Swampside Chats
"The best goddamn communist podcast, period."
—Tom O'Brien, From Alpha to Omega
This is Swampside Chats. The podcast where communists shoot the shit about current events, history, political economy, and theory.
"You are free not only to invite us, but to go yourselves wherever you will, even into the Swamp. In fact, we think that the Swamp is your proper place, and we are prepared to render you every assistance to get there. Only let go of our hands, don’t clutch at us and don’t besmirch the grand word freedom, for we too are 'free' to go where we please, free to fight not only against the Swamp, but also against those who are turning towards the Swamp!"
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Jul 8, 2018 • 1h 8min
#59 - Swamp Trek: "The Neutral Zone"
This week, we watch the 1988 season one finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation “The Neutral Zone”, wherein one Chairman Picard explains space communism to some gnarly scrubs from the 90s. Chief Tom O'Brien of the good ship From Alpha to Omega joins us once again for our maiden voyage into pop culture commentary.
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Jul 8, 2018 • 36sec
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Jul 1, 2018 • 53min
#58 - "Modern Money Theory" (Part 2)
This week, we conclude our discussion with Tom O'Brien of From Alpha to Omega on L. Randall Wray's 2015 book "Modern Money Theory" by going off the rails and opening up a broader conversation about marxism and the philosophy of science.
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Jun 30, 2018 • 2min
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Jun 23, 2018 • 59min
#57 - "Modern Money Theory" (Part 1)
This week, we welcome on Tom O'Brien of the legendary From Alpha to Omega podcast to discuss L. Randall Wray's 2015 book "Modern Money Theory".
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Jun 15, 2018 • 1h 11min
#56 - "The Xenofeminist Manifesto"
We spread 2015 queer malware "The Xenofeminist Manifesto" by Laboria Cuboniks
Jun 10, 2018 • 1h 20min
#55 - "The Communist Hypothesis"
Exploring the failures of past attempts at communism, the importance of faith in communism despite discouragement, and the impact of capitalism on beliefs and ideologies.
May 21, 2018 • 48min
#54 - "Militarism and Anti-Militarism"
We discuss Karl Liebknecht's 1907 piece "Militarism and Anti-Militarism"
May 17, 2018 • 48min
#53 - May '68 Revisited (Part 2)
We conclude our conversation on May 68.
May 11, 2018 • 57min
#52 - May '68 Revisited (Part 1)
Part one of a two part, free form conversation about May '68.
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