Podcast Episodes

[BEST OF 2025] From Reagan to Trump: Neoliberalism, Class War, and American Decadence

Nov 5, 2025

In this episode, public school history teacher Gianni Paul joins Breht to trace the historical roots of our current crisis — stagnant wages, mass homelessness, collapsing infrastructure…

Published on 22 hours ago

[BEST OF 2025] Farce, Finance & Fascism: Margaret Kimberley on Empire in Decay

Jun 18, 2025

In this powerful and wide-ranging conversation, Margaret Kimberley—senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and a leader in Black Alliance for Peace—joins Breht to dissect the spectacle…

Published on 1 day, 16 hours ago

On Venezuela... (with Guerrilla History and Red Menace)

recorded January 3rd 2026

Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace's 2025: A Year in History! A fantastic discussion with blistering analysis from the crew. We discussed US criminal assault on Venezuela and it…

Published on 2 days, 6 hours ago

[BEST OF 2025] On The Ground in Gaza: Serving the People in Palestine

Feb 10, 2025

Willy Massay returns to the show to discuss his recent (second) trip to Gaza as a medical volunteer. He got back two weeks ago and stayed for over a month. He discusses his heart-wrenc…

Published on 2 days, 22 hours ago

[BEST OF 2025] The Sufi Path of Rumi: Islamic Mysticism and The Journey to Divine Love

Feb 17, 2025

Dr. Rory Dickson is a professor of Islamic Religion and Culture and author of several publications on Sufism, the mystical path within Islam. He joins Breht to have an incredibly deep…

Published on 3 days, 22 hours ago

[BEST OF 2025] Anti-Capitalist Parenting: A Dialectical Perspective w/ Breht O'Shea (Upstream Podcast)

Jun 25, 2025

One of the most radical things you can do is live your life in direct opposition to the forces that control our society. Not just fighting for policies or organizing your community, al…

Published on 4 days, 22 hours ago

[BEST OF 2025] On Technofeudalism: Rent Seeking in Late Stage Monopoly Capitalism

Sep 10, 2025

Alyson and Breht critically engage with the concept of "technofeudalism" from a Marxist (and thus historical materialist) perspective, analyzing its origin and recent popularity, criti…

Published on 5 days, 22 hours ago

[BEST OF 2025] Dialectics of Nature: Engels on Dialectical Materialism as a Worldview

Jun 16, 2025

In this episode, Alyson and Breht explore Friedrich Engels' Dialectics of Nature, a bold and underappreciated attempt to apply dialectical materialism to the natural sciences. Often di…

Published on 6 days, 22 hours ago

Jesus Christ: The Revolutionary Mystic

In this Christmas special, Alyson and Breht reinterpret Jesus through Jewish mysticism, Christian contemplative traditions, and Buddhist conceptions of Enlightenment, offering an understanding of his…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Chinese Characteristics of Socialism: Civilizational Factors in CPC Governance

What does it really mean to speak of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"? Is it simply a matter of policy and political economy, or does it require grappling with thousands of years of civilizat…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago