In this episode, the gang collaborates with Breht O'Shea of RevLeft Radio on an analysis of the Marxist understanding of history, how we as human beings relate to history, and how we can see through the veil of bourgeois historiography. It is my personal favorite episode we ever recorded, and it is the one people have most requested that we re-upload. It was taken down with good reason, but there are good reasons for it to come back. It is certainly one of the most positive and affirming episodes we ever made, and I feel like people need that right now.   If you have any questions or comments, DM Jeremy at facebook.com/mambono17 or Instagram @mambono17 or email aterribleinfluence@gmail.com. All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!   Suggested Reading and Resources:  I don't have a way to reach out to Hayder to ask him about his sources, and unfortunately, I have forgotten a lot of the works I was referencing, but I will do my best to reconstruct what I can recall.   Silencing the Past - Michel-Rolphe Trouillot Caliban and the Witch - Silvia Federici Chulmun Neolithic Inensification, Asian Perspectives, Spring 2012 - Sook-Chung Shin, Song-Nai Rhee, and C. Melbin Aikens The Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers: The Foraging Spectrum - Robert L. Kelly

In this episode, the gang collaborates with Breht O'Shea of RevLeft Radio on an analysis of the Marxist understanding of history, how we as human beings relate to history, and how we can see through the veil of bourgeois historiography. It is my personal favorite episode we ever recorded, and it is the one people have most requested that we re-upload. It was taken down with good reason, but there are good reasons for it to come back. It is certainly one of the most positive and affirming episodes we ever made, and I feel like people need that right now. If you have any questions or comments, DM Jeremy at <a href="http://facebook.com/mambono17" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/mambono17</a> or Instagram @mambono17 or email aterribleinfluence@gmail.com. All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading and Resources:  I don't have a way to reach out to Hayder to ask him about his sources, and unfortunately, I have forgotten a lot of the works I was referencing, but I will do my best to reconstruct what I can recall. Silencing the Past - Michel-Rolphe Trouillot Caliban and the Witch - Silvia Federici Chulmun Neolithic Inensification, Asian Perspectives, Spring 2012 - Sook-Chung Shin, Song-Nai Rhee, and C. Melbin Aikens The Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers: The Foraging Spectrum - Robert L. Kelly

Ep 16: End of History (Redux)

In this episode, the gang revisits Argentina with the help of Joel and Homer, learning how it escaped Spanish colonialism only to become prey to British and US imperialism. And coups. So many coups.   If you have any questions or comments, DM Jeremy at facebook.com/mambono17 or Instagram @mambono17 or email aterribleinfluence@gmail.com. All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!   Suggested Reading and Resources:  Documentaries: Ver la Historia by Felipe Pigna Seré Millones by Fernando Krichmar, Omar Neri, Mónica Simoncini Book: Todo o Nada by Maria Seoane   Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes

In this episode, the gang revisits Argentina with the help of Joel and Homer, learning how it escaped Spanish colonialism only to become prey to British and US imperialism. And coups. So many coups. If you have any questions or comments, DM Jeremy at <a href="http://facebook.com/mambono17" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/mambono17</a> or Instagram @mambono17 or email aterribleinfluence@gmail.com. All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading and Resources:  Documentaries: Ver la Historia by Felipe Pigna Seré Millones by Fernando Krichmar, Omar Neri, Mónica Simoncini Book: Todo o Nada by Maria Seoane   Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes

Ep 48: Argentina Part 2: Theory of Dependence

The next-to-the-last PRT episode, recorded before the collapse. Justin and Ethan discuss the history of Romania as Alekx hosts.

The next-to-the-last PRT episode, recorded before the collapse. Justin and Ethan discuss the history of Romania as Alekx hosts.

Ep 47: Romania and Ceaușescu

Wallace Shawn

At several listeners' requests, we're uploading the January patreon-exclusive episode, which is Ethan's performance of Wallace Shawn's 1990 play The Fever. The Fever is about capital and class struggle and commodity fetishism and liberalism and guilt, and about someone coming to terms with the injustice in the world and his own role within that injustice.  "I feel like this play covers most if not all the important points of capital, state/rev, and a lot of wretched of the earth somehow in 1hr." -dblizz66 Music: Phill Niblock -Works for Hurdy Gurdy and VoiceSarah Davachi - For Voice

At several listeners' requests, we're uploading the January patreon-exclusive episode, which is Ethan's performance of Wallace Shawn's 1990 play The Fever. The Fever is about capital and class struggle and commodity fetishism and liberalism and guilt, and about someone coming to terms with the injustice in the world and his own role within that injustice.  "I feel like this play covers most if not all the important points of capital, state/rev, and a lot of wretched of the earth somehow in 1hr." -dblizz66 Music: Phill Niblock -Works for Hurdy Gurdy and VoiceSarah Davachi - For Voice

Unlocked - The Fever by Wallace Shawn

In this episode, the gang has an info-packed discussion with Phil Miller, the author of Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes. Phil is an investigative journalist who put an unbelievable amount of work into sifting through many a redacted document to piece together the clandestine history of the notorious private military outfit, Keenie Meenie.  You can find Phil via his publisher, Pluto Press, or his own page. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our Facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading and Resources:  Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with Murder Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "The Marching Song of the Covert Battalions" by Billy Bragg

In this episode, the gang has an info-packed discussion with Phil Miller, the author of Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with War Crimes. Phil is an investigative journalist who put an unbelievable amount of work into sifting through many a redacted document to piece together the clandestine history of the notorious private military outfit, Keenie Meenie.  You can find Phil <a href="https://www.plutobooks.com/author/phil-miller/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">via his publisher, Pluto Press</a>, or <a href="https://philmiller.info/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his own page.</a> If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com" rel="noopener">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading and Resources:  <a href="https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745340791/keenie-meenie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keenie Meenie: The British Mercenaries Who Got Away with Murder</a> Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "The Marching Song of the Covert Battalions" by Billy Bragg

Ep 46: Mercenaries of the British Empire

In this episode, Talia of Proles of the Minyan fills in for 8-Hop (who was held up by the TSA) to host a round table discussion about the radical history of Ireland leading up to the Connolly Youth Movement and what they stand for today. (Editor's note: Apologies for the poor audio; 8-Hop had the equipment)  Check out the CYM here.  Check out the CPI's paper here.  If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff.  Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod.  If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!  Suggested Reading and Resources:  James Connolly: - "Labour in Irish History" - "Socialism and Nationalism" - "Reconquest of Ireland" "Limerick Soviet", Liam Cahill Capital, Vol. 1 (Chap. 25, f), Karl Marx The Origin of Capitalism, Ellen Meiksins Wood Ireland Her Own, T. A. Jackson The ‘Mere Irish’ and the Colonisation of Ulster, 1570-1641, Gerard Farrell Mapmaking, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland, c. 1530-1750, William J. Smyth  "Not Yet Emmet", Peadar O’Donnell   https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/ https://socialistvoice.ie/the-irish-spark-podcast/   Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "James Connolly" by Damien Dempsey

In this episode, Talia of Proles of the Minyan fills in for 8-Hop (who was held up by the TSA) to host a round table discussion about the radical history of Ireland leading up to the Connolly Youth Movement and what they stand for today. (Editor's note: Apologies for the poor audio; 8-Hop had the equipment) Check out the CYM <a href="https://cym.ie/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> Check out the CPI's paper <a href="https://socialistvoice.ie/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com" rel="noopener">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading and Resources:  James Connolly: - "Labour in Irish History" - "Socialism and Nationalism" - "Reconquest of Ireland" "Limerick Soviet", Liam Cahill Capital, Vol. 1 (Chap. 25, f), Karl Marx The Origin of Capitalism, Ellen Meiksins Wood Ireland Her Own, T. A. Jackson The ‘Mere Irish’ and the Colonisation of Ulster, 1570-1641, Gerard Farrell Mapmaking, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland, c. 1530-1750, William J. Smyth  "Not Yet Emmet", Peadar O’Donnell   <a href="https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/</a> <a href="https://socialistvoice.ie/the-irish-spark-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://socialistvoice.ie/the-irish-spark-podcast/</a>   Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "James Connolly" by Damien Dempsey

Ep 45: Ireland and the CYM

Harry Haywood

In this epic crossover, we had Nathan and David from Marx Madness come on to discuss Black Bolshevik, one of the most important and interesting books ever written. We spent close to 3 hours talking about the remarkable life and theory of Harry Haywood. Link to the contest can be found here. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "Black Bolshevik" by Harry Haywood Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "The National Anthem of the USSR" by Paul Robeson

In this epic crossover, we had Nathan and David from Marx Madness come on to discuss Black Bolshevik, one of the most important and interesting books ever written. We spent close to 3 hours talking about the remarkable life and theory of Harry Haywood. Link to the contest can be found <a href="https://www.prolespod.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com" rel="noopener">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "Black Bolshevik" by Harry Haywood Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "The National Anthem of the USSR" by Paul Robeson

Ep 43: Harry Haywood - Black Bolshevik

In this rollercoaster of an episode, Alekx discussing some amazing figures in the history of Vietnam and the importance of not only remembering their legacy, but building movements around non-men.   If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff.  Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod.  If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!  Suggested Reading:   "Behind the Scenes, in the Forefront: Vietnamese Women in War and Peace"  Lady Borton     "Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World"  Kumari Jayawardena      "Women in the Communist Revolution in Vietnam" William S. Turley  Intro music:   "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes  Outro music:  Katyusha

In this rollercoaster of an episode, Alekx discussing some amazing figures in the history of Vietnam and the importance of not only remembering their legacy, but building movements around non-men.  If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com" rel="noopener">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "Behind the Scenes, in the Forefront: Vietnamese Women in War and Peace" Lady Borton   "Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World" Kumari Jayawardena    "Women in the Communist Revolution in Vietnam" William S. Turley Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: Katyusha

Ep 44: Women in Vietnam

In this engaging and inspiring episode, we sat down with Emmy (@cannibality) to discuss the history of New Caledonia and the absolute unit that was Eloi Machoro.  If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "Blood On Their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific", David Robie Cafe Pacific (blog w/ updates) "L'Ordre et La Morale" ["Rebellion"] (film) Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "That's the Sound of the Police" by KRS One

In this engaging and inspiring episode, we sat down with Emmy (@cannibality) to discuss the history of New Caledonia and the absolute unit that was Eloi Machoro.  If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "Blood On Their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific", David Robie <a href="http://cafepacific.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cafe Pacific</a> (blog w/ updates) "L'Ordre et La Morale" ["Rebellion"] (film) Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "That's the Sound of the Police" by KRS One

Ep 42: Éloi Machoro and the Battle for New Caledonia

In this episode, Jeremy goes over the social construction of history and how it affects the way people perceive their place, how nations form identities, and how history has become inherently white supremacist.  If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  Arenas, Iraida V. (1995). "The Perception of History and Archaeology in Latin America." Making Alternative Histories. Edited by Peter R. Schmidt and Thomas C. Patterson. Santa Fe: School of American Research Press. Arnold, Bettina. (2006). "'Arierdämmerung': Race and Archaeology in Nazi Germany." World Archaeology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 8-31. Bateson, Gregory. (2000a). "Culture Contact and Schismogenesis." Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ---. (2000b). "Cybernetic Explanation." Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Clifford, James. (1986). Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography. Edited by James Clifford and George E. Marcus. Berkeley: University of California Press. Coates, Ta-Nehisi. (1993). "The Myth of Western Civilization." The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/the-myth-of-western-civilization/282704/. de Certeau, Michel. (1986). "History: Science and Fiction." Heterologies: Discourse on the Other. Translated by Brian Massumi.  Manchester: Manchester University Press. Feyerabend, Paul. (1993). Against Method. New York: Verso. Foucault, Michel. (1984a). "Nietzsche, Genealogy, History." The Foucault Reader. Edited by Paul Rabinow. New York: Pantheon Books. ---. (1984b). "What is an Author?" The Foucault Reader. Edited by Paul Rabinow. New York: Pantheon Books. Hanagan, Nora. “From Agrarian Dreams to Democratic Realities: A Deweyan Alternative to Jeffersonian Food Politics.” Political Research Quarterly, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 34-45, https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.uccs.edu/stable/24371970. Hatch, Thom. (2004). Black Kettle: The Cheyenne Chief Who Sought Peace but found War.  Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc. Hobsbawm, Eric. (1993). The Invention of Tradition. Edited by Eric Hobsbawm, and Terrence Ranger. Cambridge: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. Mallory, J. P. (2013) The Origins of the Irish. London: Thames &amp; Hudson. Minor, Heather H. (1999). "Mapping Mussolini: Ritual and Cartography in Public Art during the Second Roman Empire." Imago Mundi, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 147-162, doi:10.1080/03085699908592907. Nelis, Jan. (2014). "Back to the Future." Fascism, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-19, doi://doi.org/10.1163/22116257-00301001. Paidipaty, P. (2010). Tribal Nations: Politics and the Making of Anthropology in India, 1874-1967 (Doctoral dissertation, Columbia University). Schmidt, Peter R., and Thomas C. Patterson. (1995). Making Alternative Histories. Edited by Peter R. Schmidt and Thomas C. Patterson. School of American Santa Fe: Research Press. Thomas, David H. (2000). Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity. New York: Basic Books. Trouillot, Michel-Rolph. (1995). Silencing the Past. Boston: Beacon Press. Turner, Frederick J. (2009) "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." American Studies at the University of Virginia, http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/turner/chapter1.html. Whitman, James Q. (2017). Hitler's American Model. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Winkler, Martin M. (2009). The Roman Salute: Cinema, History, Ideology.  Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, https://muse-jhu-edu.libproxy.uccs.edu/book/27815. Wolfe, Eric R. (1982). Europe and the People without History. Berkeley: University of California Press. Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Days Like These" by Billy Bragg

In this episode, Jeremy goes over the social construction of history and how it affects the way people perceive their place, how nations form identities, and how history has become inherently white supremacist.  If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  Arenas, Iraida V. (1995). "The Perception of History and Archaeology in Latin America." Making Alternative Histories. Edited by Peter R. Schmidt and Thomas C. Patterson. Santa Fe: School of American Research Press. Arnold, Bettina. (2006). "'Arierdämmerung': Race and Archaeology in Nazi Germany." World Archaeology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 8-31. Bateson, Gregory. (2000a). "Culture Contact and Schismogenesis." Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ---. (2000b). "Cybernetic Explanation." Steps to an Ecology of Mind. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Clifford, James. (1986). Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography. Edited by James Clifford and George E. Marcus. Berkeley: University of California Press. Coates, Ta-Nehisi. (1993). "The Myth of Western Civilization." The Atlantic, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/the-myth-of-western-civilization/282704/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/the-myth-of-western-civilization/282704/</a>. de Certeau, Michel. (1986). "History: Science and Fiction." Heterologies: Discourse on the Other. Translated by Brian Massumi.  Manchester: Manchester University Press. Feyerabend, Paul. (1993). Against Method. New York: Verso. Foucault, Michel. (1984a). "Nietzsche, Genealogy, History." The Foucault Reader. Edited by Paul Rabinow. New York: Pantheon Books. ---. (1984b). "What is an Author?" The Foucault Reader. Edited by Paul Rabinow. New York: Pantheon Books. Hanagan, Nora. “From Agrarian Dreams to Democratic Realities: A Deweyan Alternative to Jeffersonian Food Politics.” Political Research Quarterly, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 34-45, <a href="https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.uccs.edu/stable/24371970" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.uccs.edu/stable/24371970</a>. Hatch, Thom. (2004). Black Kettle: The Cheyenne Chief Who Sought Peace but found War.  Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc. Hobsbawm, Eric. (1993). The Invention of Tradition. Edited by Eric Hobsbawm, and Terrence Ranger. Cambridge: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. Mallory, J. P. (2013) The Origins of the Irish. London: Thames &amp; Hudson. Minor, Heather H. (1999). "Mapping Mussolini: Ritual and Cartography in Public Art during the Second Roman Empire." Imago Mundi, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 147-162, doi:10.1080/03085699908592907. Nelis, Jan. (2014). "Back to the Future." Fascism, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-19, doi://<a href="http://doi.org/10.1163/22116257-00301001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doi.org/10.1163/22116257-00301001</a>. Paidipaty, P. (2010). Tribal Nations: Politics and the Making of Anthropology in India, 1874-1967 (Doctoral dissertation, Columbia University). Schmidt, Peter R., and Thomas C. Patterson. (1995). Making Alternative Histories. Edited by Peter R. Schmidt and Thomas C. Patterson. School of American Santa Fe: Research Press. Thomas, David H. (2000). Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity. New York: Basic Books. Trouillot, Michel-Rolph. (1995). Silencing the Past. Boston: Beacon Press. Turner, Frederick J. (2009) "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." American Studies at the University of Virginia, <a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/turner/chapter1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/turner/chapter1.html</a>. Whitman, James Q. (2017). Hitler's American Model. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Winkler, Martin M. (2009). The Roman Salute: Cinema, History, Ideology.  Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, <a href="https://muse-jhu-edu.libproxy.uccs.edu/book/27815" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://muse-jhu-edu.libproxy.uccs.edu/book/27815</a>. Wolfe, Eric R. (1982). Europe and the People without History. Berkeley: University of California Press. Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Days Like These" by Billy Bragg

Ep 41: The Social Construction of History

A podcast that focuses on history from a communist perspective in a round-table discussion over booze.

Cool podcast. As a comrade we need more stuff like this.

Great

Proles of the Round Table

In this one, the Proles talk about 5 of the most interesting communist spies and the lies, philandering, and political maneuvers that shaped the 20th century! If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading: "My Cambridge Friends" by Yuri Modin "My Silent War" by Kim Philby "True Believer" by Kati Marton "Operation Splinter Factor" by Stewart Steven "An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent" by Owen Matthews "The Man With Three Faces: The True Story of a Master Spy" by Hans-Otto Meissner Anna Filoneno-Kamayeva Wiki (portugese)  http://agesmystery.ru/rubriki/lica-razvedki/razvedchiki-nelegaly-maxail-i-anna-filonenko/ "Ningen Zoruge" by Ishii Hanako Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers

In this one, the Proles talk about 5 of the most interesting communist spies and the lies, philandering, and political maneuvers that shaped the 20th century! If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading: "My Cambridge Friends" by Yuri Modin "My Silent War" by Kim Philby "True Believer" by Kati Marton "Operation Splinter Factor" by Stewart Steven "An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent" by Owen Matthews "The Man With Three Faces: The True Story of a Master Spy" by Hans-Otto Meissner <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Feodorvna_Filonenko-Kamaneva" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anna Filoneno-Kamayeva Wiki (portugese)</a> <a href="http://agesmystery.ru/rubriki/lica-razvedki/razvedchiki-nelegaly-maxail-i-anna-filonenko/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://agesmystery.ru/rubriki/lica-razvedki/razvedchiki-nelegaly-maxail-i-anna-filonenko/</a> "Ningen Zoruge" by Ishii Hanako Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers

Episode 32: Soviet Spies

Comrades, you are going to love this episode. Come along with us as we deep dive into the life of one of history's most remarkable and patient revolutionaries, from his childhood up to WW2. Ezra also shares a great anecdote about Route 559.  If you haven't already, you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, pick your own, guest appearances! All kinds of great stuff.  Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod  and follow us on Twitter @prolespod.  If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!  Suggested Reading: "Ho Chi Minh: A Life" by William Duiker   Outro Music: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan

Comrades, you are going to love this episode. Come along with us as we deep dive into the life of one of history's most remarkable and patient revolutionaries, from his childhood up to WW2. Ezra also shares a great anecdote about Route 559.  If you haven't already, you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, pick your own, guest appearances! All kinds of great stuff.  Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a>  and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>.  If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!  Suggested Reading: "Ho Chi Minh: A Life" by William Duiker   Outro Music: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan

PRT Episode 15: Ho Chi Minh

In yet another spicy episode that is sure to anger some folks, we talk with Ty (@spirit_of_17 on twitter), who got back not too long ago from a year living in China, and wanted to give us his take on what he experienced and saw, and what we think of where China is in the era of Xi.   If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, pick your own, guest appearances! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod  and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!  Suggested Reading: Guide on general anti communist myths  here. Reading guide on China specifically  here.      Outro Music: Xiangyu "Rumors and Slanders" Translated video can be found here.

In yet another spicy episode that is sure to anger some folks, we talk with Ty (@spirit_of_17 on twitter), who got back not too long ago from a year living in China, and wanted to give us his take on what he experienced and saw, and what we think of where China is in the era of Xi. If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, pick your own, guest appearances! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a>  and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!  Suggested Reading: Guide on general anti communist myths <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gxwhh-vdeB--47HM-20cEVRC9eAMhrapbNf0Sk8VSOs/edit?fbclid=IwAR3ow5rvnHN1dGdy_xZ-gt75YFqdHEeaNk2Xz374mc7arvgY3EiJx_jjsfE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here.</a> Reading guide on China specifically <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/16iw83noTdWvDiECaITX83rGhP_lros8QdBTrNnCoe6c/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here.</a>  Outro Music: Xiangyu "Rumors and Slanders" Translated video can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEBoxrDqhZE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a>

Episode 19: China In The Era of Xi

In this one, we sat down with Colette to discuss the history of democratic centralism, and how it has been developed over the years, as well as other forms of democracy from ostensibly socialist origins. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  Constitution of the Communist Party of the Philippines: https://bit.ly/2MojGOC Constitution of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: https://bit.ly/33IRj30 Parliamentary System of the DPRK: https://bit.ly/2H9bo91 The Soviets and Ourselves: Two Commonwealths by K.E. Holme: https://bit.ly/2YXEYt5 Stalin and the Struggle for Democratic Reform by Grover Furr: https://bit.ly/2ZclRef Anarchists in the Russian Revolution: The Makhno Myth by Jason Yanowitz: http://www.isreview.org/issues/53/makhno.shtml Democratic Centralism by Bay Area Socialist Organizing Committee: https://bit.ly/2Owsq1U Who runs China? https://bit.ly/2THbQAL Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by Lenin: https://bit.ly/2YYuhq8 Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: Vladimir Konovalov Jazz Orchestra "The Legend of the Araratsky Valley"

In this one, we sat down with Colette to discuss the history of democratic centralism, and how it has been developed over the years, as well as other forms of democracy from ostensibly socialist origins. If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  Constitution of the Communist Party of the Philippines: <a href="https://bit.ly/2MojGOC" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2MojGOC</a> Constitution of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: <a href="https://bit.ly/33IRj30" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/33IRj30</a> Parliamentary System of the DPRK: <a href="https://bit.ly/2H9bo91" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2H9bo91</a> The Soviets and Ourselves: Two Commonwealths by K.E. Holme: <a href="https://bit.ly/2YXEYt5" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2YXEYt5</a> Stalin and the Struggle for Democratic Reform by Grover Furr: <a href="https://bit.ly/2ZclRef" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2ZclRef</a> Anarchists in the Russian Revolution: The Makhno Myth by Jason Yanowitz: <a href="http://www.isreview.org/issues/53/makhno.shtml" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.isreview.org/issues/53/makhno.shtml</a> Democratic Centralism by Bay Area Socialist Organizing Committee: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Owsq1U" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Owsq1U</a> Who runs China? <a href="https://bit.ly/2THbQAL" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2THbQAL</a> Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder by Lenin: <a href="https://bit.ly/2YYuhq8" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2YYuhq8</a> Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: Vladimir Konovalov Jazz Orchestra "The Legend of the Araratsky Valley"

