Revolution and Ideology
A sociologist and historian explore revolutionary theory and history.
Latest episodes
Jun 13, 2019 • 1h 12min
Myth is America #003 – The Invention of Whiteness in America
In this episode we analyze the laws of the Virginia Colony to discover how the concept of "whiteness" was invented to divide the working class.
May 14, 2019 • 1h 2min
Myth is America #002 – Jamestown and the Virginia Company
In this episode, we discuss the settling of Jamestown and the actions of the Virginia Company.
May 8, 2019 • 1h 17min
Myth is America #001 – The Myth of Columbus
In this episode we deconstruct the myth of the "discovering" of America. Hopefully, this isn't new knowledge for anyone. However, we know that won't be true.
May 8, 2019 • 12min
Myth is America #000 – Introduction
We are happy to announce a new series, Myth is America. In this series we’ll take a break from revolutionary history and theory and focus our time on telling the often overlooked history of the United States of America.
Apr 30, 2019 • 1h 19min
#008 – Kurds 2
In this second of two episodes, we discuss Rojava, the PKK, and Democratic Confederalism.
Apr 25, 2019 • 1h 52min
#007 – Kurds 1
In this first of two episodes, Jared gives us the history of the Kurds.
Apr 4, 2019 • 57min
#006 – Communalism
We provide a very brief introduction to Murray Bookchin's concept of Communalism and some critiques.
Apr 2, 2019 • 1h 1min
#005 – Postanarchism
In this episode, we explore post-anarchism (or post-structural anarchism) and we learn that one of our hosts has some Leninist tendencies.
Mar 26, 2019 • 1h 23min
#004 – History of the State
In this episode, we begin to explore the origins of the state and how states seem to be organized. Eventually, we debate whether or not discussing the history of the state is even fruitful for our project of exploring how a stateless society could be created.
Mar 21, 2019 • 56min
#003 – State and Society
In this episode, we explore the difference between a "state" and a "society." We focus on various different philosophers' definitions of "state" and what that means for our project of exploring a stateless society.
