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This episode, which was recorded toward the end of November 2025, nonetheless tells an intersting story that gives context to the historical moment we have found ourselves in. It adresses the role of the left in latin american movements, the future, philosophy, and the failure of social democracy. We are joined by Dr Marc Becker and Dr Brandon Sanchez who are experts on these areas and histories.
 
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Andre is back! This time they join Rae and Jeremy for a conversation on how to study and read theory. The discussion covers recommended readings, practical reading tips, and other useful guidance to help listeners better undersand and engage with Marxism-Leninism. 
Andre's Beginner Communist Resource Video
Beginner Friendly Theory Primers:
Georges Politzer, Elementary Principles of Philosophy (ProleWiki Link) (Foreign Language Press version)

Maurice Cornforth, Dialectical Materialism: An Introduction (Volumes 1-3) PDF Hosted On Prolewiki, Buy a physical copy from Aakar Books

Basic Curriculum of the Principles of Marxism Leninism (Translated by Luna Nyugun)

 
Potential Reading Lists For Getting Into The Classics
ML Reading Hub's List

ProleWiki's Absolute Beginner's List

Marxist Internet Archive's List

 
Recommended Auxiliary Theory Texts:
J.M Blaut, Marxism And Eurocentric Diffusionism

Domenico Losurdo, Flight From History? The Communist Movement between Self-Criticism and Self-Contempt 

Two Members of the Bolshevik Tendency, Nationhood Or Genocide: The Struggle of the Native People Against Canadian and American Imperialism

Leslie Feinberg, Lavender & Red

Love Is Law: Cuba's Queer Rights Revolution

 
Miscellaneous Mentioned Or Cited Texts for Part 2:
Vladimir Lenin, The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism

Kim Jong-Il, Giving Priority To Ideological Work Is Essential For Acomplishing Socialism

Kim Jong-Il, On The Juche Idea

George Jackson, Blood In My Eye

Audiobook reading of the Losurdo essay

On this very special (clip show) espisode, we bring you three separate types of cOnTeNt you can access on Patreon if you so choose. Card Carrying Communist is a bit more fun and less structured--we came up with several dozen bonkers questions which end up randomized for our guests. The Secret Speech allows us to address topics we didn't get to on the main feed. And Q&Rae is pretty much what it sounds like: Rae asks whichever Proles are available at the time a bunch of listener-submitted (and Rae-submitted) questions.
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The gang's all here! On the first classic Proles episode in a while, the crew reads through texts written by Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. We unpack what makes Juche and the DPRK unique inheritors of the tradition of Marxism-Leninism as well as dialectical and historical materialism. Jeremy covers the Juche Idea, Tony talks governance and reuinification, and Rae gives us a look at Korean theater, music, and art.

We've started including a short preview of our bonus episodes at the end of the main feed, so stay around for those!
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Sources:
Kim Il sung (1948-1994)
Reminiscences: With the Century 
Let Us Create South-South Cooperation 
On Eliminating Dogmatism and Formalism and Establishing Juche in Ideological Work 
On Achieving the National Reunification by the Great Unity of the Nation 
Ours is the Socialism of Juche 
 
Kim Jong Il (1994-2011)
On the Art of the Drama 
On the Art of Music
Abuses of Socialism Are Intolerable 
On the Juche Philosophy 
 
Kim Jong Un (2011-present)
Let Us Brilliantly Accomplish the Revolutionary Cause of Juche 
Dissecting Kim Jong Un's Plenum Speech on North Korea's 2024 Plans 
 
DPRK news
http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?MUBAMkAxQA==
http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/
https://www.nknews.org/
 
Intro Music: 
"ProlesPod Theme" by Ransom Notes
Outro Music:
"Eastern Bloc Beats" by DJ DTA

Rae and Jeremy are joined by returning guest, Frank Gruba-McCallister, for a meander through the philosophy that drives Frank's own, expanding on the role of capitalism in the human experience, as well as the ways in which Marx overlaps and applies to interpretations of mental health and healing. Frank is the co-author of The Revolutionary Psychologist's Guide to Radical Therapy, and runs the r/counterpsych page.
 
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