On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson is joined by Rey and Esperanza to analyze transgender identity, struggle, and liberation through a principled Marxist feminist and dialectical materialist lens. Rey also talks at length about how these issu

On Patriotism...

Sep 11th, 2021 1h 21m

Alyson Escalante joins Breht to respond to arguments that the US left should embrace American patriotism. Together they discuss revolutionary v. reactionary nationalism, US history, settler colonialism, proletarian internationalism, Browderism

American Exceptionalism and Innocence: Liberal Ideology and American Creation Myths

Dec 9th, 2019 1h 57m

Danny Haiphong, co-author of American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News--From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, joins Breht for a long, in-depth conversation about the stories that America tells it

Unity & Struggle (Pt.1): Race & Capitalism, Unitary Theory, and Frantz Fanon

Nov 6th, 2019 21m 37s

This is the first installment of our new and ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the development of Unity and Struggle's deep study of race through the lens of Marxist historical a

Red Hot Take: DON'T TALK TO COPS!

Jul 2nd, 2019 32m 14s

In this episode, Breht explores issues surrounding the police, why you shouldn't talk to them, and what your rights are with regards to them. Check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch

Unity & Struggle (Pt.2): Primitive Accumulation and the Social Construction of Race

Nov 24th, 2019 28m 48s

This is the second installment in our new and ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the development of Unity and Struggle's deep study of race through the lens of Marxist historical

South African Apartheid: An Introduction

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 7m

In this crossover episode that we have done in collaboration with our sister podcast Guerrilla History, we bring on Ashley Fataar to provide a primer into Apartheid in the South African context, and where we also begin to explore some of the pa

Confronting Zionism: Exposing the Moral Bankruptcy of Liberal Intellectuals

1 Oct 25th, 2023 58m 5s

Breht listens and responds to a conversation between liberal Zionist Sam Harris and pseudo-intellectual charlatan Eric Weinstein on Israel, Palestine, Islam, and more. In the process he deconstructs common Zionist talking points, highlights the

Confronting Neoclassical Economics

Sep 18th, 2023 2h

William Chaney returns to the show, this time to discuss macro economics, criticize neoclassical economics from a marxist perspective, The Center for Popular Economics, how economics attempts to naturalize capitalism, neoliberalism as applied l

[BEST OF] Chilean Coup of 1973: Salvador Allende, Pinochet, & the CIA

1 Sep 12th, 2023 1h 27m

On the 50th anniversay of the US-backed fascist coup in Chile, we are re-uploading our classic episode on the topic! ORIGINALLY RELEASED May 21, 2018 Professor of History at ASU, Alex Aviña, returns to RLR to discuss the Chilean coup of 1973.

Black Rose: Organizing Toward Revolution

Aug 16th, 2023 1h 10m

Roxana and Enrique from the Black Rose Anarchist Federation join Breht to discuss their new political program, the analysis and strategy contained therein, the importance of organization for revolutionaries, their orientation toward Marxists in

Buddhism and Marxism w/ Della from Upstream

Aug 1st, 2023 1h 21m

Breht joins Della from the wonderful podcast Upstream to discuss Buddhism and Marxism! From Upstream: "When you think about the philosophies and practices of Buddhism and Marxism, you might not immediately think that they have much in common.

Jesus Christ: Historical Materialism, Class Conflict, and the Jesus Movement

May 22nd, 2023 2h

Professors James Crossley and Robert J. Myles join Breht to discuss their fascinating work "Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict" put out by Zero Book. Together, they discuss their application of historical materalism to the life of Jesus, the di

Right Wing Moral Panic: "The Crisis of Masculinity"

May 1st, 2023 56m 5s

UNLOCKED: Adnan Husain and Breht O'Shea from Guerrilla History discuss the current moral panic on the political right around issues of masculinity, dropping testosterone levels, and family formation. Together they discuss how the Right obscures

On The Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People

Apr 26th, 2023 2h

Matthew Furlong from our Dialectics Deep Dive series returns to the show to discuss Chairman Mao's text "On The Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People". Further Resources: Mao Zedong - Five Essays on Philosophy (1957): ht

Whole World in an Uproar: Music, Rebellion and Repression (1955-1972)

Apr 17th, 2023 1h 38m

Aaron J. Leonard returns to the show to discuss his newest book, "Whole World in an Uproar: Music, Rebellion and Repression". Throughout the interview, we play many of the artists and songs mentioned in the book and conversation (time stamps b

Religion and Marxism: Thinking Through the Human Condition

Apr 13th, 2023 1h 3m

In this unlocked patreon episode, Breht, Adnan, and Henry from Guerrilla History discuss their thoughts on the relationship between religion and Marxism, how Marxists today might think differently about religion compared to Marxists 100 years a

A Spectre, Haunting: On The Communist Manifesto

Mar 6th, 2023 1h 4m

Bestselling author and literary critic China Miéville joins Breht to discuss his newest book A Spectre, Haunting: On The Communist Manifesto Together, they discuss the literary merits of the famous text, the historical context in which Marx

Corporate Crime & Class War: The Ohio Train Derailment

Feb 20th, 2023 1h 16m

Labor journalist Mel Buer joins Breht to discuss the recent train derailment in Ohio and the subsequent ecological disaster that ensued, the recent labor union struggles waged by rail workers, the warnings regarding safety that those workers a

Teaching the Actuality of Revolution: Unlearning, Aesthetics, and the Sensations of Struggle

Jan 21st, 2023 1h 27m

Re-Upload: The book is out now! You can get it here: https://www.iskrabooks.org/teaching-the-actuality The People's Forum Book Launch Here: https://peoplesforum.org/events/book-launch-panel-teaching-the-actuality-of-revolution-aesthetics-unlea

Louis Althusser: Marxist Theory and Philosophy

Jan 10th, 2023 2h 21m

William Chaney joins Breht to dive deep on the work and ideas of Louis Althusser, the famous French marxist philosopher. Check out our previous episode on Althusser's work on ideology and ideological state apparatuses here: https://revolutionar

Politics in Command: Analyzing the Error of Economism

Dec 8th, 2022 1h 20m

J. Moufawad Paul returns to the show to discuss his newest book "Politics in Command: A Taxonomy of Economism". Together, Breht and JMP discuss what economism is, what Lenin's critique of it was, how it acts as a keystone of revisionism, its di

Red Hot Shot: From Each According to Their Ability, To Each According to Their Needs

Oct 1st, 2022 2m 25s

"From Each According to Their Ability, To Each According to Their Needs" is still the best standard for the possiblity of a just, equitable, civilized society. Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

Papa & Boy: Children, Parents, and the Cruelties of Class Society

Sep 28th, 2022 1h 25m

Shawn and Aaron from Srsly Wrong join Breht to discuss their brand new animated series exclusively on MEANS TV, "Papa & Boy". Topics discussed included 90s cartoons, themes of class and hierarchy in Papa & Boy, childhood from the child's perspe

Songs of Slavery and Emancipation

Jul 27th, 2022 1h 8m

Mat Callahan joins the show to discuss his recent project "Songs of Slavery and Emancipation" - a book, an album, and a documentary - wherein he and his team searched for, found, and recreated both old slave resistance songs as well as old abol