Rev Left Radio

We close out 2022 with a livestream!  All the members of the Revolutionary Left Radio family of podcasts came together for a two hour live Q&A that we had a ton of fun doing.  We hope you enjoy as we look ahead to 2023!   P.S. If you're on twitter, let us know what your favorite episode of the show was during 2022 - tag us @guerrilla_pod with your pick and we'll hopefully encourage some new people...

Breht responds to the criticism that Marxism is just Christianity mixed with the Enlightenment concept of Progress; that it is basically just a religious faith... Listen to the full episode here: https://redmenace.libsyn.com/desert

Breht welcomes Aaron J. Leonard and Conor A. Gallagher back on the show to discuss the recent release of the revised and updated version of " Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War on America's Maoists: The Revolutionary Union / Revolutionary Communist Party 1968-1980 ". We discuss the importance of the original book, what changes were made in the updated and revised version (just released Oct. 2022...

J. Moufawad Paul returns to the show to discuss his newest book " Politics in Command: A Taxonomy of Economism ". Together, Breht and JMP discuss what economism is, what Lenin's critique of it was, how it acts as a keystone of revisionism, its dialectical opposite "voluntarism", how they are tied to movementism, the necessity of a communist vanguard party, how economism distorts our understanding...

Nicholas Richard-Thompson and Tunde Osazua from the Black Alliance for Peace join Breht to discuss AFRICOM, or The United States Africa Command - responsible for U.S. military operations on the continent. Together they discuss BAP's month of action against AFRICOM, the strategic role that AFRICOM plays in the maintenance of US empire, the importance of proletarian internationalism in the fight aga...

David Icenogle (from No Chaser ) returns to the show and joins Breht once again to have a frank, open-ended, wide-ranging discussion about their experiences and struggles with mental health. This is not meant as medical advice, nor scientific analysis; it is meant to simply be two human beings and close friends sitting down and discussing their direct experiences in the hope that it might resonate...

Thomas Riggins is a New York university lecturer in philosophy and ancient studies. He is a retired city housing manager and a veteran of the peace and civil rights movements of the 1960s. He holds degrees from Florida State University and the CUNY Graduate Center. He is currently a member of the UAW and a former Teamster.  Professor Riggins joins Breht to discuss a collection of his essays on cla...

Massimo Pigliucci, philosophy professor and author, joins Breht once again, this time to discuss his newest book "The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders" . Topics include: Ethical theories in philosophy, stoicism, theory and practice, cross-cultural virtues, Socrates, the role of role models, how all of this connects up with...

Matthew John from This American Left joins Breht to discuss his book "Millennial Marxist " and a slate of contemporary political topics  Find Millennial Marxist here: https://linktr.ee/millennialmarxist Check out Breht's guest interview on This American Left : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-3-a-conversation-with-breht-oshea/id1529673234?i=1000498698013 Outro music "Riot Rhythm" by S...

In this episode, Breht plays clips of, and responds to, a recent podcast put out by Sam Harris and Yale Historian Timothy Snyder on the Russia-Ukraine war in which they advance several liberal, pro-american criticisms against dissident thinkers on the topic. Then Breht plays a clip from a NYT podcast about Cuba and launches into a classic Red Hot Take style rant on the topic.  Outro music by Kodak...

Listen to the FULL CONVERSATION over at Guerrilla History , which you can find and subscribe to on your favorite podcast app, OR here: https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/the-rise-of-fascism-bolsonaro-the-brazilian-elections-w-michael-fox-dispatch In this outstanding conversation, we talk with journalist Michael Fox about the rise of Fascism in Brazil, Bolsonaro, the impending runoff elections, th...

Matthew Furlong from our Dialectics Deep Dive series returns to the show to discuss Valentin Nikolaevich Voloshinov, a Russian Soviet linguist, whose work has been influential in the field of literary theory and Marxist theory of ideology. Other links:   Vijay Prashad - "Looking Over the Horizon at Non-Alignment and Peace" (2022) https://thetricontinental.org/ studies-on-contemporary- dilemmas-2-n...

