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Art for the People and the Maoist Communist Union Sep 18, 2024

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Space from Art For The People and Thomas O'Connell from MCU (Maoist Communist Union) join Breht to discuss these organizations, their aims and goals, the role of art and artists in a revolutionary movement, the impossibility of "non-political art", their shared love of hip hop, Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, the importance of giving and receiving criticism, communist organizing, and much more!

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Space Baby's Songs featured in this episode: Martyrs, Go In, Damn I'm In Debt, and Nothing to Lose

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On The Ground In Gaza: Service as Solidarity Sep 12, 2024

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Willy Massay joins Breht in-studio to discuss his time as a medical volunteer in Gaza. Willy got back into town just last week and speaks candidly and movingly about his experiences with and among the Palestinian people in Gaza.

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Outro Song: World Goes Blind by Samer

At Least the Pain is Cheap... Sep 11, 2024

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A book of poetry dedicated to the human experience of the working class poor in the American Midwest...

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All Too Human: Christian's Struggle with Meth, Alcohol, & Incarceration Sep 10, 2024

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Shoeless in South Dakota: In this fourth edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome their old friend from high school, Christian, into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with alcoholism, methamphetamine, and incarceration. This is the first time Breht and Christian have seen eachother in 15 years! With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and destigmatize the mental health and addiction struggles of regular working class people in hopes that we can provide insight into this type of human suffering, help others who struggle with similar things feel less alone, and deepen our understanding of the modern human condition.

Outro music: "Learning to Change" by Tidda (Christian)

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Revolutionary Strategy and the Industrial Proletariat Sep 02, 2024

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Chase from the Maoist Communist Union (MCU) joins Breht to discuss revolutionary strategy, both historically and presently, and the specific role of the industrual proletariat in that strategy. Together, they discuss communist organizing, different class stratas and their revolutionary potential, the science of Marxism, historical materialism, imperialism and its ideological and material impacts on the working class of the imperial core, the social divison of labor, the service industry, large scale v. small scale industry, trade unions, right and left deviations, and much more!

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The Fight to Free The Pendleton 2! Aug 29, 2024

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Too Black returns to the show to discuss the case of the Pendleton 2, the story of John "Balagoon" Cole and Christopher "Naeem" Trotter, the leaders of the Indiana prison uprising that rescued Lincoln "Lokmar" Love from being brutalized and killed by prison guards, exposed Pendleton's dehumanizing conditions, and unleashed the vindictive wrath of the Indiana Department of Correction.

Together, he and Breht discuss the backstory, the legal case and trial, the absurdly long prison sentences they recieved, the KKK-affiliated "Sons of Light" operating amongst the prison guards, The Black Dragons, prison organizing, solitary confinement, how you can help the Pendleton 2 directly, the powerful legacy of George Jackson, the unacceptable and inhuman conditions of American prisons, the Black Alliance for Peace's "Black August" events, and more!

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Outro Song: "Police State" by Dead Prez

"Ivan's Childhood" by Andrei Tarkovsky: The Children are Always Ours... Aug 26, 2024

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Join Breht, Amanda, and Evan as they delve into Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's first feature film, Ivan's Childhood (1962). The episode starts with a lighthearted discussion about dream dinner guests, then moves into a detailed analysis of themes like innocence lost, war trauma, and symbolic elements such as trees and cobwebs. The hosts draw parallels between the film's depiction of war and ongoing humanitarian crises like those in Palestine. Part of their Tarkovsky series, this episode also touches on broader issues like moral responsibility toward children and insights from the guests' personal work.

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Building a People's Art: Vietnam, Socialist Realism and Cultural Revolution Aug 21, 2024

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Ruehl Muller joins Breht to discuss his upcoming book, put out by Iskra Books, titled "Building a People's Art: Selected Works of Trường Chinh and Tố Hữu".

Together, they discuss Vietnamese Socialist Realism, Maoist China, Cultural Revolution, dialectics, the death drive, fascism in Germany and Israel, New Democracy, and much more!

Find this book, stay up to date on all releases, get into contact with Ruehl, and so much here at www.iskrabooks.org

Outro Song: "Opening Salvo" by Blue Scholars

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Red Hot Take: The World on Fire Aug 09, 2024

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Breht reflects on recent global events, from the fascist riots in the UK, to the escalating tensions in the Middle East, to another coup attempt in Venezuela, to the electoral spectacle here in the US... Then he offers up a positive vision of the future and how each of us can contribute to human civilizational evolution.

Outro Song: The Cure by Non-Prophets

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All Too Human: Tabitha's struggle with Alcohol and Depression Aug 07, 2024

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Originally aired on Shoeless in South Dakota

In this second edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome Tabitha into the studio to have an honest conversation about her struggles with alcohol. With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and destigmatize the mental health and addiction struggles of normal working people in hopes that we can provide insight into this type of human suffering, help others who struggle with similar things feel less alone, and deepen our understanding of the modern human condition.

Reach out to us: shoelessinSD@gmail.com

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