Teach Me Communism

We talk about pop culture, coffee in El Salvador, the strikes in Paris, Stalingrad, and a little bit of show planing! Please let us know what bi-weekly format you’d be most interested in: more shit-shooting or an episode-by-episode analysis of the FX show The Americans?   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommun...

Today we’re learning about the rise of communism in Nepal! A story of kings, revolution, and SO many party splits. Seriously, like a lot. Find a diagram on our socials.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  ...

We’re watching the Cold War classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Join us as we analyze rogue generals, cowboy pilots, and the upsetting doctrine of mutually assured destruction.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism...

Today we’re learning about Black Panther member, activist, and political prisoner Assata Shakur. Christine read her autobiography and is giving a book report to the class. Tune in to learn about how “justice” works in the United States, complete with inhumane prison conditions and absolutely bonkers court proceedings.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me...

No new episode this week. Sorry ya'll! Tune in next week for an episode on Assata Shakur.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism   And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity fo...

It’s the big bad breakup: the Sino-Soviet split! Find out the causes and effects of the tensions between the USSR and China, including revisionist theories, petty letter writing, border wars, and even teaming up with the bad guys.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teac...

Today we’re talking about a labor organization with heavy LARPing elements: The Knights of Labor! We learn about their history, shortcomings, and influence on the American labor movement. Rabbit holes include prohibition and cool saints.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmai...

It’s another movie night! This time we’re watching the 2014 movie Pride. It’s about Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, an activist group who raised money for the British miners’ strike of 1984. But it’s also about solidarity, intersectionality, and fabulous friend groups.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmec...

Due to some upcoming travel, we’ve decided to do another shootin’ the shit! Christine takes the lead with this one, with a robust list of topics including religion, medicine, current strike actions, AI art, and sumptuary laws. We also talk about Iran, China, and have a bougie food chat.

Today we’re learning about Kwame Nkrumah, a guy who managed to win an election from jail, lead Ghana to independence, and pursue a damned dam. He also founded a party with a sick rooster logo.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreo...

Sorry ya'll, no new episode this week. We'll be back! Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism   And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

We start off with a tarot reading for the community! Then we move on to current events like, uhh, what’s even happening in Ukraine? What about Iran? Other topics: talking to your family about leftism, media recommendations, World Cup predictions, and a fashionable wizard. Christine has ciders in this one.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?re...

Christine straight up didn’t do the reading this week because it made their brain hurt, but never fear! Grady is here to give us the TLDR of Rosa Luxemburg’s Social Reform or Revolution, or as Christine likes to think of it, the story of Rosa positively nuking a guy from orbit.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teach...

Christine regales us with a tale of plague, wool, and popular revolt that just shows there will always be people to fight oppression! Come for the history, stay for the poorly pronounced Italian. We also discuss a Bohemian angry swan and the English Peasant Revolt.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism T...

Back to the mailbag to discuss Ireland, investment firms, veganism, tech unions, navigating conversations about diasporas, media consumption, and praxis.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism   And like and s...

Getting a little agro this week — agricultural, that is. Join us as we learn about Cuba’s history of ecology in agriculture and their organoponicos, or urban gardens.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism   A...

It’s another music episode! We take a listen to some of The Coup’s music and talk about the life of one Boots Riley. Find our Spotify playlist here.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism   And like and subscr...

This week, we tackle a few readings to help us further understand ecosocialism. We talk oil executive plots, devil trains, and return to our good friend the inflation calculator. Oh and we go down a rabbit hole learning about societal collapse because of course we do.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunis...

A tale of an extremely stubborn king, some funk and some grunk, and a whole lot of atrocities. Was this Pol Pot guy even a communist, or is he just giving us a bad name?   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism...

This time on Communist Movie Night, we watch a film about a Mexican mining town going on strike with the help of some brave women and the solidarity of workers across the country. It’s no wonder this film was denounced by the U.S. House of Representatives (basically a stamp of approval as far as we’re concerned).

There’s always more shit to shoot around here. Topics include boot-licking monarchists, Star Trek, ongoing labor strikes and modern slavery. Christine regales us with some tales from their trip to the hill country and we have a brief lesson on LBJ. Plus, we make a commitment to like, actually DO something!   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?r...

We’re back for part 2 of our discussion of Michael Parenti’s book, Blackshirts & Reds. We cover chapters 5 to the end of the book, and we also learn some fancy new words!   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism...

Join us as we discuss Michael Parenti’s book Blackshirts & Reds. In this episode we cover chapters 1-4. Also, apologizes for some jingling noises, a cute and sassy cat was walking around.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com...

It’s our first quiz review show! Play along at home as Grady quizzes Christine on various leftist topics, including segments like “Comrade or Baddie?”, “Flavors of Communism” and “Name That Tune”. Christine even studied a little! :o   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: te...

Christine regales us with some mini history segments this week including some interesting aspects of Norway’s economy, a tale of populism from Ancient Rome, and strike actions in East Texas.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon....