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The Skeptical Leftist Podcast

By Cory Johnston

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/skepticalleftist/subscribe Promoting critical thinking, social justice, and left wing politics by covering current events and talking to a variety of people. Include the Red Reviews podcast where Justin Clark talks about a book relevent to leftist theory or practice
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The Skeptical Leftist PodcastDec 27, 2020

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Marxism in the United States
Mar 24, 202401:29:34
Marxism in the United States (long version)

Marxism in the United States (long version)

In this episode Justin talks to us about the book Marxism in the United States by Paul Buhle and some of the history of socialism and some of the socialists that were active in the United States. Here’s a hint though for those conservatives that might come across this, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden aren’t on the list. We on the left don’t like them either. 

You can get the book from Penguin Random House

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/232492/marxism-in-the-united-states-by-paul-buhle/9781781680155

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/

And check out my linktree and website

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

Mar 23, 202403:03:41
Cars Suck and Here's Why
Mar 10, 202401:33:47
Cars Suck and Here's Why(the long version)

Cars Suck and Here's Why(the long version)

In this episode Justin and I talk about the book Road to Nowhere by Paris Marx. We go through some of the failures of big tech to solve the big problems of society including climate change and how the car culture that was developed in the name of profits ultimately isolated people and made us all less connected to our communities.

Make sure to check out Paris’ website

https://parismarx.com/

Get your copy of Road to Nowhere

https://roadtonowherebook.com/

https://www.versobooks.com/products/2795-road-to-nowhere

And check out Paris Marx’s podcast Tech Won’t Save Us

https://www.techwontsave.us/

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/

And check out my linktree and website

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

Mar 09, 202402:00:48
The Right Wing Take Over of the U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 25, 202401:33:06
The Right Wing Take Over of the U.S. Supreme Court(the long version)

The Right Wing Take Over of the U.S. Supreme Court(the long version)

In this episode of Red Reviews Justin takes me through the book American Crusade by Andrew Seidel. We talk about the right wing take over of the Supreme Court of the United States and how corrupt they are and some of their bad decisions.

You can get a copy through Andrew’s websitehttps://andrewlseidel.com/american-crusade/#

Check out Andrew’s full website and check out the FFRF

https://andrewlseidel.com/

https://ffrf.org/

For fun check out the Five to Four podcast about how the supreme court sucks

https://www.fivefourpod.com/

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/

And check out my linktree and website

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

Feb 25, 202402:28:29
The Toxic Boy's Club of the DIY Music Scene with Nikki EatKS

The Toxic Boy's Club of the DIY Music Scene with Nikki EatKS

In this interview I talked to Nikki EatKS who is a podcaster in the music scene and who has worked in radio and has many contacts within the music scene. We talked about some of the toxicity that comes when men act as gatekeepers and become apologists for sexual harassment and assault because they like a particular artist. We also talked about some general social justice issues and the Me Too movement. Check out the links below for information on some of our topics.

(sorry I couldn’t find any articles about GG Allin that weren’t written by rape apologists so I decided not to include them)

Marilyn Manson has faced multiple accusations of which this article covers just onehttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57685153 

We didn’t talk about this one but Anti Flag frontman has been accused of rape by a lot of women

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/anti-flag-justin-sane-1234817170/

Check out Julie Lalonde

https://www.yellowmanteau.com/

https://pipsc.ca/news-issues/human-rights-and-diversity/watch-our-bystander-intervention-training-julie-lalonde

Make sure to follow Nikki in all the places

https://www.eatks.com/ 

https://linktr.ee/eatks 

https://twitter.com/EatKS

https://substack.com/@nikkieatks

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6D58hv9NdPYvgIPdYoB2Wg

https://bandcamp.com/EatKS

https://kolektiva.social/@Eatks@mastodon.social

https://bsky.app/profile/eatks.bsky.social 

https://www.instagram.com/nikki_eatks/

https://www.mixcloud.com/NikkiEatKS/

And check out my linktree and website

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

Feb 15, 202401:08:36
The Toxic Boy's Club of the DIY Music Scene with Nikki EatKS

The Toxic Boy's Club of the DIY Music Scene with Nikki EatKS

In this interview I talked to Nikki EatKS who is a podcaster in the music scene and who has worked in radio and has many contacts within the music scene. We talked about some of the toxicity that comes when men act as gatekeepers and become apologists for sexual harassment and assault because they like a particular artist. We also talked about some general social justice issues and the Me Too movement. Check out the links below for information on some of our topics.

