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In this episode, esteemed Yale historian and scholar of European history, Dr. John Merriman, joins Brett to discuss the history of Fascism in the 20th century, and its insurgent RE-rise in the US and Europe today. If you want to hear Dr. Merriman's full history lecture on Fascism, you can find that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRSrSml1Hvw You can find out more about John, including all of his books, here: https://history.yale.edu/people/john-merriman Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com ------------ Please Rate and Review our show on iTunes or whatever podcast app you use. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, the Omaha GDC, Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

The Film Vanguard adds new member Abby to the squad and reunites to analyze the 1987 Sci-Fi film, RoboCop Please Rate and Review our show on iTunes or whatever podcast app you use. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, the Omaha GDC, and the Marxist Center. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Lateef McLeod is building his career as a scholar and an author. He has earned a BA in English from UC Berkeley and a MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. He is now a student in the Anthropology and Social Change Doctoral program at California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco. He published his first poetry book entitled A Declaration Of A Body Of Love in 2010 chronicling his life as a black man with a disability and tackling various topics on family, dating, religion, spirituality, his national heritage and sexuality. He currently is writing a novel tentatively entitled The Third Eye Is Crying. He was in the 2007 annual theater performance of Sins Invalid and also their artist-in-residence performance in 2011 entitled Residence Alien. He currently completing another poetry book entitled Whispers of Krip Love, Shouts of Krip Revolution. Some of his recent community service work includes being the co-chair of the Persons with Disabilities Ministry at Allen Temple Baptist Church and being the chair of the Lead committee and executive board member of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. More of his writings, as well as contact info for Lateef, are available on his website: www.Lateefhmcleod.com Also, here is his Huffington Post blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lateef-mcleod/ Listen to and support Lateef's music here: https://soundcloud.com/lateef-mcleod Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Rate and Review us on iTunes to increase our reach! This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, the Omaha GDC, and the Marxist Center. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

John from Working Class History joins Brett to discuss the Spanish Civil War! This is a long-anticipated episode on a deeply important and relevant historical event. We spent a LOT of time editing and producing this episode, so we hope you find it informative as well as genuinely moving. Follow Working Class History on all the major social media sites! Here is the reading guide from WCH on the Spanish Civil War: https://libcom.org/library/spanish-civil-war-1936-39-reading-guide Their Spanish Civil War merch store is here: https://working-class-history.myshopify.com/collections/spanish-civil-war Their website is here: https://workingclasshistory.com Their podcast is here: https://soundcloud.com/workingclasshistory Outro Songs: Bitter Old Man and Your Heart is a Muscle the size of your Fist; both songs by Ramshackle Glory! Go support their music here: https://ramshackleglory.bandcamp.com Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio 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 Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Jake Flores is a stand-up comedian and the host of Pod Damn America. Jake joins Brett to talk about his house visit from Department of Homeland Security agents because of a joke about ICE that he posted on twitter the day before. They also talk about comedy as a vehicle for radical politics, how SESTA-FOSTA hurts sex workers, Millennial culture, why reactionaries suck at comedy, and much more! Visit Jake Flores' Website here: http://www.feraljokes.com Follow him on Twitter @FeralJokes Outro Song: Kill Your Masters by Run the Jewels Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio 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 Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Alyson Escalante joins Brett to discuss gender nihilism, Marxist feminism, Judith Butler, Leninism, trans liberation, Foucault, social media discourse, and much more! Follow Alyson on Twitter @Alysonesque Read her work here: https://medium.com/@alysonescalante/how-we-talk-about-trans-inclusion-matters-75e1c6fce5dc Alyson's recommendations for further reading: Wittig - The Straight Mind and Other Essays Federici - Caliban and the Witch Jules Gleeson - The Call For Abolition Sylvia McCheyne - You Are More Oppressive Foucault - History of Sexuality Foucault - Discipline and Punish Butler - Undoing Gender Butler - Precarious Life Althusser - Marxism and Humanism Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Rob Larson is a professor of economics and a libertarian socialist. He joins Brett to discuss his new book: Capitalism Vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom. Buy the book here: http://www.zero-books.net/books/capitalism-freedom Outro Music: Venture Capitalist by Feudalism. Listen to and support their music here: https://feudalism.bandcamp.com -------------------- Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio 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 Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Jamie, Sean, and Andy from The Antifada podcast joint Brett to discuss the current state of the US left and the future of global capitalism! This is a really fun and unique collaboration with some genuinely hilarious and good human beings! Listen to more of their episodes here: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-antifada/ Outro music: Slow Down Ghandi by Sage Francis Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: 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 Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org

Explore the FBI's surveillance tactics on leftist groups, Maoism's influence on Revolutionary Union, ideological shifts in Black Panthers, transformative trip to China, and internal conflicts within radical organizations.

Yueran Zhang, a PhD candidate in Sociology at Harvard University, discusses Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution. The topics covered include Mao's rise to power, the United States-China relationship, Taiwan's political status, and Mao's contributions to guerrilla warfare. The podcast also explores the complex China-Soviet Union relationship, early policies and reforms in the People's Republic of China, the famine during Mao's rule, the Cultural Revolution, and pressing social issues.