Best Workers Revolutionary Collective Podcasts (2024)

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Moving Beyond Hasbara - The Complexity of Telling the Palestinian Story w/ Bassam of PreOccupation Pod 1:07:29

4M ago1:07:29

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It’s one thing to tell a story, it’s another to do it in a way that does justice to the topic. In much of the discussion of Palestine, the focus lies squarely on Palestinians largely in relation to their interactions to the Zionist project. But there it more to dive into, and more to discuss beyond simple counter-hasbara. Partisan Brigade member Ja…

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Music as Revolutionary Propaganda w/ Communist Party of Kenya's Bangaisa Crew 1:24:57

6M ago1:24:57

1:24:57

In this episode of Guerrilla Radio, Henry Hakamaki and Matt Deitsch, part of the Guerrilla Radio Partisan Brigade, interview members of the Communist Party of Kenya's Bangaisa Crew, a revolutionary music and dance outfit. The Crew is well known for their song "Booker 2022", and we talked here about using music and dance as revolutionary propaganda.…

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Palestine Part 3: 21st Century Fascism and Capitalist Horrors Without End 1:39:16

6M ago1:39:16

1:39:16

In this episode, we talk again about Fascism because we have entered into a Primary Election cycle where leftists of all stripes will once again be cajoled, harassed and even trolled by the neoliberal establishment to Vote Blue No Matter Who– in order to avoid Donald Trump and “Fascism.” Many liberals feel entitled to attack leftists at election ti…

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The Campus Front: A Field Report from Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine 1:16:38

6M ago1:16:38

1:16:38

In this special episode of both the Majlis podcast of the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives project at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON and Guerrilla Radio, an activist companion podcast to Guerrilla History podcast, Adnan Husain and Matt Deitsch, part of the Guerrilla Radio activist network, discuss campus organizing, the repression of Palest…

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Palestine Part 2 - Zionism, Settler Colonialism, Disaster Capitalism, and the Media War 57:18

9M ago57:18

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Please consider making an urgently-needed donation to Crawdads & Taters, as we are ramping up coverage during this genocide. As we find ourselves in the midst of an information war, where critical voices are being censored, banned and bombed, we need your support now more than ever. Please become a subscriber for as little as $3/month at patreon.co…

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Palestine Part I: Genocide Joe and the Total Destruction of Gaza 1:03:40

9M ago1:03:40

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In Part One one of our series on Palestine, we review the horrific events since October 7th as the death toll in Gaza reaches nearly 6,000. We analyze the US role in funding and providing political cover for Israeli settler colonialism, apartheid and genocide in the occupied territories of Palestine. We explore the history of Israel as a settler co…

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The Crisis of Zionism on Campus w/ University of Illinois Chicago SJP 1:11:01

10M ago1:11:01

1:11:01

In January, several Palestinian students at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) registered for a virtual event hosted by the Study Abroad Office (SAO) about a new summer programme to be held in Israel. The university’s response has led to a a federal complaint alleging discrimination against Palestinian students at UIC. Partisan Brigade member…

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Hollywood Workers Strike as Atomic Truths Go Up in Smoke 1:31:05

12M ago1:31:05

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As of recording this episode, the Hollywood Labor Strike is entering its seventh week. It's the first time actors and screenwriters have been on strike together since 1960. And while 87 percent of SAG-AFTRA union members make less than $26,000/year, Barbie and Oppenheimer, together, have so far grossed $1.83 billion at the box office. This is the r…

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Freedom or Martyrdom – Walid Daqqah’s fate is in our hands w/ Jeanine and Thawra from the Palestinian Youth Movement 34:54

1y ago34:54

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In this high-priority episode of Guerrilla Radio, we are joined by Jeanine and Thawra from the Palestinian Youth Movement to bring light to their current campaign for the urgent and immediate release of the Palestinian political prisoner Walid Daqqah, and the history, centrality, and role the Prisoners Movement plays in the struggle for national li…

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Debt Ceiling "Crisis"- Manufactured Malarky to Enrich the Ruling Class and Starve the Poor 34:54

1y ago34:54

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In this episode, we explore the manufactured debt-ceiling crisis of June 2023. Sold to the US public as a financial emergency that required immediate action in order to avoid impending doom and "the scourge of default," we look at what the debt-ceiling negotiations actually resulted in: a giant cash giveaway to big business, the war industry, fossi…

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Mushroom Cloud in the Midwest and Neoliberalism’s multiple Trainwrecks 1:14:42