(sorry I couldn’t find any articles about GG Allin that weren’t written by rape apologists so I decided not to include them)

Marilyn Manson has faced multiple accusations of which this article covers just onehttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57685153 

We didn’t talk about this one but Anti Flag frontman has been accused of rape by a lot of women

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/anti-flag-justin-sane-1234817170/

Check out Julie Lalonde

https://www.yellowmanteau.com/

https://pipsc.ca/news-issues/human-rights-and-diversity/watch-our-bystander-intervention-training-julie-lalonde

Make sure to follow Nikki in all the places

https://www.eatks.com/ 

https://linktr.ee/eatks 

https://twitter.com/EatKS

https://substack.com/@nikkieatks

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6D58hv9NdPYvgIPdYoB2Wg

https://bandcamp.com/EatKS

https://kolektiva.social/@Eatks@mastodon.social

https://bsky.app/profile/eatks.bsky.social 

https://www.instagram.com/nikki_eatks/

https://www.mixcloud.com/NikkiEatKS/


And check out my linktree and website

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory


Feb 15, 202402:06:40
Reform or Revolution
Jan 30, 202401:32:55
Reform or Revolution (the long version)

Reform or Revolution (the long version)

In this episode Justin talks to us about the book Reform or Revolution and other writings by Rosa Luxemburg. Between the history, the theory, and the debates between Luxemburg and other socialists this was a great look at one of the greatest socialist minds of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 

If you can’t afford to buy the book we covered which is available here - https://www.amazon.ca/Reform-Revolution-Other-Writings-Luxemburg/dp/0486447766

(I really tried to find a non-Amazon link but had no luck) - then you can get the individual books within it free on Marxists.org and libcom.orghttps://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1900/reform-revolution/index.htm

https://files.libcom.org/files/Leninism%20or%20Marxism.pdf

https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/download/mass-str.pdf

https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1918/russian-revolution/index.htm

Make sure to check out the wiki on Rosa and learn more about this great thinkerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/

And check out my linktree and website

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

Jan 30, 202402:38:27
Economic Planning Works
Jan 15, 202401:15:01
Economic Planning Works (the long version)

Economic Planning Works (the long version)

In this episode Justin takes us through the book, The People’s Republic of Walmart, and the concept of a planned economy as well as planning in other areas of society as well. The People’s Republic of Walmart was written by Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski and uses Walmart as an example of how despite the rhetoric of pure unplanned free markets capitalism is actually very planned and society could plan for socialist reasons as well. 

You can get the book herehttps://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/products/636-the-people-s-republic-of-walmart

Check out the authors

Leigh Phillips

https://www.leighphillips.work/

And Michal Rozworski

http://rozworski.org/

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/

And check out my linktree and website

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

Jan 14, 202402:47:30
The Marxist/Anarchist Team Up Show - A review of Revolutionary Affinities

The Marxist/Anarchist Team Up Show - A review of Revolutionary Affinities

In this extra long episode Justin and I talk about the book Revolutionary Affinities by Michael Löwy and Olivier Besancenot and translated by David Campbell. This book takes us through the history of Marxism and Anarchism when they agreed and when they didn't and helps us come to the conclusion that we have deep affinities with each other despite our differences and it can help us to make the world better when we remember that. 

You can get a copy of your own from PM Press

https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1293 

There were quite a few historical references in this episode and in the book so here are some links if you wish to read more on these subjects and people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Spies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Parsons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Jones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Goldman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenaventura_Durruti

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcomandante_Marcos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Gu%C3%A9rin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holloway_(sociologist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Pannekoek

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Mandel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Albert

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/


And check out my linktree and website

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Jan 04, 202401:43:04
The Marxist/Anarchist Team Up Show - a review of Revolutionary Affinities(the long version)

The Marxist/Anarchist Team Up Show - a review of Revolutionary Affinities(the long version)

In this extra long episode Justin and I talk about the book Revolutionary Affinities by Michael Löwy and Olivier Besancenot and translated by David Campbell. This book takes us through the history of Marxism and Anarchism when they agreed and when they didn't and helps us come to the conclusion that we have deep affinities with each other despite our differences and it can help us to make the world better when we remember that. 

You can get a copy of your own from PM Press

https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1293 

There were quite a few historical references in this episode and in the book so here are some links if you wish to read more on these subjects and people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Spies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Parsons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Jones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Goldman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenaventura_Durruti

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcomandante_Marcos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Gu%C3%A9rin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holloway_(sociologist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Pannekoek

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Mandel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Albert

Check out Justin's links and follow him

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/


And check out my linktree and website

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

Jan 04, 202403:10:38
Brogressive Hypocrisy with Eiynah Nicemangos

Brogressive Hypocrisy with Eiynah Nicemangos

*CW - discussion of sexual harassment and assault*

In this episode I talked to Eiynah Nicemangos, host of the podcast Polite Conversations. Eiynah has been podcasting for a long time and does high quality work around the far right and the so-called intellectual dark web. Her series debunking and calling out Sam Harris for his bigotry is some of my favorite content covering Sam and the people like him. In this chat we talk about some stuff that happened adjacent to my old online community, the atheist community. There are some reactions to being called out that were truly shitty and there were some allegations of supposed progressive guys that came out a little while ago that exposed some hypocrisy among the men who claimed to be progressive. In some ways this may appear to be a drama episode but that isn’t the intent. People with privilege have to be more aware of and more thoughtful about the ways they behave even when the consequences could be potentially harmful to them. 

Here are some links for things we talked aboutNew Atheism and the far right

https://www.salon.com/2021/06/05/how-the-new-atheists-merged-with-the-far-right-a-story-of-intellectual-grift-and-abject-surrender/

https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/newatheism

https://twitter.com/nicemangos/status/1406646731933167619?s=21

https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/panel-24-defending-new-atheism-maybe-just-dont-pt-1

https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/panel-24-defending-new-atheism-maybe-just-dont-pt-2

Andrew Torrez allegations

https://religionnews.com/2023/02/01/american-atheists-board-members-exit-dogged-by-misconduct-allegations/

https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenArgs/comments/10u2u8i/summary_of_all_the_accusationsallegations_against/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RVYJE0ljCsHLJFiIAP5aMGVhaA1_XmLi2R5wVmB_EwQ/edit

Here are some links where you can find, follow, and support Eiynah

https://twitter.com/NiceMangos

https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social

https://www.instagram.com/nicemangosart/ 

https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations

https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/


Check out my websitehttps://www.skepticalleftist.com/ 

My Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory




Dec 21, 202301:10:21
Brogressive Hypocrisy with Eiynah Nicemangos(the long version)

Brogressive Hypocrisy with Eiynah Nicemangos(the long version)

*CW - discussion of sexual harassment and assault*

In this episode I talked to Eiynah Nicemangos, host of the podcast Polite Conversations. Eiynah has been podcasting for a long time and does high quality work around the far right and the so-called intellectual dark web. Her series debunking and calling out Sam Harris for his bigotry is some of my favorite content covering Sam and the people like him. In this chat we talk about some stuff that happened adjacent to my old online community, the atheist community. There are some reactions to being called out that were truly shitty and there were some allegations of supposed progressive guys that came out a little while ago that exposed some hypocrisy among the men who claimed to be progressive. In some ways this may appear to be a drama episode but that isn’t the intent. People with privilege have to be more aware of and more thoughtful about the ways they behave even when the consequences could be potentially harmful to them. 

