Guerrilla History
Guerrilla History
Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present.
Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University.
Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed!
Follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/huck1995. Adnan can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/adnanahusain, and also runs The Majlis Podcast, which can be found at https://anchor.fm/msgp-queens, and the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives group at Queens University, https://www.facebook.com/MSGPQU/. The other shows of the Revolutionary Left Radio family can be found at revolutionaryleftradio.com.
Thanks to Ryan Hakamaki, who designed and created the podcast's artwork, and Kevin MacLeod, who creates royalty-free music.
Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University.
Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed!
Follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/huck1995. Adnan can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/adnanahusain, and also runs The Majlis Podcast, which can be found at https://anchor.fm/msgp-queens, and the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives group at Queens University, https://www.facebook.com/MSGPQU/. The other shows of the Revolutionary Left Radio family can be found at revolutionaryleftradio.com.
Thanks to Ryan Hakamaki, who designed and created the podcast's artwork, and Kevin MacLeod, who creates royalty-free music.
Episodes
Mentioned books
May 5, 2023 • 1h 1min
Dedollarization & the Petrodollar w/ Richard Wolff
In this fun episode, we talk with Professor Richard Wolff about the process of dedollarization, its impact on the Petrodollar, and how these play into geopolitics more broadly including the ability of the US to sanction whomever they wish - processes that we need to continue keeping an eye on. A really interesting conversation, we're looking forward to continuing it very soon!! Richard Wolff is a Professor Emeritus of Economics at UMass-Amherst and a Visiting Professor at The New School. He is also the host of Economic Update and the founder of Democracy At Work. You can follow him on Twitter @profwolff. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory
Apr 28, 2023 • 56min
Right Wing Moral Panic: "The Crisis of Masculinity" - Unlocked IB
In this patreon-early access Intelligence Briefing, Adnan and Breht discuss the current moral panic on the political right around issues of masculinity, dropping testosterone levels, and family formation. Together they discuss how the Right obscures the role of under-regulated corporations in poisoning us and the role capitalism plays in destabilizing human life in general, and instead blame scapegoats like life-saving vaccines, innocuous food stuffs like soy, feminism, LGBTQ people, and liberal elites (but never reactionary ones ofc). In addition, they try to think through what masculinity actually is, how it might express itself in healthy ways, what the left can offer young people in general, how reactionary notions of masculinity are rooted in profound fear and insecurity, and how misogynistic figures in the manosphere actually hamstring and poison the minds of young men trying to find a good partner and build a meaningful life. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory
Apr 21, 2023 • 1h 27min
History and Impacts of the Blockade Yemen w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi
This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries (get the book here). In this critical episode, we bring on the wonderful Shireen Al-Adeimi to discuss the history and impact of the blockade on Yemen, and how this blockade is intimately tied to the geopolitics of the region. Get the word out and share this with comrades involved in the anti-sanctions movement. Shireen Al-Adeimi is an assistant professor of language and literacy at Michigan State University, and is an expert on the war and humanitarian crisis in her country of birth, Yemen. She writes for In These Times and Responsible Statecraft, and speaks and writes frequently on Yemen for media globally. You can follow her on twitter @shireen818, and help support the Yemen Relief & Reconstruction Foundation. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory
Apr 14, 2023 • 1h 30min
Building the Communist Party of Kenya w/ Comrade Booker Omole
In this excellent conversation, we talk with Comrade Booker Omole of the Communist Party of Kenya about their new book release - The Building of the Communist Party of Kenya! A great conversation about building a Communist Party, the book is a tremendous resource, and all proceeds of it go towards supporting the CPK! Booker Omole is the National Vice Chairperson and National Organizing Secretary of the Communist Party of Kenya. He can be found on Twitter @BookerBiro. Support the Communist Party of Kenya! You can contribute to their fundraising drive on PayPal. You can follow them on Twitter @CommunistsKe, on Facebook, YouTube, or on Instagram. You can also support them by buying something from their Propaganda Shop or getting the book we talked about today! You can also check out their website at https://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory
Apr 7, 2023 • 1h 20min
Concerning Violence - Review, From the Archives
This From the Archives episode was originally a patreon-exclusive episode from November 2021, where Adnan and Henry discuss Fanon and the documentary Concerning Violence: Nine Scenes from the Anti-Imperialist Self-Defense. This was a really fun and thought provoking conversation, and something that you will be able to hopefully get something out of whether you've seen the documentary or not. Hope you enjoy! Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory
Mar 31, 2023 • 1h 41min
Laundering Black Rage - From the Archives
This From the Archives episode is a crossover between Guerrilla History and the Black Myths Podcast, originally released on our patreon back in early November. Cohost Henry sits down with Too Black to talk about his fantastic essay Laundering Black Rage which is available in two parts (Part 1: https://www.blackagendareport.com/laundering-black-rage, Part 2: https://www.blackagendareport.com/laundering-black-rage-part-2) from the fabulous Black Agenda Report. This really great conversation touches on a lot of tangential topics to the essay as well, so be sure to both read the essay AND listen to the episode! Too Black is a poet, host of the Black Myths Podcast , member of Black Alliance For Peace , and communications coordinator for the Defense Committee to Free the Pendleton 2 . You can find him on twitter @too_black_ Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory
Mar 24, 2023 • 1h 4min
Religion and Marxism - Unlocked Intelligence Briefing
This episode of Guerrilla History is an unlocked early-access episode from our patreon! A fun Intelligence Briefing conversation about religion and Marxism - this is certainly one which we could have gone MUCH longer on, and one which we will almost certainly revisit in the future as we did not have nearly the chance to say everything we wanted to on the topic. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory
Mar 17, 2023 • 1h 13min
Fund People's Needs - Not the War Machine! [Guerrilla Radio]
This week we bring you our latest episode from our spin-off show, Guerrilla Radio. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts, and turn out tomorrow for the rally in D.C.! On March 18, the anti-war movement is mobilizing for a national march in Washington D.C. On this episode, co-hosts Amanda Yee of ANSWER Coalition and Gerard Dalbon of DSA International Committee—two organizations endorsing the march—speak to Marcy Winograd of CodePink and Yasemin Zahra of U.S. Labor Against Racism and War about anti-war organizing in light of the war in Ukraine, the imperative to build a movement capable of confronting the U.S. war machine, and why their organizations are also supporting the rally. Be sure to join us in D.C. on Saturday, March 18 at 1pm in front of the White House to say NO to endless U.S. wars! For more information, or to check bus transportation centers in your city, visit answercoalition.org. Keep up to date with the lastest Guerrilla Radio episode releases by following Guerrilla History on twitter The intro/outro song is Model Home by snny ft. Topaz Jones
Mar 10, 2023 • 1h 46min
The History and Impact of Sanctions on Syria w/ Greg Shupak
Greg Shupak, English and Media Studies professor at the University of Guelph-Humber, discusses the history and impact of sanctions on Syria. The podcast explores the escalation of claims against Syria, the difficulties faced by ordinary Syrians, the impact on the pharmaceutical industry, and the devastating effects on the Syrian economy. It also emphasizes the need for international collaboration and explores the goals of undoing imperialism and capitalism.
Mar 3, 2023 • 1h 31min
Wounded Knee '73 at 50 Retrospective w/ Sungmanitou Tanka
Sungmanitou Tanka, an Oglala Lakota Nation member and podcast host, discusses the 50th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Occupation in 1973. Topics include the causes, events, and legacy of the occupation. They also touch on parapolitics, conspiracy theories, decolonial Marxism, suppression by the US government, historical context, indigenous culture revival, and unexpected support received.
