Substance, Spirit, Struggle: From Spinoza through Hegel to Marx (and Beyond)
In this unlocked patreon episode Breht traces and explains a subterranean philosophical lineage running from Spinoza through Hegel to Marx a...
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Red Menace
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.
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20 of 104 episodesDemocratic Socialist Electoral Victories and the Implications for American Politics
Alyson and Breht reflect on recent Democratic Socialist electoral victories, the ongoing contradiction between the progressive left and the...
Philosophy of Mind: Marxism, Materialism, and Dialectical Monism
In this episode, Breht O'Shea and Alyson Escalante join forces for a deep philosophical conversation on Marxism, consciousness, and the mind...
Alyson and Breht Answer Your Questions
Alyson and Breht spend three hours answering your questions about politics, theory, socialist stragey and much more! Watch the video version...
The Worldwide Family of Militant Women
In this episode, Breht and Alyson sit down with Arlene Eisen to discuss her new memoir, In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women . Eisen re...
The Iran War: A Dialectical and Historical Materialist Analysis
Alyson and Breht apply dialectical and historical materialist analysis to the current war of aggression in Iran. Together they break down th...
Iran Under Attack
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...
Guillotines for the Epstein Class
Alyson and Breht discuss a range of current events, including Cuba, the Epstein Files, Iran and much more. Make a donation to Socialist Nigh...
Minneapolis on Fire
Breht discusses recent events in Minneapolis... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro Music: Haley Hey...
Jesus Christ Beyond Belief: A Mystical Reading of the Gospels
In this Christmas special, Alyson and Breht reinterpret Jesus through Jewish mysticism, Christian contemplative traditions, and Buddhist con...
(Teaser) The Anti-Human Nihilism of the Techno-Oligarchs
This is a small snippet from a much larger patreon exclusive episode, which you can sign up for (and support the show in the process) here:...
The Years of Lead in Italy: Strategy of Tension, Operation Gladio, & the Long 1970s
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...
Ceasefire in Gaza, The Monroe Doctrine Under Trump, and a US Economy on the Brink of Collapse
Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the ceasefire in Gaza and its implications, the newest round of US imperialist aggression...
Discussing Popular Education (w/ Ultra-Red)
In this episode, Alyson joins members of the Ultra-Red collective to discuss their recent trip to Central America where they learned first h...
On Technofeudalism: Rent Seeking in Late Stage Monopoly Capitalism
Alyson and Breht critically engage with the concept of "technofeudalism" from a Marxist (and thus historical materialist) perspective, analy...
Red Star Ministry: Marxism, Theology, & The Human Condition
Alyson and Breht are guests on the Red Star Ministry Podcast , a Christian Communist outlet. Together with the host Christian, they discuss...
On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among The People
In this episode of Red Menace , Breht and Alyson dive into Mao Zedong's pivotal 1957 speech On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among...
Uprising in LA: ICE, Mass Deportations, and American Fascism
Alyson and Breht record an emergency podcast on the current riots in LA, and resistance across the country, to mass deportations. Together t...
Dialectics of Nature: Engels on Dialectical Materialism as a Worldview
In this episode, Alyson and Breht explore Friedrich Engels' Dialectics of Nature , a bold and underappreciated attempt to apply dialectical...
Teaser: The Role of Labor in Human Evolution
This is small snippet from a much larger episode coming soon wherein Alyson and Breht cover Friedrich Engel's famous text "Dialectics of Nat...