Best Transcending Capitalism Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 368 Bhaskar Sunkara on Socialism and Us 47:05

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Episode 368 of RevolutionZ has as its guest Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin and more recently The Nation and author of The Socialist Manifesto. Our topic isn’t a kinder capitalism; it’s a post capitalist vision and practice where private ownership is overcome and control of production resides with the people who do the work. Together we discuss seeking …

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Leading Through Change Building Safe Inclusive Cultures in Today's Organizations 36:53

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Discover how empathy, equity, and bold strategy can turn chaos into transformative action and redefine leadership success. In this episode, Sophie Richards shares practical insights from her extensive experience as a Chief Operating Officer and award-winning leader. Why redefining success means disconnecting it from competition and scarcity Buildin…

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Ep 367 No Kings Enlarged plus Right to the City, and Winning Time 59:20

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Episode 367 of RevolutionZ starts out by discussing why I am offering up chapters of the forthcoming The Wind Cries Freedom Oral History as a sequence of episodes. Then it addresses No Kings to ask how can its future help connect mass resistance to everyday organizing that is able to turn fear into agency: and success that is able to win. Then the …

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Ep 366 Trumpisms, Socialisms, and WCF Health Gets Personal 52:00

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Episode 366 of RevolutionZ starts by considering a phrase frequently borrowed, nowadays, the phrase "like never before," and then moves on to a word nowadays being used more frequently and positively than in quite some time, the word "socialism." Regarding the former, why are we mimicking the verbal priorities of the Orange Monster? Can we avoid th…

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EP 365 Duvernay and WCF: Health and Class 36:21

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Episode 365 of RevolutionZ presents an essay by film director Ava Duvernay about the difficulty of writing in unimaginably chaotic times. Her's is a sentiment I share but that she expresses more eloquently. Simply put, it’s hard to write to a conclusion when the world won’t stop shouting new horrors. Then Miguel Guevara interviews Barbara Bethune a…

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Young Women Leading Change: Anita Athari's Journey Through Tech, Venture Capital, and SelfReflection 45:07

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Meet Anita Athari, the young leader redefining boundaries in tech, academia, and leadership before 25. In this episode of Boundary Breakers Collective, discover what it takes to challenge expectations and shape your own path. Key topics covered: Breaking external and internal boundaries to achieve unconventional success The importance of setting pe…

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Ep 364 Epstein and WCF: Post Convention Vision 52:24

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Episode 364 of RevolutionZ begins with a brief discussion of the Epstein phenomenon. How do elites manufacture loyalty and impose silence? How did Epstein (and Trump too) get constituencies that not only ought to have known better, but literally ought to have abhorred them, to instead become sycophants or at least friends? After that interlude, the…

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Ep 363 WCF: Chapters Are Essential 42:40

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Episode 363 of RevolutionZ as its main focus continues with another excerpt from the Oral History titled The Wind Cries Freedom. The episode opens, however, with a comment on our place and our times following on Mamdani's remarkable victory and Steve Bannon's call for Republicans to take over all institutions or face jail in about a year. In the st…

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Inspiring Change: How Stephanie Michel Challenges Gender Norms and Fights for Women's Rights 39:06

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Ep 362 WCF: Convene and Transcend 51:17

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Episode 362 of RevolutionZ continues the oral history recounting by Miguel Guevara and his interviewees. It delves further with the motives, aims, and mechanics of a successful future revolution. This time, it asks, what if the hardest part of building a movement isn’t the opposition outside, but the pressure inside the room—and inside our heads? G…

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Unlocking Human Potential with Quantum Biohacking and Body Consciousness 38:29

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Discover what it really means to break free from inherited scripts and shape your own life narrative. In this episode, Dr. Nataliya Storozhylova shares her expertise in body consciousness science, quantum biohacking, and conscious transformation. Here's what you'll learn: How Dr. Nataliya Storozhylova transitioned from elite pharma science to pione…

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Ep 361 Hope Is Not Naive, Cynicism Is Counterproductive, Fight To Win 50:49

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Episode 361 of RevolutionZ continues the sequence of episodes culled from the book in process: The Wind Cries Freedom. The episode's title is "Hope Is Not Naive, Cynicism Is Counterproductive, Fight To Win." It opens with a succinct look at our own time's authoritarianism and the information ecosystem that rewards fear and lies over solidarity and …

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Ep 360 Larry Cohen on No Kings and Beyond: Tactics, Strategy, and Goals 1:13:47

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Episode 360 of RevolutionZ has Larry Cohen, former president of the 600,000 strong Communication Workers of America and current board chair of Our Revolution who has spent five decades organizing workers and pushing democratic reforms inside and outside the Democratic Party to assess No Kings and explore possible future directions for it and of res…

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Ep 359 Cynicism Or Informed Hope 32:44

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Episode 359 of RevolutionZ considers the possibility that the biggest barrier to change isn’t raw power, but a story that many people have swallowed about what’s possible? The idea that there is no alternative. That victory is a pipe dream. The associated chapter of the The Wind Cries Freedom considers how cynicism is manufactured, why it passes fo…

