Cosmopod

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Cosmopod is the official podcast of Cosmonaut Magazine, a project dedicated to expanding the project of scientific socialism in the 21st Century. In our feed we have a combination of podcast episodes and audio articles from our website.

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May 13, 2020 · 1 hr 50 min
Cybernetic Revolutionaries: A Discussion
For this installment of our series on Actually Existing Socialism, Donald, Christian, and Rudy have a discussion based on Eden Medina's book Cybernetic Revolutionaries and the experience of cybernetic planning under Allende's Chile. Outro music is "Litany for a computer and a child about to be born" by Angel Parra and Stafford Beer.
May 9, 2020 · 25 min
"Left" Anti-Immigration: A Chauvinist Disorder
Lydia Apolinar reads J.R. Murray's essay combating the chauvinist politics of left anti-immigration.
Apr 25, 2020 · 1 hr 45 min
Progress of the Storm: Collaboration with Rev Left Radio
We are very happy to release this crossover episode with Breht O'Shea from Revolutionary Left Radio and Red Menace! Remi, Parker, and Donald have a wide-ranging discussion with Breht touching on current events, ecological Marxism, organizing, labor, electoral strategy, and more.
Apr 23, 2020 · 1 hr 42 min
Christopher Caudwell and the Crisis in Physics: A Discussion
To continue our series on the relation of Marxism to science, we read and discussed Christopher Caudwell's Crisis in Physics. Join Donald, Matthew, Rudy, and Remi for a conversation that covers the life of Caudwell, the relevance of his thought to topics such as ecology and the meaning of freedom, theoretical physics, and the possibility of "proletarian science".
Apr 17, 2020 · 1 hr 54 min
Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire From the Gods
Cliff Connolly reads Amelia Davenport's long-form essay Organizing for Power. Davenport argues for leftist organizers to reclaim the ideas of Taylor's Scientific Management, making a broader argument for the relevance of cybernetics, cultural revolution in the workers' movement, and a Promethean vision of socialism. https://cosmonaut.blog/2019/11/19/organizing-for-power-stealing-fire-from-the-gods/
Mar 15, 2020 · 1 hr 26 min
STEMbrain Socialism
Join Remi as he discusses the history and philosophy of science, as well as its use for socialists with two professional scientists, Matt and Rudy (author of the Cosmonaut article "Knowledge: Power and Emancipation").
Mar 5, 2020 · 1 hr 31 min
Super Tuesday Special
Donald, Parker and Christian are joined by one of the greatest political commentators of our time, Jake from Swampside Chats, to discuss the struggle between Social-Democracy and Woke Liberalism in the Democratic Party. What lies ahead? How can the left benefit from the Bernie movement/campaign? Are Boomers holding us back? Join us for a discussion on a historic election.
Feb 29, 2020 · 1 hr 35 min
Political Undercurrents in Soviet Economic Debates: A Discussion
Christian and Donald sit down for a discussion on Moshe Lewin's 1974 tome Political Undercurrents in Soviet Economic Debates. They discuss Bukharin, the Left Opposition, Stalin, Soviet reformers, cybernetic planning, and more. Unfortunately, Lewin's book is out of print but we recommend getting your hands on a used copy if possible. If you can't, his book The Soviet Century is still in print from Verso Books. We hope to continue this to be a continuous reading series on the problems of building socialism.
Feb 10, 2020 · 1 hr 9 min
Where Does Power Come From?
Audio recording of our very first article by Cliff Connolly. Read the original article by Amelia Davenport here: https://cosmonaut.blog/2018/09/03/where-does-power-come-from/
Jan 15, 2020 · 26 min
Carrying the Burden of Communist Man
Reading by Cliff Connolly. Read the article here: https://cosmonaut.blog/2019/11/01/carrying-the-burden-of-communist-man/
Dec 31, 2019 · 1 hr 26 min
Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition
For this episode, Parker and Donald welcome Cosmonaut editor and writer Medway Baker on to Canadasplain the Westminster system. Join us as we put on our inner socdem wonk to discover what went wrong for the Labour Party in the recent UK election.
