Sep 5

UNLOCKED: In Praise of Prose, Poetry, and the Present Moment

Breht discusses the importance of reading, writing, meditating and spending time alone in nature as essential to a well lived life; as well as mental-emotional protection from the techno-oligarchic assault on our minds, attention spans, and ability to think critically. Learn more ... Show More

46m 14s

Sep 1

Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: Dialectics, Consciousness, and Freedom

Breht sits down with philosopher Colin Bodayle for a wide-ranging exploration of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, one of the most influential and notoriously difficult works in modern philosophy. Together they unpack Hegel's account of consciousness, contradiction, freedom, recog ... Show More

3h 12m

Aug 19

Socialism and Man in Cuba: Che Guevara and the Revolution of Consciousness

Breht reads, reflects upon, and elaborates on Che Guevara's famous essay "Socialism and Man in Cuba" wherein Che argues that socialism cannot be reduced to changing property relations or economic structures; it must also produce a new kind of human being, less alienated, less gov ... Show More

2h 44m

Jul 2020

The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'The Communist Manifesto' by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Free text here: <a ... Show More

1h 7m

Sep 2020

The Fundamentals of Marxism: Dialectics, Historical Materialism, and Class Struggle

In this episode, Alyson and Breht summarize and discuss the fundamental ideas, concepts, and arguments within Marxism. We want this episode to stand as a resource for *everyone* interested in Marxism - from those who are brand new to the Marxist left all the way to veterans of th ... Show More

1h 42m

Apr 2025

Socialism: Utopian & Scientific | Classics of Marxism #2

In the second episode of our series on the Classics: Daniel, Nye, Georgina & Peter discuss the ideas of Engels' Socialism: Utopian & Scientific.Covering the historical development of scientific socialism and its precursors, it is however far from a text of mere historical value t ... Show More

49m 14s

Jul 2019

On Contradiction - Mao

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss On Contradiction by Mao Full text here: <a href= "https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm"> https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volu ... Show More

1h 26m

Nov 2021

Revisiting On Practice

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson revisits 'On Practice' by Mao. Text can be found for free here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_16.htm Additional material suggested by Alyson https://www.google.com/amp/s/kites-journal.org/2021/04/ ... Show More

47m 31s

Jun 2021

Alexandra Kollontai: Marxist Feminism and Love After Capitalism

In this episode, Alyson and Breht teach and discuss two works by Alexandra Kollontai: her 1909 essay "The Social Basis of the Woman Question" and her 1923 essay "Make Way for Winged Eros". They contextualize each essay, walk the listener through them both, and then discuss their ... Show More

2h 3m

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