Teach Me Communism

This holiday season, we’re starting a two-part reading series on Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx’s BFF. We’re covering the first two sections, which are all about how utopianism isn’t great, how idealism isn’t either, and how dialectics are the best (even if they mean everything is always dying). Enjoy! Be a nerd and read along with us! Break out your own trusted copy or find one online for free here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1880/soc-utop/index.htm   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

In today’s episode, we’re talking trains and revolution in our discussion of Bong Joon-Ho’s 2013 dystopian sci-fi film Snowpiercer. Tune in to hear about the perils of eco-fascism, Christine’s Rules for Revolution, and to finally figure out once and for all… what was up with the fish?   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism    And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

On today’s episode, Christine delivers a report on the government of Kerala in India! They’ll teach you all about the origins of the leftist parties there, what the Kerala model is, and how the people of Kerala have created a better world for themselves by focusing on human needs rather than GDP. Sounds great, right?   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Stay safe out there, comrades, and remember: Solidarity forever!

This week we get a brief history of the Black Panther Party. We go over their key players, goals, mutual aid programs, and their interest in solidarity. And of course, we talk about how our "good friends" at the FBI tried to stop all this! Ugh, THOSE guys.   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

This Thanksgiving, we’re talking small businesses. Why do capitalist societies hold them up as the best thing since union busting? Are they actually any better than big corporations? Should leftists try to “shop small” or does that actually do any good at all? And in our second segment, we give you a holiday gift guide for the leftist in your life.  Stay safe out there, comrades! Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism    And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

This week, we’re here, we’re queer (well, one of us is), and ready to cheer (for the fall of capitalism). We talk queer theory, a brief history of LBTQ+ movements in leftist spaces, and what we can do now to better support the community.   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Today we talk about the troubling, tenuous, and at times terrifying transition of power… in the Soviet Union in 1953. That’s right, we’re watching the 2017 film The Death of Stalin by Armando Iannucci. What’d we like? What could’ve been better? What actually happened? We discuss.   Check us out on social media!Instagram: @teachmecommunismTwitter: @teachcommunismGmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.comPatreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube! Solidarity forever!

Well, that was weird. Join Christine and Grady for their morning after Election Day takes. We bemoan the electoral hellscape of the United States, make fun of pundits, and think about how to move forward in this totally normal country of ours.    Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism    And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

On this week’s episode, we learn about more socialist and communist parties! Picking up from where we left off in Episode 17, we trace the history of the Socialist Party of America, the Communist Party USA, and the Democratic Socialists of America (among others) from the 20th century to today. We even form our own parties! Kinda.   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism    And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Real gamerz only!!1! This week, we discuss video games that have some commie stuff in them, including: Papers Please, Democratic Socialist Simulator, Democracy 4, Stellaris, Tonight We Riot, Tropico 6, Hearts of Iron 4, and Disco Elysium. Also I hope you didn't take the real gamers only thing seriously, please tell everyone you know to listen to us, that would be great, actually.   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

It's a mailbag episode! Join Christine and Grady as they answer questions from their awesome listeners, spanning such topics as RBG, China, patents, and more. Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

In this episode, we learn about the life and times of that famous communist guy from the t-shirts and posters. That's right, it's Che Guevara! We look at the good and the bad from a leftist perspective, plus: we reveal the results of our cat poll.   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism    And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!     Solidarity forever!  

EARLY EPISODE! Well, we barely survived, but we actually watched the debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. We give our condolences to the moderator, guess about Trump’s favorite Star Trek captain, and overall laugh/cry at the despair-filled wasteland that is this election. But, uh, enjoy, I guess!   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

Should people get a universal basic income? Is UBI good? Who came up with it? And why the heck are so many dang tech bros into it? We tackle these questions and more, including whose cat is best (VOTE FOR REMY, THE ORANGE TABBY AND PRINCE OF ALL).   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!

In today’s episode, the tables are turned as art history expert Christine teaches Grady about Russian Constructivism! What was it? Where did it come from? How did it influence and how was it influenced by communism? Tune in to find out!   Check us out on social media! Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism    And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!     Solidarity forever!