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Kristen R. Ghodsee is an award-winning Professor of Russian and East European Studies. She returns to Rev Left to discuss her newest book "Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons From Five Revolutionary Women ". Check out more Rev Left episodes with Kristen: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=ghodsee   Check out Kristen's work here: https://kristenghodsee.com/ Check out AK-47, Kriste...

Donald Parkinson from Cosmonaut Magazine joins Breht to talk about the life, political theory, and legacy of Lyndon LaRouche. In our own time we see LaRouche-type deviations manifesting on the so-called socialist left, and by studying LaRouche and his movement, we can better comprehend - and thus combat - its modern day iterations, while avoiding similar errors. Check out Donald's article in Cosmo...

Liberals of all stripes will argue that they support equality of opportunity , NOT equality of outcome...  unlike those damn commies. What are we to make of this argument? Support Rev Left Radio:  https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

"From Each According to Their Ability, To Each According to Their Needs" is still the best standard for the possiblity of a just, equitable, civilized society.  Support Rev Left Radio:  https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

Alyson and Breht reflect on the recent online stir caused by "MAGA Communism" and analyze the ideas of some of its main represenatives and proponents.   Together they discuss and clarify core marxist concepts, criticize and explain the specific errors being made, shine light on its intellectual influences, explore its connection to previous iterations in american history (like the movement that fo...

Shawn and Aaron from Srsly Wrong join Breht to discuss their brand new animated series exclusively on MEANS TV , "Papa & Boy". Topics discussed included 90s cartoons, themes of class and hierarchy in Papa & Boy , childhood from the child's perspective, the complexities of parenting under capitalism, the limitations of the nuclear family, cycles of abuse and trauma passed down from parents to child...

Breht is joined by members of the Workers' Front of Ukraine - a Marxist-Leninist organization based in Ukraine. We discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, the impact of the war on Ukrainians, the Maidan Coup of 2014, the size and role of fascist and neo-nazi groups in Ukraine, Zelenskyy and Putin, the economic incentives behind the war, and much more! Learn more about the Worker's Front here: https://...

Former high school teacher, Gabriel Gipe, joins the show to tell his story of being set up and targeted by the right-wing organization Project Veritas, the subsequent relentless harrassment of him and his family by conservative news outlets, fascist organizations, and other right wing extremists, including the Proud Boys, which culminated in him losing his career. He tells his story as both a warn...

This is the audio from a full video put out by Paul Connolly over at the YouTube channel "Marxist Paul" on the life, legacy, and theory of Che Guevara. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3yVJghCn9Q&ab_channel=MarxistPaul Check out Paul's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarxistPaul Learn more about POLICOMM: politicsincommand.info Follow Politics in Demand on twitter: ht...

Breht askes Booker Omole from the Communist Party of Kenya about China and its role in Africa; particularly as compared to the United States and Europe. Listen to the Full Episode by subscribing to Guerrilla History on your preferred podcat app, OR you can find the episode directly here: https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/booker-omole-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-history-and-class-analysis-of-...

Stella joins Breht to discuss (and put a unique communist spin) on the great French Revolution! Together, they discuss the conditions that led to the revolution, the major events and figures of the Revolution, the importance of mass mobilization for any authentic revolution, the so-called Reign of Terror, Maximilien Robespierre, Jean-Paul Marat, the Guillotine, the role of women, Babeuf and the Co...

Yugopnik joins Breht to talk about political development, philosophy, Yugoslavia, Tito, the Balkans today, the Russia-Ukraine War, perceptions of the US, and much more!  Sub to Yugopnik's YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8mbJ-M142ZskR5VR0gBig Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/Yugopnik Subscribe to The Deprogram on your preferred podcast app, and support them here:  https://www.patreon.com/TheDepr...