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Ep 85 - Reform or Revolution (Part II of II)
In this two-part Theory Episode, the ProlesPod Squad takes on one of the most influential texts in socialist history: "Reform or Revolution" (1898) by Polish-German Marxist Rosa Luxemburg. Whether you're new to political theory, find social
Ep 84 - Reform or Revolution (Part I of II)
In this two-part Theory Episode, the ProlesPod Squad takes on one of the most influential texts in socialist history: "Reform or Revolution" (1898) by Polish-German Marxist Rosa Luxemburg. Whether you're new to political theory, find social
Ep 83 - Iran: Draw a Line
In this very special release, Justin talked with Iranian communist and comrade, Araaz, about life in Iran, the effects of the attacks by Israel, and the context of life under the Islamic Revolutionary Government. We weren't sure what we exp
Ep 82 - Guatemalan Guerrillas
Digging into his own family's background, PhD Candidate, Brandon, is our subject matter expert. He combines archival research with ethnographic interviews to bring us the history of the guerrilla struggle, focusing on the era between the ea
Ep 81 - One Big Blanket and Other Hilarious Anti-Communist Arguments
The ProlesSquad shares and responds to some of the most poorly concieved yet commonly heard anti-communist arguments! You can sign up at Patreon where you get access to early release episodes, study guides, the aforementioned bonus episodes
Ep 80 - MMT, Austerity, and Imperialism
Virginia and Steve from Macro N Cheese Podcast/Real Progressives join Justin and Jeremy in a discussion of Modern Monetary Theory, how it can be used as a radicalizing tool, as well as what it means in the grand scheme of global economics.
Ep 79 - Soviet Cartoons & Raising Socialist Children
The Proles Squad is joined by communist Youtuber RevolutionaryTh0t to talk about their recent work on soviet children's cartoons, women's liberation in the USSR, and socialist child rearing! RevolutionaryTh0t's Youtube Channel Revolutionary
Ep 78 - The Stalin Eras, Part 6: Conclusions
In the FINAL main-feed episode of the Stalin Eras, we sat back and took a look at where we started and where we ended up. Were we successful in what we set out to do? What did we learn? What do we hope listeners learned? How did the process
Ep 77 - The Stalin Eras, Part 5: Criticisms and Contradictions
The much anticipated criticisms and contradictions episode of The Stalin Eras! In this episode we wrestle with the following controversies during Stalin's leadership of the USSR: the Gulag, anti-homosexuality laws, anti-abortion Laws, the "
Ep 76 - The Stalin Eras, Part 4: Discussion (1939-1953)
As "The Stalin Eras" draws to a close, we discuss, in more granular detail, Joseph Stalin's placement within the context of Soviet history, focusing on the years 1939 up to his death in 1953. Our host for this episode is (also) Jeremy, from
Ep 75 - The Stalin Eras, Part 4.5: Long Live Comrade Stalin (1943-1953)
In this final narrative of "The Stalin Eras", we detail Joseph Stalin's life within the context of Soviet history through the years 1943-1953. This narrative, titled "Long Live Comrade Stalin!" covers viscerally the experience of the Soviet
Ep 74 - The Stalin Eras, Part 4: Enemy at the Gates (1939-1942)
In the narrative for Part 4.0 of "The Stalin Eras", we detail Joseph Stalin's life within the context of Soviet history through the years 1939-1942. This narrative, titled "Enemy at the Gates" highlights the pivotal years leading to the Naz
Ep 73 - January: 2025 Is It Over Yet?
