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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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02:26:21

Communism - The Highest Stage of Ecology [Peacemongers]

Guerrilla History ·

2026/02/06

This is a release from the terrific show Peacemongers (Fredshetsarna), a Swedish anti-imperialist podcast. The episodes features Henry Hakamaki and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro discussing their book translation of Communism - The Highest Stage of Ecology. Be sure to subscribe to their podcast and/or their YouTube! Below are the shownotes from their episode posting: In this session of Peacemongers we had the honor of having Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro and Henry Hakamäki on, the translators of Guillaume

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01:16:48

The Imperial Theory Industry w/Gabriel Rockhill...

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2026/01/31

In this episode, Adnan discusses Professor Gabriel Rockhill's new book, Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism, v. 1 of The Intellectual World War. This incredibly important book contributes an insurgent foray, a guerrilla attack, against the imperial theory industry and its ideological work in the psychological, intellectual war that is central to the perpetuation of imperialist capitalism of our era. This first volume lays out a crucial method and approach, a way of performing intellectual history

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01:21:33

The China Model w/ Ali Kadri

Guerrilla History ·

2026/01/23

In this episode of Guerrilla History, Ali Kadri is back for another installment of our ongoing mini-series with him! This time, a fascinating discussion on The China Model. If you missed our previous episode with him, Surplus Populations and the Political Economy of Waste, and The Future of Resistance, be sure to check that out! Also, stay tuned for more installments of this series! Be sure to check out the conference that Ali discussed, and also be sure to follow Ali's recommendation to check

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58:12

Overcoming the Legacy of White Settler Genocide By...

Guerrilla History ·

2026/01/14

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back Jeremy Kuzmarov (whom you may remember from our episode Trying to Unbalance Russia - Sanctions on Russia) to discuss a piece he recently wrote for CovertAction Magazine - Blackfeet Nation Tries to Overcome Legacy of White Settler Genocide By Bringing Back the Buffalo. A really fascinating discussion, you'll definitely want to listen in, as well as watch the documentary we discuss - BRING THEM HOME . Jeremy Kuzmarov is Managing Editor

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01:50:31

Venezuela and More - Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace

Guerrilla History ·

2026/01/05

To ring in 2026, we hosted an annual Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace, this time a livestream also on the Adnan Husain Show. Naturally, we discussed the abduction of Maduro, the Trump administration, and imperialism more generally. Be sure to also listen to Rev Left Radio, Red Menace, and the Adnan Husain Show! Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

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01:24:12

Reclaiming a Living Fanon for Gaza w/ Jonathan Turner...

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2025/12/31

To close out 2025, the 100th anniversary of Frantz Fanon's birth, we bring on Jonathan Turner of Al Fida'i Media Network to discuss how we should reclaim the revolutionary Fanon, and utilize his works when analyzing the situation in Gaza. We hope that this conversation will be both useful to you, and also inspiring. We also hope that you have a lovely New Year, and that 2026 will bring you all renewed vigor in the ongoing struggle. Jonathan Turner is a writer for Al Fida'i Media Network. We

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01:40:50

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

Guerrilla History ·

2025/12/12

This is a fully remastered episode, which originally came out in April 2022 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. Takiyah Harper-Shipman is an

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02:03:20

Frantz Fanon: The Life and Works w/ Lou Turner (AR&D...

Guerrilla History ·

2025/11/28

In this installment of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we host a critically important deep dive into Fanon's life and work with Professor Lou Turner! With 2025 being the 100th anniversary of Fanon's birth, there is no better time for this discussion than now. We really found the conversation a rich one, and are sure you will learn a lot from it. Help us out by sharing it! Lou Turner is Clinical Professor in Urban and Regional Planning at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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01:26:03

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

Guerrilla History ·

2025/11/21

This is a fully remastered episode, which originally came out in April 2022 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

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01:21:15

Precolonial Nigeria w/ Max Siollun (AR&D Ep.11)

Guerrilla History ·

2025/11/14

In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring you another fascinating episode focused on precolonial Nigeria - the people's there, their history, the political systems, political economy, international relations, and more. We are fortunate to be joined by the person who wrote the book on this topic, Max Siollun, whose The Forgotten Era: Nigeria Before British Rule served as the major resource in creating this episode. We highly recommend checking out his book,

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59:57

The Life and Times of Svetlana Grigorevna...

