By Proles Pod
A podcast about history, politics, and culture... without the liberalism
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The unveiling of TheoryBeats, a new project by ProlesPod and DJ DTA. Let us know what you think! To get all future TheoryBeats, you can sign up for any paid tier at the Patreon. There are a number of...
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Evan from Left of the Projector Podcast to delve into a Marxist analysis of the new animated series X-Men '97. We explore the show's portrayal of the mutant struggle...
In this episode, we're joined by our two newest co-hosts, Rae and Martín, to take the Proles' first trip to Mexico. In this wide-ranging episode, we cover a (brief) workers' history of Mexico, the rise of the current president...
In this episode, the Scottish comrades return to discuss the revolutionary life of John Maclean. No, not that one... or that one. The Scottish revolutionary that spent his entire life fighting for the proletariat and who was in jail when...
In this episode, El discusses the birth and development of the proletariat within Scottland, as well as the ways in which the nobility and the British empire sabotaged them time and again. Thank you for listening! Please rate and...
In this long awaited return of the show the gang revisits East Germany, with new Proles co-host and host of Actually Existing Socialism - Tony - giving us a guide through attempts by Western capitalist nations to subvert the East...
In this episode, the new gang (so far) introduces themselves, and Jeremy briefly recounts the history of Proles as well as what we're doing differently this time, based on lessons we learned. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast catcher and...
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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....
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...
The next-to-the-last PRT episode, recorded before the collapse. Justin and Ethan discuss the history of Romania as Alekx hosts.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
HEADS UP: One of the voices on mic here, Hayder, has been accused of sexual harassment in a university position in Lahore. We’re discussing what to do with this episode, but for right now, please be aware of this and...
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...
In this one, we sat down with Clara Sorrenti of the Canadian Communist Party to talk about a few important historical figures in the Canadian Communist movement, as well as answer some AMA questions. Editor's note: We're aware that in...
In the first episode of Ad Vincere Mundi and the first episode in the How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Histomat arc, which deals with the history of Classics as a discipline, Colette breaks down what dialectical and...
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In this deviation from our normal formula, we sat down with the lead singer/songwriter for Craig's Brother to have a brief, informal conversation about their past, present, future, as well as ideas about what happened and what indie music looks...
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...
In this one we sat down with Joel from Anti-Imperialist Parentiposting to discuss the colonial period of Argentinian history, how freedom of slaved was raffled off by the British government, the codification of racism, and how the indigenous groups were...
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...
The Proles introduce the debut episode of The Tolerant Left, an ML podcast that tackles controversial topics in *discourse*. In their first episode, Talia and Jess talk about electoral politics, why it's never going to give us the change...
In the debut episode of Proles of the Minyan, The Proles declare their support for DC Dyke March’s banning of the Israeli pride flag, present a historical analysis of Jewish symbolism, argue for an abandonment of the Magen David, and advance...
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...
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...
In this episode, we recorded a live episode at ProlesCon 2019 in Englewood, Colorado with Breht from RevLeftRadio and a bunch of wonderful comrades who hung out with us all weekend. We discussed left media in general, took a handful...
In this episode, we sat down with the man, the myth, the legend: Grover Furr himself. We chatted about his newest book, Stalin: Waiting for...the Truth, which is a clap-back at Stephen Kotkin's dishonest biography "Stalin: Waiting for Hitler". We...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
In this one we sit down with China Daily reporter, Ian Goodrum, and talk about how western media has portrayed China through its history, and communist countries broadly, as well as a bunch of great anecdotes, and discussions about how...
(*Disclaimer: One of our microphones cut out about 1/3 of the way through recording, and so we were forced to cut most of the banter after that point. We apologize, but are grateful that Andrea had a ton of incredibly...
We talk about the splitting up of Germany after World War 2, the creation of both the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, discuss what rights GDR citizens had, how many damn Nazis were in the West...
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...
It's been a whole freaking year since we first recorded and posted our animated first episode on the German Revolution! We are amazed and humbled by all that has happened since then, and in celebration we took live calls for...
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...
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...
In this episode, we go from the discovery of nuclear fission up to the most recent state getting a nuclear weapon, and in between we talk about the Manhattan Project, Soviet spies, Hiroshima, US nuclear testing, and the DPRK having...
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...
Have you ever wondered where the montage came from? Do you enjoy hearing Ethan plug theatre in an episode about cinema? Do you never tire of hearing Justin defend Stalin even when he clearly did some things wrong? Then you...