How the Red was Won

This is my first full episode dedicated to the struggle of trans athletes. There will be more to come! Here I talk to friend and comrade Reese, who I know by her roller derby name, Stitch. She began her transition while already involved in the derby world, which in many ways supported her, and in some ways did not. Stitch also recently moved to Chicago from Austin to escape the open fascism reigni...

Comrade Javier, who I met on TikTok, was born in Puerto Rico, and spent the decades from age 15-35 in and out of jail and being hassled by the police. In this interview, he shares how this interaction with the carceral system radicalized him, how the system is connected to the fight against colonialism, and offers some advice on dealing with the police and prisons. Follow Javier on TikTok @caribbe...

Since I’m a personal trainer for my day job, I thought I’d share some tips on goal setting for the new year. Just a short episode to try to help y’all set better and more achievable goals. Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

I was lucky enough to be selected for the CPUSA Hello Comrade delegation to Ha Noi, Vietnam in the spring of 2024. In this final episode of the year, I read over my notes from meetings with various CPVietnam orgs and members of Party leadership. I learned about Ho Chi Minh Thought and the Vietnam socialist oriented market economy, and wanted to share some of that info with you all. Articles mentio...

Batman Returns is a Christmas movie ACAB includes Batman Free Penguin Free Catwoman “We are both perceived as monsters, but somehow you’re a respected monster, but I am not. Yet.” - Penguin Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

I plan to put out several episodes covering the different types and aspects of mutual aid work. In this one, I talk with two of my Red Help ATX comrades, identical twins Travis and Trenton, about our work with a homeless community in south Austin. Link to Travis’s Substack article: https://open.substack.com/pub/cpatx/p/lessons-from-mutual-aid-how-we-can?r=1ielsn&utm_medium=ios Donate to Red Help A...

For this third and final episode covering Stalin’s Foundations of Leninism, I bring back Comrade Pete for an exciting discussion on this important book. Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan Read along: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1...

Comrade Pete is back to discuss chapters 5 &6 of Stalin’s book Foundations of Leninism. These are my favorite sections covering the Peasant Question and the National Question Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan Follow along here: https://www.marxists.org...

For this holiday episode, I talk with Sungmanitu bluebird, an Oglala Lakota organizer and researcher, and host the Marx Madness and Chunka Luta Podcasts. They help to dispel the myth of “tHe FiRsT tHaNkSgiViNg,” and we discuss the struggle of the people indigenous to North America from the 1600s through present day. Chunka Luta network links: https://linktr.ee/chunkalutanetwork?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW...

In this episode, I talk everyone’s favorite moot, Kennedy Cooper, about the border wall being built between Texas and New Mexico. Wait, NEW Mexico? That’s right, Texas governor Greg Abbott is trapping Texans in on multiple sides with razor wire and right wing fear mongering. Articles mentioned in this episode: KRQU News KOAT News News Nation The Independent Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya lik...

It’s my birthday! To celebrate turning 42, I rewatched Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (and reread some of the book) with my Red Help ATX comrades James and Pete. Don’t forget your towel! Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Recorded on Election Eve 2024. I had some notes, but this is mostly just a rant on electoralism in general, and what is to be done regardless of which neocon wins. Other podcasts I shouted out: Proles Pod https://open. Spotify.com/show/0vZyZ3MOcbmwZjG2mJ6Ra7?si=H1uznqynQNqarD11mK-skg The Power/less Pod https://open.spotify.com/show/3e5QRHvZV5Fi5fFUEjWnKA?si=0g0P1bY1RaOtpX6dKXul8Q Did you know I ha...

SPECIAL SPOOKY EPISODE! In it, I talk with comedian and podcaster, Jake Flores, about George Romero’s 2005 horror movie, Land of the Dead. Post zombie apocalypse, Pittsburgh has been rebuilt into an apartheid state, with the poor suffering in slums, and the rich living in luxury in a guilded tower. Can the poor rise up? Will John Leguazombie save the day? Are zombies an oppressed class deserving o...

The first Theory Hours episode! My comrade, Pete, joins for a discussion on Stalin’s Foundations of Leninism. This is the first of three episodes on the book, and covers the introduction and sections 1-4 My goal with Theory Hours is to recap communist theory in bite sized pieces, and put it into the context of our current struggle today. Basically long form of what my TikTok channel is. Pete will...

In the spring of 2024, I had the opportunity to travel to Vietnam to learn about socialism in their country from members of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Last week, I gave a presentation to a local community college on the trip. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon/shop/college-presentation-on-vietnam-573538?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pro...

Subscribe to Patreon to get the full episode! Right now, my goal is to release free episodes on all platforms every other Tuesday, and Patreon only episodes on the off weeks. So, for $5 you can hear my lovely voice every Tuesday at 8am. This first paywalled episode is just me talking about my thoughts going into the 2024 presidential election, why i, as a communist, still participate, and who i am...

An interview with personal trainer and martial arts coach, Lu, about self defense and mutual aid within the struggle for queer and trans liberation. Resources discussed in this episode: ​dontcallthepolice.com ​https://streetmedicsaustin.org/ ​https://translash.org/podcasts/ ​https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/21/transgender-texans-drivers-license-DPS/ ​https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-co...

An interview with my good friend and comrade, Luci, about the fight for disability equity in Texas. Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Who is Big Nasty? Just a little about me before the first official episode Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Welcome to How the Red was Won. Here’s what to expect Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this project so I can upgrade my equipment! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan