The Skeptical Leftist Podcast

In this episode Cory talks to Anark from the Youtube channel of the same name about what the state actually is, what it does, and how to build anarchist movements. Full shownotes available here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=497 Check out Anark's channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Anark You can become a patron and get longer unedited versions of the show at patreon.com/skepti...

Hey everyone, welcome to another great interview on The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I talk to author Owen Symes about his book, He Was Our Man In Washington: A History of the Obama Years. It was a great chat and I’m gonna tell you now that you should go out and buy the book, it’s available at Zero Books and I will make sure to put a link in the show notes. Buy the book here - htt...

Hey folks, welcome to another great interview on The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I talked to Jason Szeftel about China and some of the misunderstandings that people seem to have about the country and its history. You can find the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=473 You can become a patron and get longer unedited versions of the show at patreon.c...

Justin and Cory talk about the book The Minimal Self by Christopher Lasch You can find it here - https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393302639 Check the shownotes for Justin's links and links to Cory's other projects. They're available at https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/

In this episode Cory talks to Bubble, an activist from Dallas, Texas, about the state of the world, being an activist, and training for self defense. Show notes can be found at https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/ Please support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/skepticalleftist or on Buymeacoffee at buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty  or you can give the show a rating at https://www.podc...

This time around Justin and Cory discuss the book Stolen by Grace Blakely You can find that book here https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606759/stolen-by-grace-blakeley/ Check out the shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=425

This episode I talked to Dr. Edwin Hodge about the crossover between extremists on the far right and the anti-mask/antivax covid conspiracies.  You can find more from Edwin here  https://www.twitch.tv/sociocalypse  https://sociologyoftheweird.wordpress.com/   Past interviewsI’ve done with Edwin  https://youtu.be/fREcygZKrqY  https://youtu.be/BPpNyb5hdqM You can find t...

This time around Justin and Cory talk about October by China Mieville and Lenin on the Train by Catherine Merridale and the history of the Russian revolution You can find the show notes here: https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=391

In this episode I talk a little bit about an article I saw from the New York Times before talking to May from the Youtube Channel, Peace Labor May . It was a fun chat and I hope you enjoy it You can find the rest of the shownotes here: https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=383

This time around Justin and Cory talk about The State and Revolution by Vladmir Lenin You can find the show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=355

In this interview Cory talks to Yanis Iqbal about the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro Shownotes can be found here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=349

This episode Justin and Cory talk about Marx and Engels’ short book, The Communist Manifesto You can read The Communist Manifesto here - https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ You can check the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=323

This is my interview with Detryck Von Doom from Satanic Louisville and American Atheists KY on Satanism, leftism, Project Blitz, and dealing with Boogaloo Boys  Check out the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=312

This time around Justin and Cory cover Dave Harvey's book, A Brief History of Neoliberalism   You can find the shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=289

This episode Justin and Cory talk about The Origin of Capitalism by Ellen Meiksins Wood   You can get a copy from Verso Books https://www.versobooks.com/books/2407-the-origin-of-capitalism Shownotes can be found here https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=273

This interview is a bit different from some of the others I’ve done. We do touch on politics a bit but it’s really a personal look at what someone who suffers from a chronic condition is dealing with. My friend Matty is the host of the podcast Nooks and Crannies and if you’ve been listening for a long time then you might remember him from early on with the episode titled Canadian Lefties Chatting...

Hey everyone, I’m happy to once again bring you another complete episode of The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. I have another great interview for you. This time I’m talking to Rodger Moran and Joe Roberts from New Left Radio which is a show they run in association with the Democratic Socialists of Canada. As usual if you want the full interview then you can find the slightly longer version by becomi...

Hey everyone, I’m happy to once again bring you another episode of The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I have another great interview. I’m talking to Brandie, host of True North Radio and we talk a lot about politics and prisons in Saskatchewan. I had to cut this down a bit again but if you want the full interview then you can find the slightly longer version by becoming a patron, or...

This another full episode with a bit of an intro, an interview with the host of the podcast Coffee with Comrades, plus Ask an Anarchist, Red Reviews with Justin Clark, and  part 3 of Anarchist Reading Corner. Enjoy!! https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/08/05/comradery-and-coffee-w-pearson-bolt-plus-red-reviews-ask-an-anarchist-and-anarchist-reading-corner/

This time around Cory talked to Taylor McNallie about her work organizing with Inclusive Canada and some other topics like defunding the police and racism in Canada. Then Justin covers Socialism: Utopian and Scientific for Red Reviews and finally Cory reads a bit for a new segment https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/07/08/inclusive-canada-w-taylor-mcnallie-plus-red-reviews-6-and-anarchi...

This time around I talked to Chris Tanner from the Cellar Door Skeptics about the book Work by CrimethInc. then during the Red Reviews segment Justin Clark reviews the book The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/work-w-chris-tanner-plus-red-reviews-5/

All the important links can be found on the shownotes page https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/06/08/moving-to-the-left-w-callie-wright-plus-red-reviews-4/

In this episode Cory talks a bit about Israel and Palestine in the intro. During the interview fallingrateofprophet talks about what he thinks qualifies as being on the left and what doesn’t. Then in Red Reviews Justin talks about the book Inventing Reality by Michael Parenti Notes https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/05/26/what-defines-the-left-shownotes-from-ep-28-of-the-mind-of-a-skep...

This episode Cory did a little commentary and then talked to Outcast X from the Utah Outcasts podcast and Youtube show, then Justin Clark joins for Red Reviews to do a review of Daniel Dennett's book Breaking the Spell. Check out the notes for info where to find X and Justin as well as how to support this show https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/05/11/outcasts-on-the-internet-shownotes-...

In this episode Cory covers a small bit of trivia concerning conservative cancel culture in a new segment, then he talks to Shawn from the Srsly Wrong podcast, and then he talks to Justin Clark about the book Ministry For the Future in the new book review segment  Here are some links for information that was talked about in this episode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footloose_(1984_film) http...