events.  Our guest is Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of Pan-African News Wire. Abayomi Azikiwe is the editor of Pan-African News Wire, and has had writings featured...

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice.  Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. This Intelligence Briefing is the first half of a wide ranging conversation on apathy and hopelessness as a result of the climate crisis, how we m...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Ollie Vargas to talk about the recent history of Bolivia.  This is an expansive episode that aims to provide historical grounding of Bolivia so that we can better understand current events taking place there! Ollie Vargas is a Bolivian reporter at Kawsachun News, and has covered Bolvian politics, news, and the recent coup for other outlets such as...

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice.  Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We have a fun intelligence briefing this time, with a special guest!  For this conversation about football (soccer to some of you) and the politic...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor Immanuel Ness to talk about his brand new book, Organizing Insurgency: Workers Movements in the Global South .  The book combines theory of workers movements with case studies from India, South Africa, and the Philippines.  A must listen conversation for an internationalist proletarian understanding of workers power! Immanuel Ness is Prof...

In this special crossover episode of Guerrilla History with The Red Menace Podcast, we bring on Dr. Françoise Vergès to talk about her new book A Decolonial Feminism .  An incredible conversation with a tremendous guest, you're definitely going to want to pick up this short but powerful work and form reading groups with it! Françoise Vergès is an activist, public educator, and is the author of man...

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice.  Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. This Intelligence Briefing will be a patreon-early access episode, all about UFOs!  We talk about the prospects for extraterrestrial life, what is...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor Andrew Liu to talk about his book Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India.  A fascinating discussion about capitalist development in the periphery through the story of a commodity, be sure to get the word out! Andrew Liu is an assistant professor of history at Villanova University, where his research focuses on China, transnat...

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice.  Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. This Intelligence Briefing will be a patreon-early access episode, about vaccine intellectual property rights.  Here we talk some history, some cu...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on professor, activist, and author Nick Estes to talk to us about the long history of American indigenous resistance.  The conversation is structured around Nick's brilliant book Our History Is the Future:  Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance. Nick Estes is a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux...

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice.  Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. This Intelligence Briefing will be an early-release episode for our patreon members, about a fantastic essay by Adnan and Professor Margaret Pappa...

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on journalist Carlos Sardiña Galache to discuss the history of Burma/Myanmar and the tragedy of the Rohingya people.  Given the recent coup and subsequent violence perpetuated against protestors, we feel that this is a vitally important interview to orient the events within the overall flow of Burmese History. Carlos Sardiña Galache is the author of T...