Episode 39: A Brief History of Texas Communes
In today's episode, we talk communes in the most unlikely of places: Texas. From early utopian socialist projects and their many struggles to more modern day attempts to build a life off the grid, Chr...
11 Feb 20211h 23min
Episode 38: What's the Problem with Charity?
It’s time to talk about Christine’s “favorite” thing: charity. We start with a reading from Andrew Carnegie, who has some... ideas. Then we talk about how charity isn’t the solution and do a lot of ye...
4 Feb 20211h 19min
Episode 37: Open Veins of Latin America (Part Two)
We dive back into the troubled waters of Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins of Latin America. Of course there's imperialism and exploitation, but this time we learn about foreign "aid" and why there should ...
28 Jan 20211h 34min
Episode 36: Open Veins of Latin America (Part One)
This week we dive into the brutalization and imperialism of Latin America by reading Eduardo Galeano’s preeminent book on the subject. From conquest to resource extraction to puppet dictators, we lear...
21 Jan 20211h 54min
Episode 35: Listener Q&A 4
For this mailbag episode, we tackle prison abolition, study tips, Marxist theory, India's general strike, a cool Milwaukee mayor, meditation, landlords, and the fact that Christine is, in fact, smart....
14 Jan 20211h 14min
Episode 34: Who Was Vladimir Lenin?
In today's episode, we learn about Vladimir Lenin, a guy who actually knew how to violently seize power... and a guy that got things done. Whether that's for good or for ill is for you to decide. We'l...
7 Jan 20211h 51min
Episode 33 - Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Part Two)
To round out 2020 and ring in a new year, we’re finishing up a two-part reading series on Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels. We’re covering the last section, which is all about how...
31 Dec 20201h 9min
Episode 32 - Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Part One)
This holiday season, we’re starting a two-part reading series on Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx’s BFF. We’re covering the first two sections, which are all about how ...
24 Dec 20201h 11min
