This time around Cory interviews Sara Birrell, a journalist and podcaster who hosts the podcast Unmaking Saskatchewan about her show, Saskatchewan, and some of the issues that we experience here. This was recorded on March 27, 2022 You can find Unmaking Saskatchewan here - https://rss.com/podcasts/unmaking-saskatchewan/ You can find the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=629 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-s...
Apr 05, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 58
This time professional historian and Marxist-Leninist Justin Clark talks to Cory, laborer and anarcho-communist about the book Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis Available from Penguin Randomhouse https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/37354/women-race-and-class-by-angela-y-davis/ You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=603 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You can s...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Hey folks, welcome to another great interview from The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This interview was with Lua from the Youtube channel Professor Flowers. This interview was recorded and streamed on Twitch on January 19, 2022. We talk about her channel and some debates she has had with various leftist youtubers and streamers as well as concepts that scare white folks like Black Nationalism and Landback. Topics that seem fairly consistently misunderstood by white leftists as well as liberals and...
Mar 22, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Justin and Cory talk about Jean Paul Sartre's Existentialism is a Humanism You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=562 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty - https://www.paypal.me/brainstormpodcast...
Mar 15, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 55
This episode took a little longer to get out due to some life circumstances that took over for awhile. In this one Cory talks to Gay Dave from Echoplex media about how to battle online misinformation. full show notes available here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=536 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist - https://www.buymeacoffee.c...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Justin and Cory talk about Mao Tse-tung’s On Practice and Contradiction. Available on Verso Books - https://www.versobooks.com/books/2567-on-practice-and-contradiction You can find the complete show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=527 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty - ht...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 53
In this episode Cory talks to Vibya Natana from the local group Black in Sask about the organization, what they're doing, and racism in Saskatchewan and beyond. You can find the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=506 You can find more from Black in Sask here - https://linktr.ee/BlackInSask or on their website Blackinsask.org You can become a patron and get longer unedited versions of the show at patreon.com/skepticalleftist Rate the podcast here - https://www.podc...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In this episode Cory talks to Anark from the Youtube channel of the same name about what the state actually is, what it does, and how to build anarchist movements. Full shownotes available here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=497 Check out Anark's channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Anark You can become a patron and get longer unedited versions of the show at patreon.com/skepticalleftist Rate the podcast here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis...
Jan 19, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Hey everyone, welcome to another great interview on The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I talk to author Owen Symes about his book, He Was Our Man In Washington: A History of the Obama Years. It was a great chat and I’m gonna tell you now that you should go out and buy the book, it’s available at Zero Books and I will make sure to put a link in the show notes. Buy the book here - https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/he-was-our-man-in-washington You can get the fu...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Hey folks, welcome to another great interview on The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I talked to Jason Szeftel about China and some of the misunderstandings that people seem to have about the country and its history. You can find the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=473 You can become a patron and get longer unedited versions of the show at patreon.com/skepticalleftist Rate the podcast here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptic...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Justin and Cory talk about the book The Minimal Self by Christopher Lasch You can find it here - https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393302639 Check the shownotes for Justin's links and links to Cory's other projects. They're available at https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this episode Cory talks to Bubble, an activist from Dallas, Texas, about the state of the world, being an activist, and training for self defense. Show notes can be found at https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/ Please support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/skepticalleftist or on Buymeacoffee at buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty or you can give the show a rating at https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751...
