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Two leftists exploring the question, ”what is to be done?” as they navigate life in a late-stage capitalist hellscape.

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Two leftists exploring the question, ”what is to be done?” as they navigate life in a late-stage capitalist hellscape.

    Episode 9: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific

    Episode 9: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific

    Will and Aaron return to Engels to read Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, debate how to pronounce 'Fourier', and explore the deepest confines of Will's mind palace.

    • 1 hr 33 min
    Episode 8: "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism"

    Episode 8: "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism"

    Will and Aaron return to Lenin to read "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism" and discuss capitalism's tendency toward monopoly, the aggressive expansion of capitalistic colonialism, and if we should own guns. 

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Episode 7: The Jakarta Method

    Episode 7: The Jakarta Method

    Will and Aaron explore Vincent Bevins' The Jakarta Method while struggling to fight back fatalism and expose cracker capitalism - all in one hour!

    • 55 min
    Episode 6: The Conquest of Bread

    Episode 6: The Conquest of Bread

    Will and Aaron read Peter Kropotkin's Conquest of Bread and ask important questions like, "Is there such a thing as anarchist praxis?" and "Is 'dipshittery' a word?"

    • 1 hr 34 min
    Episode 5: The Paris Commune: A Revolution in Democracy

    Episode 5: The Paris Commune: A Revolution in Democracy

    Will and Aaron read Donny Gluckstein's The Paris Commune: A Revolution in Democracy and discuss its successes, its failures, and how we're slowly becoming Trotskyists.

    • 2 hr 11 min
    Episode 4: The Permanent Revolution

    Episode 4: The Permanent Revolution

    Will and Aaron read Leon Trotsky's The Permanent Revolution and, among other things, discuss the merits of subtitles on TV shows, icepicks, and how the hell to pronounce 'epigones'.

    • 1 hr 41 min

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