Guerrilla History
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 478 ratingsGuerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present.
Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University.
Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed!
Follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/huck1995. Adnan can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/adnanahusain, and also runs The Majlis Podcast, which can be found at https://anchor.fm/msgp-queens, and the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives group at Queens University, https://www.facebook.com/MSGPQU/. The other shows of the Revolutionary Left Radio family can be found at revolutionaryleftradio.com.
Thanks to Ryan Hakamaki, who designed and created the podcast's artwork, and Kevin MacLeod, who creates royalty-free music.
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Episodes
Why Political Education & Historical Knowledge is KEY for Activism/Organizing - Panel Part 1
September 23, 2022 10:24 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBFor this Intelligence Briefing, we gathered a panel of great activists and organizers for a discussion on why political education is crucial to building our movements. This is part one of the conversation, the panel discussion. Part two, the Q&A segment, will come out next week. To follow each of the panelists on Twitter, just click on the link after their name: James: @GoodVibePolitik, Ilima: @ItsIlima, Isa: @endsanctions, Matt: @MattxRed, Mikey: @karaokecomputer, Mirah: @snackvampire,...
Sanctions & Nation-Breaking Yugoslavia w/ Gregory Elich - Sanctions As War
September 16, 2022 07:15 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBThis episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (check out the intro episode if you've not already!), and is our first case study of the series. In this episode, we hear the simultaneously heartbreaking and infuriating story of the sanctions on Yugoslavia from Gregory Elich. Gregory, in addition to being a committed anti-imperialist and keen analyst of world events, was on the ground in Yugoslavia to investigate NATO war crimes, and this is truly an e...
Multipolarity w/ Ben Norton
September 09, 2022 09:51 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBIn this incredibly fun episode, we talk with Ben Norton about multipolarity, from both theoretical and real-world analytical lenses. Who better to discuss the topic of multipolarity with us than Mr. Multipolarista himself? The conversation itself was excellent, as is Ben's work more generally. If you don't already check out Multipolarista's content regularly, this is your notice to do so! Ben Norton is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker based in Nicaragua, and is the founder of https:...
The Fred Hampton Assassination & Judas and the Black Messiah - From the Archives
September 02, 2022 07:14 - 1 hour - 40 MBGuerrilla History "From the Archives" is a series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year. This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on April 2, 2021, and is about the Fred Hampton assassination, some new information that had come out around the time of the recording of the episode, and the docudrama Judas and the Black Messiah. Join us for this very fun conversation! You can supp...
Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya - History and Class Analysis of Kenyan Elections Dispatch
August 26, 2022 20:03 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBIn this tremendous conversation, we talk with Comrade Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya for the history and class analysis of the recent elections in Kenya. An absolutely fascinating and enlightening discussion, we could not hope for a better guest than Comrade Booker! Booker Omole is the National Vice Chairperson and National Organizing Secretary of the Communist Party of Kenya. He can be found on Twitter @BookerBiro. Support the Communist Party of Kenya! You can contribut...
The Fragility of US Power w/ Noam Chomsky & Vijay Prashad
August 19, 2022 07:45 - 1 hour - 54 MBIn this tremendous episode, we talk with Professor Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad about the topics in their brand new book The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power. An absolutely wonderful conversation with two great guests! The book will be released in 10 days, so be sure to sign up for your copy! Professor Noam Chomsky is a world-renowned linguist and political activist, and is author of numerous books. Whether you are already familiar with his work ...
Sanctions As War w/ Immanuel Ness & Stuart Davis
August 12, 2022 10:37 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBThis episode of Guerrilla History is the introduction to a mini-series we are running for the next couple of months. The topic is Sanctions As War, based off of the book of the same name edited by Professors Immanuel Ness and Stuart Davis. Subsequent episodes will be focused on case studies of countries that have faced sanctions, and this intro will lay some of the theoretical groundwork necessary for us to build a narrative around! And who better to get us underway in this series than Ma...
Announcements and Recommendations - August 2022
August 05, 2022 19:23 - 11 minutes - 8.91 MBRead and subscribe to our free weekly newsletter https://guerrillahistory.substack.com/ Breht's recommendation: The Counterrevolution of 1776 w/ Gerald Horne Adnan's recommendation: Why Turkey Is Authoritarian w/ Halil Karaveli Henry's recommendation: Women In Nepal's Civil War w/ Hisila Yami Support us on Patreon!
