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Synopsis
Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.
Episodes
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Discourse on Colonialism - Aimé Césaire
30/04/2021 Duration: 01h36minOn this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht teach, discuss, and apply the lessons of 'Discourse on Colonialism' by Aimé Césaire. Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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UNLOCKED: Afghanistan, The Chauvin Trial, and the Indian Covid Crisis
30/04/2021 Duration: 39min*recorded on April 28th* In this unlocked patreon-only episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the Biden administrations ostensible withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Chauvin Trial and what it represents, and the ongoing Covid crisis ravaging India and how its connected to vaccine imperialism and capitalism's prioritizing of profits over the health and life of human beings. Support Red Menace: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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A Profoundly Sick Society and its Machinations
25/03/2021 Duration: 54minIn 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. Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement - Anuradha Ghandy
27/02/2021 Duration: 01h25minOn 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/ Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects!
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The Fundamentals of Marxism: Intro to Political Economy
31/01/2021 Duration: 01h26minIn 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 society, production, culture, politics, etc. [12:28] History: Adam Smith’s development of economics in the wealth of nations, alongside Mill’s principles of political economy. [20:05] So what does Marxism have to do with political economy? [33:31] Critique of capitalist economics today The Details and Concepts 1) [35:30] the Means of Production and Productive Forces 2) [43:20] Class as a relation to Production 3) [47:00] Value, Use, and Exchange 4) [58:05] Surplus Value and Wages 5) [61:09] Money, Capital, and the M-C-M Cycle 6) [68:35] Commodity Fetishism Closing Questions: Questions: [74:43] Why does this matter? If Mar
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American Decay: The Fascist Riot on Capitol Hill
08/01/2021 Duration: 01h07minAlyson and Breht discuss recent events and what they mean. Outro Music: 'Sound of Violence' Other Lives Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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Climate Change, Human Civilization, and Questions Answered
29/12/2020 Duration: 01h54minOur beloved co-host Alyson is out sick for this month, so Breht takes over at the last minute to read some passages from the new Cli-Fi (Climate Science Fiction) Novel "The Ministry for the Future" and the non-fiction book "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" as jumping off points to discuss how Climate Change will play out over the rest of our lives, the geopolitical conflicts and ruptures it will cause, and the place humans have in the evolution of the cosmos. After that, we unlock our latest Patreon-only Q and A episode where both Alyson and Breht answer questions from supporters of the show. As Breht mentions in the introduction, the long-promised Red Menace Introduction to Marxist Political Economy is still coming, it'll just have to wait until Alyson fully recovers! Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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The Blue Shift... Into Yet More Neoliberal Misery
29/11/2020 Duration: 01h11minIn this episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the election results, Trump and the GOP, the coming Biden administration, Covid-19 and the Vaccine(s), the causes of conspiracy thinking, and much more. Outro music: 'Wildflowers' by No Thanks Check out their music here: https://no-thanks.bandcamp.com/album/submerger Support Red Menace here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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...On the State of Things
28/10/2020 Duration: 01h14minIn this episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the mental health fallout from the Covid Crisis, the possible futures of the American Right, the political economy of the pandemic, what comes next, and much more. Outro music: 'Chum' by Earl Sweatshirt Support Red Menace
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The Fundamentals of Marxism: Historical Materialism, Dialectics, & Political Economy
29/09/2020 Duration: 01h44minIn this episode, Alyson and Breht summarize and discuss the fundamental ideas, concepts, and arguments within Marxism. We want this episode to stand as a resource for *everyone* interested in Marxism - from those who are brand new to the Marxist left all the way to veterans of the Left who simply want a concise refresher. If you know someone who is moving leftward but still struggling with understanding Marxism, please point them toward this episode! Outro music: 'Song 33' by Noname ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com
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The Empire in Decay: Blood in the Streets and Storms on the Horizon
27/08/2020 Duration: 01h11minAlyson and Breht discuss current events, the 2020 elections, climate change, and the future of this broken society. (This was recorded before the events in Kenosha developed) Outro music: 'Werewolf' by CocoRosie ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com
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The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
27/07/2020 Duration: 01h10minOn this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'The Communist Manifesto' by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com Outro music: ’Cloak’ by Blvck Svm An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your
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The Revolutionary Moment and Its Future
14/06/2020 Duration: 01h13minAlyson and Breht discuss current events. Outro music: 'HiiiPower' by Kendrick Lamar ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com
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Patreon Teaser: Pentagon Releases UFO footage
04/06/2020 Duration: 16minJoin Red Menace's Patreon and get the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace
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Critique of the Gotha Programme - Karl Marx
29/05/2020 Duration: 01h26minOn this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Critique of the Gotha Programme' by Karl Marx Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/ Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects!
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The Plague, Political Economy, and Reactionary Protests
23/04/2020 Duration: 01h23minAlyson and Breht discuss current events. Topics include: an update on Covid projections and body count, the historical economic crisis that we are all living through, the end of the Bernie campaign, grassroots socialist organizing efforts, why Joe Biden and the Democratic Party is NOT your friend, how monopolies form in the wake of economic crashes, and much, much more. Outro music: 'Four Winds' by Bright Eyes ------- Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com
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Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 - Karl Marx
31/03/2020 Duration: 01h33minOn this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844' by Karl Marx Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/preface.htm Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects!
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Thinking Through The Crisis: Coronavirus, Capitalism, and The Future
20/03/2020 Duration: 01h08minOn this emergency episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss COVID-19, what the best models are predicting, what the response of the US State and capitalist class is, what the Left can do, what the future looks like, and much, much more. Find more info at www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
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The Civil War in France - Karl Marx
25/02/2020 Duration: 01h17minOn this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss The Civil War in France by Karl Marx Free text here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... video version here: https://youtu.be/pqBAhG_5DBk outro music: 'Everything Counts' by Depeche Mode Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work
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Demarcation and Demystification by J. Moufawad-Paul
26/01/2020 Duration: 01h25minOn this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht interview J. Moufawad-Paul about his book Demarcation and Demystification you can buy his book here: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/demarcation-demystification More of his writing can be found here: http://moufawad-paul.blogspot.com Video version of this episode:https://youtu.be/dUUq8Kwkw3I Next month, we will cover "The Civil War in France" by Karl Marx Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace Learn more about the show here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com An enormous thank you goes to our Patrons, especially: Seth Walker @Ceseth on Twitter Dillon Bussard https://www.facebook.com/dillon.bussard Addington Publishers AddingtonPublishers.com (FB/IG:@addingtonpublishers) Anton Pannekoek Comrade Garlic Junior @garlicjunior (instagram) your continued support helps us put in more time and effort to work on improving and producing better and better content. ------- Our logo