In this episode Justin and Cory talk about The Permanent Revolution by Leon Trotsky and discuss the merits of an international outlook versus focusing on a single nation. You can find the book here https://wellred-books.com/permanent-revolution-results-and-prospects/ Check out Justin’s notes for the episode https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jwR-rb8id48lYiRJhrfv997YmVW9JoK3yWCsTULDW1I/edit?usp=sharing Check out Justin's website https://www.justinclark.org/ You can check out the full shownotes w...
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 88
In this episode I talked to Rosa and Ellis about the accusations they're facing from the police and their project to show their innocence while looking for help from the online anarchist scene. Here are some links where you can find them https://www.youtube.com/@RosaTheIntolerantLeft https://twitter.com/weareint0lerant https://www.patreon.com/weareintolerant You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can rate and review the show here - https:/...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 87
In this episode of Red Reviews Justin and Cory discuss the book A Billion Years by Mike Rinder. This book is about Mike Rinder's time in the church of Scientology and his escape from it. You can buy it at any bookseller https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Billion-Years/Mike-Rinder/9781982185763 To hear the before and after show become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist Check out Justin's website https://www.justinclark.org/ You can check out the full shownotes with picture...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Hey everyone, welcome to another interview from The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This is another old one from November but it was a good one. I talked to Scott J. Branson, author of the book Practical Anarchism: A guide for daily life. They are also part of the Final Straw podcast so make sure to check that out for more stuff from them. Links where you can buy Scott’s book and check out their content https://www.sjbranson.com/ https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745344928/practical-anarchism/ https:/...
Feb 02, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 85
In this one Justin and Cory talk about the book Internet for the People by Ben Tarnoff from Verso Books. You can check it out on their website. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3927-internet-for-the-people Check out Justin's website https://www.justinclark.org/ You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com 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 - ...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 84
In this interview I talked to my cohost Justin Clark about why he took a break from the show, his recent changes in philosophy, and why he left the PSL Check out Justin's stuff at https://www.justinclark.org/ You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com 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://...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 83
It's back! Finally we've started doing Red Reviews again. After a hiatus for mental health and to care for his grandmother Justin is back to help us learn and understand another book every two weeks. In this one Justin talks about The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow, with a small amount of help from yours truly. I hope you enjoy it and are as excited about the new Red Reviews as I am. You can get a copy of Dawn of Everything at Red Emma's https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-da...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 82
In this episode I talked to David Dylan who is cartoonist, youtube creator, and former activist. We talked about a variety of topics including cartooning, punk and heavy metal, and NGOs in more exploited countries. David’s links https://www.facebook.com/TehGeekLife https://twitter.com/KzoneDD @KzoneDD@nerdculture.de You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-s...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Hey folks, welcome to another episode of The Mind of a Skeptical Lefist. This time around I talked to Chris Scully of the podcast Ironweeds and the band Zombie Giuliani. We covered a lot of ground in this chat but for length I did have to cut a little bit because we went so long. We talked about his podcast and co-hosts a little bit, anarchism, social ecology, the environmental crisis that we’re facing, and so much more. Ironweeds is a podcast where the hosts discuss current events and news item...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 80
In this episode I talked to journalist and podcaster, Jeremy Appel. We talk a bit about the state of journalism, how he got into podcasting, police going after journalists, and Haiti. Here are some links for Jeremy's content https://theorchard.substack.com/ https://bigshinytakes.com/ https://www.forgottencornerpod.com/ https://twitter.com/JeremyAppel1025 You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can rate and review the show here - https://www...
Nov 22, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 79
This time around I talked to Damien Marie Athope again but this time we talked about his anarchism, his activism, and his project to help educate people in a radical way about prehistory. You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com You can check out Damien's content here - https://damienmarieathope.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/DamienAthope https://twitter.com/AthopeMarie You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/t...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 78
In this episode I talked to Damien Marie Athope. Damien is an activist turned educator who has spent many years working for social justice in various ways. He has spent the past few years learning about and spreading information about the history of religion from the time before it became the dominant mode of thought across much of the world. He has studied prehistory and talked to many archeologists and anthropologists who appreciated his work and his understanding of prehistoric times. In this...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 77
In this interview I talked to Rosa and Ellis of Rosa and the Intolerant left. Between them you will hear great stories and great analysis. Follow Rosa and the Intolerant Left on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/weareint0lerant Check out their website - https://weareintolerant.online/ Support them on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/weareintolerant or you can just watch their videos on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/RosaTheIntolerantLeft (there's also a slightly longer version of this intervi...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 76
This episode Cory talks to Andrew Sage of the Youtube channel Andrewism about how he became an anarchist, his book, and a bit about his process for video creation. You can find Andrew's content here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Andrewism Follow him here - https://twitter.com/_saintdrew Support him here - https://www.patreon.com/saintdrew You can find the full show notes on my website - skepticalleftist.com You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-sk...
Oct 03, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 75
This time around I talked to one of my favourite people, Felicia from the Utah Outcasts podcast, Youtube channel, and Twitch show. We talked about crime a little bit but then we got into a conversation about Keffals and the harassment that she's endured recently. You can find Felicia on the Utah Outcasts here - https://utahoutcasts.com/ or you can follow her on twitter here - https://twitter.com/ardendredd You can find the full show notes on my website - skepticalleftist.com You can rate and rev...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 74
In this episode I have a great interview for you with Nino Brown who is an activist, organizer, and former educator. I think Nino is a really cool guy and has done some very cool stuff. We talk about his work as well as Black activists and leaders like Fred Hampton and why we don’t see that much leadership happening these days. For Full Show notes check out- skepticalleftist.com Black August is an acknowledgment and commemoration of the countless organizers, activists, and freedom fighters who s...
Sep 15, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 73
In this episode Cory talks to Lilith who has an interest in Lucha Libre wrestling and works with co-op businesses. It was a very fun conversation about climate change and arguing with tankies. You can check out more detailed shownotes at skepticalleftist.com Follow Lilith on Twitter https://twitter.com/lilith_backup 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/skepticall...
Sep 11, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 72
In this episode Cory talks to Michael Dean. Michael is the leader of a new movement for positive equality. He also happens to be running for President of the United States in 2024. It was a lot of fun talking to him and I hope everyone enjoys the discussion For full show notes check out skepticalleftist.com Here are some links for Michael's stuff https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWHI71IgkZjfGKRmw9KSj8Q https://twitter.com/UniversalCandid You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podcha...
Sep 02, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 71
This time around Cory talks to SomeRandomG33k who has a youtube channel of the same name. G33k also cohosts the Social Justice Alchemy live show every Sunday. You can check out the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=1059 SomeRandomG33k’s links www.twitch.tv/somerandomg33k https://www.youtube.com/c/somerandomg33k https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialJusticeAlchemyLive https://twitter.com/SomeRandomG33k Here are some links for stuff G33k talked about https://iaf-fai.org/...
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In this interview I talk to Dan Plaat from the 3 Lefts Show about new atheism, occupy wallstreet, and why he thinks the Green Party is the right way to go You can find the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=1028 Check out The 3 Lefts Show here - https://3lefts.news/ 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://ww...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 69
In this episode Cory talked to Lake from the Revolutionary's Garden podcast. This was recorded back in May so some of the topics are a little past due but it was a great conversation and much of it is still relevant You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=977 You can find the Revolutionary's Garden here - https://www.therevgarden.com/ You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You ...
Aug 07, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Justin (professional historian and Marxist-Leninist) and Cory(Labourer and Anarcho-Communist) talk about Piotr Kropotkin’s book The Conquest of Bread and Emma Goldman’s books Anarchism and Other Essays Check out the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=953 Get your copy of The Conquest of Bread here - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-the-conquest-of-bread And get your copy of Anarchism and Other Essays here - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/lib...
Jul 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 67
In this episode Cory talked to Andy from the Poor Proles Almanac about lots of stuff but mostly climate change and environmental issues You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=901 You can find the Poor Proles here - http://poorproles.com/ 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....
Jul 18, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 66
In this episode Cory talked to Chris Watson who hosts The Postmodern Polymaths Podcast to talk about CRT the status of leftism in the US and just politics in general. You can find Chris' show here - https://thepostmodernpolymaths.com/ You can check out the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=870 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...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 65
This time around Cory talks to Kaytlin Bailey, Founder and Executive Director for Old Pros. Old Pros is a nonprofit media organization focused on creating the conditions to change the status of sex workers in society. You can check out Old Pros here - https://oldprosonline.org/ You can find the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=847 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You can support the...
Jun 05, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Justin (professional historian and Marxist-Leninist) and Cory(Labourer and Anarcho-Communist) talk about Peter Kropotkin's book Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution Get your copy of Mutual Aid here - https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution Check out the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=817 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You can support ...
May 21, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In this interview from late January, Cory talked to Brently who does the Progressive Pals Podcast as well as others about addiction, leaving religion, and why he is on the left side of the political divide Follow Brently here - https://twitter.com/BrentLeeAllan1 For full show notes you can find them at my blog - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=769 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751 You can support the sho...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this episode of Red Reviews Justin tells Cory about A Planet to Win and On Fire, two books about climate change and the Green New Deal. You can get them here - https://www.versobooks.com/books/3107-a-planet-to-win And here - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/On-Fire/Naomi-Klein/9781982129910 You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=694 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779...
Apr 27, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Host Cory Johnston talks to Tori Williams Douglass who hosts the podcast White Homework about her show, racism, defunding the police, and community. You can find White Homework here - https://anchor.fm/toriglass You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=694 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://...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Professional historian and Marxist Leninist Justin Clark along with Educator and Organizer Nino Brown take Anarcho-Communist laborer Cory Johnston through a new book from the Party for Socialism and Liberation called Revolutionary Education . You can order a copy here - https://www.liberationschool.org/revolutionary-education/ You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=643 You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-min...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 59
