Teach Me Communism

This week, we apply our leftist lens to The Quiet Year, a collaborative map making game where you play as a community trying to survive and prep for the coming winter. Tales of ambitious projects, sun temples, and roving gangs of libertarians ensue! Be sure to check our social media for images of our map throughout the seasons.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Grady’s got a fierce competitor for Christine’s undivided attention this week: their adorable cat, Higgins. But the story of the British Labour Party is juuuust enough to pique their interest, what with its union roots, interesting strategy, and that inexplicable allure of the electoral horse race.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Today Christine is telling us about MOVE Philadelphia, a radical organization most known for its encounters with the Philadelphia Police Department in the 1970s and 1980s. We talk about just how far a city will go to get rid of an organization that doesn’t gel with their beliefs. Warning: This episode talks about a lot of police violence.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

BOO! That’s the First Red Scare sneakin’ up on ya. Look, after a while it’s hard to write cool new episode descriptions. Anyway, we’re talking strike actions, propaganda of the deed and senate committees over here.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

This week we’re reading Mao’s Combat Liberalism. We talk about the state of today’s left, how to respectfully disagree with others, what place identity has in our politics, and what would happen to the movement if we got healthcare, like, tomorrow. Find the reading here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-2/mswv2_03.htm   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Christine is painting their nails and Grady keeps them company by telling them all about the Chilean Coup of 1973. Our story has a socialist president, Star Trek aesthetics, a literal lady killer, and some good old fashioned U.S. trickery. We also spend a long time looking up how big a hectare is.   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

What do your technology hating relatives have to do with a revolutionary movement in the 1800s? How many secret meetings in Sherwood Forest does it take to make meaningful change? And will there be free t-shirts? We talk labor, tech, privacy, and our old pal Al Gore Rhythms (purposefully misspelled to please the tech overlords).   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Today we go the Communist Movie Club to watch the much talked about film, Don’t Look Up. We talk about Leo’s beard, J Law’s cute alt look, and oh yeah, the actual themes of climate change, media, and capitalism. Does this film’s metaphor hold up? Listen and find out!   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

We pick up right where we left off, with the Tito-Stalin split. How will Yugoslavia survive without its major trading partner? Well, they try some market socialism and it doesn’t go super well. And then our good pal the US of A shows up to uh… “fix things”. Also, when is a revolution helped or hindered by technology?   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Today's topic is Yugoslavia, including its oddly named communist parties, a cool anthem, and its complicated relationship with the USSR. Part 1 covers the time period of the founding of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia to the start of the Informbiro period. Tune in next week for Part 2!   Check us out on social media: Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teach-me-communism?ref_id=10068 Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!