Proles Pod

In this one, the Proles sat down with Daniel and Professor Sarah Raymundo to discuss the colonial history and current concerns of our comrades, who are engaging in a broad-based revolutionary struggle right now.  If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episode...

In this one we sat down with Nick to discuss his time spent in Cuba, the things he learned there, as well as other interesting discussions about the new constitution, agriculture, biotech, etc. If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearance...

In this one, the crew sat down to discuss the history of Burkina Faso, what created the atmosphere of revolution, some of Sankara's legacy, and what happened after his assassination. CORRECTIONS: - Jamaica was never a French colony; it was a British colony. - "The US is a one-party state[...]" quote was from Julius Nyerere, the president of Tanzania and not Kwame Nkrumah. - It may have been implie...

HEADS UP: One of the voices on mic here, Hayder, has been accused of sexual harassment in a university position in Lahore. We're discussing what to do with this episode, but for right now, please be aware of this and choose to listen accordingly. Way back in November of 2018, before we got mics that sounded good, we did an installment of our Patreon-exclusive Dialectics After Dark episodes and we...

In this one, we sat down with Colette to discuss the history of democratic centralism, and how it has been developed over the years, as well as other forms of democracy from ostensibly socialist origins. If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest...

In this one, we sat down with Clara Sorrenti of the Canadian Communist Party to talk about a few important historical figures in the Canadian Communist movement, as well as answer some AMA questions. Editor's note: We're aware that in January, Clara has renounced her former political beliefs and has developed an unhelpful online presence, to put it mildly. We'll leave the episode up for now, but j...

In the first episode of Ad Vincere Mundi and the first episode in the How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Histomat arc, which deals with the history of Classics as a discipline, Colette breaks down what dialectical and historical materialism are, and then confronts one of the most egregious and poisonous myths about the field: that of classical history as 'white history'. Intro Music: Pines of...

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In this deviation from our normal formula, we sat down with the lead singer/songwriter for Craig's Brother to have a brief, informal conversation about their past, present, future, as well as ideas about what happened and what indie music looks like now in the U.S. If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return c...

In this one, we sat down with Pres to discuss the long and depressing history of Reproductive Rights, Patriarchy, Eugenics and how they all tie together. SPOILER ALERT: deathtoamerica CORRECTION: The Proles were lied to; Dep (Depo Prevera) is an injection that is re-administered every three months, whereas the arm implant referred to in the episode is Nexplanon (formerly Implanon) which lasts thre...

In this one we sat down with Joel from Anti-Imperialist Parentiposting to discuss the colonial period of Argentinian history, how freedom of slaved was raffled off by the British government, the codification of racism, and how the indigenous groups were targeted and assimilated.  If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  ...

In this one, the Proles talk about 5 of the most interesting communist spies and the lies, philandering, and political maneuvers that shaped the 20th century! If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff....

The Proles introduce the debut episode of The Tolerant Left, an ML podcast that tackles controversial topics in *discourse*.   In their first episode, Talia and Jess talk about electoral politics, why it's never going to give us the change we need, and what to do instead.    You can follow them on Anchor and Spotify, with all the others to come shortly!  

In the debut episode of Proles of the Minyan, The Proles declare their support for DC Dyke March's banning of the Israeli pride flag, present a historical analysis of Jewish symbolism, argue for an abandonment of the Magen David, and advance other symbols, like the Hamsa, that can serve to build Jewish solidarity with Palestinians for our collective liberation. Follow them on http://anchor.fm/prol...

In this special and spicy episode, we sat with Talia to discuss antisemitism in the USSR, especially Stalin-era. What of the doctor's plot? Or the night of the murdered poets? Tr*stky? If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.!...

In this long, information-packed episode, Ethan and our guest Mitch Malloy of Wild Blue Studios go through most of the history of art from millions of years ago back before Homo sapiens was a thing up into the very early 20th century. We very briefly cover the Soviet Union and the birth of socialist realism as well as talk about the CIA spreading certain art forms!  The document with the images an...

In this episode, we recorded a live episode at ProlesCon 2019 in Englewood, Colorado with Breht from RevLeftRadio and a bunch of wonderful comrades who hung out with us all weekend. We discussed left media in general, took a handful of audience questions, and then wrapped it up with a "We Could Do a Whole Episode On That" about the true story of "The Hunt for Red October." Please subscribe on your...

In this episode, we sat down with the man, the myth, the legend: Grover Furr himself. We chatted about his newest book, Stalin: Waiting for...the Truth , which is a clap-back at Stephen Kotkin's dishonest biography "Stalin: Waiting for Hitler". We also talked about Anti-communism in general, as well as the importance of Stalin's legacy and why he isn't, as many people accuse him of, a "Stalin apol...

In this episode, we sat down with Henry from Deathnography to discuss social media, leftbook, and...a bunch of random topics because we couldn't stay on task.   If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff...

We sat down with rapper and activist, Xiangyu after his second trip to the DPRK to talk about his experiences there, as well as a handful of other interesting topics.    f you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of gre...

We sit down with Ethan (but not our Ethan) and Taylor (our Taylor) to talk about Simón Bolívar,  Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, the coup attempts, the gains of the revolutions, and the US fuckery in Venezuela. If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, gu...

In this one we sit down with Phil after a trip to Guatemala where he reconnected with his family, revolutionary past, and their incredible story, one as old as time, of the US propping up fascists and killing communists. If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive...

In this one we sit down with China Daily reporter, Ian Goodrum, and talk about how western media has portrayed China through its history, and communist countries broadly, as well as a bunch of great anecdotes, and discussions about how we might interpret media. And of course a brief history of The Peoples' Liquor. If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve o...

(*Disclaimer: One of our microphones cut out about 1/3 of the way through recording, and so we were forced to cut most of the banter after that point. We apologize, but are grateful that Andrea had a ton of incredibly interesting information to tell, and so we feel the content didn't suffer) The Proles sit down with Andrea (@andrea_lakota on Twitter) to discuss how Indigenous folks, decolonization...

We talk about the splitting up of Germany after World War 2, the creation of both the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, discuss what rights GDR citizens had, how many damn Nazis were in the West after the war, and what happened in 1989. If you haven't already, go to  www.prolespod.com  or you can help the show improve over at  www.patreon.com/prolespod  and in return...