In this episode, we switched it up a bit to discuss some of the wild events that have been happening and analyze their impact, what we think about them etc. From the "Roman Salute" to the California wildfires, we got it all here. With silli
Ep 72 - Palestine Will Be Free
Ameed and Cody from Good Shepherd Collective join Rae and Jeremy in a Q&A on the conditions and complications related to the struggle of the Palestinian people. Questions were collected from you, the listener. We did our best to condense si
Ep 71 - The Stalin Eras, Part 3: Discussion (1935-1939)
In the Part 3 Discussion, we cover evidence for the Moscow Trials (more to come in the Part 3.5 Narrative), The Spanish Civil War, Molotov-Ribbentrop, and more. Our host is Legacy Prole, Taylor! The Stalin Eras, inspired by the classic RevL
Ep 70 - The Stalin Eras, Part 3.5: War Is Already Here (1936-1939)
Our longest and most controversial episode. This narrative, titled "War Is Already Here" (using the latest archival scholarship) details the legitimacy of the controversial Moscow Trials, the origins of the "Great Terror", the climax of the
Ep 69 - The Stalin Eras, Part 3: Triumphs, Trials, and Tribulations (1935-1936)
In the narrative for Part Three of "The Stalin Eras", Tony and Jeremy detail Joseph Stalin's life within the context of Soviet history through the years 1935-1936. This narrative, titled "Triumph and Tribulations" highlights the USSR as a r
Ep 68 - An Intermission
Comrades! We are hard at work on the Stalin Eras, as you all know. Part 3 in particular, given the Moscow Trials, The Military Trial, Ezhovchina, and other major topics, this episode in particular has taken a LOT of work. We have also uncov
Ep 67 - The Stalin Eras, Part 2: Discussion (1930-1934)
In the discussion for Part Two of "The Stalin Eras", the gang responds to questions from Jen (aka Big Nasty), host of How the Red Was Won and overall badass comrade. The years in focus are, again, 1930-1934, and based upon the previous epis
Ep 66 - The Stalin Eras, Part 2: Stewards of the Human Soul (1930-1934)
In the narrative for Part Two of "The Stalin Eras", Justin and Jeremy detail Soviet society and all that comes with it under Stalin's leadership from 1930-1934. This narrative, titled "Stewards of the Human Soul", covers the varied personal
Ep 65 - The Stalin Eras, Part 1: Discussion (1917-1929)
Breht O'Shea, host of Revolutionary Left Radio, joins to guide a discussion based on the events covered in the narrative for Part One (which you should listen too first, if you haven't already!). In this discussion, the gang led by Rae and
Ep 64 - The Stalin Eras, Part 1: Reconstruction In One Country (1917-1929)
In the narrative for Part One of "The Stalin Eras", Rae and Jeremy detail Joseph Stalin's life within the context of Soviet history through the monumental years of 1917-1929. This narrative, titled "Reconstruction In One Country", covers So
Ep 63 - The Stalin Eras: An Introduction (1878-1917)
In this introductory episode we cover the who, what, where, and why of "The Stalin Eras", a multi-part series on the life and times of Joseph Stalin. In addition, we also lay the foundations of young Stalin's life: from his humble birth in
Ep 62 - A Very Special ProlesPod: Behind The Iron Curtain
As we are VERY busy working on the Stalin Eras series which premiers as early release for paid Patreon subscribers on September 18, and for the main feed September 23, we did not feel that we could do a typical episode justice. Instead, we
Ep 61 - Foundations of Leninism
Join the Proles and friend of the pod, Joel, for our first ever episode focused solely on a theory text. If you've been following along with the TheoryBeats project on Patreon, you already know the text. It is the the monumental "Foundation
Ep 60 - Ukraine: Descent to Fascism
CW: This episode contains frank discussions of murder, torture, and sexual assault of both adults and children, primarily in the context of anti-semitic pogroms against Jewish people. Please proceed carefully through the episode or skip it
Ep 59 - Ukraine: Birth of a Nationalism
CW: This episode contains frank discussions of murder, torture, and sexual assault of both adults and children, primarily in the context of anti-semitic pogroms against Jewish people. Please proceed carefully through the episode or skip it
EP 58 - Indigenous Resistance in the Ecuadorian Amazon
For this episode we're joined by guest expert Beth Pitts for a journey into the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon. We're talking about the past, present, and future of indigenous resistance in Ecuador to begin to think about what their struggl
Ep 57 - Taiwan: A Short Long History
Charles Xu joins the show to give us a whirlwind tour of the history of Taiwan starting from about 15,000 years ago to the late 1980s to explain to us the origins of the current tensions between China and the West (led by the United States
EP 56 - CIA, MK Ultra, and U.S. Psychopathy
CW - This episode, almost from start to finish, tells a lot of horrific stories of both physical and mental abuse and mutilation of some of the most marginalized and at-risk types of folks. If this is something that will be difficult to get
