How the Red was Won

Finally finishing this book discussion with my good friend and comrade, Pete. This was recorded the week before I ordered my new equipment, so apologies if it doesn't sound as clear as recent episodes. follow along here: https://www.cheguevara.org/Guerrilla-Warfare.pdf Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release epis...

Reading and explaining R Palme Dutt's Fascism and Social Revolution chapter 5. join the Patreon for the full episode Early release episodes and exclusive episodes for all tiers. https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

I attended the local No Kings rally Saturday, October 18, 2025. This was recorded about 2 hours after I got home, so I was fairly sleepy. I realized after talking to my partner, that I left out a few important notes, like how there was ZERO police presence. Less cops than one would normally see at that park. Very strange indeed! All in all, I am glad I went, though. Thanks for listening xo Did you...

There's a lot going on right now, and sometimes it's good to step back and lose yourself in a work of fiction. Freddy G, who you may know from the internet, joins me to discuss seasons 1&2 of the Apple TV show Severance. Are all offices like this? Is Ricken a Marxist? Would YOU get severed? We discuss this and more! Find Freddy G on all social media as @ orangefreddyg LOTS OF SHOW SPOI...

In this special bonus October 07 episode, I read excerpts from the book Genocide Bad by Sim Kern. This book came out this year, and offers some insight to the ongoing Palestinian struggle for liberation. FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release episodes and exclusive e...

You know him. You love him. It’s everyone’s favorite Breht O’Shea from such fine podcasts as RevLeft Radio, The Red Menace, Shoeless in South Dakota, and more! We talk about what organizing in the USA looks like 2025 - from unions to the socialist orgs, mutual aid, resisting fascism, and raising anti-fascist kids. And surprise! I just realized it’s my one year pod-a-versary! https://revolutionaryl...

CLIP: finishing up chapter 3 of Dutt’s book on fascism Join the Patreon for the full episode! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Back with fan favorite, Comrade Pete discussing Che’s Guerrilla Warfare. Read along here: https://www.cheguevara.org/Guerrilla-Warfare.pdf Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release episodes and exclusive episodes for all tiers. https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Comrade Rae, aka The Lady Prole, joins me to discuss Alexandra Kollontai’s 1923 collection of three story stories, Love of Worker Bees. Did we love it? Not really. Did we hate it? Not that either. We have developed a complicated relationship with this work. If you don’t know Proles Pod, find them here: https://prolespod.libsyn.com/ Love of Worker Bees: https://archive.org/details/loveofworkerbees0...

Follow along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive//dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-3.pdf Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release episodes and exclusive episodes for all tiers. https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Jacob from the podcast Socialist Shelf joins me to discuss what’s going on in Georgia, specifically Atlanta area, organizing. From cop city, to abortion bans, to queer rights, to police murder, the contradictions are sharpening. Links! Cop City bail funds: https://atlsolidarity.org/updates/ No Cop City, No Cop World by Mariah Parker: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/authors/1649-mariah-parker Pre-or...

My friend and comrade, Pete is back for another theory discussion. This time, we are covering the first chapter of Ernesto Che Guevara’s 1961 work, Guerrilla Warfare. Stay tuned for the next two chapters Read the book here: https://ia803401.us.archive.org/10/items/guerrilla-warfare-che-guevara/Guerrilla%20warfare%20-%20Che%20Guevara.pdf Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, suppo...

I am beginning my next reading series with the 1934 book, Fascism and Social Revolution by R. Palme Dutt. Dutt was a British communist in the 1930s and wrote about the rise of fascism happening all around him. I find his analysis of what fascism is and how to fight it to be one of the best out there. In this episode, I read a bit of his bio and both of the book’s introductions. This series will be...

Deakin is a writer, artist, activist, poet, and worker who I met on TikTok. In this episode, we discuss their art and radicalization as well as some tips for other creators. Find Deakin here: https://linktr.ee/deakin.stockman?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLqKOxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp8VpxU6U7cBEtc211FHDx6yI2iclb4QxXnj_iCfS7Tn5WQpbQKInwGp9vzne_aem_cR-vipiinXzolKCY80vSww Yellow Parenti: https://youtu.be/xP8CzlFhc14?si=8...

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What happened? How can you help? Why are liberals such smug jerks? Austin Pets Alive: https://www.austinpetsalive.org/ Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country: https://www.communityfoundation.net/scholarships/ Red Help ATX: https://redhelpatx.org/ List from Austin monthly: https://www.austinmonthly.com/how-austinites-can-donate-to-those-affected-by-the-central-texas-floods/?utm_campaign=fee...

Reading section 3 from Mao’s On Contradiction. Join the Patreon for the full episode and more! Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release episodes and exclusive episodes for all tiers. https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

After searching for some time, I finally found a collection of essays about Queer Liberation in a book titled Against Equality: Queer Liberation Not Mere Inclusion. In this episode, I read three essays from this book, all covering the topic of LGBTQ people and the USA military. As we watch our government attempt to pinkwash us into manufacturing consent to bomb Iran and support the destruction of...

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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement is a collection of essays and speeches by Angela Y Davis. These writings are all from 2013-2015, and the book came out in 2016. In this episode, I read you a speech she gave in December of 2013 titled “On Palestine, G4S, and the Prison-Industrial Complex.” In times like these, it is important to remember that al...

Reading an article about the Stonewall Uprising, and a rant about how all our struggles are connected. Article: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/stonewall-uprising-ignited-modern-lgbtq-rights-movement Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release episodes and exclusive episodes for all tiers. https://www....

Comrade Halen is a member of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) and Red Help ATX. In this episode, he shares his knowledge of labor organizing, and gives us the AEIOUs of how to start a union at your job. Become a Wobbly! https://www.iww.org/membership/ Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release episodes and excl...

This is the second half of the conversation with Comrade Aaron covering Josef Stalin’s Dialectical and Historical Materialism. Shoutout to Comrade Young Haircut for the editing advice. Read the pamphlet here: https://www.marxists.org/ebooks/stalin/d_and_h_materialism_stalin.pdf Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release...

A discussion on Stalin’s essay Dialectical and Historical Materialism with my good friend and comrade, Aaron. This conversation went on nearly 2 hours, so I decided to cut into two hour-long episodes. I am so bad at tech, that I cannot for the life of me figure out how to stitch on a closing to this one, and an opening to the next… maybe ill figure it out by next week. Link to the essay here: http...

Reading Mao’s 1937 essay Combat Liberalism and his 1956 US Imperialism is a Paper Tiger Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! Early release episodes and exclusive episodes for all tiers. https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan