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Question for Patrons!

Hey Everyone,

I was wondering: Do you find the Q and A bonus episodes worthwhile, or would you like me to try something else?

If you like the Q and As then I will keep doing them, if, however, you want me to do something else just let me know. I could, for example, read an article or something short and analyze it. Idk, I just want to make you all happy, tbh.

Any ideas or feed...

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Yale Lecture on Hitler and Fascism

Hey Everyone, I've been listening to these free Yale courses lately, and this 45 minute lecture on Hitler and the rise of Nazism in Germany is illustrative and informative.

Check it out if you have some free time! 

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The Spanish Civil War

New Episode on The Spanish Civil War featuring John from Working Class History!!

The file was too large to put up directly on patreon, so the link above takes you to our hosting site.

Feedback is welcome, as always!

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Q and A with Dr. Bones


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Gender Abolition, Michel Foucault, & Marxism-Leninism

EARLY RELEASE FOR PATRONS ONLY!!

Feat. Alyson Escalante

Outro Music: Black Mambo by Glass Animals

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July Q and A featuring Dr. Bones!

Comrades!

Dr. Bones, the infamous insurrectionary anarcho-journalist and my co-host on The Guillotine, is coming into town this month to meet me IRL. We will be doing lots of cool stuff while he is here, including a VIDEO episode of The Guillotine.

Therefore, our Q and A episode this month will be with Bones and I. We will even try to do a video version for ya if possible.

So...

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Capitalism vs. Freedom: Confronting Right Libertarianism

http://www.zero-books.net/books/capitalism-freedom


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The U.S. Left and the Future of Capitalism with The Intifada


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Guest Apperence on Srsly Wrong: Deconstructing Elon Musk

I went into the Srsly Wrong podcast to talk Marxism, Materialism, and Elon Musk as an archetypal neoliberal figurehead.

I had a really good time, and the Wrong Bois are genuinely wonderful human beings. If you haven't listened to their show, go check it out!

The link above takes you to their website, but here is the URL to their homepage anyway: 2018-06-27 02:39:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Triumph June edition


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June Q & A

Breht sits down with friends from NLC to field some of your questions. we can't get to them all but we will try to address more in future episodes. Tank you for all your support!

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How to Educate Radicals and Overthrow the Bourgeoisie

I went on Left Coast Media - North Bae podcast recently! Here is the interview if you are interested!

"In what turned out to be unsurprisingly a fantastic discussion, Sauce and Tiberius speak with Breht of Rev Left Radio and the Guillotine about political education for revolutionary socialists, how they developed their politics, and how theory and practice interrelate. Please support the s...

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Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War on America's Maoists (1968 - 1980)

Writer and historian Aaron Leonard, the author of Heavy Radicals, joins Brett to discuss the Revolutionary Union/Revolutionary Communist Party of the 60's and 70's, of which Aaron was a member for 30 years. 

Topics include Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought, the FBI, Red China, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), The Weather Underground, Police Infiltration of Leftist org...

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Marxist Film Analysis: The Dark Knight Rises

Hey Everyone,

I did a guest appearance on The Left Media Podcast to analyze Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises".

I am proud of this episode, and I think we managed to generate some truly unique analysis of this film, which is saying something, since this film has been analyzed to death!

Topics include the Occupy Movement, how all cops and capitalists are bad, Nolan's a...

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ASK QUESTIONS FOR OUR JUNE Q AND A PATREON EXCLUSIVE

Hey everyone, here is the thread through which you can ask any question you want to for our End-of-June Q and A episode.

Remember, you can ask anything: organizing advice, personal stuff about me, questions about the show, and even difficult theoretical questions or issues that you are wrestling with.

I will answer as many as I can, and for the more difficult questions, I will do th...

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Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution

Yueran Zhang is a PhD candidate in Sociology at Harvard University. Yueran joins Brett to discuss Mao and the Chinese Revolution.

Yueran's academic profile is here:  https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/yueran-zhang

Here are the recommendations Yueran gave at the end of the episod...

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PATRONS-ONLY EXCLUSIVE: Q and A for May

This is the first episode in our new monthly offering for Patrons!

I hope you find it worthwhile!

Thank you all so much. You are the engine that keeps RLR going! 

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Interview w/ Ward Churchill: Indigenous Resistance, Colonialism on the Left, COINTELPRO, and Advice for Radicals Today

Here is our EXCLUSIVE bonus episode for Patrons Only!

Here is Ward Churchill's website where you can find his work: http://wardchurchill.net

Outro Song: "The Virus" by A Tribe Called Red, Feat. Saul Williams

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Chilean Coup of 1973


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Political Comedy, Online Discourse, Utopianism, and Jeff Bezos


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On Mass: Maoism, Hip Hop, and the Black Panthers


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Marxist Film Analysis: Mad Max


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Updates and Upcoming Exclusive Content for YOU!

Hey all,

The first iteration of our new monthly Q and A episode will be recorded and released tomorrow. If you want to get any last second questions in, you can ask them in our earlier post (scroll down!), and Ill answer as many of them as I can. Many of you just put out ideas for future shows, which is great. For future reference, if you really want an episode on a certain topic, supplying...

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Hey everyone,

TWO Things:

1) A month or so ago we asked you all if you'd prefer we switch to a per-month format instead of the (often times confusing and inconsistent) per-creation format.

Well, this month we are doing that! So, we will make that change TODAY!

2) To give back to our Patrons, we are starting a monthly Q and A episode exclusively for you all. We will post...

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Easter Rising of 1916


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Communist Study and the DPRK


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Syria

Rania Khalek is an independent journalist, writer, and political commentator.

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Deconstructing Liberal Intellectuals

Aimee Terese (@AimeeTerese on twitter) joins Brett, all the way from Australia, to critically analyze the work of Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, and Steven Pinker and shine a light on the broader socio-political interests they serve. 

Resources for further study:

Psychoanalyzing the Politics of the New Brain Sciences  Author: Samuels, Robert (2017) After the Neutrality Ideal: S...

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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

Jon (AKA The Lit Crit Guy) joins Brett to discuss the 2009 book by Mark Fisher entitled "Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative" published by Zero Books.

Here is Jon's website: https://thelitcritguy.com

Find him on Facebook: https://www.face...

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Brett gets Interviewed by SongDogs!

THIS IS TOTALLY FREE. We just wanted to let our listeners know that Brett went on a new up-and-coming leftist podcast to talk about independent Leftist media and the subtleties of liberal ideology! Check it out, and support independent left wing media!

In Solidarity,

- Brett and Dave, Rev Left Radio 

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