Cosmopod
Episodes
Articulating and Organizing the Social Body with Asad Haider
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donald and Rudy welcome Asad Haider from Viewpoint Magazine to discuss the present political moment. Using Badiou's "The Rebirth of History: Times of ...
The USSR's Founding Mother
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
English language sources still describe Nadezhda Krupskaya first as "Vladimir Lenin's wife" rather than " a radical revolutionary whose ideas [...] w...
To Live and Die in Kerala
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rudy, Ahmed, and Remi join Sam Agarwal, a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University in sociology, whose research on and fieldwork in Kerala provide insi...
The Democratic Bolshevik
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this article from our site, Alexander Gallus reviews Ilona Duczyńska's German language book 'The Democratic Bolshevik' which explores the socialis...
Komsomol Life: Interrogating the Soviet Young Communist League with Sean Guillory
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donald sits down with Sean Guillory from the SRB Podcast to discuss Komsomol, which was often one of the only organizations that provided a link to t...
The fight for a better end of the world
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join our round table where we listen to on-the-ground reports from our writers of the protests around the country, how they were organized, and how t...
Historiography of the CPUSA with Josh Morris
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Cosmopod, Donald and Parker welcome Cosmonaut author Josh Morris on to discuss the history and historiography of the US Communist ...
Some Words of Advice for our Comrades in the Streets
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the United States, revolt against police violence and the state has broken out in response to the callous murder of George Floyd at the han...
Brick by Brick: An Appeal to Strength...and Hate Mail!
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cliff Connolly reads an article from CLR Gainz expressing that the left needs physical as well as mental strength if we are going to be victorious in ...
The Past and Future of Socialist Labor with Adolph Reed and Ed Bruno
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of Cosmopod's ongoing labor interview and history series, Remi is joined by two legends of the US socialist labor scene: Adol...
Radio Free Seoul
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second installment of the Internationalism series, Remi and Ahmed are joined by Bori, a South Korean student activist for a discussion of Korea...
Cybernetic Revolutionaries: A Discussion
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this installment of our series on Actually Existing Socialism, Donald, Christian, and Rudy have a discussion based on Eden Medina's book Cyberneti...
"Left" Anti-Immigration: A Chauvinist Disorder
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lydia Apolinar reads J.R. Murray's essay combating the chauvinist politics of left anti-immigration.
Progress of the Storm: Collaboration with Rev Left Radio
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are very happy to release this crossover episode with Breht O'Shea from Revolutionary Left Radio and Red Menace! Remi, Parker, and Donald have a w...
Christopher Caudwell and the Crisis in Physics: A Discussion
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To continue our series on the relation of Marxism to science, we read and discussed Christopher Caudwell's Crisis in Physics. Join Donald, Matthew, Ru...
Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire From the Gods
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cliff Connolly reads Amelia Davenport's long-form essay Organizing for Power. Davenport argues for leftist organizers to reclaim the ideas of Taylor...
STEMbrain Socialism
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Remi as he discusses the history and philosophy of science, as well as its use for socialists with two professional scientists, Matt and Rudy (a...
Super Tuesday Special
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donald, Parker and Christian are joined by one of the greatest political commentators of our time, Jake from Swampside Chats, to discuss the struggle ...
Political Undercurrents in Soviet Economic Debates: A Discussion
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christian and Donald sit down for a discussion on Moshe Lewin's 1974 tome Political Undercurrents in Soviet Economic Debates. They discuss Bukharin, t...
Where Does Power Come From?
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Audio recording of our very first article by Cliff Connolly. Read the original article by Amelia Davenport here: https://cosmonaut.blog/2018/09/03/wh...
Carrying the Burden of Communist Man
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reading by Cliff Connolly. Read the article here: https://cosmonaut.blog/2019/11/01/carrying-the-burden-of-communist-man/
Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Parker and Donald welcome Cosmonaut editor and writer Medway Baker on to Canadasplain the Westminster system. Join us as we put on ...
From NPC to PMC
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Parker & Donald welcome Jake from Swampside Chats on to discuss the professional managerial class. What is the PMC, its relation to other classes, and...
Stealing Fire From the Gods: Interview with Amelia Davenport
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Parker and Donald sit down with Amelia Davenport to discuss her article 'Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire From the Gods' and touch on a variety of ...
From Workers' Party to Workers' Republic
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Strupp reads Donald Parkinson's essay "From Workers' Party to Workers' Republic", an attempt to develop a strategy for communists today by loo...
Degrees of Kevin Bacon from the PKK
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Remi and Guy, a multi-tour volunteer foreign fighter in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, sit down for an extended interview arou...
A Conversation on the DSA Convention
12 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Parker and Donald discuss last month's DSA convention, of which Parker was a delegate.
Puerto Rico, Imperialism, and Protest w/ Hector Reyes
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded on July 23rd, 2019, J.R. Murray interviews Hector Reyes, a Puerto Rican socialist activist and faculty union organizer at University of Puert...
Whose Democracy?: An Introduction to Oligarchy in the United States
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cliff Connolly reads us an article by J.R. Murray. The United States is a mockery of what democracy is supposed to be. J.R. Murray unpacks the realit...
Socialism & The U.S. Military w/ Ellie Bryant
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
J.R. Murray sits down with Ellie Byant, a former Marine and current communist, for a short discussion on the United States military and how socialists...
Culture Beyond Capital: Art, Authenticity, and the 21st Century Workers' Movement
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our audio article series! Today, Cliff Connolly reads us his article "Culture Beyond Capital: Art, Authenticity, and the 21st Century Worke...
Communism & Republicanism
22 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Cosmopod. Comrades Donald, Rosa, Ian, & Parker sit down to discuss historical republicanism and its connection to the socialist movement.