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Analyzing Dystopian Fiction: Ideology, Orwell, and our Haunted Futures

Analyzing Dystopian Fiction: Ideology, Orwell, and our Haunted Futures

Gabriel Gipe joins Breht to discuss the genre and history of dystopian fiction, its ideological role in American society, the impact of George Orwell and anti-communism on our culture, and what it even means to discuss dystopia while living in one. 

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The Life of Varavara Rao: Indian Poet, Revolutionary, and Political Prisoner

The Life of Varavara Rao: Indian Poet, Revolutionary, and Political Prisoner

Venugopal Nellutla, the nephew of Indian poet and revolutionary VV Rao, joins Breht to discuss the life, poetry, and politics of his uncle, comrade, and friend. 

Contact Venugopal for more information and resources at: venugopalraon@yahoo.com

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The Principal Contradiction: Understanding and Applying Dialectical Materialism

The Principal Contradiction: Understanding and Applying Dialectical Materialism

Torkil Lauesen joins Breht to discuss his newest book "The Principal Contradiction". In this discussion, Torkil and Breht discuss dialectical materialism, how it is applied in rea...

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The Young Lords: A Radical History

The Young Lords: A Radical History

Johanna Fernandez, History Professor and host of "Its a New Day", joins Breht to discuss the history, ideology, and activity of The Young Lords, a Marxist-Leninist organization dedicated to the empowerment of, and self-dete...

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The Science of Covid-19: Immunobiology, Virology, and Pandemic Politics

The Science of Covid-19: Immunobiology, Virology, and Pandemic Politics

Henry Hakamaki joins Breht to discuss the latest science regarding SARS-Cov-2, how it impacts our immune system, how virus' work generally, the politics of it all, and much more. 

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Uprising in Omaha: James Scurlock, OPD Violence, and Abolition Research

Uprising in Omaha: James Scurlock, OPD Violence, and Abolition Research

In this episode, Breht conducts three separate interviews with organizers in Omaha: Bear from ProBLAC, David Harvey from Omaha Abolition Research, and Bren...

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The American Indian Movement (AIM)

The American Indian Movement (AIM)

In this fascinating episode Nick Estes, Historian, author of "Our History is the Future" and co-founder of The Red Nation, jo...

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A Philosophy of Antifascism: Existentialism, Decolonization, and The Three-Way Fight

A Philosophy of Antifascism: Existentialism, Decolonization, and The Three-Way Fight

Devin Zane Shaw, philosophy professor and author of "Egalitarian Moments", joins Breht to discuss his newest book "Philosophy of Antifascism: Punching ...

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Jean-Paul Sartre and the Critique of Dialectical Reason

Austin Hayden Smidt returns to Rev Left, this time to discuss his new book "Sartre, Imagination, and Dialectical Reason: Creating Society as a Work of Art". 

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The Battle of Blair Mountain

The Battle of Blair Mountain

Chris and Dave from the Mandatory OT and IWW join Breht to cover the fascinating and crucially important history of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor upri...

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Early Release - Patrons Only: Dockworker Power: Racial Justice, Class Struggle, and Proletarian Internationalism

Early Release - Patrons Only: Dockworker Power: Racial Justice, Class Struggle, and Proletarian Internationalism

History Professor Dr. Peter Cole (previous guest from our IWW episode) joins Breht again, this time to discuss his fascinating new book Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area. We discuss the labor history of dockworker unionism, the racial justice campaigns t...

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Unity and Struggle (pt. 5)

Unity and Struggle (pt. 5)

 Eve and Dianne join Breht to discuss the relationship between white supremacy and wage labor.

This is the fifth installment in our ongoing collaboration with Unity and Struggle. This Rev Left mini-series will trace and engage with the development of Unity and Struggle's systematic stu...

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Michael Brooks: Meditation, Materialism, and Marxism

Michael Brooks: Meditation, Materialism, and Marxism

This is a re-upload of an episode we did with Michael Brooks, who tragically passed away recently at the age of 36. In this episode, he talks about his life, his politics, his meditation practice, Buddhist and Marxist philosophy, and much more.

Michael's impact lives on and we humbly c...

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Mind & Nature II: Dialectics, Consciousness, & Eco-Marxism

Mind & Nature II: Dialectics, Consciousness, & Eco-Marxism

In this collaboration with Revolutionary Lumpen Radio, Breht, Shibby, and Ryan have a wide-ranging discussion on a myriad of topics including Buddhist philosophy, Marxist dialectics, space travel, engaging with nature, hunting &am...

