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Turn Leftist Collab: On Democratic Socialism Sep 02, 2021

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Turn Leftist Podcast Episode 47: We're joined by none other than Breht of RevLeft Radio! In this episode we discuss, analyze, and critique democratic socialism.

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A People's Green New Deal: Colonialism, Cochabamba, and Climate Change Aug 31, 2021

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Max Ajl, sociologist and author, joins Breht to discuss his book "A People's Green New Deal".

Topics Discussed: the liberal Green New Deal, the history of colonialism, eco-modernism, climate reparations, the Cochabamba's Peoples Agreement, degrowth, ecosocialism, agroecology, the national question, Green Capitalism, and much more.

Max's work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max-Ajl

Max's Twitter: https://twitter.com/maxajl

Max's Book: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341750/a-peoples-green-new-deal/

Check out my co-host on Guerrilla History Henry Hakamaki's interview with Max here (time stamp: 6:23:52): https://davidfeldmanshow.com/kamala-harris-do-not-come-home-episode-1246/

Outro Music: "Dead Buffalos" by C-Rayz Walz

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Dialectics Deep Dive (pt. 3a): Spinoza On the Origin and Nature of Minds and Bodies Aug 26, 2021

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This is the first half of our third installment of the Dialects Deep Dive subseries. Matthew Furlong joins Breht to discuss part II of Spinoza's famous work "Ethics", and together, they contemplate it through the lens of dialectical materialism. Find the second half of this episode here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/deep-dive-3b

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

Outro Music: "When Under Ether" by PJ Harvey

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Dialectics Deep Dive (pt. 3b): Marshall McLuhan & the Medium-as-Message Aug 26, 2021

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This is the second half of our third installment of the Dialectics Deep Dive subseries. In this episode, Matthew Furlong joins Breht to discuss the work of Marshall McLuhan and media analysis more broadly; all through the lens of dialectical materialism. As always, there are tons of (hopefully interesting) detours that our conversations tend to take, so enjoy!

Check out the first half of this episode here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/deep-dive-3a

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

Outro Music: "Resonant Body" by Maggie Rogers

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John Berger and Marxist Art Criticism Aug 20, 2021

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Jon Greenaway (aka The LitCritGuy) returns to the show to discuss the life and work of John Berger and the world of Marxist art criticism. Follow Jon here: https://twitter.com/TheLitCritGuy

Check out his podcast Horror Vanguard here: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

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Music throughout the episode from the album "I Send you Cadium Red" by John Berger and Gavin Bryars

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Awakening from the Dream of Separateness Aug 15, 2021

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Lauritz Marquardt (aka Conscious Development on YT) joins Breht to discuss the spiritual path toward awakening and his experiences on the path. Topics include: Buddhist philosophy, Lauritz's awakening experiences, the illusion of a separate self, what enlightenment really is, how spiritual practice informs political struggle, and much more. Find Lauritz's YT channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ConsciousDevelopment

Find his website here: http://www.lauritzm.com

Find the video discussed in the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXHtG93d06I&ab_channel=ConsciousDevelopment

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The Philosophy of Stoicism w/ Massimo Pigliucci Aug 07, 2021

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In this episode, Breht is joined by philosopher Massimo Pigliucci to discuss the philosophy of stoicism. In the second half we open up the conversation and discuss politics, the European right, Massimo's application of stoicism to the climate crisis, and more.

Discover more of Massimo's work here: https://figsinwinter.blog

Outro Music: "La Vie En Rose" by Aviva Le Fey

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White Noise: Postmodern Lit, Consumer Culture, & Thanatophobia Aug 06, 2021

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In this collaboration between The Left Page and Rev Left, Frank joins Breht to discuss the 1985 novel by Don DeLillo "White Noise". We discuss postmodern literature, the limitations of irony, American consumer culture, Brazilian politics, the fear of dying, fascism, the burning of the Amazon rainforest, the impact of technology on modern life, and so much more!

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Understanding Marx's Capital w/ Liberation School Jul 31, 2021

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Breht talks with Derek Ford about the Liberation School's new podcast/online class "Reading Capital with Comrades". All 12 episodes of "Reading Capital with Comrades" can be found here: https://liberationschool.org/reading-capital-with-comrades-podcast/ Outro Music: "Conversations at the End of the World" by Kishi Bashi

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Mental Health, Eco-Despair, & Revolutionary Optimism Jul 22, 2021

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In this second installment of our ongoing series "Dialectics and Psychedelics", Joshua Kahn Russell joins Breht to discuss anxiety and depression, how trauma shapes left movements and organizations, what constitutes a truly healthy left organization, the impact of climate change on our mental health, eco-anxiety, eco-grief, and eco-depression, as well as some reasons to be cautiously optimistic (and maybe even downright hopeful) about the coming decades.

Check out the First Installment of this series with Joshua here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/joshua-kahn

80 Year Trajectory mentioned in Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eVdksZHqpo&ab_channel=CoolWorlds

Please donate to The Wildfire Project at https://www.wildfireproject.org/donate www.WidlfireProject.org Instagram: @JoshuaKahnRussell Twitter: @JoshKahnRussell

Outro Music: "That Funny Feeling" by Bo Burnham

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