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Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.

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Sep 22, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    Che's "New Socialist Man" and the Bodhisattva Revolutionary (opens the original)

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    Breht reads the speech he recently gave in-person at the 2026 Socialism Conference in Chicago. In the Speech, he analyzes the role of human subjectivity in revolutionary politics, explicates Che's argument in his famous essay "Socialism and Man in Cuba", articulates his notion of the Bodhisattva Revolutionary archetype, and argues in favor of Buddhist meditation as a potent and time-tested tool for the deliberate cultivation of a revolutionary and liberatory subjectivity. -----------------------

  2. Episode · Aug 7, 2026

    The New Red Scare: Trump's War on the American Left (opens the original)

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    In this episode, Alyson and Breht examine the Trump administration's emerging campaign against what it calls "far-left terrorism." We begin with NSPM-7, the presidential directive encouraging federal agencies to investigate not only alleged political violence, but the organizations, funders, media networks, and ideological communities surrounding it. We then look at two distinct examples of this framework in practice: the sweeping Prairieland prosecutions in Texas, where defendants received extr

  3. Episode · Aug 6, 2026

    Socialism Conference '26: Labor Day Weekend in Chicago! (opens the original)

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    Breht gives details on his upcoming speech and Q and A at the Socialism Conference in Chicago this September, the listener meet-up afterwards, and the patreon raffle for TWO FREE TICKETS! Check out the Socialism Conference HERE Join the Patreon for a chance to win free tickets and attend the meet-up HERE Learn more, follow us, get merch, and suppport the show HERE

  4. Episode · Jul 13, 2026

    Democratic Socialist Electoral Victories and the Implications for American Politics (opens the original)

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    Alyson and Breht reflect on recent Democratic Socialist electoral victories, the ongoing contradiction between the progressive left and the corporate center within the Democratic Party, the principled and strategic approach to this development that Marxists should take, the implications for the near future of american politics, what it all means for the broader socialist left in this country, proletarian internationalism, the anti-imperialist red line, and much more. Learn more and support the s

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