Dec 20, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 47
This time around Justin and Cory discuss the book Stolen by Grace Blakely You can find that book here https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606759/stolen-by-grace-blakeley/ Check out the shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=425
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 46
This episode I talked to Dr. Edwin Hodge about the crossover between extremists on the far right and the anti-mask/antivax covid conspiracies. You can find more from Edwin here https://www.twitch.tv/sociocalypse https://sociologyoftheweird.wordpress.com/ Past interviewsI’ve done with Edwin https://youtu.be/fREcygZKrqY https://youtu.be/BPpNyb5hdqM You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=414...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 45
This time around Justin and Cory talk about October by China Mieville and Lenin on the Train by Catherine Merridale and the history of the Russian revolution You can find the show notes here: https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=391
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this episode I talk a little bit about an article I saw from the New York Times before talking to May from the Youtube Channel, Peace Labor May . It was a fun chat and I hope you enjoy it You can find the rest of the shownotes here: https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=383
Nov 08, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 43
This time around Justin and Cory talk about The State and Revolution by Vladmir Lenin You can find the show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=355
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In this interview Cory talks to Yanis Iqbal about the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro Shownotes can be found here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=349
Oct 25, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This episode Justin and Cory talk about Marx and Engels’ short book, The Communist Manifesto You can read The Communist Manifesto here - https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ You can check the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=323
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 40
This is my interview with Detryck Von Doom from Satanic Louisville and American Atheists KY on Satanism, leftism, Project Blitz, and dealing with Boogaloo Boys Check out the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=312
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This time around Justin and Cory cover Dave Harvey's book, A Brief History of Neoliberalism You can find the shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=289
Sep 30, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 38
This episode Justin and Cory talk about The Origin of Capitalism by Ellen Meiksins Wood You can get a copy from Verso Books https://www.versobooks.com/books/2407-the-origin-of-capitalism Shownotes can be found here https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=273
Sep 23, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 37
This interview is a bit different from some of the others I’ve done. We do touch on politics a bit but it’s really a personal look at what someone who suffers from a chronic condition is dealing with. My friend Matty is the host of the podcast Nooks and Crannies and if you’ve been listening for a long time then you might remember him from early on with the episode titled Canadian Lefties Chatting or something like that. It actually isn’t even up on youtube because my internet was so bad that the...
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Hey everyone, I’m happy to once again bring you another complete episode of The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. I have another great interview for you. This time I’m talking to Rodger Moran and Joe Roberts from New Left Radio which is a show they run in association with the Democratic Socialists of Canada. As usual if you want the full interview then you can find the slightly longer version by becoming a patron, or you can email me at mindofaskepticalleftist@gmail.com to tell me you want a copy of ...
Sep 12, 2021•2 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Hey everyone, I’m happy to once again bring you another episode of The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I have another great interview. I’m talking to Brandie, host of True North Radio and we talk a lot about politics and prisons in Saskatchewan. I had to cut this down a bit again but if you want the full interview then you can find the slightly longer version by becoming a patron, or you can email me at mindofaskepticalleftist@gmail.com to tell me you want a copy of the audio or a ...
Aug 20, 2021•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 34
This another full episode with a bit of an intro, an interview with the host of the podcast Coffee with Comrades, plus Ask an Anarchist, Red Reviews with Justin Clark, and part 3 of Anarchist Reading Corner. Enjoy!! https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/08/05/comradery-and-coffee-w-pearson-bolt-plus-red-reviews-ask-an-anarchist-and-anarchist-reading-corner/...
Aug 05, 2021•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This time around Cory talked to Taylor McNallie about her work organizing with Inclusive Canada and some other topics like defunding the police and racism in Canada. Then Justin covers Socialism: Utopian and Scientific for Red Reviews and finally Cory reads a bit for a new segment https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/07/08/inclusive-canada-w-taylor-mcnallie-plus-red-reviews-6-and-anarchist-reading-corner-1/...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This time around I talked to Chris Tanner from the Cellar Door Skeptics about the book Work by CrimethInc. then during the Red Reviews segment Justin Clark reviews the book The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/work-w-chris-tanner-plus-red-reviews-5/
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 30
All the important links can be found on the shownotes page https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/06/08/moving-to-the-left-w-callie-wright-plus-red-reviews-4/
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode Cory talks a bit about Israel and Palestine in the intro. During the interview fallingrateofprophet talks about what he thinks qualifies as being on the left and what doesn’t. Then in Red Reviews Justin talks about the book Inventing Reality by Michael Parenti Notes https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/2021/05/26/what-defines-the-left-shownotes-from-ep-28-of-the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftist/...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 28
