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Mar 9, 2026 • 1h 13min

EP. 851: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE U.S.S.R. ft. ALEXANDER HERBERT

Get Alex's class here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/modern-russia-75-151205869?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share   Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2019 did not happen in a vacuum. In fact, it was the result of a series of events that culminated in the disintegration of the USSR and its messy aftermath. The only way that we can fully understand the intricacies of "collapse," the Ukraine conflict, and modern Russia is by careful study of its history.   This course begins with the late Tsarist Empire, assessing its imperial structure and its fault lines, taking students through the collapse of Autocracy, the two revolutions of 1917, all the way to Putin's ascent. Combining over 10+ years of study (my PhD is in Russian History), personal knowledge, archival experience, and more, it offers students a thorough understanding of Russia and the USSR.   The class is split into 7 sessions, comprised of lectures and discussion. We will begin meeting at the end of March on a day and time decided together.   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,   BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
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Mar 8, 2026 • 1h 57min

BEYOND THE RED ZONE: HOLDING YOUR CHILDREN BACK FOR NIL GLORY?

More boys repeat eighth grade in a ‘holdback’ year to grow ahead of recruitment for college NIL packages potentially worth millions   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Check out the weekly TIR Newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,   BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
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Mar 7, 2026 • 2h 43min

PHILOSOPHY FOR THE PEOPLE EP. 103: IS THERE ANYTHING REALISTIC ABOUT GAME OF THRONES?

Stefan discusses with Quinn and Kuba about 'realism' in A Song of Ice and Fire and more generally in Medievalist Media, what Medievalism even means, and the disjuncture between GRRM's approach to 'realism' and what we see in the work of Brandon Sanderson (We'll actually probably talk about how Hot Pie is a Yi Ti landing strip) Read the weekly newsletter, "THE TIR SOUND OFF" here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497 Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll... Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro... Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/ Read Jason Myles in BLACK AGENDA REPORT here: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine..
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Mar 6, 2026 • 1h 14min

WHAT FRESH HELL Ep. 1

Deep State Kuba gives you an updates live from the DEATH STAR on the current situation with the potential world war.   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,   BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3egFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/Twitter: @TIRShowOaklandInstagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/   Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine...
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Mar 6, 2026 • 1h 29min

EP. 850: THE END OF COLD WAR LIBERALISM AND WAR WITH IRAN ft. ALFRED McCOY

Get "Cold War on Five Continents" here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2631-cold-war-on-five-continents?fbclid=IwY2xjawQVN5pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSdGJ2YW1MQ2ZEdGpSamRsc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHj1CLhmOj4oNMGhBE2kGKR1i1HzOguSdRJFCuHR9AE31LP9bOlOCIEhzWSRB_aem_JruvDi97P7jUxTOillzF5A We'll be discussing the current situation in Iran, and how it was set in motion years earlier by Cold War liberalism.   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,   BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3egFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/Twitter: @TIRShowOaklandInstagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/   Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine...
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Mar 5, 2026 • 1h 2min

EP. 849: THE CULTURAL MARXISM CONSPIRACY ft. A.J.A. WOODS

Get AJ's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3239-the-cultural-marxism-conspiracy?srsltid=AfmBOorcx4Q4_X-Os1jnN4FiUH_fXrm5T4XiISIxZwuz3GcMLhqeI3AP&fbclid=IwY2xjawQUBSZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFnaHVHak1ES3hmdU5JMUhsc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgRG35k-OXvnk_pna-arQ6wluvkXDHq5zkS0mvUKYcn6FzoN_ifX2qAw29kD_aem__jilfJnlQCsEySf-MjeMdQ   “Cultural Marxism” is one of the far right’s favorite buzzwords. But despite its currency, the meaning and origins of the term are rarely investigated. This book uncovers the bizarre story of the cult leaders, right-wing intellectuals, and White House officials who believe a coterie of left-wing scholars and students is plotting to undermine Western civilization. Drawing on years of archival research and using the tools of critical theory, A.J.A. Woods reveals how a group of German thinkers known as the Frankfurt School was recast as the sinister orchestra-tors of a global conspiracy. Instead of simply debunking this conspiracy theory, Woods offers a sharp analysis and critique of the political movements that have declared war on all that passes for Cultural Marxism in the US, the UK, and Brazil.   Only when we understand the practices and weaknesses of those reactionaries committed to fighting this illusory threat—a conflict causing real-world damage—can we effectively resist. This is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand the ideological currents shaping politics in the twenty-first century.   Read the weekly newsletter, "THE TIR SOUND OFF" here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/   Read Jason Myles in BLACK AGENDA REPORT here: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine...
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Mar 4, 2026 • 1h 60min

EP. 848: RUSTIN'S CHALLENGE FOR THE LEFT ft. PAUL PRESCOD

Get Rustin's Challenge from Damage Magazine here: https://damagemag.com/2025/07/24/rustins-challenge/   There was no more trenchant and substantive critic of the Left from the Left in the 1960s and 1970s than Bayard Rustin. Some liberals and leftists today valorize Rustin on the basis of his multiple oppressed identities and civil rights organizing. On the other hand, many others dismiss him for being compromised by his commitment to the Democratic Party or by his deep suspicion of the new forms of left activism that appeared in the mid-1960s.   While Rustin certainly made some strategic mis-steps later in life, his challenges to the New Left, Black Power, and a regressing liberal establishment from 1964 until his passing in 1987 were insightful, cutting, and often quite prescient. At a time when the Left is in dire need of self-reflection and reorientation, Rustin’s work has gained a new relevance and urgency.   READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,   BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro... Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
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Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 24min

BEYOND THE RED ZONE: ARE THE BEARS MOVING TO INDIANA?

The city of Chicago doesn't want to finance a new stadium for the Bears. Will they move to neighboring Indiana or Iowa instead?   We'll discuss.   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro... Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
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Mar 2, 2026 • 1h 6min

POP LIFE EP. 62: THE GENIUS OF KILLER OF SHEEP

J. is joined by professor and historian Cedric Johnson to discuss the visually poetic 1977 masterpiece, "Killer of Sheep" followed by a screening for patrons and paid Youtube subscribers!   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,   BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/
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Feb 27, 2026 • 1h 9min

POP LIFE EP. 61: THE INSOMNIA OF NOSTALGIA: THE LAST DRAGON

Read Jason's essay on the Last Dragon here: http://www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/the-insomnia-of-nostalgia-on-berry.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwY2xjawQLdJ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJyYVpMUTlWYmo4aXZCNlk2c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjJVlNXQLM3uDkgfIqAfQTzZVCAdhwPh6_OedQsl8Vnmv_lGTFeDxBG50_AG_aem_A6fyyClyPkbhWQtJBCbzyw   The two Jason's battle it out over the Motown classic, "THE LAST DRAGON".   Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined,   BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll...   Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro... Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/

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