Episodes
The Mau Mau Rebellion
Jared provides a history of the Mau Mau rebellion in response to the brutal colonization of Kenya by the British.
14 Quotes From Anarchist Mikhail Bakunin
We discuss the theories of Russian Anarchist Mikhail Bakunin through 14 different quotes ranging from man and nature, idealism and materialism, on Karl Marx, Anarchism, Communism, and much more!
The Black Panthers – A Quick History
Nick provides a quick history of the Black Panther Party including the initial founding by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, the appearance at the capitol building, why it's still illegal to open carry in California, their breakfast and other social programs, the Panther (NY) 21, the rise and murder of Fred Hampton, the Rainbow Coalition, the FBI J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO, and more!
History Will Absolve me – Fidel Castro
We discuss and read an excerpt of Fidel Castros's famous speech "History Will Absolve Me."
Guerrilla Warfare
We explain guerrilla warfare, or foquismo, as used by the Cuban Revolutionaries and described by Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Regis Debray.
The Cuban Revolution
We discuss the history of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara against dictator Fulgencio Batista.
The Little Black Fish
We read and analyze the revolutionary children's story "The Little Black Fish" by Iranian author Samad Behrangi.
The Trilateral Commission and the Crisis of Democracy
We discuss the Trilateral Commission, founded by David Rockefeller, and their 1975 report "The Crisis of Democracy."
2020 Content Review and Plans for 2021!
We go over our most popular and controversial episodes of 2020 and what we have planned for 2021.
The End of Utopia?
We discuss the 1967 essay by Herbert Marcuse titled "The End of Utopia" in which Marcuse argues that "utopic" is no longer a valid polemic, we are at the "end of history" but for a far different reason than Fukuyama, and that we need a redefinition of socialism.