Here are some links for things we talked aboutNew Atheism and the far right

⁠https://www.salon.com/2021/06/05/how-the-new-atheists-merged-with-the-far-right-a-story-of-intellectual-grift-and-abject-surrender/⁠

⁠https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/newatheism⁠

⁠https://twitter.com/nicemangos/status/1406646731933167619?s=21⁠

⁠https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/panel-24-defending-new-atheism-maybe-just-dont-pt-1⁠

⁠https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations/panel-24-defending-new-atheism-maybe-just-dont-pt-2⁠

Andrew Torrez allegations

⁠https://religionnews.com/2023/02/01/american-atheists-board-members-exit-dogged-by-misconduct-allegations/⁠

⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenArgs/comments/10u2u8i/summary_of_all_the_accusationsallegations_against/⁠

⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RVYJE0ljCsHLJFiIAP5aMGVhaA1_XmLi2R5wVmB_EwQ/edit⁠

Here are some links where you can find, follow, and support Eiynah

⁠https://twitter.com/NiceMangos⁠

⁠https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/nicemangosart/⁠ 

⁠https://soundcloud.com/politeconversations⁠

⁠https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/⁠


Check out my websitehttps://www.skepticalleftist.com/ 

My Linktree⁠https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory⁠

Dec 21, 202301:22:39
Is This Radical? Canadian Politics with Nora Loreto

Is This Radical? Canadian Politics with Nora Loreto

Dec 06, 202355:27
Is This Radical? Canadian Politics with Nora Loreto (the long version)

Is This Radical? Canadian Politics with Nora Loreto (the long version)

In this interview episode I talked to Nora Loreto, Nora is  a well known podcaster, writer, and journalist who has done amazing work covering politics from a left perspective. She did work on Covid that was truly instrumental to understanding the impact of the pandemic on Canadian long term care homes. She often doesn't get the credit she deserves but her books and her writing have been a huge help for people like me to get a good analysis of what's happening in Canadian politics. I'm a big fan and I really enjoyed this chat. 

There is no intro rant because I was trying to get things done despite being sick and busy when I needed to be resting.  Thanks for understanding. If you got left out of the patron credits I apologize, this was done a couple weeks ago and I didn't get a chance to change them.

Here are some links where you can find Nora

https://noraloreto.ca/

https://sandyandnora.com/

https://twitter.com/NoLore

https://bsky.app/profile/nolore.bsky.social

Here are some links for topics we discussed

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/yaroslav-hunka-canada-nazi-germany-faq-1.6981437

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/sarah-jama-gaza-statement-1.6992654

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/maid-canada-report-2022-1.7009704https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-support-workers-students-bill-137-1.7003848

And of course you can check out my website and linktree


https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

https://www.skepticalleftist.com/

Dec 06, 202301:03:23
Everyone Deserves Healthcare
Nov 21, 202301:21:56
Everyone Deserves Healthcare(the long version)

Everyone Deserves Healthcare(the long version)

In this episode Justin and I talk about the book, Health Communism. We talk about how American culture in particular is designed to leave people desperate and on the verge of bankruptcy so that there’s always a surplus of workers. We also talk about how this works with the dignity in dying movement. It’s a big topic and we barely touch on the surface so if you want more then check out the book or listen to the Death Panel podcast -n this version has 30 minutes more content

https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/products/2801-health-communism

https://www.deathpanel.net/

https://www.beatriceadlerbolton.com/

http://artievierkant.com/


Justin's links

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/


You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com and you can find all my social links on my linktree https://linktr.ee/skepticalcory

You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751

You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist

- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty

Nov 21, 202301:52:21
Big Tech Destroys Creativity: a review of Chokepoint Capitalism
Nov 07, 202301:17:59
Big Tech Destroys Creativity: a review of Chokepoint Capitalism(the long version)

Big Tech Destroys Creativity: a review of Chokepoint Capitalism(the long version)