Guerrilla History ·

2025/11/07

A very unusual episode, where returning guest-panelist Safine Hakamaki (Née Ashirova) co-hosts an interview with Henry of the esteemed Svetlana Grivorevna Ter-Minasova. In this episode, Henry and Safie discuss the life of Professor Ter-Minasova, from her early childhood during WWII up through the present, where she continues to work as the Founding President of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies at Moscow State University! During this oral-autobiography, we learn why she credits

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02:33:10

Mining the Congo w/ Josaphat Musamba, Germain Ngoie...

Guerrilla History ·

2025/10/31

With this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring you another fascinating episode in our series African Revolutions and Decolonization. This time, a big episode on mining in Congo - extraction, exploitation, environmental and economic impacts, as well as the history, regional variations, and the difference between industrial mining and artisanal mining in Congo. For this, we are lucky to be joined by Ben Radley as a guest host, and two excellent guests from the Congo - Josaphat Musamba and

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02:14:42

A Football Manifesto w/ Robert E. Wilson

Guerrilla History ·

2025/10/24

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have an extensive and fascinating conversation on football with Robert Wilson! This was a great conversation, not only if you are a fan of the sport. We highly recommend you also check out the interview Robert did on Rev Left Radio. Be sure to also check out our past episodes on football, each of which featured Alexander Aviña: Football! Palestine, Copa América, & the Euros, The World Cup: Sport, Politics, History, and Propaganda, and Intelligence

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01:26:48

Drone Strikes, the CIA, & Nobel "Peace" Prizes - Alex...

Guerrilla History ·

2025/10/17

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by two fan favorites of the show - Alexander Aviña and Michael Fox! Here, we discuss the escalating imperialist war that is being waged on Venezuela. With such a rapidly evolving situation, you will want to make sure that you listen to this to know the background! Also, be sure to check out the past episodes Alex and Michael have been on the show for. Alex has appeared on: Dogmatism and Reading History, Football! Palestine, Copa América, &

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01:16:56

Remembering Anticolonial Algiers: Panthers &...

Guerrilla History ·

2025/10/13

In this collaboration between Guerrilla History and the Adnan Husain Show, Adnan has a wonderful conversation with a remarkable radical activist, Elaine Mokhtefi, as part of our ongoing series of interviews with living historical revolutionaries. Elaine Mokhtefi is author of "Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers." This fascinating discussion retraces Elaine's early political engagement with the FLN mission to the UN, her decision to move to Algeria to help

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01:18:00

Subverting Syria: Dark Histories of US Empire w/...

Guerrilla History ·

2025/09/20

This episode is a release of our sister program The Adnan Husain Show. Adnan discusses a crucial history of US subversion of Syria's sovereignty even before the conclusion of WW2 starting with interference and covert operations by the OSS precursor to the CIA and then through the entire Cold War with Dr. Patrick Higgins, a Middle East historian, co-editor of Liberated Texts and member of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective. His article "Gunning for Damascus: The US War on the Syrian Arab

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01:20:41

The Future of Resistance w/ Ali Kadri

Guerrilla History ·

2025/09/12

In this episode of Guerrilla History, Ali Kadri is back for another installment of our new mini-series with him! This time, a fascinating discussion on The Future of Resistance. If you missed our previous episode with him, Surplus Populations and the Political Economy of Waste, be sure to check that out! Also, stay tuned for more installments of this series! Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books

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01:19:51

Stories of Resistance + Brazil Update w/ Michael Fox

Guerrilla History ·

2025/09/05

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by returning guest Michael Fox (whom you may remember from our episodes The Rise of Fascism, Bolsonaro, & the Brazilian Elections and American Imperialism's Shadow on Latin America w/ Michael Fox) to discuss his fantastic new series Stories of Resistance, a collaboration with The Real News Network and provides short surveys of resistance throughout history and in the contemporary world. Be sure to check this one out! Michael Fox is a

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01:19:53

Surplus Populations and the Political Economy of...

Guerrilla History ·

2025/08/29

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we kick off a brilliant new mini-series with our friend, Dr. Ali Kadri! Here, we discuss surplus populations and the political economy of waste. We always hear terrific things about our conversations with Ali, and we are sure you will similarly love this one. Be sure to stay tuned for the next installment of this mini-series, which will be on The Future of Resistance! Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well

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01:37:53

National Liberation Struggles & the Agrarian Question...

Guerrilla History ·

2025/08/22

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on a good comrade of ours, Max Ajl (much overdue, we might add)! Here, we get a primer on the agrarian question and discuss its importance to national liberation struggles globally! Max is the perfect guest for this conversation, and we know you'll get a lot out of it. Max Ajl is is an associated researcher with the Tunisian Observatory for Food Sovereignty and the Environment, a researcher on decolonization, post-colonial planning, Arab dependency

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