Best Eric Mann Podcasts (2026)

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Eric Mann on Revolutionary Struggle Part 2: Labor Organizing, The Working Class, and Proletarian Internationalism 2:07:39

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Breht speaks with veteran organizer, revolutionary strategist, Elder of the movement, and author Eric Mann. Together they discuss Eric's life and work, including his book on George Jackson, the Hard Hat riot against Vietnam protesters, how to organize effectively in the work place, Eric's personal relationship with Howard Zinn, the importance of re…

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Community Corner: Kubernetes With Eric Mann 30:17

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In this episode, Scott talks with Eric Mann about Kubernetes and how Displace Technologies is making it easier to work with. Links: Our Discord – https://discord.gg/aMTxunVx Buy our shirts – https://store.phpa…

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[BEST OF 2025] Anti-Capitalist Parenting: A Dialectical Perspective w/ Breht O'Shea (Upstream Podcast) 2:12:00

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Jun 25, 2025 One of the most radical things you can do is live your life in direct opposition to the forces that control our society. Not just fighting for policies or organizing your community, although those are certainly important parts of it, but also living with values that oppose the values of our dominant society. And even more importantly, …

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Sally Mann's "Art Work: On the Creative Life" 47:43

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This week, we are revisiting our episode with photographer and writer Sally Mann about her book, Art Work: On the Creative Life. Medaya Ocher and Kate Wolf speak with Mann, whose book describes her path to becoming an artist and provides prospective artists with insights on how to weather everything from rejection and poverty, to failure, fallow pe…

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[BEST OF 2025] On Technofeudalism: Rent Seeking in Late Stage Monopoly Capitalism 1:16:16

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Sep 10, 2025 Alyson and Breht critically engage with the concept of "technofeudalism" from a Marxist (and thus historical materialist) perspective, analyzing its origin and recent popularity, critiquing its depoloyment and the implication that it represents a "new mode of production", explaining related concepts like rent-seeking, discussing the ro…

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Ep 262: Mark Jones Jr. on Special Air Operations and American Military Dominance 46:51

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Mark Jones Jr., chief pilot of experimental flight test with the Honda Aircraft Company and recently retired U.S. Air Force test pilot and special operations commander, joins the show to talk about the nature of special air operations and the extraordinary air raid that kicked off Desert Storm. ▪️ Times 02:45 9/11 05:58 Test Pilot 11:52 Special Air…

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[BEST OF 2025] Dialectics of Nature: Engels on Dialectical Materialism as a Worldview 2:35:29

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Jun 16, 2025 In this episode, Alyson and Breht explore Friedrich Engels' Dialectics of Nature, a bold and underappreciated attempt to apply dialectical materialism to the natural sciences. Often dismissed or misunderstood, this unfinished work offers a sweeping view of reality - from physics and chemistry to evolution, human consciousness, and ecol…

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Jeremy Elder, Cory Peter Lane and Hunter Saling guest 1:03:12

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Doug welcomes Jeremy Elder, Cory Peter Lane and Hunter Saling to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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An AI Expert Challenges an AI Skeptic, with Ethan Mollick 1:29:29

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Even if the AI bubble bursts, the technology won’t just disappear. We’re going to live alongside some version of AI, so we have to ask: what does our future with AI look like? This week, Adam invites Ethan Mollick, AI expert and professor at Wharton School of Business, to challenge his skeptical view on AI and look at how it might impact our daily …

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Ep 261: Behnam Ben Taleblu on the (Next!) Iran-Israel War 42:14

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Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Director (Iran Program) and Senior Fellow at FDD, joins the show to talk about how Iran has worked to reconstitute its missile program since the summer, and what the U.S. and Israel might do to stop it. ▪️ Times 01:43 Vessel Seizure 05:45 Making a Ballistic Missile 13:06 What Modern War Looks Like 17:19 Iran’s Missile Pro…

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Yourgo Artsitas, Mal Hall and Chad Opitz guest 1:13:29

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Live from the American Comedy Co. in Sweet Home San Diego, Doug welcomes Yourgo Artsitas, Mal Hall and Chad Opitz to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Special Show: Jenny Slate and Sarah Manguso 36:43

6d ago36:43

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Today's episode features a live recording from a LARB Luminary Dinner honoring writer, performer and actor Jenny Slate. Author Sarah Manguso sits down with Slate for an intimate conversation exploring the complexities of balancing artistic practice with the demands of parenthood and the ways personal transformation shapes creative expression.…

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Ep 260: Kevin Passmore on the Maginot Line and the Battle of France 39:50

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Kevin Passmore, professor of History at Cardiff University and author of The Maginot Line: A New History, joins the show to talk about the most elaborate fortification system of the 20th century and why it failed. ▪️ Times 02:03 Attacking the Maginot Line 05:53 Fortifications and Warfare 11:48 Flexibility vs Depth 15:38 A Total Commitment to War 19…

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Jesus Christ: The Revolutionary Mystic 2:08:43

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In this Christmas special, Alyson and Breht reinterpret Jesus through Jewish mysticism, Christian contemplative traditions, and Buddhist conceptions of Enlightenment, offering an understanding of his teachings and words as attempts to articulate the ineffable and non-dual, rather than metaphysical propositions to be believed. Drawing heavily on the…

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An AI Safety Expert Explains the Dangers of AI with Steven Adler 1:34:31

10d ago1:34:31

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Why should we assume that AI is safe? As the technology has grown at an alarming rate, companies like OpenAI have seen wrongful death lawsuits begin to stack up as their product drives users to suicide. With the mental health risks, the societal risks, and the unknown risks, we have to ask, can AI ever really be safe? This week, Adam speaks with St…

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Ep 259: Christian Brose on Rethinking How We Fight 52:51

