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    <title>Dumb &amp; Awful - Episodes Tagged with “Stalin”</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <description>garbagemen of the vanguard
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  <title>Episode 51: Books (ft @MarxMadnessPod)</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>books have stuff recorded down all over the years from people. and if we could find a book with someone who had similar problems, just take what they wrote down and make it ours</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:43:35</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;nathan from the incredible marx madness pod explains a selection of important socialist theory books that we were never going to read otherwise&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;0:00 Embarking on a Great Adventure&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3:57 Marx - Capital&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;14:12 Kropotkin - The Conquest of Bread&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;20:37 Kropotkin - Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;28:11 Engels - On Authority&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;30:31 Lenin - The State and Revolution&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;45:15 Lenin - Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;50:27 Lenin - "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;60:12 Stalin - Foundations of Leninism&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;69:30 INTERMISSION- Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;77:57 Mao - On Practice&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;87:21 Fanon - The Wretched of the Earth&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;95:35 Wrap-Up&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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    <![CDATA[<p>nathan from the incredible marx madness pod explains a selection of important socialist theory books that we were never going to read otherwise</p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/DumbandAwful" rel="nofollow">Subscribe for bonus eps and perks</a></p>

<p><a href="https://discord.gg/XKBEJuY" rel="nofollow">Come to Discord</a></p>

<ul>
<li>0:00 Embarking on a Great Adventure</li>
<li>3:57 Marx - Capital</li>
<li>14:12 Kropotkin - The Conquest of Bread</li>
<li>20:37 Kropotkin - Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution</li>
<li>28:11 Engels - On Authority</li>
<li>30:31 Lenin - The State and Revolution</li>
<li>45:15 Lenin - Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism</li>
<li>50:27 Lenin - &quot;Left-Wing&quot; Communism: An Infantile Disorder</li>
<li>60:12 Stalin - Foundations of Leninism</li>
<li>69:30 INTERMISSION- Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War</li>
<li>77:57 Mao - On Practice</li>
<li>87:21 Fanon - The Wretched of the Earth</li>
<li>95:35 Wrap-Up</li>
</ul>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqTIAEwfeh0" rel="nofollow">Learn more about Wojtek</a></p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>nathan from the incredible marx madness pod explains a selection of important socialist theory books that we were never going to read otherwise</p>

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/DumbandAwful" rel="nofollow">Subscribe for bonus eps and perks</a></p>

<p><a href="https://discord.gg/XKBEJuY" rel="nofollow">Come to Discord</a></p>

<ul>
<li>0:00 Embarking on a Great Adventure</li>
<li>3:57 Marx - Capital</li>
<li>14:12 Kropotkin - The Conquest of Bread</li>
<li>20:37 Kropotkin - Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution</li>
<li>28:11 Engels - On Authority</li>
<li>30:31 Lenin - The State and Revolution</li>
<li>45:15 Lenin - Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism</li>
<li>50:27 Lenin - &quot;Left-Wing&quot; Communism: An Infantile Disorder</li>
<li>60:12 Stalin - Foundations of Leninism</li>
<li>69:30 INTERMISSION- Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War</li>
<li>77:57 Mao - On Practice</li>
<li>87:21 Fanon - The Wretched of the Earth</li>
<li>95:35 Wrap-Up</li>
</ul>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqTIAEwfeh0" rel="nofollow">Learn more about Wojtek</a></p>

<p>Subscribe and rate us on itunes, it helps tremendously because the world is run by algorithms!! </p>

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  <title>Episode 44: david koch</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:author>Dumb &amp; Awful</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>our astroturf angel</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;our astroturf angel&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;0:45 the bugle - fuck eulogy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2:43 ed koch vs. david koch&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;4:07 start with the dad&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;5:20 stalin with some questionable behaviour&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;7:47 'the best stalin story'&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;9:00 the maid thing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;12:00 JAWN birch society &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;15:04 fredrich, charles, david, william. this loser named his sons after kings&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;15:18 getting in the hate reps&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;16:39 'le fever'&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;17:48 God in His Majesty&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;18:30 just LIVE&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;19:01 Succession &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;24:45 the wrong road to damascus&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;29:09 1980s: political pivot &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;30:36 back to basics: robbing native americans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;32:48 how power works; the gameplan&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;39:36 clarence thomas did praxis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;41:15 how 2 astroturf&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;49:13 university economics departments&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;51:35 third way took koch money&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;52:28 climate change is obvious but so is money&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;54:09 koch pet projects&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;57:53 philanthropy as a force for Bad&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;60:58 self-flagellating billionaires&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;music by ALiCKZ &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>dirtbag left, leftist, dirtbag, socialism, socialist, politics, progressivism, progressive, democrats, leftism, antifa, polish, veteran, lgbtq, asia, florida, fl, deep south, southern, new york, nyc, kpop, marxist, commentary, ML, political, comedy, interview, PSL, bernie, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>our astroturf angel</p>

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<p><a href="https://discord.gg/gqdbE37" rel="nofollow">Come to Discord</a></p>

<ul>
<li>0:45 the bugle - fuck eulogy</li>
<li>2:43 ed koch vs. david koch</li>
<li>4:07 start with the dad</li>
<li>5:20 stalin with some questionable behaviour</li>
<li>7:47 &#39;the best stalin story&#39;</li>
<li>9:00 the maid thing</li>
<li>12:00 JAWN birch society </li>
<li>15:04 fredrich, charles, david, william. this loser named his sons after kings</li>
<li>15:18 getting in the hate reps</li>
<li>16:39 &#39;le fever&#39;</li>
<li>17:48 God in His Majesty</li>
<li>18:30 just LIVE</li>
<li>19:01 Succession </li>
<li>24:45 the wrong road to damascus</li>
<li>29:09 1980s: political pivot </li>
<li>30:36 back to basics: robbing native americans</li>
<li>32:48 how power works; the gameplan</li>
<li>39:36 clarence thomas did praxis</li>
<li>41:15 how 2 astroturf</li>
<li>49:13 university economics departments</li>
<li>51:35 third way took koch money</li>
<li>52:28 climate change is obvious but so is money</li>
<li>54:09 koch pet projects</li>
<li>57:53 philanthropy as a force for Bad</li>
<li>60:58 self-flagellating billionaires</li>
</ul>

<p>Subscribe and rate us on itunes, it helps tremendously!</p>

<p>Thanks to the Comrades on Patreon: dumb bitch media, lucky, surpluscornbread, thebrilliantdrfly, devin, brittany, reverend lawn gnome, nicole, gabriel, james, and zekumedo</p>

<p>music by ALiCKZ</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>our astroturf angel</p>

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<ul>
<li>0:45 the bugle - fuck eulogy</li>
<li>2:43 ed koch vs. david koch</li>
<li>4:07 start with the dad</li>
<li>5:20 stalin with some questionable behaviour</li>
<li>7:47 &#39;the best stalin story&#39;</li>
<li>9:00 the maid thing</li>
<li>12:00 JAWN birch society </li>
<li>15:04 fredrich, charles, david, william. this loser named his sons after kings</li>
<li>15:18 getting in the hate reps</li>
<li>16:39 &#39;le fever&#39;</li>
<li>17:48 God in His Majesty</li>
<li>18:30 just LIVE</li>
<li>19:01 Succession </li>
<li>24:45 the wrong road to damascus</li>
<li>29:09 1980s: political pivot </li>
<li>30:36 back to basics: robbing native americans</li>
<li>32:48 how power works; the gameplan</li>
<li>39:36 clarence thomas did praxis</li>
<li>41:15 how 2 astroturf</li>
<li>49:13 university economics departments</li>
<li>51:35 third way took koch money</li>
<li>52:28 climate change is obvious but so is money</li>
<li>54:09 koch pet projects</li>
<li>57:53 philanthropy as a force for Bad</li>
<li>60:58 self-flagellating billionaires</li>
</ul>

<p>Subscribe and rate us on itunes, it helps tremendously!</p>

<p>Thanks to the Comrades on Patreon: dumb bitch media, lucky, surpluscornbread, thebrilliantdrfly, devin, brittany, reverend lawn gnome, nicole, gabriel, james, and zekumedo</p>

<p>music by ALiCKZ</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 23: Exploring Socialism with @beepbeepleaf</title>
  <link>https://dumbandawful.fireside.fm/23</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Dumb &amp; Awful</author>
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  <itunes:author>Dumb &amp; Awful</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Brynn (@kinematografi)  and Chris (@goodopinionhavr) from Beep Beep Lettuce swing by to help us understand some of the basics of socialist thought and an overview of some tendencies</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:47</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;0:00 does this man do misogyny?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;4:28 socialist quiz show&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;17:45 Marxist&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;18:56 Trotskyists&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;24:03 Marxist-Leninist&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;30:15 Tankies/Authoritarianism&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;32:33 Anarchism&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;37:29 Soviet Union/Stalin&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;50:33 Maoists&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;53:52 Rosa Luxembourg&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;54:27 DemSoc/SocDem&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1:04:43 Ultras&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1:06:44 Ancaps&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1:08:45 Egoist Anarchists&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;music by ALiCKZ &lt;/p&gt;
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<ul>
<li>0:00 does this man do misogyny?</li>
<li>4:28 socialist quiz show</li>
<li>17:45 Marxist</li>
<li>18:56 Trotskyists</li>
<li>24:03 Marxist-Leninist</li>
<li>30:15 Tankies/Authoritarianism</li>
<li>32:33 Anarchism</li>
<li>37:29 Soviet Union/Stalin</li>
<li>50:33 Maoists</li>
<li>53:52 Rosa Luxembourg</li>
<li>54:27 DemSoc/SocDem</li>
<li>1:04:43 Ultras</li>
<li>1:06:44 Ancaps</li>
<li>1:08:45 Egoist Anarchists</li>
</ul>

<p>music by ALiCKZ</p>]]>
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<ul>
<li>0:00 does this man do misogyny?</li>
<li>4:28 socialist quiz show</li>
<li>17:45 Marxist</li>
<li>18:56 Trotskyists</li>
<li>24:03 Marxist-Leninist</li>
<li>30:15 Tankies/Authoritarianism</li>
<li>32:33 Anarchism</li>
<li>37:29 Soviet Union/Stalin</li>
<li>50:33 Maoists</li>
<li>53:52 Rosa Luxembourg</li>
<li>54:27 DemSoc/SocDem</li>
<li>1:04:43 Ultras</li>
<li>1:06:44 Ancaps</li>
<li>1:08:45 Egoist Anarchists</li>
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