Episode 31: Communist Movie Night- Snowpiercer
In today’s episode, we’re talking trains and revolution in our discussion of Bong Joon-Ho’s 2013 dystopian sci-fi film Snowpiercer. Tune in to hear about the perils of eco-fascism, Christine’s Rules f...
17 Joulu 20201h 49min
Episode 30: What is the Kerala Model?
On today’s episode, Christine delivers a report on the government of Kerala in India! They’ll teach you all about the origins of the leftist parties there, what the Kerala model is, and how the people...
10 Joulu 20201h 15min
Episode 29: What Was the Black Panther Party About?
This week we get a brief history of the Black Panther Party. We go over their key players, goals, mutual aid programs, and their interest in solidarity. And of course, we talk about how our "good frie...
3 Joulu 20201h 42min
Episode 28: Are Small Businesses Good?
This Thanksgiving, we’re talking small businesses. Why do capitalist societies hold them up as the best thing since union busting? Are they actually any better than big corporations? Should leftists t...
26 Marras 20201h 17min
Episode 27: Queer Theory in Communism
This week, we’re here, we’re queer (well, one of us is), and ready to cheer (for the fall of capitalism). We talk queer theory, a brief history of LBTQ+ movements in leftist spaces, and what we can do...
19 Marras 20201h 5min
Episode 26: Communist Movie Night - The Death of Stalin
Today we talk about the troubling, tenuous, and at times terrifying transition of power… in the Soviet Union in 1953. That’s right, we’re watching the 2017 film The Death of Stalin by Armando Iannucci...
12 Marras 20201h 24min
Episode 25: Election Night in Communist America
Well, that was weird. Join Christine and Grady for their morning after Election Day takes. We bemoan the electoral hellscape of the United States, make fun of pundits, and think about how to move forw...
4 Marras 20201h
Episode 24: Socialist Parties in the U.S. Part Two
On this week’s episode, we learn about more socialist and communist parties! Picking up from where we left off in Episode 17, we trace the history of the Socialist Party of America, the Communist Part...
29 Loka 20201h 10min
