Auxiliary Statements
Jack & Dan
Post-peasant commies Dan and Jack read over bits of theory each week in an effort to understand the worldwide state of socialism.
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Jul 31, 2026 • 1h 3min
162. Communism & the Family | Alexandra Kollontai
The episode where Jack gives birth.
Reading: Communism & the Family by Alexandra Kollontai
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Jul 17, 2026 • 1h 3min
161. The Principle of Self-Emancipation in Marx & Engels | Hal Draper
In which we trace Marx's development from super lib to the anti lib.
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Jun 26, 2026 • 1h 2min
160. The Republic | An Clogán
But having said that...
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Jun 12, 2026 • 1h 3min
159. The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory | Aufheben
The line does appear to be going down.
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May 29, 2026 • 1h 39min
158. Hellworlds & Hinterlands w/ Phil Neel
In which we welcome Phil Neel on the show to talk about the current great state of the world.
Phil's substack: https://philneel.substack.com/
Get Hellworld (soon): https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2813-hellworld-the-human-species-and-the-planetary-factory
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May 15, 2026 • 58min
157. Britain is Dead | Samuel McIlhagga
Is Britain's decline a result of long, historical trends affecting every country in capitalism? Or is it due to centuries of elite inbreeding?
Reading: 'Britain is Dead' (2023) by Samuel McIlhagga
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Apr 17, 2026 • 1h 2min
156. Theory of the Party | Phil Neel
Historical party, formal party, communist party....it's all a party to me, brother.
Reading: 'Theory of the Party' (2025) by Phil Neel
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Mar 20, 2026 • 1h 6min
155. Eugene & Howard Odum and the Limits of American Agroecology | Mark Glen Madison
Turns out socialism, cybernetics and agroecology might actually just be the same thing
Reading: 'Potatoes Made of Oil': Eugene and Howard Odum and the Origins and Limits of American Agroecology (1997) by Mark Glen Madison
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Mar 6, 2026 • 1h 12min
154. The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky | Vladimir Lenin
Kautsky? More like crapsky.
Reading: The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky (1918) by Vladimir Lenin
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Feb 20, 2026 • 1h 7min
153. Workers' Councils | Anton Pannekoek
We've finally done it. We finally read one half of worker's councils.
Reading: Workers' Councils (1942) by Anton Pannekoek
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