Best Workers Revolutionary Collective Podcasts (2025)

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[TEASER] The Anti-Human Nihilism of the Techno-Oligarchs 15:32

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This is a small snippet from a much larger patreon exclusive episode, which you can sign up for (and support the show in the process) here: www.patreon.com/revleftradio

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Final Episode of 2025: Closing the Year with Pink Light 22:38

5d ago22:38

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In this final Nine Keys episode of the year, Narinder closes the door softly on 2025 with reflections on soft business, world-building, and the death arts. She invites listeners into a season of genuine winter rest, where miracles land quietly, and nothing needs to be performed. The episode ends with Pink Light, a short guided moment for anyone who…

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The Years of Lead in Italy: Strategy of Tension, Operation Gladio, & the Long 1970s 1:47:01

1d ago1:47:01

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Most people, even on the Left, only know fragments of Italy's "Years of Lead." This episode pulls the whole picture into focus: the mass worker upsurge after the boom years, the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing and the death of Giuseppe Pinelli, the rise of the Red Brigades, the kidnapping and execution of Aldo Moro, and the 1980 Bologna massacre. Alyso…

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They Called Her Rebel: Speculative Fiction, Revolutionary Art, and the Politics of Imagination 1:49:30

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In this episode, Breht speaks with Jacob Dallas-Main, co-host of Workers' Lit and author of They Called Her Rebel; a dazzling fusion of fantasy, class struggle, and storytelling set in a world of debtors' camps, collapsing empires, and revolutionary possibility. The two discuss how speculative fiction can illuminate political struggle, not merely a…

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Business is Magic: A Conversation with my Admin Angel Kursten Hedgis 1:08:17

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In this tender conversation, Narinder sits down with her Admin Angel, Kursten Hedges, a strategist and mystic who helps artists, healers, and visionaries build businesses that actually hold their souls. Together, they explore a radical truth: business and spirit were never meant to be separate. This episode is alive with honesty, magic, and practic…

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UNLOCKED: Mamdani, Marijuana Dependency, and Unconditional Life Acceptance 2:05:05

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This is an unlocked patreon episode. To support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes like this one, join our patreon: www.patreon.com/revleftradio In this unlocked Patreon episode, Breht reads and responds to an article in the Tehran Times on the NYC mayoral race and left strategy around Palestine, then he plays and analyzes a Kurzgesa…

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Beyond Social Media: Sustainable Ways to Share Your Death Work and Healing Arts in 2026 50:24

21d ago50:24

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In this episode, Narinder invites death workers, healers, and soul-led practitioners into an honest conversation about getting their work out into the world beyond the grind of social media. Narinder reflects on the early “soul era” of death work online, when community and education were central, and contrasts it with today’s fast-paced, algorithm-…

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Heidegger in Ruins: Philosophy, Fascism, and the Politics of Being 1:54:06

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In this episode, Breht speaks with Dr. Richard Wolin, author of Heidegger in Ruins: Between Philosophy and Ideology, about the dark entanglement between Martin Heidegger's philosophy and his lifelong commitment to National Socialism. Heidegger is often hailed as the most important philosopher of the 20th century, yet his work was deeply shaped by t…

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Paperwhites and Winter Grief — On Family Wounds at the Holiday time with death worker Venessa Greenheron 48:13

28d ago48:13

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In this tender episode, Narinder shares conversation with Venessa Greenheron - artist, parent, farmer, and death worker on Whidbey Island, Washington, and a cherished Nine Keys alum. What begins as a discussion about Venessa’s upcoming grief gathering grows into a deeper reflection on death work as an art form and the practice of reciprocity that k…

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From Reagan to Trump: Neoliberalism, Class War, and American Decadence 1:56:10

28d ago1:56:10

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In this episode, public school history teacher Gianni Paul joins Breht to trace the historical roots of our current crisis — stagnant wages, mass homelessness, collapsing infrastructure, rising fascism, Gilded Age inequality, and a beaten down working class — back to Reagan's counter-revolution against the New Deal and the forty-year neoliberal pro…

