C. Derick Varn

Varn Vlog

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Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. Varn Vlog is the pod of C. Derick Varn. We combine the conversation on philosophy, political economy, art, history, culture, anthropology, and geopolitics from a left-wing and culturally informed perspective. We approach the world from a historical lens with an eye for hard truths and structural analysis.

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C. Derick Varn

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Kuba Wrzesneiwski on the realities of the US foreign policy elites 22.05.2021 1:51:14

Please support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Kuba Wrzesneiwski is an independent foreign policy consultant and regular guest on This is Revolution . We speak on the realities of the US foreign policy elites and their primary concerns. We also talk about leftist misunderstandings on these issues. Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. We are affi...

Nightmare Masterclass On Folk Horror, Reactionary Horror, The Left (Teaser) 17.05.2021 59:14

Please support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Dave from Nightmare Masterclass talk about horror, folk horror, left-wing analysis of pop culture, working-class taste, etc. This is an hour-selection of a nearly 4-hour interview. The rest of the interview is available to all subscribers at Patreon and on the original youtube feed. Abandon all hope ye...

A.M. Gittlitz on Posadism, BLM, and the specter of communization 16.05.2021 1:28:10

Please support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. A.M. Gittlitz and C. Derick Varn discuss the historical development of Posadism, BLM and the summer insurrections, and the specter for communication theory. His writing focuses on counter-culture, radical politics, and the paranormal. Gittlitz's book I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse...

Ross Wolfe on "Bern-Out" and the situation of the Left 16.05.2021 1:57:27

Please support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Ross Wolfe and C. Derick Varn discuss the situation of the left after a year of covid-19 and the collapse of the second Bernie Sanders' campaign through two articles . Ross Wolfe is a writer, historian, and architecture critic living in New York. His work has appeared in publications such as Metropol...

Matt McManus on a Left-wing understanding of "The Other Side" 14.05.2021 1:23:44

Please support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more. Matt McManus discusses the division within conservatism, why a socialist should understand these intellectual divisions. We different conservative movements in the US, particularly the rise of post-liberal conservatism. Matt McManus is a visiting professor of politics at Whitman College. He is the autho...