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Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present. Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University. Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your

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01:41:59

Ownership of Development, China in Africa, and...

Guerrilla History ·

2022/05/20

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to continue our conversation! This time, the discussion focused on the paradigm of ownership of development, China's role in Africa, and AFRICOM! If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the conversation, you should do so first, it will be a good primer for this episode. Part 3, on African feminisms, is forthcoming! Takiyah Harper-Shipman is an Assistant Professor in the Africana

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43:08

From the Archives - The Bandung Conference

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2022/05/13

Guerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year. This inaugural From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on December 25, 2020, and is about the famous Bandung Conference of 1955. Join us as we describe the historical context of the Bandung Conference, and it's enduring importance. Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor Adnan

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01:06:51

Reproductive Rights Under Attack: SCOTUS & Roe v. Wade

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2022/05/03

In this Dispatch episode of Guerrilla History (and crossover with Revolutionary Left Radio), we discuss the newly leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States what would overturn Roe v. Wade and strip the right of access to safe abortion to millions of Americans. We try to frame this historically, and discuss the politics of this draft, which is set to be finalized and voted on in just over a month. A critical topic for us all to focus on right now, and to think together about

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01:25:38

W. African Women's Development (Part 1) w/ Takiyah...

Guerrilla History ·

2022/04/29

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the fantastic Africana studies scholar, Professor Takiyah Harper-Shipman, to talk about West African women's development, Sankara, AFRICOM, and more! Due to time constraints, this episode will act as an introduction to these topics for our next conversation with Professor Harper-Shipman, which will take place soon and will be a longer, more in-depth discussion. We really enjoyed the conversation, and are already looking forward to diving into the

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01:15:48

Rev Left Radio 5 Year Retrospective

Guerrilla History ·

2022/04/15

This bonus episode turns the focus onto Breht as we celebrate and take a look back for the 5 year anniversary of the Revolutionary Left Radio family of shows. Why is a history podcast putting out an episode like this? Tune in and find out, we think you will enjoy the conversation! Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice. Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have

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48:52

Ibn Khaldun - "The Father of Sociology"

Guerrilla History ·

2022/04/08

In this impromptu episode, Adnan teaches Henry and the audience about the great 14th-15th Century scholar Ibn Khaldun, who is sometimes called the "father of sociology". Ibn Khaldun also revolutionized the methodology of historical analysis in his time, and provides an excellent subject for us to discuss! Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University, and Revolutionary Left Radio's Breht O'Shea. Follow

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01:23:10

Upcoming French Elections w/ Marlon Ettinger: Dispatch

Guerrilla History ·

2022/03/25

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Marlon Ettinger to talk about the imminent French elections! We discuss the candidates, the prospects, and how French history plays into what we are currently seeing in France. An episode that will catch you up to speed on almost everything you need to know in advance of the elections! The first round takes place on April 10, the runoff second round is on April 24. Marlon Ettinger is an independent journalist currently covering the French

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01:34:04

World Systems w/ Ariel Salzmann

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2022/03/11

A fascinating intelligence briefing on world systems theory, some of its thinkers and, some of the debates within the field! This episode will hopefully help us in considering HOW we think about history, and how we analyze the driving force of events in the world. We're joined by the esteemed Professor Ariel Salzmann, historian of Islamic and world history. Ariel Salzmann is a professor of Islamic and world history at Queen's University, and her research addresses theories of state formation,

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01:43:52

History of Russia/Ukraine Relations w/ Alexey...

Guerrilla History ·

2022/02/25

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Alexey Sakhnin to discuss the history of Russia/Ukraine relations. Given the current events, this is an important topic for us to understand the historical context of. Take the information here and use it to help you analyze what is unfolding! Alexey Sakhnin is a Russian activist, historian, Progressive International Council member, and member of the Left Front. He has articles published all over the place, and more coming out all the time. He

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02:11:01

Far-Right Rhetoric and the Politics of Fear w/ Ruth...

