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 of audience questions, and then wrapped it up with a "We Could Do a Whole Episode On That" about the true story of "The Hunt for Red October."

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Suggested Resources:

Heartbeat of Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Yuri Kochiyama, Diane Carol Fujino

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Proles intro by Ransom Notes

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Full Proles intro by Ransom Notes

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 also talked about Anti-communism in general, as well as the importance of Stalin's legacy and why he isn't, as many people accuse him of, a "Stalin apologist." It's spicy as hell, so buckle up.

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Direct Source Documents/Topics discussed in the show:

Frinovsky's Statement

Budyonny's Letter to Voroshilov concerning the military conspiracy

Transcript of the Tukhachevsky Trial in Russian

Suggested Reading:

Which you can get from Red Star Publishers, Erythos Press, or Amazon

Stalin: Waiting for...the Truth by Grover Furr

The Moscow Trials as Evidence by Grover Furr

Trotsky's Collaboration with Germany and Japan by Grover Furr

The Fraud of the Dewey Commission by Grover Furr

The Mystery of the Katyn Massacre by Grover Furr

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"Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes

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"Soviet National Anthem" by the Red Army Choir

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.

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Intro music:

"Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes

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"GoGoGo" by Deathnography

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.

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"Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes

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炮打司令部 (完整專輯) by Xiangyu

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.

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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 & Donnacha Ó Briain

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"Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes

Outro music: "Uh Ah, Chávez No Se Va", Madera

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.

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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 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 we might interpret media. And of course a brief history of The Peoples' Liquor.

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Suggested Reading:

Anti-poverty Drive

Red Star Over China by Edgar Snow

How to Visit a Socialist Country

China in the Modern Day

And of course, China Daily

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"Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes

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"Soviet Official" by Apathy and OC (edited for content)

(*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 interesting information to tell, and so we feel the content didn't suffer)

The Proles sit down with Andrea (@andrea_lakota on Twitter) to discuss how Indigenous folks, decolonization, and a lot of misunderstood terms intersect. It is chocked full of amazing knowledge.

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Suggested Reading:

The Transit of Empire by Jodi Byrd

The ABC's of Decolonization: www.onkwehonwerising.wordpress.com

Outro music:

"Mushuk" by Los Nin

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 after the war, and what happened in 1989.

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Suggested Reading:

Stasi State or Socialist Paradise?: The German Democratic Republic and What Came of It, Bruni de la Motte & John Green The Triumph of Evil: The Reality of the USA's Cold War Victory, Austin Murphy From My Life, Erich Honecker Behind the Scenes in Two Worlds, Elaine & Harry Mensh

Outro music: "Es Bleibt Die Sonne," Gerd Michaelis-Chor

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 & Mary, Georgia Tech, and Washington & Lee!

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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