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Contemplative Practice and Political Struggle Nov 19, 2021

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Jay Michaelson is a journalist, meditation teacher, author of many books, and worked as an LGBTQ activist for ten years.

Jay holds a Ph.D. in religion from Hebrew University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, a nondenominational rabbinic ordination, and is authorized to teach in the Theravadan Buddhist lineage.

Jay joins Breht to discuss spirituality, grief and suffering, Judaism and Buddhism, the importance of collective political struggle, what meditation can offer organizers/activists, and much more!

Find out more about Jay here: https://www.jaymichaelson.net/

Outro Music: "Lost in the Country" by Trace Mountains

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Reflections on Afghanistan: History, Culture, & the Struggle for Self Determination Nov 10, 2021

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Mina Sharif and Shamayel Shalizi join Breht to discuss and reflect on Afghan culture, history, political struggles, the diaspora, common misconceptions, the Afghanistan War and withdraw, and much more!

Decolonial therapy parts 1- 4:

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Their 2 current fundraisers:

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Outro Music: "I Am" by AK13 ft. Saher

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Convincing Conservatives: Red States, Climate Change & Class Struggle Nov 07, 2021

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J.T. Chapman from Second Thought joins Breht to discuss their experiences living in deep red states, how to talk to and persuade conservatives and other non-socialists of our politics, major global trends that will shape this century, and much more! Follow JT on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_secondthought

Subscribe to Second Thought: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJm2TgUqtK1_NLBrjNQ1P-w

Outro Music: "Man in Black" by Johnny Cash

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Dialectics Deep Dive 4: Finishing Spinoza, Beginning Deleuze & Guattari Nov 06, 2021

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This is the fourth installment of the Dialects Deep Dive subseries. Matthew Furlong joins Breht to finish up their discussion of Spinoza's Ethics and to begin their discussion of Deleuze and Guattari.

Check out our first installment of "Dialectics Deep Dive" here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/dialectics

Check out our second installment here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/spinoza

Check out our third installments here:

https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/deep-dive-3a

https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/deep-dive-3b

Outro Music: "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions

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There is Power in a Union: The US Labor Strike Wave Oct 28, 2021

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Mel Buer - host of the Morning Riot podcast, journalist, and IWW member - joins Breht to discuss the recent wave of strikes throughout the country, what its political implications are, and how regular people can help out!

Find more of Mel's work here: https://linktr.ee/coldbrewedtool

Outro Music: "Working Reward" by The Haymarket Squares

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Morning Riot: Left Media, Labor Unions, and Political Parties Oct 28, 2021

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On this inaugural episode of Morning Riot, Mel sits down with Breht O'Shea from Revolutionary Left Radio to talk about Rev Left Radio and its origins, Mel and Breht's doxing experiences, the reconciliation bill and why the Democrats are absolute dog shit, anarchism and marxism, the pace of technological advancement and its impact on institutions, the dialectics of struggle, the relationship between labor unions and the revolutionary left, how to relate to regular people and not be a hyper-siloed online weirdo, the importance of personal ethics, humanizing the radical left, and much, much more!

Subscribe to Morning Riot: https://morningriot.libsyn.com/

Support Morning Riot Podcast on Twitter and Patreon.

Intro/Outro: Karl Casey @White Bat Audio

Free Will: Determinism, Compatibilism, and Philosophy of Mind Oct 21, 2021

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Corey Mohler (Existential Comics) and Zach Weinersmith (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) join Breht to discuss free will, determinism, the role of consciousness, the role of the self, and the implications of the debate for society. Corey also articulates his compatibillist position as Zach and Breht raise questions and offer possible critiques.

Check out Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal here: https://www.smbc-comics.com/

Follow Zach on twitter: https://twitter.com/ZachWeiner

Check out Existential Comics here: http://existentialcomics.com/

Follow Corey on Twitter @ExistentialComs

Outro Music: "Freewill" by Rush

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Showing Solidarity: In Support of a Comrade in Need Oct 17, 2021

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Venmo: @grttbnb (name on the account is "Roger Bane")

CashApp: $Fight4JusticeNow

Thank you so much! <3

Riding the Wave: Sweden's Integration into the Imperialist World System Oct 15, 2021

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Torkil Lauesen returns to the show, this time to discuss his newest book "Riding the Wave: Sweden's Integration into the Imperialist World Order". Pushing back against the narrative that Nordic countries like Sweden are socialist paradises who don't engage in colonialism and imperialism like other western countries, Torkil dives deep into history to deconstruct this rather naive perspective and offer a historical materialist account of Sweden's actual place in the history of colonialism, capitalism, and imperialism.

Henry Hakamaki from Guerrilla History joins Breht for the interview as well!

Check out the book here: https://www.leftwingbooks.net/book/content/riding-wave-sweden

Read more of Torkil's work here: https://anti-imperialist.net/author/lauesen/

Outro Music: "I'm the Echo" by DARKSIDE

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Dismantling the Infrastructure of Ecocide: Toward a More Militant Climate Movement Oct 08, 2021

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Andreas Malm is a Swedish Marxist, professor of ecology at Lund University, and is the author of "How to Bl*w up a P*peline". He joins Breht to talk about the need for the climate movement to abandon its middle class nonviolence fetish and engage in more militant acts of direct action against fossil fuel infrastructure.

Outro Music: "Knife Talk" by Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat

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