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Ep 358 - Arash Kolahi and Alexandria Shaner from ZNet Keep Hope Real 41:06

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Episode 358 of RevolutionZ has Arash Kolahi and Alexandria Shaner talk about alternative media aims and pursuits, and the state of the left. Having just published a comprehensive, transparent annual report for ZNetwork.org, Arash and Alexandria invite you to shape what their project does next. They explain how a volunteer‑heavy media project double…

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Ep 357 Cynicism Meets Activism Strategy Wins 41:45

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Episode 357 of RevolutionZ presents chapter six of The Wind Cries Freedom plus some personal discussion of publishing priorities and reader/listener choices. From the oral history, Andre Goldman describes his path from academic to organizer and in doing so reveals how a campus boycott became a disciplined, scalable movement. His story has no lone h…

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Ep 356 WCF: Arundhati Roy and From Academia to Activism 49:20

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Ep 356 of RevolutionZ begins with a few reflections on Arundhati Roy's memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me." It praises her extraordinary prose and storytelling to show how powerful narrative can illuminate complex social realities. This brief visit to her work ends with a set of questions about her writing and, by extension, about all writing, includi…

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Ep 355 Tom Gallagher DSA, Mamdani, and Us 1:00:37

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Episode 355 of RevolutionZ has as guest DSA activist and former Massachusetts state representative Tom Gallagher to discuss how leftists too often "do the billionaires' work for them" by attacking allies over ideological purity. When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders face vicious criticism from fellow progressives with headlines like "AOC…

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Ep 354 - WCF 3: From Sanctuary through Cops to Shared Program 46:35

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Episode 354 of RevolutionZ continues the sequence presenting the Oral History titled The Wind Cries Freedom. In this third installment, as an opening act, interviewee Leslie Zinn reflects on the finished oral history of a revolution that emerged from conditions similar to our own. She argues that revolution isn't utopian but tangible—a possibility …

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Black Excellence Is a Scam—Here’s the Truth About Power: 19Keys Investfest Keynote 41:28

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19keys.com/tour Tap in to the full 19Keys Investfest Keynote the world has been talking about ever since. Master AI before it masters you! 🧠 This must-watch episode is your comprehensive guide to navigating the complexities of our digital age, blending high-level conversations with actionable strategies to empower you. Are you ready to transform yo…

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Ep 353 Genoa, Sex Trafficking, Self Censoring, Parecon Ignored, and AI Is No Joke 40:31

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Episode 353 of RevolutionZ examines two seemingly unrelated but equally disruptive forces: the marginalization of participatory economics and the existential threat of artificial intelligence. But first, a visit to Genoa's dockworkers threatening to shut down Israel shipments, America's sex trafficking being addressed incompletely, and activist sel…

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Ep 352 WCF: Back to the Beginning and Ending the Orange Monster 1:08:29

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Episode 352 of RevolutionZ continues with chapters two and three of The Wind Cries Freedom. Alexandra Voline tells about going from despair to determination, from her parent's activism to her own revolutionary conviction. Born to 1960s radicals, politics was "background noise" until Trump's election added passion to knowledge. Alexandra describes h…

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Ep 351 - The Wind Cries Freedom - A New Sequence of Episodes: Intro and Chapter 1 37:38

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Episode 351 of RevolutionZ introduces a special journey as Miguel Guevara and his 18 Interviewees convey chapters from "The Wind Cries Freedom," an as yet unpublished novel that reimagines how revolutionary change might unfold in America. The novel is thus an oral history of a future American revolution. As such the book is fiction but it works har…

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The Programmable Future ft Iddris Sandu 2:49:54

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19keys.com/tour In this powerful episode of High Lvl Conversations, 19Keys sits down with visionary technologist Idris Sandu to break down the future of culture, AI, and ownership. As the world becomes programmable, the biggest question is: Who controls the code—and who benefits from it? Idris and 19Keys explore why ownership, intentionality, and s…

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Ep 350 - AI As Marxist & More Chomsky, Me, and AI 1:09:44

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Episode 350 of RevolutionZ conducts an experiment with ChatGPT to reveal profound insights about both political theory and artificial intelligence. ChatGPT, please respond to this critique of the Marxist tradition's current relevance first as a Marxist would, then without that constraint. When operating as a Marxist, the AI eloquently employs class…

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Redesigning the Ladder: Alexis Maule on Transformative Leadership and Resilient Teams in Fashion 31:36

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Visionary leader Alexis Maule joins Helena Demuynck on the Boundary Breakers Collective to share her journey transforming luxury retail and redefining leadership. Discover practical insights for building resilient, values-driven teams and navigating career pivots. Redesigning the "career ladder" and breaking industry boundaries Building transformat…

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Ep 349 AI, Chomsky, Me, and You 56:44

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Episode 349 of RevolutionZ displays what happened when I asked artificial intelligence to critique my critique of artificial intelligence. In this episode, I share the results of this peculiar experiment—feeding my recent articles about AI dangers directly to ChatGPT and asking for its reaction. What in its view did I get right. What did I get wron…

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Hyperbolic Wellness: Super Healing Procedures, Facilities, Therapies, Bio Hacking: 19Keys & Yahki 1:59:16

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19keys.com/tour to get your tickets today 19keys.com/links or [email protected] to Support for the tour (venue partners, sponsors, team, etc) 19keys.com/links to sign of for Yah'ki Awakened x 19Keys Retreat Experience 🌟 Ready to transform your health and embrace holistic well-being? Discover the groundbreaking $10M Yaki Wellness Center in this…

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Ep 348 AI Dilemmas with Hortense, Harry, and Holden 26:59

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Episode 248 of RevolutionZ asks, what if the real danger of advanced AI isn't robots taking over the world, but humans willingly but unintentionally surrendering our humanity? What if AI need not go rogue for its collateral damage to fundamentally hurt humanity? What if our most likely dystopian future isn't machines battling us to death, but machi…

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"Hustle Culture" Killed My Creativity. Here's How I'm Getting It Back 💗 47:11

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After a recent trip to Detroit & New York, I really felt like something shifted in me and I started to (finally) understand the difference between healthy creative productivity...and the unhealthy kind of neverending hustling the system programs us to do. So I wanted to share what I learned! Also for some reason editing this was hard. I think it's …

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Ep 347 Adam Aron Lessons of Climate Activism 57:05

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Episode 347 of RevolutionZ asks why so many stay essentially silent when our world is burning? Adam Aron, climate activist and psychology professor at UC San Diego identifies barriers that keep most people from taking action despite acknowledging the twin crises of climate collapse and rising authoritarianism. We then discuss what to do about the d…

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Ep 346 Epstein, Fascism, Clickbait, Deaf President...What's Next? 27:35

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Ep 346 of RevolutionZ takes on a stew of topics. What's up with Epstein. Fascism's arrival. Clickbait's Impact. Anti Collective Individualism. Gallaudet''s Struggle. Social Media. Good Trouble, and Now What? What's the connection among these? Lies, undermined trust, narrow horizons of calculation, fear, confusion, a surprisingly relevant movie, imp…

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Ep 345 An Apology, Gaza, and Revisiting Marxism with Specific Invitations 35:51

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Ep 345 of RevolutionZ begins with a brief apology for an error last episode. some self-reflection about RevolutionZ's duration of 345 consecutive episodes, some moving guest comments on Gaza plus my own comments on emerging Trumpian fascism. It then again addresses the question do activists need fresh conceptual frameworks that transcend traditiona…

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Redefining Success: How Jacqueline Ganim DeFalco Balances Business Strategy and Artistic Passion 53:16

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The Great Reprogramming "Renaissance or Revolution" Boston Show 19Keys Jaylen Brown Vic Mensa X Eyee 3:12:19

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19keys.com/tour Unlock the Future: AI, Wealth, & Culture with 19Keys, Jaylen Brown, Vic Mensa & Tech With X | HLC Boston 🔑 Step into one of the most important conversations of our time — filmed live at the Save Yourself Tour in Boston. This High Lvl Conversations episode brings together visionary minds to decode the intersection of AI, cultural con…

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Ep 344 Mamdani, Gaza, Rebel Lyrics, and Us 36:39

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Episode 344 of RevolutionZ begins with some reflections on Zohran Mamdani's inspiring electoral win. How? By his campaign mobilizing an astonishing 50,000 volunteers. How? By he and his campaign feeling real and honest, and by offering real and meaningful vision. By electoral politics and grassroots activism becoming a mutual aid tag team rather th…

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Ep 343 Gene Bruskin on Labor, Resistance, and Musicals 55:40

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Ep 343 of RevolutionZ has Gene Bruskin, long time and many issues, labor organizer to discuss workers' responses to rising fascism, our current predicaments and our potential paths forward. Why does America's labor movement struggle to mount a unified response to authoritarianism, one for all and all for one? How did post-WWII labor structures inte…

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Ep 342 The Measurement Problem and June 14th, July 7th, and Beyond 33:20

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Episode 342 of RevolutionZ reconsiders how to evaluate success in our struggles against Trumpian fascism. When someone asks how a protest went, what are we really measuring? Our feelings? Media coverage? Participation numbers? Or something more substantive? Being vague about what matters is our movement measurement problem. This episode proposes fo…

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The Gifted Seers and Radical Joy: Deep Wellness & spiritual visions w/ Tabitha Brown 1:40:20

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Visit 19Keys.com/tour to get your tickets for the save yourself tour. In this soul-stirring episode of High Level Conversations, 19Keys sits down with cultural lightbearer and beloved storyteller Tabitha Brown for a powerful dialogue on faith, intuition, ancestral gifts, and the sacred responsibility of joy. Together, they explore what it means to …

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Ep 341 Marxism and Us--or Not 1:23:11

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Episode 341 of RevolutionZ quotes: "The tradition of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living" and with that claim from Marx asks whether today's movements should enrich the Marxist tradition as a viable and worthy heritage that only needs some modest contemporary refinements, or transcend it entirely as concepts and…