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Nine Keys Halloween Special for Death Workers: Holding Fear in Our Work (An Experiential Listening) 39:30

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*Best listened to in stillness, with a candle lit and your notebook nearby. In this Samhain-season, Halloween episode of The Nine Keys Podcast, Narinder invites death workers into an intimate, experiential reflection on the role of fear in death and grief work. Through story, breath, and gentle somatic guidance, she explores the quiet hauntings tha…

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Union Organizing, Islamic Faith, and the Collective Vision of Socialism 1:20:33

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In this episode, Breht speaks with Aminah Sheikh -- Vice President of the Canadian Freelance Union, member of the Twin Cities DSA Steering Committee, and longtime labor organizer -- about the intersection of Islamic faith, union organizing, and the collective vision of socialism. Aminah shares her journey from growing up in a devout religious house…

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Receiving as a Way to Balance or Death Work: A New Moon in Libra Reflection for Death Workers 37:16

1M ago37:16

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In this episode, Narinder explores the other half of giving, the often-forgotten practice of receiving. Speaking to death workers, caregivers, she reflects on how the balance between giving and receiving forms the very rhythm of life itself. On this Libra New Moon, she considers the imbalance of giving without receiving, why receiving can feel unsa…

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On Fatherhood: Parenting and Marriage in an Era of Uncertainty 1:59:44

1M ago1:59:44

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Breht is joined by Nick from MEANS TV and JT from Second Thought and The Deprogram, to have an unstructured conversation about fatherhood, parenting, role modeling, masculinity, marriage, children, and much more! ---------------------------------------------------- Support Rev Left and get access to bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Make…

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Mourning Artist Paula Hernando’s Grief Dolls - Death Work in Madrid 49:06

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Find Madrid-based death worker and Mourning Artist Paula Hernando’s grief dolls on Instagram @doulas_project. And her death work performances and drawings on Instagram at @murnanaz. In this episode, Narinder sits down with death worker and Mourning Artist Paula Hernando to explore her work of alchemizing grief into form. Paula’s “Doula Project” off…

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Ceasefire in Gaza, The Monroe Doctrine Under Trump, and a US Economy on the Brink of Collapse 1:42:15

2M ago1:42:15

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Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the ceasefire in Gaza and its implications, the newest round of US imperialist aggression against Venezuela, Regime Change aspirations in Iran and Venezuela, the absolutely horrific state of the American economy, the AI bubble, Free Speech, ICE raids, and more. -------------------------------------…

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Midwestern Daughter: raised to be kind, learning to be true with Abby Goelzer 46:07

2M ago46:07

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In this episode of Nine Keys, Narinder speaks with grief worker Abby Goelzer about her upcoming offering Midwestern Daughter — an exploration of what happens when cultural niceness meets real grief. Together, they unpack the Midwestern Daughter Archetype: the one raised to be kind before honest, the one who carries grief with a polite smile. Their …

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Discussing Popular Education and Social Movement Work (w/ Ultra-Red) 1:42:18

2M ago1:42:18

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In this episode, Alyson joins members of the Ultra-Red collective to discuss their recent trip to Central America where they learned first hand about popular education movements of the past and present. The discussion gets into the history of popular education, existing social movements in Central America today, and what we can learn from these mov…

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The State of the American Left (w/ How The Red Was Won) 2:08:55

2M ago2:08:55

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Breht went on How The Red Was Won to talk about the current state of the left, the contradictions of American trade unions, American geopolitics, and much more! From the original description: You know him. You love him. It's everyone's favorite Breht O'Shea from such fine podcasts as RevLeft Radio, The Red Menace, Shoeless in South Dakota, and more…

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Solopreneurship, Sacred Springs, Chronic Illness, and the Future of Death Work 52:05

