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US-Mexico Borderlands: War, Colonialism, and Imperial Formation

Professor Alex Avina returns to the show, this time to discuss the US-Mexico borderlands, its fascinating history, its deep relationship to colonialism and imperialist for...

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Red Hot Take: The American Ruling Class F*cking Hates You

[ EDIT: this was recorded mere hours BEFORE Biden evoked the Defense Production Act ]

Breht discusses the infant formula crisis and its relationship to capitalist profiteering, how Tucker Carlson displaces blame from the actual ruling class ...

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[EARLY RELEASE] Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

Find the book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1867-elite-capture

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Roe V. Wade, American Institutional Decay, & Geopolitical Forecasting

On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss the recent Supreme Court leak and the implications of Roe's dismantling, then they turn to George Friedman's thesis in his book "The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming C...

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Women Under Attack: SCOTUS & Roe v. Wade

In 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 saf...

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The Wobblies: Breht Goes on NPR to talk about the IWW

Breht was invited onto the local NPR station in Omaha to discuss the classic documentary from 1979 "The Wobblies" to help promote its remastering and re-release in theaters across the country this May Day!

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Ride the Tiger by Julius Evola

Alyson and Breht summarize, respond to, and discuss "Ride the Tiger", a major work of the Italian fascist/traditionalist/reactionary intellectual Julius Evola.

In part 1, they introduce and summarize the text.

In part 2, they respond t...

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Alcoholism Pt 2: Relapse, Existential Crises, & Recovery

David Icenogle returns to the show, this time to patreon exclusively, to discuss his recent relapse, which occurred after the recording of our public episode On Alcoholism in March as well as after more than a year of continuous sobriety.   View Post

UNLOCKED: Breht drinks too much coffee and talks shit for over two hours

Breht talks about liberals confusion regarding Biden's total collapse in support from people under 35, the enduring importance of both the theory and practice of the three-way fight, and then reads, comments on, and responds to an article in Vanit...

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Aleksandr Dugin: Traditionalism, Eurasianism, and Russian Nationalism

In this very special episode, Jules (@realjulestaylor) sits down with Brett (@RevLeftRadio) to have a long conversation about the Russian Nationalist philosopher Aleksandr Dugin. They examine his philosophy, core concepts, and influence in Russia....

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Upcoming French Elections w/ Marlon Ettinger

In 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...

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On Alcoholism: Addiction, Relapse, & Recovery

David 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 difficulti...

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We Are Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World

Professor Helen Yaffe joins Breht to discuss her book " We are Cuba: How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World".

In this book, and conversation, Helen Yaffe explores modern Cuba, illustrates the immense diffic...

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War in Europe: Understanding the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Alyson and Breht discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and wrestle with the following questions: Is Russia imperialist, and is this an inter-imperialist conflict? What is the nature of the Ukrainian State? Is Ukraine really fighting for democracy? ...

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Process & Reality: Alfred North Whitehead, Process Philosophy, & Organic Realism

Matthew Segall is Assistant Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and is a scholar of German Idealism and the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead.

Matthew...

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Religious Mysticism, Criticism, and Self-Criticism

Chase from Faith and Capital and Breht from Rev Left Radio discuss religious mysticism and the Maoist method of criticism and self-criticism. In the end, they connect their religious and spiritual traditions to this method forged through revolutio...

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Brooklyn Eviction Defense: Tenant Organizing for the People

Members of Brooklyn Eviction Defense (BED) join Breht to discuss their organizing, housing justice, slumlords, what housing could look like under socialism, their confrontations with the paid muscle of landlords, the Eric Adams administration, and...

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Ask a Question for an upcoming AMA - March 2022

Please use the comment section below to ask any question that you want to for Breht - and probably Alyson from Red Menace - to answer on an upcoming patreon exclusive episode!

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Toward a Revolutionary Feminism: a Continuum of Women’s Work

Tai Lee joins the show to discuss revolutionary feminist theory, marxist v. liberal feminism, patriarchal realism, gender abolition, historical materialism, transgender politics, why the "gender critical" movement is fundamentally anti-Marxist, so...

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Red Hot Take: Russia, Ukraine, and NATO

In this episode, Breht (while acknowledging this a fluid situation that can change on a dime) gives his thoughts on the recent invasion of Ukraine, the role that US-led NATO has played in bringing us to this point, what China is (probably) thinkin...

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Our Transgender Comrades: Dialectical Materialism, Marxist Feminism, and Trans Liberation

On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson is joined by Rey and Esperanza to analyze transgender identity, struggle, and liberation through a principled Marxist feminist and dialectical materialist lens. Rey also talks at length about how these issues ...

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Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future

EARLY RELEASE: Bron R. Taylor is an American scholar and conservationist. He is professor of religion and nature at the University of Florida. Taylor works principally in the areas of ...

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The Deprogram: The Role of Alternative Media

Breht was given the honor of being the *first ever guest* on The Deprogram podcast, a new(er) show hosted by Hakim, JT from Second Thought, and Yugopnik, all of whom came to public recognition through their separate YouTube channels. In this episo...

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Poor Proles Almanac: Collapse Narratives, Left Prepping, and Agroecology

Andy from Poor Proles Almanac joins Breht to discuss left v. right forms of prepping, collapse narratives, eco-crisis, rethinking food systems, silvopasture, american decay,...

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German Philosophy: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche

In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce, teach, and discuss the philosphy of two giants in western philosophy: Arthur Schopenhaur and Friedrich Nietzsche.

They discuss their respective philosophies, how they relate, how they differ, the ...

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Representations of the Intellectual by Edward Said

In this guerrilla history episode, we discuss "Representations of the Intellectual" by Edward Said, an examination of the intellectual, their role in society, their necessary commitment to justice and humanity, and the dangers of co-option by the ...

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Dismantling an Anti-Communist & Defending Marxism with Sensible Socialist

I appeared on The Sensible Socialist podcast to deconstruct James Lindsey's laughable misunderstandings of Marxism, clarify core concepts within Marxism, deal with arguments against socialism, and reveal the fallacious logic and conspiracy thinkin...

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The Life, Work, and Legacy of Walter Benjamin

Jon Greenaway returns to the show, this time to discuss the life and intellectual legacy of the German Jewish Marxist, philosopher, and cultural critic Walter Benjamin.

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EARLY RELEASE: The Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan

Shamayel Shalizi returns to the show to discuss the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan in the 70's and 80's, and the complex internal politics of Afghanistan at the time.

Shamayel was also a guest on our "Reflections on Afghanistan" episode:...

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Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Great Russian Novelist and Proto-Existentialist

In this episode, Corey Mohler (from Existential Comics) returns to the show, this time to discuss th...

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