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
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Aug 15, 2017 • 17min
Bonus - Addendum on Charlottesville
We address a piece of breaking news that took place after we recorded.
Aug 10, 2017 • 57min
#23 - The Joy of Sects II: Industrial Workers of the World (Part 1)
In part 1, The Gang sits down with Nick from the Industrial Workers of the World to discuss the history of the organization.
Aug 3, 2017 • 1h 23min
#22 - "Dialectical Enlightenment"
This week we discuss the legacy of the enlightenment, humanism, multiculturalism, and a Jacobin article, "Dialectical Enlightenment" by Harrison Fluss and Landon Frim.
Jul 24, 2017 • 1h 1min
#21 - Alt-Right Watch
In this episode, a few of us just have a free form conversation about one of our favorite pet topics: the Alt-Right.
Jul 18, 2017 • 1h 10min
#20 - News Roundup
This week, in another news roundup, we talk about Trump & Macron’s Bastille Day, electrifying presidential candidates, Pink Floyd v Radiohead on Palestine, the dreadlocked klansman, the black bloc at G20, and more.
Jul 5, 2017 • 1h 15min
#19 - The Joy of Sects I: Democratic Socialists of America
This week, in the first part of what we hope will be a multi-part series on different far left groupings in the United States, we sit down to talk about the Democratic Socialists of America.
Jun 19, 2017 • 54min
#18 - News Roundup
This week, in another news roundup episode, we talk about Corbymania, London's burning tower of poor people, the Berniebro assassin, Trump's moves on Cuba and the climate, and Dennis Rodman: the basketball diplomat.
Jun 12, 2017 • 56min
#17 - "Flying Saucers… and the Socialist Future of Mankind"
This week we sit down to discuss J Posadas' "Flying saucers, the process of matter and energy, science, the revolutionary and working-class struggle, and the socialist future of mankind."
May 29, 2017 • 1h 10min
#16 - News Roundup
Join us for another news roundup episode. This week we discuss the ongoing Trump clusterfuck, the latest presidential contenders, pro wrestling, and at the end we offer some semi-informed thoughts on the current goings-on in Latin America.
May 15, 2017 • 1h 3min
#15 - "The American Revolution"
#15 - "The American Revolution" by Ezri xB & Jake Verso
