Swampside Chats

Swampside Chats

"The best goddamn communist podcast, period." —Tom O'Brien, From Alpha to Omega This is Swampside Chats. The podcast where, every week, communists shoot the s**t about current events, history, political economy, and theory. "You are free not only to invite us, but to go yourselves wherever you will, even into the Swamp. In fact, we think that the Swamp is your proper place, and we are prepared to render you every assistance to get there. Only let go of our hands, don’t clutch at us and don’t besmirch the grand word freedom, for we too are 'free' to go where we please, free to fight not only against the Swamp, but also against those who are turning towards the Swamp!"

  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    #161 - Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 6)
    We wrap up our read through and discussion of Critique of the Gotha Program with Constance.
    4 July 2024, 8:20 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    The Martinaise Excursion 3: What Is Book?
    We get nauseous talking to a bookshop owner during our playthrough of Disco Elysium.
    29 February 2024, 9:20 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    #160 - Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 5)
    We continue our reading and analysis of the new translation of Critique of the Gotha Program with special guest Constance.
    19 February 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 2 hours 5 minutes
    The Martinaise Excursion 2: Felix Chanting “Right to Work”
    We continue our playthrough of Disco Elysium and existentially grapple with the game’s (now deprecated) dirtbag left voiceover era. http://patreon.com/swampsidechats http://swampside.chat
    25 January 2024, 9:20 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    #159 - Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 4)
    We continue our reading and analysis of the new translation of Critique of the Gotha Program with special guest Constance.
    15 January 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    The Martinaise Excursion 1: Egoist Necktie
    Swampside Chats rings in the new year with a visit to the fantastic land of Martinaise where we wake up disoriented in a hotel room and completely forget who we are. http://patreon.com/swampsidechats
    11 January 2024, 9:20 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    #158 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 3)
    We continue our reading and analysis of the new translation of Critique of the Gotha Program with special guest Constance.
    28 December 2023, 3:00 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    #157 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 2)
    We continue our reading and analysis of the new translation of Critique of the Gotha Program with special guest Constance.
    29 November 2023, 3:00 pm
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    #156 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Part 1)
    We begin our close examination of the Critique of the Gotha Program with Constance.
    19 October 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    #155 - Close Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (Prologue)
    We are bringing back the Close Reading series. This time we are joined by Constance to tackle a much larger text: Critique of the Gotha Program. We are working off of the new edition published by Spectre. This episode we review the Gotha Program itself and the 1875 letter from Marx to Bracke concerning the "marginal notes" he sent for private circulation. Letter from Marx to Bracke: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/
    24 August 2023, 8:20 am
  • 1 hour 39 minutes
    #154 - The Logic of Political Survival (Part 2)
    We conclude our discussion of "The Logic of Political Survival" and touch a little bit on current events along the way.
    31 May 2023, 8:20 am
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