Red Menace - Podcast Rankings and reviews

As a budding socialist organizer this podcast has been very helpful in exposing me to and explaining revolutionary theory in a clear but nuanced way. As well as helping me sharpen and refine my analysis. And I can listen at work rather than having to set large periods of time aside for reading!! My favorite episodes have been on contradiction by mao and what is to be done by Lenin. Solidarity y’all.

Breht and Alyson give detailed analysis of historical Communist and Marxist texts. As anyone who has read Marxist literature knows, it is vast, thick, and sometimes in need of a second (or third) read before grasping the deep concepts. On most episodes, they take an important work and ask each other questions they had on the books. Both of their answers spawn deep discussions that really bring the nuances in the writings to the surface.

After every episode I’ve listened to, I feel like I have a better comprehension of not only the books they are discussing, but a deeper understanding of why moving in this direction is our species’ best chance of reaching our potential, or at least not ruining the planet.

Even if you aren’t a Communist or commie-curious, the discussions are thought provoking in a completely non idealistic way. Even understanding different perspectives in history keep me coming back.

The hosts are intelligent and well spoken. They analyze complicated texts and events in a way that is manageable, but nuanced. Anyone interested in critical analysis and Marxism would greatly benefit from listening.

I can't thank Breht and Alyson enough for putting together this incredible podcast – it's an essential resource for those of us on the left who want to tackle what might seem to be inaccessible texts in theory. The hosts of this podcast spend so much time making this stuff not just digestible and relevant to our current world — but also enjoyable! Thank you both so much for all that you do!