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Unity and Struggle (Pt. 3) : Slavery, Capitalism, and Wage Labor Mar 05, 2020

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This is the third installment in our new and ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the development of Unity and Struggle's deep study of race through the lens of Marxist historical and dialectical materialism. In this third edition, Breht is joined by Eve and Enzo to cover free and unfree labor, slavery, its relation to capitalism, and more.

Check out, and contribute to, Unity and Struggle's study here: http://www.unityandstruggle.org/2019/11/racestudypart1/

Check out more from Unity and Struggle here: http://www.unityandstruggle.org/

Follow them on twitter @unityandstrug

Intro Clip by Means TV featuring Mond Jones. You can find that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP3-dQHJjFo

Outro Music: 'Stuck in the South' by Adia Victoria.

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Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Thinking Through Electoralism: Bernie Sanders and Class Struggle Mar 02, 2020

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Michael Carter from the NY DSA joins Breht to discuss how Marxists should think about the electoral strategy, the Bernie 2020 Campaign, and what happens if Bernie wins, loses, or is robbed.

Follow Michael on Twitter @_Michaeltcarter Rosarium is a volunteer-run production company made up of filmmakers and activists who stand for people over profits: https://www.rosariumproductions.com/#Work

Here is the link to Jon "TheLitCritGuy" Greenaway's Guides on Marx, Jameson, and Gramsci as mentioned in the intro: https://twitter.com/TheLitCritGuy/status/1234098100521840641

Or find him on Insta @TheLitCritGuy

Outro music 'Stigmata' by Grandson

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Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Simone Weil: French Philosopher, Christian Mystic, & Anti-Fascist Radical Feb 28, 2020

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Corey Mohler, aka Existential Comics, joins Breht to discuss the amazing and fascinating life of Simone Weil. Check out Existential Comics here: http://existentialcomics.com/

Follow Corey on Twitter @ExistentialComs

Outro music 'Undone' by DeVotchKa

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Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Mind & Nature: Meditation, Psychedelics, and Eco-Grief Feb 18, 2020

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Mexie (@mexieYT) from Vegan Vanguard joins Breht to have a wide-ranging and deep discussion on Nature, Meditation, Psychedelics, Dialectics, and much, much more! Find Mexie's YT channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Mexie

Find the Vegan Vanguard podcast here: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/ Outro music 'Crow' by Mount Eerie

Find his music here: https://pwelverumandsun.bandcamp.com/album/a-crow-looked-at-me

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Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Antonio Gramsci: Hegemony, Organic Intellectuals, & Italian Fascism Feb 12, 2020

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Jon (from Horror Vanguard) and Brenden (from Marxism and Moshpits) return to the show; this time to discuss the life and political theory of the famous Italian Communist Antonio Gramsci. Find Jon's show (@HorrorVanguard) here: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard Check out Brenden's punk band No Thanks here: https://no-thanks.bandcamp.com/

Outro music 'To the Fellow Travellers' by Brzowski

Bandcamp: https://brzowskimusic.bandcamp.com

Latest album: https://ffm.to/blooddrivevol4

Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J-cduFlGBY&feature=emb_title

Social media: @BRZOWSKImusic

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Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

UNLOCKED: Bernie, Impeachment, & Breht's Winter Camping Trip Jan 29, 2020

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This episode was originally put out as a Patreon episode for our supporters, but after receiving multiple messages from patrons asking us to make it public, we did. In this episode, Breht explores, analyzes, and rants about the major headlines of the past week or so. Topics include: Breht's winter camping trip and interests in the outdoors, the Bernie campaign and how socialists should think about it, voting v. electoralism, Medicare for All, Trump's impeachment spectacle, Iraqi protests, Greenwald v. Bolsonaro, the Joe Rogan endorsement, and much more.

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Demarcation and Demystification: Marxist Philosophy and its Limits Jan 26, 2020

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Breht O'Shea and Alyson Escalante interview J. Moufawad-Paul on his newest book Demarcation and Demystification: Philosophy and its Limits for this Rev Left / Red Menace crossover episode. In this episode we discuss the Marxist conception of philosophy, what separates philosophy from theory, the role philosophy plays in class struggle, an historical materialist analysis of the western philosophical canon, and much more! Purchase Demarcation and Demystification here: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/demarcation-demystification

Check out JMP's blog here: http://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com

Follow JMP on twitter @MLM_Mayhem

Video version of this interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/dUUq8Kwkw3I

Outro music: 'W-4' by Dead Prez

Find more of Dead Prez's music here: https://deadprezblog.wordpress.com/

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Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Louis Althusser: Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses Jan 23, 2020

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On this episode, Melody (aka A World to Win!) joins Breht to introduce and discuss the work of Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser, specifically his work on ideology.

Follow Melody on Twitter @AWorldtoWin1

Check out her YouTube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUi0YpOtyEE&list=PL-Kz2ZYArX3gJkdFdP4hxB-BOdhZKHEfe

Check out her guest appearance on Radical Reviewer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKe5Wg-rpdw

Outro music: 'Paradise' by C-Rayz Walz

Find more of this music here: https://crayzwalz.bandcamp.com

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Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical

Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Capitalism and Desire: In Dialogue with Psychoanalysis Jan 14, 2020

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Prof. Todd McGowan, author of "Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Costs of Free Markets" and co-host of "Why Theory", returns to the show to talk with Breht about Marxism and Psychoanalysis, Freud, Lacan, Death Drive, Desire, the fundamental sense of Lack at the core of our psyches, and much more! Check out Todd's book here: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/capitalism-and-desire/9780231178723

Check out Todd's podcast Why Theory here: https://player.fm/series/why-theory

Outro music: 'Bowl of Oranges' by Bright Eyes

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Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

The Life of Sitting Bull: An Oral History Jan 07, 2020

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Sungmanitou Tanka, co-host of Bands of Turtle Island, presents an oral history of the life of Sitting Bull (In Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake), who was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader and who led his people during years of resistance to the genocide being carried out by the United States government.

Find Bands of Turtle Island on Twitter @BandsIsland

And listen to their podcast here: https://anchor.fm/bands-of-turtle-island

Learn more about and get involved in the anti-war movement here: https://www.answercoalition.org/national_action_us_troops_out_of_iraq

Interlude music: 'Wind Spirit' by Bill Miller

Outro music: 'Kill'n Your Mind' by Willy Mitchell

Find more of this music here: https://lightintheattic.net/releases/1332-native-north-america-vol-1-aboriginal-folk-rock-and-country-1966-1985

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Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical

Intro music by DJ Captain Planet.

--------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

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