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Red Book Club
by RBC
A group of comrades from around the world, learning and growing together through marxist literature.
Episodes
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Fighting Fascism - Clara Zetkin
“Fascism is the strongest, most concentrated, and classic expression at this time of the world bourgeoisie’s general offensive. It is urgently necessary that it be brought down." As fascism continues to become more violent and brazen internationally, the question of how to fight it becomes ever...
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Witches, Witch-Hunting and Women (Part 2 - New Forms of Capital Accumulation and Witch-Hunting in Our Time) - Silvia Federici
"We are witnessing an escalation of violence against women, especially African-descendant and Native-American women, because 'globalisation' is a process of political recolonisation intended to give capital uncontested control over the world's natural wealth and human labour, and this cannot be...
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Witches, Witch-Hunting and Women (Part 1 - Revisiting Capital Accumulation and the European Witch Hunt) - Silvia Federici
‘Every town has its witch, and every parish its trolls. We will keep them from life with the fire of joy.’ In the first of a two-part episode on 'Witches, Witch-Hunting and Women' by Silvia Federici, we discover how historical distortions of the witch-hunts lead to dangerous misunderstandings of...
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A Great Love (Part 1) - Alexandra Kollontai
“All she wanted was to stand between him and the world, relieve him of his worries, help him bear his cross.” This week we're collaborating with our comrades from The Tolerant Left podcast to bring the first of two episodes covering 'A Great Love' by Alexandra Kollontai. In our first time...
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Caliban and the Witch (Chapter 4 - The Great Witch-Hunt in Europe) - Silvia Federici
As we delve deepter into Silvia Federici's 'Caliban and the Witch', we learn about the origins of the banning of reproductive sex and the demonisation of homosexuality, how women were pushed out of the workforce, the environment of acceptance around violence on the bodies of women, the attacks on...
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My Answer to an American Questionnaire - Pasha Angelina
“How did you become what you are, Pasha?” Praskovya Angelina, affectionately known as Pasha Angelina, takes issue with an American Encyclopaedia's recognition of her as being a 'distinguished person'. In this autobiographical piece she lays out the story of her life from peasant farmer to deputy…
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Caliban and the Witch - Silvia Federici (Chapter 3 - The Great Caliban: The Struggle Against The Rebel Body)
How were we transformed from humans into machines? In this third installement of Silvia Federici's 'Caliban and the Witch' we discuss 'Chapter 3 - The Great Caliban: The Struggle Against The Rebel Body' and learn about the origins of the mechanisation of the workforce, the new social...
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Caliban and the Witch - Federici (Chapter 2 - The Accumulation of Labor and Degradation of Women)
In this incredibly dense chapter we take a deep dive into topics such as women's bodily autonomy, economic abuse, the weight placed on women by austerity, women as the reproducers of the workforce, the criminalisation of poverty and many, many more. Join us as we dive back into Silvia Federici's...
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Communism and the Family - Alexandra Kollontai
'Capitalism has placed a crushing burden on women's shoulders.' In this piece by one of the towering figures of the working-women's movement, Kollontai shows how the old family unit is no longer useful and how communism provides the necessities to lessen the burden of women and we discuss how 100...
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Caliban and the Witch - Silvia Federici (Chapter I - All the World Needs a Jolt)
Women, the body and 'primitive accumulation'. In just the first chapter of this essential work, Silvia Federici wrestles with these topics, and many more. Join us in the first of our readings on 'Caliban and the Witch', a groundbreaking book which tells the hidden history of the role of women in...
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How Lenin Studied Marx - Nadezhda Krupskaya
"In moments of greatest difficulty and danger, when many stronger comrades lost heart and succumbed to doubt, Nadezhda Krupskaya remained always the same, totally convinced of the rightness of the cause and of its certain victory. She radiated unshakable faith, and this staunchness of spirit,...
