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The Tolerant Left

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Marxist-Leninist nonmen holding up the other half of the podcasting sky
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Horror

In this collaboration with Invent The Future, we're in full cultural theory mode to talk about all manner of spooky topics: the nature of where many fears come from, the gendered and racialized aspects of fear, portrayals of mental illness in horror films, and a long discussion of the history and portrayal of witches and witchcraft! Big content warning for discussions of sexual assault and trauma. Outro: Talking Heads, "Psycho Killer"

Oct 17, 20202 hr 7 min

A Great Love (Part 2) - Alexandra Kollontai

CROSSOVER WITH OUR BFFs, RED BOOK CLUB! (Special shout out to Connor for editing and putting together this great description!) In the second of our two-part collaboration with @redbookclub on 'A Great Love' by Alexandra Kollontai, we talk about Natasha's struggle through abuse and neglect and how her courage and disillusionment helps her to eventually break free. The second half of the book deals with an intensification of Semyon's abuse, his neglect of her needs, the belittling of Natasha's int...

May 06, 20201 hr 35 minSeason 2Ep. 3

A Great Love (Part 1) - Alexandra Kollontai

CROSSOVER WITH OUR BFFs, RED BOOK CLUB! (Special shout out to Connor for editing and putting together this great description!) “All she wanted was to stand between him and the world, relieve him of his worries, help him bear his cross.” This week we're collaborating with our comrades from Red Book Club podcast to bring the first of two episodes covering 'A Great Love' by Alexandra Kollontai. In our first time discussing a work of fiction we found no lack of important subject matter to be gleaned...

Apr 26, 20201 hr 23 minSeason 2Ep. 2

"Can you not?" Organizing With Men

We're back! After a long break, we are rebooted and have brought some comrades along for the ride. Alekx, Eilex, and Savanah join the group, and for this episode we each discuss what it is like to be a non-man in a leftist space. Strap in, it's a spicy one. Intro and outro music is "Dance (The Movement)" by Ruby Ibarra and Bambu

Mar 08, 20201 hr 15 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Burn Your Ballot

In our first episode, Talia and Jess talk about electoral politics, why it's never going to give us the change we need, and what to do instead. Big thanks to our parent podcast Proles of the Round Table , who's stellar discord community brought Talia and Jess together. We can't say enough good things about the hosts and the community as a whole. We love every one of you. We highly recommend following them and our sibling pods Proles of the Book Club and Proles of the Minyan for more great Marxis...

Jun 28, 20191 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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