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Swampside Chats

Ezri xB & Jake Verso•patreon.com
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"The best goddamn communist podcast, period." —Tom O'Brien, From Alpha to Omega This is Swampside Chats. The podcast where communists shoot the shit about current events, history, political economy, and theory. "You are free not only to invite us, but to go yourselves wherever you will, even into the Swamp. In fact, we think that the Swamp is your proper place, and we are prepared to render you every assistance to get there. Only let go of our hands, don’t clutch at us and don’t besmirch the grand word freedom, for we too are 'free' to go where we please, free to fight not only against the Swamp, but also against those who are turning towards the Swamp!"
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#59 - Swamp Trek: "The Neutral Zone"

This week, we watch the 1988 season one finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation “The Neutral Zone”, wherein one Chairman Picard explains space communism to some gnarly scrubs from the 90s. Chief Tom O'Brien of the good ship From Alpha to Omega joins us once again for our maiden voyage into pop culture commentary. Help us establish the United Federation of Planets! patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega patreon.com/swampsidechats paypal.com/swampsidechats

Jul 08, 2018•1 hr 8 min

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Enormous thanks to the 16 subscribers and the one-time donor that made our first week of donations at Patreon and PayPal a success! Your donations are paying off hosting feeds and helping us improve our audio quality. If you’d like to help out and get perks in return, check out patreon.com/swampsidechats and PayPal.me/swampsidechats

Jul 08, 2018•36 sec

#58 - "Modern Money Theory" (Part 2)

This week, we conclude our discussion with Tom O'Brien of From Alpha to Omega on L. Randall Wray's 2015 book "Modern Money Theory" by going off the rails and opening up a broader conversation about marxism and the philosophy of science. Help us turn the world upside-down! patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega patreon.com/swampsidechats paypal.me/swampsidechats

Jul 01, 2018•53 min

#57 - "Modern Money Theory" (Part 1)

This week, we welcome on Tom O'Brien of the legendary From Alpha to Omega podcast to discuss L. Randall Wray's 2015 book "Modern Money Theory". Help us turn the world upside-down! patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega patreon.com/swampsidechats paypal.me/swampsidechats

Jun 23, 2018•59 min

#55 - "The Communist Hypothesis"

We sit down to discuss "The Communist Hypothesis" by Alain Badiou, both the 2008 essay (bit.ly/2uAsQxI) and the book.

Jun 10, 2018•1 hr 20 min

#51 - In the Enemy Camp: "Political Theology"

In this installment of our ongoing reading series "In the Enemy Camp" we look at far right political theorist Carl Schmitt's piece "Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty."

May 02, 2018•1 hr 12 min

#50 - Drugs and Communism

Recorded on 4/20, we spend our 50th episode discussing the relationship between drug criminalization and class, the nature of dialectics

Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 4 min

#49 - Accidental News Roundup

We attempted to create a short bonus episode reacting to Alex Jones formally breaking with Trump over Syria. Along the way we get to discussing the Syrian conflict itself, the future of imperialism in the 21st century, and tackle a long overdue national conversation.

Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 14 min

Bonus - Mailbag

In a special bonus episode, the gang catches up on some viewer mail.

Apr 23, 2018•35 min

#47 - News Roundup

In a brief news roundup, Rosa and Jake catch up on the West Virginia strike, Trump's tariffs and plans for North Korea, Dennis Rodman, China and more!

Mar 14, 2018•40 min

#44 - In the Enemy Camp: "Fascism Viewed from the Right"

For the latest installment in our reading series In the Enemy Camp, we sit down to discuss the 1974 Julius Evola essay "Fascism Viewed from the Right." Along the way, we get around to discussing right wing self help schemes, and brainstorm a few of our own.

Jan 25, 2018•1 hr 11 min

#43 - "Organizational Materialism"

We sit down with Jean Allen to discuss his paper "Organizational Materialism: Considerations on Contemporary Leftism"

Jan 13, 2018•1 hr 16 min

#42 - A Very Swampy Christmas

Ho ho ho! The Gang sits down for a year in review and just can't shake off that dystopian feeling.

Dec 26, 2017•1 hr 1 min

#40 - "Towards a Gay Communism"

We discuss the Mario Mieli’s 1977 essay "Towards a Gay Communism" and find discover that everyone is trans and gay

Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 27 min

#39 - In the Enemy Camp: "Reflections on Violence"

In the most ambiguous installment of "In the Enemy Camp" yet, The Gang reads as much of French syndicalist Georges Sorel's infamous 1908 "Reflections on Violence" as they can stomach, then probes the relationship between myth, reason, and politics.

Dec 01, 2017•1 hr 7 min

#38 - The Bordiga Experience

The Gang sits down to discuss "The Immediate Program of the Revolution" and "The Fundamentals of Revolutionary Communism" by Amadeo Bordiga.

Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 7 min

#37 - We Googled Murray Bookchin

We sit down to discuss the title essay from "Post-Scarcity Anarchism" by Murray Bookchin, and somewhere along the way get into a debate about anti-politics.

Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 20 min

#36 - News Roundup

This week we sit down to discuss shenanigans at the LA Anarchist Bookfair, the November 4th antifa takeover, Kevin Spacey, the "terrorist attack" in New York, Osama Bin Laden's hentai stash, and the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Nov 08, 2017•1 hr 32 min

#35 - "Towards a Political Economy of the USSR" (Part 2)

This week, the gang finishes their discussion on Hillel Ticktin's articles "Towards a Political Economy of the USSR" and "The Class Structure of the USSR and the Elite". Contains a lazy synth instrumental version of the sad Nazbol anthem "Всё идет по плану" / "Everything Is Going According to Plan", a Гражданская оборона / Civil Defense song, by Lexi.

Nov 03, 2017•34 min

#34 - "Towards a Political Economy of the USSR" (Part 1)

This week, the gang sits down to discuss Hillel Ticktin's articles "Towards a Political Economy of the USSR" and "The Class Structure of the USSR and the Elite". Contains snippets of Tictkin's lectures "What about Russia?" and "Transition" from CPGB's Communist University.

Oct 25, 2017•46 min

#33 - "'Left Wing' Communism" (Part 2)

This week, T he Gang finishes off Lenin's classic polemic against abstentionist political currents in the Communist International, "'Left Wing' Communism: An Infantile Disorder".

Oct 16, 2017•56 min
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