The Skeptical Leftist Podcast

In this episode of Red Reviews Justin talks to me about Bertrand Russell’s non-Marxist view of socialism and the value of a socialist society. You can read it here from libcom https://files.libcom.org/files/Bertrand%20Russell%20-%20In%20Praise%20of%20Idleness.pdf Check out the website for the quotes used in the episode https://www.skepticalleftist.com/ (give me a little bit of time to finish the n...

So I got a message a few weeks ago from Stafford telling me about a book he's writing about the Transendence Movement and anarchism and it sounded great so I got him to go through my process and book an interview. The day that it came to talk to him I was a bit sick but I toughed it out and we made it through, had a great conversation, and happily promoted his book (which isn't quite finis...

In this episode of Red Reviews Justin and I talk Star Trek! More specifically we talk about the economics of Star Trek and the book Trekonomics by Manu Saadia.  Before we got started we talked about Mike Rinder's cancer diagnosis and how people can go to his blog mikerindersblog.com to donate. You can get a copy of Trekonomics here https://www.amazon.com/Trekonomics-Economics-Star-Manu-Saadia/...

Hi and welcome to the next installment of Red Reviews. In this one Justin and I talked about Erich Fromm’s book, Marx’s Concept of Man which is a book that discusses the humanism of Marx and how the philosophy of socialism has been co-opted by anti-humanist tendencies as well as exploring the humanism of Marx.  Erich Fromm was a psychologist, a psychoanalyst in the Freudian tradition, while also r...

In this episode of the podcast we talk about God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens and Reason, Faith, and Revolution by Terry Eagleton. The conversation takes us through some criticisms of Hitchens and the New Atheist Movement which Justin and I were both part of and then we talk about the value of faith and spirituality and how these things fit into a materialist Marxist worldview. You can get...

In this episode of Red Reviews we talk Humanism and Marxism in a discussion of the book, Towards a Marxist Humanism . You can check out a free copy of this book on the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/towardmarxisthum00koak/page/n9/mode/2up Justin's Links https://www.justinclark.org/ https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/ https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph https://www.in.gov/h...

I had a friendly discussion with Physicist Chris about whether crypto is a con or not. Some argue that it's just for the rich, while others see it as a good long term investment. What's your take? #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #skeptical Here are some links for Chris' content https://twitter.com/PhysicistChris https://cbirkinbine.info/series/adashofscience/ https://www.twitch.tv/physicistch...

In this episode Justin and Cory talk about the book Respectful Atheism by Thomas Sheridan Check out Justin's writing and other work https://www.justinclark.org/ https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/ https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.co...

In this episode I talked to Jeff Thomas Black about the gig economy, the oppression of workers, and AI. Jeff it very knowledgable on this subject and is writing a book, a blog, and doing his own podcast about it over on his substack. Jeff’s links https://jeffthomasblack.substack.com https://www.youtube.com/@JeffThomasBlack https://jeffthomasblack.beehiiv.com/p/full-dashclosure-audiobook-podcast-ne...

In this episode Cory and Justin talk about a collection of works by a variety of people called Libertarian Socialism: Politics in Black and Red. Get yourself a copy from PM Press https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=858   Check out Justin's website https://www.justinclark.org/ You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You ca...

In this episode I talked to Sally from the Youtube channel AnRel. It was less of an interview and more of just a nice conversation. Sally is a very cool and smart person and makes great videos that you should check out Here are a couple links for her stuff https://www.youtube.com/@AnRel https://twitter.com/Sallysm https://twitter.com/AnarchoRelating You can check out the full shownotes with pictur...

In this episode Justin and Cory talk about a variety of topics related to a book that just isn't very good, The New Class War by Michael Lind. If you want to get a copy then you can get one here - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-new-class-war-michael-lind/1130879842 Check out Justin's website - https://www.justinclark.org/ You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www...

In this episode I talked to Budrino from Budrino Politics. We talked about the Canadian working class, dealing with people we disagree with politically, and the state of Canadian politics.   Follow Budrino here https://twitter.com/Budrino https://twitter.com/BudrinoPolitics Sign up for Patreon for an extra 15 minutes of content patreon.com/skepticalleftist You can check out the full shownotes...

In this episode Justin and Cory talk about The Permanent Revolution by Leon Trotsky and discuss the merits of an international outlook versus focusing on a single nation. You can find the book here https://wellred-books.com/permanent-revolution-results-and-prospects/ Check out Justin’s notes for the episode https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jwR-rb8id48lYiRJhrfv997YmVW9JoK3yWCsTULDW1I/edit?usp=sh...

In this episode I talked to Rosa and Ellis about the accusations they're facing from the police and their project to show their innocence while looking for help from the online anarchist scene.   Here are some links where you can find them  https://www.youtube.com/@RosaTheIntolerantLeft   https://twitter.com/weareint0lerant   https://www.patreon.com/weareintolerant You can chec...

In this episode of Red Reviews Justin and Cory discuss the book A Billion Years by Mike Rinder. This book is about Mike Rinder's time in the church of Scientology and his escape from it. You can buy it at any bookseller https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Billion-Years/Mike-Rinder/9781982185763 To hear the before and after show become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist Check...

Hey everyone, welcome to another interview from The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This is another old one from November but it was a good one. I talked to Scott J. Branson, author of the book Practical Anarchism: A guide for daily life. They are also part of the Final Straw podcast so make sure to check that out for more stuff from them. Links where you can buy Scott’s book and check out their cont...

In this one Justin and Cory talk about the book Internet for the People by Ben Tarnoff from Verso Books.  You can check it out on their website. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3927-internet-for-the-people Check out Justin's website https://www.justinclark.org/ You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can rate and review the show here -...

In this interview I talked to my cohost Justin Clark about why he took a break from the show, his recent changes in philosophy, and why he left the PSL  Check out Justin's stuff at https://www.justinclark.org/ You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skep...

It's back! Finally we've started doing Red Reviews again. After a hiatus for mental health and to care for his grandmother Justin is back to help us learn and understand another book every two weeks. In this one Justin talks about The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow, with a small amount of help from yours truly. I hope you enjoy it and are as excited about the new Red Reviews...

In this episode I talked to David Dylan who is cartoonist, youtube creator, and former activist. We talked about a variety of topics including cartooning, punk and heavy metal, and NGOs in more exploited countries.   David’s links https://www.facebook.com/TehGeekLife https://twitter.com/KzoneDD @KzoneDD@nerdculture.de You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skep...

Hey folks, welcome to  another episode of The Mind of a Skeptical Lefist. This time around I talked to Chris Scully of the podcast Ironweeds and the band Zombie Giuliani. We covered a lot of ground in this chat but for length I did have to cut a little bit because we went so long. We talked about his podcast and co-hosts a little bit, anarchism, social ecology, the environmental crisis that w...

In this episode I talked to journalist and podcaster, Jeremy Appel. We talk a bit about the state of journalism, how he got into podcasting, police going after journalists, and Haiti.   Here are some links for Jeremy's content https://theorchard.substack.com/ https://bigshinytakes.com/ https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/ https://twitter.com/JeremyAppel1025 You can check out the full shownotes...

This time around I talked to Damien Marie Athope again but this time we talked about his anarchism, his activism, and his project to help educate people in a radical way about prehistory.  You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can check out Damien's content here - https://damienmarieathope.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/DamienAthope ht...

In this episode I talked to Damien Marie Athope. Damien is an activist turned educator who has spent many years working for social justice in various ways. He has spent the past few years learning about and spreading information about the history of religion from the time before it became the dominant mode of thought across much of the world. He has studied prehistory and talked to many archeologi...