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The U.S. Left & the Future of Capitalism w/ The Antifada Jun 28, 2018

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Jamie, Sean, and Andy from The Antifada podcast joint Brett to discuss the current state of the US left and the future of global capitalism!

This is a really fun and unique collaboration with some genuinely hilarious and good human beings!

Listen to more of their episodes here:

https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-antifada/

Outro music: Slow Down Ghandi by Sage Francis

Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Follow us on FB at "Revolutionary Left Radio" Intro Music by The String-Bo String Duo. You can listen and support their music here: https://tsbsd.bandcamp.com/track/red-black This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War On America's Maoists (1968-1980) Jun 18, 2018

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Writer and historian Aaron Leonard, the author of Heavy Radicals, joins Brett to discuss the Revolutionary Union/Revolutionary Communist Party of the 60's and 70's, of which Aaron was a member for 30 years. Topics include Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought, the FBI, Red China, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), The Weather Underground, Police Infiltration of Leftist organizations, the Black Panther Party, Bob Avakian, Mao Zedong, and much more! Find this book, and Aaron's other work here: http://heavyradicals.com Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Follow us on FB at "Revolutionary Left Radio" Intro Music by The String-Bo String Duo. You can listen and support their music here: https://tsbsd.bandcamp.com/track/red-black This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution Jun 04, 2018

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Yueran Zhang is a PhD candidate in Sociology at Harvard University. Yueran joins Brett to discuss Mao and the Chinese Revolution. Yueran's academic profile is here: https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/yueran-zhang Here are the recommendations Yueran gave at the end of the episode: - Mao's China and After: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Maos-China-and-After/Maurice-Meisner/9780684856353 Rise of the Red Engineers: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/publications/rise-red-engineers-cultural-revolution-and-origins-chinas-new-class The Cultural Revolution at the Margins: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674728790 Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Outro Song: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu Listen to and Support Bambu here: https://bambubeatrock.bandcamp.com Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Follow us on FB at "Revolutionary Left Radio" Intro Music by The String-Bo String Duo. You can listen and support their music here: https://tsbsd.bandcamp.com/track/red-black This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Chilean Coup of 1973: Salvador Allende, Augusto Pinochet, & the CIA May 21, 2018

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Professor of History at ASU, Alex Aviña, returns to RLR to discuss the Chilean coup of 1973.

Find Alex here: https://shprs.clas.asu.edu/content/alexander-avina

Intro Music: Isle of Man by Feudalism

Outro Music: Monsters by Bambu

Please support our show and get access to bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Political Comedy, Online Discourse, Utopianism, and Jeff Bezos May 18, 2018

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Shawn and Aaron from the "Srsly Wrong" podcast join Brett to discuss left-wing comedy, online discourse, ideology and tendencies on the left, the concept of Utopianism in politics, the crimes of Jeff Bezos, and more! Find, listen to, and support the Srsly Wrong podcast here: https://srslywrong.com/ Outro Music: "Lets Start A Riot" by the Haymarket Squares Find their music here: http://www.haymarketsquares.com/ Support our Show: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Follow us on FB at "Revolutionary Left Radio" This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

On Mass: Maoism, Hip Hop, & Black Panther May 08, 2018

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Breht welcomes on the host of On Mass podcast Mubarik. Also known for his music under the stage name Emay.

Music Featured in this episode (in order of appearance):

Lilac (feat. Kamilah and L-SPEX) | Ilah | Emay (first verse)

Lilac (feat. Kamilah and L-SPEX) | Ilah | Emay (final verse)

Volunteer - unreleased | Emay

Israfil "angels trumpet" | Ilah | Emay

You can find his music here:

https://emay.bandcamp.com

https://soundcloud.com/emay

Podcast:

https://soundcloud.com/onmasspodcast

(iTunes and Stitcher as well)

Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Follow us on FB at "Revolutionary Left Radio" This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Marxist Film Analysis: Mad Max May 04, 2018

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The Film Vanguard reunites to analyze the Mad Max anthology

Outro Song: Hostage Crisis w/ Chris Hannah of Propagandhi | Sole & DJ Pain1

Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Follow us on FB at "Revolutionary Left Radio" Intro Music by The String-Bo String Duo. You can listen and support their music here: https://tsbsd.bandcamp.com/track/red-black This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Communist Study and the DPRK w/ Derek Ford May 01, 2018

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Derek is an organizer, communist thinker, and educational theorist who teaches classes in philosophy and history of education. He received his PhD in cultural foundations of education from Syracuse University. His research examines the educational logics at work in political, economic, and social systems, what educational theory can offer contemporary political movements, and how education can help us re-imagine and re-enact our ways of being-together.

He has written and edited six books and published in a variety of journals. He is associate editor of Issues in Teacher Education and chair of the education department at The Hampton Institute. His most recent book is Education and the production of space: Political pedagogy, geography, and urban revolution. Follow Derek on twitter @derekrford

Outro Song: "The Guillotine" by The Coup

On Syria: Civil War and U.S. Imperialism Apr 26, 2018

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Rania Khalek is an independent journalist, writer, and political commentator.

Khalek has written for a variety of publications, including The Nation, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, Salon, Vice, Mondoweiss, and Truthout. Khalek previously served as an associate editor for the pro-Palestinian news website The Electronic Intifada, an associate writer for AlterNet, and a regular contributor to the media watchdog "Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting". She also co-hosts the podcast "Unauthorized Disclosure". Rania joins Brett to discuss the Syrian Civil War. Rania's website is here: https://raniakhalek.com/ Follow Rania on Twitter @raniakhalek

Outro Music by MC Gaza, you can find his music here: https://www.youtube.com/user/mc1gaza/videos

Deconstructing Liberal Intellectuals: Peterson, Harris, and Pinker Apr 23, 2018

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Aimee Terese (@AimeeTerese on twitter) joins Brett, all the way from Australia, to critically analyze the work of Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, and Steven Pinker and shine a light on the broader socio-political interests they serve. Resources for further study:

Psychoanalyzing the Politics of the New Brain Sciences Author: Samuels, Robert (2017) After the Neutrality Ideal: Science, Politics, and "Strong Objectivity" Author: Sandra Harding (1992) THE MYTH OF SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVITY Author: William A. Wilson (2017) Available at: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/11/the-myth-of-scientific-objectivity Have wars and violence declined? Author: Michael Mann (2018) Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Follow us on FB at "Revolutionary Left Radio" Intro Music by The String-Bo String Duo. You can listen and support their music here: https://tsbsd.bandcamp.com/track/red-black This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org Outro Music: "Drop Kick The Punks" by The Faint

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