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Epidemic Empire: Colonialism, Contagion, and Terror May 18, 2021

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Anjuli Fatima Raza Kolb, professor of English at Toronto University, joins Breht to discuss her book "Epidemic Empire: Colonialism, Contagion, and Terror". They have a wide ranging conversation on British colonialism in India, the concept of terrorism, how metaphors of plague and infection are marshalled by empire, Covid-19, the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Albert Camus' "The Plague", Islamophobia, and much more! Find Anjuli's book and her other work here: https://www.anjulirazakolb.com/

Check out The East is a Podcast interview with Anjuli here: https://eastisapodcast.libsyn.com/epidemic-empire-w-anjuli-raza-kolb

Check out our previous episode on Albert Camus and Sartre here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/jean-paul-sartre-albert-camus-existentialism-w-existential-comics

Outro Music: "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" by Tracy Chapman

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Guerrilla History Teaser: The One State Solution May 17, 2021

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Listen to the full episode here: https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/intelligence-briefing-the-one-kingdom-solution

Proletarian Feminism, Women's Liberation, and the Sex Trade May 12, 2021

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Brigid Ó Coileáin and Esperanza Fonseca join Breht to discuss proletarian and Marxist feminism, the history and power dynamics of the sex trade, the rhetoric and ideology of liberal feminism, the role pornography plays in society, the importance of anti-imperialism for women's emancipation, and much, much more! Check out the Probably Cancelled Podcast here: https://probablycancelledpod.libsyn.com/website

Check out Esperanza's writings here: https://proletarianfeminist.medium.com/

Learn more here: https://linktr.ee/estrellaroja

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Zen Buddhism and Social Transformation May 05, 2021

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Zen Buddhist and Philosophy Professor David R. Loy, author of "EcoDharma" and "Money, Sex, War, and Karma", joins Breht to discuss Zen Buddhism, Western and Eastern Philosophy, Awakening, Socially Engaged Buddhism, the Relevance of Marxism, the psychology of consumerism, and more!

Find more of David Loy's work here: https://www.davidloy.org/

Learn more about the Rocky Mountain EcoDharma Retreat Center: https://rmerc.org/

Outro Music: "Revolution" by Heartless Bastards

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China, U.S. Imperialism, and the New Cold War May 05, 2021

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Danny Haiphong joins the show to discuss China, the increase of anti-asian hate crimes, the history of American imperialism in Asia, how the media manufactures consent against China, and who's interests the new anti-China aggression really serves.

Support Danny's work here: https://www.patreon.com/dannyhaiphong

Check out the last Rev Left episode Danny was on: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/american-exceptionalism-and-innocence-deconstructing-ideology-and-myths

Check out Danny's work at the Black Agenda Report here: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/Danny%20Haiphong

Follow Danny on Twitter @SpiritOfHo

Outro Music: "E Minor" by Other Lives

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UNLOCKED: Afghanistan, The Chauvin Trial, and the Indian Covid Crisis May 01, 2021

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*recorded on April 28th* In this unlocked Red Menace patreon episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the Biden administrations ostensible withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Chauvin Trial and what it represents, and the ongoing Covid crisis ravaging India and how its connected to vaccine imperialism and capitalism's prioritizing of profits over the health and life of human beings.

Support Red Menace: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace

Understanding the Mechanics of Liberal Co-Option and Rhetoric Apr 27, 2021

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Breht went on CommieCon's Twitch stream as a guest to talk about liberal co-option of revolutionary energies and movements, how it happens, the role ideology plays, the essential and central importance of black and indigenous struggles for socialist revolution, and much much more! This is part one of a two part series. Part two will stream live this Saturday 6pm CST, 7pm EST (May 1st) here: https://www.twitch.tv/CommieCon

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Dialectics Deep Dive: History & Philosophy of Dialectical Materialism Apr 27, 2021

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Matthew Furlong joins the show to discuss the history and philosophy of dialectics and dialectical materialism. Working through keystone dialectical thinkers like Mao, Marx, Engels, Heraclitus and many more, Matthew and Breht explore the development of this fundamental element of Marxist Philosophy.

Read the supplement to this episode, written by Matthew after recording, for more: https://write.as/roarwithblood/the-beothuk-the-irish-the-island

Previous Episodes on Dialectics:

- Hegelian Dialectics: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/hegel

- The Principal Contradiction: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/contradiction

- Red Menace "On Contradiction": https://redmenace.libsyn.com/on-contradiction-mao

- Anarcho-Primitivism: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/anarcho-primitivism-civilization-symbolic-culture-and-revolutionary-rewilding

Outro Music: "Education" by Modest Mouse

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Dialectics & Psychedelics: Transformation and Social Struggles Apr 16, 2021

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In this first installment of our ongoing series "Dialectics and Psychedelics", Joshua Kahn Russell joins Breht to discuss his personal journey through organizing and movement building, his physical and mental burn-out, and his transformative healing process. This episode provides essential context for the rest of this series! Learn more about Joshua here: https://eviltwinbooking.org/speakers/joshua-kahn-russell/

Follow him on Insta: @JoshuaKahnRussell

Check out and support The Wildfire Project: https://wildfireproject.org/

Joshua on The Michael Brooks Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0SzW7-sIVQ&ab_channel=TheMichaelBrooksShow

Outro Music: "Masters of War" by Bob Dylan

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Challenging Capitalism: Reading Michael Parenti on Marxism Mar 27, 2021

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In this episode, Breht reads through, and comments upon, a chapter from Michael Parenti's "Blackshirts and Reds"

Purchase "Blackshirts and Reds" here: http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100403620