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Reform or Revolution - Rosa Luxemburg
Reform or Revolution? Why is one doomed to fail while the other is the only path capable of delivering us from capitalism and bringing about the vital changes necessary to tackle the manifold problems of our age? In the wake of the confusion and disillusionment caused for many by the 2020 Iowa...
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Capital #16 - Primitive Accumulation (ch. 26-33)
This time we learn how the enclosure of the commons, the centralisation of the land and the privatisation of the product of agricultural production coerces us through threat of death to join the new industrial proletariat and how 'primitive accumulation' brings about colonialism, which in turn...
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Capital #15 - The Process of Accumulation of Capital (ch. 23-25)
How do the rich become rich? In another wide-ranging episode we cover topics including how being rich leads to being richer, the tendency of large businesses to devour smaller ones, the brutal living conditions of English workers in Marx's time, which persist until today in the Global South, the...
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Capital #14 - Production of Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value; and Wages (ch. 16-22)
In this episode we're covering the two types of surplus-value and how they are produced; as well as wages, what they are and why we are paid in the ways that we are. As we go through chapters 16-22 covering all of 'Part 6 - Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value' and 'Part 7 -Wages' from 'Capital -...
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Capital #13 Bonus
Like (almost) always, there's some bonus talk in this session. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you'd like to join the book club, you can chip in a dollar to join our parent podcast's discord server. Proles of the Round...
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Capital #13 - Machinery and Large-Scale Industry (Part 2 - ch. 15 continued)
More dialectics, more dualities. Machinery is wielded as a weapon against the working class. Marx shows us how machinery was not the great liberator it was made out to be. When capital gives with one hand, it takes with the other. We're joined in this episode by Nathan from Marx Madness Pod and…
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Capital #12 - Bonus
In this bonus session we take a break from talking about books to talk about.. other books, and a couple of movies. Books mentioned: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion - J. R. R. Tolkien, Enders Game Series - Orson Scott Card, Red Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson, The Remembrance of...
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Capital #12 - Machinery and Large-Scale Industry (ch. 15)
Machinery makes things easier, but for who? This time we're talking about the development of machinery, the effects of machinery on the lives of the workers and their families, automation, class struggle and Marx's acknowledgment of domestic labour. Join us as we take on the enormous 'Chapter 15…
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Dialectical and Historical Materialism - Bonus
Stalin the eco-Marxist? Is China socialist? Some extra discussion on Stalin's 'Dialectical and Historical Materialism'. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you'd like to join the book club, you can chip in a dollar to join...
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Dialectical and Historical Materialism - Stalin
This 1938 piece is crucial to understanding the Marxist dialectical method and the conditions of material life and society. We explore the ever mobile, ever shifting state of nature and, with our biggest group yet, try to tackle the central ideas of Marxist-Leninist philosophy. Join us as we...
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Capital #11 - Surplus Value, Co-operation and the Division of Labour (ch. 11-14)
While the capitalists expropriate our surplus value, we learn how we work better together despite our alienation from one another. But is even this basic human co-operation stolen from us too? In this episode the Proles dive into 'Chapter 11 - The Rate and Mass of Surplus Value', 'Chapter 12…
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Capital #10 - The Working Day (ch. 10)
Feel like you're always at work? In this wide-ranging discussion we cover the working-day, reproductive labour, the gig economy, unpaid internships and more. Listen to the Proles as they take on 'Chapter 10 - The Working Day' from 'Capital - Volume I' by Karl Marx. Diagram mentioned: Working-day…
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On Protracted War - Mao
In this underrated text, written during the War of Resistance in mid-1938, Mao Zedong stood strong in the face of criticism from temporary allies, the Kuomintang, and analysed the political situation with incredible clarity and prescience, leading to ultimate victory against the imperialist...
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Capital #9 - Constant and Variable Capital; and the Rate of Surplus Value (ch. 8-9)
As Marx clarifies and consolidates his theory of surplus-value; we talk 'dead-labour', 'living-labour' and the laughing-stock that is Nassau William Senior's 'last-hour theory'. Join the Proles and listen in to this week's discussion on 'Chapter 8 - Constant and Variable Capital', and 'Chapter 9…
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Capital #8 - The Labour Process and the Valorization Process (ch. 7)
The workers built the world! Join us in our lengthy discussion on how human beings impose their will on the natural world and how how our old friend Mr. Moneybags expropriates the surplus value that we create. Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub and shoot us a DM if you need links to…
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Capital #7 - Bonus
Like (almost) always, there's some bonus talk in this session. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you'd like to join the book club, you can chip in a dollar to join our parent podcast's discord server. Proles of the Round...
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Capital #7 - The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power (ch. 6)
Wanna see how the free man converts himself into a slave for a fixed amount of time in exchange for a living wage? Join us in our discussion of Ch.6: The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power. This week we finish up Part 2 of Capital: "Transformation of Money into Capital". Follow us on Twitter at...
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Capital #6 - The General Formula for Capital (ch. 4-5)
M-C-M? C-M-C? Join us as we learn how money becomes capital! In this episode we continue on our journey through Karl Marx's masterpiece 'Capital Volume I' and we take on 'Chapter 4: The General Formula for Capital' and 'Chapter 5: Contradictions in the General Formula'. Follow us on Twitter at...
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Combat Liberalism - Mao
Join the Proles as we read through Mao's deeply insightful pamphlet 'Combat Liberalism' from 1937. We look at how these ideas applied to their own historical context, to our current times as well as challenging each other to confront our own personal liberalisms. Follow us on Twitter at...
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Capital #5 - Bonus
Like always, there's some bonus talk in this session. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub, and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you want to join us, chip in a buck to join the discord for our parent podcast, Proles of the Round Table:...
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Capital #5 - Money continued (ch. 3)
The Proles finally finish up the notorious behemoth that is Chapter 3: Money, or the circulation of commodities. Have faith! If you can make it through this chapter, the rest of the book becomes much more manageable! Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub and shoot us a DM if you need links to...
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Capital #4 - Bonus
Like always, there's some bonus talk in this session. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub, and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you want to join us, chip in a buck to join the discord for our parent podcast, Proles of the Round Table:...
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Capital #4 - Money (ch. 3)
The Proles continue onto Chapter 3: Money, or the Circulation of Commodities. Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you want to join us, chip in a buck to join the discord for our parent podcast, Proles of the Round Table:...
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Capital #3 - Bonus
Like always, there's some bonus talk in this session. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub, and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you want to join us, chip in a buck to join the discord for our parent podcast, Proles of the Round Table:...
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Capital #3 – Exchange (ch. 2)
In this episode, the Proles get a well-needed respite from the behemoth that was Chapter 1, and discuss Marx's chapter on Exchange. Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub, and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you want to join us, chip in a buck to join the discord for…
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Capital #2 – Bonus
Some more sweet bonus content for our lovely comrades! The session was edited by Tadici. Intro/Outro music based on "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes READ MARX READ LENIN Listen to Proles of the Roundtable Solidarity forever
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Capital #2 – The Commodity, continued (ch. 1)
In this session we finish our discussion on the first chapter of Capital by Karl Marx. This time we discuss the evolution from the elemantary or accidental form of value to the money form and commodity fetishism. Here are companion books, podcasts, reading guides and stuff we mentioned in the...
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Capital #1 – Bonus
There was still some interesting discussion after we wrapped so here ya go. Intro music based on "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes READ MARX READ LENIN Listen to Proles of the Roundtable Solidarity forever
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Capital #1 – The Commodity (Chapter 1)
Welcome to Red Book Club. We are a Marxist educational podcast and study group challenging ourselves and each other to learn and grow by analysing and breaking down a wide array of important works. In our inaugural episode we begin our exploration into 'Capital - Volume I' by Karl Marx starting...
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