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Reproductive Rights Under Attack: SCOTUS & Roe v. Wade

May 3, 2022

In this Dispatch episode of Guerrilla History (and crossover with Revolutionary Left Radio), we discuss the newly leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States what would overturn Roe v. Wade and strip the right of access to safe abortion to millions of Americans. We try to frame this historically,...

Upcoming French Elections w/ Marlon Ettinger: Dispatch

Mar 25, 2022

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Marlon Ettinger to talk about the imminent French elections! We discuss the candidates, the prospects, and how French history plays into what we are currently seeing in France. An episode that will catch you up to speed on almost everything you need to know in advance...

World Systems w/ Ariel Salzmann

Mar 11, 2022

A fascinating intelligence briefing on world systems theory, some of its thinkers and, some of the debates within the field! This episode will hopefully help us in considering HOW we think about history, and how we analyze the driving force of events in the world. We're joined by the esteemed Professor Ariel Salzmann,...

Far-Right Rhetoric and the Politics of Fear w/ Ruth Wodak

Feb 18, 2022

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the world-renowned linguist, Professor Ruth Wodak, to talk about her book The Politics of Fear: The Shameless Normalization of Far-Right Discourse (SAGE Publications). This book takes both a historical and analytical look at how the rhetoric of the far-right ("right...

Representations of the Intellectual: Part 1

Feb 4, 2022

In this Intelligence Briefing, the guys go over Edward Said's book Representations of the Intellectual, which was based on his 1993 series of Reith Lectures. This book focuses on the conceptions of intellectuals and the roles that they should play within society. A very fun conversation, on a very important work!...