Matthew Furlong joins the show to discuss the history and philosophy of dialectics and dialectical materialism. Working through keystone dialectical thinkers like Mao, Marx, Engels, Heraclitus and many more, Matthew and Breht explore the development of this fundamental element of Marxist Philosophy.
Read the supplement to this episode, written by Matthew after re...
2021-04-28 00:43:01 +0000 UTC
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In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on journalist Carlos Sardiña Galache to discuss the history of Burma/Myanmar and the tragedy of the Rohingya people. Given the recent coup and subsequent violence perpetuated against protestors, we feel that this is a vitally important interview to orient the events within the overall flow of Burmese History.
Carlos Sardiña Galache is...
2021-04-27 22:58:54 +0000 UTC
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Breht went on CommieCon's Twitch stream as a guest to talk about liberal co-option of revolutionary energies and movements, how it happens, the role ideology plays, the essential and central importance of black and indigenous struggles for socialist revolution, and much much more!
This is part one of a two par...
2021-04-27 17:53:02 +0000 UTC
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Breht is joined by Kevin Rashid Johnson, the incarcerated Minister of Defense for the Revolutionary Intercommunalist Black Panther Party, and Comrade Garlic, the Minister of Justice for the RIBPP. They discuss Rashid's childhood and imprisonment, his and other inmates systematic torture and brutalization within the American prison system, the split from the New Afrikan Black Panther Party, Maoi...
2021-04-19 04:48:05 +0000 UTC
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In this first installment of our ongoing series "Dialectics and Psychedelics", Joshua Kahn Russell joins Breht to discuss his personal journey through organizing and movement building, his physical and mental burn-out, and his transformative healing process. This episode provides essential context for the rest of this s...
2021-04-18 19:16:04 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Breht was invited on a local NPR affiliate station to discuss Adam Curtis' new 6 part docu-series "Can't Get You Out Of My Head". In this episode he offers some praises of the film, as well as some critiques of the documentary and of Adam Curtis' approach to history.
This is the full unedited version of that discussion, of which only a fraction will make it on air.
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2021-04-13 17:07:36 +0000 UTC
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Sorry, this is dropping late here on patreon! I released it on the public feed a week or two ago and forgot to upload it here!
In any case, this is my reading Parenti and riffing on his arguments throughout! :)
2021-04-08 18:42:38 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the recent stimulus bill, the ongoing pandemic, the rolling out of vaccines, and the horrific recent mass shooting in Atlanta.
2021-03-26 00:09:24 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Breht reads and comments upon the introduction and first couple chapters of David Loy's important work "Ecodharma".
You can find and purchase the whole book here: https://wisdomexperience.org/product/ecodharma
2021-03-25 00:39:50 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Breht is joined by Nilija, Ember, and Cam - three organizers living in and around Greensboro - to discuss the Greensboro Massacre (1979) and its legacy.
Check out the People's Freedom Assembly here: https://linktr.ee/peoplesfreedomassembly
Remember and Honor our fallen Greensboro ...
2021-03-24 15:34:05 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Brian C. Muraresku, who holds a degree from Brown University in Latin, Greek and Sanskrit, joins Breht to discuss his fascinating book "The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name", a groundbreaking dive into the use of hallucinogens in ancient Greece, the Pagan Continuity Hypothesis, the role of the Eucharist in early Christianity, the relationsh...
2021-03-13 16:46:39 +0000 UTC
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Professor and Author Dylan Rodriguez joins Breht to discuss his book "White Reconstruction: Domestic Warfare and the Logics of Genocide".
Find the book here: https://www.fordhampress.com/9780823289394/white-...
2021-03-12 02:05:49 +0000 UTC
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Kristen R. Ghodsee returns to Rev Left on International Women's Day to discuss the real history of the holiday, socialist feminism, liberal co-option of radical history and movements, the Cold War alliances between socialist states and women in the global south, and so much more!
Kristen's website: https://kristenghodsee.co...
2021-03-08 00:29:10 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, please use this thread to ask any and all questions you may have, and Ill answer a bunch of them for the next Patreon exclusive.
Thank you all for your continued support! This month, I used a huge chunk of our patreon money to prevent yet another person from being evicted and becoming homeless. Your support also allowed me to help an unemployed friend get his power turned ...
2021-03-05 18:12:10 +0000 UTC
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Megan Devine joins Breht to discuss philosopher Erich Fromm's famous 1956 text "The Art of Loving", in which Fromm employs Marxist, Psychoanalytic, and Eastern Philosophical analysis to explore a core problem at the heart of the human condition: the existential anxiety wrought by our fundamental separation and how Love, in its broadest universal sense, points toward its overcoming.
