The Right Podcast

This episode looks at Venezuela, but it is really about how global politics has been narrowed and who is allowed to matter politically.  This is a reactive episode. There are pauses for clarification and moments where ideas are still being worked through. The goal here is to think in public rather than present a settled argument.  One part of the episode focuses on Trump’s politics. His language a...

Correction: Around the 26 minute mark I speak of "Left" accidently. This was in relation to the Traditionalist right.  Join me for a cough medicine fueled rant about the right in 2025-2026. The attempted central insight is that failure no longer weakens right movements. When policy or electoral politics fail it can be treated as proof that institutions are hostile and legitimacy is already gone. O...

This episode follows two articles I wrote about the annual Twilight Zone New Year’s marathon, one published last year and one this year. Watching the marathon was a tradition I had growing up, and now writing about it and contemporary politics is becoming one as well.  The essays discussed here move across multiple Twilight Zone episodes and connect them to contemporary politics, including Trump’s...

In this episode, we look at why so many political arguments on the left collapse into confusion, hostility, or pure repetition. People talk about Syria, Ukraine, Gaza, imperialism, campism, and solidarity as if they’re debating the same thing, but they’re often answering different underlying questions. Philosophy doesn’t solve that, but it helps us see what those deeper questions actually are. We...

This episode looks at what happens when political conviction replaces human connection.  It’s based on my new article When Politics Forgets the Face and asks how ideology on both the right and the left can turn people into symbols instead of subjects. I talk about Ukraine, Syria, and Gaza, and why so many Western voices speak over those actually living through these conflicts. From there, I turn t...

Description: Every movement begins with conviction—but without reflection, conviction can harden into dogma. This episode explores how moral certainty, group loyalty, and algorithmic culture combine to silence the very critique that keeps political movements alive. Drawing from Foucault, Habermas, Rosa Luxemburg, Edward Said, and Herbert Marcuse, I argue that self-critique is not betrayal—it’s the...

ICE was never just about immigration. It was created after 9/11 as a tool of executive power, and today it is being used against migrants, dissenters, and even elected officials. This video looks at my article ICE Was Built for This in the Summer 2025 issue of New Politics and explains how fear, emergency powers, and bipartisan choices made ICE central to Trump’s authoritarian project. https://new...

Website: https://www.therightpodcast.org/ Check out the video on Youtube Trump was never a peace candidate. From his early Reform Party days to his “America First” doctrine, he wasn’t seeking an end to U.S. empire. Instead he wanted to strip it of regulation, diplomacy, and disguise. In this episode, I unpack how Donald Trump’s foreign policy was misread from the start — first framed as less hawki...

Article link https://therightpodcast.substack.com/p/in-times-of-division-unitys-our-mission Video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSfWJrC1Iz4   Join me as I read through "stumbling at times" an article I wrote on Substack about the election of Trump, highlighting key issues to watch and actionable steps for those newly inspired to resist a potential second Trump administration. The piece cove...

https://linktr.ee/TheRightPodcast This piece is a reading and discussion of a recent article focused on political syncretism in the 1990s. In the article, I share my personal experiences and juxtapose them with the broader political shifts of that era. Ultimately, it explores the dangers of conspiratorial thought and how populist rhetoric can serve as a pathway to such thinking, often leading to r...

This is an effort of love and volunteerism. No paywalls or super chats etc. Please consider liking and subscribing on YouTube as it boosts visibility. If you'd like to support then donate to the "buy me a book" link below.  All links: https://linktr.ee/TheRightPodcast Elia Ayoub (he/him) is a writer, researcher and the founder of The Fire These Times podcast and co-founder of From the Periphery Me...

This is an effort of love and volunteerism. No paywalls or Patreon. Please consider liking and subscribing on Youtube as it boosts visibility. If you'd like to support then donate to the "buy me a book" link below. All links: https://linktr.ee/TheRightPodcast Summary of previous discussions: Summarizing the previous two videos, we delved into the intricate interplay between narrative, perception,...

This is an effort of love and voluntarism. No paywalls or patreon. Please consider liking and subscribing on Youtube as it boosts visibility. All links: https://linktr.ee/TheRightPodcast Continuing from the previous conversation, we delve into the intricate interplay between narrative, perception, and ideology within political discourse. We explore the nuanced distinctions between anti-imperialism...

