Swampside Chats

"The best goddamn communist podcast, period." —Tom O'Brien, From Alpha to Omega This is Swampside Chats. The podcast where communists shoot the shit about current events, history, political economy, and theory. "You are free not only to invite us, but to go yourselves wherever you will, even into the Swamp. In fact, we think that the Swamp is your proper place, and we are prepared to render you every assistance to get there. Only let go of our hands, don’t clutch at us and don’t besmirch the grand word freedom, for we too are 'free' to go where we please, free to fight not only against the Swamp, but also against those who are turning towards the Swamp!"

Episodes

#161 - Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 6)

July 4, 2024 • 82 mins

We wrap up our read through and discussion of Critique of the Gotha Program with Constance.

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The Martinaise Excursion 3: What Is Book?

February 29, 2024 • 64 mins

We get nauseous talking to a bookshop owner during our playthrough of Disco Elysium.

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#160 - Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 5)

February 19, 2024 • 68 mins

We continue our reading and analysis of the new translation of Critique of the Gotha Program with special guest Constance.

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The Martinaise Excursion 2: Felix Chanting “Right to Work”

January 25, 2024 • 125 mins

We continue our playthrough of Disco Elysium and existentially grapple with the game’s (now deprecated) dirtbag left voiceover era. http://patreon.com/swampsidechats http://swampside.chat

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#159 - Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 4)

January 15, 2024 • 86 mins

We continue our reading and analysis of the new translation of Critique of the Gotha Program with special guest Constance.

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The Martinaise Excursion 1: Egoist Necktie

January 11, 2024 • 73 mins

Swampside Chats rings in the new year with a visit to the fantastic land of Martinaise where we wake up disoriented in a hotel room and completely forget who we are. http://patreon.com/swampsidechats

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#158 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 3)

December 28, 2023 • 74 mins

We continue our reading and analysis of the new translation of Critique of the Gotha Program with special guest Constance.

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#157 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 2)

November 29, 2023 • 77 mins

We continue our reading and analysis of the new translation of Critique of the Gotha Program with special guest Constance.

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#156 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 1)

October 19, 2023 • 85 mins

We begin our close examination of the Critique of the Gotha Program with Constance.

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#155 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Prologue)

August 24, 2023 • 80 mins

We are bringing back the Close Reading series. This time we are joined by Constance to tackle a much larger text: Critique of the Gotha Program. We are working off of the new edition published by Spectre. This episode we review the Gotha Program itself and the 1875 letter from Marx to Bracke concerning the "marginal notes" he sent for private circulation. Letter from Marx to Bracke: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875...

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#154 - The Logic of Political Survival (Part 2)

May 31, 2023 • 99 mins

We conclude our discussion of "The Logic of Political Survival" and touch a little bit on current events along the way.

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#153 - "The Logic of Political Survival" (Part 1)

February 28, 2023 • 54 mins

Ezri and Jake revisit the selectorate theory of politics and discuss the first half of "The Logic of Political Survival" by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Randolph M. Siverson, and James D. Morrow.

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#152 - The Gulf War Did Not Take Place

December 30, 2022 • 105 mins

This episode we are joined again by C Derick Varn for another holiday episode on Jean Baudrillard. With the post-modern fog of war surrounding conflicts like the Ukraine and Syria in mind, we decided to revisit his collection of essays first published in 1991 "The Gulf War Did Not Take Place." And what we found there was maybe less than what we were hoping for.

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#151 - The Joy of Sects VI: The IMT

September 26, 2022 • 99 mins

We are joined by Jamie, a former member of the Canadian section of the IMT (International Marxist Tendency), to discuss the organization and a recent scandal within it, Trotskyism in general, and a few articles by Alan Woods. "Alan Woods’ new year’s message 2022: I saw it in the movies " https://www.marxist.com/alan-woods-new-year-s-message-2022-i-saw-it-in-the-movies.htm "Marxism vs Identity Politics" https://www.marxist.com/marx...

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#150 - "Error" and "Feeding the Infant" w/ Rob Lucas

August 29, 2022 • 138 mins

We're joined by Rob Lucas to discuss two of his essays: "Error" and "Feeding the Infant" https://endnotes.org.uk/articles/error.pdf Also please consider supporting: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/DNAISNTDESTINY

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#149 - In the Enemy Camp: Uncle Ted’s Bogus Journey w/ Arnold

July 19, 2022 • 95 mins

Accompanied by Arnold from Fight Like an Animal, we head once more Into the Enemy Camp, returning to the work of one Theodore John Kaczynski. This time we examine his guide for revolutionary action: Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How.

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#148 - Class Consciousness

July 3, 2022 • 69 mins

We sit down with special guest Viv, to tackle selections from History and Class Consciousness. In the episode, we struggle to get a handle on Lukacs and do justice to the complex (and problematic) theory and legacy of this figure.

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#147 - The Shadow

April 27, 2022 • 73 mins

We return to the Enemy Camp with Tyler from New Zealand to discuss "The Shadow" by Lionel Terry.

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#146 - "The Housing Question" (Part 2)

March 31, 2022 • 60 mins

We talk a little bit about Ukraine and then move on to finish our look at Fredrich Engels 1872 pamphlet "The Housing Question." https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1872/housing-question/

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#145 - Antiwork

March 29, 2022 • 109 mins

This episode we sit down to discuss the recent antiwork internet phenomenon, its detachment from its more pointed ideological origins, and the growth of online spaces where people vent their frustrations with the nature of contemporary work. This discussion was spurred by a recent appearance by an r/antiwork moderator on Fox News, that lead to a viral backlash against it that, by the time you're hearing this you may well have forgo...

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Episodes

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#160 - Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 5)

The Martinaise Excursion 2: Felix Chanting “Right to Work”

#159 - Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 4)

The Martinaise Excursion 1: Egoist Necktie

#158 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 3)

#157 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 2)

#156 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 1)

#155 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Prologue)

#154 - The Logic of Political Survival (Part 2)

#153 - "The Logic of Political Survival" (Part 1)

#152 - The Gulf War Did Not Take Place

#151 - The Joy of Sects VI: The IMT

#150 - "Error" and "Feeding the Infant" w/ Rob Lucas

#149 - In the Enemy Camp: Uncle Ted’s Bogus Journey w/ Arnold

#148 - Class Consciousness

#147 - The Shadow

#146 - "The Housing Question" (Part 2)

#145 - Antiwork

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