2021-03-04 17:41:08 +0000 UTC
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This is part 12 of The Michael Brooks Tribute Series: Spirituality and the Left Ft. Marianne Williamson, Suzin Green, Adnan Husain, and Brett O'Shea (moderator)
Watch the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8emJwizX80w&ab_channel=TheMichaelBrooksS...
2021-03-03 21:31:01 +0000 UTC
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On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement' by Anuradha Ghandy
Free text here:
http://massalijn.nl/theory/philosophical-trends-in-the-feminist-movement/
2021-03-02 00:27:51 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Breht is joined by musician, therapist, and teacher Suzin Green to discuss her upcoming book "The Being Project". In this episode, we discuss the rise of the Women's Liberation Movement and Second Wave Feminism, the promises and pitfalls of the 60's counter-culture, Hindu mysticism and mythology, Jungian Psychology, Suzin's unique conception of Patriarchy, the difference betwee...
2021-03-02 00:10:06 +0000 UTC
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Dr. Gerald Horne is a master of deconstructing white supremacist & colonial mythologies; particularly the stories that America tells itself about itself.
In this Guerrilla History episode - and the book upon which its based - Horne reframes the creation of the United States as fundamentally counter-revolutionary and inherently reactionary.
2021-02-26 19:26:25 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Breht is joined by Spencer from Thoughts on Thinking to discuss the main ideas of the famous psychologist Carl Jung.
Subscribe to Thoughts on Thinking: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmsFf...
2021-02-24 02:50:44 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Breht welcomes Aaron J. Leonard back on the show, this time with his co-author Conor Gallagher, to discuss new FOIA documents they recently received regarding the FBI agent assigned to Fred Hampton, the informant who helped in the efforts to assassinate Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, what the left gets wrong in ...
2021-02-19 20:51:19 +0000 UTC
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In this episode of Guerrilla History, the guys discuss the psychological, historical, and material underpinnings of right wing conspiracies (with a focus on QAnon) and then explore the reasons why conspiratorial thinking is - and always has been - an essential feature of reactionary politics.
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2021-02-19 20:18:46 +0000 UTC
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Breht went on the Sensible Socialist podcast to break down, analyze, and refute arguments advanced by Sam Harris and his guest Jack Goldstone on a recent episode of Making Sense regarding wealth inequality, the nature of elites, revolution, and the failures of idealism.
You need not have heard the Making Sense episode to understand this rebuttal, as all clips that we respond to are put ...
2021-02-19 17:06:05 +0000 UTC
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We are joined by Kim Stanley Robinson, the renowned science fiction author, to discuss his NYT bestselling book "The Ministry for the Future". We discuss climate change, geoengineering, Frederic Jameson, anti-dystopian fiction, political terrorism, Capitalist Realism, democratic socialism, the boomer/millennial divide, and so much more!
Outro Music: "505" by Arctic Monke...
2021-02-11 23:10:56 +0000 UTC
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In this episode of Guerrilla History, we do a survey on African revolutions and decolonization movements so that we can dive deep into individual African movements/revolutions in the future, and call back to this episode for the broader regional/continental historical context. For this herculean task, we bring on...
2021-02-06 21:47:23 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Marxist political economy by an analysis of the history of political economy, core economic concepts in Marxism, and much more!
Outline for this episode with timestamps
Political Economy:
- [5:00] Definition: Political economy as the study of economics as played out in reality. Economics in relation to societ...
2021-02-01 19:23:49 +0000 UTC
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Breht reads an essay from Remi Bruno on the Capito Hill riots, and what it means for the socialist left, the fascist right, and the neoliberal center. After, he gives his thoughts on the essay and fleshes out some of its main points.
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2021-01-30 22:31:01 +0000 UTC
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In this patreon exclusive Breht reads a couple early chapters of Jack Kornfield's "A Path With Heart", outling the basic orientation of spirituality, the many sorts of practices and traditions available, and how mindful awareness of the body, emotions, and mind can lead to radical inner transformation.
Breht ends with a brief reflection on the text and some closing thoughts.
2021-01-30 22:24:20 +0000 UTC
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In this episode Breht talks about his struggles with anxiety and depression, and offers words of compassion and comfort to those struggling with mental health issues.
Outro Music: "Emptiness pt. 2"by Mount Eerie
Here is the YT video I mentioned regarding depression and inflammation:
2021-01-28 17:28:46 +0000 UTC
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For this AMA, Alyson and I will be taking questions from patrons of both shows!
Please submit any and all questions as comments in this thread, and we will answer as many as we can!
Thank you all for your continued support! Stay safe out there.
2021-01-25 18:08:12 +0000 UTC
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