Nov 2025
Eunsong Kim's "The Politics of Collecting" (Interview)
*Note: The Getty was meant to collect pre-20th century Western European art, not just 19th century Western European art, as per Paul Getty's will* In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Eunsong Kim, Associate Professor of English at Northeastern, to discuss her new book, "The Politic ... Show More
1h 19m
May 2023
"The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State" by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 2)
In this second installment of our three-part series on Friedrich Engels' famous work "The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State", Alyson and Breht discuss chapters 4, 5, and 6 titled "The Greek Gens", "The Rise of the Athenian State", and "the Gens and the State i ... Show More
57m 28s
Sep 2025
Wage Labour and Capital by Karl Marx ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]
Wage Labour and Capital by Karl Marx audiobook. Genre: philosophy In Wage Labour and Capital, Karl Marx delivers a clear, tightly argued introduction to how capitalist economies work and why, in his view, they produce deep social conflict. Written as an accessible series of talks ... Show More
1h 47m
Aug 2023
"The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State" by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 3)
Alyson and Breht finish their 3-part series on Friedrich Engels' text "The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State", and reflect on the text as a whole. Together, they wrestle with questions, like: What is family abolition? How do rich people buy extended, communal ... Show More
1h 9m
Mar 2024
"The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte" by Karl Marx
<p>Alyson and Breht explain and explore this famous text from Karl Marx, in the process they discuss French history, class conflict, the peasantry and lumpenproletariat, Bonapartism and Fascism, history, the role of the State under capitalism, and how all of this helps us to make ... Show More
1h 37m
Feb 2025
Ep. 361: Marx on Machines (Part One)
<p>We finish our treatment of <em>Capital</em>, Ch. 1, covering the little bit that Marx says about actual communism (he was wary of utopianism, contra his reputation), and think through a number of related practical problems. We introduce "Fragment on Machines" (1858).</p> <p>Ge ... Show More
48m 23s
In this episode, I cover Part Seven and Supplementary Remarks by Frederick Engels of Karl Marx's "Capital" Vol. 3.
This is the breakdown of each episode:
Episode One: Preface and Part One
Episode Two: Part Two
Episode Three: Part Three and Part Four
Episode Four: Part Five (Chs. 21-26)
Episode Five: Part Five (Chs. 27-31)
Episode Six: Part Five (Chs. 32-36)
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<p class="date"><em><strong>ORIGINALLY RELEASED Feb 3, 2021</strong></em></p> <div id=":yf" class="ii gt"> <div id=":ye" class="a3s aiL"> <div dir="ltr">In this episode of <a href= "https://redmenace.libsyn.com/">Red Menace</a>, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Mar ... Show More