Podcasts by From Alpha To Omega

Episode 306: #197 Modelling Organisational Variety w/ Donal from 2023-06-08T13:00

We welcome back Donal to the show, to talk about a paper he wrote for the new radical journal - The Black Lamp. The paper is called: 

‘Viability Guided Decision Making: Modelling organisa...

Episode 305: #028 Understanding Class Series from 2023-05-22T14:22:46

We continue our discussion of  Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''.

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Episode 304: #196 The Mass Strike w/ Dr. Sara Swerdlyk from 2023-05-12T14:48:59

We talk with Dr. Sara Swerdlyk about Rosa Luxemburg’s Mass Strike. Sara has a PhD from the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the Central European University and works for Betwee...

Episode 303: #027 Understanding Class Series from 2023-04-22T10:19:27

We continue Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. 

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Episode 302: #026 Understanding Class Series from 2023-04-11T15:18:25

We begin Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''.

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Episode 301: #195 Otto Neurath and Socialist Planning w/ Prof Thomas Uebel - Part 2 from 2023-03-28T12:14:21

We continue our conversation with Professer Thomas Uebel to the show to talk all about Otto Neurath and his impact on economic theory, the socialist calculation debate, and socialist planning. Listen

Episode 300: #194 Otto Neurath and Socialist Planning w/ Prof Thomas Uebel - Part1 from 2023-03-23T14:49:04

This week I’m really delighted to welcome Professer Thomas Uebel to the show to talk all about Otto Neurath and his impact on economic theory, the socialist calculation debate, and socialist pla...

Episode 299: #193 Negotiated Coordination w/ Pat Devine Part 2 TEASER from 2023-02-23T13:00

Part two of our conversation with Pat Devine on his thoughts about socialist planning.

Episode 298: #192 Negotiated Coordination w/ Pat Devine Part 1 from 2023-02-21T18:40

This week I’m delighted to welcome Pat Devine to the show. Pat is an honorary research fellow at Manchester University and the author of ‘Democracy and Economic Planning: The Political Economy o...

Episode 297: UNLOCKED! - The Venezuelan Communes w/ Cira Pascual Marquina - Pt 2 from 2023-02-12T12:26:07

We continue our discussion with Cira Pascual Marquina about the Venezuelan commune movement. Cira is a Political Science professor at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela in Caracas and a wr...

Episode 296: #025 Understanding Class Series from 2023-02-07T13:55:14

We begin Chapter 7 - “The Ambiguities of Class in Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century''.

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Episode 295: #191 Reading Marx w/ Ed George Part 2 - TEASER from 2023-01-25T13:00

We continue our discussion Ed George from the Ed George’s Reading Marx Blog. We talk about a paper Ed wrote about long waves in history and what they mean for revolutionary action. 

Th...

Episode 294: #190 Reading Capital w/ Ed George Part 1 from 2023-01-23T20:54

This week I’m delighted to welcome Ed George from the Ed George’s Reading Marx Blog. Ed’s blog is a great resource for anybody who is serious about trying to understand Marx’s work.

Episode 293: #024 Understanding Class Series from 2023-01-06T19:21:27

We finish Chapter 6 - “Occupations as Microclasses''.

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Episode 292: #189 The Venezuelan Communes w/ Cira Pascual Marquina - Pt 2 - TEASER from 2022-12-23T13:00

We continue our discussion with Cira Pascual Marquina about the Venezuelan commune movement. Cira is a Political Science professor at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela in Caracas and a wr...

Episode 291: #188 The Venezuelan Communes w/ Cira Pascual Marquina - Pt 1 from 2022-12-22T11:32:40

We welcome Cira Pascual Marquina to the show to talk about the Venezuelan commune movement. Cira is a Political Science professor at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela in Caracas and a wri...

Episode 290: #023 Understanding Class Series from 2022-12-14T11:05:57

We continue our reading of Chapter 6 - “Occupations as Micro-classes''

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Episode 289: #022 Understanding Class Series from 2022-11-30T18:46:11

We continue our reading of Chapter 6 - “Occupations as Microclasses''

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Episode 288: #021 Understanding Class Series from 2022-11-18T12:39:42

We start Chapter 6: “Occupations as Micro-classes''

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Episode 287: #187 Critique of the Gotha Program w/ Donal - TEASER from 2022-11-03T16:33:16

On this episode we give an analysis of the excellent recent paper by Andrew Kliman on the Critique of the Gotha Program. 

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Episode 286: #020 Understanding Class Series from 2022-10-29T17:41:20

We continue Chapter 5 - “Michael Mann’s Two Frameworks of Class Analysis''

Book Project:
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Episode 285: #019 Understanding Class Series from 2022-10-17T16:00

We continue Chapter 5 - “Michael Mann’s Two Frameworks of Class Analysis''.

Book Project:
https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

The Slides:
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Episode 284: #018 Understanding Class Series from 2022-10-10T18:07:32

We continue Chapter 5 - “Michael Mann’s Two Frameworks of Class Analysis”.

The Book Project: 
https://theclasslesssocietyinmot...

Episode 283: #017 Understanding Class Series from 2022-10-03T19:19:13

We start Chapter 5 - “Michael Mann’s Two Frameworks of Class Analysis”

Book Project:
https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

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Episode 282: #186 Rudolf Hilferdings Finance Capital w/ Frieder Otto Wolf from 2022-09-26T13:35:22

This week we welcome Frieder Otto Wolf to the show to talk about Rudolf Hilferdings marxist classic ‘Finance Capital’. Frieder is a philosopher, political scientist, politician, and humanist, an...

Episode 281: #016 Understanding Class Series from 2022-09-16T16:51:40

We finally finish Chapter 4 - ‘Class, Exploitation, and Economic Rents: Reflections on Sorensen’s “Toward a Sounder Basis For Class Analysis”’. But not before we get down and dirty with worker r...

Episode 280: #015 Understanding Class Series from 2022-09-05T13:11:05

We continue Chapter 4 - ‘Class, Exploitation, and Economic Rents: Reflections on Sorensen’s “Toward a Sounder Basis For Class Analysis”’ and give neoclassical economics both barrels

Bo...

Episode 279: #014 Understanding Class Series from 2022-08-24T13:03:26

We continue Chapter 4 - ‘Class, Exploitation, and Economic Rents: Reflections on Sorensen’s “Toward a Sounder Basis For Class Analysis”’

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Episode 278: #019 Fundamental Principles Series from 2022-08-15T20:07:49

We finish our reading of the Paul Mattick 1970 Introduction to the ‘Fundamental Principles’.

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Episode 277: #185 Labour Time Planning&The Commune w/ Sorrel Part 2 TEASER from 2022-07-31T15:00

The second part of our discussion with Sorrel on his time living in egalitarian communes.

Episode 276: #184 Labour Time Planning&The Commune w/ Sorrel Part 1 from 2022-07-30T14:47:01

This week we welcome Sorrel to the podcast to talk about his experiences living in egalitarian communes. These communes are based upon a labour time system, similar to that proposed by the GIC i...

Episode 275: #018 Fundamental Principles Series from 2022-07-16T17:11:06

Today we read Paul Mattick's 1970 introduction to the Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution.

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Episode 274: #013 Understanding Class Series from 2022-07-09T14:04:50

We begin Chapter 4 - ‘Class, Exploitation, and Economic Rents: Reflections on Sorensen’s “Toward a Sounder Basis For Class Analysis”’.

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Episode 273: #183 The Cordones w/ Nicholas Scott - Part 3 TEASER from 2022-07-03T10:14:05

This is part three of our discussion with Nicholas C. Scott about the role of the self organised Cordones in the Chilean revolution.

Episode 272: #182 The Cordones w/ Nicholas C. Scott - Part 2 from 2022-06-20T14:02:27

This week is part two of our discussion with Nicholas C. Scott about the role the self organised Cordones played in the Chilean revolution.

Nicholas recently had an article about the C...

Episode 271: #181 The Cordones w/ Nicholas C. Scott - Part 1 from 2022-06-13T14:32:41

This week I’m delighted to welcome Nicholas C. Scott to the podcast to talk about the role the self organised Cordones played in the Chilean revolution. Nicholas is a PhD candidate in Latin Amer...

Episode 270: #017 Fundamental Principles Series from 2022-06-04T20:15:06

Today we read Chapter 17 ‘Final Considerations’, which finishes our reading of the book.

The book project website:

https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Episode 269: #180 Parecon Modelling w/ Mitchell Szczepanczyk - TEASER from 2022-05-29T11:49:44

We discuss a computer simulation of the parecon planning process with Mitchell Szczepanczyk

Episode 268: #012 Understanding Class Series from 2022-05-21T19:49:46

We finish Chapter 3 - ‘Metatheoretical Foundations of Charles Tilly’s Durable Inequality’. 

Book project website: https://theclassles...

Episode 267: #016 Fundamental Principles Series from 2022-05-10T11:28:31

Today we finish Chapter 15 ‘The Introduction of Communism in Agriculture’ and begin Chapter 16 ‘The Economic Dictatorship of the Proletariat’. 

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Episode 266: #179 Engels and the State w/ AindriasÓCathasaigh from 2022-05-03T14:08:58

We talk with Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh, author of a number of books, including the first biography of Marx in the Irish language. In translating Engels writings about the state, Aindrias has identif...

Episode 265: #011 Understanding Class Series from 2022-04-25T14:30:01

We continue Chapter 3 - ‘Metatheoretical Foundations of Charles Tilly’s Durable Inequality’.

The book project:

https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

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Episode 264: #178 The Sh*t Dish w/ Brendan Part 2 - TEASER from 2022-04-15T12:00

Part 2 of our chat with Brendan about the dump of an Irish Catholic boarding school we went to.

The Book Project Website:
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Episode 263: #177 The Sh*t Dish w/ Brendan Part 1 from 2022-04-14T17:34:22

This week my friend Brendan and I recount some tales from our days in an Irish Catholic boarding school. Recorded over a few beers on St Patrick’s day in Brendan's house, beside a nice turf fire...

Episode 262: #015 Fundamental Principles Series from 2022-04-04T16:18:55

Today we read the second part of Chapter 14: ‘The Control of Operational Life’ and Chapter 15 ‘The Introduction of Communism in Agriculture’.

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Episode 261: #176 Major Announcement w/ Donal from 2022-03-28T14:26:20

Donal and myself make a major announcement.

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Episode 260: #010 Understanding Class Series from 2022-03-14T13:48:24

We start Chapter 3 - ‘Metatheoretical Foundations of Charles Tilly’s Durable Inequality’.

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Episode 259: #175 Participatory Planning w/ Prof Robin Hahnel Pt2 - TEASER from 2022-03-08T21:00

We continue our discussion with Prof. Robin Hahnel on the ins and outs of the planning procedures of Participatory Economy.

Episode 258: #174 Participatory Planning w/ Prof Robin Hahnel Pt1 from 2022-03-07T15:17:43

We welcome Prof. Robin Hahnel to the show. Prof. Hahnel and previous guest Michael Albert are the people who came up with Participatory Economy, or Parecon, a vision of a de-centrally planned so...

Episode 14: #014 Fundamental Principles Series from 2022-02-28T18:43:13

Today we read Chapter 14: ‘The Control of Operational Life’.

Episode 13: #013 Fundamental Principles Series from 2022-02-16T13:00:28

This week we read Chapter 13: ‘The Expansion of Production’.

Episode 175: #173 Blockchain Fail Bros Part 2 w/ Xur - TEASER from 2022-02-10T22:00

We pick back up where we left off in our discussion with Xur about what can be salvaged from the wreck of the blockchain and crypto scene for our future communist society.

Episode 174: #172 Blockchain Fail Bros Part 1 w/ Xur from 2022-02-09T13:32:06

We welcome Xur to the show, to talk about all things blockchain and cryptography. In this first part 1 we dig deep into the technical problems associated with the current crypto scene. In part 2...

Episode 173: #009 Understanding Class Series from 2022-01-30T17:58:11

We continue with our reading of Chapter 2 - ‘Shadow of Exploitation in Weber’s Class Analysis’.

This episode was editing by the Jordan. Thanks so much, Jordan!

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Episode 172: #171 Reform or Revolution w/ Helen Scott from 2022-01-20T17:58:25

After a post covid lull, we welcome to the show Prof Helen Scott, editor of the Haymarket books version of the Rosa Luxemburg classics ‘Reform or Revolution’ and ‘The Mass Strike’. In this e...

Episode 171: #012 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-12-31T16:12:24

Today we read Chapter 12: ‘The Abolition of the Market’.

Episode 170: #170 The Breakdown of Henryk Grossmans Crisis Theory from 2021-12-10T15:59:16

We welcome back Andrew Kliman to the show, to talk about a paper he recently published about the Breakdown Model of Henryk Grossman.

The paper, which contains the link to the Spani...

Episode 174: #008 Understanding Class Series from 2021-12-02T16:55:31

We return to where we left off last time, in Chapter 2 - ‘Shadow of Exploitation in Weber’s Class Analysis’.

Many thanks to Jordan for editing this and the next episode in the series.<...

Episode 173: #011 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-11-24T17:54:58

We finish our reading of Chapter 10: ‘The General Social Work’, and plough through Chapter 11: ‘The Accounting as an Ideational Summary of the Production and Distribution Process’.

Episode 172: #010 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-11-17T19:37:03

We read Chapter 10: ‘The General Social Work’, and get deep into the bowels of the GIC 'proposal'.

The critique is over..... for now.

Episode 171: #007 Understanding Class Series from 2021-11-05T17:00:56

This week we continue on our journey through Chapter 2 : ‘The Shadow of Exploitation in Weber’s Class Analysis’.

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Episode 170: #009 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-10-21T16:41:26

We read Chapter 9: ‘The Social Average: Working Hour as the’, and read Chapter 8: ‘ The Social Average Working Hour as the Basis of Consumption’

Episode 169: #169 Procurement&Capitalist Price Dynamics - TEASER from 2021-10-16T13:29:52

We talk with the Swedish Procurement Guru Emanuel all about capitalist procurement theory, the flaws of standard economic demand and supply theory, and what allocation, or the lack of, in capita...

Episode 170: #008 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-10-12T19:06:54

We finish Chapter 7: ‘The Communist Production’, and read Chapter 8: ‘ The Socially Average Working Hour as the Basis of Production’.

Episode 169: #007 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-10-04T19:14:38

 This week we tackle Chapter 6 - ‘ The Social Production Process in General’ and Chapter 7: ‘The Communist Production’. 

Episode 168: #168 No Bosses w/ Michael Albert - Pt 3 TEASER from 2021-09-28T16:46:13

This is part three of our detailed discussion with Michael Alberts about Parecon and its planning system.

Episode 167: #167 No Bosses w/ Michael Albert - Pt 2 from 2021-09-28T16:17:42

This week, we continue our discussion with Michael Albert, where we take a deep dive in the Parecon planning model.

Episode 166: #166 No Bosses w/ Michael Albert - Pt 1 from 2021-09-23T11:19:50

This week, we talk with Michael Albert about Parecon and his new book No Bosses.

This is the first of three episodes with Michael, where we ease into the topic and then we jump off...

Episode 257: #006 Understanding Class Series from 2021-09-07T16:24:29

This week we jump headlong into Chapter 2 : ‘The Shadow of Exploitation in Weber’s Class Analysis’.

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Episode 256: #165 Not Necessary, Not Sufficient w/ Andrew Kliman TEASER from 2021-08-31T20:22:30

This is part two of our discussion with Prof Andrew Kliman, where we debate my current love affair with ‘The Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution’ by Jan Appel and the...

Episode 255: #164 Concrete vs Abstract Labour w/ Andrew Kliman from 2021-08-29T17:47:16

This week we welcome back Prof. Andrew Kliman to the show. We get deep into some more value theory, specifically discussing the difference between concrete and abstract labour, simple and comple...

Episode 254: #006 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-08-19T12:00

This week the GIC take aim at the left communists and anarchists for their political economy errors

Episode 253: #005 Understanding Class Series from 2021-08-07T10:11:48

We finish reading chapter 1 - ‘From Grand Paradigm Battles to Pragmatist Realism: Towards an Integrated Class Analysis’.

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Episode 253: #005 Understanding Class Series from 2021-08-07T10:11:48

We finish reading chapter 1 - ‘From Grand Paradigm Battles to Pragmatist Realism: Towards an Integrated Class Analysis’.The Slides:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MR6WdBBEKSTYcrN7CZ4_LL8S6k...

Episode 252: #005 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-08-01T10:37:05

We read and discuss Chapter 4 - ‘Progress in the formulation of the problem”.

Episode 251: #004 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-07-19T13:00

This week we read Chapter 3 - ‘The Unit of Account in Communism’

Episode 250: #004 Understanding Class Series from 2021-07-15T19:51:20

We continue our discussion of chapter 1 - ‘From Grand Paradigm Battles to Pragmatist Realism: Towards an Integrated Class Analysis’. 

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Episode 250: #004 Understanding Class Series from 2021-07-15T19:51:20

We continue our discussion of chapter 1 - ‘From Grand Paradigm Battles to Pragmatist Realism: Towards an Integrated Class Analysis’. The Slides:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MR6WdBBE...

Episode 249: #163 Labour Money Schemes&Marx from 2021-07-08T18:34:33

Patron Chris and I discuss the excellent article ‘Marx’s critique of socialist labor-money schemes and the myth of council communism’s Proudhonism’ - by David Adam.

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Episode 248: #003 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-07-01T10:43:16

We tackle section (e) of  Chapter 2 - ‘Wage Labour and State Communism’

Episode 247: #003 Understanding Class Series from 2021-06-21T20:16:59

We continue on our way through chapter 1 - ‘From Grand Paradigm Battles to Pragmatist Realism: Towards an Integrated Class Analysis’ - and begin to tackle the work of Max Weber.

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Episode 246: BONUS - #160 Anarchism and Marxism w/ Zoe Baker Part 2 from 2021-06-16T16:00

Part 2 of our discussion with Zoe Baker AKA Anarchopac on all things anarchist and marxist.

Episode 246: #162 The History of the SPD w/ Ben Lewis Pt 2 from 2021-06-14T19:04:55

This is part 2 of our discussion with Ben Lewis on the history of the SPD and it’s fragments.

Ben's translation patreon:
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Ben's twitter han...

Episode 245: #161 The History of the SPD w/ Ben Lewis Pt 1 255 from 2021-06-13T11:56:14

This week we talk with Ben Lewis, Germanist, Historian, and the man behind Marxism Translated. We discuss the insanely complex history of the SPD, how WW1 detonated the contradictions in the party,...

Episode 244: #002 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-06-05T10:31:54

This week we take on the first half of Chapter 2, this time without the recording gremlins that plagued the first episode

Episode 243: #002 Understanding Class Series from 2021-05-30T11:38:36

Today we leave the introduction in the dust and move on to beginning Chapter 1.

Panelists:
Derick - Mortal Science, Theorizing with a Hammer
Ezri - Swampside Chats, Mortal Science, Jum...

Episode 242: #160 Anarchism and Marxism w/ Zoe Bake Part 2 from 2021-05-23T12:00

Part 2 of our discussion with Zoe Baker AKA Anarchopac on all things anarchist and marxist.

Episode 241: #159 Anarchism and Marxism w/ Zoe Baker Part 1 from 2021-05-21T21:51:17

This week I’m delighted to welcome the anarchist youtuber extraordinaire, Zoe Baker AKA Anarchopac to the show. In this two-parter, we discuss the many similarities and differences between Marxism ...

Episode 240: #001 Fundamental Principles Series from 2021-05-16T12:52:11

Welcome to the inaugural episode of our ‘Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution’ by the Group of International Communists reading group series!

This is the first of ...

Episode 239: #001 Understanding Class Series from 2021-05-08T12:00

Our new love has arrived.

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Episode 238: #158 Avatar and the White Knight Part 2 from 2021-05-03T12:00

Precious returns for the second part of our discussion with Precious about the racial politics of the 2009 Sci-fi Blockbuster Avatar

Episode 240: #029 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-05-02T10:17:32

That’s right - it's final episode time. We are barely able to finish what has been a long and brutal session. It's been a blast folx....

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean ar...

Episode 239: #028 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-04-26T18:56:30

We are upon the penultimate episode of the Brumaire! Part 28 of 29!

The link for the table is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FHmj2xpzZECPwiqaRtQD9peTyFjJTSslfDwyO9WOYtc/edit?us...

Episode 238: #157 Avatar and the White Knight Part 1 - TEASER from 2021-04-19T12:00

This is part one of a 2-part special with Precious, the media critic extraordinaire, where we discuss the 2009 Sci-fi Blockbuster Avatar and critique it’s racial politics.

Tally-ho!

Episode 238: #027 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-04-17T12:00

This is the first part of a marathon three-episode session where we bring back a table, and finally laid the 18th Brumaire to rest.

Panelists:
Ezri - Swampside Chats, Mortal Science, Jump...

Episode 237: #026 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-04-11T17:31:29

This week we continue our reading of the spellbinding final chapter.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.

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Episode 236: #025 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-04-03T11:31:07

This week we continue on our way through the amazing final chapter, Chapter 7 - The Summary.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Il...

Episode 235: #156 Anthropology and Materialism Pt 2 w/ Daniel Bitton - TEASER from 2021-03-27T12:00

Part 2 of our interview with Daniel Bitton on the research into immediate return hunter and gatherer communities and what we can learn from them to inform our liberatory politics.

https://ww...

Episode 234: #155 Anthropology&Materialism Pt 1 w/ Daniel Bitton from 2021-03-25T15:54:10

This week I’m delighted to welcome Daniel Bitton to the show. Daniel is the man behind the ‘What is Politics’ podcast, where he recently did a deep dive into the anthropological research about imme...

Episode 233: #024 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-03-21T14:25:52

This week we start the final chapter, Chapter 7 - The Summary, and boy what a summary - Marx dials his analytical genius all the way up to 11.

Here is the link to where you can buy the 'Fund...

Episode 232: #154 A Materialist Conception of Information w/ Arnold Schroder from 2021-03-15T12:00

This week we welcome back Arnold Schroder to the show to discuss the important interaction between psychology, neurology, the internet and politics

Episode 232: #153 Fundamental Principles of Communist Production&Distribution w/ Hermann Lueer from 2021-03-13T13:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome Herman Lueer to the show to discuss his recent translation into English of the 2nd edition of the ‘Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution...

Episode 231: #023 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-03-06T13:00:01

This week we wrap up Chapter 6 - Victory of Bonaparte, and throw shade on some RINOs

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustratio...

Episode 230: #152 David Graeber - A Friendly Critique w/ Chris Knight from 2021-02-27T13:00

Chris Knight joins us to perform a friendly critique of the anthropological work of David Graeber, who recently passed away suddenly.

Chris is a senior research fellow in the Department of A...

Episode 229: #151 Future Synthetic Catallaxies Pt 2 - TEASER from 2021-02-22T13:00

Part 2 of our discussion with Jan from the Future Histories podcast, where we debate the possibility of a future capitalist synthetic catallaxy, MMT, and the importance of use values to socialist p...

Episode 229: #150 Future Synthetic Catallaxies Pt 1 from 2021-02-20T13:00

We speak with Jan from the Future Histories podcast to talk about cybernetics, socialist planning and the realm of synthetic catalaxies.

You can check out his excellent podcast here:
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Episode 228: #022 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-02-13T13:00

We plough on through Chapter 6 - Victory of Bonaparte.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.

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Episode 227: #021 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-02-06T13:00

We continue on our merry way through Chapter 6 - Victory of Bonaparte.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.
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Episode 227: #149 The Reactionary Mind w/ Greg Belvedere Part 2 TEASER from 2021-02-04T17:55:36

We continue our discussion and delve into some reactionary value theory and rake Ayn Rand over the coals

Episode 226: #148 Reactionary Mind w/ Greg Belvedere Pt 1 from 2021-01-29T12:48:18

Today we welcome back Greg Belvedere to the show to discuss Corey Robin’s book ‘The Reactionary Mind’.

For some reason, we end up focusing on the world of the cuck!

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Episode 225: #020 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2021-01-23T17:00

We start Chapter 6 - The Victory of Bonaparte.

And what a victory.

Auxiliary Statements: https://soundcloud.com/auxiliarystatements

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Episode 224: #147 Revolutionary Strategy Re-Redux w/ Mike MacNair Pt 3 from 2021-01-17T13:00

This is part 3 of our interview with Mike MacNair, where we continue our discussion on communist political strategy.

Episode 224: #146 Revolutionary Strategy Re-Redux w/ Mike MacNair Pt 2 from 2021-01-16T13:00

Today we have part 2 of our interview with Mike MacNair, where we continue our debate about the merits of entryism as a communist tactic.

Episode 223: #145 Q-Putsch Emergency Livestream from 2021-01-09T15:04:26

A livestream held on the evening of the 7th of January, the day when Trumps followers headed on over to the Capitol Hill to say hello.

Unedited and raw from the livestream.

Episode 222: #144 Revolutionary Strategy Re-redux w/ Mike MacNair Pt 1 from 2021-01-06T13:00

We begin this new year with the first of a three-part interview with Mike MacNair, where we get deep into the weeds, reeds, and rushes on his Revolutionary Strategy.

Episode 221: #019 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-12-30T13:00

It’s time to wrap up Chapter 5 - The National Assembly Vs Bonaparte.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.

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Episode 220: #143 Southpaw Socialism Pt2 - TEASER from 2020-12-20T04:00

Part two of our discussion of all things socialist and combat sports with Sam from the Southpaw Pod.

https://www.southpawpod.com/

Episode 220: #142 Southpaw Socialism Pt1 from 2020-12-19T13:00

This week we are chatting with Sam from the Southpaw Pod about socialism and combat sports. Sam is one half of the Southpaw Pod which is a socialist MMA podcast, a pioneer in the world of radical s...

Episode 219: #018 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-12-12T13:00

We continue on our merry way through Chapter 5 - The National Assembly Vs Bonaparte, and wrap up with a couple of my favourite jokes.

Episode 218: #141 Fight Like an Animal w/ Arnold Schroder Pt 6 - TEASER from 2020-12-06T13:00

This is the sixth and final part of our dialogue with Arnold Schroder, the man behind the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast. We discuss the relevance of his theory for understanding the conservatism o...

Episode 218: #017 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-12-05T13:00

We take a second, more detailed look at Marx’s concept of the lumpenproletariat, which we covered last episode in chapter 5.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and a...

Episode 217: #140 Fight Like an Animal w/ Arnold Schroder Pt 5 from 2020-11-28T13:00

This is part 5 of our dialogue with Arnold Schroder, the man behind the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast. We talk more of the political implications of the theory, and propose starting a sectarian cu...

BONUS: #135 Revolutionary Strategy in Action w/ Jos Alembic from 2020-11-23T13:00

We read a secret dialogue we had with Jos Alembic. Jos is the nom de guerre of an underground communist comrade, in deep cover in the Dutch Socialist Party. He is currently part of an effort to ref...

#139 Fight Like an Animal w/ Arnold Schroder Pt4 - TEASER from 2020-11-20T13:00

We continue with part 4 of our dialogue with Arnold Schroder of the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast.

https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

#138 Fight Like an Animal w/ Arnold Schroder Pt3 from 2020-11-19T13:00

We invite back Arnold Schroder, the man behind the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast, for part 3 of our dialogue, where we discuss the political implications of his theory we discussed in the previous...

#016 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-11-11T20:28:56

We continue on our merry way through chapter 5: The National Assembly vs Bonaparte

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration ...

#137 Fight Like an Animal w/ Arnold Schroder Pt 2 from 2020-10-31T14:00

We continue our discussion with Arnold Schroder of the ‘Fight Like an Animal’ podcast.

https://www.againsttheinternet.com/

#136 Fight Like an Animal w/ Arnold Schroder Pt 1 from 2020-10-31T12:00

We speak with Arnold Schroder, host of the very interesting new podcast ‘Fight Like an Animal’, about the science behind his synthesis of behavioural science and political theory.

https://w...

#015 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-10-24T12:00

This week we begin chapter 5: The National Assembly vs Bonaparte.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.

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#014 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-10-19T12:00

Today we continue our discussion of the George Floyd protests that had just erupted across the US at the time of recording. The Brumaire may even get a mention!

Panelists:
Derrick - Morta...

#013 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-10-14T15:24:56

We were supposed to start our discussion of Chapter 5 - ‘National Assembly vs. Bonaparte’, but actually got caught up in the George Floyd protests that erupted across the US at the time of recordi...

#135 Revolutionary Strategy in Action w/ Jos Alembic from 2020-10-05T12:00

We read a secret dialogue we had with Jos Alembic. Jos is the nom de guerre of an underground communist comrade, in deep cover in the Dutch Socialist Party. He is currently part of an effort to ref...

#134 Marx and Nature w/ GIU Part 3 from 2020-10-03T12:00

The third and final part of our Marx and Nature discussion with Kyle and Shane from General Intellect Unit. It's been a long, hard, lonely road...

#133 Women in Revolution w/ Anne McShane from 2020-09-26T12:00

We are joined by Anne McShane. Anne is a Human Rights lawyer based in Ireland, who recently completed her PhD on the role of the Zhenotdel, the section of the Russian Communist party devoted to wom...

#132 Marx and Nature w/ GIU Part 2 from 2020-09-19T12:00

Part 2 of our discussion of Paul Burketts ‘Marx and Nature - a Red and Green Perspective’ with our Emancipation Network comrades Kyle and Shane from General Intellect Unit.

#012 The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-09-11T12:10:17

We finish our discussion of Chapter 4 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’... I also get carried away about the Jesuits and tell tales of drunken symphonies.

The artwork for the show was created...

#131 Marx and Nature w/ GIU Part 1 from 2020-09-05T12:00

We are joined by our Emancipation Network comrades Kyle and Shane from General Intellect Unit, to discuss Paul Burketts ‘Marx and Nature - a Red and Green Perspective’.

This is the first of...

BONUS: #130 Destroying Yemen w/ Isa Blumi Pt 2 from 2020-08-30T09:48:55

This is part two of our interview with Prof. Isa Blumi, Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University about his 2018 book: ‘Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us...

#011 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-08-22T12:00

We continue with the Chapter 4 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’ and discuss the importance of the armed forces for revolution

#130 Destroying Yemen w/ Isa Blumi Part 2 - TEASER from 2020-08-16T12:00

This is part two of our interview with Prof. Isa Blumi, Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University about his 2018 book: ‘Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells U...

#129 Destroying Yemen w/ Isa Blumi Part 1 from 2020-08-15T12:00

This week we have the first part of our interview with Prof. Isa Blumi, Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Stockholm University. We talk about his 2018 book: ‘Destroying Yemen: What...

#010 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-08-08T12:00

We continue with the barnstormer that is Chapter 4 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’, and yearn for the arrival of Benjamin Sisko.

#009 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-08-01T12:00

We begin Chapter 3 - ‘The Rise of Louis Bonaparte’.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.

https://www.devi...

#128 Vibing on Crisis w/ Dickophrenic and PostCyborg Pt. 2 - TEASER from 2020-07-28T12:00

Today, we have part two of our discussion with Dick Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg about capitals over-accumulation crisis and the role US society is going to play in all of this in the coming ye...

#127 Vibing on Crisis w/ Dickophrenic&PostCyborg Pt. 1 from 2020-07-27T11:39:30

This week we are joined by Dick Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg. We discuss their recent article ‘Mask Off: Crisis & Struggle in the Pandemic’ and the general decay of US hegemony and the futu...

#008 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-07-20T08:00

We conclude Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.
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#126 Eco-Reactionary John Michael Greer from 2020-07-11T13:00

We speak with Greg Belvedere, the man behind the ‘Rebel Bass’ youtube channel and contributor to Current Affairs. In a bit of a blast from the past for this pod, we take a deep dive into the collap...

#007 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-07-06T08:00

We continue Marx’s lambasting of the social democrats in Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’.

Charles and Camilla acting weird:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

#006 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-06-27T14:05:34

We jump into the white hot burning fire of Marx’s critique of the social democrats that is Chapter 3 - ‘The Defeat of the Petit Bourgeois Democracy’.

The artwork for the show was created by ...

#125 The CHAZ/CHOP w/ Ben Lain - TEASER from 2020-06-24T20:10:36

Today, we speak with Ben Lain, who recently returned home from a 2 day trip to the CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle.

#005 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-06-23T08:00

This week we continue our analysis of Chapter 2 - ‘The Downfall of the Republicans’.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustratio...

#124 Prefigurative Politics w/ Red Plateaus from 2020-06-13T08:00

Today we speak with Paul and Eivind, the brains behind the ‘Red Plateaus’ youtube channel. We discuss their excellent recent video on ‘Pre-figurative Politics’ and why this concept is so important ...

#123 The US Revolution II - The Sequel from 2020-06-03T19:45:47

An emergency Emancipation network collaboration on the staggering political developments stateside....

FEEL THE POWER!

#122 Strategy Re-dux Part 2 w/ Mike MacNair TEASER from 2020-06-01T08:00

We continue our questioning of Mike MacNair, the man responsible for the Revolutionary Strategy Series...

#121 Strategy Re-dux Part 1 w/ Mike MacNair from 2020-05-31T08:00

This week I’m delighted to welcome back Mike MacNair to the show. Mike is an Associate Professor of Law at St Hugh’s College Oxford, and the man responsible for the behemoth that was the ‘Revolutio...

#004 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-05-23T08:00

This week we start Chapter 2 - ‘The Downfall of the Republicans’.

Panelists:

C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness

Emmanuel - Swedish Sommelier

Ezri - Swampside Chats
...

#003 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-05-17T08:00

We conclude our reading of Chapter 1 - ‘Feb. 1848 to Dec. 1851’.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.

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#002 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-05-09T08:00

We continue our reading of Chapter 1 - Feb. 1848 to Dec. 1851.

The artwork for the show was created by the Korean artist, and author of the 2019 Marx/Engels Illustration book.

https:...

#120 Marx and Credit Money w/ Simon Mouatt - TEASER from 2020-05-03T16:13:28

Our guest is Simon Mouatt, Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Chichester Business School. We discuss his paper: ‘Can Sequential and Non-Dualistic Interpretation of Marx’s Monetary Th...

#119 Socialist Labour Time Planning w/ GIU Part 2 from 2020-05-02T08:00

This week we have part two of our Socialist Labour Time Planning crossover special with our comrades Shane and Kyle from the General Intellect Unit podcast. This discussion is based around a readin...

#118 Socialist Labour Time Planning w/ GIU Part 1 from 2020-04-25T08:00

This week we have a crossover episode with our Emancipation Network friends and comrades Shane and Kyle from General Intellect unit. This is part one of a two parter where we delve deep in the hist...

#001 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte from 2020-04-18T08:00

What better time to kick back and read some Marx than the middle of a pandemic. Grab your books ladies and gentlemen....

Panelists:

C Derick Varn - Mortal Science, Pop The Left
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#117 The Problems With Equilibrium /w Nick Potts Pt 2 - TEASER from 2020-04-13T18:18:10

We continue our discussion with Prof Nick Potts of Solent University and parse the problems the caused by the equilibrium approach of Post-Keynesian and Kalecki, and what Marxists can learn from M...

#116 The Problems With Equilibrium /w Nick Potts Pt 1 from 2020-04-11T09:36:14

This week I am delighted to welcome Prof Nick Potts of Solent University to talk about the problems of equilibrium theories and a possible synthesis between Post-Keynesian and MMT approaches with t...

#041 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2020-04-04T08:00

We finish our reading of Paul Cockshotts critique of the book and gather out thoughts.

Don't join a cult

#115 Aye Corona w/ GIU BONUS Episdoe from 2020-03-16T16:37:53

An emergency corona virus special with boys from General Intellect Unit on the human, political, and financial catastrophe that is upon us.....

#114 Radical Gaming w/ Colestia TEASER from 2020-03-10T08:00:01

Today we talk with Colestia, a radical left games designer about his work and the world of independent anti-capitalist gaming. You can check out his work at:

https://colestia.itch.io.
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#040 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2020-03-10T08:00

We continue our reading of Paul Cockshotts critique of Mike MacNair's 'Revolutionary Strategy' book, and give sortition the once over.

Panelists:

C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness Listen

#113 Super Tuesday Election Special from 2020-03-05T12:45:56

A very special Emancipation Network all-star panel with Ben Burgis of Zero Books discuss the recent poor showing by Bernie Sanders in the US primaries.

What does it mean for politics?
Wh...

#039 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2020-02-28T09:00

Since we finished the book in the previous episode, we now move on to Paul Cockshotts critique of the book, some of it very very good, some of it very very bad.

http://paulcockshott.co.uk/re...

#112 A Political History of the IRA Part 2 - TEASER from 2020-02-19T09:00

This week we continue our interview with Daniel Finn about his new book ‘One Man’s Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA’. We discuss how the IRAs strategy evolved from a purely military to a p...

#111 A Political History of the IRA Part 1 from 2020-02-17T09:00

This week we welcome Daniel Finn to the show, to talk about his really excellent new book: ‘One Man’s Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA’. Daniel is currently a writer for Jacobin and has al...

#038 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2020-02-10T09:00

This week we continue our reading of boss level Chapter 9: ’Republican Democracy’ and I lose the plot when it comes to Proportional Representation. This was, of course, recorded before the UK elect...

#037 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2020-02-03T09:00

This week we continue our reading of boss level Chapter 9: ’Republican Democracy’ and talk all about the need to ditch bureaucratic centralism.

Panelists:
C Derick Varn - Pop The Left / S...

#036 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2020-01-25T09:00

This week we return to our reading of boss level Chapter 9: ’Republican Democracy’ and talk all about the importance of the international and the hurdles we face in building one. And umbilical cord...

#110 Marx's Critique of Politics Part 3 - TEASER from 2020-01-19T20:10:14

This week we have the third and final part of our discussion with fellow Emancipation Network comrade Grant from swampside, and his friend David Rylance on Gary Teeples excellent book: “Marx’s Crit...

#109 Marx's Critique of Politics Part 2 from 2020-01-18T09:00

This week we have part two of the discussion with fellow Emancipation Network comrade Grant from Swampside Chats, and his friend David Rylance on Gary Teeples excellent book: “Marx’s Critique of Po...

#108 Marx's Critique of Politics Part 1 from 2020-01-11T21:00

This week Grant from Swampside Chats and his friend David Rylance to the show to discuss Gary Teeples really brilliant book: “Marx’s Critique of Politics’. This is the first of a three parter, the ...

#107 Corbyn Crumbles from 2020-01-03T09:00

This week my friend James returns to the show to talk about his experience of being a Labour member, Momentum canvasser, and radical marxist during the election. We also discuss our opinions on the...

#035 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-12-27T09:00

This week we continue our reading of boss level Chapter 9: ’Republican Democracy’ and get into the party form and how it applies to the Labour Party and first past the post electoral systems.
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#034 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-12-21T21:00

This week more of boss level Chapter 9: ’Republican Democracy’. We argue about the concept of communist universal military training, self government of the localities, and the world of cybernetics....

UK Election Dung-heap Post Mortem from 2019-12-15T19:06:57

Join us as the Emancipation network crew join me to analyse the UK election post-fight shit-show. The MacNair stuff never seemed so relevant....

Panelists:

Lexi Dog Robot - Swampside ...

#033 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-12-11T09:00

Today we continue with Chapter 9: ’Republican Democracy’, and talk about the ills of bureaucratic centralism.

Panelists:

Kyle - General Intellect Unit

Lexi Dog Robot - Swampsi...

#032 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-12-03T17:00

Today we finally start the boss level final chapter that is Chapter 9: ’Republican Democracy’, and descend into a long discussion on the merits of bourgeois liberties.

Panelists:
Kyle - G...

#106 Marx&Engels Concept of the Party w/ Lawrence Parker TEASER from 2019-12-03T09:40:14

This week we welcome Lawrence Parker to the show to discuss the Monty Johnstone 1967 pamphlet ‘Marx and Engels and the Concept of the Party’. We delve deep into the history of the Communist League,...

#031 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-11-25T09:00

We have some more terrible abuse of the Trot-sect mania today as we eventually finish Chapter 8: ’Political Consciousness’. Hail to the death of the chapter which never ends.

Panelists:
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#030 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-11-20T22:00

We battle through the Trot-smorgasbord that is the end of Chapter 8: ’Political Consciousness’. Sophie puts Lexi on the leash....

Panelists:

Kyle - General Intellect Unit

Lexi ...

#029 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-11-09T09:00

We continue our march through Chapter 8: ’Political Consciousness’ and discuss why we shouldn’t just do what the Russians did. Word.

Panelists:

C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness
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#028 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-10-28T08:00

This week we continue our mega-intense reading of Chapter 8: ’Political Consciousness’ and riff poetical on historical materialism and markov chains.

The panelists are:
C Derick Varn - Sy...

#105 The Lessons of 1917 w/ Jack Conrad - TEASER from 2019-10-24T22:19:20

On the latest patreon only episode we discuss the political economy of the Soviet Union and what we can learn from the failures of the Russian revolution with Jack Conrad of the Weekly Worker.

#027 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-10-21T07:00

This week we read more of Chapter 8: 'Political Consciousness' talk about the importance of a functioning international and go in hard on Lenin’s strategic errors.

The panelists are:

...

#026 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-10-14T08:00

This week we continue with Chapter 8: ’Political Consciousness’ and get into the weeds on the role of the international and critique Lenin’s revolutionary strategy.

The panelists are:
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#025 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-10-07T08:00

This week we continue with Chapter 8: ’Political Consciousness’ and riff some more on the elusive party form.

The panelists are:

C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness

Kyple - Gen...

#104 Communist University from 2019-09-28T20:00

This week we welcome James to the show, a long time listener and patron who I met recently at the CPGB Communist University this summer. We give a thorough analysis of the event, our thoughts on th...

#103 Brexit w/ Mike MacNair Part 2 - TEASER from 2019-09-18T08:00:01

We continue our conversation with Mike MacNair on Brexit, the history of the UK’s role in the EU, and what he expects to happen in the coming weeks and months. Apologies for the fridge sounds in th...

#102 Brexit w/ Mike MacNair from 2019-09-18T08:00

This week we welcome back Mike MacNair to the show. We caught up at the recent CPGB Communist university and sat down to talk about the history of the UK’s role in the EU, Brexit, and why he consid...

#024 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-09-11T08:00

This week we start the penultimate chapter, Chapter 8: ’Political Conciousness’ and are greeted by the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

The panelists are:

Sophie - Trans Trans Revolut...

#023 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-09-04T08:00

This week we finish the long march through Chapter 7: ‘The Workers Government Slogan’.

Only two chapters to go!

Panelists:
C. Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness
Lexi Dog Robot -...

#022 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-08-28T08:00

We continue our trawl through Chapter 7: ‘The Workers Government Slogan’ and deal with the concepts of the United Front and the Workers Goverment. We also discuss Pouya's ability to turn tricks in ...

#021 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-08-20T08:00

This week we continue continue with Chapter 7: ‘The Workers Government Slogan’ and talk inevitably leads to the philosophical and sociological world of toilets. Zizek, bedamned!

The panelist...

#020 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-08-13T08:00

This week start afresh with Chapter 7: ‘The Workers Government Slogan’ and discuss the revolutionary potential of toilets. Great hilarity ensues.

The panelists are:

C. Derick Varn - S...

#101 Econophysics&Marxist Humanism w/ Andrew Kliman from 2019-08-05T09:00

We continue our discussion with Prof. Andrew Kliman, dig deep into some econophysics critiques of the TSSI, Marx’s 3 system equalities, and Raya Dunayevskaya and the political history of the Marxis...

#100 The TSSI and the Critics w/ Andrew Kliman from 2019-08-05T08:00

That's right! It's episode #100! It’s been over seven years since the first episode in April 2012. I’d like to thank all the listeners for listening to and supporting the show over the years - I co...

#019 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-07-29T08:00

This week finish Chapter 6: ‘Unity in Diversity’, and continue our brutal attack on the sect form.

The panelists are:
C. Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness
Lexi Dog Robot - Swampside C...

#018 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-07-22T08:00

This week we try our best to conclude Chapter 6: ‘Unity in Diversity’, but get stuck neck deep in Sect depravity.

Pounding the boards with me this week are:

C Derick Varn - Symptomati...

#017 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-07-13T08:00

This week continue our leisurely amble through Chapter 6: ‘Unity in Diversity’.

The panel consists of the usual stalwarts:

C Derick Varn - Symptomatic Redness

Sophie - Trans Tr...

#016 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-07-08T08:00

This week we begin the long and enjoyable task of deciphering Chapter 6: ‘Unity in Diversity’. We start off we a nice insult of the returning C Derick Varn….

The panelists this week are:
...

#015 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-06-29T08:00

This week we continue our examination of Chapter Five: ‘Communist Strategy and the Party Form’ with Lexi of Swampside Chats, and Sophie of Trans Trans Revolution.

We are all gonna get sent t...

#014 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-06-20T08:00

This week we continue our examination of Chapter Five: ‘Communist Strategy and the Party Form’. We are joined again this week by Sophie of Trans Trans Revolution, Lexi of Swampside Chats, C Derick ...

#099 The Regrettable Century Part 2 TEASER from 2019-06-12T19:50:49

This week we have part 2 of our discussion with the ‘Regrettable Century’ crew about the Marxist sect. We also talk about the current state and likely trajectory of the DSA, and what exactly it is ...

#098 The Regrettable Century from 2019-06-11T08:00

This week we talk to Kevin, Chris, and Jason of the ‘Regrettable Century’ podcast about their experience of spending 10 years in the ISO before leaving a few years ago. This follows on from an epis...

#013 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-06-03T08:00

This week we begin our examination of Chapter Five: ‘Communist Strategy and the Party Form’. We are joined again this week by and Sophie of Trans Trans Revolution, Lexi of Swampside Chats, and Dan,...

#012 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-05-27T08:00

This week we complete our perusal of Chapter Four: ‘War and Revolutionary Strategy’ of Mike MacNair's 'Revolutionar Strategy' book.

We are joined again this week by Lexi of Swampside Chats ...

#011 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-05-18T08:33:20

This week we continue our trawl through Chapter Four: ‘War and Revolutionary Strategy’. We are joined again this week by Lexi of Swampside Chats and Sophie of Trans Trans Revolution. This week the...

#010 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-05-13T19:25:10

This week we commence Chapter Four: ‘War and Revolutionary Strategy’. We are joined by Lexi of Swampside Chats and Sophie of Trans Trans Revolution.

This podcast is a member of the Emancipa...

#097 Capitalist Keywords from 2019-05-04T08:00

This week we talk to John Patrick Leary about his new book ‘Keyword - The New Language of Capitalism’. John is an associate Professor of English at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is also the...

#096 The Limerick Soviet from 2019-04-27T08:00

The week I am delighted to welcome Cian Prendiville to the show to talk about the Limerick Soviet of 1917. Cian is a former Solidarity Councillor in Limerick city, currently a member of the Irish S...

#009 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-04-20T08:00

This week we finish our reading of Chapter Three: ‘The Revolutionary Strategy of the Centre’. We are joined by Lexi and Rosa of Swampside Chats. We are joined by Rosa and Lexi from Swampside Chats....

#008 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-04-13T08:00

This week we continue reading Chapter Three: ‘The Revolutionary Strategy of the Centre’. We are joined by Lexi of Swampside Chats, Sophie of Trans Trans Revolution, and C. Derick Varn of Symptomati...

Major Announcement from 2019-04-07T13:00

We Are Emancipation Network

#007 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-04-06T08:00

This week we start Chapter Three: ‘The Revolutionary Strategy of the Centre’ which deals with the strategy pursued by the German Social Democratic Party, or the SPD. The SPD was the most successful...

#006 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-03-31T08:00

We continue with our reading of the second chapter - ‘Reform Coalition or Mass Strike’’ with panel stalwarts Lexi, and Grant of Swampside Chats. We give the Mass Strike strategy espoused by Rosa L...

#005 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-03-23T08:00

We delve into the 2st chapter - ‘Reform Coalition or Mass Strike’ with panel stalwarts Lexi, and Grant of Swampside Chats.

We pick apart exactly how MacNair lays out the 'Marxist Left', and ...

#004 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-03-16T08:00

We continue on our journey through the 1st chapter - ‘Marxism as a Political Strategy’ of Mike MacNairs 'Revolutionary Strategy' with Lexi, Sophie, and Grant. It all gets quite heated as I call 'O...

#003 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-03-09T09:00

Today we continue our discussion of the 1st chapter - ‘Marxism as a Political Strategy’ of Mike MacNair's 'Revolutionary Strategy' book. This chapter lays out the traditional political strategy as ...

#002 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-03-03T00:00

Today we continue our reading of ‘Revolutionary Strategy - Marxism and the Challenge of Left Unity’ and grapple with the 1st chapter - ‘Marxism as a Political Strategy’ which lays out the tradition...

#001 Revolutionary Strategy Series from 2019-02-26T11:47

‘Revolutionary Strategy - Marxism and the challenge of left unity’ was a book written by Mike MacNair in 2008 in which he analysed the history of the 20th century from a Marxist perspective to see ...

#095 Revolutionary Strategy w/ Mike MacNair from 2019-02-17T10:00

This week we welcome Mike MacNair to the show. Mike is a long time political activist, author and Tutor in Law at St Hugh's College. He is also a regular contributor to the Weekly Worker newspaper....

#094 Anti-Politics Part 2 w/ Tad Tietze from 2019-02-12T12:45:58

Today we have part 2 of our Anti-politics interview with Dr. Tad Tietze. Tad is currently writing a book on the topic for Verso Books, provisionally titled: ‘The Great Derangement’. We talk some mo...

#093 Anti-Politics w/ Tad Tietze from 2019-02-03T00:00

Today we have part 1 of our interview with Dr. Tad Tiedtze. Tad is currently writing a book on anti-politics for Verso Books, the topic of todays podcast. We try to get a handle on what is meant by...

#014 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2019-01-27T00:00

Hello and welcome to the 14th episode of the Refuting Marx's Inconsistency - Capital & the TSSI series. It’s the one you’ve been waiting for - this week the panelists give our final appraisal o...

#013 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2019-01-20T00:00

This week we look at Chapter 11 of Andrew Kliman’s ‘Reclaiming Marx’s Capital’, where we dive into a critical appraisal of the empirical evidence that supposedly supports Marx’s Labour Theory of Va...

#092 World In Crisis w/ Michael Roberts from 2019-01-12T12:00

Today we are delighted to welcome back Michael Roberts to the show to discuss the new book 'World In Crisis: A Global Analysis Of Marx's Law Of Probability', which he has co-edited with Guglielmo C...

#012 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2019-01-03T00:00

Hello and welcome to the 12th episode of the Refuting Marx's Inconsistency - Capital & the TSSI series. This week we dismember the rotting corpse of the Fundamental Marxian Theorem in our close...

#011 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-12-21T18:08:52

Today we bash through as best we can Chapter 9 of Andrew Kliman's marxist masterpiece "Reclaiming Marx's Capital". This is a probably the densest of all the chapters and tables abound like a mofo. ...

#091 Working People from 2018-12-15T00:00

Today we are speaking with Maximillian Alvarez, the host of the excellent ‘Working People’, a podcast by, for, and about the working class.

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#010.2 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-12-09T10:50:16

This week we smite all foes in our path and finish of chapter 8 Andrew Kliman s ‘Reclaiming Marx’s Capital’ with great fanfare

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#010.1 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-12-01T00:00

This week we strive forward, thrashing all that lies in the way of our understanding of chapter 8 Andrew Kliman’ s ‘Reclaiming Marx’s Capital’. The tables we discuss form the graphic for this epis...

#090 Capitalism vs Freedom from 2018-11-17T00:00

This week we welcome Rob Larson, Professor of Economics at Tacoma Community College, to the show. We talk about his new book ‘Capitalism vs Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom’ recently released by Z...

#009.2 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-11-10T00:00

This week we continue the Marxist self-flaggelation by finishing off Chapter 7 of Andrew Kliman’ s ‘Reclaiming Marx’s Capital’. We deal again with three tables all of which form the lovely for this...

#009.1 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-11-02T23:00

This week we determinedly continue our microscopic reading of Andrew Kliman’ s ‘Reclaiming Marx’s Capital’ and pick up where we left off in Chapter 7.

The Panel this week consisted of:
L...

#008 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-10-26T15:15:34

This week we continue our close reading of Andrew Klimans ‘Reclaiming Marx’s Capital’ and go for broke on Chapter 7.
Interview Date: 13th Oct 2018

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#007 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-10-12T23:00:01

This week we continue our close reading of Andrew Klimans ‘Reclaiming Marx’s Capital’ and parse as best as we can Chapter 6.

Interview Date: 6th Oct 2018

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#006 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-10-04T23:00:01

We continue our close reading of Andrew Klimans 'Reclaiming Marx's Capital' and stumble through chapter 5.

Interview Date: 22nd Sep 2018

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#089 Will Market Socialism Work? from 2018-09-30T10:15:05

This week we welcome a new guest Jamie Merchant to the show, to talk about his recent essays critiquing Market Socialism in one country recently published in the Brooklyn Rail journal. You can find...

#005 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&the TSSI from 2018-09-18T23:00

We continue our close reading of Andrew Klimans 'Reclaiming Marx's Capital' and eat chapter 4 alive

Interview Date: 15th Sep 2018

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#004 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&The TSSI from 2018-09-14T21:53:06

We continue our close reading of Andrew Klimans 'Reclaiming Marx's Capital' and stick our snouts deep into chapter 3

Interview Date: 8st Sep 2018

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#003 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&The TSSI from 2018-09-03T23:00:01

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#002 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&The TSSI from 2018-08-19T13:00:56

Part 2 of the Refuting Marx's Inconsitency & The TSSI Reading Group

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#001 Refuting Marx's Inconsistency&The TSSI from 2018-08-13T20:16:11

Part 1 of the Refuting Marx's Inconsitency & The TSSI Reading Group

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#088 Did Neoliberalism Elect Trump? from 2018-08-13T17:51:08

This week we welcome back Prof. Andrew Kliman to the show, to talk all about the idea that the election of Donald Trump was a reaction to neo-liberal economic policies. We delve into what the evide...

#087 Towards A New Socialism from 2018-07-20T10:10:12

This week we welcome back Paul Cockshott to the show, where we discuss his 1993 book ‘Towards a New Socialism’. We discuss a possible vision of how a future socialist society would work.

Lex...

#086 Kliman on The Communist Manifesto Pt 2 from 2018-06-23T16:50:07

This week we have part 2 of our discussion with show stalwart Prof. Andrew Kliman about the Communist Manifesto. This is part one of a two part interview on the topic. I will be also appearing on a...

#085 Kliman on The Communist Manifesto Pt.1 from 2018-06-17T15:44:44

This week we welcome back show stalwart Prof. Andrew Kliman to talk about the Communist Manifesto. This is part one of a two part interview on the topic. We discuss in depth the the revolutionary n...

#084 Econophysics with David Zachariah from 2018-04-08T19:35:47

This week we are joined by David Zachariah,a Researcher in machine learning in Uppsala University and a political econo-physicist in his spare time. We discuss the seminal work of Machover and Farj...

#083 Dialectical Materialism from 2018-02-11T15:32:32

This week we talk again to Professor Helena Sheehan about her book ‘Marxism and the Philosophy of Science: A Critical History’. Verso books have just released a new edition, as part of their Radica...

#082 The Vietnam War&Revolution from 2018-01-04T14:33:53

This week we talk to show regular C. Derick Varn about the recently released 10 part documentary series of ‘The Vietnam War’, made by Ken Burns and Lynn Novak. It’s a pretty amazing documentary ser...

#081 The Syriza Wave from 2017-12-10T18:38:19

The podcast is back on track after an extended break, with many new shows lined up and raring to go. This week I am delighted to welcome Professor Helena Sheehan to the show to discuss her most rec...

#080 The Russian Game from 2017-07-11T20:16:28

This week I am delighted to welcome John Helmer, the man behind the excellent 'Dances With Bears' blog. John is a journalist working in Moscow since 1989, the author of several books on military an...

#079 UK Election Special from 2017-06-09T20:17:40

A UK Election Special with regulars C. Derick Varn and Doug Lain, where two yanks slate the election for not ushering in a communist revolution, and one exiled paddy gets all in a fluster for Jerem...

#078 MMT&Crisis from 2017-03-28T16:34:58

This week I am delighted to welcome back Alexander Douglas to show. Alex is a lecturer in philosophy at St. Andrews University, and is the author of ‘The Philosophy Of Debt’. This show digs deeper ...

#077 Show me the Money Derick! from 2017-01-24T17:27:31

This week I am delighted to welcome back C. Derick Varn to show. Derick, a regular guest, last appeared on the show on the Donald Trump Election special. I got quite a bit of feedback on that show,...

#076 The City from 2016-12-30T21:51:01

This week I am delighted to welcome Tony Norfield to the show to talk about his excellent new book: 'The City: London and the Global Power of Finance'. We discuss the role of Britain in the current...

#075 The Bittersweet Science Pt.2 from 2016-12-08T21:29:36

This week we have part two of our discussion with Charles Farrell, where we delve into the murky world of high stakes sports-betting, his appearance in the new documentary film ‘Dirty Games’, and h...

#074 The Bittersweet Science Pt.1 from 2016-11-24T21:25:08

This week we have a change of tack, a complete break from the Donald and that jazz. We delve into the shady of world of Professional Boxing, with the former Boxing Manager, Gambler, Gangster, Jazz ...

#073 US Election Special from 2016-11-09T21:13:23

In a first for the podcast, we do a live hangout with Doug Lain and C. Derick Varn to talk about todays Donald Trump election victory. We discuss race, gender, geo-politics, the falling rate of pro...

#072 The Long Depression from 2016-11-01T19:14:47

After an unplanned hiatus, I am delighted to welcome back Michael Roberts to the show. Michael has a new book just out, called ‘The Long Depression: How it happened, why it happened, and what happe...

#071 Solar To The Rescue? from 2016-08-04T20:21:04

This week I am delighted to welcome back Ugo Bardi to the show. Ugo is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Florence, and the man behind the Cassandras Legacy blog, where he writes ...

#070 Money And Power from 2016-07-15T20:47:16

This week, I am delighted to welcome Alexander Douglas, a lecturer in philosophy at St. Andrews University, to the show, to talk about his recent book: The Philosophy Of Debt. It was great to talk ...

#069 Culture Vs Class from 2016-06-18T08:59:10

In this episode, we have part 2 of the Derick Varn interview, where we discuss the history and theories of Cultural Marxism in great detail. This bumper episode, also veers off into a long discussi...

#068 Knowing The Future from 2016-04-13T16:08:33

This week I am delighted to welcome back Derick Varn to the show. After listening to the previous show about Cultural Marxism with Doug Lain, Derick sent me an email saying he’d like to come on the...

#067 Cultural Marxism from 2016-03-08T12:00:38

This week I am delighted to welcome Doug Lain back to show, for a discussion about cultural marxism, an argument about worker controlled workplaces, and some thoughts on what we can learn from the ...

#066 Inventing The Future from 2016-02-06T00:00

After an unplanned hiatus, the show is back with a bang. This week I am delighted to welcome Nick Srnicek to the show. Nick, and his co-author Alex Williams, has recently released a new book with V...

#065 Robots and AI: Utopia vs Dystopia from 2015-10-16T20:02:40

This week I am delighted to welcome back to the show Marxist blogger extraordinaire, Michael Roberts. Michael’s blog, ‘The Next Recession’ is one of the best Marxist economics blogs out there, and ...

#064 Eurozone Dystopia from 2015-08-29T11:35:55

This week I am delighted to welcome Prof. Bill Mitchell, Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Bi...

#063 Whats Wrong With The Far Left? from 2015-07-08T23:15:01

After a long delay, this week I am delighted to welcome another Irishman to the show, Chekov Feeney. Chekov is the man behind the blog chekov.org, where he reflects and theorizes on his 20 year jou...

#062 Closet Marxists from 2015-05-06T22:00:55

This week I am delighted to welcome back to the show Michael Roberts, author of the ‘Next Recession’ blog. We talk about the new reports out on the world economy from the IMF and the Bank of Intern...

#061 The Calculation Problem from 2015-03-25T13:53:16

After repeated requests from a number of listeners, this week I am delighted to welcome back to the show Dr Paul Cockshott, a reader in the computer science department of Glasgow University. We tal...

#060 Zero, Nada, Zilch from 2015-02-13T21:06:02

This week I am delighted to welcome back to the show Doug Lain, host of what was once called the Diet Soap podcast, but which is now the Zero Squared podcast. We talk about why Doug’s new job as pu...

#059 Test Those Theories from 2015-01-27T22:53:03

This week I am delighted to welcome to the show Jose A Tapia Granados, associate Professor in the Department of History and Politics in Drexel University. Originally trained as a medical doctor, Jo...

#058 Radical Laughs from 2015-01-02T00:09:41

This week I am delighted to welcome Sean Michael Wilson to the show. Sean Michael Wilson is Scottish comic book writer, who now lives and works in Japan. In the last couple of years, Sean Michael h...

#057 The Physics Of Class from 2014-12-12T11:38:39

This week I am delighted to welcome Gavin Mendel-Gleason to the show. Gavin works as a Post-Doctoral researcher in the computer science department at Dublin City University. Gavin also writes for t...

#056 Essence and the Philosophy of Science from 2014-11-21T23:27:03

This week I am delighted to welcome Thom Workman to the show, Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick. Thom’s research explores the philosophical and sociological critique...

#055 Encirclement from 2014-11-01T08:52:13

This week I am delighted to have Rick Rozoff, long-time anti-war activist, NATO expert, and curator of the - Stop Nato: Opposition to Global Militarism blog. In a wide ranging interview, we discuss...

#054 Councils Upon Councils from 2014-09-22T22:17:26

This week I am glad to welcome C. Derrick Varn back to the show. We discuss the council communism and the Ultra-left, a man who told Stalin where to go and survived, autonomous Marxism and the Occu...

#053 What's Next? Part II from 2014-08-30T10:53:59

This week we have part two of our discussion with Professor Peter Hudis, of Oakton Community College, about his book 'Marx's Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism'. We talk about the Soviet expe...

#052 What's Next? from 2014-08-16T21:40:49

This week I am delighted to welcome Professor Peter Hudis, of Oakton Community College, who has recently published his new book: 'Marx's Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism'. We discuss what M...

#051 Cry Me A Volume from 2014-07-27T16:21:57

This week I am delighted to welcome back to the show, the Jazz Pianist, Marxist auto-didact, YouTube star, and the man behind the Kapitalism 101 blog, Brendan Cooney. I’ve recently just finished re...

#050 The Matrix from 2014-06-27T22:00:18

This week I am delighted to welcome back the economist, economic historian, and extremely prolific author, Professor Michael Perelman of the California State University, Chico. We talk about the la...

#049 Cold Fusion, Brains, and Computers from 2014-05-20T21:14:03

This week I am delighted to welcome back to the show, the renowned mathematician and computer-scientist, Prof Gregory Chaitin. We discuss his new paper: 'Conceptual Complexity and Algorithmic Infor...

#048 Whither Underconsumptionism? from 2014-03-28T21:53:04

This week we have the second part of our interview with Professor Andrew Kliman. We continue our discussion about his latest book - ‘The Failure of Capitalist Production’ - and in particular focus ...

#047 The Failure of Capitalist Production from 2014-03-15T00:35:33

This week I am delighted to have Prof. Andrew Kliman back on the show to talk about his latest book - ‘The Failure of Capitalist Production’. The book is a brilliant example of empirical economic r...

#046 Engines, Entropy, and Value from 2014-02-22T09:42:40

This week our guest is Dr. William Paul Cockshott, a reader in the Computer Science Department of Glasgow University. Paul was trained as an economist, then as a computer scientist, and he has made...

#045 Dollar Hegemony from 2014-01-31T23:16:31

This week our guest is Matias Vernengo. Matias is an Associate Professor of Economics, at Bucknell University, and a former Senior Manager of Economic Research at the Central Bank of Argentina. He ...

#044 Sins Of The Father from 2014-01-15T23:37:08

This week our guest is Conor McCabe. Conor is a Research Fellow in the School of Social Justice in University College Dublin, and has just released the second edition of his book, 'Sins of the Fath...

#043 The Falling Rate of Learning from 2013-12-17T16:27:52

The guest on this years Christmas edition is David Blacker. David is a Professor of Philosophy of Education and Legal Studies at the University of Delaware. His academic background is in the histor...

#042 Oh So Reserved from 2013-11-23T23:43:26

This week our guest is Dan Kervick. By day Dan works in the book publishing industry. By night, Dan is an independent scholar, specialising in the work of the British Philosopher David Hume, and a ...

#041 PV or not PV from 2013-11-09T00:20:04

This week our guest is Dr Marco Raugei. Marco is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University (UK), and a Senior Resear...

#040 A Model Economist from 2013-10-12T19:21:15

This week we are joined by Professor Matheus Grasselli. Matheus is the Deputy Director of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, and an associate professor at McMaster Universi...

#039 Former People from 2013-10-06T19:40:01

This week we have the second part of our interview with C. Derick Varn. We discuss Derick’s new on-line literary journal 'Former People, A Journal of Bangs and Whimpers', the origins of modernism, ...

#038 Capitalism is Killing The Dinosaurs - AGAIN! from 2013-09-23T00:44:26

This week we are joined again by C. Derick Varn. Derick is a poet, teacher, and theorist. He blogs for the (Dis)Loyal Opposition to Modernity, Symptomatic Commentary, and is one of the chief editor...

#037 Profits, Cycles, and Breakdown from 2013-08-31T07:02:37

This week we are joined by the renowned Marxist economist Michael Roberts. Michael predicted the whole economic and social crisis we now find ourselves in, years before it occurred. He is a working...

#036 Billy Moon from 2013-08-11T22:55:49

This week, Doug Lain, the host of the excellent Dietsoap podcast, has returned to the show to tell us about his novel ‘Billy Moon’, that is due out from his publishers, Tor, on the 27th of August. ...

#035 The Birth Pangs Of Love from 2013-07-29T21:45:14

This week we are joined by Charles Eisenstein. Charles is an author and public speaker, and self-described "degrowth activist". His book ‘Sacred Economics - Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of T...

#034 The Lightning Bolt Awaits from 2013-07-12T23:35:32

This week we are joined by Nicole Foss, of the ‘Automatic Earth’ blog. Before being a renowned blogger on energy and finance, Nicole was a Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies...

#033 Correa's Ecuador from 2013-06-22T09:33:39

This week we are joined by Prof. Bill Black. Bill is Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is an expert in white collar crime and banking regulation...

#032 Economics&Complexity from 2013-05-31T22:21:57

This weeks guest is Professor Doyne Farmer. Doyne is a physicist, econo-physicist, and founder of the Prediction Company, which brought insights from physics to the world of finance and stock marke...

#031 When The Invisible Hand Shakes from 2013-05-18T12:59:11

After a brief holiday to bask in the cold and brutal wet weather of Ireland and England, the show is back on the road, fueled up, and raring to go. This weeks guest is Professor Alan Freeman, where...

#030 Ice Ice Baby from 2013-04-20T09:57:20

This week we speak to Professor Peter Wadhams, Professor of Ocean Physics, and Head of the Polar Ocean Physics Group in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, at the Univers...

#029 I Need Brains (And a Little Oil) from 2013-04-06T08:42:57

Welcome to the 1st anniversary of the 'From Alpha To Omega' podcast.
This weeks guest is KMO, host of the C-Realm and Z-Realm podcasts, and the author of ‘Conversations on Collapse’. We talk at ...

#028 The Vanguard Party from 2013-03-23T16:10:14

This weeks guest is the C Derick Varn, Poet, Lecturer, and resident of South Korea. Derick writes for ‘The (Dis)Loyal Opposition Blog’, and includes among his interests: alternative visions of the ...

#027: Capital Escape Velocity from 2013-03-09T11:20:41

This weeks guest is the Jazz Pianist, Marxist, and YouTube Star Brendan Cooney, who has blazed a trail for himself on YouTube with his totally cool videos explaining Marx’s insights into the functi...

#026: The Transformation Problem from 2013-02-23T09:59:46

This week we welcome back Prof. Andrew Kliman to the show, where we discuss Marx’s value theory, his book ‘Reclaiming Marx’s Capital’ where he tries to dispel some of the myths surrounding Marx’s t...

#025: Plundering The Planet from 2013-02-09T19:01:15

This weeks guest is Ugo Bardi, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Florence. He specialises in resource depletion, system dynamics modeling, climate science and renewable energy. H...

#024: Neoliberalism&Hayek's Delusion from 2013-01-26T11:29:12

This week we welcome back Philip Pilkington to the show to talk about his latest writings on the life and times of Friedrich Hayek, the ideologue behind the Neoliberal project. Philip came over to ...

#023: Fiscal Cliffs and Inflation Shocks from 2013-01-12T10:24:14

Our guest week this week is Prof. Stephanie Kelton, Assistant Professor of Macroeconomics, Finance, and Money and Banking at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. We continue our exploration of ...

#022: A Christmas Scale from 2012-12-29T10:45:39

On this Christmas episode, our theoretical physicist guest is Geoffrey West, Professor and former President of the Sante Fe Institute. We discuss his recent groundbreaking work in the world of biol...

#021: A Fitting Intermezzo from 2012-12-15T10:01:26

This week we talk with the Jazz pianist, band leader, teacher and composer, Dorian Ford. I met Dorian at a jazz gig a couple of months ago, and since we couldn't stop talking about music that night...

#020: So You Want To Participate? from 2012-12-01T10:53:43

This week we talk with journalist and author Iain Bruce about the history of the Brazilian Workers Party, their experiments with direct democracy. the political philosophy of the Venezuelan Preside...

#019: Marx&MMT from 2012-11-21T00:00:21

This week we hold a chat with Professor Mathew Forstater of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. We talk about the role of primitive accumulation in the rise of capitalism, how government taxes...

#018: A Need For A Rational Politics from 2012-11-10T09:14:15

This week we have part two of our talk with Professor Andrew Kliman of Pace University. This week we turn our thoughts to the dynamism of capitalism and the soviet experiment, the short-term asymme...

#017: Kliman All Over The Rate Of Profit from 2012-10-26T23:55:21

This week we talk to Professor Andrew Kliman, about the current economic crisis, and what Karl Marx would make of it all. Professor Kliman, is a Professor of Economics at Pace University and author...

#016: Bringin' in the Wheaton from 2012-10-13T14:31:12

This week we talk to farmer and permaculturist extraordinaire, Paul Wheaton. Paul has just returned from his ‘Symphonies in Seed and Soil’ speaking tour of America, and currently finds himself tryi...

#015: The Waste-Lands of the Euro from 2012-10-01T20:48:15

Today’s guest, Yanis Varoufakis, is a Greek Political Economist and Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Athens, and an expert in game-theory. We discuss the flawed design of the Euro,...

#014: The Phenomenology Of Doug from 2012-09-15T13:35:34

This weeks guest is Doug Lain. Doug is a fiction writer, blogger, pop philosopher and political radical. He is also the host of the most excellent ‘Dietsoap’ podcast. We talk of philosophy and Hege...

#013: I'm Keen On The Jubilee! from 2012-08-30T19:14:49

On this weeks show, we speak to the world reknowned economist Steve Keen, Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Western Sydney. Steve was one of the few economists in the world to...

#012: Speaking Of Marx from 2012-08-16T22:12:35

This week we talk to ‘Heiko Khoo’’. Heiko is a Marxist who has been a speaker at London’s Speakers corner since 1986. He has a specialist interest in the Marxist analysis and critique of China and ...

#011: Post (Keynesian) Modern Money from 2012-08-05T15:51:21

We are joined by Professor L. Randall Wray this week, an economist and expert in Modern Monetary Theory. Prof. Wray also blogs over at 'New Economic Perspectives', which tries it's best, amongst ot...

#010: Living Through The Monetarist Experiment from 2012-07-20T05:20:46

This weeks guest is Philip Pilkington, a prolific economic contributor to the excellent ‘Naked Capitalism’ blog. 'Naked Capitalism' is one of the most visited economics blog on the web, featuring s...

#009: Government In The Future From The Past from 2012-07-14T01:35:55

This weeks episode features a seminal Noam Chomsky lecture from 1970 entitled ‘Government In The Future’. Noam Chomsky is quite simply the greatest living intellectual, and a wonderful human being....

#008: Everybody Needs A Plan from 2012-06-27T12:31:20

This week we are joined by the masked crusader, Glaucus, who runs the town and city planning blog 'Planning Down'. Glaucus, city planner by day, and anonymous planning theorist by night, introduces...

#007: A Permaculture Life In The Country from 2012-06-14T13:08:06

Colette O'Neill, the creative genius behind the Bealtaine Cottage permaculture small-holding in the west of Ireland and the 'A Life In The Country' blog, is this weeks guest. We chat about her love...

#006: Money For The People, Right On! from 2012-06-02T05:54:04

I popped over to the PositiveMoney.org HQ this week, to talk to Ben Dyson about their monetary reform campaign. They are seeking to wrest the power of money creation away from the banks, and put it...

#005: Absolutely Positively Deadly Certain from 2012-05-19T08:58:18

This week, we see a return to the topic of economic, environmental, and political collapse. We are delighted to welcome the Russian-American author, blogger extraordinaire, and all-round expert in ...

#004: (Dis)Proving Darwin from 2012-05-10T13:07:20

This weeks episode sees a much needed change in focus - be gone all that talk of capitalist exploitation and systemic failure! Today we talk with world renowned mathematician, computer scientist, a...

#003: Sex, Lies,&Economics from 2012-04-26T13:11:11

This week we are joined by Professor Michael Perelman of the California State University, Chico. He is an economist and economic historian of the Marxian bent, a prolific author, and the writer of ...

#002: The Centre Cannot Hold! from 2012-04-17T23:29:23

This weeks guest is David Korowicz, physicist and human systems ecologist. He is the author of Tipping Point: Near-Term Systemic Implications of a Peak in Global Oil Production, and a contributor t...

#001: Energy&The Wealth Of Nations from 2012-04-06T11:54:21

In this, the first episode of From Alpha To Omega, I interview Dr. Charles A.S. Hall co-author of the new book 'Energy & The Wealth Of Nations - Understanding the Biophysical Economy'. We talk ...