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This is a free preview of the episode "China Ep. 4: Unlearning Anti-China Propaganda w/ Li Jingjing". You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ups...

1 Apr 202525min

Capitalism is a social phenomenon—yes, it is deeply grounded in concrete, material reality—but it's a reality that ultimately relies on a series of tricks and spells, awash in deceit and veiled in sub...

25 Mars 20252h 47min

The world that we all grew up in is no longer a reality—although, in many ways, those in power are grasping onto it with the desperation of drowning men flailing, lashing out—furious, terrified, and i...

20 Mars 20251h 34min

This is a free preview of the episode "China Ep. 3: Bourgeois Democracy vs Socialist Democracy w/ Vijay Prashad." You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.pat...

18 Mars 202517min

Marxism is not some esoteric philosophy meant to be analyzed and discussed in the ivory towers of the academy—not that appreciating Marxism from an intellectual perspective is wrong, or anything—we do...

11 Mars 20251h 49min

This is a free preview of the episode "China Pt. 2: Socialist Democracy and Democratic Centralism w/ Ken Hammond." You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.pa...

4 Mars 202525min

Capitalism has placed us under many spells that influence and limit what we believe to be normal and natural. Parenting is one intimate site where capitalism's spell is particularly impactful. Often l...

25 Feb 20251h 2min

This is a free preview of the episode "China Ep. 1: A Socialist Introduction w/ Jason Hickel." You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampo...

18 Feb 202529min