1+ y ago1:14:42

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In this episode, we take a deep look at the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 3rd, and how this incident is connected to the corporate management of the railways– a topic that we dove into, in depth, in our last episode, Off The Rails. The United States averages 1,700 train derailments per year. Since the disaster in East…

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Understanding Inflation as Class Conflict w/ Dr. Rohit Azad 1:22:41

1+ y ago1:22:41

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This episode of Guerrilla Radio is a clear explanation of inflation with a pro-worker economist. A lecture by Partisan Brigade member Matt Deitsch on Keynes profit inflation, its relation to the mass death by policy and why it’s relevant is followed by an interview w/ JNU economics professor Dr. Rohit Azad. The lecture includes a short conversation…

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Fund People's Needs - Not the War Machine! 1:09:37

1+ y ago1:09:37

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On March 18, the anti-war movement is mobilizing for a national march in Washington D.C. On this episode, co-hosts Amanda Yee of ANSWER Coalition and Gerard Dalbon of DSA International Committee—two organizations endorsing the march—speak to Marcy Winograd of CodePink and Yasemin Zahra of U.S. Labor Against Racism and War about anti-war organizing …

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How to Shut Down an Arms Factory w/ Palestine Action 1:19:07

1+ y ago1:19:07

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On this exciting episode of Guerrilla Radio, Partisan Brigade members James and Shatha are joined by the two founders of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori and Richard Barnard. Palestine Action is an organization engaged in direct action to materially disrupt the supply chain of of Israel’s largest arms, drones, and security manufacturer: Elbit Systems.…

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Temple University Grad Workers Strike! w/ Raegan Davis & Kyler Lehrbach 1:24:42

1+ y ago1:24:42

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Partisan Brigade members James Ray and Henry Hakamaki talk to striking Temple University Graduate Student Association members Raegan Davis and Kyler Lehrbach. Here, we talk about what precipitated the strike, the unprecedented retaliation the university has taken against the union, how to aid TUGSA in their struggle, and more! You can read Raegan's…

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Off the Rails: The Corporate Duopoly Betrays Railroad Workers 1:18:48

1+ y ago1:18:48

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In this first episode of 2023, in the midst of ongoing US wars, pandemics and record inflation, we take a deep look at "the railroad strike that wasn't" in December 2022. In this US political moment, we see an uptick of strikes, walkouts and labor organizing inside the United States. And we feel it's crucial to hear from railroad workers directly i…

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Introducing Guerrilla Radio! 1:25:28

1+ y ago1:25:28

1:25:28

Hello and welcome to Guerrilla Radio, a companion to, and spin-off from, the Guerrilla History Podcast! In this episode, several members of the hosting collective The Partisan Brigade introduce themselves, discuss what they hope to accomplish with the show, their entries into political engagement, and more! We look forward to many more episodes com…

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Roe Roe Roe your Boat toward the Revolution 1:01:50

2y ago1:01:50

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With the midterms coming up in a few days, the Democratic Party is promising to codify Roe v. Wade IF and only IF they win big in the midterms, even though they already have the majority in the House and the Senate, and the Presidency. Meanwhile far-right Christian fascists, in the streets as well as those sitting on the Supreme Court, are threaten…

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Ukraine Part 3- Biden’s Armageddon and the Costs of Forever Wars 1:51:27

2y ago1:51:27

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As Congress has approved almost $70 billion now in Ukraine spending and a more-than $800 billion US military budget for 2023, we look at the costs of "Forever Wars" - the financial, political, and ecological costs. And we examine how global capitalism, as a political-economic system, is becoming more and more dependent upon war-making to sustain it…

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Ukraine Part 2 - From Maidan to Russiagate: Manufacturing Consent for World War III 1:13:09

2y ago1:13:09

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In Part 2 of our series on Ukraine, we pick up with the history of Ukraine starting with the aftermath of the Maidan Coup in 2014. The post-coup government in Ukraine with hand-picked Prime Minister Yatsenyuk cozied up to the EU, IMF, and US and enacted a law targeting the Russian language. These actions led to widescale protests in predominantly R…

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Ukraine Part 1 - A US-Proxy for the New Cold War Era 1:43:40

2+ y ago1:43:40

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In Part I of our Ukraine series, we take a deep dive into the history of US interventionism in Ukraine from the dissolution of the Soviet Union to the present. We feel that this history provides essential context for understanding the current US position in reigniting a Cold War with Russia (and China). As leftists, we know that capitalist wars are…

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6. The Best Way to Fight Fascism is to Fight Neoliberalism 1:15:08

