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• 04.16.2024

  All too Human: Niko's Struggle with Alcoholism

  Shoeless in South Dakota: In this third edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome Niko into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with alcoholism.  With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and...

  
• 04.10.2024

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

  In this episode, Alyson and Breht wrestle with the possible rise of artificial general intelligence and its implications. Together they discuss the Silicon Valley Techno-Cult and their dark religious search for immortality, their hubristic attempts to "build god" and escape...

  
• 04.08.2024

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

  Shoeless in South Dakota: In this first edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome "Katie", Breht's sister, into the studio to have an honest conversation about her struggles with alcohol and gambling.  With these All Too...

  
• 04.04.2024

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

  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...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Modern China Pt. 1: The Taiping & Boxer Rebellions w/ Ken Hammond

  In 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...

  
• 03.30.2024

  Take Back Your Life & Attention: Why You Should Quit Social Media

  This is a small extract from a much larger patreon exclusive episode. To get access to the full episode, and over 300 other patreon exclusive episodes, join our patreon at: patreon.com/revleftradio  

  
• 03.27.2024

  The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

  Listen to the first installment of this four-episode series HERE Kenneth J. Hammond is Professor of History at New Mexico State University. Hammond was a student and Students for a Democratic Society leader at Kent State University from 1967...

  
• 03.25.2024

  BRG Round 2: Fighting to Win...

  Black Red Guard returns to the show for a no-holds-barred, wide-ranging discussion on a multitude of topics, including Palestine, Aaron Bushnell, the DSA, line struggle, party building, Taiwan, revolution, the future, and much more! Check out BRG's YT Channel HERE...

  
• 03.19.2024

  "The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte" by Karl Marx

  Alyson and Breht explain and explore this famous text from Karl Marx, in the process they discuss French history, class conflict, the peasantry and lumpenproletariat, Bonapartism and Fascism, history, the role of the State under capitalism, and how all of...

  
• 03.18.2024

  [UNLOCKED] Buddhist Perspectives: Self-Immolation and Political Struggle

  This 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...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Imperialism Abroad, Fascism at Home: GILEE, Cop City, & 1033 Program

  Musa and Tunde from the ATL chapter of the Black Alliance for Peace join Breht to discuss the GILEE Program (Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange) and its implications, the construction of Cop City (and the plans for more), the militarization...

  
• 03.12.2024

  The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist

  Josh Fernandez joins the show to discuss his new biography "The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist". Together Josh and Breht have a wide ranging conversation on antifascism, teaching, prison, organizing, parenting, drug and alcohol...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Parting Ways (for now): Guerrilla History Bids Farewell to Breht & Dave

  After 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...

  
• 02.29.2024

  Man on Fire: Aaron Bushnell's Sacrifice for Palestine

  Rest in Peace, Aaron. Free Palestine!  "To burn oneself by fire is to prove that what one is saying is of the utmost importance. There is nothing more painful than burning oneself. To say something while experiencing this kind of...

  
• 02.28.2024

  The Ongoing Evolution of the Human Species (teaser)

  This is a snippet from a much longer patreon exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and support the show at the same time, CLICK HERE

  
• 02.20.2024

  On Mysticism: Ego, Suffering, & Love

  On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht had some things come up such that they couldn't record their planned episode on Marx's 18th Brumaire (coming soon!), so instead they have a deep, organic and wide-ranging conversation on mysticism;...

  
• 02.15.2024

  Friends of the Congo: The Congolese Struggle for Self-Determination

  Passy and Maurice from Friends of the Congo join Breht to discuss the history and the present of the Congo. Together, they discuss their organization, Passy's on-the-ground organizing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the history of the Congo,...

  
• 02.08.2024

  Dialectics Deep Dive IIX: Contradiction and Overdetermination (Pt. 1)

  Matthew Furlong returns for another installment of our Dialectics Deep Dive Series. Together, they discuss Althusser, Hegel, Dialectical Materialism, Marxism, Palestine, process philosophy, and much more! Get 15% off any book in the Left Wing Books Library HERE Interview...

  
• 02.05.2024

  W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition and Reconstruction

  In this fouth installment of our ongoing W.E.B. Du Bois series, Breht and PM sit down with Saudia Durrant and Geo Maher from the W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition and Reconstruction. Together, they discuss Du Bois, their...

  
• 01.31.2024

  "Solaris" by Andrei Tarkovsky: A Cosmic Exploration of the Human Psyche

  Breht got invited onto Left of the Projector to discuss Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's famous sci-fi film from 1972 "Solaris" with Evan and Amanda. Together, they discuss and analyze the film, exploring the human condition, the subconscious, modernist subjectivity, alienation,...

