The Deprogram

A deep dive into Breitbart’s rise from news aggregator to conservative media powerhouse. The discussion explores its role in the anti-SJW movement, the ACORN scandal, weaponized editing, controversial political attacks, and Steve Bannon’s transformation of the outlet into a mobilizing force. Gamergate, Brexit, Trump’s culture war, and Breitbart’s eventual decline round out the story.

James Ray, an American socialist organizer, writer, and political commentator, joins for a sharp discussion of DSA’s internal currents, electoralism, and building power beyond elections. They explore disrupting U.S. imperialism, holding officials accountable, Israeli elections and colonial continuity, the erasure of Palestinian men, and how crisis can spark mass militancy.

Hakim, JT, and Yugo Gopnik explore AIPAC’s shift toward indirect influence and Israel’s changing political value in the US. They examine Trump’s cost-of-living backlash, energy politics, and why American midterms rarely bring meaningful change. The discussion also considers the future of Trumpism and how reactionary forces may reshape anti-Israel sentiment.

Isaac Zale, the political YouTuber behind Overzealots and co-host of No Politik Here, joins a sharp conversation on Zionist propaganda, online Israel defenders, and the myths surrounding the two-state solution. They examine Israel as a settler-colonial project, debate-bro talking points, Islamophobia, preemptive strikes, and competing visions for Palestine’s future.

A historical deep dive into Kim Il-sung’s early life, his family’s anti-Japanese activism, and Korea’s brutal colonial occupation. The discussion follows the March 1st Movement, the spread of Marxism, underground organizing, and the rise of armed resistance. It also examines enduring Western myths portraying Kim Il-sung as an impostor or puppet.

Radhika Desai, a University of Manitoba political studies professor and Marxist scholar, explores geopolitical economy, imperialism, and capitalism. She examines America’s deindustrialization and political crisis, neoliberalism’s symbolic politics, China’s development, AI and platform polarization, and the limits of Western military power. The conversation closes on monopoly capitalism, socialist transformation, and the prospects of a multipolar world.

A gripping look at the 1831 Southampton County uprising led by Nat Turner. The discussion explores life under chattel slavery, the systems of patrols and terror that enforced it, Turner’s early life and religious visions, and the clandestine planning behind the revolt. It also examines the rebellion’s geography, logistics, collective resistance, and the many unnamed people who helped make it possible.

A new media critique series begins by investigating who owns, funds, and shapes the modern press. The discussion examines Visegrad 24’s conservative networks, viral content strategy, and evolution from Central European nationalism to outspoken support for Ukraine and Israel. It also explores how civilizational rhetoric links migration, empire, geopolitics, and class into one sweeping worldview.

A lively pre-show chat about food, Poland, technology, and screen time leads into Lenin’s final years. The discussion traces his relentless work ethic, assassination injuries, recurring strokes, neurological decline, and the detailed autopsy that followed his death. It also examines theories about his illness, the preservation of his body and brain, and what modern medicine might have changed.

Breht O’Shea, a Marxist educator and creator of Revolutionary Left Radio, discusses his forthcoming book and a bold synthesis of Marxism, Buddhism, existentialism, and virtue ethics. They explore political burnout, mortality, inner transformation, non-attachment, revolutionary discipline, sectarianism, socialist organizing, electoral momentum, and the connection between personal liberation and collective struggle.