Jul 23, 2026
In this unlocked patreon episode Breht traces and explains a subterranean philosophical lineage running from Spinoza through Hegel to Marx and Louis Althusser. Beginning with Spinoza’s conception of God or Nature as a single, immanent Substance, he explores how Hegel transforms Substance into a...
Jul 22, 2026
“From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.” Steve’s guest, Breht O’Shea of Rev Left Radio and Red Menace podcast, believes that dedicating one’s life to fighting for this vision, even without knowing the outcome, is more meaningful than pursuing capital’s vision of wealth and...
Jul 20, 2026
Chris Alfonso joins Breht to have a wide ranging discussion on the dialectics of our personal and political lives. In the process, they discuss Marxist philosophy, Dialectial materialism, the mass line and its development, Chris's oragnizing and education work in prisons, the profound radicalism of Buddhism, Hegelian...
Jul 12, 2026
Alyson and Breht reflect on recent Democratic Socialist electoral victories, the ongoing contradiction between the progressive left and the corporate center within the Democratic Party, the principled and strategic approach to this development that Marxists should take, the implications for the near future of american...
Jul 3, 2026
Economist Rob Larson joins Breht to discuss his book Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do With Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More. Together they explore the billionaire class not merely as a collection of rich individuals, but as a ruling class whose ownership of...