Rev Left Radio

Mel Buer - host of the Morning Riot podcast, journalist, and IWW member - joins Breht to discuss the recent wave of strikes throughout the country, what its political implications are, and how regular people can help out! Find more of Mel's work here: https://linktr.ee/coldbrewedtool Outro Music: "Working Reward" by The Haymarket Squares ----- Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio or make a one time donation: PayPal.me/revleft LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

On 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 Riot: https://morningriot.libsyn.com/ Support Morning Riot Podcast on Twitter and Patreon. Intro/Outro: Karl Casey @White Bat Audio

Corey 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 ----- Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio or make a one time donation: PayPal.me/revleft LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

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Torkil Lauesen returns to the show, this time to discuss his newest book "Riding the Wave: Sweden's Integration into the Imperialist World Order". Pushing back against the narrative that Nordic countries like Sweden are socialist paradises who don't engage in colonialism and imperialism like other western countries, Torkil dives deep into history to deconstruct this rather naive perspective and offer a historical materialist account of Sweden's actual place in the history of colonialism, capitalism, and imperialism. Henry Hakamaki from Guerrilla History joins Breht for the interview as well! Check out the book here: https://www.leftwingbooks.net/book/content/riding-wave-sweden Read more of Torkil's work here: https://anti-imperialist.net/author/lauesen/ Outro Music: "I'm the Echo" by DARKSIDE ----- Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio or make a one time donation: PayPal.me/revleft LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

Andreas Malm is a Swedish Marxist, professor of ecology at Lund University, and is the author of "How to Bl*w up a P*peline". He joins Breht to talk about the need for the climate movement to abandon its middle class nonviolence fetish and engage in more militant acts of direct action against fossil fuel infrastructure. Outro Music: "Knife Talk" by Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat

From Hammer and Camera: "In an extra-special podcasting event, we are celebrating our 50th episodiversary by inviting one of the Original Film Warriors, Breht of Rev Left Radio, back onto the pod for a discussion of Steven Soderbergh's CHE (2008). This unconventional biopic, featuring a legendary performance by Benicio del Toro in the title role, is a perfect way to sum up our first quinquagesimal. MAY THERE BE 50 MORE!" Support Hammer and Camera here: https://www.patreon.com/hammercamera

Maggie Doherty teaches writing at Harvard, where she earned her PhD in English. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, and the Nation, among other publications. She is also the author of The Equivalents: The Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960's. She joins Breht to discuss the work of Lauren Berlant, Affect Theory, our emotional landscapes in late capitalism, and much more! Follow her on Twitter @magsrdoherty Check out her interview on Open Source: https://radioopensource.org/into-the-feel-tank/ ----- Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio or make a one time donation: PayPal.me/revleft LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

The one and only Hakim joins Breht to discuss the Iraq war from the perspective of Iraqis, the western left, Lenin, Reform AND Revolution, the importance of anti-imperialist struggle, contradictions and crises, the global south, etc. At the end, Hakim fields a bunch of common anti-socialist talking points and dismantles them one by one. This is a wide ranging and genuinely fun conversation with a great comrade and political educator! Subscribe to Hakim's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPZoYsfoSekIpLcz9plX1Q Follow Hakim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaboihakim Outro Music: "Armed & Dangerous" by King Von ----- Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio or make a one time donation: PayPal.me/revleft LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com

In this engaging discussion, Joma Maria Sison, the Founding Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, shares his revolutionary journey and profound insights into communist ideology. He delves into the early struggles of the party, emphasizing the impact of U.S. colonialism. Sison passionately explains guerrilla warfare, portraying reactionary forces as 'paper tigers' and discussing how smaller movements can leverage their enemies' weaknesses for effective resistance. It's a must-listen for anyone interested in the dynamics of people's struggles!