Swampside Chats
Ezri xB & Jake Verso
"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!"
—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!"
Episodes
Mentioned books
May 2, 2018 • 1h 12min
#51 - In the Enemy Camp: "Political Theology"
In this installment of our ongoing reading series "In the Enemy Camp" we look at far right political theorist Carl Schmitt's piece "Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty."
Apr 23, 2018 • 1h 4min
#50 - Drugs and Communism
Recorded on 4/20, we spend our 50th episode discussing the relationship between drug criminalization and class, the nature of dialectics
Apr 23, 2018 • 1h 14min
#49 - Accidental News Roundup
We attempted to create a short bonus episode reacting to Alex Jones formally breaking with Trump over Syria. Along the way we get to discussing the Syrian conflict itself, the future of imperialism in the 21st century, and tackle a long overdue national conversation.
Apr 23, 2018 • 35min
Bonus - Mailbag
In a special bonus episode, the gang catches up on some viewer mail.
Apr 23, 2018 • 49min
#48 - "Freudianism: The Misguided Feminism"
We sit down to discuss chapter 3 of Shulamith Firestone's "The Dialectic of Sex", "Freudianism: The Misguided Feminism"
Mar 14, 2018 • 40min
#47 - News Roundup
In a brief news roundup, Rosa and Jake catch up on the West Virginia strike, Trump's tariffs and plans for North Korea, Dennis Rodman, China and more!
Feb 25, 2018 • 1h 14min
#46 - "Anatomy of the Micro-Sect"
We sit down to discuss Hal Draper's essay from 1973, "Anatomy of the Micro-Sect."
Feb 7, 2018 • 1h 6min
#45 - "The Imposition of Sexual Morality"
We discuss "The Imposition of Sexual Morality" by Wilhelm Reich, from the collected essays "Sex-Pol: 1929-1934."
Jan 25, 2018 • 1h 11min
#44 - In the Enemy Camp: "Fascism Viewed from the Right"
For the latest installment in our reading series In the Enemy Camp, we sit down to discuss the 1974 Julius Evola essay "Fascism Viewed from the Right." Along the way, we get around to discussing right wing self help schemes, and brainstorm a few of our own.
Jan 13, 2018 • 1h 16min
#43 - "Organizational Materialism"
We sit down with Jean Allen to discuss his paper "Organizational Materialism: Considerations on Contemporary Leftism"
