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Hammer and Camera: CHE (2008) Directed by Steven Soderbergh Oct 01, 2021

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From Hammer and Camera: "In an extra-special podcasting event, we are celebrating our 50th episodiversary by inviting one of the Original Film Warriors, Breht of Rev Left Radio, back onto the pod for a discussion of Steven Soderbergh's CHE (2008). This unconventional biopic, featuring a legendary performance by Benicio del Toro in the title role, is a perfect way to sum up our first quinquagesimal. MAY THERE BE 50 MORE!"

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Cruel Optimism: Affect Theory and the Structure of Feeling Sep 29, 2021

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Maggie Doherty teaches writing at Harvard, where she earned her PhD in English. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, and the Nation, among other publications. She is also the author of The Equivalents: The Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960's.

She joins Breht to discuss the work of Lauren Berlant, Affect Theory, our emotional landscapes in late capitalism, and much more!

Follow her on Twitter @magsrdoherty

Check out her interview on Open Source: https://radioopensource.org/into-the-feel-tank/

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The Spectre Still Haunts: Breaking the Imperialist Chain w/ Hakim Sep 21, 2021

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The one and only Hakim joins Breht to discuss the Iraq war from the perspective of Iraqis, the western left, Lenin, Reform AND Revolution, the importance of anti-imperialist struggle, contradictions and crises, the global south, etc. At the end, Hakim fields a bunch of common anti-socialist talking points and dismantles them one by one.

This is a wide ranging and genuinely fun conversation with a great comrade and political educator!

Subscribe to Hakim's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPZoYsfoSekIpLcz9plX1Q

Follow Hakim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaboihakim

Outro Music: "Armed & Dangerous" by King Von

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Guerrilla History: Joma Maria Sison & Communism in the Philippines Sep 17, 2021

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Listen to the full episode of Guerrilla History here: https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/joma

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In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor Jose Maria Sison, better known as Comrade Joma, to talk about his life, how it impacted his ideology, the history of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and more! Comrade Joma is an absolute legendary figure, and it was a pleasure and an honor to be able to talk with him. A must listen conversation for anyone interested in proletarian struggles and People's War in the Global South, especially the Philippines!

Jose Maria Sison is the Founding Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, Chair Emeritus of the International League of People's Struggle, and the Chief Political Consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. He's written extensively, a great place to find some of his works is via our friends at Foreign Languages Press. They have several of his works available for free as pdfs or for affordable print copies on their website https://foreignlanguages.press/.

Restorative Agriculture: Gardening, Homesteading, & Permaculture Sep 14, 2021

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Tim Holland (aka Sole) is a hip hop artist and host of Propaganda by the Seed and The Solecast. He joins Breht to discuss gardening, food forests, permaculture, restorative agriculture, perennials, trees, climate change, being a father, and much more!

Check out Tim's work:

https://www.soleone.org/

https://propagandabytheseed.com/

Follow him here: https://twitter.com/mcsole

Outro Music: "Plague Days" by Sole & DJ Pain 1

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After Geoengineering: Carbon Removal and Social Transformation Sep 13, 2021

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Dr. Holly Jean Buck joins Breht to discuss her book "After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration".

Follow her here: https://twitter.com/hollyjeanbuck Outro Music: "Wooden Soldiers" by Modest Mouse

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On Patriotism... Sep 11, 2021

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Alyson Escalante joins Breht to respond to arguments that the US left should embrace American patriotism. Together they discuss revolutionary v. reactionary nationalism, US history, settler colonialism, proletarian internationalism, Browderism, anti-imperialism, the CPUSA, tailism, accusations of ultra-leftism, and much more. Outro Music: "U.S.A." by The Exploited

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U.S. Labor History: Militant Unions, Red Scares, and Class Struggle Sep 09, 2021

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Professor Peter Cole returns to the show, this time to do an overview of labor history in the United States. We discuss the earliest worker movements, the Great Uprising of 1877, the Pullman and Homestead strikes, various coal miner strikes, the Seattle General Strike, the IWW, the intersections of race and class, the impact of the Russian Revolution on American class politics, the first and second Red Scare, the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, the rise of neoliberalism and its impact on workers, and much more!

Learn more about the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project: https://chicagoraceriot.org/

Follow Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/profpetercole

Dont forget to check out our previous episodes with Peter on Ben Fletcher, the history of the IWW, and Dockworker Power!

Outro Music: "Revolt Resist Rebel" by The Haymarket Squares

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"Code Red" for Humanity: The IPCC Report 2021 Sep 08, 2021

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In this unlocked Red Menace patreon episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the latest IPCC report on climate change and discuss its implications.

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Understanding the South w/ Dixieland of the Proletariat Sep 08, 2021

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Breht talks with the wonderful comrades from Dixieland of the Proletariat about life in the American South. We discuss the history of the south, labor struggles, the current covid-19 outbreak in the south, how climate change impacts that region specifically, race and indigeneity, and much more!

Learn more about, contact, and support Dixieland of the Proletariat: https://linktr.ee/dotprole

Outro Music: "Three Great Alabama Icons" by Drive-By Truckers

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