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Rev Left RadioThe Years of Lead in Italy: Strategy of Tension, Operation Gladio, & the Long 1970sMost people, even on the Left, only know fragments of Italy's "Years of Lead." This episode pulls the whole picture into focus: the mass worker upsurge after the boom years, the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing and the death of Giuseppe Pinelli, the rise of the Red Brigades, the kidnapping and execution of Aldo Moro, and the 1980 Bologna massacre. Alyson and Breht trace how far-right stragismo (mass bombings) intersected with far-left clandestinism, and how segments of the deep state, intelligence services, and the Cold War Gladio architecture shaped a strategy of tension that isolated social movements, kept the socialist and communist...
2025-11-241h 47Rev Left RadioUNLOCKED: Mamdani, Marijuana Dependency, and Unconditional Life AcceptanceThis is an unlocked patreon episode. To support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes like this one, join our patreon: www.patreon.com/revleftradio In this unlocked Patreon episode, Breht reads and responds to an article in the Tehran Times on the NYC mayoral race and left strategy around Palestine, then he plays and analyzes a Kurzgesagt video on the science and experience of marijuana dependency in your 20s and 30s, and finally Breht discusses his ongoing grieving process surrounding his Dad's death and the life lessons he's learned in the wake of it...
2025-11-162h 05Rev Left RadioThe State of the American Left (w/ How The Red Was Won)Breht went on How The Red Was Won to talk about the current state of the left, the contradictions of American trade unions, American geopolitics, and much more! From the original description: You know him. You love him. It's everyone's favorite Breht O'Shea from such fine podcasts as RevLeft Radio, The Red Menace, Shoeless in South Dakota, and more! We talk about what organizing in the USA looks like 2025 - from unions to the socialist orgs, mutual aid, resisting fascism, and raising anti-fascist kids.Part 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-AxFA8SnBU
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How the Red was WonEp 42: This American Left w/ Breht O’SheaYou know him. You love him. It’s everyone’s favorite Breht O’Shea from such fine podcasts as RevLeft Radio, The Red Menace, Shoeless in South Dakota, and more! We talk about what organizing in the USA looks like 2025 - from unions to the socialist orgs, mutual aid, resisting fascism, and raising anti-fascist kids. And surprise! I just realized it’s my one year pod-a-versary! https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/Did you know I have a Patreon? If ya like what ya hear, support this pro...
2025-09-302h 08Rev Left RadioBuilding an Internationalist Left in a New Era of Global Politics (w/ Breht O'Shea – Rev Left Radio)Breht went onto the International Solidarity Podcast with host Ashwin! "In this latest episode, I'm joined by Breht O'Shea (who many of you will know as the host of Revolutionary Left Radio and co-host of Red Menace) for a pretty wide-ranging discussion. We talk about the state of the left in the global north amidst the Gaza genocide and its inability to effectively do something about it, we talk about broader global shifts taking place at the moment, how the rest of this century is shaping up to look like, the role of spirituality or humanism in...
2025-09-011h 55Rev Left RadioBreht Joins the Trades, Supports the Bolivarian Revolution, and Pops the AI Bubble...Breht updates listeners on the fundraiser for the family we are supporting in Gaza, updates listeners on his new job and talks about the challenges and rewards of joining a trade union, explores the economic developments in and around AI (the hype, the bubble, and the infrastructure build-out), and then discusses the US sending troops to Venezuela and the response from Latin America and China. Here is the new link to the Gaza family fundraiser: https://www.spotfund.com/story/c600f234-0528-4498-809b-88b76a159c9d ---------------------------------------------------- Support Rev...
2025-08-271h 59Rev Left RadioRed Star Ministry: Marxism, Theology, & The Human ConditionAlyson and Breht are guests on the Red Star Ministry Podcast, a Christian Communist outlet. Together with the host Christian, they discuss Alyson and Breht's evolving personal relationship with religion and atheism, the Dialectics of Nature and Human Consciousness, Spinozist Philosophy, Marxist Philosophy, Post-Atheism and much more.
2025-08-121h 58Rev Left RadioPhilosophy Series: Hegel, Marx, & Modern Life (Part 2)Part Two: Breht listens to, comments on, and expounds upon a public lecture by the late professor of philosophy Rick Roderick from 1989 on Hegel, Marx, and modern American capitalism. Along the way he discusses the central role of reproductive labor, the dialectic of feminism in the US across the last century, identifying with your job under capitalism, reactionary psychology and understanding the joy they take in cruelty, the insane irony of "Make America Great Again" under both Reagan and Trump, the prescience of Professor Roderick, socially necessary labor, and more. Finally, Breht opines at length on a crucial and o...
2025-08-081h 05Rev Left RadioAnti-Capitalist Parenting: A Dialectical Perspective w/ Breht O'Shea (Upstream Podcast)One of the most radical things you can do is live your life in direct opposition to the forces that control our society. Not just fighting for policies or organizing your community, although those are certainly important parts of it, but also living with values that oppose the values of our dominant society. And even more importantly, raising the next generation to embody those values—not in a coercive way, but through organic parenting and role modeling that make radicalism irresistible. This is how we raise revolutionaries: instilling community, love, egalitarianism, and a need for justice into children. And th...
2025-06-252h 12Rev Left RadioFascism w/ American Characteristics (The Pokepreet Podcast Ft. Breht O'Shea)"In this episode we are joined by Breht O'Shea to talk about fascism and it's peculiarities in the 21st Century." I went on The Pokepreet Podcast for a second time recently and had a really in-depth and nuanced conversation about fascism, presently and historically; together we discuss how American fascism arising out of the ruins of neoliberalism is qualitatively different than previous fascisms, the role of insecure masculinity in all fascist movements, the implications of a lack of an organized and militant working class to combat it, the feckless liberal (non)response, the Democrats embrace of the "...
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UpstreamPost Capitalist Parenting Pt. 3: A Dialectical Perspective w/ Breht O'SheaOne of the most radical things you can do is live your life in direct opposition to the forces that control our society. Not just fighting for policies or organizing your community, although those are certainly important parts of it, but also living with values that oppose the values of our dominant society. And even more importantly, raising the next generation to embody those values—not in a coercive way, but through organic parenting and role modeling that make radicalism irresistible. This is how we raise revolutionaries: instilling community, love, egalitarianism, and a need for justice into children. And th...
2025-06-172h 12Rev Left RadioDialectics of Nature: Engels on Dialectical Materialism as a WorldviewIn this episode, Alyson and Breht explore Friedrich Engels' Dialectics of Nature, a bold and underappreciated attempt to apply dialectical materialism to the natural sciences. Often dismissed or misunderstood, this unfinished work offers a sweeping view of reality - from physics and chemistry to evolution, human consciousness, and ecological breakdown - through the lens of Marxist philosophy. Together, they unpack Engels' central claim that nature itself unfolds dialectically: through contradiction, motion, transformation, and interconnection. They cover the three laws of dialectics, Engels' materialist account of human evolution, his critique of mechanistic science, vulgar materialism, and metaphysical thinking...
