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Rev Left Radio
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Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective.
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[BEST OF] Socialism: Utopian and Scientific -- Friedrich Engels
Jun 17, 2023Tap to summarizeORIGINALLY RELEASED Feb 11, 2019 For the debut episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels. The video episode can be found on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKdxX5eqQyk Outro Music by Adia Victoria - Invisible Hands Check out and support her beautiful music here: http://www.adiavictoria.com
Transcribe →[BEST OF] Capitalism and Desire: In Dialogue with Psychoanalysis
Jun 15, 2023Tap to summarizeORIGINALLY RELEASED Jan 14, 2020 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 Find more of this music here: https://saddle-creek.com/collections/bright-eyes ------------------- Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio
Transcribe →Islam and Marxism: A Brief Introduction
May 8, 2023Tap to summarizeProfessor of Medieval history, practicing Sufi Muslim, and Chair of the Religious Studies department at Queens college, Adnan Husain, joins Breht to discuss the interesting intersections of Islam and Marxism! Outro music: "Ramadan" by Brother Ali Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio
Transcribe →On Alcoholism: Addiction, Relapse, & Recovery
Mar 24, 2022Tap to summarizeDavid Icenogle joins Breht to discuss his long struggle with alcoholism as well as his long and rocky road to sobriety and recovery. Together, they touch on many different aspects of addiction, the specific struggle with alcoholism, the difficulties of getting and staying sober, the psychology of addiction, the nuances of AA, how relapses happen and how to avoid them, the brutal impact of addiction on family and friends, and so, so much more. David is an incredibly - and darkly - funny, down to earth, and insightful human being, and his experiences will no doubt resonate deeply with anyone who has struggled with addictions of any type. Check out and subscribe to "NO CHASER" with David Icenogle here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrmDFdoZQU0CgAZm67Do4BQ Outro Music: "Pour Me Another" by Atmosphere ----- Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio or make a one time donation: PayPal.me/revleft LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
Transcribe →The Midwest Left Assembly
Jul 22, 2019Tap to summarizeMel, from the organizing committee of the Midwest Left Assembly, and co-host of Coffee With Comrades joins Breht to discuss the upcoming MLA event! Learn more about the Midwest Left Assembly, and register, here: http://midwestleft.com Donate to the Midwest Left Assembly here: https://chuffed.org/project/midwest-left-assembly-2019 Follow Mel on Twitter @ColdBrewedTool and check out Coffee With Comrades here: http://www.coffeewithcomrades.com Outro Song: "People" by AJJ Support their music here: https://www.ajjtheband.com ------ LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/ SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio
Transcribe →Team Human: Technology, Markets, and Alienation
Jun 19, 2019Tap to summarizeMike Ruge joins Breht to discuss "Team Human" by Douglas Rushkoff. The text we used as the foundation for this discussion can be found here: https://rushkoff.com/books/team-human-book/ LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/ SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Intro music by Captain Planet. Find and support his music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/
Transcribe →May 1968: An Uprising in France
Apr 7, 2018Tap to summarizeMitchell Abidor is the principal French translator for the Marxists Internet Archive. He is a writer and translator living in Brooklyn. His previous books are 'The Great Anger: Ultra-Revolutionary Writing in France from the Atheist Priest to the Bonnot Gang' and 'Communards: The Paris Commune of 1871 as Told by Those Who Fought It'. His newest book is "May Made Me: An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in France". Mitchell was on a previous Rev Left Radio episode about the Paris Commune. This time, he joins Brett to discuss the events in France in May of 1968. You can purchase "May Made Me" here: https://www.akpress.org/may-made-me.html Outro Song by French Rapper Keny Arkana Reach us at: Brett.RevLeftRadio@protonmail.com 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
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