Revolutionary Left Radio

On Mysticism: Ego, Suffering, & Love

Feb 20, 2024

On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht had some things come up such that they couldn't record their planned episode on Marx's 18th Brumaire (coming soon!), so instead they have a deep, organic and wide-ranging conversation on mysticism; together they explore humanities religious and spiritual traditions and...

Aristocratic Radicalism: Nietzsche and the Politics of Reaction

Apr 3, 2023

Professor Matt McManus returns to Rev Left to talk about his newest book, a collection of essays from various authors that he put together and edited titled "Nietzsche and the Politics of Reaction: Essays on Liberalism, Socialism, and Aristocratic Radicalism".

Together they discuss the book, the philosophy of...

The Red Battalion: Embedded with the New People's Army

Mar 27, 2023

Filmmaker Steven De Castro joins Breht to discuss his on-the-ground documenary film on the New People's Army of the Phillipines for Means TV called Revolution Selfie; The Red Battalion. Together they discuss his film, his unique documentary style, his time embedded with the NPA, the Marcos Regime, Comrade Joma, the...

Is Marxism just Religion by Another Name?

Dec 15, 2022

Breht responds to the criticism that Marxism is just Christianity mixed with the Enlightenment concept of Progress; that it is basically just a religious faith...

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Religious Mysticism and Political Criticism

Mar 8, 2022

Chase from Faith and Capital and Breht from Rev Left Radio discuss religious mysticism and the maoist method of criticism and self-criticism. In the end, they connect their religious and spiritual traditions to this method forged through revolutionary struggle.

Timeline:
00:01 -- mysticism
01:02:40 -- criticism and...