2025-06-162h 35Rev Left Radio[BEST OF] The Principles of Communism: Friedrich Engels and Communist Political TheoryORIGINALLY RELEASED Sep 27, 2023 In this crossover conversation, Jared from Millennials Are Killing Capitalism joins Breht to dive deep into Friedrich Engels' Principles of Communism—a crucial draft that laid the groundwork for the Communist Manifesto. Together, they unpack the text's key insights, from the historical development of class struggle to the revolutionary role of the proletariat. This episode explores Engels' clear, accessible articulation of communist principles, examines the dialectical materialist worldview that underpins the document, and connects these foundational ideas to today's struggles under late capitalism. Along the way, Jared and Breht reflect on the en...
2025-06-031h 47Rev Left Radio[BEST OF] Buddhism and Marxism w/ Della from UpstreamORIGINALLY RELEASED Aug 1, 2023 When you think about the philosophies and practices of Buddhism and Marxism, you might not immediately think that they have much in common. However, you might be surprised at how much overlap and complementary resonance there actually is between these two rich and beautiful traditions. We've brought on Breht O'Shea, a Buddhist practitioner and Marxist political educator based out of Omaha, Nebraska. Breht is the host of the podcast Revolutionary Left Radio and co-host of the podcasts Red Menace, Guerrilla History, and, most recently, Shoeless in South Dakota. In this conversation, we...
2025-05-281h 21Rev Left Radio[BEST OF] What Is To Be Done? Understanding Communist StrategyORIGINALLY RELEASED Oct 23, 2023 UPSTREAM INTERVIEW W/ BREHT AND ALYSON: What Is To Be Done? This is the question so profoundly posed by the Russian Revolutionary and Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, in his landmark text of the same name. Although it was written well over a century ago, this text, the questions it asked, and the paths forward that it provided, are just as relevant today as they were a hundred years ago. And just as urgent. What roles do spontaneity and disciplined organization have in leftist movements? Can we focus simply on economic re...
2025-05-271h 54Rev Left Radio[BEST OF] On Cuba and Haiti: The Fight for Liberation & Self-Determination in the CaribbeanORIGINALLY RELEASED Apr 4, 2024 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 Haiti. Together they converse about their time in Cuba, the various speeches they gave at the event, the ongoing embargo and its impacts, recent protests in Cuba, internationalism, the Zone of Peace campaign by the Black Alliance for Peace, US imperialism, the history of colonialism in Haiti, current events in Haiti, how H...
2025-05-231h 20Rev Left Radio[BEST OF] W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Reconstruction in AmericaORIGINALLY RELEASED Jul 24, 2023 Dr. Gerald Horne, renowned historian, prolific author, and leading scholar of African American history, joins host Breht O'Shea and guest co-host PM Irvin for the inaugural episode of a compelling new series dedicated to exploring the profound life and influential work of W.E.B. Du Bois. A towering figure in American intellectual history, Du Bois was an innovative sociologist, pioneering Marxist socialist thinker, distinguished historian, and a passionate advocate of Pan-Africanist civil rights and liberation. In this richly detailed discussion, Dr. Horne provides his deep historical expertise and sharp analytical insight...
2025-05-221h 34Rev Left Radio[BEST OF] Estranged Labor: Karl Marx on AlienationORIGINALLY RELEASED Apr 4, 2020 In this solo episode, Breht breaks down Karl Marx's powerful concept of alienation from his Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844. He walks listeners through the four types of alienation Marx identified—alienation from the product, the labor process, our human essence, and from each other—and bring them crashing into the present with real, relatable examples from contemporary working-class life. From soul-crushing jobs to the feeling of life slipping through your fingers, we connect Marx's 19th-century analysis to the 21st-century reality of exploitation and isolation under capitalism. In the process, Breht demonstrates how alienation is r...
2025-05-0122 minRev Left Radio[BEST OF] Dialectics & Liberation: Insights from Buddhism and MarxismORIGINALLY RELEASED Feb 16, 2023 Breht gives a moving speech on the topic of dialectial materialism, Buddhism, and Marxism. After explaining the philosophy of dialectical materialism in depth, he uses it to unite core insights from Buddhism and Marxism, arguing that their combination offers a potent path toward inward and outward liberation. He ends by advancing the archetype of the Bodhisattva Revolutionary, asserting it as a uniquely well-rounded and profoundly deep path for revolutionaries interested in radical transformation. Huge shout out to the ASU Zen Devils and MECHA for inviting Breht out to Arizona to give this speech, m...
2025-04-1456 minRev Left RadioMarxism 101: Intro to Historical Materialism (and the Necessity of Socialism)In this lecture, Breht provides an accessible but rigorous introduction to the Marxist theory of history: historical materialism. Breht explains how historical materialism is dialectical materialism applied to the evolution of human societies over time, the role that the base-superstructure model has in understanding culture and ideology, the long march from hunter-gatherer communal societies to slave empires to feudal monarchies to capitalist republics and beyond - to socialist democracy and ultimately to the communist transcendence of class society altogether, marking humanities maturation beyond its predatory phase and into history proper. Throughout the lecture, Breht provides examples, explores nuances, and...
2025-04-061h 10Rev Left RadioThe Current Political Moment, U.S. Imperial Decline, and Organizing a Revolutionary Vanguard PartyIn this episode Breht sits down with Brian Becker, a longtime socialist organizer and leading member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), to break down the current political and economic crisis in the United States and the urgent need for revolutionary organization. As Trump-aligned forces consolidate power, billionaires tighten their grip over the state, and the feckless Democratic Party continues its self-imposed paralysis, Brian and Breht examine what this moment signals about the trajectory of U.S. capitalism and imperialism. Is the U.S. empire in irreversible decline, or is it adapting to sustain itself through repression...
2025-03-191h 28Rev Left RadioAmerican Capitalism in Decay: An Analysis (Pokepreet X Rev Left)(There was a small audio issue at the end of this episode, we fixed it and are re-releasing it) Breht goes on the Pokepreet Podcast as a guest to have a fun and fiery conversation about his ideological development, why the United States is so hostile to socialism even relative to other hyper-capitalist countries, the current grotesque state of global capitalism-imperialism, and much more! "In this thought-provoking conversation, we sit down with Breht O'Shea to dive deep into the current state of world imperialism, the decline of the American empire, and the evolving global power...
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Pokepreet PodPokepreet Pod x Revleft-The Pokepreet Podcast ft. Breht O'SheaIn this thought-provoking conversation, we sit down with Breht O'Shea to dive deep into the current state of world imperialism, the decline of the American empire, and the evolving global power dynamics. Brett opens up about how his ideology has transformed over time, offering a candid and enlightening perspective on his journey. This is one of the best conversations we've had on the podcast and I hope you enjoy! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ThePokepreetPodHelp Comrade Workwear Sue the NYPD: https://w...
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The Adnan Husain ShowSpiritual Materialism? Left Politics and Marxian Mysticism w/Rev Left Radio's Breht O'Shea*Note: This is only part of the conversation between Brett and Adnan; they continued for another 30 mins! To listen to the entire episode, please subscribe to the Patreon or watch the episode on our YouTube channel, both linked below* What does spirituality on the left look like? In a Ramadan special, Adnan discusses Buddhism and Sufi Islam, the distinctions between mysticism and mystification, spiritual practices and ethics as well as the liberation of the soul w/Revolutionary Left Radio and former co-host of Guerrilla History, Breht O'Shea. In a wide ranging and deep conversation about the inner...
2025-03-011h 25Rev Left RadioPhilosophy Series: Stoicism for RevolutionariesBreht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher Michael Sugrue titled Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: The Stoic Ideal. He discusses the philosophy of Stoicism, its insights as well as its limitations, its commodification and bastardization under late capitalism, the dialectical inversion of the philosophy of a Roman Emperor for proletarian revolutionaries, Virtue Ethics, Mahayana Buddhism and The Four Brahmaviharas, the importance of courage and discipline and responsibility, Momento Mori, the Cardinal Virtues, equipping ourselves mentally and emotionally for a lifetime of class struggle, seeking the balance of the Middle Path, Marxist Dialectics...
2025-02-272h 02Rev Left RadioThe Nature of All Things: Spinoza's Philosophical OdysseyProfessor of philosophy Colin Bodayle joins Breht to dive into the profound, unique, and almost mystical philosophy of Baruch Spinoza. Together, they discuss the value of philosophy for all of us, Spinoza as a "philosopher's philosopher", his life and death in 17th century western Europe, his complex geometrical structure of writing, God as Nature as Substance, his forward thinking politics, Atheism and Pantheism, what Spinoza thinks a good life is, Stoicism and Buddhism, Marx and Engels connection to Spinoza, dialectical materialism, the underlying interconnectedness of all being, Breht's wild metaphysical speculation, the nature of consciousness, and much more.
2025-01-312h 43Rev Left RadioPhilosophy Series: Nietzsche and the Death of GodBreht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher Michael Sugrue entitled "Nietzsche and the Death of God". He discusses the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, the politics of modern day Nietzscheans, the death of god and consumer capitalism as a form a nihilism, the ongoing nature of human civilizational and spiritual evolution, the biography of Nietzsche, what the next step of human evolution might be, the synthesis of religion and science, scientific and ontological materialism, the limits of atheism, the importance of spiritual struggle, and much more. Professor Sugrue passed awa...
2025-01-172h 32Rev Left RadioImperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Upstream)Alyson and Breht were invited to join Robbie on the Upstream podcast to talk about Lenin's "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism". Capitalism, imperialism, monopoly—far from being separate concepts that just happen to take shape parallel to one another or to overlap from time to time, these terms all really refer to the exact same overall process. We call it capitalism because it's not always practical to call it "monopoly capitalism in its imperialist stage" or something like that, but really, capitalism is, as we'll see, inevitably monopolistic and imperialist. The process of capitalism's his...
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UpstreamImperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism w/ Breht O'Shea and Alyson EscalanteCapitalism, imperialism, monopoly—far from being separate concepts that just happen to take shape parallel to one another or to overlap from time to time, these terms all really refer to the exact same overall process. We call it capitalism because it's not always practical to call it "monopoly capitalism in its imperialist stage" or something like that, but really, capitalism is, as we'll see, inevitably monopolistic and imperialist. The process of capitalism's historical evolution from its so-called, and somewhat fabricated stage of free-enterprise to monopoly capitalism, and then further into what we refer to as imperialism, wa...
2024-12-312h 04Rev Left RadioPhilosophy Series: Marx on History, Communism, & Political EconomyBreht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher Michael Sugrue entititled "Marx on Alienation and Ideology". Professor Sugrue passed away recently, and Breht has always found his free, public lectures on philosophy to be helpful and really well done. In the spirit of free and open access to education, Breht offers his knowledge of Marxist philosophy alongside this offering by Professor Sugrue. The use of this lecture series falls under the protections of the Fair Use doctrine. Outro Music: "Steal for a Meal" by...
2024-11-262h 14Rev Left RadioAll Too Human: Christian's Struggle with Meth, Alcohol, & IncarcerationShoeless in South Dakota: In this fourth edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome their old friend from high school, Christian, into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with alcoholism, methamphetamine, and incarceration. This is the first time Breht and Christian have seen eachother in 15 years! With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and destigmatize the mental health and addiction struggles of regular working class people in hopes that we can provide insight into this type of human suffering, help others who struggle with s...
2024-09-102h 30Rev Left RadioModern China Pt. 3: The Great Leap Forward & Cultural Revolution w/ Ken HammondIn 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 listened to part 1 of the series, on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, or part 2 on The Chinese Revolution & Civil War, be sure to go back and check those out because we pick up right where we left off last time. With these final two episodes in the series, we enter the...
2024-05-232h 04Rev Left RadioModern China Pt. 2: The Chinese Revolution & Civil War w/ Ken HammondIn 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 listened to part 1 of the series, on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, be sure to do so because we pick up right where we left off last time. The next two installments will cover the Great Leap Forward and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, and then the Reform period up to the present day, so...
2024-04-221h 38Rev Left RadioAll Too Human: Katie's Struggle w/ Alcohol and GamblingShoeless 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 destigmatize the mental health and addiction struggles of normal working people in hopes that we can provide insight into this type of human suffering, help others who struggle with similar things feel less alone, and deepen our understanding of the modern human condition. Learn more about...
2024-04-081h 46Rev Left RadioOn Cuba and Haiti: The Fight for Liberation & Self-Determination in the CaribbeanMusa 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 Haiti. Together they converse about their time in Cuba, the various speeches they gave at the event, the ongoing embargo and its impacts, recent protests in Cuba, internationalism, the Zone of Peace campaign by the Black Alliance for Peace, US imperialism, the history of colonialism in Haiti, current events in Haiti, how Haiti is portrayed by Western c...
2024-04-041h 23Rev Left RadioModern China Pt. 1: The Taiping & Boxer Rebellions w/ Ken HammondIn this episode of Guerrilla History, we launch our 4 part miniseries on modern Chinese history featuring Ken Hammond (and guest host Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio) with this terrific discussion on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions! Be sure to go back and listen to the previous episode we did with Ken in the fall, which serves as a bit of an introductory work for this miniseries. The other three installments will drop every other week (with other episodes in between), and will cover the Chinese Revolution/Civil War, the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, and the Reform pe...
2024-04-011h 33Rev Left Radio[UNLOCKED] Buddhist Perspectives: Self-Immolation and Political StruggleThis unlocked patreon episode was originally released Feb. 27th 2024 To get access to more bonus episodes like this every month, and support the show, join our patreon at patreon.com/revleftradio --------------------------------------------- In this patreon exclusive, Breht reads and reflects on Buddhist writings including Thich Nhat Hanh's letter to MLK Jr. regarding Buddhist monks in Vietnam engaging in self-immolation and how it differs from suicide, and a response by John Peacock to criticism by Slavoj Zizek of so-called Western Buddhism wherein he argues that mindfulness meditation is merely a w...
2024-03-181h 34Rev Left RadioParting Ways (for now): Guerrilla History Bids Farewell to Breht & DaveAfter a wonderful 3 and half years, Breht and Producer Dave are bidding farewell to Guerrilla History. Henry and Adnan will continue the program. In this episode, they all reflect on their time together and promise to keep collaborating when and where possible going forward! Please Subscribe to Guerrilla History on your preferred podcast app. Support Guerrilla History HERE and follow them HERE Check out Shoeless in South Dakota HERE Follow Shoeless in South Dakota HERE
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Red MenaceWhat Is To Be Done? with Breht O'Shea and Alyson Escalante (Upstream Interview)What Is To Be Done? This is the question so profoundly posed by the Russian Revolutionary and Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, in his landmark text of the same name. Although it was written well over a century ago, this text, the questions it asked, and the paths forward that it provided, are just as relevant today as they were a hundred years ago. And just as urgent. What roles do spontaneity and disciplined organization have in leftist movements? Can we focus simply on economic reform, or do our actions need a larger political framework to structure, guide...
2023-10-231h 54Rev Left RadioWhat Is To Be Done? Understanding Communist StrategyUPSTREAM INTERVIEW W/ BREHT AND ALYSON: What Is To Be Done? This is the question so profoundly posed by the Russian Revolutionary and Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, in his landmark text of the same name. Although it was written well over a century ago, this text, the questions it asked, and the paths forward that it provided, are just as relevant today as they were a hundred years ago. And just as urgent. What roles do spontaneity and disciplined organization have in leftist movements? Can we focus simply on economic reform, or do our actions...
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UpstreamWhat Is To Be Done? with Breht O'Shea and Alyson EscalanteWhat Is To Be Done? This is the question so profoundly posed by the Russian Revolutionary and Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, in his landmark text of the same name. Although it was written well over a century ago, this text, the questions it asked, and the paths forward that it provided, are just as relevant today as they were a hundred years ago. And just as urgent. What roles do spontaneity and disciplined organization have in leftist movements? Can we focus simply on economic reform, or do our actions need a larger political framework to structure, guide...
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Millennials Are Killing CapitalismOn Engels' "The Principles of Communism" with Breht O'Shea from Revolutionary Left RadioIn this conversation Breht from Revolutionary Left Radio join the podcast to talk about the Friedrich Engels' short piece, "The Principles of Communism." This piece which is presented in Question and Answer form was a draft that would inform the creation of The Communist Manifesto. This is part of our series of episodes we've been doing lately where we talk to friends of the podcast about some of their favorite works, particularly works by authors who are no longer with us. So far we've talked to Thandisizwe Chimurenga & Yusef "Bunchy" Shakur about Sanyika Shakur's Stand Up, Struggle Forward, we've...
2023-09-271h 48Rev Left RadioA People's History of the New Deal w/ The InterventionNick and Levi from The Intervention podcast are joined by Breht O'Shea of Rev Left Radio to discuss the history of the making of the New Deal "from below." We talk about the movements and dynamics that forced concessions from the ruling class, the importance of understanding the New Deal in our current moment, and much, much more. Check out The Intervention HERE or on your preffered podcast app Follow them on insta HERE
2023-08-242h 13Rev Left RadioBlack Rose: Organizing Toward RevolutionRoxana and Enrique from the Black Rose Anarchist Federation join Breht to discuss their new political program, the analysis and strategy contained therein, the importance of organization for revolutionaries, their orientation toward Marxists in their organizing, platformism and Especifismo, the importance of internationalism, and more! Then Breht and Enrique discuss modern american history and current politics together. Check out their political program and get a free pdf version of it, fully illustrated, here: https://blackrosefed.org/program-may-day-2023/ --- Rev Left Radio is 100% listener-funded! Please support the show and get access to o...
2023-08-161h 10Rev Left RadioBuddhism and Marxism w/ Della from UpstreamBreht joins Della from the wonderful podcast Upstream to discuss Buddhism and Marxism! From Upstream: "When you think about the philosophies and practices of Buddhism and Marxism, you might not immediately think that they have much in common. However, you might be surprised at how much overlap and complementary resonance there actually is between these two rich and beautiful traditions. In this conversation, we've brought on Breht O'Shea, a Buddhist practitioner and Marxist political educator based out of Omaha, Nebraska. Breht is the host of the podcast Revolutionary Left Radio and co-host of the podcasts Red Menace, Guerrilla History...
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UpstreamBuddhism and Marxism with Breht O'SheaWhen you think about the philosophies and practices of Buddhism and Marxism, you might not immediately think that they have much in common. However, you might be surprised at how much overlap and complementary resonance there actually is between these two rich and beautiful traditions. In this conversation, we've brought on Breht O'Shea, a Buddhist practitioner and Marxist political educator based out of Omaha, Nebraska. Breht is the host of the podcast Revolutionary Left Radio and co-host of the podcasts Red Menace, Guerrilla History, and, most recently, Shoeless in South Dakota. You might remember Breht from when...
2023-08-011h 21Rev Left RadioKarmic Law and Mutual Aid: Insights from Buddhism and Anarchism David from Anarchospirituality joins Breht to discuss Buddhism, Anarchism, Marxism, and more! After an introduction section, David gives a talk on Buddhism and Anarchism, and then he and Breht discuss the talk before launching into a wide-ranging discussion on anarchism v. marxism, Kropotkin, the Buddhist conception of Karma, individual and collective improvement and struggle, Darwinian evolution, differences between western and eastern approaches to spirituality, the question of revolutionary violence within Buddhism, and much more! Learn more about Anarchospirituality and his work HERE Check out Turn Leftist's interview HERE Check out Breht's talk on Buddhism and Marxism HERE Check out Red Menac...
2023-05-302h 33Rev Left RadioRight Wing Moral Panic: "The Crisis of Masculinity"UNLOCKED: Adnan Husain and Breht O'Shea from Guerrilla History discuss the current moral panic on the political right around issues of masculinity, dropping testosterone levels, and family formation. Together they discuss how the Right obscures the role of under-regulated corporations in poisoning us and the role capitalism plays in destabilizing human life in general, and instead blame scapegoats like life-saving vaccines, innocuous food stuffs like soy, feminism, LGBTQ people, and liberal elites (but never reactionary ones ofc). In addition, they try to think through what masculinity actually is, how it might express itself in healthy ways, what the left...
2023-05-0156 minRev Left RadioPeter Zeihan's Anti-China Fairy Tales & LullabiesPATREON TEASER: Breht responds to geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan's Anti-China rantings and predictions. Note also that the major disagreements articulated in this episode will be decided objectively in time. Is Peter right that China is an incompetent, flailing, and doomed country bound for total collapse and probable balkanization, or is Breht correct that Peter's knowledge of China is severely limited, his predictions are wildly over-confident, and no such collapse of China is imminent or likely at all: one of them will be proven correct in the coming years... To get more content like this, and to listen...
