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Breht O'Shea

Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective.

Episodes

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Requiem for French Theory: Transatlantic Funeral Dirge in a Marxist Key

Gabriel Rockhill joins Breht to discuss his book Requiem for French Theory , coauthored with Aymeric Monville, and to challenge the radical...

01:35:22Oct 21, 2026

O22: Organizing Against Police Brutality w/ Families Demanding Justice

October 22 is the National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality (O22), a day of coordinated action across the country demanding justice f...

01:08:59Oct 20, 2026

An Inhuman Future: Nick Land, Techno-Accelerationism, and the Dark Enlightenment

In this episode Alyson and Breht enter the strange and unsettling world of Nick Land: Marx, Nietzsche, Delueze, cybernetics, accelerationism...

02:05:40Sep 30, 2026

Che's "New Socialist Man" and the Bodhisattva Revolutionary

Breht reads the speech he recently gave in-person at the 2026 Socialism Conference in Chicago. In the Speech, he analyzes the role of human...

01:01:49Sep 23, 2026

Existentialism, Socialism, Buddhism and The Modern Revolutionary Spirit (Ft. The Deprogram)

Breht went on The Deprogram to discuss the philosophical strains and core arguments of his upcoming book from Iskra Books titled "A Letter t...

01:51:24Sep 21, 2026

UNLOCKED: In Praise of Prose, Poetry, and the Present Moment

Breht discusses the importance of reading, writing, meditating and spending time alone in nature as essential to a well lived life; as well...

46:14Sep 5, 2026

Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: Dialectics, Consciousness, and Freedom

Breht sits down with philosopher Colin Bodayle for a wide-ranging exploration of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit , one of the most influenti...

03:12:29Sep 1, 2026

Socialism and Man in Cuba: Che Guevara and the Revolution of Consciousness

Breht reads, reflects upon, and elaborates on Che Guevara's famous essay "Socialism and Man in Cuba" wherein Che argues that socialism canno...

02:44:54Aug 19, 2026

The Twin Cities Fight Back: ICE, the New Red Scare, and Socialist Organizing

Aminah Sheikh joins Breht to discuss the mass resistance that erupted in Minneapolis against the Trump administration's immigration crackdow...

01:14:16Aug 17, 2026

Socialism Conference '26: Labor Day Weekend in Chicago!

Breht gives details on his upcoming speech and Q and A at the Socialism Conference in Chicago this September, the listener meet-up afterward...

06:40Aug 10, 2026

The New Red Scare: Trump's War on the American Left

In this episode, Alyson and Breht examine the Trump administration's emerging campaign against what it calls "far-left terrorism." We begin...

01:32:08Aug 7, 2026

Toward Indigenous Self-Determination: Fourth World Theory and Indigenous Marxism

In this episode, Breht speaks with his guests Pavin and Jennifer Marley from Total Sovereignty Working Group about George Manuel's Fourth Wo...

01:25:59Aug 3, 2026

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...

01:22:40Jul 23, 2026

From Theory to Praxis: Lenin's Revolutionary Formula w/ Breht O'Shea

"From each according to their ability, to each according to their need." Steve's guest, Breht O'Shea of Rev Left Radio and Red Menace podcas...

01:46:03Jul 22, 2026

Practical Dialectics: The Dialectics of Everyday Life

Chris Alfonso joins Breht to have a wide ranging discussion on the dialectics of our personal and political lives. In the process, they disc...

02:06:42Jul 20, 2026

Democratic 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...

01:18:49Jul 12, 2026

Expropriate the Rich: Billionaire Rule, Class War, and the Socialist Solution

Economist Rob Larson joins Breht to discuss his book Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do With Their...

01:19:25Jul 3, 2026

Empire in the Stars: Science Fiction, Ideology, and Colonialist-Imperialist Realism (Feat. The Left Page)

In this episode, Breht goes on The Left Page podcast as a guest to explore the role that science fiction plays as part of the cultural super...

01:30:17Jul 2, 2026

Announcement: Rev Left Summer Design & the Socialism Conference

Get some Rev Left merch while supporting the show here: https://rev-left-merch.myshopify.com Learn more about the Socialism Conference here:...

05:07Jul 1, 2026

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...

02:03:46Jun 29, 2026