The Economics of Imperialism and Inflation w/ Richard Wolff
July 29, 2022 08:24 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBIn this useful episode, we talk with Professor Richard Wolff about the economics of both imperialism and inflation - two major issues facing nearly everyone today, but that we often don't look at the economic drivers or mechanisms of. An incredibly fun conversation with someone we've wanted to bring on the show for quite some time! Richard Wolff is a Professor Emeritus of Economics at UMass-Amherst and a Visiting Professor at The New School. He is also the host of Economic Update and the...
From the Archives - The 1776 Report
July 22, 2022 09:12 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBGuerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year. This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on January 29, 2021, and is about the (at the time) recently released, ahistorical 1776 Report by the sham 1776 Commission. Join us as we rant about this report and talk about its potential impact. The report itself can be viewed here. You can ...
Coups, Oil, and Oil Nationalization: Supplement w/ Alexander Aviña & Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt
July 15, 2022 20:30 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBThis supplemental episode is the recording of a Twitter Space we just recorded with our friends, Professors Alexander Aviña and Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt. What was originally supposed to be a pretty informal meeting became a nearly 1 hour and 40 minute discussion of coups, oil, and oil nationalization! Enjoy! Alexander Aviña is historian at Arizona State University, and is author of the book Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrilla in the Cold War Mexican Countryside (Oxford University P...
Coups, Oil, the CIA, and Arab Nationalism in Iraq w/ Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt
July 08, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours - 81.5 MBIn this fascinating episode, we talk with Professor Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt about the numerous coups of Iraq from 1953-1968 (and the CIA/State Department role in these) amidst the background of rising Arab nationalist politics and pushes by several groups for nationalization of Iraqi oil. A fantastic discussion based off of Brandon's equally fabulous book The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq! Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt is a historian at California State ...
Shut Down Red Hill! Naval Pollution Disaster w/ Mikey from O'ahu Water Protectors: Dispatch
July 01, 2022 07:25 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBIn this Dispatch, we talk to Mikey from O'ahu Water Protectors about the both ongoing and impending disaster at the Red Hill facility, where the US Navy's fuel continues to leak into the largest aquifer on the island of O'ahu. We discuss the history of this fuel facility, and the activism taking place to shut it down! You can find Mikey on various social media platforms, including Twitter, @karaokecomputer. You can find more information about O'ahu Water Protectors and the efforts to shu...
[Teaser] James Baldwin's Down at the Cross - IB
June 24, 2022 16:24 - 24 minutes - 20.1 MBThis 20 minute teaser is the conclusion to an hour and 45 minute long Intelligence Briefing we did on Baldwin's magnificent essay Down at the Cross. The full episode will be patreon-exclusive for roughly a year, so if you don't want to wait, be sure to sign up for our patreon to help support the show! https://www.patreon.com/posts/68187078 If you want to read the essay itself, it is available here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1962/11/17/letter-from-a-region-in-my-mind https://w...
Time with the Red Army Faction w/ Margrit Schiller
June 17, 2022 08:24 - 2 hours - 65.8 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on a very special guest, Margrit Schiller! Margrit was associated early on with the Red Army Faction, before being imprisoned and tortured by the West German state, being forced into exile in Cuba and Uruguay, and then having to move back to Germany more or less against her will. A fascinating life story from someone just as committed to the struggle as ever! Margrit Schiller is author of Remembering the Armed Struggle: My Time with the Red ...
From the Archives - Historical Impact of the Plague
June 10, 2022 07:11 - 37 minutes - 27.6 MBGuerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year. This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on November 4, 2020, and is about the plague. Join us in this old episode where we discussed a bit of the science of the plague, as well as the historical impact of it in the 14th century. Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professo...
Indian Farmers' Protest Retrospective w/ Sandeep Rauzi and Santosh Kumar: Dispatch
May 27, 2022 09:59 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Santosh Kumar and Sandeep Rauzi of workersunity.com to give a retrospective look at the massive Indian Farmers' Protests that went on for over a year, from the perspective of journalist activists on the ground! We discuss the conditions of Indian agricultural workers before the protests, the "Farm Bills" that sparked the protests, what the protests were like, and what has happened since the Indian government has dropped the proposed bills! ...
Ownership of Development, China in Africa, and AFRICOM (Part 2) w/ Takiyah Harper-Shipman
May 20, 2022 09:05 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to continue our conversation! This time, the discussion focused on the paradigm of ownership of development, China's role in Africa, and AFRICOM! If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the conversation, you should do so first, it will be a good primer for this episode. Part 3, on African feminisms, is forthcoming! Takiyah Harper-Shipman is an Assistant Professor in the A...
From the Archives - The Bandung Conference
May 13, 2022 17:08 - 43 minutes - 32.2 MBGuerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year. This inaugural From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on December 25, 2020, and is about the famous Bandung Conference of 1955. Join us as we describe the historical context of the Bandung Conference, and it's enduring importance. Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor ...
Women Under Attack: SCOTUS & Roe v. Wade
May 03, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBIn this Dispatch episode of Guerrilla History (and crossover with Revolutionary Left Radio), we discuss the newly leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States what would overturn Roe v. Wade and strip the right of access to safe abortion to millions of American women. We try to frame this historically, and discuss the politics of this draft, which is set to be finalized and voted on in just over a month. A critical topic for us all to focus on right now, and to think to...
Reproductive Rights Under Attack: SCOTUS & Roe v. Wade
May 03, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBIn this Dispatch episode of Guerrilla History (and crossover with Revolutionary Left Radio), we discuss the newly leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States what would overturn Roe v. Wade and strip the right of access to safe abortion to millions of Americans. We try to frame this historically, and discuss the politics of this draft, which is set to be finalized and voted on in just over a month. A critical topic for us all to focus on right now, and to think togethe...
W. African Female Development (Part 1) w/ Takiyah Harper-Shipman
April 29, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the fantastic Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to talk about West African female development, Sankara, AFRICOM, and more! Due to time constraints, this episode will act as an introduction to these topics for our next conversation with Professor Harper-Shipman, which will take place soon and will be a longer, more in-depth discussion. We really enjoyed the conversation, and are already looking forward to diving int...
W. African Women's Development (Part 1) w/ Takiyah Harper-Shipman
April 29, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the fantastic Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to talk about West African women's development, Sankara, AFRICOM, and more! Due to time constraints, this episode will act as an introduction to these topics for our next conversation with Professor Harper-Shipman, which will take place soon and will be a longer, more in-depth discussion. We really enjoyed the conversation, and are already looking forward to diving in...
Rev Left Radio 5 Year Retrospective
April 15, 2022 16:55 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBThis bonus episode turns the focus onto Breht as we celebrate and take a look back for the 5 year anniversary of the Revolutionary Left Radio family of shows. Why is a history podcast putting out an episode like this? Tune in and find out, we think you will enjoy the conversation! Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice. Patrons at the Comrade tier and above wil...
Ibn Khaldun - "The Father of Sociology"
April 08, 2022 18:19 - 48 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this impromptu episode, Adnan teaches Henry and the audience about the great 14th-15th Century scholar Ibn Khaldun, who is sometimes called the "father of sociology". Ibn Khaldun also revolutionized the methodology of historical analysis in his time, and provides an excellent subject for us to discuss! Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University, and Revolutionary Left Radio's Breht O'Shea...
Upcoming French Elections w/ Marlon Ettinger: Dispatch
March 25, 2022 07:07 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Marlon Ettinger to talk about the imminent French elections! We discuss the candidates, the prospects, and how French history plays into what we are currently seeing in France. An episode that will catch you up to speed on almost everything you need to know in advance of the elections! The first round takes place on April 10, the runoff second round is on April 24. Marlon Ettinger is an independent journalist currently covering the Fre...
World Systems w/ Ariel Salzmann
March 11, 2022 17:28 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBA fascinating intelligence briefing on world systems theory, some of its thinkers and, some of the debates within the field! This episode will hopefully help us in considering HOW we think about history, and how we analyze the driving force of events in the world. We're joined by the esteemed Professor Ariel Salzmann, historian of Islamic and world history. Ariel Salzmann is a professor of Islamic and world history at Queen's University, and her research addresses theories of state forma...
History of Russia/Ukraine Relations w/ Alexey Sakhnin: Dispatch
February 25, 2022 20:54 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Alexey Sakhnin to discuss the history of Russia/Ukraine relations. Given the current events, this is an important topic for us to understand the historical context of. Take the information here and use it to help you analyze what is unfolding! Alexey Sakhnin is a Russian activist, historian, Progressive International Council member, and member of the Left Front. He has articles published all over the place, and more coming out all the ti...
Far-Right Rhetoric and the Politics of Fear w/ Ruth Wodak
February 18, 2022 00:23 - 2 hours - 60.2 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the world-renowned linguist, Professor Ruth Wodak, to talk about her book The Politics of Fear: The Shameless Normalization of Far-Right Discourse (SAGE Publications). This book takes both a historical and analytical look at how the rhetoric of the far-right ("right wing populist" in Prof Wodak's words) plays to and stokes our fears, and how far-right parties today are emulating the worst tendencies of far-right parties of the past. A fasci...
Representations of the Intellectual: Part 1
February 04, 2022 12:01 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBIn this Intelligence Briefing, the guys go over Edward Said's book Representations of the Intellectual, which was based on his 1993 series of Reith Lectures. This book focuses on the conceptions of intellectuals and the roles that they should play within society. A very fun conversation, on a very important work! Part 2 of this conversation will be coming out as a Patreon Exclusive episode very soon. You can listen to Said's series of Reith Lectures for free here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/pr...
Dissecting the American Empire in 2022 & Beyond w/ Danny Haiphong
January 29, 2022 22:03 - 2 hours - 56.8 MBIn this special crossover episode of Guerrilla History, we collaborate with friend of the show Danny Haiphong and his show The Internationalist Transmission to discuss US imperialism, the Russia-US tensions, "patriotic socialism", and the necessity of anti-imperialist politics. A very fun conversation! Danny Haiphong is a journalist acting as Contributing Editor of Black Agenda Report, Co-Host of The Left Lens, and co-editor of Friends of Socialist China! You can follow Danny on twitter ...
Art and the Working Class w/ Taylor Genovese
January 20, 2022 20:18 - 1 hour - 57 MBAn unusual episode, but one that is a lot of fun and quite useful as well! We have a returning guest, Taylor Genovese (see our episode on the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 to hear his previous appearance), AND a guest interviewer today, Safie Ashirova. We talked about Alexander Bogdanov's Art and the Working Class, which Taylor has just translated into english for the very first time and has been released today at peacelandbread.com/books. A major examination on the necessity for proletarian a...
Socialist States & the Environment w/ Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro
January 14, 2022 08:22 - 2 hours - 68.4 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro to talk about his book, Socialist States and the Environment: Lessons for Eco-Socialist Futures. This book is an analytical and historical examination of the impact of Socialist States on the environment, and busts many myths that we hear in the imperialist core about this historical record. A really deep dive of a conversation that will arm you with facts and historical perspective to combat the dual cons...
Dispatch: January 6 Anniversary
January 06, 2022 21:30 - 39 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we talk about the anniversary of the Capital Riot on January 6, 2021. This episode is a Dispatch, which is part of our series of shorter, more informal episodes that are rooted in more current events, but which aim to use lessons of history to analyze. Here we talk about the fetishization of the event by liberals and the media, the significance of the underlying tensions that led to the event, as well as other odds and ends. Hope you enjoy! Guerrill...
2021: Year In Review
December 31, 2021 09:43 - 1 hour - 66 MBThis Intelligence Briefing is a patron early access episode where the guys get together to discuss and analyze the most significant events of 2021. A lot has happened in the past year, and we had a lot of fun chatting about some things that have been on the forefront of our minds, as well as some things that we had forgotten happened. Hope you enjoy! Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts ab...
China, and the "Western Left" w/ Immanuel Ness (IB Part 2)
December 24, 2021 09:17 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBWe have another fun Intelligence Briefing this time, with a special guest! For this conversation that takes a look at China, and once again takes aim at the "Western Left", we bring back our good friend and comrade Professor Immanuel Ness. Manny is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg. His latest book is Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South, which is availab...
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 w/ Taylor Genovese
December 10, 2021 08:42 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBGuerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice. Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We get medieval in this episode, and we're joined by a special guest! The topic of this conversation is the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and we are joined by the fantastic Taylor Genovese for the episode. We talk about the historical...
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu w/ Comrade Luna
November 26, 2021 09:12 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we talk to a very special guest, one whom many of you are probably familiar with-Comrade Luna of the YouTube channel LunaOi! We discuss the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and its impacts both within Vietnam as well as in liberation struggles globally. Definitely something we've all been wanting to discuss! Comrade Luna is a Vietnamese communist living in Hanoi. She runs the YouTube channel LunaOi (https://t.co/ibUYXNtQlg?amp=1), which covers Vietnamese foo...
Amerithrax at 20 w/ Robbie Martin
November 22, 2021 09:39 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBGuerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice. Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We have another fun Intelligence Briefing this time, with a special guest! For this conversation to mark the 20th anniversary of the Amerithrax case, we bring onto the show Robbie Martin from Media Roots Radio, who has been doing a tremend...
COP26 Dispatch w/ Vijay Prashad and Chris Saltmarsh
November 18, 2021 05:30 - 47 minutes - 54.6 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, Adnan facilitates a discussion about the recently wrapped up COP26 climate conference, its failures, and what we should look to do going forward! We are calling this a "Dispatch" as it's a shorter, more "in the moment" episode to ground us for current events. Our guests are Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, who was at COP26, and Chris Saltmarsh, co-founder of Labour for a Green New Deal, climate acti...
Anniversary Livestream w/ Gerald Horne
November 07, 2021 17:50 - 1 hour - 47 MBFor this special episode of Guerrilla History, we celebrated our one year anniversary by hosting a livestream featuring returning guest and fan favorite, Dr. Gerald Horne! We covered a lot in this conversation, from Texas and the historical roots of US fascism, the need for Cuban solidarity, recent books and movies that have caught Dr. Horne's eye, and more! If you haven't already heard our previous episode with him on The Counterrevolution of 1776, be sure to scroll back in your podcast f...
Anniversary Livestream Announcement
October 30, 2021 17:59 - 7 minutes - 3.17 MBGuerrilla History is celebrating its one year anniversary! Join us for our inaugural livestream on Saturday, November 6 at 6pm Eastern Time, with special guest Dr. Gerald Horne! The livestream can be viewed on the Revolutionary Left Radio youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGz5KS3SlLJHSVc4HtYH3QA. Be sure to subscribe and set your notifications on! The audio will also be uploaded onto our general feed for podcast listeners. For those able to support the show monetarily, ...
USAID: Crossover with Radio Free Amanda
October 29, 2021 08:53 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIn this special crossover episode of Guerrilla History, we collaborate with friend of the show Amanda Yee and her podcast Radio Free Amanda to discuss the history and somewhat covert imperialism of USAID. This is a conversation that was very interesting to do the background research before, and was a very fun conversation in itself! Amanda Yee is an activist and the creator of the podcast Radio Free Amanda. Her show focuses on topics such as imperialism, media criticism, and more. The s...
Dispatch: The Pandora Papers w/ Branko Marcetic
October 22, 2021 05:54 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we host a crash course and discussion on the recently leaked Pandora Papers, the political impact of them, and their provenance! We are calling this a "Dispatch" as it's a shorter, more "in the moment" episode to ground us for current events. Our guest is Branko Marcetic, writer at Jacobin Magazine and author of the new article CIA Op or Not, the Pandora Papers Are a Big Deal. Branko Marcetic is a staff writer at Jacobin Magazine and the author of th...
Electoral Theory and Strategy of Marx and Lenin w/ August Nimtz
October 15, 2021 09:15 - 2 hours - 62.7 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor August Nimtz to talk about his book, The Ballot, The Streets, or Both? From Marx and Engels to Lenin and the October Revolution. This book takes a look at the theoretical and strategic groundings and evolution of electoralism via the writings of Marx/Engels and Lenin. A conversation that will add a lot of historical nuance to the debates that we have every election season in the "western democratic" countries! August Nimtz profe...
US Imperialism and the Western Left w/ Immanuel Ness (IB Pt 1)
October 01, 2021 08:02 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBGuerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice. Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We have another fun Intelligence Briefing this time, with a special guest! For this wide ranging conversation about, among other things, the irrelevance of the Western left and US imperialism, we bring back our good friend and comrade Pr...
Jose Maria Sison: In Conversation with Comrade Joma
September 17, 2021 18:05 - 2 hours - 85.3 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor Jose Maria Sison, better known as Comrade Joma, to talk about his life, how it impacted his ideology, the history of the Communist Party of the Philippines, and more! Comrade Joma is an absolute legendary figure, and it was a pleasure and an honor to be able to talk with him. A must listen conversation for anyone interested in proletarian struggles and People's War in the Global South, especially the Philippines! Jose Maria Siso...
Dispatch: Coup in Guinea w/ Abayomi Azikiwe
September 06, 2021 19:56 - 59 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we host a crash course on Guinean history to help provide context on the ongoing coup unfolding! We are calling this a "Dispatch" as it's a shorter, more "in the moment" episode to ground us for current events. Our guest is Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of Pan-African News Wire. Abayomi Azikiwe is the editor of Pan-African News Wire, and has had writings featured in numerous outlets. Read Pan-African News Wire by visiting http://panafricannews.blogspot.co...
Eco-Despair, Revolutionary Optimism, and the Fight for the Future: Part 1-Intelligence Briefing
August 27, 2021 18:40 - 43 minutes - 30.6 MBGuerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice. Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. This Intelligence Briefing is the first half of a wide ranging conversation on apathy and hopelessness as a result of the climate crisis, how we maintain our revolutionary optimism, and chat about our fight for the future! This half will b...
Modern Bolivian History w/ Ollie Vargas
August 13, 2021 10:19 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Ollie Vargas to talk about the recent history of Bolivia. This is an expansive episode that aims to provide historical grounding of Bolivia so that we can better understand current events taking place there! Ollie Vargas is a Bolivian reporter at Kawsachun News, and has covered Bolvian politics, news, and the recent coup for other outlets such as The Grayzone, teleSUR English, Morning Star, and Mintpress News. You can follow Ollie on twit...