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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 4: The Nazi Roots of October 7: A Conversation with Dr. Matthias Küntzel and Gabriel Noah Brahm

The Telos Press Podcast - May 29, 2024 18:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
The TPPI Podcast, Episode 4: The Nazi Roots of October 7: A Conversation with Matthias Küntzel and Gabriel Noah Brahm Gabriel Noah Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s Israel Initiative, speaks with German political scientist Dr. Matthias Küntzel about the Nazi roots of the Ha...

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Defending Socialism: A Logical Critique of Capitalism

Revolutionary Left Radio - May 28, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Philosopher Scott Sehon joins Breht to discuss his new book "Socialism: A Logical Introduction". Together they analyze arguments in favor of capitalism, argue against them, and defend socialism as a superior form of socio-economic organization in the process. They discuss different definitions o...

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Ep.102: Warrior Culture: Strength as Negation

Real Clear - May 27, 2024 19:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
FULL EPISODE HERE An ode to strength, masculinity, negation on Memorial Day, 2024 Support the Show.

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Warrior Culture: Strength as Negation

Real Clear - May 27, 2024 19:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
FULL EPISODE HERE An ode to strength, masculinity, negation on Memorial Day, 2024 Support the Show.

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Modern China Pt. 3: The Great Leap Forward & Cultural Revolution w/ Ken Hammond

Revolutionary Left Radio - May 23, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we get into part 3 of our 4 part miniseries on modern Chinese history featuring Ken Hammond (and guest host Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio) with an amazing discussion of The Great Leap Forward and The Cultural Revolution!  If you haven't already...


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Dialectics Deep Dive: The Final Installment

Revolutionary Left Radio - May 21, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
In this final iteration of our long-standing series "Dialectics Deep Dive", Matthew Furlong joins Breht to discuss Althusser's essay "Contradiction and Overdetermination" and in the process they discuss many aspects of dialectical materialism and Marxist philosophy.   Get 15% off any book in...

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101. Fringe Attitude, Psychopathology, and Social Decay

Real Clear - May 17, 2024 18:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
FULL EPISODE HERE Today I cover recent news, including fringe ideological capture of academic institutions, the meaning of growing psychosis in outlier attitudes, the absence of strength and masculinity in American culture, and the delicate nature of enlightenment thinking amidst the retardatio...

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Fringe Attitude, Psychopathology, and Social Decay

Real Clear - May 17, 2024 18:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
FULL EPISODE HERE Today I cover recent news, including fringe, ideological, capture of academic institutions, the meaning of growing psychosis in outlier attitudes, the absence of strength and masculinity in American culture, and the delicate nature of enlightenment, thinking amidst the retarda...

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The Rise and Fall of Marxist Perspectives feat. Gabriel Raeburn

Emancipations Podcast - May 13, 2024 11:10 - 2 hours
We are joined by historian Gabriel Raeburn to discuss the thought of Eugene Genovese, a firebrand Marxist historian who fundamentally transformed the academic study of slavery in the United States and who, with Christopher Lasch, attempted to launch Marxist Perspectives, a serious Marxist-center...

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Laundering Black Rage: Capitalism, Empire, and The Mechanics of Co-optation

Revolutionary Left Radio - May 10, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Rasul Mowatt and Too Black join Breht to discuss their new book Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits. The book is a spatial and historical critique of the capitalist State that examines how Black Rage—conceived as a constructive and logical response to...


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Episode 319: #206 Reflections on Socialism w/ Nick Rogers

From Alpha To Omega - May 07, 2024 00:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
This week I am delighted to welcome Nick Rogers to the podcast to talk about his recent paper “Reflections on the Economics of Socialism” that he wrote for a recent special issue of the Journal of Global Faultlines.  Nicks Paper: https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169...

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"Stalker" by Andrei Tarkovsky: Modernity and The Sickness Unto Death

Revolutionary Left Radio - May 02, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Breht is interviewed as a guest on Left of the Projector (along with Amanda Joy Moon). Together, with the host Evan, the three discuss Soviet Filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's film "Stalker" from 1979. In case you missed our first collab on Tarkovsky's film "Solaris" you can find that discussion HE...

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Students Revolt: Campus Uprisings for Palestine

Revolutionary Left Radio - May 01, 2024 13:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Alyson and Breht discuss the student-led protests for Palestine sweeping across American universities, the reaction to them by the ruling class elite and their attack dogs (the cops), lessons learned from previous movements over the past decade or so, parallels to 1968 and the anti-Vietnam War p...

