Book Club Commune
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsReading socialist theory, books, biographies, and anything else from my library that I haven't seen anywhere else, all in the name of distributing them to the masses
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The State and Revolution: Chapter 2
February 27, 2024 20:13 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MB[This episode was originally recorded in November of 2022] After a year-long wait, the Book Club Commune returns by my arbitrarily set February 2024 deadline. We continue in State and Revolution by Vladimir Lenin, and we should be back to at least 2 episodes per month for the foreseeable future. The intro jingle was written, performed, and edited by me (sorry) feat. Joseph Stalin (from 1941). If you want to contact me for any reason, don't. But if you need to, you can dm on twitter @m00nju...
The State and Revolution: Chapter 1
February 07, 2023 18:29 - 39 minutes - 37 MBit's a classic and it's in my backlog of prerecorded episodes, it's stats and rev by Lenin
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism - Chapters 9 & 10
September 15, 2022 18:06 - 48 minutes - 45.6 MBthis is it! the last parts of imperialism! woo!
Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism - Chapter 8
September 05, 2022 18:27 - 26 minutes - 25.1 MBwe're back! hopefully I can get this going much more regularly than I have been but for now! back at it!
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism - Chapter 7
July 04, 2022 19:41 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBidc
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Chapter 6
May 22, 2022 02:36 - 27 minutes - 25.9 MBit's chapter 6! yay!
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism - Chapters 4 and 5
April 24, 2022 03:31 - 32 minutes - 30.7 MBLenin says some stuff idk what to say I have a headache
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism: Chapter 3
April 10, 2022 17:58 - 32 minutes - 31.1 MBshameless plug: shenandoahredgazette.wordpress.com
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism - Chapter 2
March 08, 2022 19:19 - 39 minutes - 37.6 MBThere may be an audio problem in the first few minutes of the reading, there might not be. Listen in fear.
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism - Chapter 1
March 02, 2022 19:00 - 37 minutes - 35.8 MBNew Book, Same Old Shit, moving into some better edited theory by Lenin, Imperialism!
What Is To Be Done?: Chapter 3
January 15, 2022 02:54 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBAn episode I started last year (much laughter), finally chapter three is out. not much to say, only sorry, and you're welcome.
What Is To Be Done?: Chapter 2
December 10, 2021 13:33 - 52 minutes - 49.6 MBAgain, sorry for my bad Russian pronunciations, I can promise it will only get worse. Anyways, Economism, what's that all about?
What Is To Be Done?: Chapter 1
November 16, 2021 14:02 - 51 minutes - 48.2 MBTarantinoing the shit out of this podcast as we jump back in time to get into some Vladimir Lenin! we're starting with What is to be Done and seeing how far we go with it, so sit down, grab some tea or coffee, and enjoy!
On Guerrilla Warfare: Part 2
November 10, 2021 02:52 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBin this second installment of Mao's On Guerrilla Warfare, we wrap up not only this text but the last of Mao I'll be reading for sometime. Next time I'll either be reading some Lenin or some Engels. it's only up for a day, but there's a poll on my Twitter where you can vote if you'd like https://twitter.com/m00njunk/status/1458095770746466327?t=Js_rq2OuBF03TLEtpfXJSQ&s=19
On Guerrilla Warfare: Part 1
October 19, 2021 17:51 - 50 minutes - 47.4 MBon this episode, we start getting into Mao's On Guerrilla Warfare, because every Marxist has written a book ok guerrilla warfare lmao.
Principles of Communism
October 04, 2021 15:32 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB--this episode was recorded and edited by my comrade in the Shenandoah Socialist Collective, Contradictions (@simpingforstalin on TikTok)-- in this episode we take a look at Principles of Communism by Friedrich Engels, in the first of hopefully many collaborations with my comrades in the SSC
Concerning and Critiquing Stalin's 'The Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR' by Mao Zedong
October 03, 2021 00:13 - 42 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this long awaited episode, we finally get back to Mao and see his critiques and ideas concerning Stalin's work "The Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR". oh and hey by the way the audio quality of the 2nd half is like suuuuuper shitty but wasn't shitty enough to make me re record so y'all are just gonna have to deal lmao. Intro music is a Chinese version of the Internationale. @m00njunk on twitter for questions and criticisms
Dialectical and Historical Materialism: Chapter 3
September 25, 2021 19:28 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBtoday we are finishing up Stalin's short but informative work by deep diving into what exactly is historical materialism. intro music is the national anthem of the USSR as sung by Paul Robeson.
Dialectical and Historical Materialism: Forward, Chapters 1 and 2
September 18, 2021 17:22 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this episode we jump into the first work by joey steel I've ever read: Dialectical and Historical Materialism. it's short, sweet, and I'm pretty sure is just basically quotes by Engels and Marx. Intro music is the National Anthem of the USSR as sung by Paul Robeson
Concerning the Economic Conditions of Socialism in the USSR: Chapters 8, 9, and 10
September 08, 2021 22:47 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBToday we finish up Concerning the Economic Conditions of Socialism in the USSR by Joseph Stalin! watch how Stalin girlbosses gatekeeps and gaslights his way into finishing a book with a chapter with only 300 words in it. the intro music is the national anthem of the USSR as sung by Paul Robeson.
Concerning the Economic Conditions of Socialism in the USSR: Chapters 5, 6, and 7
September 02, 2021 16:18 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBStalin is not a man of many words, so we move quickly along through chapters 5, 6, and 7 in this episode of the Book Club Commune! intro music is the national anthem of the USSR as sung by Paul Robeson
Concerning the Economic Conditions of Socialism in the USSR: Chapters 3 and 4
August 21, 2021 22:11 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBwe move right along to chapters three and four of Concerning the Economic Conditions of Socialism in the USSR by none other than Joseph Stalin! intro is the National Anthem of the Soviet Union as sung by Paul Robeson
Concerning the Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR: Chapters 1 and 2
August 14, 2021 20:27 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIn preparation for more Mao, we cut to the Man of Steel himself, Joseph Stalin, as he details the economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR, in the aptly titled work, Concerning the Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR. the intro music is the Soviet national anthem, as sung by Paul Robeson.
On Contradiction
August 08, 2021 23:29 - 1 hour - 93 MBtoday we sit in for the longest episode recorded since we finished Black Bolshevik, On Contradiction! theory rich, it follows on where On Practice (already up in a previous episode) left off. Intro music is a Chinese version of the Internationale.
3 Short Works By Chairman Mao Zedong
July 27, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBToday is a triple threat, with liberalism, atomic warfare, and paper tigers, oh my! We cover Combat Liberalism, The Chinese People Cannot be Cowed by the Atom Bomb, and US Imperialism is a Paper Tiger. Intro music is a Chinese version of the Internationale.
On Practice
July 22, 2021 22:45 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBToday we talk about combining theory and practice in the aptly titled work, On Practice. The intro music is a Chinese version of the Internationale.
Oppose Book Worship
July 09, 2021 20:40 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBToday we dive into 'Oppose Book Worship' by Mao Zedong, which talks about investigation and who has the right to speak and when. The intro music is a Chinese version of the Internationale.
Reform or Revolution?: Chapters 9 and 10
July 05, 2021 19:43 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this final episode of 'Reform or Revolution?' we read chapters 9 and 10 and finally put to bed the opportunism of Bernstein. The intro music is "Varshavianka (The Warsawian)", preformed by Maredith Placencia with Khosrean State Orchestra.
Reform or Revolution?: Chapters 7 and 8
June 26, 2021 05:11 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBIn this episode, we cover chapters 7 and 8, and we continue viciously tearing apart the logic of reformists until they have absolutely nothing left. The intro music is "Varshavianka (The Warsawian)", preformed by Maredith Placencia with Khosrean State Orchestra.
Reform or Revolution?: Chapters 4, 5, and 6
June 17, 2021 22:56 - 51 minutes - 48 MBIn this episode, Rosa really doesn't hold back against this Bernstein fellow, huh? The intro music is "Varshavianka (The Warsawian)", preformed by Maredith Placencia with Khosrean State Orchestra.
Reform or Revolution? Chapters 4, 5, and 6
June 17, 2021 22:56 - 51 minutes - 48 MBIn this episode, Rosa really doesn't hold back against this Bernstein fellow, huh? The intro music is "Varshavianka (The Warsawian)", preformed by Maredith Placencia with Khosrean State Orchestra.
A Single Spark Can Start A Prairie Fire
April 27, 2021 17:37 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBDiving into some Mao, we cover "A Single Spark Can Start A Prairie Fire", which talks about pessimism and how revolution can come from just a single spark. The intro music is a Chinese version of the Internationale.
Harry Haywood: China and it's Supporters are Wrong About the USSR
April 25, 2021 23:21 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBIn what will probably be the last time I read something by Haywood for a while, we dive into an argument that still plagues the left to this very day: is *(insert socialist country here)* imperialist and needs to be fought against?
Black Bolshevik: Epilogue
April 19, 2021 20:02 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBHaywood wraps up the book with an analysis of the future of the Black liberation struggle, in words that are both optimistic and depressingly applicable to today's struggles
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 22
April 16, 2021 18:33 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBHaywood sees the culmination of Browderism in the party, resulting in further degradation and disintegrated of the Communist Party USA.
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 21
April 10, 2021 20:27 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBIn this episode, the party is further liquidated as the Red Scare, HUAC, and general anti-communist bullshit take effect in America
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 20
April 06, 2021 23:19 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBBrowder has been exposed, but will the influence of Browderism be expunged from the party? can the CPUSA correct itself? No! but let's read about it anyways! it's Chapter 20 of Black Bolshevik!
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 19
April 06, 2021 04:51 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBIn this episode, World War 2 breaks out in earnest, Haywood is targeted by CPUSA leaders in a slander campaign, and Haywood becomes a sailor.
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 18
April 02, 2021 05:09 - 51 minutes - 48 MBIn this chapter, Haywood heads off to Spain to help in the fight against the rising fascist tide but comes into trouble with the International Brigade political struggles.
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 17
March 26, 2021 05:03 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIn this chapter, Haywood moves back to Chicago to get out of the bureaucracy of CPUSA headquarters and to do on the ground organizing in the Southside.
Reform or Revolution?: Chapters 2 and 3
March 23, 2021 06:28 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode, we talk more about how Bernstein thinks capitalism will adapt it's way out of crises (spoiler: it can't) and how he believes labor reform by bourgeois governments is actually socialism. Basically, Bernstein is just a modern day social democrat. a literal bernie bro. The intro music is "Varshavianka (The Warsawian)", preformed by Maredith Placencia with Khosrean State Orchestra.
Reform or Revolution: Chapters 2 and 3
March 23, 2021 06:28 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode, we talk more about how Bernstein thinks capitalism will adapt it's way out of crises (spoiler: it can't) and how he believes labor reform by bourgeois governments is actually socialism. Basically, Bernstein is just a modern day social democrat. a literal bernie bro. The intro music is "Varshavianka (The Warsawian)", preformed by Maredith Placencia with Khosrean State Orchestra.
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 16
March 19, 2021 15:58 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBIn this episode, Haywood goes to the 8th convention of the CPUSA, and outlines the dangers and the need to fight against petty bourgeois nationalism.
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 15
March 18, 2021 06:09 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBCONTENT WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC MENTIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND MURDER. In this episode, Haywood travels to the deep south to do some organizing and to see the Black Belt Thesis in action. Oh, and some Black sharecroppers get guns and shoot at come cops.
Reform or Revolution: Introduction and Chapter One
March 12, 2021 06:28 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIn a surprise twist, I'm started a second book in addition to Black Bolshevik, I am reading "Reform or Revolution" by Rosa Luxemburg. This is a text that I am reading for my organization's reading group, but since it's longer than one article, it wouldn't make sense to make it a Mini Commune like I did for Lenin's "The Three Sources and Three Components of Marxism", so instead I decided to ruin the linear podcast feed and dedicate a few episodes to Rosa. The intro music is "Varshavianka (The ...
Reform or Revolution?: Introduction and Chapter 1
March 12, 2021 06:28 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIn a surprise twist, I'm started a second book in addition to Black Bolshevik, I am reading "Reform or Revolution" by Rosa Luxemburg. This is a text that I am reading for my organization's reading group, but since it's longer than one article, it wouldn't make sense to make it a Mini Commune like I did for Lenin's "The Three Sources and Three Components of Marxism", so instead I decided to ruin the linear podcast feed and dedicate a few episodes to Rosa. The intro music is "Varshavianka (The ...
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 14
March 05, 2021 16:04 - 25 minutes - 24 MBIn this chapter, Haywood returns to the Soviet Union to try and bring his wife Ina back to the US.
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 13
March 05, 2021 06:47 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBHarry heads down to Pittsburgh to help out the coal miners in their strike efforts in this chapter of Black Bolshevik.
Black Bolshevik: Chapter 12
February 17, 2021 00:22 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this chapter, Haywood comes home from the Soviet Union and gets to work fighting White Chauvinism which runs rampant not only in US society, but in the Communist Party itself