Rev Left Radio

New Years Reflection: Reviewing 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025 & Beyond

It's time for our annual Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace episode, where we crossover with Rev Left and the Red Menace in order to review the past year in world events and look forward to what we think will be coming in the next year. Breht, Alyson, Adnan, and Henry discuss Palestine, BRICS, the Alliance of Sahel States, global capitalism, and much more, so be sure to tune in and share widely! Th...

Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (feat: Upstream Podcast)

Alyson and Breht were invited to join Robbie on the Upstream podcast to talk about Lenin's "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism". 

Capitalism, imperialism, monopoly—far from being separate concepts that just happen to take shape parallel to one another or to overlap from time to time, these terms...

The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism

Torkil Lauesen joins Breht to discuss his newest book "The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism". Together they discuss the book, why capitalism is ripe for replacement, the importance of historical and dialectical materialism, the history of socialist movements and revolutions, ea...

The German Revolution

Alyson and Breht finally dive into the German Revolution of 1918! Together they discuss this rather ambigious revolution, give a detailed overview of events, and reflect on what lessons we can learn from it. From the toppling of the Kaiser, to the brutal fight between social democrats and communists (including the horrible murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht), to the rise of the Freik...

Red Hot Take: Deny, Defend, Depose...

Breht gently and lovingly gives his unique and nuanced perspective on the murder of the CEO of Healthcare United. 

Outro Song: To Cause Your Own Death by Mon Rovia

Climate Vanguard: Organizing Toward a Livable Future

Inea, Noah, and Jack from Climate Vanguard join Breht to discuss their organization, the role of youth in the struggle for a livable future, the various ecological crises facing us, eco-leninism and the importance of the Party in eco-socialist struggle, practical revolutionary political strategy, the essential role of anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism, degrowth, climate change, the interrel...

Philosophy Series: Marx on History, Communism, & Political Economy

Breht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher Michael Sugrue entititled "Marx on Alienation and Ideology". Professor Sugrue passed away recently, and Breht has always found his free, public lectures on philosophy to be he...

Shoeless in South Dakota: Shoeless In An Uncanny Valley

Once in a while I like to post episodes from our other podcast, Shoeless in South Dakota, for the Rev Left audience. Its certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but some of you may find it interesting or even entertaining. We do scripted skits for our cold opens, and absurdist bits throughout the ep, as well as discussi...

The Stalin Eras: Part One Discussion (1917-1929)

From Breht's guest-hosting spot on Prolespod:

"Breht O’Shea, host of Revolutionary Left Radio, joins to guide a discussion based on the events covered in the narrative for Part One (which you should listen too first, if you haven’t already!). 

In this discussion, the gang led by Rae and Jeremy answer wide ranging questions about the nature of Stalin’s rise to pro...

Shattering The Spectacle: Trump, Kamala, & the US Election

Alyson and Breht analyze the results of the recent presidential election and explore its various meanings. Together they discuss the grotesque hollowness of the Democratic Party, the identity crisis of the post-Trump Republican party, dealignment and realignment, the end of neoliberalism, the rise of the illiberal Right around the world, strategies for developing the socialist left as a serious...

Capitalism: A Horror Story

On this Halloween, Jon Greenaway returns to the show to discuss his new book "Capitalism: A Horror Story (Gothic Marxism and the Dark Side off the Ra...

Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End The Housing Crisis

Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis, co-founders of the LA Tenants Union, join Breht to discuss their organizing and their new book "Abolish Rent". Together, they discuss the housing crisis, the role played by private equity, developers, politicians, and landlords, the history and experiences of LA Tenants Union, the importance of political education, how the housing struggle is tied to land s...

Yahya Sinwar: Living and Dying for National Liberation

Alyson and Breht reflect on the life and death of the Palestinian resistance leader Yahya Sinwar.

Outro Song "Gaza Strip 2 Detroit" by Sammy Shiblaq

For Land: The Capitalist Mode of Production and the Sixth Mass Extinction Event

James from Prolekult joins Breht to discuss Prolekult's expansive new documentary, which you can find for free on YouTube, called "For Land: Capitalism as Extinction". Together, they discuss the documentary, political education, how the internal logic of capitalism produces environment...