Ep 37: Communist Democracy

We sit down with Ethan (but not our Ethan) and Taylor (our Taylor) to talk about Simón Bolívar,  Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, the coup attempts, the gains of the revolutions, and the US fuckery in Venezuela. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested reading: Hugo Chávez  and the Bolívarian Revolution, Richard Gott We Created Chávez: A People's History of the Bolívarian Revolution, George Cicariello-Maher Suggested viewing:The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Kim Bartley &amp; Donnacha Ó Briain Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Uh Ah,  Chávez  No Se Va", Madera

We sit down with Ethan (but not our Ethan) and Taylor (our Taylor) to talk about Simón Bolívar,  Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, the coup attempts, the gains of the revolutions, and the US fuckery in Venezuela. If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested reading: Hugo Chávez  and the Bolívarian Revolution, Richard Gott We Created Chávez: A People's History of the Bolívarian Revolution, George Cicariello-Maher Suggested viewing:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH5nzZU0qCc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Revolution Will Not Be Televised</a>, Kim Bartley &amp; Donnacha Ó Briain Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Uh Ah,  Chávez  No Se Va", Madera

Episode 25: Bolívarian Revolutions

Stalin Was

In this special and spicy episode, we sat with Talia to discuss antisemitism in the USSR, especially Stalin-era. What of the doctor's plot? Or the night of the murdered poets? Tr*stky? If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading: Almazoṿ, S. Ten years of Biro-Bidjan, 1928-1938. New York: ICOR. 1938. American Icor Commission for the Study of Biro-Bidjan and Its Colonization. Report. New York: Icor. 1929. Aptheker, Herbert. The fraud of "Soviet anti-semitism". Sydney: Current Book Distributors. 1963. Brossat, Alain, Sylvia Klingberg, and David Fernbach. Revolutionary Yiddishland: a history of Jewish radicalism. 2017. Davies, Dave. “Anti-Semitism and the Soviet Anti-Zionist Campaign.” Australian Left Review no. 76 (1981): 24-30. Furr, Grover. Blood lies: the evidence that every accusation against Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union in Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands is false. New York: Red Star Publishers. 2014. Furr, Grover. Khrushchev Lied: The Evidence That Every "revelation" of Stalin’s (and Beria’s) "crimes" in Nikita Khrushchev’s Infamous "Secret Speech" to the 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on February 25, 1956, Is Provably False. Kettering, OH: Erythros Press and Media, 2014. Hoffman, Matthew, and Henry Felix Srebrnik. A vanished ideology: essays on the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world in the twentieth century. 2016. Kochan, Lionel. The Jews in Soviet Russia since 1917. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1972. Losurdo, Domenico, and Luciano Canfora. Stalin: storia e critica di una leggenda nera. Roma: Carocci. 2015. Mandel, William M. Soviet but Not Russian: The "other" Peoples of the Soviet Union. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1985. Martens, Ludo, and John Plaice. Another view of Stalin. 1st ed. Raleigh, NC: Proles Press. 2018. Miller, Moses. Soviet "Anti-semitism": the big lie. New York: Jewish Life. 1950. Novik, Paul. Jews in the Soviet Union impressions of a two months' visit to the USSR, November-December, 1964. New York: Morning Freiheit. 1965. O'Connor, Tom. The truth about anti-semitism in the Soviet Union: exposing the fraud perpetrated on the American people. New York: American Committee of Jewish Writers, Artists &amp; Scientists. 1949. Pinkus, Benjamin. The Jews of the Soviet Union: The History of a National Minority. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Rabinovich, Solomon. Jews in USSR. Moscow: Novosti Press Agency, 1967. Szymanski, Albert. Human Rights in the Soviet Union:. London: Zed, 1984. Tartakower, Arieh. "The Jewish Problem in the Soviet Union." Jewish Social Studies 33, no. 4 (1971): 285-306. http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.slpl.org/stable/4466668. Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Oy, Ir Narishe Tsionistn" (Oh You Foolish Little Zionists) - a Yiddish anti-Zionist song

In this special and spicy episode, we sat with Talia to discuss antisemitism in the USSR, especially Stalin-era. What of the doctor's plot? Or the night of the murdered poets? Tr*stky? If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading: Almazoṿ, S. Ten years of Biro-Bidjan, 1928-1938. New York: ICOR. 1938. American Icor Commission for the Study of Biro-Bidjan and Its Colonization. Report. New York: Icor. 1929. Aptheker, Herbert. The fraud of "Soviet anti-semitism". Sydney: Current Book Distributors. 1963. Brossat, Alain, Sylvia Klingberg, and David Fernbach. Revolutionary Yiddishland: a history of Jewish radicalism. 2017. Davies, Dave. “Anti-Semitism and the Soviet Anti-Zionist Campaign.” Australian Left Review no. 76 (1981): 24-30. Furr, Grover. Blood lies: the evidence that every accusation against Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union in Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands is false. New York: Red Star Publishers. 2014. Furr, Grover. Khrushchev Lied: The Evidence That Every "revelation" of Stalin’s (and Beria’s) "crimes" in Nikita Khrushchev’s Infamous "Secret Speech" to the 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on February 25, 1956, Is Provably False. Kettering, OH: Erythros Press and Media, 2014. Hoffman, Matthew, and Henry Felix Srebrnik. A vanished ideology: essays on the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world in the twentieth century. 2016. Kochan, Lionel. The Jews in Soviet Russia since 1917. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1972. Losurdo, Domenico, and Luciano Canfora. Stalin: storia e critica di una leggenda nera. Roma: Carocci. 2015. Mandel, William M. Soviet but Not Russian: The "other" Peoples of the Soviet Union. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1985. Martens, Ludo, and John Plaice. Another view of Stalin. 1st ed. Raleigh, NC: Proles Press. 2018. Miller, Moses. Soviet "Anti-semitism": the big lie. New York: Jewish Life. 1950. Novik, Paul. Jews in the Soviet Union impressions of a two months' visit to the USSR, November-December, 1964. New York: Morning Freiheit. 1965. O'Connor, Tom. The truth about anti-semitism in the Soviet Union: exposing the fraud perpetrated on the American people. New York: American Committee of Jewish Writers, Artists &amp; Scientists. 1949. Pinkus, Benjamin. The Jews of the Soviet Union: The History of a National Minority. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Rabinovich, Solomon. Jews in USSR. Moscow: Novosti Press Agency, 1967. Szymanski, Albert. Human Rights in the Soviet Union:. London: Zed, 1984. Tartakower, Arieh. "The Jewish Problem in the Soviet Union." Jewish Social Studies 33, no. 4 (1971): 285-306. <a href="http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.slpl.org/stable/4466668" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.slpl.org/stable/4466668</a>. Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Oy, Ir Narishe Tsionistn" (Oh You Foolish Little Zionists) - a Yiddish anti-Zionist song

Episode 31: Stalin Was a Mensch - A Look at the "Antisemitism" of the USSR

In this one we sat down with Nick to discuss his time spent in Cuba, the things he learned there, as well as other interesting discussions about the new constitution, agriculture, biotech, etc. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "Che: A Revolutionary Life" by Jon Lee Anderson "Cuba: A New History" by Richard Gott New Cuban Constitution Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Yo Aprendí" by Danae Suárez

In this one we sat down with Nick to discuss his time spent in Cuba, the things he learned there, as well as other interesting discussions about the new constitution, agriculture, biotech, etc. If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "Che: A Revolutionary Life" by Jon Lee Anderson "Cuba: A New History" by Richard Gott <a href="https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cuba_2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Cuban Constitution</a> Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Yo Aprendí" by Danae Suárez