2+ y ago1:15:08

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In this episode, we want to expand on our last episode, where we described what neoliberalism is, and the resulting economic inequality and class resentment that has been brewing across the global political spectrum, following 40-plus years of global capitalism and neoliberalism. Today, we want to make the case for why opposing neoliberalism is nec…

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5. What is Neoliberalism? 37:17

3y ago37:17

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Crawdads and Taters have an impromptu discussion on the definition of Neoliberalism, a few ways it has played out in the US and global economy, and how it paves the way for modern-day fascism. Episode Notes Border Deaths Operation Gatekeeper and the Birth of Border Militarization From 1994-2014, over 10,000 refugees have died attempting to cross th…

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4. Only Revolutionary Class Struggle can Dismantle Racial Capitalism. (CRT Part 2) 59:05

3y ago59:05

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In this second part of a two-part series on Critical Race Theory, Crawdads & Taters review the way CRT, like many once-radical US social movements, has been largely captured by neoliberalism and its funding institutions, stripping it of its original class politics and its revolutionary potential for broad-based political transformation. We also rev…

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3. Chris Rufo and the Right-Wing are Making Bank off Critical Race Theory while Building a Fascist Movement (CRT Part 1) 1:06:45

3y ago1:06:45

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In this first part of a two-part series on Critical Race Theory, Crawdads & Taters discuss what Critical Race Theory is, who's behind the war on Critical Race Theory, who's profiting from it, and how US public education is again being endangered by white-supremacist authoritarian movements to white-wash history. We also discuss how this "white-lash…

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2. HR1's Poison Pills and the Ratcheting of the Overton Window with Boss Tweed and Reagan Democrats 43:33

3+ y ago43:33

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We look at how Democratic bills like HR-1, while purporting to rescue “democracy” from Republican attacks on voting rights, simultaneously increase the corporate funding of our elections, shifting more power to the ruling-class and further eliminating the chances of third parties to meaningfully participate in the US electoral system. We also talk …

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1. What the Ruling Class doesn't want us to remember about the Black Panthers 30:04

3+ y ago30:04

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Crawdads & Taters briefly review the new film Judas and the Black Messiah, as well as recent news revelations about Fred Hampton's assassination. With so much media coverage around the Black Panthers lately, why do we never hear about the Panthers' founding ideology as a Marxist, socialist organization? Fifty-plus years after Hampton's murder, why …

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0. Welcome to Crawdads and Taters 34:09

3+ y ago34:09

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Your Crawdads and Taters hosts interview each other to answer the question: Why this podcast, and why now? Erin McCarley is an independent photographer, journalist and filmmaker, based in the foothills outside Denver, Colorado. With a master’s degree in photojournalism from UT Austin, her still photography, videos and writing have been published by…

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Land of Landlords 48:58

5y ago48:58

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Alex, Isaac, JuJu, Sterling, Resse, Hannah, Lauren, Meech The group discuss the housing crisis in Philadelphia, the use of land as investment vs need, and how a community fight can bring back take back the land for the common good of the people. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workers-rev-collective/messageSuppo…

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Sex & The Root 1:12:28

5y ago1:12:28

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Taylor, Alex, Isaac, Amirah, Hannah, Lauren, JuJu, Meech Our groups explores the adventure that is sex and the flood of emotions that comes with it. Hope you enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workers-rev-collective/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workers-rev-collective/s…

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Drugs 50:26

5y ago50:26

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-Amirah, Alex, Hannah, Lauren, & Issac The group dives in on our experiences with drugs, addiction, and the for profit rehabilitation system. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workers-rev-collective/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workers-rev-collective/support…

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Entertainment & Social Media Culture 1:06:03

5y ago1:06:03

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Issac, Alex, Hannah, Lauren, Meech --- The group questions our attachment to social media and the infinite distractions provided to us by the Entertainment and Technology Industries. How has the corporate takeover of the internet has shaped the way we interact? Is the technology being used for the betterment of the people or aiding our self destruc…

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Dating & Relationships 1:06:42

5y ago1:06:42

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Hanna, Issac, Alex, Meech --- The group has a "kitchen table" discussion about the state of relationships in the digital era. Does politics, our job, or social media have any influence on relationships in our bedroom or with our family. How about the relationship with ourselves? Shout to Dan for the 7 minutes of random kitchen sounds effects. Enjoy…

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Worker Struggle 1:04:02

5y ago1:04:02

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Alex, Lauren, Meech, Issac, and Hannah --- Our group explores the journey of discovering our struggles are part of an overall system. The role fear plays in keeping us all in our role and obedient to the system. Where our hope resides and how do we maintain it in the journey to manifest a society for the working class people. --- Send in a voice me…

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