The Epoch of Incredulity

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse finishes reading Mao Tse Tung's On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People. The reading will cover the final four sections: IX. On the Question of Disturbances Created by Small Numbers of People X. Can Bad Things Be Turned Into Good Things? XI. On Practicing Economy XII. China's Path to Industrialization Background mus...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Mao Tse Tung's On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People . The reading covers the following sections: VI. The Question of the Minority Nationalities VII. Overall Planning and Proper Arrangement VIII. On "Let a Hundred Flowers Blossom, Let a Hundred Schools of Thought Contend" and "Lon...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues reading from Mao Tse Tung's On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People . The reading covers the following sections: II. The Question of the Suppression of Counter-Revolutionaries III. The Question of Agricultural Co-Operation IV. The Question of Industrialists and Merchants V. The Question of the Intellectuals Ba...

In this intallment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse reads a short essay by members of the Red Star Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America. You can follow along here: redstarcaucus.org/we-do-not-condemn-hamas Theme music: Written & performed by Contingence ~~ soundcloud.com/contingenceboston Background music: "like it's nothing" prod. floatin. ~~ youtu.be/sCew6AWrwMg &q...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse begins to read Mao Tse Tung's 1957 speech, On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People . Part one will cover section I: "Two Types of Contradictions Differing in Nature". Background music: "smoke" prod. cargo beats -- https://youtu.be/rmBMBPRaIww "Collab" prod. Zinc -- https://youtu.be/MLXwlxQM...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse finishes Michael Parenti's 2011 text, The Face of Imperialism . The reading covers Chapter Ten: Rogue Imperium . Background music: "Elah" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/LjckMFRQIIE "Night" prod. vorni -- https://youtu.be/b5EPOeBk264 "everything changed" prod. floatin. -- https://youtu.be/dWeadQYhc54 Theme...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues reading from Michael Parenti's The Face of Imperialism . The reading will cover all of Chapter Nine: Satellites or Enemies? Background music: "Beginning" prod. Zinc -- https://youtu.be/E9nwTllbg2E "outside" prod. floatin -- https://youtu.be/S05L_AjpNC4 "Moon" prod. Unknown Instrumentalz -- https://y...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues reading Michael Parenti's The Face of Imperialism . The reading will cover Chapter Eight: Target Cuba . Background music: "Ahaz" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/VFDkWaJj2I0 "Aimless" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/HSpHklAgFs4 "Legendary" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/3G-R2KlsjWo Theme mu...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Michael Parenti's The Face of Imperialism . The reading will cover Chapter Seven: Free Market Servitude . Background music: "Athaliah" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/NLmEiU4DNfQ "Uzziah" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/N2E0w6VRaY4 Theme music: Written and performed by Contingence -- https:...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues reading from Michael Parenti's The Face of Imperialism . The reading covers Chapter Six: Globalization for the Few . Background music: "Aurai" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/UJLiq5TC4Vs "Mors" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/jRF8Is4dmJc Theme music: Written and performed by Contingence -- https://sound...

=========================== EOI 131 -- Piss Poor Design =========================== Hello again! This episode, recorded on March 19th, 2024, features commentary from comrades Chava, Joe, and myself. We cover the "suicide" of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, the 737 MAX engineer who outright refused to fly on the 737 MAX, still more atrocities committed against the Palestinian people in...

============================= Episode 130: Crawling Peg ============================= This episode, recorded on March 5th, 2024, features commentary from comrades Scott, Joe, Chava, and myself. CONTENT WARNING FOR SUICIDE, as we dive into the self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell, and responses to it by law enforcement, the American military-industrial complex, the Palestinian resistance, the neoliber...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Michael Parenti's The Face of Imperialism. The reading will cover Chapter Five: How Moneyed Interests Create Poor Nations . Background music: "Nyuserre" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/BmtP12SFrEM "Peteese" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/lQOMzVJge3g Theme music: Written and performed by Co...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Michael Parenti's The Face of Imperialism . The reading covers all of Chapter Four: Deliberate Design. Background music: "Heartbreak" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/LsyyzQY8MAA "Persephassa" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/P7DQ9_WIlWo "Reason" prod. Imarchitect -- https://youtu.b...

