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In this SPOOKY Halloween episode, I read an essay by Kimberly A Strassel in the extremely conservative Hillsdale College publication, imprints. This lady is terrified of Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, and thinks that moderate social democracy is as terrifying as the Red Army crushing her fascist friends. BOO! Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! We are studying the theory of Juche right now https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

We made it, folks! Chapter 12 is the final chapter of the very important 1935 book by R Palme Dutt, Fascism and Social Revolution. Please leave a comment, and let me know what you took from this book. read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf My next reading series will be Michael Parenti's Against Empire. Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! We are studying the theory of Juche right now https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

this is sections 5 and 6 of chapter 11 in R Palme Dutt's Fascism and Social Revolution. chapter 12 is next, and we are done! my Patreon subscribers voted, and chose Michael Parenti's Against Empire as my next reading series on the main feed read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

I started doing the research to make an episode about college campus sexual assault... and it was just a little too much. So, instead, let's talk about fascism! This is sections 1,2, and 3 of chapter 11, titled Tendencies to Fascism in Western Europe and America. Read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

This is an interview/discussion with Nelson, a co-host of the What's Left of the South podcast from Montgomery, Alabama. We discuss the political and social struggles of the southern USA, specifically Texas and Alabama. Some really cool museums he mentioned: https://eji.org/ https://legacysites.eji.org/ https://www.anarchalucybetsey.org/ Find Nelson and the podcast here: https://www.instagram.com/wlotspod/ Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

this chapter is short, but it's a BANGER. originally recorded in january 2026; please subscribe on Patreon to finish the whole book. https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan  read along here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/dutt/1935/fascism-social-revolution-2.pdf

Let's study some Juche! As previously mentioned, we are going to read more about DPRK. I am opening with a speech titled For a Free and Peaceful New World, given by Kim Il-Sung on April 29, 1991 at the opening ceremony for the 85th Inter-Parliamentary Conference. Subscribe on Patreon for more of this reading series https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

In this episode, I interview John Carter. He has been a member of The Communist Party USA since 1977, and currently chairs the Houston, Texas chapter of the Party. He is a prolific organizer, and someone I consider a friend and comrade. Learn more about CPUSA here: https://cpusa.org/ Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

My guest had to cancel, but I wanted to share my thought about women's sports and more specifically trans players in women's sports. Spoiler: trans women are women, and belong on the track/field/court/ring with us link to the WFTDA gender policy which i read: https://wftda.com/wftda-gender-statement-clarification-update/ Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

I got to chat with Kalyn Rose Heffernan and Gregg Ziemba of the band Wheelchair Sports Camp for this one. We discuss their new album, Oh Imperfecta, on Alternative Tentacles Records, their upcoming tour opening for Peaches, and their long history of community activism. band site: https://wheelchairsportscamp.co/about get involved: https://adapt.org/ https://www.youthonrecord.org/ https://www.unitedenver.org/ alt tentacles: https://alternativetentacles.com/ Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

The Chain Slayer is an Atlanta based activist and creator of educational content. In this episode, we talk about deconstructing the history we were taught, the propaganda around us, the concept of race, and what the idea of "whiteness" means in our society. Chain Slayer was in his car for this interview, and you may notice a few moments where the audio cuts in and out. follow him here: https://www.youtube.com/@Chainsl4yer9000 and: https://www.instagram.com/chainsl4yer9000?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Lets finish chapter 9 with sections 4,5,&6 on the theory and practice of fascism read along here: https://marxistleninists.org/Reference/Palme%20Dutt/fascism_and_social_revolution.htm Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

I am reading chapter 9 in three installments, as it is a very long chapter. This is the second installment, containing section 3. Read along here: https://marxistleninists.org/Reference/Palme%20Dutt/fascism_and_social_revolution.htm Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

This was originally released Patreon only late December 2025, and here it is now for all to listen and learn from. read along here: https://marxistleninists.org/Reference/Palme%20Dutt/fascism_and_social_revolution.htm Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Interview with socialist Green Party candidate for Texas State Representative in District 49, Arshia Papari. He is running on a platform of housing justice, civil rights, and systemic change for all Texans. Check out his IG here: https://www.instagram.com/arshiafortexas?igsh=MXgyc3NlMXkza3MyYw== Website: Platform - Arshia for Texas Do you like this project and want to support it financially? Join my Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/HowtheRedwasWon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan