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  A Socialist Perspective on Brazil's Presidential Election 02.10.2026 49мин

  In this episode, Samuel Karlin speaks to André Barbieri about the upcoming election in Brazil, in which current president Lula is in a dead heat with far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. They discuss the context of declining U.S. hegemony, in which President Trump seeks to subordinate Latin America — including Brazil — to U.S. imperialist interests. Importantly, André describes how Lula's conciliatory stance toward the Right has fueled Flavio Bolsonaro...
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  The Epstein Files, Capitalism, and Patriarchy 24.07.2026 47мин

  Jeffrey Epstein's decades of systematic sexual abuse ensnared some of the richest and most powerful members of the capitalist class. How was it possible? And why has no one, besides Epstein and Ghisleine Maxwell, faced accountability? In this episode, we unpack the capitalism and patriarchy at the heart of the scandal. After all, a system where people are forced to sell their labor and depend on capitalists for survival is one where people like Epstein can mask their abuse by providing ...
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  Queer Oppression Is Etched in the Heart of Capitalism 29.06.2026 31мин

  Queer liberation is incompatible with capitalism, because queer oppression inscribed in capitalist production and reproduction. In this episode, we explain why, and how socialism can create the context for queer liberation and sexual liberation for all. Learn More: Queer Oppression is Etched in the Heart of CapitalismFor a Pride Against Capitalism, Imperialism, and the Far RightWhither Queer Liberation?The Supreme Court Is Endangering Far More than Trans Athletes — We Must Fight B...
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  Rebellion in Bolivia 08.06.2026 43мин

  In this episode, Oden speaks to Samuel Karlin about the massive protests that have shaken Bolivia during the past month, led by workers, Indigenous peoples, and peasants demanding President Rodrigo Paz step down. Sam describes the origins of the uprising, including Paz's austerity and privatization policies, and how broad sectors have mobilized despite union bureaucracies' conciliatory approach. Importantly, Sam explains how the current situation must be viewed in the context of the fai...
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  The U.S. Is Strangling Cuba 27.04.2026 45мин

  In this episode, Oden speaks to sociology professor Remo Erdosain about the new U.S. embargo on Cuba. Remo describes the six-decades-long history of imperialist attacks on the island, their devastating human and economic toll, and the goal of these efforts: Capitalist restoration, and erasing the gains of the 1959 Revolution. Importantly, Remo explains how we must support the Cuban working class — without supporting the program of the Diaz-Canel administration — in leading this fight. And fro...
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  The Struggle against State Repression and Imperialism in Iran 20.01.2026 41мин

  In this episode, Oden speaks to Left Voice writer Maryam Alaniz about the revolt taking place in Iran. Maryam explains both what's happening and the broader context of the mass mobilizations, including the devastating economic effects of sanctions and popular uprisings in recent years. Importantly, we discuss the need for the Iranian working class to forge a way forward — independent of the repressive Khamenei regime and independent of imperialist powers like the U.S. which seek to insta...
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  Fighting U.S. Imperialism in Venezuela 22.12.2025 44мин

  In this episode, Oden speaks to Left Voice editor Samuel Karlin about President Trump's attacks on Venezuela. Sam explains how these escalations are about U.S. imperialism — not drug trafficking — and about reasserting U.S. hegemony in Latin America. We also discuss Republicans' and Democrats' responses, and the ways in which imperialism is bipartisan. Importantly, we talk about the tasks for the international working class. Liberation for Latin America and the defeat of U.S. imperi...
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  The Socialist Case Against Capitalist Abundance 26.11.2025 44мин

  In this episode, Oden talks to rank-and-file union member and college professor Jason Koslowski about Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's book Abundance, and the roadmap it puts forward for the crisis-ridden Democratic Party. They discuss the problems with the authors' policy prescriptions, and the broader capitalist and imperialist crises motivating the book. Abundance is already everywhere — it's just abundance for the bourgeoisie, at the expense of workers and the oppressed. Capitalist a...
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  How Workers and Students in Italy Are Fighting for Palestine 27.10.2025 49мин

  In this episode, Oden and fellow Left Voice member Julia Wallace interview Luca Otello Gieri, a Master's Student in Journalism at the University of Bologna, Italy who is a militant of Frazione Internazionalista Rivoluzionaria and has been active in the movement for Palestine for the past two years. They discuss the powerful worker- and student-led actions in Italy in solidarity with Palestine, including huge strikes and mobilization in September and October, and organizing amid the far-right ...
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  How Los Angeles Is Fighting Back Against ICE, Trump, and the Far Right 22.07.2025 39мин

  In this episode, Oden talks to Julia Wallace, member of Left Voice and SEIU 721, and Hector Rivera, a queer, Chicano, socialist educator who writes for Tempest Magazine. They discuss what's going on in Los Angeles, California, which has become a flashpoint in President Trump's war on immigration and attacks on the working class. Hector and Julia also describe the ways that communities have been fighting back, including independent self-organization, and how the struggle against the Far Right ...
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  Fighting Oppression with Working-Class Methods 02.07.2025 1ч 6мин

  In this episode, Oden talks to Sasha Yaropolskaya, a Russian revolutionary trans activist and immigrant in France, about the rightward shift on LGBTQ+ rights. They discuss what it means to be at the end of the era of progressive neoliberalism, and how decades of pursuing a strategy of lesser evilism has led to betrayal for the oppressed. But LGBTQ+ people are not powerless in the face of these attacks. The antidote is working-class unity and revolutionary politics to overcome the Right's...
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  A Socialist Perspective on Tariffs (and the Perils of Labor Chauvinism) 08.05.2025 55мин

  In this episode, Oden talks to rank-and-file union member and college professor Jason Koslowski about President Trump's tariffs. They discuss the growing capitalist crises that have led to these policies, and what Trump is hoping to gain from them — both internationally and domestically. Importantly, Jason explains why labor leaders' support for the tariffs is a form of chauvinism that will only hurt workers in both the U.S. and abroad. The working class paid the price for neoliberalism...
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  How We Fight for Immigrant Rights: An Interview with Silky Shah 04.03.2025 47мин

  In this episode, Left Voice editor Samuel Karlin interviews immigrant rights activist and writer Silky Shah about the growing attacks on immigrants. They discuss the root causes of migration, the divisive narrative of “good” and “bad” immigrants, and how both parties have helped build the war on immigrants in recent years. Most importantly, Silky explains how we resist these attacks through unity across movements and countries, and by fighting U.S. militarism and deportations. To read a trans...
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  The Revolutionary Socialists Running in the German Federal Elections 17.02.2025 37мин

  In this episode, Oden talks to Leonie Lieb, a revolutionary socialist running for a seat in the German parliamentary elections as part of the Revolutionary Internationalist Organization (RIO). Leonie explains the rightward shift in German politics, the popularity of the AfD, and Die Linke's failed strategy of defeating the right in elections rather than through class struggle. RIO's candidates are providing an example of an independent socialist political alternative to the bourgeois parties,...
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  How the U.S. Labor Movement Prepares for Trump 2.0 14.02.2025 44мин

  In this episode, Oden talks to Left Voice editor James Dennis Hoff and union organizer and college professor Jason Koslowski about how labor prepares for the second Trump term. They discuss the kinds of attacks on workers that we can expect from the new administration, and how neither Democrats nor Republicans offer anything to the working class. Most importantly, they explain why unions need to break from their failing approach of constraining themselves to laws that are meant to limit our p...
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  Fighting U.S. Imperialism in Mexico 06.02.2025 56мин

  In this episode, Oden speaks to Jimena Vergara, an editor at Left Voice and former UNAM professor, about Mexico's role in President Trump's hawkish, imperialist agenda. Jimena explains how the U.S.-Mexico relationship is one of subordination, and how this relationship has profoundly shaped both countries' working classes, economies, and politics. Importantly, we discuss how neither the ruling party, MORENA, nor the Democratic Party can offer true liberation for the U.S. and Mexican work...
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  Introducing: The Red Thread, a New Podcast from Left Voice 31.01.2025 16мин

  Exciting news: Left Voice has a new podcast! It's called The Red Thread, and it's a shorter form podcast that offers a sharp and concise perspective on the fight against capitalism and oppression, particularly in the context of the new Trump presidency, the emboldened Far Right, and the working class's growing role in the political arena. The Red Thread will explore workers’ struggles, union organizing, socialist theory, social movements, imperialism, climate change, the ongoing fight for...
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  Unity and Division in the New Trump Administration 20.01.2025 52мин

  In this episode, Oden and Left Voice editor Sybil Davis discuss the contours of the incoming Trump administration. They explore the Republicans' contradictions and points of unity, and how differences in political priorities among the various groups in the administration may lead to problems for Trump. In the coming era, in a context of an emboldened Far Right, class struggle will be decisive. Note: This episode was recorded before the publication of UAW president Shawn Fain's Washingt...
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  The 2024 U.S. Election and the Tasks Ahead 29.11.2024 1ч 5мин

  In this episode, Oden and Left Voice editor Madeleine Freeman unpack the 2024 U.S. elections and what lies ahead. They discuss why Trump won, the Democrats' rightward shift, the crisis of neoliberalism, the roles played by the labor movement and the movement for Palestine, and more. Importantly, they emphasize the need for a class-independent alternative that fights against both exploitation and oppression. One thing is clear: What happens next depends on us. Learn More: - The Democrat...
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  The New Reformism and the Revival of Karl Kautsky: An Interview with Doug Green 28.10.2024 58мин

  In this episode, Oden interviews author and independent Marxist historian Doug Greene about his book "The New Reformism and the Revival of Karl Kautsky: Renegade's Revenge." They discuss how Kautsky's reformism led to repeated defeats, and why there is renewed — but misguided — interest in Kautskyism on the left. Importantly, Doug explains the relevance of Kautskyism to the present day, and why we need to leave Kautsky's ideas and politics in the dustbin of history if we're serious about...