This is a series of short introductions to the ideas of Marx and Marxism by Marxist writer, John Molyneux. John is the author of numerous books and articles on Marxism including Marxism and the Party, What is the Real Marxist Tradition? and The Point is to Change It! An introduction to Marxist Philosophy and he is editor of the Irish Marxist Review.
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A premium podcast series from Freedomain Host Stefan Molyneux
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Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohost Niki Grayson and illustrious guests adjacent to video games and culture for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about an art form that is both uniting and dividing us. Every week, The VGBees Podcast will explore trends and touchpoints you need to know in order to have the most well-rounded idea of what's going on in games. Explore vgbees.com after each episode for notes on each episode as well as written pieces ...
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The Return of the King, Peter Molyneux
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This week, Niki and John celebrate the return of Peter Molyneux to the world of games with his main stage appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live. We were just talking about needing more weird guys in games, and wow we got our wish! Will his game ever come out? How much did he actually make on that NFT game he probably used to fund this new game?…
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The One Where We Admit Deadlock Exists
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We have a big confession to make, gamers. John and Niki have watched videos and read articles about a video game called Deadlock, which Valve has sworn us to secrecy never to divulge its very existence. Consider it then, dear gamer, a privilege that we've chosen your ears as the recipient of our knowledge. If we disappear from this earth, you will …
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The Important Work of Game Informer with Alex Van Aken!
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This week, John and Niki are joined by former Video Lead at Game Informer Alex Van Aken to talk about the abrupt, ghoulish closure of the storied publication. It's a great chat that illuminates what the past few months has been like at the magazine as well as a bit of a dive into some history and memories of the brand. Alex also pulls the curtain b…
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This week, Niki and John discuss a terrible week for Bungie employees, a terrible week for Jon Blow, and a terrible week for AI discourse in video games. All in all, it's a laugh riot for two straight hours! Also discussed: Thank Goodness You're Here! Steamworld Heist II College Football 25 Madden NFL 25 NBA 2K25 Also, Hive questions about: Richard…
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This week, Niki and John got way into it about Evo 2024, the brilliance of fighting games, and the way sports have (and haven't) infiltrated the industry's biggest event for the genre. Also: No Man's Sky 5.0 Flock Dungeons of Hinterberg The crew also (clumsily) dissected the ramifications of Bethesda and World of Warcraft teams forming wall-to-wall…
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Mascot Head Theater with Kofie Yeboah
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This week, Niki and John tackle the most important news of the week, including: whether Niki should see Longlegs not wearing headphones on video calls hanging doors Oh also video games, including: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Bioshock Infinite Emio - The Smiling Man In hour two, they're joined by Secret Base's Kofie Yeboah, who is as excited a…
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Jazz & Wine, a Podcast for Sophisticates with Ash Parrish!
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This week, Niki and John are joined by The Verge's Ash Parrish. On the agenda: - our favorite jazz musicians - which wines pair best with human aging - disgusting Aperol - Cody Rhodes' appalling chosen aesthetic OH ALSO video games! - Zenless Zone Zero - Supermoves - Xbox Game Pass tier changes - Steam Deck - 2K's rumored FIFA game - College Footba…
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Fragpunk, M. Bison, & The Land Beneath Us
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This week, John's riding solo due to holiday scheduling apocalypses. Never fear! He's here to chat about the best in games this week, including: - The new Switch Online slate (it's weird) - Fragpunk's closed alpha - M. Bison is live in Street Fighter 6 - The Land Beneath Us puts an interesting spin on roguelites ALSO, we answer questions directly f…
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Erdtree, Aiai, and Beahm: Attorneys at Law with Imran Khan
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John and Niki are back at it again with all the news and analysis in games you need to know. This time, they're joined by Imran Khan, who is totally normal when it comes to heating up leftovers! Anyway! The crew covered a lot of ground this week including: Guy "Dr. Disrespect" Beahm's overdue ouster from the public consciousness in the wake of the …
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John and Niki take a deep dive into a very strong Nintendo Direct, featuring discussion of: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Mario & Luigi: Brothership Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics The New Denpa Men Later, they're joined by writer, author, and budding miniature painting YouTuber Merritt K to ch…
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Niki and John are joined this week by Game Informer associate editor and MinnMax contributor Charles Harte. All three were all in Los Angeles to cover Summer Game Fest 2024 and came away feeling mostly energized by what they saw and played. Covered in this episode: - LEGO Horizon Adventures - Wanderstop - Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind - Skate - Fabl…
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Consult Your Doctor Before Taking Veilguard
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On the eve of SGF, John posted up in his downtown Los Angeles hotel room to talk to himself for roughly 40 minutes. Niki's busy getting ready for Giant Bomb's extremely busy weekend and John's trying to get a website launched, so please enjoy this more low-key second episode before we go deep on everything going on with SGF. Topics covered: Dragon …
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We're Back & Sony Had A Terrible Week
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John & Niki are officially back in the saddle talking what it means to be back working in games media after a hiatus! TL;DR, they're both excited to be doing this again together. This week, our hosts are eaten up with what makes a game "finished" in 2024 and does it even matter? Hades 2 is certainly big for an Early Access game, but how does it evo…
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David Hume - History of Philosophers PART 22
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My nemesis arrives!