Ep 39: Modern Cuba

In this one, the Proles sat down with Daniel and Professor Sarah Raymundo to discuss the colonial history and current concerns of our comrades, who are engaging in a broad-based revolutionary struggle right now.  If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Brandon's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/4bfk5-fundraising-for-brandon-lee Suggested Reading:  Books &amp; Documents   Collection of Documents from the CPP   Guerrero.  Philippine Society &amp; Revolution, 1970 (updated and shorter format in Tagalog,  Maikling Kurso sa Lipunan at Rebolusyong Pilipino 2005).   —Foundation for Resuming the Philippine Revolution: Selected Writings, 1968-1972. (Includes the First Great Rectification Movement document, “Rectify Errors and Rebuild the Party”) —Defeating Revisionism, Reformism and Opportunism: Selected Writings, 1968-1974. (Includes numerous articles criticizing the old revisionist leadership of the previous PKP) —Building Strength Through Struggle: Selected Writings, 1972-1977. (Has two very important documents, “Our Urgent Tasks” and “Specific Characteristics of Our People’s War”)  —Detention and Defiance Against Dictatorship: Selected Writings, 1977-1986. (Writings while founding chairman of the CPP, Jose Maria Sison, was in solitary confinement and jail, including “Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism: A Primer” and “Brief History of the Kabataang Makabyan”)   Liwanag.  Reaffirm Our Basic Principles and Rectify Errors, 1992. (The major document putting into motion the Second Great Rectification Movement)    Constitution and Program of the CPP, 2016. “Communique of the 2nd Congress of the CPP.”   Central Committee of the CPP. “Celebrate the Party’s 50th Anniversary.” —“Boldly Intensify Guerrilla Warfare: 50th Anniversary of the New People’s Army.”   Sison. “Great Achievements of the CPP in 50 Years of Waging Revolution,” 2018 (A document summarizing the historical achievements of the CPP as well as a current rectification campaign to combat conservatism, bureaucratism, sectarianism and ultra-democracy)   Pambansa Demokratikong Paaralan (PADEPA is a collection of lessons and readings for mass activists in the National Democratic Movement put together by the revolutionary movement in the Philippines)   History Books on the Philippines and the CPP   Agoncillo. The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan, 1956. —Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic, 1960. —History of the Filipino People, 1960.     Constantino.  The Making of a Filipino: A Story of Philippine Colonial Politics, 1969. —The Philippines: A Past Revisited, 1975. —The Philippines: A Continuing Past, 1978.   Lanzona. Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex and Revolution in the Philippines, 2009.   McCoy. Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines and the Rise of the Surveillance State, 2009.   Richardson.  Komunista: The Genesis of the Philippine Communist Party: 1902-1935, 2011 (pdf copy of his 1984 dissertation can be found here).   Rosca, Sison.  Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World, 2004.   Simbulan.  When the Rains Come, Will not the Grass Grow Again? The Socialist Movement in the Philippines, 2018 —The Modern Principalia: The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy, 2007.   Sison, “The Role of the Communist International in the Formation of the Communist Party of the Philippine Islands,” 2019.   Contemporary Studies of the Philippines and the National Democratic Movement   Francisco-Menchavez.  The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in the Digital Age, 2018.   Lindio-McGovern. Filipino Peasant Women: Exploitation and Resistance, 1997. —Globalization, Labor Export and Resistance: A Study of Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers in Global Cities, 2013.   Rodriguez.  Migrants for Export: How the Philippine Sate Brokers Labor to the World, 2010.   San Juan, Jr. U.S. Imperialism and Revolution in the Philippines, 2007.   Scipes.  KMU: Building Genuine Trade Unionism in the Philippines, 1996.   Tuazon.  The Moro Reader: History and Contemporary Struggles of the Bangsamoro People, 2008.   Media   Communist Party of the Philippines Twitter Instagram Ang Bayan (the Party’s twice a month publication)   National Democratic Front of the Philippines (the most consolidated, revolutionary alliance of underground mass organizations in the Philippine revolution) Liberation (the official publication of the NDF)   News Media   Altermidya (People’s Alternative Media Network is a network of independent and progressive media outfits, institutions and individuals)   Bulatlat (One of the original online news publications in the Philippines covering the struggles of the toiling masses and mass movement)   Pinoy Weekly (An online and print publication that publishes weekly stories of the marginalized sectors of society. It also has print editions world wide)   Legal Mass Movement National Democratic Alliances   Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN is a multisectoral formation struggling for national and social liberation against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism. Founded on the determination and strength of the majority of oppressed classes, BAYAN is an alliance composed mainly of organizations of workers and peasants.)   Kilusang Mayo Uno (Facebook page only. KMU is an independent labour center promoting genuine, militant and patriotic trade unionism. It is genuine because it recognizes the struggle between labor and capital and upholds the legitimate interests of the working class; militant because it relies on the workers collective struggle in defending trade union and democratic rights; and patriotic because it seeks to end imperialist domination and control over the Philippines.)   Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Facebook page only. KMP is a democratic and militant movement of landless peasants, small farmers, farm workers, rural youth and peasant women)   GABRIELA (Facebook page only. It is nationwide alliance of 200 women's organizations that cut across sectors and regions, plus chapters and support groups of Pinays and non-Pinays in various continents of the world.)   Migrante International (Alliance for migrant and overseas workers to promote migrants’ rights and dignity against all forms of discrimination, exploitation and abuse in the work place and in the community and resist all anti-migrant policies.)   Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Danum" by Salidumay

