Cheating The Reaper
This episode article uses recent public comments by authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and the broader enthusiasm among billionaires and tech elites for life-extension research,...
22 Des 20259min
Abolish The Wages System: Why We Need To Get Rid Of Capitalism
This episode is a recording of a talk given by Johnny Mercer at The Socialist Party's Head Office on 30th November 2025.The speaker outlines the Socialist Party of Great Britain’s case for abolishing ...
15 Des 202511min
Revolution Reclaimed: What It Really Means to Change the World
This episode explores how the word “revolution” has been overused and misunderstood, much like marketing buzzwords such as “game-changer.” The speaker argues that revolutions are a normal and essentia...
8 Des 202511min
Violence and War: Are They Inevitable? The Long View
This episode argues that war and large-scale violence are not primitive constants built into human nature, but rather they became widespread only with the rise of hierarchical, agrarian and class-base...
1 Des 202519min
'No Such Thing as Free Buses' and 'Woolly Thinking'.
Proposals for “free buses” under capitalism—like the plan by New York politician Zohran Mamdani—paint a misleading picture: there’s no such thing as “free” in a system based on profit. While fare-free...
24 Nov 20259min
Bonkers From Jib to Poop – Tales of Capitalism All at Sea
This is a talk that was given on 31 Oct 2025 on a general maritime theme. There's no particular point being made, just some observations on a number of vaguely related news stories from earlier in the...
17 Nov 202535min
Basic Skills. How Capitalism Is Failing Us
This Socialist Standard article “Pathfinders – Basic Skills” critiques claims that declining literacy and “cancel culture” stem from abandoning phonics, arguing instead that capitalism’s chaotic prior...
10 Nov 20258min
UFOs Exposed: How Capitalism’s Crafty Cover-Ups Shape What We Think We See
This episode examines how UFO narratives have been shaped by secrecy, misinterpretation, and capitalist interests. It discusses the BBC4 documentary “What Are UFOs?”, which revisits pilot Alex Dietric...
3 Nov 20258min