2023-03-2339 minRev Left RadioApproaching Organizing and Spirituality w/ Rev Left RadioBreht was a guest on The Heatwave podcast, the podcast of MECHA, a Marxist organization based in Phoenix. They were essential in making Breht's speech at ASU happen, and Breht sat down with them before the speech for a two hour conversation about spirituality and meditation, socialist organizing, and much more. Learn more about MECHA here: https://linktr.ee/MECHAdeASU Check out The Heatwave on your fav podcast app, or here: https://thwpod.podbean.com/ Follow MECHA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mechadeasu Follow MECHA on Insta: https://www.instagram.com...
2023-02-272h 05Rev Left RadioDialectics & Liberation: Insights from Buddhism and Marxism Breht reads a speech he recently gave at Arizona State University on the topic of dialectial materialism, Buddhism, and Marxism. Huge shout out to the ASU Zen Devils and MECHA for inviting Breht out to Arizona to give this speech, meet listeners, and visit the Sonoran Desert for the first time! Learn more about MECHA here: https://linktr.ee/MECHAdeASU If you are interested in having Breht give a speech at your university, contact us at TheRevolutionaryLeft@gmail.com with the header "Speaking at our University", so that we can siff out the invites from the other messages! Outr...
2023-02-1658 minRev Left RadioMillennial MarxistsMatthew John from This American Left joins Breht to discuss his book "Millennial Marxist" and a slate of contemporary political topics Find Millennial Marxist here: https://linktr.ee/millennialmarxist Check out Breht's guest interview on This American Left: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-3-a-conversation-with-breht-oshea/id1529673234?i=1000498698013 Outro music "Riot Rhythm" by Sleigh Bells Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio
2022-11-081h 03Rev Left RadioRed Hot Take: Combatting Liberalism on Russia, The US, and CubaIn this episode, Breht plays clips of, and responds to, a recent podcast put out by Sam Harris and Yale Historian Timothy Snyder on the Russia-Ukraine war in which they advance several liberal, pro-american criticisms against dissident thinkers on the topic. Then Breht plays a clip from a NYT podcast about Cuba and launches into a classic Red Hot Take style rant on the topic. Outro music by Kodak Black Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio
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UpstreamRevolutionary Leftism with Breht O'SheaThere are many traditions or tendencies among the left. In fact, sometimes just trying to wrap our heads around all of the rich theoretical frameworks and various anti-capitalist thinkers can be dizzying. But it's also exciting — the richness of leftist history and theory is vital to learn and to build our work from. In this episode we've brought on someone who knows a thing or two about leftist theory — in fact, he's got multiple podcasts that go into depth on historical figures, theory, and philosophy from a post-capitalist perspective. Breht O'Shea is the host of Revolutionary Left Radio, Red Mena...
2022-08-301h 49Rev Left Radio[GUERRILLA HISTORY] Time with the Red Army Faction w/ Margrit SchillerIn 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 Army Faction. We highly recommend picking yourself up a copy from PM Pres...
2022-06-222h 23Rev Left RadioThe Wobblies: Breht Goes on NPR to talk about the IWWBreht 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! Find a showing near you here: https://kinomarquee.com/film/venue/624202eb7b0e1200011ce8c3 Find the original version of The Wobblies for free on YT here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7U9wQ7La4&ab_channel=TretanoTrampo Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio
2022-05-0158 minRev Left RadioThe Deprogram: Marxism and Independent Left MediaBreht 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 episode, they interview Breht on his life and background, the harassments he's faced by the Right and the State, the role of independent left media, what independent left media should NOT do, and much, much more. Subscribe to The Deprogram on your preferred podcast app, and support them here: https://www.patreon.com/TheDeprogram Sub to...
2022-02-181h 21Rev Left RadioMorning Riot: Left Media, Labor Unions, and Political PartiesOn this inaugural episode of Morning Riot, Mel sits down with Breht O'Shea from Revolutionary Left Radio to talk about Rev Left Radio and its origins, Mel and Breht's doxing experiences, the reconciliation bill and why the Democrats are absolute dog shit, anarchism and marxism, the pace of technological advancement and its impact on institutions, the dialectics of struggle, the relationship between labor unions and the revolutionary left, how to relate to regular people and not be a hyper-siloed online weirdo, the importance of personal ethics, humanizing the radical left, and much, much more! Subscribe to Morning R...
2021-10-281h 30Rev Left RadioFree Will: Determinism, Compatibilism, and Philosophy of MindCorey Mohler (Existential Comics) and Zach Weinersmith (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) join Breht to discuss free will, determinism, the role of consciousness, the role of the self, and the implications of the debate for society. Corey also articulates his compatibillist position as Zach and Breht raise questions and offer possible critiques. Check out Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal here: https://www.smbc-comics.com/ Follow Zach on twitter: https://twitter.com/ZachWeiner Check out Existential Comics here: http://existentialcomics.com/ Follow Corey on Twitter @ExistentialComs Outro Music: "Freewill" by Rush ...
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This American LeftEpisode 3: A Conversation with Breht O'SheaRevolutionary Left Radio podcast host Breht O’Shea joins Matthew and Hannah to discuss a variety of topics, including socialism, freedom, spirituality, left unity, mutual aid, right-wing terror, community defense, and the 2020 presidential election. Breht is also a co-host of the podcasts Red Menace and Guerrilla History.Check out his work here: https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.comSupport This American Left here: https://www.patreon.com/thisamericanleftMusic by Benjamin Michael --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thisamericanleft/support
2020-11-151h 27Rev Left RadioThe Principal Contradiction: Applying Dialectical MaterialismTorkil Lauesen joins Breht to discuss his newest book "The Principal Contradiction". In this discussion, Torkil and Breht discuss dialectical materialism, how it is applied in real world situations, and the role that contradiction plays in it all. In the 1970s and 80s, Torkil Lauesen was a member of a clandestine communist cell which carried out a series of robberies in Denmark, netting very large sums which were then sent on to various national liberation movements in the Third World. Following their capture in 1989, Torkil would spend six years in prison. While incarcerated, he was involved in p...
2020-09-181h 23Rev Left RadioThe Science of Covid-19: Immunobiology, Virology, and Pandemic PoliticsHenry Hakamaki joins Breht to discuss the latest science regarding SARS-Cov-2, how it impacts our immune system, how virus' work generally, the politics of it all, and much more. Support Henry's work HERE Follow Henry on Twitter HERE Please Support Rev Left Radio HERE Outro Music: 'The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie' by Colter Wall LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
2020-09-071h 44Rev Left RadioRed Menace Teaser: The American Death CultThis clip is from our sister podcast Red Menace, in which Breht and Alyson discuss how we are being conditioned into accepting mass death and how we can organize for an uncertain future. Find the full episode - and all other Red Menace episodes - here: https://redmenace.libsyn.com Support Red Menace, and get bonus content, here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
2020-08-2808 minRev Left RadioUprising in Omaha: James Scurlock, OPD Violence, and Abolition ResearchIn this episode, Breht conducts three separate interviews with organizers in Omaha: Bear from ProBLAC, David Harvey from Omaha Abolition Research, and Brenden from the Nebraska Left Coalition. We talk about the mass arrest and human rights violations that took place in Omaha on July 25th, the murder of James Scurlock by White Supremacist Jacob Gardner, the lies and cruelties of the Omaha Police Department, NLC's bail fund, and how organizers around the country might learn from the experiences of us here in Omaha. Support Rev Left Radio HERE Music included: ...
2020-08-241h 57Rev Left RadioThe American Indian Movement (AIM)In this fascinating episode Nick Estes, Historian, author of "Our History is the Future" and co-founder of The Red Nation, joins Breht to discuss the history and legacy of the American Indian Movement, including the history of indigenous resistance in America, the origins and ideology of AIM, the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973, the FBI's COINTELPRO, the Reign of Terror, and SO much more. This is a collaborative project between Rev Left Radio and The Red Nation Podcast Learn about, join, and/or support the Red Nation HERE Find Nick on Twitter HERE
2020-08-232h 48Rev Left RadioA Philosophy of Antifascism: Existentialism, Decolonization, & The Three-Way FightDevin Zane Shaw, philosophy professor and author of "Egalitarian Moments", joins Breht to discuss his newest book "Philosophy of Antifascism: Punching Nazis and Fighting White Supremacy". Find Devin on Twitter HERE New RLR Shirts Here: https://goodsforthepeople.com/all-goods/revolutionary-left-radio Outro Music: 'Cloak' by Blvck Svm LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
2020-08-161h 30Rev Left RadioDockworker Power: Racial Justice, Class Struggle, and Proletarian InternationalismHistory Professor Dr. Peter Cole (previous guest from our IWW episode) joins Breht again, this time to discuss his fascinating new book Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area. We discuss the labor history of dockworker unionism, the racial justice campaigns that workers in Apartheid South Africa and the United States partook in, the impact of these labor struggles on local cultures, proletarian internationalism, and so much more. Check out Peter's book here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/48ydk2be9780252042072.html Learn more about Peter here: http://www...
2020-08-101h 11Rev Left RadioThe Battle of Blair MountainChris and Dave from the Mandatory OT and IWW join Breht to cover the fascinating and crucially important history of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in American history and the largest armed uprising in America since the Civil War. Check out Mandatory OT Check out Dixieland of the Proletariat NEW REV LEFT RADIO SHIRTS HERE A List of Sources: 1. "Thunder In the Mountains" by Lon Savage 2. "Life, Work, and Rebellion in the Coal Fields" and "Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals" by David Alan Corbin 3. PBS's "American Experience: The Mine...
2020-07-283h 03Rev Left RadioUnity and Struggle (pt. 5): Wage Labor and White SupremacyEve and Dianne join Breht to discuss the relationship between white supremacy and wage labor. This is the fifth installment in our ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the development of Unity and Struggle's systematic study of race through the lens of historical and dialectical materialism. Check out, and contribute to, Unity and Struggle's study here: http://www.unityandstruggle.org/2019/11/racestudypart1/ Check out more from Unity and Struggle here: http://www.unityandstruggle.org/ Follow them on twitter @unityandstrug Outro Music: 'C...
2020-07-2629 minRev Left RadioMind & Nature: Dialectics, Evolution, and Eco-MarxismIn this collaboration with Revolutionary Lumpen Radio, Breht, Shibby, and Ryan have a wide-ranging discussion on a myriad of topics including Buddhist philosophy, Marxist dialectics, space travel, engaging with nature, hunting & veganism, the illusion of separateness, and much, much more. Support Revolutionary Lumpen Radio Revolutionary Lumpen Radio on Twitter: @Lumpen_Radio Ryan on Twitter: @TheZenMarxist Shibby on Instagram: @ShibbysIG The Motown Mix for the first 34 mins: https://soundcloud.com/kaci-lea-lynch/motownmix LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
2020-07-172h 05Rev Left RadioMaoism in India: The NaxalitesV and Rea join Breht to discuss the Naxalite movement in India, the context in which the Naxalites arose, the reaction to them by the Indian state and Indian fascists, the role imperialism plays in the conflict, and much more! For sources, links, or further recommendations, please feel free to reach out to Rea on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/a_busy_woman Outro Music: 'Curtain Call' by Ruby Ibarra LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
2020-07-141h 49Rev Left RadioNecrocapitalism: Plague, Ideology, & the Murderous Logic of CapitalIn this episode, Breht is joined by a representative of an anonymous collective of thinkers and organizers to discuss their ongoing project "On Necrocapitalism". Topics include: capital's response to the pandemic, the Victims of Communism and their fascist lies, Zizek's newest book, Judith Butler's radical liberalism, dystopian fiction and its role in maintaining the capitalist imaginary, "outside agitators" and its ideological role, Althusser's Ideological State Apparatus, and much, much more. Find On Necrocapitalism HERE Donate to the Black Hills Legal Defense Fund: https://bhlegalfund.org Related Rev Left Radio episodes for...
2020-07-061h 24Rev Left RadioChallenging Capitalism: Envisioning a Socialist WorkplaceThis episode is a collaboration between Radical Reflections and Rev Left Radio. David from RR and Breht from RLR join forces once again; this time to discuss how the workplace operates under capitalism, and what it could be under socialism. Check out more from Radical Reflections HERE Join the Radical Reflections Patreon HERE Outro Music: 'Get Up' by The Coup (feat. Dead Prez) LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
2020-07-041h 26Rev Left RadioPaying Tribute to Radical Voices of Black LiberationTime Stamps for Every Clip in this Episode: Kimberly Jones: 0:00 "The Breonna Taylor Song" by AJJ: 1:18 Angela Davis on Violence: 2:53 Breht read MLK Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail": 5:19 Dr. Cornel West - "Black Prophetic Fire": 43:00 Fannie Lou Hamer: 44:52 Nina Simone: 47:04 James Baldwin: 49:47 Breht reads "The Condition of Black Life is one of Mourning" by Claudia Rankine: 53:30 Malcolm X: 1:14:18 Assata Shakur (Democracy Now!): 1:16:37 Tupac Shakur: 1:24:20 Breht reads "On Violence" by Frantz Fanon f...
2020-06-111h 09Rev Left RadioUNLOCKED: Bernie, Impeachment, & Breht's Winter Camping TripThis episode was originally put out as a Patreon episode for our supporters, but after receiving multiple messages from patrons asking us to make it public, we did. In this episode, Breht explores, analyzes, and rants about the major headlines of the past week or so. Topics include: Breht's winter camping trip and interests in the outdoors, the Bernie campaign and how socialists should think about it, voting v. electoralism, Medicare for All, Trump's impeachment spectacle, Iraqi protests, Greenwald v. Bolsonaro, the Joe Rogan endorsement, and much more. If you like this episode an...
2020-01-291h 08Rev Left RadioDemarcation and Demystification: Marxist Philosophy and its LimitsBreht O'Shea and Alyson Escalante interview J. Moufawad-Paul on his newest book Demarcation and Demystification: Philosophy and its Limits for this Rev Left / Red Menace crossover episode. In this episode we discuss the Marxist conception of philosophy, what separates philosophy from theory, the role philosophy plays in class struggle, an historical materialist analysis of the western philosophical canon, and much more! Purchase Demarcation and Demystification here: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/demarcation-demystification Check out JMP's blog here: http://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com Follow JMP on twitter @MLM_Mayhem Video version of...
2020-01-271h 27Rev Left RadioRed Rosa: The Life and Legacy of Rosa LuxemburgKate Evans, the author and illustrator of "Red Rosa", a graphic novel about the life of Rosa Luxemburg, joins Breht to discuss Rosa's life and legacy! Find her book, and all her other work, here: https://www.cartoonkate.co.uk/ Outro Music: "Europe is Lost" by Kate Tempest The Dramatized Reading of Red Rosa was performed by Breht O'Shea and Tatiana O'Shea. ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/ SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by B...
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Socialist Rifle Association PodcastS2E10 — Live From the SRA National Convention ft. Breht O'SheaRecorded live at the first SRA National Convention in Denver, CO — Faye, Alex Humva, and Breht O'Shea join forces in a Q&A style podcast panel, taking questions from SRA organizers and members.
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2019-08-021h 38Rev Left RadioDebating Scientific Socialism (Ft. Srsly Wrong & Alyson Escalante)Shawn and Aaron from Srsly Wrong join Breht and Alyson Escalante for a comradely debate and dialogue concerning Scientific Socialism. Check out Srsly Wrong here: @SrslyWrong https://srslywrong.com https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong More From Alyson here: @Alysonesque https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB2Cbir6ac8 https://failingthatinvent.home.blog Outro Music: Private Lawns by Angus and Julia Stone ----------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can fi...
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Srsly Wrong188 – The Inevitable Glorious Revolution: Brainstorm, pt 2 (w/ Breht O’Shea) (Full EP)Breht O’Shea joins the Wrong Boys’ ongoing revolutionary brainstorming session to talk about Marxist Leninist strategy, leftist unity, defense, violence, and the relationship between means and ends. Listen to the full episode...
2019-05-231h 49Srsly Wrong188 (teaser) The Inevitable Glorious Revolution: Brainstorm, pt 2 (w/ Breht O’Shea)Breht O’Shea joins the Wrong Boys’ ongoing revolutionary brainstorming session to talk about Marxist Leninist strategy, leftist unity, defense, violence, and the relationship between means and ends. Listen to the full episode...
2019-05-2317 min
Srsly Wrong188 (teaser) The Inevitable Glorious Revolution: Brainstorm, pt 2 (w/ Breht O’Shea)
Breht O’Shea joins the Wrong Boys’ ongoing revolutionary brainstorming session to talk about Marxist Leninist strategy, leftist unity, defense, violence, and the relationship between means and ends.
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2019-05-2317 min
Srsly Wrong188 (teaser) The Inevitable Glorious Revolution: Brainstorm, pt 2 (w/ Breht O'Shea)Breht O'Shea joins the Wrong Boys' ongoing revolutionary brainstorming session to talk about Marxist Leninist strategy, leftist unity, defense, violence, and the relationship between means and ends.
Listen to the full episode here!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/188-inevitable-2-27059226
Check out both of Breht's podcasts!
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2019-05-2317 minRev Left RadioMeans TV: Anti-Capitalist and Worker-OwnedNaomi and Nick from Means TV join Breht to discuss their incredible project, which is attempting to create an anti-capitalist and worker-owned media streaming site made by and for the revolutionary left! Find Means TV on twitter here: https://twitter.com/means_tv?lang=en Donate to their fundraiser here: https://means.media Email them at: Contact@Means.Media Outro Music: "Radicalized" by Desaparecidos (an Omaha band, btw). Find and support them here: https://desaparecidos.bandcamp.com ----- You can support our show by: Becoming a Patre...
2019-05-1424 minRev Left RadioIn Dialogue With Anarchism: AnarchopacZoe (AKA Anarchopac) join's Breht for the second installment of our sub-series "In Dialogue With Anarchism". Topics include: Anarchist social theory, organizationally-minded tendencies within anarchism, the Marxist and Anarchist conceptions of the State, our different organizing strategies, whether or not we can work together, and more! Check out Anarchopac's YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3FD64RRsrCLpiZNkq7ZkSg Follow Zoe on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/anarchopac?lang=en Outro Music: "Jesus Does The Dishes" by Wingnut Dishwasher's Union. Find and support their music here: https://diybandits.bandcamp.com
2019-05-131h 08Rev Left RadioIn Dialogue with Anarchism: Working Class HistoryJon from Working Class History joins Breht for our first installment of our ongoing sub series "In Dialogue With Anarchism". Find and Support WCH here: https://workingclasshistory.com Outro Music: Guerra by Bambu Find and Support his music here: https://bambubeatrock.bandcamp.com ----------- 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 --------------- Rev Left Spin-Off Show...
2019-04-251h 23Rev Left RadioWestern Tools of Imperial Plunder: The IMF & the World BankGreg from "In The Roots" podcast joins Breht to do a introductory examination of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. In The Roots podcast can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/intheroots and here: https://m.soundcloud.com/intherootspod You can follow Greg on Twitter @_therealgreg_ Outro Music: The IMF by Black Wizard ----------- 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 supp...
2019-04-101h 02Rev Left RadioThe MOVE Bombing and Mumia Abu-Jamal Jared from Millennials Are Killing Capitalism joins Breht to discuss the MOVE organization, the bombing of MOVE in Philly in 1985, Mumia Abu Jamal, the history of racism and police violence in Philadelphia, and much, much more. Ramona Africa's GoFundMe for her cancer treatments and medical needs - https://www.gofundme.com/helpsaveramonaafrica Mobilization4Mumia - these are the comrades I work to support in Philly - https://mobilization4mumia.com/donate-1 MOVE 9 Legal Fund (Abolitionist Law Center) - https://abolitionistlawcenter.org/2018/11/05/action-alert-support-the-move-9-legal-fund/ Find "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" here: https://millennialsarekillingcapitalism.libsyn.com/ Follow them on Twitter...
2019-04-102h 55Rev Left RadioRed Hot Take: "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming"This is the debut episode of a new Rev Left Radio sub-series called Red Hot Takes, where Breht breaks down and analyzes current events, new works, or breaking news in a monologue format. In this episode, Breht analyzes the popular new book on Climate Change by journalist David Wallace-Wells entitled "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" from a Marxist perspective. Please Rate and Review Revolutionary Left Radio on iTunes. This dramatically helps increase our reach. As we work towards expanding to create and provide more content please consider: Becoming a P...
2019-04-0341 minRev Left RadioNikolai Bukharin: Bolshevism, The Right Opposition, & the NEPDonald Parkinson from Cosmonaut Magazine joins Breht to discuss the life, theory, and legacy of Bolshevik Revolutionary, Nikolai Bukharin. Find and support Cosmonaut Magazine here: https://cosmonaut.blog Follow Donald on Twitter: @donaldp1917 Please donate to help get the Marxist Center's new magazine, Regeneration, off the ground if ya can: https://chuffed.org/project/revleftradio Outro Music: "39 Thieves" by Aesop Rock Find and support his music here: https://rhymesayers.com/artists/aesoprock ----------- Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by...
2019-04-011h 39Rev Left RadioRebellious Mourning: Grief, Death, and Communal ResistanceCindy Milstein, Jewish anarchist, author, and organizer, joins Breht to discuss the collection of essays she compiled and edited titled "Rebellious Mourning". Find Cindy's books from PM Press here: http://www.pmpress.org/content/article.php/CindyMilstein Find Cindy's books from AK Press here: https://www.akpress.org/rebellious-mourning.html Here is Cindy's interview on Solecast: http://www.soleone.org/solecast/2018/3/23/solecast-w-cindy-milstein-on-rebellious-mourning Here is Cindy's Interview on This is Hell: https://thisishell.com/guests/cindy-milstein Here is Cindy's interview on Final Straw: https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/catego...
2019-03-171h 41Rev Left RadioWomen Behind the Iron Curtain: Socialism, Feminism, & Soviet PowerHAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN'S DAY! Kristen R. Ghodsee, American ethnographer and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Breht once again to discuss her latest book, Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments For Economic Independence. Kristen's website is here: https://kristenghodsee.com/ Here is Kristen's latest article about International Women's Day: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/opinion/international-womens-day-socialism.html Here is Kristen's interview on Season of the Bitch: https://soundcloud.com/seasonofthebitch/episode-57-why-women-have-better-sex-under-socialism-ft-kristen-ghodsee Here is Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee's podc...
2019-03-081h 15Rev Left RadioThe Life and Legacy of Fred HamptonChuka Ejeckam joins Breht to discuss and pay homage to the Black Panther Party leader and Marxist Revolutionary, Fred Hampton. Find and support Chuka and his work here: http://www.chukaejeckam.com/ Follow him on twitter @ChukaEjeckam Outro music by: Dead Prez - Food, Clothes, Shelter Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio Here is an amazing podcast by two-time guest of the show Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee covering the works Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952), a Marxist Fe...
2019-02-241h 40Rev Left RadioA Coup in Venezuela: Imperialism, Fascism, and Class WarMike Prysner, from the Empire Files and the Eyes Left podcast, joins Breht to discuss the current coup attempt in Venezuela. Find and support the Empire Files here: http://theempirefiles.tv/ Find and support Eyes Left podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/eyesleft Outro music by: No Thanks - Skull Clinic Find, support, and get rowdy to more of their music https://no-thanks.bandcamp.com Get Rev Left Radio Merch (and genuinely support the show by doing so) here: https://www.teezily.com/stores/revleftradio -------------- Our l...
2019-02-121h 08Rev Left RadioDrugs & Addiction Pt. 2: Organizing Toward Harm ReductionNate from the Person-First Harm Reduction Coalition (PSHRC) joins Breht to discuss their organizing strategies and goals in addressing the issues that surround drug abuse, addiction, and overdoses. They discuss the drug war, the panic around fentanyl, advice for other organizations, how this organizing is a form of base-building, and much, much more! You can purchase fentanyl test strips here: https://dancesafe.org/product/fentanyl-test-strips-pack-of-10/ Find and follow them on Instagram @PFHRCMuncie You can message our guest's organization and ask them further questions on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pfharmreduction/ Outro music: Pauper Pit by QELD Listen t...
2019-02-1045 minRev Left RadioThis Ruthless Criticism of All That Exists: Marxism as ScienceJ. Moufawad-Paul is a Marxist philosopher, the author of "Continuity and Rupture", "The Communist Necessity", and "Austerity Apparatus", and co-author with Benjanun Sriduangkaew of "Methods Devour Themselves". He joins Breht to discuss his most recent essay "This Ruthless Criticism of All That Exists: Marxism as Science". You can find JMP's essay here: http://www.abstraktdergi.net/this-ruthless-criticism-of-all-that-exists-marxism-as-science/ You can find his essay on the Enlightenment here: http://www.abstraktdergi.net/radiating-disaster-triumphant-modernity-and-its-discontents/ You can find JMP on twitter @MLM_Mayhem and you can find his blog/website as well as more of his work and...
2019-02-031h 19Rev Left RadioPost-Structuralism, Postmodernism, and... Metamodernism?Austin Hayden Smidt (Political philosopher, filmmaker, actor, writer, podcast host, and all around wonderful guy) joins Breht to discuss the philosophy and political relevance of post-structuralism, postmodernism, and post-postmodernism aka "metamodernism". They explore the connections between these philosophies and Leftism, exploring both the contradictions between postmodernism and Marxism as well as the connection between postmodernism and post-left anarchism! Topics include: Liberation Theology, Sartre, Irony, Sincerity, Neoliberalism, Post-Postmodernism, Meta-Narratives, how social media shapes our psychology, and more! Check out Owls at Dawn (one of Breht's favorite podcasts) here: http://www.owlsatdawn.com Check out Austin's Medium h...
2018-11-161h 49Rev Left RadioSocialist Rifle Association: Firearms Education, Mutual Aid, & Disaster ReliefBreht O'Shea and Dr. Bones (Breht's co-host on The Guillotine) interview Faye and Alex from the Socialist Rifle Association (SRA). Learn more about, support, *and JOIN*, the Socialist Rifle Association here: https://www.socialistra.org/ Learn about and support Mutual Aid Disaster Relief here: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/ Intro Music by Captain Planet. Listen to, and support, his music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com/ Outro Music by Ramshackle Glory, find and support their music here: https://ramshackleglory.bandcamp.com/ Get access to the video version of every episode as well as o...
2018-10-0146 minRev Left RadioDemand Utopia & PopMob: Art, Imagination, & Coalition Building on the Left CoastIn part one, Breht sits down with two organizers from Demand Utopia to talk about social ecology, imagination and creativity in organizing, the importance of Art, Rojava, Green Anarchism, and more. In part two, Effie from Popular Mobilization joins Breht to discuss Coalition Building, effective organizing, and the importance of mass movements and popular fronts. Find and Support Demand Utopia (@DemandUtopia) here: https://demandutopia.net Find and Support Popular Mobilization here: https://www.facebook.com/POPMOB2018/ Reach Effie from PopMob by email (popmob18@gmail.com) or by telephone/voicemail at 971-361-617...
2018-09-011h 12Rev Left RadioIrish Insurrection: The Easter Rising of 1916Guest Brendan Leahy and host Breht O'Shea discuss the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland. Outro Music: "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" by The Wolfe Tones 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 N...
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