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Virtue Ethics, Passover Seder, Meditation, and Being in the 4th Dimension (Teaser)

Revolutionary Left Radio - April 30, 2024 22:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
This is a teaser for our other show, Shoeless in South Dakota... a podcast about mental health, addiction, recovery, comedy, friendship, philosophy, self-help (and a million other things). To listen to the rest of THIS episode, and all of our other Shoeless episodes, check us out at: https:...

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Ep.100: Prof. Wilfred Reilly: Anatomy of Political Insanity

Real Clear - April 28, 2024 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
SUBSCRIBE Political science sage Wilfred Reilly, a tour de force through America's media landscape, dissecting the narratives that dominate our airwaves. Our exchange cuts through the noise to concentrate on the news that shapes our reality, from the tangled web of international politics to the...

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Prof. Wilfred Reilly: Anatomy of Political Insanity

Real Clear - April 28, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
SUBSCRIBE Political science sage Wilfred Reilly, a tour de force through America's media landscape, dissecting the narratives that dominate our airwaves. Our exchange cuts through the noise to concentrate on the news that shapes our reality, from the tangled web of international politics to the...


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Ari Bradshaw for AZ State House

Real Clear - April 23, 2024 14:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
SUBSCRIBE Ari Bradshaw sat down with me to talk about Arizona, running for the house as a Republican, and about Federal and Global issues. The audio begins about 1/4 way into our conversation due to an internet tower going down in his area. I found Ari to be a bright, quick, and thoughtful con...

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Modern China Pt. 2: The Chinese Revolution & Civil War w/ Ken Hammond

Revolutionary Left Radio - April 22, 2024 15:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we get into part 2 of our 4 part miniseries on modern Chinese history featuring Ken Hammond (and guest host Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio) with this absolutely terrific discussion on the Chinese Revolution & Civil War!  If you haven't already list...

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All too Human: Niko's Struggle with Alcoholism

Revolutionary Left Radio - April 16, 2024 14:52 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Shoeless in South Dakota: In this third edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome Niko into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with alcoholism.  With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and destigmatize the mental h...

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Israel Gaza/Palestine War Update with Hank Kopel

Real Clear - April 13, 2024 14:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
SUBSCRIBE TO REAL CLEAR Hank Kopel, acclaimed author of "The War on Hate," joins us to analyze the Israel war in Gaza with Hamas and Palestine.  This is a no nonsense and sobering look at the what we know about the war so far. Media coverage of Israel has been predictably distorted, and you wi...

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The Politics of Music (feat. Scribe Wolf)

Emancipations Podcast - April 13, 2024 12:41 - 1 hour
We are pleased to welcome longtime friend of the show Scribe Wolf, aka A. H. Ra. In this discussion we focus on the book Noise: The Political Economy of Music by theorist Jacques Attali, a highly influential work that crosses disciplinary borders from history, music, to critical theory and Marxi...

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Gaza Now: A Palestinian Perspective (feat. Mohammed Sulaiman)

Emancipations Podcast - April 13, 2024 12:27 - 2 hours
We welcome Dr. Mohammed Sulaiman for a follow-up interview on the situation in Gaza where as of the time of recording (March 13, 2024) Israel has killed over 30,000 Palestinians. Building off our first discussion, this interview explores a number of questions listeners have wanted to raise with ...

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Ghosts in the Machines: Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, & Capitalism

Revolutionary Left Radio - April 10, 2024 16:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
In this episode, Alyson and Breht wrestle with the possible rise of artificial general intelligence and its implications. Together they discuss the Silicon Valley Techno-Cult and their dark religious search for immortality, their hubristic attempts to "build god" and escape death, their neoliber...


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All Too Human: Katie's Struggle w/ Alcohol and Gambling

Revolutionary Left Radio - April 08, 2024 13:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Shoeless in South Dakota: In this first edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome "Katie", Breht's sister, into the studio to have an honest conversation about her struggles with alcohol and gambling.  With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and de...

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On Cuba and Haiti: The Fight for Liberation & Self-Determination in the Caribbean

Revolutionary Left Radio - April 04, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Musa Springer, Erica Caines, & Onyesonwu Chatoyer from Hood Communist join Breht O'Shea to discuss their participation in The Second International Meeting of Theoretical Publications of Left Parties and Movements in Havana, Cuba before discussing the history and current events playing out in Hai...

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Embracing Life's Absurdities with Humor: A Conversation with Motivational Comedian Rodney Norman

Real Clear - April 03, 2024 15:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 120 ratings
Watch on Youtube Subscribe Here Have you ever found yourself chuckling at the absurdity of a flat tire? Rodney Norman sure has, and he's here to explain why those moments are more than just a joke—they're a philosophy. As a motivational comedian with an eclectic background—think Utah roots, Ma...