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Christian Brose, President and Chief Strategy Officer at Anduril Industries and author of The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare, joins the show to talk about American industry and the future of war. ▪️ Times 02:26 Erosion of Military Advantage 11:11 The Nature of the Problem 16:42 Consensus and Urgency 21:01 Learning …

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The 12 Guests of Xmas with Samm Levine, Amy Miller and Geoff Tate and 10 more guests 2:04:07

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Live from Dynasty Typewriter in LA, Doug welcomes Trae Crowder, Mark Ellis, Todd Glass, Samm Levine, Riki Lindhome, Amy Miller, Chad Opitz, Jimmy Pardo, Ellory Smith, Blair Socci, Geoff Tate, Dan Van Kirk, Jenny Zigrino to this year's 12 Guests of Xmas episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/…

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Tales from Two Critics: A.S. Hamrah and Melissa Anderson on the Year in Film 1:15:35

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Kate Wolf is joined by two of today's finest film critics to discuss the current state of Hollywood—including the sale of Warner Brothers Discovery—the art of writing about movies, and some of the year's best films. Up first is critic A.S. Hamrah, author of two new books: Last Week In End Times Cinema, which compiles the relentless follies of the f…

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Ep 258: Eric Cline on the Collapse of Civilizations 51:38

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Eric Cline, professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and of Anthropology at The George Washington University and author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, joins the show to break down the collapse of the Bronze Age civilization and why it matters today. ▪️ Times 02:57 Writing History for All 04:51 The Three Age System 10:…

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The PHP Podcast 2025.12.18 1:17:14

11d ago1:17:14

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This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about PHPStorm new release, PHPek and why going to a conference is still fire, Laravel Advent Calendar, what does your GitHub year look like?, and more… Links f…

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Chinese Characteristics of Socialism: Civilizational Factors in CPC Governance 1:46:15

7d ago1:46:15

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What does it really mean to speak of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"? Is it simply a matter of policy and political economy, or does it require grappling with thousands of years of civilizational history, philosophy, and culture? In this episode, Breht is joined by Zhao, the mind behind Goods for the People and author of Chinese Characteri…

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Exploring the Depths of Wikipedia with Annie Rauwerda 1:27:07

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While it feels like the very concept of an accepted collective reality has crumbled around us, Wikipedia has gradually revealed itself to be our accepted arbiter of truth. How did this social project, built on the backs of countless volunteers, come to be the one site on the internet that we all pretty much agree to be “true”? Or mostly true, at le…

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Ep 257: Elliott Abrams on the Venezuela Crisis 38:51

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Elliott Abrams, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela and Iran from 2019 to 2021, joins the show to discuss events in the Caribbean. ▪️ Times 01:56 Venezuela Through Multiple Administrations 06:05 Maduro 11:53 Trump to Biden 17:56 U.S. Military Capabilities 24:05 P…

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Jonathan Mangum, Maxwell Nalevansky and Ellory Smith guest 58:45

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Doug welcomes Jonathan Mangum, Maxwell Nalevansky and Ellory Smith to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Best of 2025 54:42

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It's that time of the year again! Hosts Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman look back on some of the bright lights from a pretty dark year with a rundown of their favorite books, movies, TV shows, music, and scandals from 2025. For a full list of this year's picks, visit lareviewofbooks.org/podcasts/larb-radio-hour/…

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Ep 256: Nadia Schadlow on Strategic Depth 38:17

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Nadia Schadlow, former Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy and senior fellow at Hudson Institute, joins the show to breakdown what strategic depth is and why the concept remains relevant. ▪️ Times 02:37 Unhinged, Frenetic Times 03:36 What is Strategic Depth? 07:50 A Lack of Space 12:50 Territory and War 14:5…

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The PHP Podcast 2025.12.11 1:12:40

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This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric, Sara, and John talk about Clamp, Preloading, NativePHP v2, the end of Fleet, Waymo Cars DDOS, and more… Links from the show: PHP: rfc:clamp_v2 PHP: Preloading – Manual Chang…

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Eric Mann on Revolutionary Struggle: The Weather Underground, the Long 1960s, and the Fight for Liberation Today (Part 1) 2:19:14

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Breht speaks with veteran organizer, revolutionary strategist, and author Eric Mann. In this wide-ranging conversation, Mann reflects on his decades of struggle; from his early work with SNCC and SDS, through his involvement with the Weather Underground and his time as a political prisoner, to his rank-and-file organizing as a UAW autoworker. Along…

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Plastic Pollution is Killing Us with Judith Enck 1:04:59

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Plastic is everywhere. Over the past century, we’ve stuffed our landfills, lined the bottom of the ocean floor, and even managed to get microscopic particles floating through our blood and bodies. Topping things off, the industry is only growing. Plastics simply do not go away, and neither will this problem unless we do something about it. This wee…

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PHP Alive and Kicking Episode 20 – Ash Allen 1:05:09

15d ago1:05:09

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PHP Architect Social Media: X: https://x.com/phparch Mastodon: https://phparch.social/@phparch Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phparch.com Discord: https://discord.phparch.com Subscribe to our magazine: http…

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Ep 255: Roya Hakakian on the Islamic Revolution 52:54

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Roya Hakakian, author of Assassins of the Turquoise Palace and Journey from the Land of No, joins the show to discuss the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini, and how these events have shaped the world. ▪️ Times 02:56 Life Before the Revolution 11:02 Antisemitism in Revolutionary Iran 21:56 Khomeini’s Rise to Power 22:32…

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Joey Bragg, Kevin Lewis and Geoff Tate guest 53:44

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Doug welcomes Joey Bragg, Kevin Lewis and Geoff Tate to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.