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Mark and Alex take turns explaining famous works of Leftist political theory to each other and to their audience in simple, understandable terms
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Episode 26: Rudolf Rocker's Anarcho-Syndicalism
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
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
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.
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Sources used in this episode:
"Mutual Aid: a Factor of Evolution: by Petr Kropotkin -
Episode 23: I Was NOT Impressed With Murray Rothbard
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
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
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Sources used in this episode:
"At the Cafe" by Errico Malatesta
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Episode 21: Why the Government Will Never Run out of Money
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.
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Sources used in this episode
From the State Theory of Money to Modern Money Theory: An Alternative to Economic Orthodoxy, By L. Randall Wray
http://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/wp_792.pdf
Understanding the Economic Fallacies of the Intergenerational Debate, by Bill Mitchel and Warren Mosler
http://billmitchell.org/publications/journals/J51_2006.pdf
My Response to a German Critic, by Bill Mitchel
Part 1: http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=38964
Part 2: http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=38992
Part 3: http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=39022
A Skeptic’s Guide to Modern Monetary Theory, By N. Gregory Mankiw
https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/mankiw/files/skeptics_guide_to_modern_monetary_theory.pdf
Customer Reviews
Funny and helpful
I saw the Blackshirts and Reds ep on YouTube and had to listen to more. Absolute great content on theory and current geopolitics. The hosts are entertaining as well, keep up the great work, You Rule
Great pod for an intro to leftism
These guys are so fun to listen to! In my title, I say it’s a great pod for an intro, but honestly, they do such a great job breaking down complex, complicated, and difficult concepts, that it’s great for a more advanced listener too!
The format of the podcast is really great - one of the hosts reads a work of theory and then presents it to the other host. It makes the audience feel like they’re a part of the conversation, because they’re learning, along side one of the hosts. The guys have a great rapport and the pod just vibes
Mark and Alex Hit My Back Walls
Two decent dudes trying their best to consume, digest and translate theory to a young crowd. Very helpful and charming (despite the memes). But it’s all commie hogwash, 0/5