In this one, the Proles sat down with Daniel and Professor Sarah Raymundo to discuss the colonial history and current concerns of our comrades, who are engaging in a broad-based revolutionary struggle right now.  If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Brandon's GoFundMe: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/4bfk5-fundraising-for-brandon-lee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/f/4bfk5-fundraising-for-brandon-lee</a> Suggested Reading:  Books &amp; Documents Collection of Documents from the CPP Guerrero. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/pdf-copy-of-and-18476987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Philippine Society &amp; Revolution</a>, 1970 (updated and shorter format in Tagalog, <a href="https://aklatangtibak.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/maikling-kurso-sa-lipunan-at-rebolusyong-pilipino.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Maikling Kurso sa Lipunan at Rebolusyong Pilipino</a> 2005). —<a href="http://www.bannedthought.net/Philippines/CPP/Sison/SelectedWritingsOfJoseMariaSison-1968-1991-FoundationForResumingThePhilippineRevolution-1968-1972.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foundation for Resuming the Philippine Revolution: Selected Writings, 1968-1972</a>. (Includes the First Great Rectification Movement document, “Rectify Errors and Rebuild the Party”) —<a href="http://www.bannedthought.net/Philippines/CPP/Sison/SelectedWritingsOfJoseMariaSison-1968-1991-DefeatingRevisionismReformismAndOpportunism-1969-1974.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Defeating Revisionism, Reformism and Opportunism: Selected Writings, 1968-1974</a>. (Includes numerous articles criticizing the old revisionist leadership of the previous PKP) —<a href="http://www.bannedthought.net/Philippines/CPP/Sison/SelectedWritingsOfJoseMariaSison-1968-1991-BuildingStrengthThroughStruggle-1972-1977.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Building Strength Through Struggle: Selected Writings, 1972-1977</a>. (Has two very important documents, “Our Urgent Tasks” and “Specific Characteristics of Our People’s War”) <a></a> —<a href="http://www.bannedthought.net/Philippines/CPP/Sison/SelectedWritingsOfJoseMariaSison-1968-1991-DetentionAndDefianceAgainstDictatorship-1977-1986.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Detention and Defiance Against Dictatorship: Selected Writings, 1977-1986</a>. (Writings while founding chairman of the CPP, Jose Maria Sison, was in solitary confinement and jail, including “Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism: A Primer” and “Brief History of the Kabataang Makabyan”) Liwanag. <a href="http://www.bannedthought.net/Philippines/CPP/Rebolusyon/1993/R1993-01en.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Reaffirm Our Basic Principles and Rectify Errors</a>, 1992. (The major document putting into motion the Second Great Rectification Movement) <a href="https://cpp.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2016-CPP-consti-ppdr_en.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Constitution and Program of the CPP</a>, 2016. “<a href="https://cpp.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FINAL_20170329en.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Communique of the 2</a><a href="https://cpp.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FINAL_20170329en.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nd Congress of the CPP</a>.” Central Committee of the CPP. “<a href="https://cpp.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20181226en_special.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celebrate the Party’s 50</a><a href="https://cpp.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20181226en_special.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">th Anniversary</a>.” —“<a href="https://cpp.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190329_en.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boldly Intensify Guerrilla Warfare: 50</a><a href="https://cpp.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190329_en.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">th Anniversary of the New People’s Army</a>.” Sison. “<a href="https://cpp.ph/2018/08/23/great-achievements-of-the-cpp-in-50-years-of-waging-revolution/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Great Achievements of the CPP in 50 Years of Waging Revolution</a>,” 2018 (A document summarizing the historical achievements of the CPP as well as a current rectification campaign to combat conservatism, bureaucratism, sectarianism and ultra-democracy) <a href="https://padepa.ndfp.org/kurikulumindex.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pambansa Demokratikong Paaralan</a> (PADEPA is a collection of lessons and readings for mass activists in the National Democratic Movement put together by the revolutionary movement in the Philippines) History Books on the Philippines and the CPP Agoncillo. <a href="https://press.up.edu.ph/store/books/view_item/666" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan</a>, 1956. —<a href="https://www.anahawbooks.com/books/malolos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic</a>, 1960. —<a href="https://www.amazon.com/History-Filipino-People-Eighth-Philippine/dp/9718711066" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">History of the Filipino People</a>, 1960. Constantino. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/making-Filipino-Philippine-colonial-politics/dp/B0007K5BUM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Making of a Filipino: A Story of Philippine Colonial Politics</a>, 1969. —<a href="https://siagrey.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/the-philippines-a-past-revisited-renato-constantino.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T</a><a href="https://siagrey.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/the-philippines-a-past-revisited-renato-constantino.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he Philippines: A Past Revisited</a>, 1975. —<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Philippines-Continuing-Past-Renato-Constantino/dp/B000E262UG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Philippines: A Continuing Past</a>, 1978. Lanzona. <a href="https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4553.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex and Revolution in the Philippines</a>, 2009. McCoy. <a href="https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4454.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines and the Rise of the Surveillance State</a>, 2009. Richardson. <a href="https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/product/komunista-the-genesis-of-the-philippine-communist-party-1902-1935/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Komunista: The Genesis of the Philippine Communist Party: 1902-1935</a>, 2011 (pdf copy of his 1984 dissertation <a href="https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/28972/1/10673216.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">can be found here</a>). Rosca, Sison. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jose-Maria-Sison-World-Portrait-Revolutionary/dp/0940880709/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=at+home+in+the+world+sison&amp;qid=1569910396&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World</a>, 2004. Simbulan. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Rains-Come-Grass-Again/dp/621958354X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> When the Rains Come, Will not the Grass Grow Again? The Socialist Movement in the Philippines</a>, 2018 —<a href="https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/product/the-modern-principalia-the-historical-evolution-of-the-philippine-ruling-oligarchy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Modern Principalia: The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy</a>, 2007. Sison, “<a href="https://josemariasison.org/the-role-of-the-communist-international-in-the-formation-of-the-communist-party-of-the-philippine-islands-1930/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Role of the Communist International in the Formation of the Communist Party of the Philippine Islands</a>,” 2019. Contemporary Studies of the Philippines and the National Democratic Movement Francisco-Menchavez. <a href="https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/53znk8kf9780252041723.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in the Digital Age</a>, 2018. Lindio-McGovern. <a href="https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/1163.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Filipino Peasant Women: Exploitation and Resistance</a>, 1997. —<a href="https://www.crcpress.com/Globalization-Labor-Export-and-Resistance-A-Study-of-Filipino-Migrant/Lindio-McGovern/p/book/9780415706186" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Globalization, Labor Export and Resistance: A Study of Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers in Global Cities</a>, 2013. Rodriguez. <a href="https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/migrants-for-export" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Migrants for Export: How the Philippine Sate Brokers Labor to the World</a>, 2010. San Juan, Jr. <a href="https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781403983763" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. Imperialism and Revolution in the Philippines</a>, 2007. Scipes. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/KMU-Building-unionism-Philippines-1980-1994/dp/9711009609" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> KMU: Building Genuine Trade Unionism in the Philippines</a>, 1996. Tuazon. <a href="http://mindanaosj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Moro-Reader.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Moro Reader: History and Contemporary Struggles of the Bangsamoro People</a>, 2008. Media <a href="https://cpp.ph/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Communist Party of the Philippines</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/prwc_info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prwcnewsroom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://cpp.ph/category/downloads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ang Bayan</a> (the Party’s twice a month publication) <a href="https://ndfp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Democratic Front of the Philippines</a> (the most consolidated, revolutionary alliance of underground mass organizations in the Philippine revolution) <a href="https://liberation.ndfp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liberation</a> (the official publication of the NDF) News Media <a href="https://www.altermidya.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Altermidya</a> (People’s Alternative Media Network is a network of independent and progressive media outfits, institutions and individuals) <a href="https://www.bulatlat.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bulatlat</a> (One of the original online news publications in the Philippines covering the struggles of the toiling masses and mass movement) <a href="https://www.pinoyweekly.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinoy Weekly</a> (An online and print publication that publishes weekly stories of the marginalized sectors of society. It also has print editions world wide) Legal Mass Movement National Democratic Alliances <a href="https://bagongalyansangmakabayan.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bagong Alyansang Makabayan</a> (BAYAN is a multisectoral formation struggling for national and social liberation against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism. Founded on the determination and strength of the majority of oppressed classes, BAYAN is an alliance composed mainly of organizations of workers and peasants.) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/kilusangmayouno/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kilusang Mayo Uno</a> (Facebook page only. KMU is an independent labour center promoting genuine, militant and patriotic trade unionism. It is genuine because it recognizes the struggle between labor and capital and upholds the legitimate interests of the working class; militant because it relies on the workers collective struggle in defending trade union and democratic rights; and patriotic because it seeks to end imperialist domination and control over the Philippines.) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/kilusangmagbubukid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas</a> (Facebook page only. KMP is a democratic and militant movement of landless peasants, small farmers, farm workers, rural youth and peasant women) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gabriela.alliance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GABRIELA</a> (Facebook page only. It is nationwide alliance of 200 women's organizations that cut across sectors and regions, plus chapters and support groups of Pinays and non-Pinays in various continents of the world.) <a href="https://migranteinternational.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Migrante International</a> (Alliance for migrant and overseas workers to promote migrants’ rights and dignity against all forms of discrimination, exploitation and abuse in the work place and in the community and resist all anti-migrant policies.) Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Danum" by Salidumay

Ep 40: Philippines Then and Now

In this long, information-packed episode, Ethan and our guest Mitch Malloy of Wild Blue Studiosgo through most of the history of art from millions of years ago back before Homo sapiens was a thing up into the very early 20th century. We very briefly cover the Soviet Union and the birth of socialist realism as well as talk about the CIA spreading certain art forms!  The document with the images and artwork referenced is on the episode page on prolespod.com/episodes. Also the audio is slightly garbled at a few points in the first several minutes, but it gets better! Sorry about that. There will be a second episode dedicated to twentieth century art movements, so wait up for that! If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested reading / sources used: Ways of Seeing, John Berger The Work of Art In the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin Marxism and Art, ed. Maynard Solomon Prehistoric Cave Paintings, Max Raphael The Social History of Art, Arnold Hauser A History of Theatre in Africa, ed. Martin Banham The Necessity of Art, Ernst Fischer Art as a Cultural System, Clifford Geertz The Soviet Theater, Laurence Senelick ReNew Marxist Art History, ed. Barnaby Haran, Warren Carter, Frederic Schwartz Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord Karl Marx and Frederick Engels on Literature and Art, ed. Stefan Morawski A Smuggling Operation: John Berger's Theory of Art, Robert Minto "The Quickest History of 20th Century Art in Russia" "The Art of Russia"   Outro music: "Rings", Aesop Rock 

