Rev Left Radio

Mexie (@mexieYT) from Vegan Vanguard joins Breht to have a wide-ranging and deep discussion on Nature, Meditation, Psychedelics, Dialectics, and much, much more! Find Mexie's YT channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Mexie Find the Vegan Vanguard podcast here: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/ Outro music 'Crow' by Mount Eerie Find his music here: https://pwelverumandsun.bandcamp.com/album/a-crow-looked-at-me ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Jon (from Horror Vanguard) and Brenden (from Marxism and Moshpits) return to the show; this time to discuss the life and political theory of the famous Italian Communist Antonio Gramsci. Find Jon's show (@HorrorVanguard) here: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard Check out Brenden's punk band No Thanks here: https://no-thanks.bandcamp.com/ Outro music 'To the Fellow Travellers' by Brzowski Bandcamp: https://brzowskimusic.bandcamp.com Latest album: https://ffm.to/blooddrivevol4 Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J-cduFlGBY&feature=emb_title Social media: @BRZOWSKImusic ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

This 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 and want to support the show *in exchange for* getting monthly bonus content like this, join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

Breht 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 this interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/dUUq8Kwkw3I Outro music: 'W-4' by Dead Prez Find more of Dead Prez's music here: https://deadprezblog.wordpress.com/ ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

On this episode, Melody (aka A World to Win!) joins Breht to introduce and discuss the work of Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser, specifically his work on ideology. Follow Melody on Twitter @AWorldtoWin1 Check out her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUi0YpOtyEE&list=PL-Kz2ZYArX3gJkdFdP4hxB-BOdhZKHEfe Check out her guest appearance on Radical Reviewer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKe5Wg-rpdw Outro music: 'Paradise' by C-Rayz Walz Find more of this music here: https://crayzwalz.bandcamp.com ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Prof. Todd McGowan, author of "Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Costs of Free Markets" and co-host of "Why Theory", returns to the show to talk with Breht about Marxism and Psychoanalysis, Freud, Lacan, Death Drive, Desire, the fundamental sense of Lack at the core of our psyches, and much more! Check out Todd's book here: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/capitalism-and-desire/9780231178723 Check out Todd's podcast Why Theory here: https://player.fm/series/why-theory Outro music: 'Bowl of Oranges' by Bright Eyes Find more of this music here: https://saddle-creek.com/collections/bright-eyes ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Listen to an oral history of Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who resisted the US government's genocide. Explore the importance of including indigenous voices in leftist circles. Discuss the relevance of historical events to revolutionaries today. Criticize media misrepresentation in Bolivia and ongoing unrest in Iraq. Learn about upcoming projects, rituals of buffalo hunting, and the benefits of meditation.

On this episode of Rev Left Radio, Zoe Samudzi returns to the show to reflect on the life, art, politics, and legacy of the one and only Nina Simone. Check out Zoe and her work here: http://www.zoesamudzi.com/ Follow Zoe on Twitter @ztsamudzi Listen to Zoe's other appearances on Rev Left here: - https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/critical-race-theory-and-black-liberation-w-zo-samudzi - https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/black-feminism-and-queer-theory-w-zoe-samudzi ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Check out, learn about, and support our sister podcast Red Menace here: https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/#/redmenace/ ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

Jon Greenaway, co-host of the Horror Vanguard, joins Breht to discuss the recent UK election, the role of the British media, class conflict, the ostensible implications for American elections, Boris Johnson, the depraved and outdated Monarchy, and much more. Find more of Jon's work here: https://thelitcritguy.com/ Follow Jon on twitter @TheLitCritGuy Check out Jon and Ash's podcast, Horror Vanguard here: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard on twitter @HorrorVanguard Outro music: 'The Daily Mail' by Radiohead. ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/ SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.