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GEORGE BERKELEY - History of Philosophers PART 21
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The war against reality!
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THE THREE SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT AND THEIR TRUE ORIGINS We're back baby! Let me know what you think!
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BARUCH SPINOZA - History Of Philosophers Part 19
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Baruch Spinoza and the reality of God!
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JOHN LOCKE - History of Philosophers Part 18
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John Locke defends kids!
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WHY I LOATHE THIS SERIES! After I finished Blaise Pascal, I felt a near-bottomless boredom, rage and contempt for my entire series on the history of philosophers. Join me in an epic rant as I work out the source of my anger! In other words, sometimes I do a call-in show with myself... Do NOT try to all asleep to this!…
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BLAISE PASCAL - History of Philosophers Part 16
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Blaise Pascal and dicing for God!
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RENÉ DESCARTES - History of Philosophers Part 15
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Welcome to the mental hell-scape of the father of modern philosophy! How the perversion of science leads to moral madness...
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THOMAS HOBBES - History of Philosophers Part 14
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If people stop believing in the Divine Right of Kings, how do you get them to keep obeying the State? Enter Thomas Hobbes, champion of slave-on-slave violence!
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FRANCIS BACON - History of Philosophers Part 13
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One of my personal heroes, and arguably the greatest benefactors of mankind to have ever drawn breath!
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WILLIAM OF OCKHAM - History of Philosophers Part 12
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William of Ockham and the simple path to truth!
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THOMAS AQUINAS - History of Philosophers Part 11
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THOMAS AQUINAS and the 5 PROOFS FOR GOD!
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THE STORY SO FAR! The History of Philosophers Part 10...
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How far we have come from prehistory...
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ANSELM - History of Philosophers Part 9
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The great - and subtle - ontological proof for God!
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AUGUSTINE - History of Philosophers Part 8
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The Problem of Evil... or How Christ Takes Down Plato!
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ARISTOTLE - History of Philosophers Part 7
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The greatest - and most disappointing - of the ancient Greek philosophers...
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Some lies burn the entire world to ash...
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SOCRATES - History of Philosophers Part 5
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Every philosopher has to confront his intellectual father - how did I do?
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I was first given Zeno's question about motion when I was 14...
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THE PRE-SOCRATICS AND PARMENIDES - History of Philosophers Part 3
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THE POWER OF MADNESS! The pre-Socratics and Parmenides
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CONFUCIUS - History of Philosophers Part 2
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The second in my series on the history of famous philosophers - let me know what you think!
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THE BUDDHA - The History of Philosophers Part 1
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The start of my series on the history of famous philosophers, starting with the Buddha - let me know what you think!
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why Marx refused to draw up any detailed plan for a socialist society but saw socialism as a historical process created by the working class itself after the overthrow of capitalism
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how dialectics is a theory of change through contradiction and how Marx took over this idea from Hegel and, interpreting it materialistically, made it a cornerstone of his underlying philosophy
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why Marx rejected nationalism and called on workers of the world to unite believing socialism could not be realised in one country alone, but also defended the right of oppressed nations to freedom.
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explains how Marx rejected the dominant view of the state as neutral or above class, seeing it as fundamentally an instrument of rule by the dominant economic class, and the revolutionary political implications of this.
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The tendency of the rate of profit to decline
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deals with why Marx believed that in the long run, the rate of profit would tend to fall and how this would make capitalism prone to recurring economic crises.
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explains Marx’s core economic doctrine that the value of commodities is determined by the labour-power embodied in them and how this underpins the exploitation of the working class.
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This sets out what Marx saw as the main features of capitalism as it developed historically and his analysis of its central dynamic- the accumulation of capital.
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argues against the interpretation of historical materialism as a theory of mechanical economic determinism and shows how Marx and Engels stressed that ideas and political organisation also play a vital part in shaping history.
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outlines the basic ideas of Marx’s theory of history which sees history as driven primarily not by the deeds and ideas of ‘great men’ but by how the mass of ordinary people produce the necessities of life.
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The Revolutionary Role of the Working Class
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goes further into why Marx considered the working class as the ‘gravedigger’ of capitalism and the class which would liberate humanity.
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explains Marx’s view of the class struggle in modern society as polarised between two fundamental classes, the bourgeoisie, and proletariat.
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looks at the crucial concept of class and shows how in Marx its meaning, focused on exploitation and social relations, is very different from its use in the media or in sociology.
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explains what the concept of alienation, especially alienated labour, meant to Marx and why it was so central to his critique of capitalism as a whole.
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this sets out different basic views of Marx – evil founder of communism, 19th-century economist, etc – and explains the speaker’s view of him as basically a revolutionary and fighter for human freedom. It also briefly outlines the main themes in Marxism as a whole
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