Best Read Rothbard Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 26: Rudolf Rocker's Anarcho-Syndicalism 1:16:02

3y ago1:16:02

1:16:02

Theory is BACK! In this one, Alex leads Mark on a journey through the philosophy and practice of Anarcho-Syndicalism as told by Rudolf Rocker.

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Episode 25: Socialist Leaders 1. Thomas Sankara 57:16

3+ y ago57:16

57:16

Mark and Alex investigate the first in a (non-continuous) series of socialist leaders from the 20th century and beyond. This week, Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso!

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Episode 24: Kropotkin Returns!!! Human Nature is Good Actually 1:11:01

3+ y ago1:11:01

1:11:01

Mark and Alex celebrate a year of theory by returning to the bearded chad that started it all. In this second installment of the Kropotkin Saga, the boys discuss the various ways in which mutual aid, rather than competition, has defined our social lives throughout history. Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Subscribe to our Subreddit: r/wereadt…

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Episode 23: I Was NOT Impressed With Murray Rothbard 54:03

3+ y ago54:03

54:03

This time the boys don't just read theory, they roast it. Mark and Alex explore the need for material analysis, what it means for an ideology to be incoherent, and why many definitions of freedom are misleading. And what better ideology to examine for this purpose than Libertarianism?

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Episode 22: Errico Malatesta, 19th Century Debate Bro 1:07:33

4y ago1:07:33

1:07:33

Mark and Alex run through Errico Malatesta's cafe dialogues, in which based and breadpilled anarchism enjoyer crushes small-brained conservatives in the arena of ideas Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Subscribe to our subreddit: r/wereadtheorypod Sources used in this episode: "At the Cafe" by Errico Malatesta https://theanarchistlibrary.org/l…

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Episode 21: Why the Government Will Never Run out of Money 1:08:40

4y ago1:08:40

1:08:40

Mark and Alex embark on the perilous journey of attempting to talk about economics without boring everyone to death. In particular, the boys investigate Modern Monetary Theory, a radical and relatively new perspective on money and the state. Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Subscribe to our subreddit: r/wereadtheorypod Sources used in this ep…

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Episode 20: I Hate Talking About the Soviet Union 1:07:57

4y ago1:07:57

1:07:57

Mark and Alex take a look at Michael Parenti's "Blackshirts and Reds" Follow us on Twitter : @wereadtheorypod Reach out to us on Reddit: r/wereadtheorypod Sources Referenced in this episode: "Blackshirts and Reds" by Michael Parenti "How Journalists Covered the Rise of Mussolini and Hitler" by John Broich https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-…

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Episode 19: Gramsci, the Political Party, and the Relevance of Machiavelli in the Modern Day 45:26

4y ago45:26

45:26

Mark and Alex cover Antonio Gramsci's advice for political parties and defend the legacy of Machiavelli Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Come chat with us at r/wereadtheorypod Works referenced in this episode: All by Antonio Gramsci "Brief Notes on Machiavelli’s Politics" "Machiavelli and Marx" "Politics as an Autonomous Science" "Elements of…

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Episode 18: Mental Health and Colonialism 42:40

4y ago42:40

42:40

Mark and Alex take a look at some of the ways in which our mainstream understanding of mental health fails to combat the legacy of colonialism and its effects on the mental health of Indigenous communities Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Talk with us about the Episode at r/wereadtheorypod Sources discussed in this episode: "Patients' Diversi…

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Episode 17: Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth" 36:50

4y ago36:50

36:50

Mark and Alex follow Fanon through a decolonial dialectic Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod

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Episode 16: Angela Davis' "Lectures on Liberation" 38:55

4y ago38:55

38:55

Alex stops shitposting for a while to read and discuss Angela Davis' thoughts on freedom with Mark. Twitter: @WeReadTheoryPod Link to literature: https://archive.org/details/AngelaDavis-LecturesOnLiberation/page/n1/mode/2up

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Episode 15: WTF is Dialectical Materialism? 58:26

4y ago58:26

58:26

Mark and Alex attempt at great pain to explain one of the most opaque concepts in Marxism and its implications Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod Works Referenced in this Episode: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Frederick Engels Dialectics of Nature, Frederick Engels Dialectical and Historical Materialism, J V Stalin The Materialist Conceptio…

