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Drone Strikes, the CIA, & Nobel "Peace" Prizes - Alex Aviña + Michael Fox on the Imperialist War on Venezuela

Release Date: 10/17/2025

The War on Iran w/ Nina Farnia & Navid Farnia

Guerrilla History

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a critically important discussion that we hope you will find useful and will share with others that you think may benefit. Here we bring on Nina Farnia and Navid Farnia to discuss the ongoing war on Iran. The situation continues to develop rapidly, but the analysis provided here is absolutely crucial to continuing to deepen our understanding of what is happening as well as WHY is is happening the way it is. Be sure to check out the piece that they did for Pambazuka which we reference several times throughout the conversation - ....

Lumumba's Assassination & the US's "Jazz Ambassadors" w/ Gerald Horne & Anthony Ballas (AR&D Ep. 14)

Guerrilla History

In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring back two returning guests, Gerald Horne and Anthony Ballas, to discuss the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, and the U.S.'s "jazz ambassadors". A really stimulating discussion, we highly recommend you also check out our other episodes focused on the Congo to orient yourself historically here - and (both with Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja) and . We also recommend you check out the previous episodes we have done with Dr. Horne, which include - , , and Anthony...

Political Persecution in Kenya/Booker's Abduction w/Booker Omole

Guerrilla History

In this critically important episode (in collaboration with the Adnan Husain Show), we bring back our friend Comrade Booker from the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya to discuss his recent abduction, his imprisonment, the fraudulent case against him, and the work ongoing from the CPMK! An urgently important episode, be sure to share this episode widely to get the word out! *Please note that as of the time of release, donation links to the legal fund are not available yet, but we will edit the show notes to make the link available when the links are up. In the meantime, be sure to...

Whiteness, Jake Paul, Boxing, & the Crisis of US Imperialism w/ Anthony Ballas

Guerrilla History

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a fascinating conversation on the intersection of boxing, white supremacy, geopolitics, and imperialism, a discussion that you are sure to find interesting an useful even if you are not into boxing itself! For this, we bring on Anthony Ballas, who cowrote the piece alongside the inimitable Prof. Gerald Horne for Black Agenda Report. Be sure to read the piece and listen to this episode, and stay tuned for another discussion with Tony soon, alongside Dr. Horne! Anthony Ballas is an organizer and a PhD student at Duke University. His work...

Nigeria's Independence Movement & Coup Era w/ Max Siollun (AR&D Ep. 13)

Guerrilla History

In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring back Max Siollun, whom you will remember from our episode from a few months ago. This time, we look at the Independence Movement in Nigeria, and then look at the post-colonial era with a particular focus on the Coup Era from the mid-60's through mid-80's. A fascinating history, and one which we hope you will find useful! Be sure to stay tuned for further episodes of the series! Max Siollun is a historian. He has written several acclaimed books on Nigeria’s history, including What...

IB: Iran, Conferences, and More [Patreon Early Access]

Guerrilla History

In this episode, which was available for early access on , we round up some recent work that we have been doing, discuss Iran, and more. Enjoy, and let us know what you thought of the conversation! Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content:

Communism - The Highest Stage of Ecology [Peacemongers]

Guerrilla History

This is a release from the terrific show Peacemongers (Fredshetsarna), a Swedish anti-imperialist podcast. The episodes features Henry Hakamaki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro discussing their book translation of . Be sure to subscribe to and/or ! Below are the shownotes from their episode posting: In this session of Peacemongers we had the honor of having Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro and Henry Hakamäki on, the translators of Guillaume Suing’s “Communism, the highest state of ecology” from iskra books. We dive into the different parts of the book and a surrounding discussion about...

The Imperial Theory Industry w/Gabriel Rockhill [Adnan Husain Show]

Guerrilla History

In this episode, Adnan discusses Professor Gabriel Rockhill's new book, This incredibly important book contributes an insurgent foray, a guerrilla attack, against the imperial theory industry and its ideological work in the psychological, intellectual war that is central to the perpetuation of imperialist capitalism of our era. This first volume lays out a crucial method and approach, a way of performing intellectual history through dialectical and historical materialism, while exposing the relationship between the deep state/permanent state forces that have patronized a compatible...

The China Model w/ Ali Kadri

Guerrilla History

In this episode of Guerrilla History, Ali Kadri is back for another installment of our ongoing mini-series with him! This time, a fascinating discussion on The China Model. If you missed our previous episode with him, , and , be sure to check that out! Also, stay tuned for more installments of this series! Be sure to check out , and also be sure to follow Ali's recommendation to check out Torkil Lauesen's work, such as and Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books including Arab...

Overcoming the Legacy of White Settler Genocide By Bringing Back the Buffalo w/ Jeremy Kuzmarov

Guerrilla History

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Jeremy Kuzmarov (whom you may remember from our episode ) to discuss a piece he recently wrote for CovertAction Magazine - . A really fascinating discussion, you'll definitely want to listen in, as well as watch the documentary we discuss - . Jeremy Kuzmarov is Managing Editor of and is author of four books on US foreign policy including (Massachusetts, 2009); (Massachusetts, 2012); , with John Marciano (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2018) and (Atlanta: Clarity Press,...

More Episodes

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by two fan favorites of the show - Alexander Aviña and Michael Fox! Here, we discuss the escalating imperialist war that is being waged on Venezuela. With such a rapidly evolving situation, you will want to make sure that you listen to this to know the background!

Also, be sure to check out the past episodes Alex and Michael have been on the show for. Alex has appeared on: Dogmatism and Reading History, Football! Palestine, Copa América, & the Euros, "Israel" and Its Role in Latin America, The Mexican Dirty War: A War to the Death, The World Cup: Sport, Politics, History, and Propaganda, Coups, Oil, and Oil Nationalization, Intelligence Briefing: The Beautiful Game, and Cold War Latin America (that's a LOT of hours of material for you!)

Michael has also been on several episodes: Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update, American Imperialism's Shadow on Latin America, and The Rise of Fascism, Bolsonaro, & the Brazilian Elections

Alexander Aviña is associate professor of Latin American history at Arizona State University and author of Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside. Alex's website is available at alexanderavina.com, and he can be followed on twitter @Alexander_Avina

Michael Fox is a Brazil-based journalist, contributor to The World, former Editor of NACLA, and the host of the podcast series Under the Shadow and Brazil on Fire, and now also Stories of Resistance. Michael can be followed on Twitter @mfox_us, you can support his project on his patreon and follow his band Monte Perdido.

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