Episodes
Strikes and Sports
We discuss the latest NBA strikes, why the media insists on calling them "boycotts," and more.
The Lowell Mill Girls – Pioneers of the Labor and Feminist Movements
We discuss the Lowell Mill Girls, factory workers who fought for fair wages and safe conditions, and laid the groundwork for labor and feminist struggles to come.
Trailer Breakdown – Judas and the Black Messiah
We breakdown the new trailer from the Fred Hampton biopic "Judas and the Black Messiah" directed by Shaka King. Who was Fred Hampton? Who were the Black Panthers? Who was Hampton's "Judas?" All these answers and more!
Socialism 101
We try to provide a "Socialism 101" in under 1 hour.
William Grimes – Former Slave, Influential Author
We discuss the significance of William Grimes and his work "Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave."
David Walker – Abolitionist
We discuss abolitionist writer and activist David Walker.
Nat Turner’s Slave Revolt
We discuss Nat Turner's 1831 slave revolt.
Rugged Individualism and Early American Colonization
We discuss Jeffersonian Agrarianism, the Monroe Doctrine, and other foundations of the myth of "rugged individualism" and the seeds of United States international colonialism.
Tecumseh and the Indigenous Apocalypse
We discuss the warrior hero Tecumseh.
Divine Right and the Holy Roman Empire
We explore the development of the Holy Roman Empire and the idea of the divine right to rule.