Podcast Episodes

The Pinnacle of Spectacle: Trump, War, and Opposition in Late Spectacular Capitalism

Season 7 Episode 19

This week Chris and Jason signed on to give an update on the status of the spectacular nature of American Capitalism. Trump's useless strikes on Iran and false declaration of victory prompted us to r…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 6/28/2025

Season 7

US Attacks Iran... Did It Work?, Iran Tosses out the IAEA, NATO Potemkin Summit, The Inexorable Russian Lava Flow Pushes On, Ukraine Keeps Collapsing...

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part I)

Season 7 Episode 18

Real romantic anti-capitalism hours are back, and this week the boys brought in Mir and Daniel to read Laudato Si by the late Pope Francis, as published by Verso Books (you can read it on the Vatican…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Patreon Preview: The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer: (Episode XI) FINAL

Season 7

This is it folks, the second half of Chapter 7 and the grand finale of the reading series.

Go to the Patreon to hear the whole episode. 

Join the Discord to help us determine what's next… 

And Read Alon…

Published on 2 months ago

PATREON PREVIEW: Regrettable Geopolitics 06/09/2025

Season 7

Poland No Confidence in Tusk, Saudis Support For Syria, Israel Attacks Syria, More Genocide in Gaza, Russia vs Ukraine/Al Qaeda in Africa, Walkin' in the Spiderwebs, Terrorism?, Ukraine Body Swap Deb…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Velvet Counterrevolution/Divorce (Czechoslovak Socialism Part III) *UNLOCKED*

Season 7 Episode 17

In the final episode of our Czechoslovak Socialism series, we dive into the final attempt to reform the Czechoslovak system. As with the Prague Spring, the official ML/liberal narrative about are the…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Bonus: Updates On Pessimism

Season 7

The dudes are back, although Sean couldn't join for this episode. Jason and Varn talk about some of the logic here, the limits of trying to pin down conservatism right now, and why politics is so fru…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer: Regrettable Book Club (Episode X)

Season 7

The gang takes on the first half of Chapter 7 of Bauer's analysis of the concept of the nation...

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https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer 

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

From Dawn to Decadence (Part IV) With Varn Vlog

Season 7 Episode 16

The boys and Varn Vlog are back again, for the long-awaited return to our series talking about "Decadence Theory." This week, the boys respond to a response to the ICC's pamphlet on decadence theory.…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump's America and the Working Class Fightback (Crossposted From the For a New Republic podcast)

Season 7 Episode 15

We recently went on the For a New Republic podcast to talk about Trump, fascism, and rebuilding the workers' movement in the United States. For a New Republic is the official podcast of Éirígí For A …

Published on 3 months ago