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Shattering the Spectacle: Trump, Kamala, and the 2024 Election

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Release Date: 11/08/2024

Look for the Helpers: An Omaha Boy's Fight Against Leukemia show art Look for the Helpers: An Omaha Boy's Fight Against Leukemia

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Red Hot Take: Dialectics at the Dawn of Techno-Feudalism show art Red Hot Take: Dialectics at the Dawn of Techno-Feudalism

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Breht discusses American Capitalism's Death Drive Accelerationism, how the only path that's left for capitalism is to return us to fuedalism "at a higher level", how dialactics plays out in this context, and why the purposeful cultivation of inner silence and stillness and love is more important than ever.  outro music: 'Breathe' by Alexi Murdoch Support the show on Follow RLR on IG  Make a one-time donation to Rev Left at 

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(UNLOCKED) Trump 2.0: Oligarchy Unleashed show art (UNLOCKED) Trump 2.0: Oligarchy Unleashed

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This is an unlocked patreon episode. To get bonus episodes like this every month, and access to our back catalogue of hundreds of bonus eps like this one, support the show on Patreon: In this patreon exclusive, Breht discusses the second Trump administration, mass deportations, the crescendo of neoliberalism, the US Oligarchy, the implications and possible trajectories of Artificial Intelligence, Deepseek, what's next for the Democrats, accelerationism in the era of imperial decline, and more! Follow RLR on IG  Make a one-time donation to Rev Left at   

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The Nature of All Things: Spinoza’s Philosophical Odyssey show art The Nature of All Things: Spinoza’s Philosophical Odyssey

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Professor of philosophy Colin Bodayle joins Breht to dive into the profound, unique, and almost mystical philosophy of Baruch Spinoza. Together, they discuss the value of philosophy for all of us, Spinoza as a "philosopher's philosopher", his life and death in 17th century western Europe, his complex geometrical structure of writing, God as Nature as Substance, his forward thinking politics, Atheism and Pantheism, what Spinoza thinks a good life is, Stoicism and Buddhism, Marx and Engels connection to Spinoza, dialectical materialism, the underlying interconnectedness of all being, Breht's...

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Philosophy Series: Nietzsche and the Death of God show art Philosophy Series: Nietzsche and the Death of God

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Breht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher . He discusses the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, the politics of modern day Nietzscheans, the death of god and consumer capitalism as a form a nihilism, the ongoing nature of human civilizational and spiritual evolution, the biography of Nietzsche, what the next step of human evolution might be, the synthesis of religion and science,  scientific and ontological materialism, the limits of atheism, the importance of spiritual struggle, and much more.  Professor Sugrue passed...

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"Mirror" by Andrei Tarkovsky: Time, Memory, and Aesthetic Contemplation

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Breht is a guest on Left of the Projector (along with Amanda Joy Moon). Together, with the host Evan, the three discuss Soviet Filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky's film "Mirror" from 1975. This is our fourth episode focusing on the films of Tarkovsky. You can find all our other episodes on Tarkovsky's films Left of the Projector: Subscribe:  ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠:  Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:  Amanda Joy Moon: ⁠⁠Instagram:  ⁠ ...

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City of Ashes: The Los Angeles Wildfires show art City of Ashes: The Los Angeles Wildfires

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Alyson - a lifelong and current resident of Los Angeles - and Breht discuss the wildfires ravaging L.A. Together they discuss the acute and structural causes of the fires, the role played by Climate Change, the reactionary propaganda surrounding the fires, the class dynamics at play, the self-serving careerist motivations of bourgeois politicans, the organized grassroots community response on the ground, and what it all means for the future of California, the US, and the world.  Outro Song: Forest Fire by Mount Eerie

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On the Situation in Syria and its Implications for the Region show art On the Situation in Syria and its Implications for the Region

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Thuraya, , Mohammad, and Edward join Breht to discuss recent events in Syria. Together they discuss what happened, Syria under the Assad government, the hope and concerns of the the Syrian people,  the role Syria plays in the axis of resistance, Syria's connections to Palestine, current conditions in Gaza, Israel's ongoing genocide and its actions in Syria, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and their governing promises, the history of the Syrian civil war and its continued relevance, the role of US-led imperialism in the region and its backing of HTS, Turkey and Iran, sanctions on Syria and the...

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New Years Reflection: Reviewing 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025 & Beyond show art New Years Reflection: Reviewing 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025 & Beyond

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It's time for our annual Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace episode, where we crossover with Rev Left and the Red Menace in order to review the past year in world events and look forward to what we think will be coming in the next year. Breht, Alyson, Adnan, and Henry discuss Palestine, BRICS, the Alliance of Sahel States, global capitalism, and much more, so be sure to tune in and share widely! This episode will also be on and ! Support Rev Left and get access to bonus episodes:  Follow RLR on IG  Make a one-time donation to Rev Left at 

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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Upstream) show art Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Upstream)

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Alyson and Breht were invited to join to talk about Lenin's "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism".  Capitalism, imperialism, monopoly—far from being separate concepts that just happen to take shape parallel to one another or to overlap from time to time, these terms all really refer to the exact same overall process. We call it capitalism because it’s not always practical to call it “monopoly capitalism in its imperialist stage” or something like that, but really, capitalism is, as we’ll see, inevitably monopolistic and imperialist. The process of capitalism’s...

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