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Maoism in India: The Naxalites

Maoism in India: The Naxalites

V and Rea join Breht to discuss the Naxalite movement in India, the context in which the Naxalites arose, the reaction to them by the Indian state and Indian fascists, the role imperialism plays in the conflict, and much more! 

For sources, links, or further recommendations, please fee...

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Hammer and Camera on the documentary Capital in the 21st Century, based on the book by French economist Thomas Piketty.

Hammer and Camera on  the documentary Capital in the 21st Century, based on the book by French economist Thomas Piketty.

This is the podcast that spun-off from our old Film Vanguard episodes!

"In the 33rd episode of the Hammer & Camera podcast, producer Josh joins us inside the booth to discuss the documentary Capital in the 21st Century, based on the book by French economist Thomas Piketty. We get the b...

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Guest Appearance: "Enlightenment" Ft. Breht of RLR

Guest Appearance: "Enlightenment" Ft. Breht of RLR

From Revolutionary Lumpen Radio: "In this episode, your hosts Shibby & Ryan are joined by Breht of Rev Left Radio to discuss existential questions that nobody has the answers to, proving our need to build on our own experiences, interests - sharing our history. We are human beings contemplati...

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The Dirtbag Life: Living off the Grid and on the Fringes of Society

The Dirtbag Life: Living off the Grid and on the Fringes of Society

Kevin Mohler joins Breht to cover a unique topic: his life as someone who rejects the comforts and trappings of modern society to live more intentionally in nature. This is not necessarily an episode we would usually do, but its fascinating and I hope some of you get something valuable out of it!...

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Necrocapitalism: Plague, Ideology, and the Murderous Logic of Capital

Necrocapitalism: Plague, Ideology, and the Murderous Logic of Capital

In this episode, Breht is joined by a representative of an anonymous collective of thinkers and organizers to discuss their ongoing project "On Necrocapitalism".

Topics include: capital's response to the pandemic, the Victims of Communism and their fascist lies, Zizek's newest book, Judith ...

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America on Fire and the BLM Protests

Bay Area415 from YouTube used some clips from our episode "America on Fire" in his video! Check it out!

We are always honored when people use clips of our shows to further their own revolutiona...

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All Power to the Proles: Envisioning a Socialist Workplace

All Power to the Proles: Envisioning a Socialist Workplace

This episode is a collaboration between Radical Reflections and Rev Left Radio. David from RR and Breht from RLR join forces once again; this time to discuss how the workplace operates under capitalism, and what it could b...

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Maoism Deep Dive: Critique of Maoist Reason

Maoism Deep Dive: Critique of Maoist Reason

J. Moufawad-Paul lives in Toronto and works as casualized contract faculty at York University where he received his PhD in philosophy. He is the author of Austerity Apparatus, Continuity and Rupture, and ...

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The Haitian Revolution

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Fighting at the Edges of Capitalist Realism: Crisis and the End of History in "Children of Men"

Fighting at the Edges of Capitalist Realism: Crisis and the End of History in "Children of Men"

This episode was recorded a few months ago for a brand new podcast called "The People's Future". They had me on to discuss the film "Children of Men", and its implications for the period of time we are living in.

This was recorded BEFORE the Uprisings took place, so the lack of any mention...

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AMA for June!

We are finally getting to a Q and A bonus episode this month, please ask any and all questions in this thread, and Breht will answer as many as he can in the next patreon episode!

Thank you for your continued support. It means the world to us and our families. 

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Paying Tribute to Voices of Black Liberation

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Student Organizing, The Modi Government, and Indian Communism

Student Organizing, The Modi Government, and Indian Communism

Rea joins Breht to discuss student organizing, her experience living in an immigrant family from India, the machinations of Indian politics, the different forms of Indian Communist movements, and much more!

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America On Fire

America On Fire

Donate to James Scurlock's family here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-scurlocks-family

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China, Covid-19, and the New Cold War

China, Covid-19, and the New Cold War

 Ian Goodrum joins Breht to discuss and dismantle the recent wave of anti-China propaganda emanating out of the US in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. They also d...

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WHOA: Serving the People and Applying the Mass Line

WHOA: Serving the People and Applying the Mass Line

 Find, learn about, and support GSO WHOA here: https://linktr.ee/whoagso

Outro music 'Reading Mao'by Sendai Era

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