Guerrilla History ·

2022/02/18

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the world-renowned linguist, Professor Ruth Wodak, to talk about her book The Politics of Fear: The Shameless Normalization of Far-Right Discourse (SAGE Publications). This book takes both a historical and analytical look at how the rhetoric of the far-right ("right wing populist" in Prof Wodak's words) plays to and stokes our fears, and how far-right parties today are emulating the worst tendencies of far-right parties of the past. A fascinating

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01:33:38

Representations of the Intellectual: Part 1

Guerrilla History ·

2022/02/04

In this Intelligence Briefing, the guys go over Edward Said's book Representations of the Intellectual, which was based on his 1993 series of Reith Lectures. This book focuses on the conceptions of intellectuals and the roles that they should play within society. A very fun conversation, on a very important work! Part 2 of this conversation will be coming out as a Patreon Exclusive episode very soon. You can listen to Said's series of Reith Lectures for free here:

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02:03:40

Dissecting the American Empire in 2022 & Beyond w/...

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2022/01/29

In this special crossover episode of Guerrilla History, we collaborate with friend of the show Danny Haiphong and his show The Internationalist Transmission to discuss US imperialism, the Russia-US tensions, "patriotic socialism", and the necessity of anti-imperialist politics. A very fun conversation! Danny Haiphong is a journalist acting as Contributing Editor of Black Agenda Report, Co-Host of The Left Lens, and co-editor of Friends of Socialist China! You can follow Danny on twitter

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01:33:17

Art and the Working Class w/ Taylor Genovese

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2022/01/20

An unusual episode, but one that is a lot of fun and quite useful as well! We have a returning guest, Taylor Genovese (see our episode on the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 to hear his previous appearance), AND a guest interviewer today, Safie Ashirova. We talked about Alexander Bogdanov's Art and the Working Class, which Taylor has just translated into english for the very first time and has been released today at peacelandbread.com/books. A major examination on the necessity for proletarian art, and

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02:29:00

Socialist States & the Environment w/ Salvatore...

Guerrilla History ·

2022/01/14

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro to talk about his book, Socialist States and the Environment: Lessons for Eco-Socialist Futures. This book is an analytical and historical examination of the impact of Socialist States on the environment, and busts many myths that we hear in the imperialist core about this historical record. A really deep dive of a conversation that will arm you with facts and historical perspective to combat the dual

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39:55

Dispatch: January 6 Anniversary

Guerrilla History ·

2022/01/06

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we talk about the anniversary of the Capital Riot on January 6, 2021. This episode is a Dispatch, which is part of our series of shorter, more informal episodes that are rooted in more current events, but which aim to use lessons of history to analyze. Here we talk about the fetishization of the event by liberals and the media, the significance of the underlying tensions that led to the event, as well as other odds and ends. Hope you enjoy! Guerrilla History

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01:32:35

2021: Year In Review

Guerrilla History ·

2021/12/31

This Intelligence Briefing is a patron early access episode where the guys get together to discuss and analyze the most significant events of 2021. A lot has happened in the past year, and we had a lot of fun chatting about some things that have been on the forefront of our minds, as well as some things that we had forgotten happened. Hope you enjoy! Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics

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01:42:25

China, and the "Western Left" w/ Immanuel Ness (IB...

Guerrilla History ·

2021/12/24

We have another fun Intelligence Briefing this time, with a special guest! For this conversation that takes a look at China, and once again takes aim at the "Western Left", we bring back our good friend and comrade Professor Immanuel Ness. Manny is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg. His latest book is Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South, which is available from

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01:02:25

Peasants' Revolt of 1381 w/ Taylor Genovese

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2021/12/10

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice. Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We get medieval in this episode, and we're joined by a special guest! The topic of this conversation is the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and we are joined by the fantastic Taylor Genovese for the episode. We talk about the historical context

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01:51:27

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu w/ Comrade Luna

Guerrilla History ·

2021/11/26

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we talk to a very special guest, one whom many of you are probably familiar with-Comrade Luna of the YouTube channel LunaOi! We discuss the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and its impacts both within Vietnam as well as in liberation struggles globally. Definitely something we've all been wanting to discuss! Comrade Luna is a Vietnamese communist living in Hanoi. She runs the YouTube channel LunaOi (https://t.co/ibUYXNtQlg?amp=1), which covers Vietnamese foods,

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01:27:44

Amerithrax at 20 w/ Robbie Martin

Guerrilla History ·

2021/11/22

Guerrilla History- Intelligence Briefings will be roughly a twice monthly series of shorter, more informal discussions between the hosts about topics of their choice. Patrons at the Comrade tier and above will have access to all Intelligence Briefings. We have another fun Intelligence Briefing this time, with a special guest! For this conversation to mark the 20th anniversary of the Amerithrax case, we bring onto the show Robbie Martin from Media Roots Radio, who has been doing a tremendous amount

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