The Epoch of Incredulity

This week on the Epoch, Comrade Binx returns to discuss the 2021 DSA National Convention. Enjoy the drama! Check out our | Patreon | for bonus content and access to our Discord.    Please visit | comrade-rosie.org | for resources in the greater Boston area. ---Timestamp--- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:19 - Joe gets his worm out or, the News 00:01:31 - IPCC report 00:08:00 - "InFULstrcuture" 00...

In this installment of the Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Slavoj Žižek's The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto. Part two covers the section entitled "What ghosts are haunting us today?" Background music:   "Skaters" (prod. DeBox)   "Off to Osaka" by Kevin MacLeod This episode was released to our patrons on July 13th, 2021. Join our Patreon for more e...

News heavy Epoch incoming. We start off with Comrade Joe as he covers Ohio's 11th congressional district special election -- which sadly, Nina Turner lost -- the Biden's administrations weak extension of the eviction moratorium, Charlie Barker's sour grapes, and calls for Andrew Cuomo's resignation. Jesse follows up with local news; mainly the recent green line collision. We also talk briefly abou...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse begins reading Slavoj Žižek's 2019 book, The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto . Part 1 covers the section entitled The end is near... only not the way we imagined it . Background Music:   "Dummy" (prod. Alt Kudos) This episode was released to our patrons on July 3rd, 2021. For more early releases and other goodies, please sign up for...

It's a Cuba heavy episode on the Epoch this week. We open with the news as always; the smog over Boston from Californian wild fires, tax corruption in the Vatican, the end of the eviction moratorium, Steven Crowder's health, and when MIT believes society will collapse. Jesse then leads us into a discussion covering the sanctions on Cuba, The Magnitsky Act, and after LE finally informs us they've b...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse reads an excerpt from Harry Haywood's autobiography, Black Bolshevik . Background music:   "Black Panther" (prod. DeBox) This episode was released to our patrons on June 28th, 2021. For early releases and other goodies, please sign up for our Patreon .

This week the Epoch revisits some of our favorite demons and monsters running and ruining the world today! Jeff Bezos went to space for ten minutes and sadly didn't die and somehow was allowed to come back to Earth! Jeff Bezos gave Van Jones 100 million dollars, for some reason! Jeff Bezos could pay off this country's staggering amount of debt! The rain forest is on fire again! Bolsonaro can't shi...

CW: Violence. In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse reads Dorothy Parker's 1937 publication entitled Incredible, Fantastic... and True . Source: https://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/parker/true.htm Background Music: "Night" (prod. Twins x Mors) This episode was released to our patrons on June 21st, 2021. For more early releases and other goodies, join our Patreon !

This week on the Epoch we discuss the evils of American Empire, from it's abuse and exploitation of the Global South, the woke CIA and the inclusive Surveillance State, and so-called "social entrepreneurship." We discuss the effects of Capitalist conditioning, the further exploits of billionaires in space, and LE brings us a segment to remind us that even rich celebrities want more money. Thank yo...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse concludes Marlene Dixon's 1977 essay The Rise and Demise of Women's Liberation: A Class Analysis . Part four consists of the final two sections, entitled Socialist Feminism and New Directions . Background Music:   "Unknown" (prod. DeBox beats)  "Potent" (prod. Apex) This episode was released to our patrons on June 19th, 2021. For mo...

This week on the Epoch, we spend our post-4th of July episode highlighting the true story of the founding of this country coupled with the current and continuous crumbling of America in the present. From ocean fires to oil lobbyist, environmentalists being labelled terrorists, wealth built on exploitation and slavery, the looming crisis of student debt and the ending of federal unemployment benefi...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Marlene Dixon's 1977 essay The Rise and Demise of Women's Liberation: A Class Analysis. Part three covers the sections entitled Reactionary Feminism and Failure of Program. Background Music taken from the album Andromeda , by NK Music. This episode was released to our patrons on June 15th, 2021. For more early releases...

We're on one this week for a short, somewhat unhinged, but no less enjoyable episode. This episode is mostly just a freeform discussion about climate change, as we tackle the heatwave, Biden's weak to nonexistent response to the threat of climate, and the condo collapse in Florida. We move on to ponder the use of technology and nuclear energy to combat the issue. After that, Scott highlights why y...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Marlene Dixon's 1977 essay entitled The Rise and Demise of Women's Liberation: A Class Analysis . Background Music:     "Latte" (prod. BEATOWSKI) This episode was released to our patrons on June 8th, 2021. For early releases and other goodies, sign up for our Patreon !

This week on the Epoch, ComradeGupGup joins us again to discuss a multitude of topics as they relate to the Left today including; the recent labelling of leftist as terrorists by the Biden administration, Huey P. Newton and the concept of revolutionary suicide, the rift between Marxist-Leninists and Trotskyists, the need for a working class party, America's prison population and systemic racist po...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse begins to read Marlene Dixon's 1977 article entitled The Rise and Demise of Women's Liberation: A Class Analysis . Full text source from the Marxists Internet Archive. Background Music: Purrple Cat - "Warm Horizon" This episode was released to our patrons on June 5th, 2021. For early releases and other goodies, please sign up for our Patreon...

It's our one year anniversary on the Epoch! We spend the occasion discussing Alienation and it's various effects under capitalism, the size of capybaras, Whale vomit, Libertarian's hate of child labor laws, and if, in fact, blood is a good for oiling machines. Thank you for sticking with us, and please enjoy. Check out our | Patreon | for bonus content and access to our Discord. Please visit | com...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse reads Clara Fraser's 1980 essay entitled On the Dialectics of US "Backwardness" . Background music:  "Phoenix" (prod. DeBox) This episode was released to our patrons on 5/29/21. For early releases and other goodies, please sign up for our Patreon !

This week on Epoch we welcome the Boston DSA Political Education Working Group for a discussion on role and importance of socialist political education within leftist organizations.   Check out our | Patreon | for bonus content and access to our Discord. Please visit | comrade-rosie.org | for resources in the greater Boston area. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:33 - The No Joe News 00:02:31 - Bezos an...

The Movie Club returns with Chava and Scott discussing and debating the merits of the 2016 horror comedy, The Love Witch. Go to https://www.patreon.com/epicincredulity for the full episode. 

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse concludes Mao Tse Tung's 1937 essay On Contradiction . Part six covers the final two sections, entitled "The Place of Antagonism in Contradiction" and "Conclusion". Background Music:   "Ymir" and "Aegir" by NK Music  Album:  Andromeda   YouTube link:   https://youtu.be/ZbAh947SN60 This content was released t...

Welcome back to the technical difficulty hour, or as we call it, The Epoch of Incredulity. As Scott struggles to get the soundboard - and his computer - working, we deliver a news heavy episode. There's a new COVID variant in Vietnam, Biden's proposed budget is still woefully inadequate with no forgiveness for Student Loans or anything else, and Mayor Pete has some empty words on infrastructure. W...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Mao Tse Tung's 1937 essay On Contradiction . Part 5 covers the section entitled "The Identity and Struggle of the Aspects of a Contradiction." Background Music: "Consideration" by Low Frequency Music. This episode was released to our patrons on 5/10/21. For more early releases and other perks, sign up for our Patreon !

This week's episode of the Epoch is pretty squarely aimed at the predictable disappointment of the Biden administration; the now abandoned empty promise of student loan forgiveness, the crumbling infrastructure bill, the bailing out of billionaires, the continued support of the Israeli government, and using the revelation of UFOs as a distraction. It's just one big pile of shit. Check out our | Pa...

In this installment of Marxist Menagerie, comrade Jesse continues to read from Mao Tse Tung's 1937 essay On Contradiction . Part four covers the section entitled "The Principal Contradiction and the Principal Aspect of a Contradiction." Background music:  Homie Cat - "Flows Through Me". This episode was released to our patrons on 5/3/21. For more early releases and other goodies, sign up for...