In this episode Justin and I talk about the book Chokepoint Capitalism by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow and as an extension we discuss some of the ways that capitalism and the drive for profit limits artists and can actually harm the creative process. We also spend some time thinking about Michael Brooks and the impact he had and how his absence has impacted the left over the last 3 years.
Some links to go with the video
https://www.justinclark.org/blog/michael-brooks-against-the-web

https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelBrooksShow

https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/cory-doctorow/pdf-epub-information-doesnt-want-to-be-free-laws-for-the-internet-age-download/?id=000039228275

https://www.stereogum.com/2230667/anti-flag-announce-break-up-following-possible-rape-accusations-against-frontman/news/

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_casualties_frontman_jorge_herrera_quits_band

Justin's links
https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph 


You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com and you can find all my social links on my linktree https://linktr.ee/skepticalcory

You can rate and review the show here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751

You can support the show here - - https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist

- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty


Nov 07, 202301:53:02
The Ghost of Anarchism with Margaret Killjoy(long version)

The Ghost of Anarchism with Margaret Killjoy(long version)

In this episode I talked to the amazing Margaret Killjoy, anarchist author and podcaster. We talked about how she got into podcasting, how long she's been doing it, and why as well as what anarchism means to her and whether Kropotkin was wrong about World War One or not. It was a wonderful discussion and I hope you enjoy it.

Check out all of Margaret's stuff at her linktree

⁠https://linktr.ee/margaretkilljoy⁠

You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - ⁠www.skepticalleftist.com⁠ and you can find all my social links on my linktree ⁠https://linktr.ee/skepticalcory⁠

You can rate and review the show here - ⁠https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751⁠

You can support the show here - -⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist⁠

- ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty⁠

Oct 26, 202301:06:31
The Ghost of Anarchism with Margaret Killjoy
Oct 26, 202301:01:15
American Socialism: a review of The S Word
Oct 12, 202301:16:56
American Socialism: a review of The S Word(long version)

American Socialism: a review of The S Word(long version)

This episode Justin and I talked about the book The S Word by John Nichols. It’s supposed to be a book about the history of American socialism but rather it seems to be a book about democratic socialism of the more reformist type. In this video Justin is very comfortable discussing American history and some of the figures discussed in the book. I think most of the names and information was new to me. I certainly didn’t know that there were radical socialists on the side of the union and that Lincoln had some affinity with Marx.This was a great chat about the history of socialism in the United States. This is the long version Check out Justin's stuff

⁠https://www.justinclark.org/⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/⁠


You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - ⁠www.skepticalleftist.com⁠ and you can find all my social links on my linktree ⁠https://linktr.ee/skepticalcory⁠

You can rate and review the show here - ⁠https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751⁠

You can support the show here - -⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/skepticalleftist⁠

- ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty⁠

Oct 12, 202302:08:49
Interview #76 - Means and Ends with Zoe Baker
Sep 27, 202301:48:35
Interview #76 - Means and Ends with Zoe Baker(long version)

Interview #76 - Means and Ends with Zoe Baker(long version)

This time around I talked to Zoe Baker aka Anarchopac about her recent book Means and Ends: The Revolutionary Practice of Anarchism in Europe and the United States. I tried to be very professional so that I could be deserving of such a brilliant guest but I'll let you be the judge of whether I succeeded or not.

All of Zoe’s links are herehttps://linktr.ee/zoebaker

All of my links are herehttps://linktr.ee/skepticalcory


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Sep 27, 202301:59:56
Red Reviews #36 - In Praise of Idleness
Sep 12, 202301:10:54
Red Reviews #36 - In Praise of Idleness (long version)

Red Reviews #36 - In Praise of Idleness (long version)

In this episode of Red Reviews Justin talks to me about Bertrand Russell’s non-Marxist view of socialism and the value of a socialist society.