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Episode 14: J Sakai's "Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat" 53:44

4y ago53:44

53:44

Mark and Alex take a walk through American history and learn some interesting lessons about race and class along the way. Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod

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Episode 13.2: Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing" Part 2 1:03:41

4y ago1:03:41

1:03:41

Mark and Alex finish their discussion of Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing," covering the drug war, gang suppression, border policing, and political policing. Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod

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Episode 13.1: Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing" Part 1 43:14

4y ago43:14

43:14

Mark and Alex begin their discussion of defunding police, covering the policing of schools, mental illness, homelessness, and sex work GO FUND ME LINK: gofundme.com/f/heritagetonsorial Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod

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Episode (Fuck) 12: Abdullah Öcalan's "Democratic Confederalism" 43:16

4y ago43:16

43:16

Mark and Alex examine the goals and expectations of a communal society as described by Abdullah Öcalan

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Episode 11: Murray Bookchin's "The Ecology of Freedom" 54:02

4+ y ago54:02

54:02

Mark and Alex discuss how our worldview affects our ability to build fair institutions and combat climate catastrophe. Later, the boys put forth a mildly passionate defense of astrology.

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Episode 10: Michel Foucault's "Discipline and Punish" 36:10

4+ y ago36:10

36:10

Mark and Alex discuss the disciplinary society described by Michel Foucault and explore its implications. Contact us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Listen to our shows on Youtube: wereadtheorypod

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Episode 9: Karl Marx's "Critique of the Gotha Programme" 36:53

4+ y ago36:53

36:53

Picking up where they left off last time, Mark and Alex explore Marx's famous critique step by step Contact us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Listen to our shows on Youtube: wereadtheorypod

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Episode 8: A (Very) Brief Overview of Marxism 40:06

4+ y ago40:06

40:06

We all know Marxism is a thing and it's important but what is it exactly? Mark and Alex attempt to answer this question as concisely as possible. Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod

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Manufacturing Consent Bonus: The KGB Bulgarian Plot to Kill the Pope 17:31

4+ y ago17:31

17:31

Mark explores the 1981 attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II and the media narratives that formed around it.

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Episode 7: Rosa Luxemburg's "Reform or Revolution?" 42:39

4+ y ago42:39

42:39

Mark and Alex bridge the social distance to discuss the various shortcomings of a reform-based approach to Socialism.

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Episode 6: Various Definitions of Fascism 41:56

4+ y ago41:56

41:56

Mark and Alex explore a number of ways Fascism has been defined over time and consider each definition's usefulness in describing and combating Fascism Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod

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Episode 5: Edward S Herman and Noam Chomsky's "Manufacturing Consent" 43:43

4+ y ago43:43

43:43

Mark takes Alex through the first half of Herman and Chomsky's analysis of the mass media, covering the five filters of media content and their effect on coverage of Latin American elections in the 1980s.

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Episode 4: Mark Fischer's "Capitalist Realism" 29:15

4+ y ago29:15

29:15

Mark and Alex discuss the various methods by which Capitalism asserts itself as fact rather than ideology and the effects of those methods on our mental well-being.

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Episode 3: Martin Luther King Jr's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 20:18

4+ y ago20:18

20:18

Mark teaches Alex about the stages of non-violent resistance and white moderates using one of Martin Luther King Jr's most famous texts

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Episode 2: Vladimir Lenin's "The State and Revolution" 23:11

4+ y ago23:11

23:11

Mark teaches Alex about the role of the state in the revolution.

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We Read Theory Trailer 2:06

4+ y ago2:06

2:06

Introducing We Read Theory, a new podcast for anyone interested in gaining familiarity with the most famous and somewhat niche voices of leftist theory across the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

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Episode 1: Peter Kropotkin's "A Conquest of Bread" 42:22

4+ y ago42:22

42:22

Mark reads "A Conquest of Bread" to teach Alex about Anarcho-Communism.