In this long, information-packed episode, Ethan and our guest <a href="http://www.mitchmalloyart.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mitch Malloy</a> of <a href="https://wildbluestudios.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wild Blue Studios</a>go through most of the history of art from millions of years ago back before Homo sapiens was a thing up into the very early 20th century. We very briefly cover the Soviet Union and the birth of socialist realism as well as talk about the CIA spreading certain art forms!  The document with the images and artwork referenced is on the episode page on <a href="http://prolespod.com/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">prolespod.com/episodes</a>. Also the audio is slightly garbled at a few points in the first several minutes, but it gets better! Sorry about that. There will be a second episode dedicated to twentieth century art movements, so wait up for that! If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested reading / sources used: Ways of Seeing, John Berger The Work of Art In the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin Marxism and Art, ed. Maynard Solomon Prehistoric Cave Paintings, Max Raphael The Social History of Art, Arnold Hauser A History of Theatre in Africa, ed. Martin Banham The Necessity of Art, Ernst Fischer Art as a Cultural System, Clifford Geertz The Soviet Theater, Laurence Senelick ReNew Marxist Art History, ed. Barnaby Haran, Warren Carter, Frederic Schwartz Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord Karl Marx and Frederick Engels on Literature and Art, ed. Stefan Morawski <a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-smuggling-operation-john-bergers-theory-of-art/#!" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A Smuggling Operation: John Berger's Theory of Art</a>, Robert Minto <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY-PfLRyvxI&amp;list=PLDl8XIZxoDT7PnhJgccq3nDWfHHebP7VL" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"The Quickest History of 20th Century Art in Russia"</a> <a href="https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-art-of-russia/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"The Art of Russia"</a>  Outro music: "Rings", Aesop Rock

Episode 30: The History of Art, part 1

Join the Proles with comrade Natalie as they discuss the incredibly deep and important history of the DPRK, Natalie's upcoming project and a bit of Seeing Red!    If you haven't already, you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, pick your own, guest appearances! All kinds of great stuff.   Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod.   If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!   Sources/Suggested Reading:  10 Volume Series "Understanding Korea" "Understanding Workers' Party of Korea" "Socialist Korea - A Case Study in the Strategy of Economic Development" "Korea's Division and Its Truth" "War Veterans' Reminscences"   Outro: Moranbong Band "Without a Break"

Join the Proles with comrade Natalie as they discuss the incredibly deep and important history of the DPRK, Natalie's upcoming project and a bit of Seeing Red!  If you haven't already, you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, pick your own, guest appearances! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Sources/Suggested Reading:  <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11TOl1bcSNpatrVjEeQq28Yl82ZRlJZwR" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">10 Volume Series "Understanding Korea"</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19yzbz0c8dXWiN56hPjHvzO6l6bOy0LeK/view" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">"Understanding Workers' Party of Korea"</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcMJqqUpgfBiMCdv9CKonND7xdf9nHdR/view" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">"Socialist Korea - A Case Study in the Strategy of Economic Development"</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iasATLoGcUZKH5UDF1kZ0UU3e8Vj4hEd/view" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">"Korea's Division and Its Truth"</a> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rAoZJt8kJ3_MHPXfJ5_aktQLKWafVrZI/view" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">"War Veterans' Reminscences"</a> Outro: Moranbong Band "Without a Break"

PRT Episode 11: The Rich History of the DPRK

Gather around the table and join the Proles as special guest Brett from Rev Left Radio comes on to discuss Mao and the Cultural Revolution!   Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod.   If you have any episode suggestions, or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolesoftheroundtable@protonmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!   Sources/Suggested Reading: Hun Suyin, "Wind in the Tower"; J-Moufawad Paul, "Continuity and Rupture"; William Hinton, "Fanshen"; Aaron Leonard, "Heavy Radicals"   Outro: Bambu, "Chairman Mao"

Gather around the table and join the Proles as special guest Brett from Rev Left Radio comes on to discuss Mao and the Cultural Revolution! Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any episode suggestions, or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolesoftheroundtable@protonmail.com">prolesoftheroundtable@protonmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Sources/Suggested Reading: Hun Suyin, "Wind in the Tower"; J-Moufawad Paul, "Continuity and Rupture"; William Hinton, "Fanshen"; Aaron Leonard, "Heavy Radicals" Outro: Bambu, "Chairman Mao"

PRT Episode 8: The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

We sat down with rapper and activist, Xiangyu after his second trip to the DPRK to talk about his experiences there, as well as a handful of other interesting topics.    f you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!   Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: 炮打司令部 (完整專輯) by Xiangyu

We sat down with rapper and activist, Xiangyu after his second trip to the DPRK to talk about his experiences there, as well as a handful of other interesting topics.  f you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: 炮打司令部 (完整專輯) by Xiangyu

Episode 26: Xiangyu in the DPRK

Paul Robeson

We go through the life of actor, singer, civil rights activist, and communist Paul Robeson and talk about how he laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement in the US, how the capitalist powers tried to destroy him, and why it's important for us to remember him. Update: we did more research and found the colleges that wouldn't play Rutgers b/c Robeson was on the football team! William &amp; Mary, Georgia Tech, and Washington &amp; Lee!  If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Listening: "Joe Hill" "Anthem of the Soviet Union" "Shlof, Mein Kind" "The Volga Boatmen" "Go Down Moses"  Suggested Reading: Paul Robeson, Martin Bruml Duberman, Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary, Gerald Horne Paul Robeson: A Watched Man, Jordan Goodman Paul Robeson's Testimony before HUAC, 1956   Outro music: "Old Man River" - Paul Robeson

We go through the life of actor, singer, civil rights activist, and communist Paul Robeson and talk about how he laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement in the US, how the capitalist powers tried to destroy him, and why it's important for us to remember him. Update: we did more research and found the colleges that wouldn't play Rutgers b/c Robeson was on the football team! William &amp; Mary, Georgia Tech, and Washington &amp; Lee!  If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Listening: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Kxq9uFDes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Joe Hill"</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO6q_mFjEUg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Anthem of the Soviet Union"</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ3lRWyVX9A" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Shlof, Mein Kind"</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfsWoNpHg2s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"The Volga Boatmen"</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtLcELU1brA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Go Down Moses"</a> Suggested Reading: Paul Robeson, Martin Bruml Duberman, Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary, Gerald Horne Paul Robeson: A Watched Man, Jordan Goodman <a href="http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6440/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Paul Robeson's Testimony before HUAC, 1956</a> Outro music: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVEzygI83EM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Old Man River"</a> - Paul Robeson

Episode 20: Paul Robeson

In this episode, we sat down with Henry from Deathnography to discuss social media, leftbook, and...a bunch of random topics because we couldn't stay on task.   If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!   Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "GoGoGo" by Deathnography

In this episode, we sat down with Henry from Deathnography to discuss social media, leftbook, and...a bunch of random topics because we couldn't stay on task. If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "GoGoGo" by Deathnography

Episode 27: Read a F*cking Book, Liberal w/ Deathnography

What better way to ring in the New Year than this spicy episode on feminism, where we take shots at feminist movements of the past, men (of course) and some of the left. Special guest @socializm_ brings the fire. Ya'll are guaranteed to either love it, or hate it.  If you haven't already, you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, pick your own, guest appearances! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod  and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!  Suggested Reading: "Caliban and the Witch" by Sylvia Federici "Undemocratic Legacies: First Wave Feminism and the Somocista Women's Movement in Nicaragua" by V. Gonzalez-Rivera "Is Capitalism Gendered and Racialized" by Joan Acker "The Dialectics of Sex" by Shulamith Firestone ("The Dialectics of Sex" was utilized to cover the history of the first wave feminism in the United States. For that reason we recommend the book merely for the first chapter. However, the author offers iffy analysis against Marx and misquotes Engels that makes their overall argument faulty. This work has been critiqued by Ghandy (CC member of the CPI) in her works, “Philosophical trends in the modern feminist movement.” Still recommend that chapter spoken about but keep that in mind when you read the works in its entirety)    Outro Music: "Rocky's Revenge" by Rocky Rivera

