Ezri xB & Jake Verso

Swampside Chats

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"The best goddamn communist podcast, period."—Tom O'Brien, From Alpha to OmegaThis is Swampside Chats. The podcast where communists shoot the shit about current events, history, political economy, and theory."You are free not only to invite us, but to go yourselves wherever you will, even into the Swamp. In fact, we think that the Swamp is your proper place, and we are prepared to render you every assistance to get there. Only let go of our hands, don’t clutch at us and don’t besmirch the grand word freedom, for we too are 'free' to go where we please, free to fight not only against the Swamp,...

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Ezri xB & Jake Verso

Episodes

#9 - "State and Revolution" (Part 2) 27.03.2017 53:19

We complete our reading of V.I. Lenin's classic 1917 "The State and Revolution".

#8 - News Roundup 20.03.2017 37:14

This week we discuss Jeff Sessions recent comments about Marijuana, Maoism, an Ethiopian garbage avalanche, 250 skulls, and the outcome of the recent Dutch election.

#7 - "State and Revolution" (Part 1) 13.03.2017 53:56

This week we discuss the first half of Vladimir Lenin's groundbreaking work "The State and Revolution", written almost 100 years ago in 1917.

#6 - News Roundup 06.03.2017 1:03:11

This week we discuss a recent firebombing of a Tampa mosque and a recent rise in anti-semitic threats. We also talk about a new potential contender for president, the DNC's ongoing racket, labor unrest in China, and take questions from one of our listeners.

#5 - "The Communist Manifesto" (Part 2) 27.02.2017 1:19:00

This week we conclude our reading of the Communist Manifesto. We also take time to discuss Kautsky's 1901 essay "To What Extent is the Communist Manifesto Obsolete?"

#4 - News Roundup 20.02.2017 1:03:05

This week for our news roundup episode, we continue to ponder Trump and Trumpism, look forward to the coming strikes, and discuss such diverse subjects as the deep state, Ted Nugent, the Tea Party and ranked choice voting.

#3 - "The Communist Manifesto" (Part 1) 13.02.2017 59:45

This week we sit down to discuss the first half of the Communist Manifesto.

#2 - News Roundup 09.02.2017 1:04:23

Its a news round up episode

#1 - Welcome to the Swamp 19.01.2017 1:44:32

Swampside Chats is a podcast where communists shoot the shit about current events, history, political economy and theory. For our inaugural episode, we discuss the incoming Trump presidency and what it means for the left.