

The Skeptical Leftist Podcast
Cory Johnston
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Promoting critical thinking, social justice, and left wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people. Include the Red Reviews podcast where Justin Clark talks about a book relevent to leftist theory or practice
Promoting critical thinking, social justice, and left wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people. Include the Red Reviews podcast where Justin Clark talks about a book relevent to leftist theory or practice
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 12, 2023 • 1h 17min
Red Reviews #29 - The New Class War
In this episode Justin and Cory talk about a variety of topics related to a book that just isn't very good, The New Class War by Michael Lind.
If you want to get a copy then you can get one here - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-new-class-war-michael-lind/1130879842
Check out Justin's website - https://www.justinclark.org/
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty

Mar 2, 2023 • 1h 1min
Interview #71- The State of Canadian Politics with Budrino
In this episode I talked to Budrino from Budrino Politics. We talked about the Canadian working class, dealing with people we disagree with politically, and the state of Canadian politics.
Follow Budrino here
https://twitter.com/Budrino
https://twitter.com/BudrinoPolitics
Sign up for Patreon for an extra 15 minutes of content patreon.com/skepticalleftist
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty

Feb 19, 2023 • 1h 13min
Red Reviews #28 - The Permanent Revolution
In this episode Justin and Cory talk about The Permanent Revolution by Leon Trotsky and discuss the merits of an international outlook versus focusing on a single nation.
You can find the book here
https://wellred-books.com/permanent-revolution-results-and-prospects/
Check out Justin’s notes for the episode
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jwR-rb8id48lYiRJhrfv997YmVW9JoK3yWCsTULDW1I/edit?usp=sharing
Check out Justin's website
https://www.justinclark.org/
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty

Feb 13, 2023 • 1h 26min
Interview #70 - #weareinnncent with Rosa and Ellis Langsdale
In this episode I talked to Rosa and Ellis about the accusations they're facing from the police and their project to show their innocence while looking for help from the online anarchist scene.
Here are some links where you can find them
https://www.youtube.com/@RosaTheIntolerantLeft
https://twitter.com/weareint0lerant
https://www.patreon.com/weareintolerant
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty

Feb 5, 2023 • 1h 8min
Red Reviews #27 - A Billion Years
In this episode of Red Reviews Justin and Cory discuss the book A Billion Years by Mike Rinder. This book is about Mike Rinder's time in the church of Scientology and his escape from it.
You can buy it at any bookseller
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Billion-Years/Mike-Rinder/9781982185763
To hear the before and after show become a patron at
https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
Check out Justin's website
https://www.justinclark.org/
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751

Feb 2, 2023 • 45min
Interview #69 - Practical Anarchism with Scott Branson
Hey everyone, welcome to another interview from The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This is another old one from November but it was a good one. I talked to Scott J. Branson, author of the book Practical Anarchism: A guide for daily life. They are also part of the Final Straw podcast so make sure to check that out for more stuff from them.
Links where you can buy Scott’s book and check out their content
https://www.sjbranson.com/
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745344928/practical-anarchism/
https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/
Links where you can support the Atlanta Forest Defenders
https://defendtheatlantaforest.org/solidarity/
https://atlsolidarity.org/
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
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Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 26min
Red Reviews #26 - Internet For the People
In this one Justin and Cory talk about the book Internet for the People by Ben Tarnoff from Verso Books.
You can check it out on their website.
https://www.versobooks.com/books/3927-internet-for-the-people
Check out Justin's website
https://www.justinclark.org/
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty

Jan 17, 2023 • 1h 12min
Interview #68 - Leaving Leninism with Justin Clark
In this interview I talked to my cohost Justin Clark about why he took a break from the show, his recent changes in philosophy, and why he left the PSL
Check out Justin's stuff at https://www.justinclark.org/
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
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Jan 8, 2023 • 1h 19min
Red Reviews #25 - The Dawn of Everything
It's back! Finally we've started doing Red Reviews again. After a hiatus for mental health and to care for his grandmother Justin is back to help us learn and understand another book every two weeks. In this one Justin talks about The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow, with a small amount of help from yours truly. I hope you enjoy it and are as excited about the new Red Reviews as I am.
You can get a copy of Dawn of Everything at Red Emma's
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dawn-of-everything-a-new-history-of-humanity-david-graeber/15873078?ean=9780374157357
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty1

Jan 4, 2023 • 1h 5min
Interview #67 - Cartoons and Metal with David Dylan
In this episode I talked to David Dylan who is cartoonist, youtube creator, and former activist. We talked about a variety of topics including cartooning, punk and heavy metal, and NGOs in more exploited countries.
David’s links
https://www.facebook.com/TehGeekLife
https://twitter.com/KzoneDD
@KzoneDD@nerdculture.de
You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com
You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist
- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty1