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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May 7, 2017 • 1h 7min
#14 - "The Transitional Program"
This week Lexi and Jake sit down to discuss "The Death Agony of Capitalism and the Tasks of the Fourth International" aka "The Transitional Program" by Leon Trotsky
May 1, 2017 • 1h 17min
#13 - "The Social Revolution" (Part 2)
This week, we conclude our reading of Karl Kautsky's 1902 piece "The Social Revolution"
Apr 23, 2017 • 1h 17min
#12 - News Roundup
This week we're talking about Syria, a general strike in Argentina, Alex Jones family court problems, anti-fa skirmishes, and the Nuge.
Apr 10, 2017 • 1h 2min
#11 - "The Social Revolution" (Part 1)
This week we discuss the first half of Karl Kautsky's 1902 piece "The Social Revolution"
Apr 3, 2017 • 1h 9min
#10 - News Roundup
This week we discuss the collapse of Ryancare, Venezuela, Coal Jobs, George Ciccariello-Maher, and eventually species being.
Mar 27, 2017 • 53min
#9 - "State and Revolution" (Part 2)
We complete our reading of V.I. Lenin's classic 1917 "The State and Revolution".
Mar 20, 2017 • 37min
#8 - News Roundup
This week we discuss Jeff Sessions recent comments about Marijuana, Maoism, an Ethiopian garbage avalanche, 250 skulls, and the outcome of the recent Dutch election.
Mar 13, 2017 • 54min
#7 - "State and Revolution" (Part 1)
This week we discuss the first half of Vladimir Lenin's groundbreaking work "The State and Revolution", written almost 100 years ago in 1917.
Mar 6, 2017 • 1h 3min
#6 - News Roundup
This week we discuss a recent firebombing of a Tampa mosque and a recent rise in anti-semitic threats. We also talk about a new potential contender for president, the DNC's ongoing racket, labor unrest in China, and take questions from one of our listeners.
Feb 27, 2017 • 1h 19min
#5 - "The Communist Manifesto" (Part 2)
This week we conclude our reading of the Communist Manifesto. We also take time to discuss Kautsky's 1901 essay "To What Extent is the Communist Manifesto Obsolete?"
