A group of Marxist-Leninists discussing history, culture, politics, and the way forward.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 4 hours 48 minutes
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Episode 4 - Carbon, pt. 1
In this wide-ranging episode first part of a two-part series, Ethan talks about the history of fossil fuel extraction and how it has shaped global capitalism. Outro: "III. Speech" from Anthracite Fields, Julia Wolfe Suggested reading: Andrews, Thomas G. Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War Malm, Andreas. Fossil Capital Mitchell, Timothy. Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil
Episode 3 - Interkosmos
William and Ethan explain the history and various missions of Interkosmos, the program that sent socialist cosmonauts from all over the world into space on Soviet ships. Outro: Sun Ra, "Interstellar Low Ways" Further Reading: Burgess, Colin & Bert Vis. Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program Caswell, Kurt. Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog. Petrov, G.I. (Ed.), Conquest of Outer Space in the USSR
June Update
No June episode! Instead, enjoy this talk from Angela Davis in 1972: "Oppression and Repression in the US" at California State University - Fullerton.
Episode 2 - Creation
In this wide-ranging episode, we talk about some specific examples of art used in a communist and/or revolutionary setting throughout history.
Episode 1 - Pandemic
We discuss what's on everyone's mind: COVID-19 and the various responses to it around the world. We talk about the current timeline, talk about how states deal with pandemics, go over some some historical responses of socialist countries to various plagues and pandemics, and discuss a number of other plague-related topics...