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Episode 41 - The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar - Murray N. Rothbard - Audiobook - Part 2 of 2 53:33

7+ y ago53:33

53:33

Now that we have finished the 3-part audiobook version of Murray Rothbard's "What Has Government Done To Our Money?", we move on to the companion piece "The Case For A 100 Percent Gold Dollar". Presented in two parts, this book take the history of money's origins that you just learned and applies the lessons to advocate for a free-market money that…

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Episode 40 - The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar - Murray N. Rothbard - Audiobook - Part 1 of 2 52:51

7+ y ago52:51

52:51

Now that we have finished the 3-part audiobook version of Murray Rothbard's "What Has Government Done To Our Money?", we move on to the companion piece "The Case For A 100 Percent Gold Dollar". Presented in two parts, this book take the history of money's origins that you just learned and applies the lessons to advocate for a free-market money that…

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Episode 39 - What Has Government Done To Our Money? - Murray N. Rothbard - Audiobook - Part 3 of 3 44:12

7+ y ago44:12

44:12

After the past two weeks where we posted Murray Rothbard's "Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure" and "Anatomy of the State", we now get into further detail on money, where it comes from and what government has done to separate it from its original purpose. Join us for this 3-part audiobook version of Murray Rothbard's "What Has Government Do…

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Episode 38 - What Has Government Done To Our Money? - Murray N. Rothbard - Audiobook - Part 2 of 3 1:06:02

7+ y ago1:06:02

1:06:02

After the past two weeks where we posted Murray Rothbard's "Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure" and "Anatomy of the State", we now get into further detail on money, where it comes from and what government has done to separate it from its original purpose. Join us for this 3-part audiobook version of Murray Rothbard's "What Has Government Do…

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Episode 37 - What Has Government Done To Our Money? - Murray N. Rothbard - Audiobook - Part 1 of 3 1:32:20

7+ y ago1:32:20

1:32:20

After the past two weeks where we posted Murray Rothbard's "Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure" and "Anatomy of the State", we now get into further detail on money, where it comes from and what government has done to separate it from its original purpose. Join us for this 3-part audiobook version of Murray Rothbard's "What Has Government Do…

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Episode 36 - Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure - Murray N. Rothbard - Audiobook 42:58

7+ y ago42:58

42:58

As announced on our most recent shows, we will be transitioning "the Read Rothbard Podcast" to audiobooks of Murray's books and articles. The second post is his "Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure" which is a great follow-up to last week's "Anatomy of the State". This gives a cogent understanding of where market-cycles come from, why they o…

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Episode 35 - Anatomy of the State - Murray N. Rothbard - Audiobook 1:00:09

7+ y ago1:00:09

1:00:09

As announced on our most recent shows, we will be transitioning "the Read Rothbard Podcast" to audiobooks of Murray's books and articles. The first post is his "Anatomy of the State" which is a great red-pill, gateway drug for a lot of people to finally see the state for what it is; and what it is not. The former "Read Rothbard Podcast" where we ta…

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MLK Special - Selma and the Civil Rights Movement 1:54:22

7+ y ago1:54:22

1:54:22

We have another special guest on to discuss the movie Selma for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Special. Ryan Jones joines us from www.theafrolibertarian.com to discuss the film, MLK's legacy and many other issues related to race and government. This is a long one...and fitting for what is our final episode as the Read Rothbard Podcast. The name wil…

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Episode 34 - Rat-a-shooty (1:02:42) 1:02:42

7+ y ago1:02:42

1:02:42

We compare and contrast Disney/Pixar's Ratatouille and Morgan Spurlock's Rats from a non-aggression principled stance. Do not watch the Spurlock movie before the Pixar movie - as it changes the whole thing. Are sentient rats capable of understanding property rights; can they steal? Are we justified in setting traps or shooting them? We discuss thes…

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Episode 33 - Hell or Fractional Reserve Banking (53:01) 53:01

7+ y ago53:01

53:01

We talk about the film "Hell or High Water" starring Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges and Ben Foster. It's a 2016 heist film centered on two brothers who rob the bank that their family owe their mortgage to. Oil was recently discovered on the property, but they are at risk of losing the ranch within a few days. They resort to this elaborate bank robbery pl…

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Special - Happy New Year - Can You Rape a Robot? 1:14:32

7+ y ago1:14:32

1:14:32

Hoppe New Year! We discuss the movie Ex Machina and the implications of AI in regards to NAP, Property Rights, Self-Defense and a myriad of other issues. Our first non-family member guest, Liam Cardenas, joins us for a lively discussion that spans just over an hour. You can check out Liam's blog over at: https://ljc.io/ We hope you enjoy this one a…

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Episode 32 - Change, Change, Change, Changeling 1:01:00

7+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

We discuss the Clint Eastwood directed film Changeling starring Angelina Jolie and feature our very first guest! My wife jumps on the call near the end to offer her thoughts on the film where we discuss morality, police corruption, feminism, raising children and much more on this final episode of 2016. Enjoy! Take advantage of the Tom Woods Liberty…

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A Very Murray Christmas Carol 44:51

7+ y ago44:51

44:51

Murray Christmas! We discuss Charles Dickens and his holiday story A Christmas Carol and how it is an anti-capitalist, anti-industrial revolution propaganda piece used to argue for additional government interventions. From the anecdotal testimony that is used to play on emotion vs. the reality of actual improvement in living standard (so long as th…

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Episode 31 - Inconceivable! 1:07:23

7+ y ago1:07:23

1:07:23

We didn't say the word Inconceivable while discussing the great Princess Bride movie, which is in itself inconceivable. Robert lists this as one of his favorite movies and we endeavor to pack a few libertarian messages into this familiar story. Also, spoiler alert, I make a mistake on a word definition that Robert is correct on - and I smugly, and …

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Episode 30 - Sh!tiocracy: A Documentary? (1:20:49) 1:20:49

7+ y ago1:20:49

1:20:49

We discuss the narrative that Idiocracy is currently viewed as a prescient documentary that foretold today's events regarding Trump being elected President. We argue that this may be true, but not in the way that they think. It is the echo-chamber of social media that allowed people to be blindsided to the Trump-phenomenon and the current attack on…

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Episode 29 - DFreedom Unchained (1:32:43) 1:32:43

7+ y ago1:32:43

1:32:43

We talk about DJango Unchained and some of the various NAP violations contained therein. As it's a Tarantino movie, there are aplenty. We also talk about copyright and counterfeiting where we mostly raise questions and don't have super solid answers. We hope it is at least entertaining. For show notes and more, please visit: http://www.readrothbard…

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Episode 28 - the Usual Statists 58:24

7+ y ago58:24

58:24

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world that he didn't exist." As it is with Verbal Kint in the Usual Suspects, the true evil is just under your nose for the entire film. He engenders himself to the detectives with requests for help, saying he likes cops, spinning yarns, all to distract from the monster beneath. This is …

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Episode 27 - Black Friday Fight Club 1:37:28

7+ y ago1:37:28

1:37:28

We talk Fight Club and the annual tradition of Black Friday where people line up in the wee hours after Thanksgiving to get into actual fights over Wal-Mart toasters. We also touch on the death of Castro and how leftists and world leaders (but I digress) are taking the news. For show notes and more, please visit: http://www.readrothbard.com/episode…

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Special - Thanksgiving with a helping of Maximum Freedom (58:38) 1:21:26

8y ago1:21:26

1:21:26

Here is the Read Rothbard Podcast Thanksgiving special! We talk about Peanuts with Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, Woodstock and the posse. Strange that there are no adults in the show, other than Charlie Brown's Grandmother on the phone. Also, be sure to check out Tom Woods's Liberty Classroom Black Friday Special for BIG Savings on a GRE…

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Episode 26 - Why We Aren't SJW's / Zooptopia (1:27:06) 1:27:06

8y ago1:27:06

1:27:06

We talk Zootopia and the craziness of minarchism, and the insane craziness of the idiotic SJW mindset. For show notes and more, please visit: www.ReadRothbard.com/Episode-26 This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/x06t9ebjbgQ Presented by Read Rothbard: Read Rothbard is comprised of a small group of voluntaryists who are fans of Murray N. Rothbar…

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Special - 2016 Elections - Taste the Rainbow 1:50:31

8y ago1:50:31

1:50:31

Double Rainbow of Schadenfreude! We mix it up about the stunning presidential result with Trump defeating the shoe-in Clinton. We recall a play-by-play of our updates to each other as it was happening. Pretty fun stuff. Of course, we don't support either candidate, but it is fun to see the expected winning side lose their collective shit in an ocea…

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