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In this episode, Narinder shares a story of an angel and hergolden oil, running water, and the unexpected path from childcare into the sacred work of death midwifery. She speaks candidly about living with chronic illness, the shame death workers often carry around charging for care, and the survival necessity of solopreneurship. Narinder explores h…

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Menace of our Time: The Long War Against American Communism 1:41:48

2M ago1:41:48

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For over a century, the U.S. ruling class has waged war on communists, anarchists, and radicals. From the Palmer Raids of 1919 to McCarthyism in the 1950s, from COINTELPRO in the Cold War to today's MAGA rhetoric about "woke communists" and his crackdown on "Antifa Radicals", state repression has always sought to crush revolutionary politics before…

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Eric Mann on Revolutionary Struggle: The Weather Underground, the Long 1960s, and the Fight for Liberation Today (Part 1) 2:19:14

2M ago2:19:14

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Breht speaks with veteran organizer, revolutionary strategist, and author Eric Mann. In this wide-ranging conversation, Mann reflects on his decades of struggle; from his early work with SNCC and SDS, through his involvement with the Weather Underground and his time as a political prisoner, to his rank-and-file organizing as a UAW autoworker. Along…

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Rev Left Intervention: Help Get Food to Palestinians in Gaza! (REUPLOAD) 9:10

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Update and Reupload Sept. 25th: The extended family we have been supporting for over a year needs another influx of support as they try to move themselves and their stuff south, as the IOF closes in on their area. Make a direct intervention in the lives of Palestinians enduring genocide: Donate directly to the Rayyan family in Gaza: https://www.spo…

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The Russian Revolution of 1917: The Bolshevik March to October 2:34:08

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In 1917, Russia went from a centuries-old monarchy to the world's first workers' state in just eight months. From the February Revolution and the fall of the Tsar, to the July Days and the failed Kornilov coup, and finally to the decisive October insurrection, the Bolsheviks and the Soviets navigated setbacks, repression, reactionary coups, bourgeo…

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#114: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression—How to Respond to the Criminalization of "Antifa" 25:06

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This episode offers an audio version of "Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression," exploring the implications of Donald Trump's executive order designating "Antifa" as "a major terrorist organization" and how we can prepare our communities to endure whatever comes next. It also includes an audio version of "When the Police Knock o…

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Socializing Sports: Reclaiming The Beautiful Game from Capital & Empire 2:39:22

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In this episode, Breht speaks with Robert E. Wilson, author of The Football Manifesto and The Supporters Trust League Manifesto. Together they explore what it means to socialize sports; to reclaim the Beautiful Game from billionaire owners, corrupt institutions, and imperial powers, and return it to the people as a democratic, community-owned, and …

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Eye of the Needle / Collective Dreaming at the Threshold of Art and Death 59:31

3M ago59:31

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In this episode, Narinder sits down with Melissa Word (co-creator of Eye of the Needle) for another deep conversation. They explore what it means to gather right now in threshold spaces, - beginning at the sacred springs, moving through the urgent necessity of collective dreaming, art-making, and ritual. They also talk about how Eye of the Needle h…

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On Technofeudalism: Rent Seeking in Late Stage Monopoly Capitalism 1:16:16

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Alyson and Breht critically engage with the concept of "technofeudalism" from a Marxist (and thus historical materialist) perspective, analyzing its origin and recent popularity, critiquing its depoloyment and the implication that it represents a "new mode of production", explaining related concepts like rent-seeking, discussing the role of private…

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Still,Life: an online opening reception for the renaming of Nine Keys 41:02

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In this special episode, Narinder invites listeners into a threshold moment: the renaming of Nine Keys from the Death Midwifery Apprenticeship to the Nine Keys School of Death Arts. Recorded during Still,Life the online opening reception and gallery night on September 7th, Narinder is joined in conversation by her friend and fellow death worker and…

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Building an Internationalist Left in a New Era of Global Politics (w/ Breht O'Shea – Rev Left Radio) 1:55:38

3M ago1:55:38

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Breht went onto the International Solidarity Podcast with host Ashwin! "In this latest episode, I'm joined by Breht O'Shea (who many of you will know as the host of Revolutionary Left Radio and co-host of Red Menace) for a pretty wide-ranging discussion. We talk about the state of the left in the global north amidst the Gaza genocide and its inabil…

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Soul Momentum & Punk-Ass Delight: A conversation with Dajé Aloh 1:17:16

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In this episode of the Nine Keys podcast, Narinder sits down with creator and visionary Dajé Aloh to crack open what it means for the soul to have its own momentum when it’s rooted in the radical aliveness of Earth herself. We start with a passage Dajé wrote about soil, pollinators, and the magnetics of life-force, then tumble into conversation abo…

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Breht Joins the Trades, Supports the Bolivarian Revolution, and Pops the AI Bubble... 1:59:20

3M ago1:59:20

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Breht updates listeners on the fundraiser for the family we are supporting in Gaza, updates listeners on his new job and talks about the challenges and rewards of joining a trade union, explores the economic developments in and around AI (the hype, the bubble, and the infrastructure build-out), and then discusses the US sending troops to Venezuela …

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The Wild Springs of Death Work with Madison Death Studio ✨ 1:29:33

3M ago1:29:33

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In this episode of the Nine Keys Podcast, Narinder is joined by fellow death artist, Meghan Allynn Johnson of Madison Death Studio. Their conversation follows the flow of water - they explore death work as a force, art as a force, and the unruly magic that happens when those currents meet. They speak to the ways death arts keep pressing the edges o…

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Red Star Ministry: Marxism, Theology, & The Human Condition 1:58:31

4M ago1:58:31

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Alyson and Breht are guests on the Red Star Ministry Podcast, a Christian Communist outlet. Together with the host Christian, they discuss Alyson and Breht's evolving personal relationship with religion and atheism, the Dialectics of Nature and Human Consciousness, Spinozist Philosophy, Marxist Philosophy, Post-Atheism and much more.…

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Philosophy Series: Hegel, Marx, & Modern Life (Part 2) 1:05:16

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Part Two: Breht listens to, comments on, and expounds upon a public lecture by the late professor of philosophy Rick Roderick from 1989 on Hegel, Marx, and modern American capitalism. Along the way he discusses the central role of reproductive labor, the dialectic of feminism in the US across the last century, identifying with your job under capita…

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Philosophy Series: Hegel, Marx, & Modern Life (Part 1) 1:15:51

4M ago1:15:51

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Breht listens to, comments on, and expounds upon a public lecture by the late professor of philosophy Rick Roderick from 1989 on Hegel, Marx, and modern American capitalism. Along the way he explicates the Hegelian notion of Freedom, Right and Left Hegelianism, the End of History, Communism as the Dawn of History, Cognitive Dissonance among the Ame…

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The Power of Meditation (Teaser) 28:12

4M ago28:12

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This is a small snippet from a full episode currently up on patreon in which Breht discusses a crucial dimension of a well-lived, meaningful existence, and explicates the transformative power of meditation practice,when done sincerley and consistently over time within an established philosophical and religious framework (as opposed to the stripped …

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Uncapping the Well of Your Gifts: the rise in working in divine feminine flow 40:25

4M ago40:25

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Beneath the asphalt, the springs of life are flowing. Her waters press against the gates we’ve been told to guard, our gifts, our art, our soul’s work. In this episode, a sermon by the spring water, Narinder rides the first wave of a great soul shift, where the pendulum between masculine and feminine swings wildly enough to break its hinge. She spe…

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The Dialectical Inversion of Liberal Values: Freedom, Democracy, and The Contradictions of Capitalism 9:55

4M ago9:55

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These are two snippets from a full episode which is currently up on our patreon in which Breht dialectically inverts core aspects of liberal philosophy (i.e. freedom and democracy) from a Marxist perspective, and then explains how the contradiction between the relations and forces of production under capitalism create an untenable and abjectly immo…

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Springs of Revolution: The Revolutionary Left of the DSA Struggles to Shape the Organization 1:20:21

4M ago1:20:21

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In this episode, Breht sits down with Ahmed and Luisa - two members of the Democratic Socialists of America's National Political Committee and leaders within the Springs of Revolution Platform. With the August 2025 DSA Convention approaching, this episode dives into the growing struggle between the organization's revolutionary left and its more mod…

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Stop Pretending You Don't Feel It: and Stories Past the Thistledown 47:06

4M ago47:06

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Narinder lets the wind have her presently - thistledown, unscripted, carried by the Great Mystery and the hands of her ancestors. Death workers are always holding : space, others, steady - What happens when the death worker un-holds? Here, Narinder's flower in the morning. A spring in Merriweather County. A miracle older than bone dust. Stories to …

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Hafez Death Care: Grief Across Oceans with Misha Murphy 1:11:54

4M ago1:11:54

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Misha Murphy of Hafez Death Care and the podcast Halva for the Heart joins Narinder for a warm, sharp, and deeply human conversation. A Nine Keys alum, Misha’s grief work centers Iranians in the diaspora, holding space for inherited griefs, ancestral wounds, and love stretched across time zones. Though Misha currently lives in Seoul, they serve glo…

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On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among The People 1:35:26

5M ago1:35:26

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In this episode of Red Menace, Breht and Alyson dive into Mao Zedong's pivotal 1957 speech On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People. This foundational text offers insight into Mao's dialectical approach to politics, particularly in navigating the complex terrain of class struggle within socialist society. Together they explore Mao…

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Christianity and Communism with Southern Catholic Worker 1:24:23

5M ago1:24:23

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In this episode, Breht is joined by Alex Zambito, the voice behind the Instagram account Southern Catholic Worker, for a wide-ranging conversation on the intersections of Christianity and revolutionary struggle. Together, they explore Alex's journey into the Catholic Worker movement, how his Southern roots and spiritual convictions shaped his polit…

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Prism Death Care: Land and Light on Whidbey Island - with Death Midwife and Artist Venessa Greenheron 1:13:57

5M ago1:13:57

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Narinder sits down with death midwife and artist Venessa Greenheron for a grounded and quietly magical conversation on the Nine Keys podcast. Venessa is a steward of land and hearts on Whidbey Island, Washington. Her days are spent working with her hands, whether in the barn, the kitchen, or her art studio. Narinder and Venessa talk about practicin…

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What Is So: The Nature of Grief and Surrender with Melissa Word 1:21:24

5M ago1:21:24

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In this episode What Is So: The Nature of Grief and Surrender, Narinder talks with her friend Melissa Word (melissaword.com), a movement artist, your favorite coach, and death worker who moves like a poem, about what happens when we stop trying to manage life and actually let grief have us. They get into that uncomfortable posture of being both sof…

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Not Just Holding Space: Death Work as Political Practice 43:28

5M ago43:28

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What is a death doula, really? In this episode, Narinder unpacks the limits of the most common definition, "non-medical support at the end of life", and invites listeners into a much deeper understanding. With tenderness and clarity, she explores how death work is inherently political. Drawing from over a decade in the field, Narinder shares how he…

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Anti-Capitalist Parenting: A Dialectical Perspective w/ Breht O'Shea (Upstream Podcast) 2:12:00

5M ago2:12:00

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One of the most radical things you can do is live your life in direct opposition to the forces that control our society. Not just fighting for policies or organizing your community, although those are certainly important parts of it, but also living with values that oppose the values of our dominant society. And even more importantly, raising the n…

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Fascism w/ American Characteristics (The Pokepreet Podcast Ft. Breht O'Shea) 2:00:15

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"In this episode we are joined by Breht O'Shea to talk about fascism and it's peculiarities in the 21st Century." I went on The Pokepreet Podcast for a second time recently and had a really in-depth and nuanced conversation about fascism, presently and historically; together we discuss how American fascism arising out of the ruins of neoliberalism …