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Transmissions Ep. 12: Leftoid Busywork
January 30, 2024

Welcome to Episode 12 Transmissions, a Class Unity podcast. In this lighthearted episode we discuss the question of Leftoid Busywork. We open with an except from The Phantom Tollbooth (1970), an ani

Transmissions Ep. 11: Exiting the Vampire Castle – 10-Year Anniversary (w/ Efraim Carlebach)
December 17, 2023

Welcome to Episode 11 of Class Unity Transmissions! In this episode, we are joined by Efraim Carlebach to discuss the 10-year anniversary of the publication of Mark Fishers seminal essay, Exiting the

PoliEdPod 6: Marx and the American Civil War
December 02, 2023

If Marxism is a theory of history grounded in economics, how should Americans understand our own history from a Marxist perspective? What can the critique of political economy tell us about the major

Transmissions Ep. 10: Gaza (w/ Jamal and Mehmed)
November 07, 2023

Hello friends! In this episode of Transmissions, we discuss the recent events unfolding in the Israel-Palestine conflict. In typical Class Unity spirit, we try to focus on the question of what it migh

PoliEdPod 5: Our Lives in their Portfolios (w/ Brett Christophers)
November 03, 2023

Welcome to episode 5, of PoliEdPod. In this episode, we present our interview with author Prof. Brett Christophers, on his bookOur Lives in their Portfolios; Why Asset Managers Own the World (Verso 2

Transmissions Ep. 9: The DSA Union and the Online Millennial Left
October 10, 2023

Hello friends! Welcome to this special episode of Class Unity: Transmissions. In this episode, we present you a discussion addressing two topics. First, the recent statement from the DSA union, comp

Transmissions Ep. 8: No Home for You Here (w/ Adam Theron-Lee Rensch)
August 23, 2023

This episode features an interview with the writer Adam Theron-Lee Rensch on his bookNo Home For You Here: A Memoir on Class and Culture. The memoir tells the story of Renschs life growing up in a w

PoliEdPod 4: Reading Alfred Sohn-Rethel on Fascism, Today
August 08, 2023

The Class Unity Political Education Committee is proud to present a discussion exploring how Marxist theory understands modern history. To grasp the rise of fascism in 20th century Europe, we discuss

Transmissions Ep. 7: Three Priorities for an Independent Left, Today (w/ Doug Lain)
July 27, 2023

Welcome to Episode 7 of Class Unity Transmissions. In this episode we are joined by Doug Lain, Commissioning Editor at Sublation Media. Lain is a real veteran of the left podcast scene. From his old

PoliEdPod 2: ‘Diversity’ is a Ruling-Class Ideology (w/ Christian Parenti)
June 11, 2023

Those who own the country ought to govern it. (John Jay) if elections were open to all classes of people, the property of the landed proprietors would be insecure. [] our government ought to secu