What better way to ring in the New Year than this spicy episode on feminism, where we take shots at feminist movements of the past, men (of course) and some of the left. Special guest @socializm_ brings the fire. Ya'll are guaranteed to either love it, or hate it.  If you haven't already, you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get sweet pins, access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, pick your own, guest appearances! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a>  and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!  Suggested Reading: "Caliban and the Witch" by Sylvia Federici "Undemocratic Legacies: First Wave Feminism and the Somocista Women's Movement in Nicaragua" by V. Gonzalez-Rivera "Is Capitalism Gendered and Racialized" by Joan Acker "The Dialectics of Sex" by Shulamith Firestone ("The Dialectics of Sex" was utilized to cover the history of the first wave feminism in the United States. For that reason we recommend the book merely for the first chapter. However, the author offers iffy analysis against Marx and misquotes Engels that makes their overall argument faulty. This work has been critiqued by Ghandy (CC member of the CPI) in her works, “Philosophical trends in the modern feminist movement.” Still recommend that chapter spoken about but keep that in mind when you read the works in its entirety)  Outro Music: "Rocky's Revenge" by Rocky Rivera

PRT Episode 18: Marxist Feminism

In this one, the crew sat down to discuss the history of Burkina Faso, what created the atmosphere of revolution, some of Sankara's legacy, and what happened after his assassination. CORRECTIONS: - Jamaica was never a French colony; it was a British colony. - "The US is a one-party state[...]" quote was from Julius Nyerere, the president of Tanzania and not Kwame Nkrumah. - It may have been implied that Structural Adjustment Programs involved implementing privatization and austerity after the loans are paid back, but those are preconditions that must be met before and during the disbursement of the loan. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara" - Amber Murrey, ed. "Thomas Sankara Speaks" - Thomas Sankara ”A United Front Against Debt”: Speech to the Organization of African Unity - Thomas Sankara "Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution" - Ernest Harsch "Burkina Faso: Processus de la Revolution" - Babou Paulin Bamouni (in French) "Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man" (documentary)  "The CFA Franc: French Monetary Imperialism in Africa" - Ndongo Samba Sylla  Thomas Sankara - Revolutionary Left Radio (podcast episode) Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: National Anthem of Burkina Faso

In this one, the crew sat down to discuss the history of Burkina Faso, what created the atmosphere of revolution, some of Sankara's legacy, and what happened after his assassination. CORRECTIONS: - Jamaica was never a French colony; it was a British colony. - "The US is a one-party state[...]" quote was from Julius Nyerere, the president of Tanzania and not Kwame Nkrumah. - It may have been implied that Structural Adjustment Programs involved implementing privatization and austerity after the loans are paid back, but those are preconditions that must be met before and during the disbursement of the loan. If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  "A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara" - Amber Murrey, ed. "Thomas Sankara Speaks" - Thomas Sankara <a href="https://www.viewpointmag.com/2018/02/01/united-front-debt-1987/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”A United Front Against Debt”: Speech to the Organization of African Unity - Thomas Sankara</a> "Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution" - Ernest Harsch "Burkina Faso: Processus de la Revolution" - Babou Paulin Bamouni (in French) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Vlt41HPUE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man"</a> (documentary) <a href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2017/07/12/the-cfa-franc-french-monetary-imperialism-in-africa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> "The CFA Franc: French Monetary Imperialism in Africa"</a> - Ndongo Samba Sylla <a href="https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/sankara-the-che-of-africa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Thomas Sankara - Revolutionary Left Radio (podcast episode)</a> Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: National Anthem of Burkina Faso

Ep 38: Burkina Faso

In this one we sit down with Phil after a trip to Guatemala where he reconnected with his family, revolutionary past, and their incredible story, one as old as time, of the US propping up fascists and killing communists. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading: "Shattered Hope: The Guatemalan Revolution" by Piero Gleijeses "Bitter Fruit" by Stephen Schlesinger "Killing Hope" by William Blum Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Poesia Venenonsa" by Rebeca Lane

In this one we sit down with Phil after a trip to Guatemala where he reconnected with his family, revolutionary past, and their incredible story, one as old as time, of the US propping up fascists and killing communists. If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading: "Shattered Hope: The Guatemalan Revolution" by Piero Gleijeses "Bitter Fruit" by Stephen Schlesinger "Killing Hope" by William Blum Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Poesia Venenonsa" by Rebeca Lane

Episode 24: Guatemala and the Silent Holocaust

In this one, we sat down with Pres to discuss the long and depressing history of Reproductive Rights, Patriarchy, Eugenics and how they all tie together. SPOILER ALERT: deathtoamerica CORRECTION: The Proles were lied to; Dep (Depo Prevera) is an injection that is re-administered every three months, whereas the arm implant referred to in the episode is Nexplanon (formerly Implanon) which lasts three years. IUDs can last three to ten years depending on the type. @marxymarx2 to contact Pres. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading:  Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, Ibram X. Kendi The Counter-Revolution of 1776, Gerald Horne When The Welfare People Come: Race and Class in the US Child Protection Service, Don Lash Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty, Dorothy Roberts Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, Harriet Washington   Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination, Alondra Nelson   The Social Transformation of American Medicine:  The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry, Paul Starr (More liberal standard academic text) Labor's Love Lost: The Rise and Fall of the Working-Class Family in America, Andrew Cherlin (more liberal  standard academic text)    The Zero Trimester: Pre-Pregnancy Care and the Politics of Reproductive Risk, Miranda Waggoner   Women, Race, and Class, Angela Davis     On how men's reproductive health is under represented: sci-hub.tw/10.1177/1557988314556670  On China's One Child Policy (Warning! This paper is super orientalist/racist and very liberal--read at your own peril. Only snippets of what comes out of this paper are actually interesting and what Pres used in the episode): sci-hub.tw/10.2307/3115224   On Puerto Rico's sterilization program: sci-hub.tw/10.1177/0094582X7700400405   Sterilization as part of plea deal for man: https://insider.foxnews.com/2014/06/24/va-man-required-get-vasectomy-part-plea-deal  Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "A Single Spark" by Xiangyu (you can order the album here)

In this one, we sat down with Pres to discuss the long and depressing history of Reproductive Rights, Patriarchy, Eugenics and how they all tie together. SPOILER ALERT: deathtoamerica CORRECTION: The Proles were lied to; Dep (Depo Prevera) is an injection that is re-administered every three months, whereas the arm implant referred to in the episode is Nexplanon (formerly Implanon) which lasts three years. IUDs can last three to ten years depending on the type. @marxymarx2 to contact Pres. If you haven't already, go to <a href="http://www.prolespod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prolespod.com</a> or you can help the show improve over at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/prolespod</a> and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/prolespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/prolespod</a> and follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/prolespod?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@prolespod</a>. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at <a href="mailto:prolespod@gmail.com">prolespod@gmail.com</a> All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading: Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, Ibram X. Kendi The Counter-Revolution of 1776, Gerald Horne When The Welfare People Come: Race and Class in the US Child Protection Service, Don Lash Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty, Dorothy Roberts Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, Harriet Washington   Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination, Alondra Nelson   The Social Transformation of American Medicine:  The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry, Paul Starr (More liberal standard academic text) Labor's Love Lost: The Rise and Fall of the Working-Class Family in America, Andrew Cherlin (more liberal  standard academic text)    The Zero Trimester: Pre-Pregnancy Care and the Politics of Reproductive Risk, Miranda Waggoner   Women, Race, and Class, Angela Davis     On how men's reproductive health is under represented: <a href="http://sci-hub.tw/10.1177/1557988314556670" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">sci-hub.tw/10.1177/1557988314556670</a>  On China's One Child Policy (Warning! This paper is super orientalist/racist and very liberal--read at your own peril. Only snippets of what comes out of this paper are actually interesting and what Pres used in the episode): <a href="http://sci-hub.tw/10.2307/3115224" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">sci-hub.tw/10.2307/3115224</a>   On Puerto Rico's sterilization program: <a href="http://sci-hub.tw/10.1177/0094582X7700400405" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">sci-hub.tw/10.1177/0094582X7700400405</a>   Sterilization as part of plea deal for man: <a href="https://insider.foxnews.com/2014/06/24/va-man-required-get-vasectomy-part-plea-deal" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://insider.foxnews.com/2014/06/24/va-man-required-get-vasectomy-part-plea-deal</a> Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "A Single Spark" by Xiangyu (you can order the album <a href="https://comradexiangyu.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>)

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