~~ Episode 129 -- Leadership Resides in the Beard ~~ Hello, hello! This episode was recorded on February 20th, 2024, featuring commentary from comrades Chava, Joe, and myself. Topics covered include: Overdose reversal; the (Orwellian) Kids Online Safety Act, the Israeli occupation chooses genocide over national credit; the IMF dangles debt relief as Egypt prepares Palestinian ghettos; the fish ban...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Michael Parenti's The Face of Imperialism . The reading covers Chapter 3: Why Rulers Seek Global Dominion. Background music: "Eupraxia" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/QAqLgyla0G0 "Wanax" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/7oWzr5y8YcM Theme music: Written and performed by Contingence -- https:...

Hello again, comrades! This episode was recorded on February 6th, 2024. Covered topics include: Chauvinism under a thin blue veil; ICJ rulings on Palestine and Ukraine; funding pulled from UNRWA; resistance fighters do what they do; dumb fascist shit in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times; ceasefire negotiations; Irish reunification; politics as a pop-culture spectacle; the high priests of...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues reading Michael Parenti's 2011 text, The Face of Imperialism . The reading will cover Chapter 2: The Omnipresent Arsenal. Background music: "Ogdoad" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/NPBSF8g8hr0 "Signals" prod. VAIA Beats -- https://youtu.be/8cLjBzklrqk Theme music: Written and performed by Contingence -- ht...

EOI Episode 127: Part Two -- Abracadabra, Jack. **************** LISTEN TO PART ONE: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epoch-of-incredulity/episodes/Episode-127-Part-One---Suddenly-Not-Having-a-Good-Time-e2eute1 **************** Hello comrades! Welcome back to the Epoch of Incredulity. This is part two of episode 127, recorded on 01/16/24. Please keep in mind that (a) we had already been rec...

Hello comrades! Chava, Joe, and I recorded this on 1/16/24, and, perhaps given the abundance of bullshit in the first few weeks of the new year, I've had to trim about an hour from it and split it up into two parts. In part one, we uncover the neoliberal rot undergirding the recent Boeing 737 Max 9 incident and discuss the deepening quagmire in West Asia, including: The success of the Red Sea...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse begins reading Michael Parenti's 2011 text, The Face of Imperialism . The reading will cover Chapter 1: Thinking About Empire. Background music: "Buto" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/SzoArv7FLS8 "Shai" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/j7iY8qsw3U4 Theme music: Written and performed by Contingence -- https://soundc...

Hello, beautiful proletarians. I've taken on the episode artwork and description for this special occasion, in part because I've been awake since yesterday morning and I need something to fight off the delirium between now and the NA meeting I probably, really, need to attend, later tonight. This episode, although entirely Joeless, is not entirely joyless. I turn the tankie knob down a cou...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse finishes out Mass Work by the Communist Party of the Philippines. The reading covers the remaining sections: D. Mobilizing the Masses ; and E. Consolidation and Expansion . Source reading: http://www.massline.info/Philippines/masswork.htm Background music: "Phaenna" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/Cuw_XeaHaBU "Closet" p...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from the CPP's Mass Work . The reading covers: B. Propaganda and Education Work; and C. Organizing the Masses. Background music: "Matton" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/DxTYVtynDSI "Orithyia" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/uaPV64OOF1s Theme music: Written and performed by Contingence -- https:...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse begins to read from the CPP's "Mass Work". The reading covers the Foreword and Part A: Line and Orientation of Mass Work. Background music: "Iah" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/jyP-iQQ_DCE "Meretseger" prod. NK Music -- https://youtu.be/8qEFcNBVmzE Theme music: Written and performed by Contingence -- http...