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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Oct 26, 2019 • 1h 9min
#107 - In the Enemy Camp: "Sociology for the South"
Hey y'all! We're back in the Enemy Camp and ‘cross the Mason-Dixon with C Derick Varn, where we sip on some sweet tea and take a gander at the 1854 reactionary tract "Sociology for the South" by George Fitzhugh. Marvel at what just might be the nuttiest Enemy Camp we ever did see—a Dixiecrat who defends slavery as a form of socialism.
Finish the War of Northern Aggression!
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Oct 8, 2019 • 57min
#106 - "28 Theses on Class Society"
The Gang takes a trip down memory lane to a simpler time—2007! We read “28 Theses on Class Society” by Friends of the Classless Society from the first issue of Kosmoprolet and discover what critical communist theory was like before the financial crisis.
Nicht einen Schritt zurück!
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Sep 25, 2019 • 1h 30min
#105 - "Towards a Critique of the Category of Totalitarianism"
In the latest installment of our Not One Step Back reading series, we look at Domenico Losurdo's "Towards a Critique of the Category of Totalitarianism" and as a bonus we look at the RCP's "Re-envisioning Revolution and Communism: WHAT IS BOB AVAKIAN’S NEW SYNTHESIS?" a piece (probably) written by Avakian himself.
Sep 11, 2019 • 45min
#104 - Sen on Famine Analysis
This week we discuss two pieces by Amartya Sen: "Ingredients of Famine Analysis; Availability and Entitlements," and "Hunger and Public Action" the second one being co-written with Jean Dreze
Sep 11, 2019 • 1h 3min
Bonus - Epsteinisode
Recorded a few weeks ago, we talk about Jeffrey Epstein and the then recent DSA convention.
Aug 31, 2019 • 58min
#103 - "Designing Freedom" (Part 2) w/ General Intellect Unit
We conclude our conversation with the General Intellect Unit on Stafford Beer's lecture series "Designing Freedom"
Aug 22, 2019 • 1h
#102 - "Designing Freedom" (Part 1) w/ General Intellect Unit
The Gang welcomes General Intellect Unit for the first part of our epic cybernetic Bonapartist adventure with Stafford Beer's 1973 lecture series "Designing Freedom".
Not one step back!
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Aug 14, 2019 • 1h 26min
#101 - "Old Gods, New Enigmas" (Part 2)
We conclude our conversation on Mike Davis' latest book "Old Gods, New Enigmas."
Jul 31, 2019 • 1h 29min
#100 - "Old Gods, New Enigmas"
For our 100th episode we look at the title essay from Mike Davis' latest book, "Old Gods, New Enigmas: Notes on Revolutionary Agency."
Jul 29, 2019 • 1h 6min
#99 - "Transhumanism and Marxism"
This week, The Gang has their collective consciousness uploaded to a Bonapartist cloud where they'll be eternally on the forced march through James Steinhoff’s 2014 essay, “Transhumanism and Marxism”.
Not one step back!
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