The Regrettable Century
The old forms of the Left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We're making a podcast that discusses the need to organize a Dialectical Pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers' movement for socialism. A clean, honest, and unsentimental melancholy is required; we are cultivating one and would like to share it with you.
“The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
-- Antonio Gramsci
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 315
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
From Dawn to Decadence: Doom 2024 (Episode 1.5 -- BONUS) *UNLOCKED*
This is an impromptu episode recorded by Jason and Varn where they discuss their dissatisfaction with the general situation of American and world politics. It roughly fits in with the subject matter …
The Boys Figure Out Which Marxist Tendency is Correct
This week we all sat down to talk about the uselessness of identifying with a political tendency in our current moment.
Patreon Preview -- Voices from the Soviet Edge
This week we discussed an excellent study of migrant workers in the Soviet Union which focused on Uzbeks, Tajiks, Georgians, Azerbaijanis who came to Leningrad and Moscow in toward the end of Union's…
The Antifascism of Fools: Liberalism's Antifascism Without Fascism
First off, please forgive the first few minutes of Chris' audio, we adjusted the levels during the podcast and fixed it. You won't have to bear with it all the way through.
We sat down to talk about …
Patreon Preview -- Doom 2024 (From Dawn to Decadence, Ep 1.5)
This is an impromptu episode recorded by Jason and Varn where they discuss their dissatisfaction with the general situation of world politics.
Check out Varn Vlog here:
https://www.patreon.com/varnvlo…
Whither France: The New Popular Front & the French Elections
This week we are joined by our official France correspondent, Matthew. We discuss the unique threat of the post-fascist menace and what the results and prospects are for the shaky leftist coalition.
Patreon Preview -- Boundless & Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (Part VI)
Wake up babe, new Dugin Time just dropped. The boys are back and discussing Dugin's understanding of processes and, now that they're about halfway done with the book, begin to ask the question "What …
Patreon Preview -- From Dawn to Decadence (Part I): With Varn Vlog
This week we sat down with C. Derick Varn to talk about "decadence theory," "crisis theory," and "breakdown theory." This is a special episode, mostly because it wasn't supposed to come out until Aug…
Civic Socialism: The New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies
This week we sat down with members of the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies to discuss their efforts to revitalize the socialist project and to build a basis for future socialist struggle…
Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode II)
Back at it again with the national question and soldiering on through chapter 1...
A link to the PDF:
https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauer
It Sucks Out There: Hyper-Individualization, Tiktok, and the Terminal Decline of American Society
We invited podcast alumnus, Jess, back to talk about how terrible everything is. We touch on Tiktok houses, literature, and the death of the future.
The End of The Future
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Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (Part V)
Jason, Varn, and Sean KB continue the forced march through the Aleksander Dugin's Fourth Political Theory.
Check out Varn Vlog here:
https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts
Check out Antifada here:
https:…
Patreon Preview -- Turns Out I Will Also Rule: An Addendum to our Fascism and Anarcho-Individualism Discussion
This week we are tying up some loose ends we left unexplored in our last regular episode on Fascism and Anarcho-Individualism. Enjoy this bonus content!
Turns Out I Will Be Ruled: Anarcho-Individualism and Italian Fascism
This week we discussed one of the many currents of thought that led to the creation of Italian Fascism, Anarcho-Individualism. It seems counterintuitive that anarchism would have made any contributio…
On Liberal Socialism: Results and Prospects
This week Jason and Kevin discuss the Liberal Socialism; what it is, where it comes from, its impact on the development of the left, its prospects, and its limitations.
What Is Liberal Socialism?
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Patreon Preview -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode I)
We are back at it again covering Otto Bauer's unique Marxist take on the national question.
This week we began to cover Chapter I.
A link to the PDF:
https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-a…
Patreon Preview -- Boundless and Bottomless Seas: Dugin's 4th Political Theory (Part IV)
Jason, Varn, and Sean are back and talking Fourth Political Theory once again.
Check out Varn Vlog:
https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts
Check out the ANTIFADA:
https://www.patreon.com/theantifada
Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity with Daniel Saunders
The Marxist/Christian dialogue continues!
This week Jason and Ben sat down with Daniel Saunders to discuss an article he wrote called Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christia…
Patreon Preview -- Patron Q&A
This week we tried something new, we put out a call on our Patreon and Discord for questions and y'all responded with 10 pretty good questions. Questions about democracy, ethics, children, etc...
We a…
PATREON PREVIEW -- The Question of Nationalities & Social Democracy by Otto Bauer (Episode 0)
They said it wasn't possible for a Marxist to break down the national question in a sophisticated and nuanced way, but Otto Bauer has done it. This book from 1907, which no one on the Anglophone Left…