Links to socials and website:  TheRightPodcast | Twitter | Linktree Check this podcast out on YouTube for visuals:  The Right Podcast Channel Trailer (youtube.com) This is an update on my current research and some ideas about how the podcast might move forward. I ask for your input throughout this podcast on various topics. Please reach out at therightpodcast@proton.me or on any of the linked soci...

Video link: Anton from Solidarity Collectives - YouTube Lintree: - https://www.solidaritycollectives.org...   find social media's down the page. - https://www.youtube.com/@sol_col , with interviews of comrades fighting. Solidarity Collectives is a group of Ukrainian anarchists who united when the Russian invasion began, in order to support their comrades fighting at the front and help those affect...

YouTube video: The Syrian Cantina in Montreuil: Transnational Space of Solidarity - YouTube Linktree: https://linktr.ee/TheRightPodcast This video presents an overview of the Syrian Cantina in Montreuil and an interview with two of its members. We discuss many topics such firsthand experiences of the Syrian Revolution by members, current events in Syria, international solidarity, connections among...

Video Link:  161 Crew: Antifascism and Ukrainian Solidarity - YouTube Linktree:  TheRightPodcast - Official Podcast, Videos - Linktree This 161 Crew is an antifascist umbrella organization based in Poland. This video provides an overview of the organization and a discussion with one of its members. We touch upon topics such as antifascism, mutual aid, international solidarity, Russian propaganda,...

This video includes an overview of Autonomous Action and an interview with Antti Rautiainen who was exiled from Russia. Antti talks about the history of Autonomous Action, the current website that arose from the movement, events in Russia leading up to his exile, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, anarchist resistance to Russia, work with political prisoners and more. Autonomous Action https://avtonom....

Video: Ukraine - Anarchism - Solidarity: Tom From Rhizome House Part 2 - YouTube Link tree https://linktr.ee/TheRightPodcast Website: The Right Podcast | politics This will be episode one of a two-part series in which I talk to Tom from the Rhizome House. The Rhizome House is a radical center and info shop found in Cleveland ohio that sponsors and facilitates activites ranging from harm reduction...

Video:  Ukraine - Anarchism - Solidarity: Tom From Rhizome House - YouTube Linktree:  TheRightPodcast | Twitter | Linktree This will be episode one of a two-part series in which I talk to Tom from the Rhizome House. The Rhizome House is a radical center and info shop found in Cleveland ohio that sponsors and facilitates activites ranging from harm reduction to reading groups. I found Rhizome House...

This episode will introduce audio from a new, shorter style of video that I'm experimenting with on YouTube. Don't worry, the lecture style videos will keep coming. The video: The Ukranian Nazi Fallacy - YouTube Website: The Right Podcast | politics Email (send me an email!) therightpodcast@proton.me Twitter: (1) TheRightPodcast.bsky.social (@TheRightPodcast) / X (twitter.com) There's tons more. F...

Article: https://therightpodcast.substack.com/p/russiancensorfiles?sd=pf Video: Behind Closed Doors: Investigating #RussianCensorFiles Part 2 - YouTube Website: The Right Podcast | politics Buy me a book: The Right Podcast is Videos, Podcasts, Articles and Research Aids. (buymeacoffee.com) Episode two of three. This episode will review topics from Uncovering the Colossal Censorship Hack from Russi...

YouTube video: Russian Coup: Who is the Wagner Group? - YouTube A possible #coup attempt started last night in when #russia #prigozhin led his mercenary group #wagner into the Russian town of Rostov. This video consists of Wagner focused clips from a longer video describing fascists involved in the pro-Russian separatist movement found here: Uncovering the Mystery of Novorossiya: What Westerners N...

I speak with Yuliana Shemetovets of the hacktivist group Belarusian Cyber Partisans. We discuss who/what Cyper Partisans are, their actions in Belarus and #RussianCensorFiles . Yuliana also speaks about Belarusian opposition, Russian AI technology used for censorship and more. Yuliana's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yuliana_shem Cyber Partisans Telegram: https://t.me/cpartisans VICE article cited i...

Fixing audio from previous post.  Video link: (2) Uncovering the Colossal Censorship Hack from Russia - #RussianCensorFiles Part 1 - YouTube Episode one of three. This episode will introduce audiences to both the Belarusian Cyber Partisans and Distributed Denial of Secrets Collective. These groups participated in and store one of the largest hacks/leaks of Russian government data regarding censors...