You can read it here from libcom

⁠https://files.libcom.org/files/Bertrand%20Russell%20-%20In%20Praise%20of%20Idleness.pdf⁠

Check out the website for the quotes used in the episode ⁠https://www.skepticalleftist.com/⁠(give me a little bit of time to finish the notes before heading over there for the quotes)Check out Justin’s writing and stuff

⁠https://www.justinclark.org/⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/⁠

⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph⁠ 


You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - ⁠www.skepticalleftist.com⁠

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⁠https://linktr.ee/Skepticalcory

Sep 11, 202302:19:15
Interview #75 - Evolving Beyond Hierarchy with Stafford Grayman
Aug 29, 202348:32
Interview #75 - Evolving Beyond Hierarchy with Stafford Grayman(long version)

Interview #75 - Evolving Beyond Hierarchy with Stafford Grayman(long version)

So I got a message a few weeks ago from Stafford telling me about a book he's writing about the Transendence Movement and anarchism and it sounded great so I got him to go through my process and book an interview. The day that it came to talk to him I was a bit sick but I toughed it out and we made it through, had a great conversation, and happily promoted his book (which isn't quite finished but will be soon). I hope you enjoy this chat.

In the intro I talk about the recent policy by the Saskatchewan government on pronouns and names in public schools. For more from me on that subject check out my substack article.

https://open.substack.com/pub/theskepticalleftist/p/saskatchewans-new-policy-on-pronouns?r=iu0tj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web


Make sure to follow Stafford on Twitter(X)

https://twitter.com/TheChurchofTra1


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Aug 29, 202301:12:30
Red Reviews #35 - Trekonomics (long version)

Red Reviews #35 - Trekonomics (long version)

In this episode of Red Reviews Justin and I talk Star Trek! More specifically we talk about the economics of Star Trek and the book Trekonomics by Manu Saadia. 

Before we got started we talked about Mike Rinder's cancer diagnosis and how people can go to his blog mikerindersblog.com to donate.

You can get a copy of Trekonomics here ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Trekonomics-Economics-Star-Manu-Saadia/dp/1941758754⁠

You can check out Justin's blog about Star Trek here ⁠https://www.justinclark.org/blog/the-humanism-of-star-trek-what-we-can-learn-from-the-final-frontier⁠



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Aug 17, 202302:10:03
Red Reviews #35 - Trekonomics
Aug 17, 202301:08:50
Red Reviews #34 - Marx's Concept of Man
Aug 01, 202301:13:10
Red Reviews #34 - Marx's Concept of Man (long version)

Red Reviews #34 - Marx's Concept of Man (long version)

Hi and welcome to the next installment of Red Reviews. In this one Justin and I talked about Erich Fromm’s book, Marx’s Concept of Man which is a book that discusses the humanism of Marx and how the philosophy of socialism has been co-opted by anti-humanist tendencies as well as exploring the humanism of Marx. 

Erich Fromm was a psychologist, a psychoanalyst in the Freudian tradition, while also reinterpreting Freud and psychoanalysis to be more humanistic and less orthodox. He had an interest in the cross section of psychoanalysis and Freud and Marxism. He was exposed to Marxism at a young age (possibly teens) and like many thinkers in the Marxist Humanist tradition he was particularly attracted to the early writing of Marx. Marx’s Concept of Man  was written in 1961 and is split in two sections. In the first half of the book is Fromm’s essay on Marx’s concept of man and the second half is Marx’s own writings, namely, Marx’s Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844. Check out Justin's content at ⁠https://www.justinclark.org/⁠

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Aug 01, 202302:41:42
Red Reviews #33 - 2 Books on Atheism and Religion
Jul 07, 202301:51:06
Red Reviews #33 - 2 Books on Atheism and Religion (long version)

Red Reviews #33 - 2 Books on Atheism and Religion (long version)

In this episode of the podcast we talk about God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens and Reason, Faith, and Revolution by Terry Eagleton. The conversation takes us through some criticisms of Hitchens and the New Atheist Movement which Justin and I were both part of and then we talk about the value of faith and spirituality and how these things fit into a materialist Marxist worldview.

