Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 5 hours 36 minutes
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AMA July '22: Freedom & Responsibility (...and Dialectical Materialism)
Alyson and Breht respond to questions from our patrons. Topics discussed include: how to properly evaluate uprisings abroad, important virtues for communists to try and cultivate, and finding hope and solidarity in the face of tragedy and despair......
The Concept of the Political - Carl Schmitt
Alyson and Breht summarize, discuss, and criticize Carl Schmitt's famous work of political philosophy, The Concept of the Political. Schmitt was a German jurist, political theorist, and prominent member of the Nazi Party. Support Red Menace and get...
[UNLOCKED] American Carnage: Mass Shootings, Gun Policy, & Root Causes
Breht and Alyson discuss the recent barrage of mass shootings, how Marxists should think about these issues, what the root causes of american mass shootings are, policies/reforms that the socialist left might be able to support, and much more. ...
Anti-Choice Onslaught, American Institutional Decay, & Geopolitical Forecasting
On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss the recent Supreme Court leak and the implications of Roe's dismantling, then they turn to George Friedman's thesis in his book "The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of...
Ride the Tiger - Julius Evola
Alyson and Breht summarize, respond to, and discuss "Ride the Tiger", a major work of the Italian fascist/traditionalist/reactionary intellectual Julius Evola. In part 1, they introduce and summarize the text. In part 2, they respond to...
War in Europe: Understanding the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Alyson and Breht discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and wrestle with the following questions: Is Russia imperialist, and is this an inter-imperialist conflict? What is the nature of the Ukrainian State? Is Ukraine really fighting for...
On The Transgender Question
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson is joined by Rey and Esperanza to address the transgender question. Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here:
German Philosophy: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce, teach, and discuss the philosphy of two giants in western philosophy: Arthur Schopenhaur and Friedrich Nietzsche. They discuss their respective philosophies, how they relate, how they differ, the...
Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future
In this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht discuss and analyze Book description: "Despite the science and the summits, leading capitalist states have not achieved anything close to an adequate level of carbon mitigation. There is now simply no...
Revisiting On Practice
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson revisits 'On Practice' by Mao. Text can be found for free here: Additional material suggested by Alyson Support Red Menace and get access to bonus monthly content on Patreon here: