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Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.

Alyson and Breht apply dialectical and historical materialist analysis to the current war of aggression in Iran. Together they break down th...

On this YT livestream (3/1/26) Alyson and Breht discuss the illegal war of aggression launched by the US and Israel against Iran. Throughout...

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In this Christmas special, Alyson and Breht reinterpret Jesus through Jewish mysticism, Christian contemplative traditions, and Buddhist con...

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Most people, even on the Left, only know fragments of Italy's "Years of Lead." This episode pulls the whole picture into focus: the mass wor...

Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the ceasefire in Gaza and its implications, the newest round of US imperialist aggression...

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Alyson and Breht critically engage with the concept of "technofeudalism" from a Marxist (and thus historical materialist) perspective, analy...

Alyson and Breht are guests on the Red Star Ministry Podcast , a Christian Communist outlet. Together with the host Christian, they discuss...

In this episode of Red Menace , Breht and Alyson dive into Mao Zedong's pivotal 1957 speech On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among...

Alyson and Breht record an emergency podcast on the current riots in LA, and resistance across the country, to mass deportations. Together t...

In this episode, Alyson and Breht explore Friedrich Engels' Dialectics of Nature , a bold and underappreciated attempt to apply dialectical...

This is small snippet from a much larger episode coming soon wherein Alyson and Breht cover Friedrich Engel's famous text "Dialectics of Nat...

In this episode, Breht welcomes on Seth from Omaha Tenants United for an in-studio discussion about OTU's slate of recent successes organizi...

In this powerful and wide-ranging conversation, Margaret Kimberley —senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and a leader in Black Alliance f...

In this episode, Alyson and Breht welcome Brendan to the show, a close comrade with a bit more sympathy toward Trotsky in order to be as fai...

Alyson - a lifelong and current resident of Los Angeles - and Breht discuss the wildfires ravaging L.A. Together they discuss the acute and...

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Alyson and Breht were invited to join Robbie on the Upstream podcast to talk about Lenin's "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism". C...

Alyson and Breht finally dive into the German Revolution of 1918! Together they discuss this rather ambigious revolution, give a detailed ov...

Alyson and Breht analyze the results of the recent presidential election and explore its various meanings. Together they discuss the grotesq...

Alyson and Breht reflect on the life and death of the Palestinian resistance leader Yahya Sinwar. Outro Song "Gaza Strip 2 Detroit" by Sammy...

Alyson and Breht discuss the unfolding regional war between Israel and literally all of its neighbors, the restrained Iranian response to Is...

Alyson and Breht return to do a follow up conversation to their well-received previous episode regarding this topic, "On Mysticism: Ego, Suf...

Trump gets shot. Biden drops out. Kamala is coronated. Alyson and Breht discuss and analyze it all. Omaha Tenants United: https://omahatenan...

Alyson and Breht reflect on the pathetic Presidential Debate, analyze the fallout from the debate, and then reflect on some major internal d...

Students and organizers Cheli and Phia join Alyson and Breht to discuss their different experiences on the front lines of student encampment...

Alyson and Breht discuss the student-led protests for Palestine sweeping across American universities, the reaction to them by the ruling cl...

In this episode, Alyson and Breht wrestle with the possible rise of artificial general intelligence and its implications. Together they disc...

Alyson and Breht explain and explore this famous text from Karl Marx, in the process they discuss French history, class conflict, the peasan...

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On this episode of Red Menace, Alyson and Breht had some things come up such that they couldn't record their planned episode on Marx's 18th...

In this Rev Left Family Annual Collab ( Rev Left +Red Menace+ Guerrilla History ), Alyson, Henry, Adnan, and Breht sit down for a deep dive...

Alyson and Breht discuss the ongoing national liberation struggle in Palestine (recorded Oct. 30th 2023). Together, they discuss the incredi...

What Is To Be Done? This is the question so profoundly posed by the Russian Revolutionary and Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, in his landm...

Breht discusses the current situation in Palestine, helps listeners navigate and dismantle common Zionist talking points, and (hopefully) br...

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Alyson and Breht finish their 3-part series on Friedrich Engels' text "The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State", and refle...

Alyson and Breht discuss the recent rulings by the Supreme Court, a wildly anti-democratic, thoroughly corrupt, and staunchly reactionary in...

In this second installment of our three-part series on Friedrich Engels' famous work "The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the St...

In this episode of Red Menace , Alyson and Breht summarize and discuss the first three chapters of Friedrich Engel's important work of histo...

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Alyson and Breht summarize, discuss, and critique "Desert", an anarchist text by an anonymous author. Summary: start 7:20 Discussion & Criti...

Alyson and Breht summarize and reflect on the famous "Bread Book" by Peter Kropotkin: The Conquest of Bread . After summarizing the text and...

Donald Parkinson from Cosmonaut Magazine joins Breht to talk about the life, political theory, and legacy of Lyndon LaRouche. In our own tim...

Alyson and Breht reflect on the recent online stir caused by "MAGA Communism" and analyze the ideas of some of its main represenatives and p...

In this episode, Alyson and Breht use Devin Zane Shaw's work (specifically his Philosophy of Antifascism ) as a jumping off point for explor...

Alyson and Breht respond to questions from our patrons. Topics discussed include: how to properly evaluate uprisings abroad, important virtu...