You can get a copy of these books here https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/god-is-not-great-how/9780771041433-item.html

and here

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300164534/reason-faith-and-revolution/


Here are a couple links for things we talk about in the episode

https://jacobin.com/2014/12/new-atheism-old-empire/

https://philpapers.org/archive/pignaa.pdf


Here are Justin's links

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/


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Jul 07, 202302:43:27
Red Reviews #32 - Unpacking "Towards a Marxist Humanism" (long version)

Red Reviews #32 - Unpacking "Towards a Marxist Humanism" (long version)

In this one we talk about the book Towards a Marxist Humanism by Leszek Kolakowski. We cover a lot of ground in this episode and for subscribers there is almost 2 extra hours of discussion before and after the main show.

You can check it out for free on the Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/towardmarxisthum00koak/page/n9/mode/2up 


Justin's Links

https://www.justinclark.org/

https://www.instagram.com/justinclarkph/

https://www.tiktok.com/@justinclarkph

https://www.in.gov/history/

https://blog.history.in.gov/

https://newspapers.library.in.gov/

You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com

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Jun 20, 202302:49:55
Red Reviews #32 - Unpacking "Towards a Marxist Humanism"
Jun 20, 202301:20:32
Interview #74 - Is Crypto a Con? with Physicist Chris

Interview #74 - Is Crypto a Con? with Physicist Chris

Jun 07, 202301:11:59
Red Reviews #31 - Respectful Atheism
Apr 13, 202301:07:59
Interview #73 - Global App Slavery and the Gig Economy with Jeff Thomas Black
Apr 07, 202301:17:19
Interview #73 - Global App Slavery and the Gig Economy with Jeff Thomas Black(long version)

Interview #73 - Global App Slavery and the Gig Economy with Jeff Thomas Black(long version)

In this episode I talked to Jeff Thomas Black about the gig economy, the oppression of workers, and AI. Jeff it very knowledgable on this subject and is writing a book, a blog, and doing his own podcast about it over on his substack. This version has a few minutes extra.

Here are his links https://jeffthomasblack.substack.com

https://www.youtube.com/@JeffThomasBlack

https://jeffthomasblack.beehiiv.com/p/full-dashclosure-audiobook-podcast-newsletter

https://medium.com/@jblack501c3

https://www.patreon.com/JeffThomasBlack


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Apr 07, 202301:24:04
Red Reviews #30 - Libertarian Socialism: Politics in Black and Red
Mar 28, 202301:35:38
Red Reviews #30 - Libertarian Socialism: Politics in Black and Red(extra long version)

Red Reviews #30 - Libertarian Socialism: Politics in Black and Red(extra long version)

In this episode Cory and Justin talk about a collection of works by a variety of people called Libertarian Socialism: Politics in Black and Red. This version is up slightly before the main feed and has almost 2 hours of extra content.  Get yourself a copy from PM Press
https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=858  Check out Justin's website https://www.justinclark.org/

You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com

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Mar 28, 202303:04:06
Interview #72 - Anarcho-Relating with Sally Emm
Mar 17, 202359:41
Interview #72 - Anarcho-Relating with Sally Emm(long version)

Interview #72 - Anarcho-Relating with Sally Emm(long version)

In this episode I talked to Sally from the Youtube channel AnRel. It was less of an interview and more of just a nice conversation. Sally is a very cool and smart person and makes great videos that you should check out. This version has some sections I cut out plus a brief pre and post show chat. This is also a few hours early for supporters

Here are a couple links for her stuff

https://www.youtube.com/@AnRel

https://twitter.com/Sallysm

https://twitter.com/AnarchoRelating


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Mar 17, 202301:04:38
Red Reviews #29 - The New Class War
Mar 12, 202301:16:47
Red Reviews #29 - The New Class War (long version)

Red Reviews #29 - The New Class War (long version)

In this episode Justin and Cory talk about a variety of topics related to a book that just isn't very good, The New Class War by Michael Lind.

If you want to get a copy then you can get one here - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-new-class-war-michael-lind/1130879842

Check out Justin's website - https://www.justinclark.org/

You can check out the full shownotes with pictures on my website - www.skepticalleftist.com

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Mar 12, 202302:04:34