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Christianity and Communism with Southern Catholic Worker

Jul 16, 2025

In this episode, Breht is joined by Alex Zambito, the voice behind the Instagram account Southern Catholic Worker, for a wide-ranging conversation on the intersections of Christianity and revolutionary struggle. Together, they explore Alex’s journey into the Catholic Worker movement, how his Southern roots and...

[BEST OF] On Mysticism: Ego, Suffering, & Love

Jun 5, 2025

ORIGINALLY RELEASED 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...

[BEST OF] Jesus Christ: Historical Materialism, Class Conflict, and the Jesus Movement

Jun 4, 2025

ORIGINALLY RELEASED May 22, 2023

Professors James Crossley and Robert J. Myles join Breht to discuss their fascinating work "Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict". Together, they discuss their application of historical materalism to the life of Jesus, the difficulty of studying and sourcing the ancient past, the gospels...

[BEST OF] Is Marxism Just Religion by Another Name?

Jun 2, 2025

ORIGINALLY RELEASED 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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[BEST OF] Buddhism and Marxism w/ Della from Upstream

May 28, 2025

ORIGINALLY RELEASED Aug 1, 2023

When you think about the philosophies and practices of Buddhism and Marxism, you might not immediately think that they have much in common. However, you might be surprised at how much overlap and complementary resonance there actually is between these two rich and beautiful traditions.