Apartheid in the West Bank: Israeli Fascism, Settler Violence, & Palestinian Resilience

Jenna Martin, an independent journalist from Montana, joins Breht to discuss her recent visit to the West Bank. Together, they discuss her trip, how she got into the occupied territories amidst war, her first-hand account of the brutality and violence of the Israeli apartheid regime in the West Bank, settler violence against the indigenous Palestinians, how Palestinian's rely on creativity and ...

War in West Asia: When Dying Settler Colonies Lash Out

Alyson and Breht discuss the unfolding regional war between Israel and literally all of its neighbors, the restrained Iranian response to Israeli aggression, US complicity and contributions to the fascist mass murder campaign, Hezbollah and Lebanon, Russia and Syria, the decrepit war criminals littering the US ruling class, who is actually running the Biden adminstration, Kamala a...

Exploring Political Theory: Liberal Socialism

Professor and author Matt McManus returns to the show to discuss his newest book, "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism". Together they explore the major themes of the book, hash out t...

On Mysticism II: Enlightenment, Non-Duality, & Perennialism

Alyson and Breht return to do a follow up conversation to their well-received previous episode regarding this topic, "On Mysticism: Ego, Suffering, & Love". In this episode, they dive even deeper, discussing what enlightenment really is, the universal accessibility of Non-Dual a...

Tenant Organizing w/ Omaha Tenants United

Seth and Jade from OTU join Breht to discuss their tenant organizing, their recent victories, implementing the Mass Line, the importance of political education, how to take the fight to landlords, concrete advice for those who might want to start their own tenant organization, and much more!

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Art for the People and the Maoist Communist Union

Space from Art For The People and Thomas O'Connell from MCU join Breht to discuss these organizations, their aims and goals, the role of art and artists in a revolutionary movement, the impossibility of "non-political art", their shared love of hip hop, Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, the importance of giving and receiving criticism, communist organizing, and much more!

MCU's instagr...

On The Ground in Gaza: Service as Solidarity

Willy Massay joins Breht in-studio to discuss his time as a medical volunteer in Gaza. Willy got back into town just last week and speaks candidly and movingly about his experiences with and among the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Donate to 3 displaced families in Gaza HERE 2024-09-11 02:57:54 +0000 UTC View Post

All Too Human: Christian's Struggle with Meth, Alcohol, & Incarceration

In this fourth edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome their old friend from high school, Christian, into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with alcoholism, methamphetamines, and incarceration. This is the first time Breht and...

Revolutionary Strategy and the Industrial Proletariat

Chase from the Maoist Communist Union (MCU) joins Breht to discuss revolutionary strategy, both historically and presently, and the specific role of the industrual proletariat in that strategy. Together, they discuss communist organizing, different class stratas and their revolutionary potential, the science of Marxi...

The Fight to Free The Pendleton 2!

Too Black returns to the show to discuss the case of the Pendleton 2, the story of John “Balagoon” Cole and Christopher “Naeem” Trotter, the leaders of the Indiana prison uprising that rescued Lincoln "Lokmar" Love from being brutalized and killed by prison guards, exposed Pendleton’s dehumanizing conditions,...

"Ivan's Childhood" by Andrei Tarkovsky: The Children are Always Ours...

Join Breht, Amanda, and Evan as they delve into Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's first feature film, Ivan's Childhood (1962). The episode starts with a lighthearted discussion about dream dinner guests, then moves into a detailed analysis of themes like innocence lost, war trauma, and symbolic elements such as trees and cobwebs. The hosts draw parallels between the film's depiction of war an...

Rev Left Fantasy Football League

Hey everyone, I am re-booting our fantasy football league (espn app) from last year. I expanded the teams to allow for a few more open spots - first come first serve!

The Lenin League ( full) drafts Tuesday at 5pm CST

The Engels League (full) drafts Wednesday at 5pm CST

The Rosa League (STILL OPEN) drafts Thursday ...