
Auxiliary Statements
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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Latest episodes

Oct 4, 2024 • 1h 16min
120. The Capitalist Nature of the "Socialist" Countries | L.L. Men
Back on our value theory bs - this week we discuss just what it is that makes a society socialist and what makes it capitalist. Is it all just vibes??
Reading: The Capitalist Nature of the "Socialist" Countries (1986) by L.L Men
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Sep 20, 2024 • 1h 3min
119. Anton Pannekoek and the Theory of the Transition | Bob Shepard
We're back and talking pancakes bay-bee.
Reading: Anton Pannekoek and the Theory of the Transition (1990) by Bob Shepard
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Aug 9, 2024 • 1h 7min
118. Marxism and Psychology | Anton Pannekoek
In which we record live from an orgone accumulator.
Reading: Society and Mind in Marxian Philosophy (1937) and Marxism and Psychology (1938) by Anton Pannekoek
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Jul 26, 2024 • 1h 18min
117. Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Pt. 4 (FINALE) | Isaak Illich Rubin
In which we finally finish this book and talk productive labor, production price and yeah I don't know a lot more I'm too tired to write this caption.
Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Chapters 17-19 (1923) by I. I. Rubin
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Jul 12, 2024 • 1h 22min
116. The State and Revolution | Vladimir Lenin
In which we finally stop joking about reading Lenin and actually do it.
Reading: The State and Revolution (1917) by Vladimir Lenin
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Jun 28, 2024 • 1h 11min
115. Marxism and Revolutionary Strategy as Science | w/ Viv Soni
Is Marxism science? Is science Marxism? Is the strategy of patience all it's cracked up to be? What about all this riot business? All these questions and more answered by the podcast's second ever repeat guest, Viv Soni as we discuss his recent essay in the journal The Black Lamp.
Reading: High priests of telescopes and cyclotrons: Marxism and revolutionary strategy as science (2024) by Vivak Soni
https://www.black-lamp.com/posts/high-priests-of-telescopes-and-cyclotrons-marxism-and-revolutionary-strategy-as-science
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Jun 14, 2024 • 1h 17min
114. Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Pt. 3 | Isaak Illich Rubin
Abstract labor eh? Seems like a simple enough concept.
Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Chapters 12-16 (1923) by I. I. Rubin
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May 31, 2024 • 1h 15min
113. Reflections on the Economics of Socialism | Nick Rogers
In which we have a look back at what hasn't worked, and why it will continue to not work.
Reading: Reflections on the Economics of Socialism (2022) by Nick Rogers
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May 22, 2024 • 2h 45min
II. Jerusalem - Book Two: Mansoul | Alan Moore
Well this just keeps getting better. In this episode, Jack pretends he knows anything about occultism.
Reading: Book Two: Mansoul from Jerusalem (2016) by Alan Moore
Chapter discussion timestamps:
UPSTAIRS 9:07
AN ASMODEUS FLIGHT 19:12
RABBITS 39:00
THE SCARLET WELL 48:23
FLATLAND 59:55
MENTAL FIGHTS 1:14:38
SLEEPLESS SWORDS 1:25:50
MALIGNANT, REFRACTORY SPIRITS 1:41:31
THE TREES DON’T NEED TO KNOW 2:00:58
FORBIDDEN WORLDS 2:21:16
THE DESTRUCTOR 2:34:16
Resources:
Jerusalem Annotated - alanmoorejerusalem.wordpress.com/alan-moo…s-index/
Matthew Kirshenblatt essays - sequart.org/magazine/64975/a-jo…m-work-in-progress/
Songs:
"And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time"
"Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)"
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May 17, 2024 • 1h 6min
112. Philosophy of the Urban Guerrilla | Abraham Guillén
In which we theorize the potential for a protracted people's war in the outer suburbs of Miami.
Reading: Philosophy of the Urban Guerrilla, Section III - What Can Be Done? (1973) by Abraham Guillén
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