  
• 01.26.2024

  [TEASER] Seeing Red: American Hypocrisy and Unfreedom

  This is extracted from a larger patreon bonus episode; to listen to the full episode, hundreds of other bonus episodes, AND support the show, go to: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Check out our Instagram HERE  

  
• 01.17.2024

  "Israel" and Its Role in Latin America w/ Alexander Aviña

  In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back the official unofficial fourth member of the hosting panel, Alexander Aviña!  Here we discuss Alex's freshly released article at Foreign Exchanges titled A Future of Walls or Liberation, which examines some of...

  
• 01.08.2024

  Joy James on Du Bois, Liberation Struggles, & Revolutionary Love

  Dr. Joy James joins Breht and PM for the third installment of Rev Left's ongoing Du Bois series, but this conversation goes well beyond the life and work of Du Bois to cover James' newest book, her long history of...

  
• 01.06.2024

  UNLOCKED: Revolution and Resolutions

  If you enjoy these monologue-style episodes and want to support the show and get access to multiple bonus episodes like this every single month, you can do so HERE UNLOCKED: Breht opens this Patreon episode with a discussion of American...

  
• 12.27.2023

  Kwame Nkrumah: The Great Pan-African Revolutionary Leader of Ghana

  Nicholas Richard-Thompson and Tunde Osazua from the Black Alliance for Peace join Breht to discuss the life and legacy of Kwame Nkrumah. Together, they discuss the Ghanaian Marxist and Pan-Africanist politician, political theorist, and revolutionary, his upbringing, his entrance into Ghanaian...

  
• 12.18.2023

  Napoleon: The Film, The Man, The History

  Everett from The Age of Napoleon and Arjun from Deep into History join Breht to discuss Napoleon Bonaparte. Together they explore and reflect on the new film by Ridley Scott, the actual history involved and what the film got wrong, Napoleon's...

  
• 12.13.2023

  Understanding Apartheid: South Africa, Settler Colonialism, and Lessons for Palestine

  In this Rev Left Family Annual Collab (Rev Left+Red Menace+Guerrilla History), Alyson, Henry, Adnan, and Breht sit down for a deep dive on South African Apartheid. Together they discuss its euro-colonialist origins, explain the significance of the Boer Wars, define...

  
• 11.29.2023

  Black Scare/Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States

  This episode is from our sister podcast Guerrilla History, subscribe to it on your preferred podcast app!   In this absolutely fabulous episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back on the one and only Dr. CBS, Charisse Burden-Stelly!  Here, we...

  
• 11.21.2023

  Les Misérables: Victor Hugo, Revolution, and French History

  Corey Mohler from Existential Comics returns to the show to discuss the famous novel (and its many adaptations) by Victor Hugo "Les Misérables". Together they discuss the novel, its various adaptations, its political and social themes, 19th Century France,...

  
• 11.20.2023

  South African Apartheid: An Introduction

  In this crossover episode that we have done in collaboration with our sister podcast Guerrilla History, we bring on Ashley Fataar to provide a primer into Apartheid in the South African context, and where we also begin to explore some...

  
• 11.08.2023

  The Political Right and Equality: Turning Back the Tide of Egalitarian Modernity

  Professor Matthew McManus returns to the show to discuss his newest book "The Political Right and Equality: Turning Back the Tide of Egalitarian Modernity" Together they explore over 2,000 years of conservative, anti-egalitarian, and reactionary political thought to get...

  
• 11.02.2023

  Decolonizing Palestine: Toward National Liberation in the Levant

  Alyson and Breht discuss the ongoing national liberation struggle in Palestine. Together, they discuss the incredible shift in public opinion on Israel and Palestine, the internal and external contradictions culminating in unison for Israel, the discussion about whether or not...

  
• 10.30.2023

  Uprisings in the Sahel: AFRICOM, Neo-Colonial Imperialism, and Pan-African Liberation

  Nicholas Richard-Thompson and Tunde Osazua from the Black Alliance for Peace join Breht to discuss AFRICOM, or The United States Africa Command - responsible for U.S. military operations and imperialism on the continent. Together they discuss the ongoing conflict in Palestine,...

  
• 10.25.2023

  Confronting Zionism: Exposing the Moral Bankruptcy of Liberal Intellectuals

  Breht listens and responds to a conversation between liberal Zionist Sam Harris and pseudo-intellectual charlatan Eric Weinstein on Israel, Palestine, Islam, and more. In the process he deconstructs common Zionist talking points, highlights the colonialist framework that liberals and Zionists...

  
• 10.23.2023

  What Is To Be Done? Understanding Communist Strategy

  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...

  
• 10.21.2023

  Free Palestine: The National Liberation Struggle against Zionism, Colonialism, and Apartheid

  In this critical episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Max Ajl and Patrick Higgins to discuss some recent history and the ongoing situation regarding Palestinian resistance to the Zionist project and the ongoing bombardment on Gaza.  Max and Patrick...

  
• 10.18.2023

  [UNLOCKED] Palestine on Fire II

  Breht returns with another monologue episode on the ever-evolving war in Palestine, this time with a focus on the history of the Nakba, the weakness of a two state solution, the widening global implications of the conflict, and where things...

  
• 10.11.2023

  Toward Liberation: Palestine on Fire

  Breht discusses the current situation in Palestine, helps listeners navigate and dismantle common Zionist talking points, and (hopefully) brings some much needed moral clarity and intellectual honesty to a topic that, especially in the West, often lacks both...

  
• 10.09.2023

  [BEST OF] Colonial War, Mental Illness, and Psychoanalysis: The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon

  Originally Aired on Dec 22, 2019 In our third and final installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the final chapter and conclusion of Frantz Fanon's masterpiece work, then they reflect...

  
• 10.09.2023

  [BEST OF] On National Consciousness and National Culture: The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon

  Originally aired on Nov 23, 2019 In our second installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the third and fourth chapters of Frantz Fanon's masterpiece work. 

  
• 10.09.2023

  [BEST OF] The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: On Violence and Spontaneity

   Originally Aired on Oct 22, 2019 In our first installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the first two chapters of Frantz Fanon's masterpiece work.

  
• 10.08.2023

  [BEST OF] A Brief History of Jewish Anti-Zionism

  Originally aired on Jun 3, 2021 In this classic mini-episode, Alyson Escalante summarizes and analyzes the history of Jewish Anti-Zionism. 

  
• 10.08.2023

  [BEST OF] Understanding Settler Colonialism in Israel and the United States

  Originally aired on May 30, 2021 In this classic episode, Alyson and Breht use texts from Fanon, Cesaire, Mao, and Lenin to help make sense of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the history of zionism, the role of the...

  
• 10.07.2023

  [BEST OF] From the River to the Sea: The Palestinian Liberation Struggle

  [Originally released Jun 2020] Nu'man joins Breht to discuss the Palestinian Struggle, the Intifadas, the historical solidarity between black revolutionaries in the US and Palestinian revolutionaries, settler colonialism, Frantz Fanon, and SO much more. This was a really engaging interview,...

  
• 10.05.2023

  Labor Militants: The Trade Union Educational League (TUEL)

  Chase from Mass Struggle joins Breht to discuss American labor history and communist political theory in relation to the trade union struggle through the lens of TUEL, or the Trade Union Educational League (1920 -1929). Together they discuss trade union...

  
• 09.27.2023

  The Principles of Communism: Friedrich Engels and Communist Political Theory

  EARLY RELEASE: Jared from Millennials are Killing Capitalism podcast invited Breht on to talk about Friedrich Engels' draft to the Communist Manifesto entitled Principles of Communism!  Together, they discuss the document, highlight and explain its theoretical substance, and...

  
• 09.25.2023

  Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War

  In this outstanding episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Jon Melrod to discuss his new book Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War (use code FIGHTING to get 40% off)!  In this episode, we discuss the life...

  
• 09.19.2023

  Workers Fighting Back: The UAW Goes on Strike!

  Teddy Ostrow and Maximillian Alvarez from The Real News Network join Breht to discuss the recent "stand up" strike launched by the United Auto Workers labor union. Teddy and Max discuss the strike, explain the causes of the strike...

  
• 09.18.2023

  Confronting Neoclassical Economics

  William Chaney returns to the show, this time to discuss macro economics, criticize neoclassical economics from a marxist perspective, The Center for Popular Economics, how economics attempts to naturalize capitalism, neoliberalism as applied libertarianism, and much more!  Check out...

  
• 09.12.2023

  [BEST OF] Chilean Coup of 1973: Salvador Allende, Pinochet, & the CIA

  On the 50th anniversay of the US-backed fascist coup in Chile, we are re-uploading our classic episode on the topic!  ORIGINALLY RELEASED May 21, 2018 Professor of History at ASU, Alex Aviña, returns to RLR to discuss the Chilean...