Dec 13, 2019 · 1 hr 20 min
From NPC to PMC
Parker & Donald welcome Jake from Swampside Chats on to discuss the professional managerial class. What is the PMC, its relation to other classes, and its role in contemporary capitalist society? We discuss this and more, including topics like the Democratic primary, Marxology, Brexit, intersectionality, and Ben & Jerry's. Intro music is The Internationale, arrangement and recording by Christian Cail Outro Music is Yuppie Rap by Mike Saad and Bill O'Neil
Nov 24, 2019 · 58 min
Stealing Fire From the Gods: Interview with Amelia Davenport
Parker and Donald sit down with Amelia Davenport to discuss her article 'Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire From the Gods' and touch on a variety of topics like Taylorism, cultural revolution, Bogdanov, and systems theory. Read the whole article here: https://cosmonaut.blog/2019/11/19/organizing-for-power-stealing-fire-from-the-gods/
Nov 13, 2019 · 1 hr 36 min
From Workers' Party to Workers' Republic
Matthew Strupp reads Donald Parkinson's essay "From Workers' Party to Workers' Republic", an attempt to develop a strategy for communists today by looking at the history of the movement. Read it here: https://cosmonaut.blog/2018/10/17/from-workers-party-to-workers-republic/
Oct 22, 2019 · 2 hr 27 min
Degrees of Kevin Bacon from the PKK
Remi and Guy, a multi-tour volunteer foreign fighter in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, sit down for an extended interview around the history, political and economic structure, military situation, and future outlook for the project in Rojava. Addressed are the most pressing critiques of the political structure adopted by the peoples of the region, with an eye toward marginalized ethnic and political groups, the relationship of the multitude of factions to one another and the population at large, and where things go from here. With the abrupt withdrawal of US forces and the attendant shift in the uneasy balance of forces in Syria, Turkey has invaded, Russia has vacillated between intervention and aloofness, and the fate of NES may lie in the balance. Since recording, events have developed quickly. We will release an update interview in the coming days.
Oct 12, 2019 · 1 hr 20 min
A Conversation on the DSA Convention
Parker and Donald discuss last month's DSA convention, of which Parker was a delegate.
Sep 18, 2019 · 57 min
Puerto Rico, Imperialism, and Protest w/ Hector Reyes
Recorded on July 23rd, 2019, J.R. Murray interviews Hector Reyes, a Puerto Rican socialist activist and faculty union organizer at University of Puerto Rico campus in Mayagüez. Since the recording of this interview the Governor of Puerto Rico has resigned and protests have continued. Further reading on the events that have taken place between the end of July and now can be found below: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/puerto-rico-socialist-spring-ricardo-rossello https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/puerto-rico-ricardo-rossello-peoples-assemblies And you can read about and support the organizations Hector references by following these links: https://www.facebook.com/Colectiva.Feminista.PR/ http://periodismoinvestigativo.com/
Sep 3, 2019 · 31 min
Whose Democracy?: An Introduction to Oligarchy in the United States
Cliff Connolly reads us an article by J.R. Murray. The United States is a mockery of what democracy is supposed to be. J.R. Murray unpacks the reality of a corrupt system that is designed to empower the rich against the working class majority. Arrangement and recording of L'internationale by Christian Cail
Aug 21, 2019 · 18 min
Socialism & The U.S. Military w/ Ellie Bryant
J.R. Murray sits down with Ellie Byant, a former Marine and current communist, for a short discussion on the United States military and how socialists should approach organizing soldiers and veterans. https://aboutfaceveterans.org/
Jul 22, 2019 · 15 min
Culture Beyond Capital: Art, Authenticity, and the 21st Century Workers' Movement
Welcome to our audio article series! Today, Cliff Connolly reads us his article "Culture Beyond Capital: Art, Authenticity, and the 21st Century Workers' Movement" published on July 10, 2019. The article can be found at https://cosmonaut.blog/2019/07/10/culture-beyond-capital-art-authenticity-and-the-21st-century-workers-movement/ Arrangement and recording of L'internationale by Christian Cale