Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 1h 28m
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Apple Rating 4.9 (1,137)
Since Mar 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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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Alyson and Breht Answer Your Questions

Jun 06, 2026 3h 13m

Alyson and Breht spend three hours answering your questions about politics, theory, socialist stragey and much more! Watch the video version on Youtube HERE …

The Worldwide Family of Militant Women

May 12, 2026 1h 34m

In this episode, Breht and Alyson sit down with Arlene Eisen to discuss her new memoir, In the Worldwide Family of Militant Women. Eisen reflects on her political formation across the upheavals of…

The Iran War: A Dialectical and Historical Materialist Analysis

Apr 09, 2026 2h 25m

Alyson and Breht apply dialectical and historical materialist analysis to the current war of aggression in Iran. Together they break down the Marxist methodology into its three main parts -…

Iran Under Attack

Mar 02, 2026 1h 43m

On this YT livestream (3/1/26) Alyson and Breht discuss the illegal war of aggression launched by the US and Israel against Iran. Throughout the discussion they take live questions from the chat.…

Guillotines for the Epstein Class

Feb 17, 2026 1h 46m

Alyson and Breht discuss a range of current events, including Cuba, the Epstein Files, Iran and much more. Make a donation to Socialist Night School via Venmo @OmahaNightSchool Outro Song: "to each…

Minneapolis on Fire

Jan 25, 2026 1h 23m

Breht discusses recent events in Minneapolis... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro Music: Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover - Song For Alicia

Jesus Christ Beyond Belief: A Mystical Reading of the Gospels

Dec 24, 2025 2h 11m

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…

(Teaser) The Anti-Human Nihilism of the Techno-Oligarchs

Nov 30, 2025 15m

This is a small snippet from a much larger patreon exclusive episode, which you can sign up for (and support the show in the process) here: www.patreon.com/revleftradio

The Years of Lead in Italy: Strategy of Tension, Operation Gladio, & the Long 1970s

Nov 24, 2025 1h 47m

Most people, even on the Left, only know fragments of Italy's "Years of Lead." This episode pulls the whole picture into focus: the mass worker upsurge after the boom years, the 1969 Piazza Fontana…

Ceasefire in Gaza, The Monroe Doctrine Under Trump, and a US Economy on the Brink of Collapse

Oct 13, 2025 1h 42m

Alyson and Breht analyze current events, including the ceasefire in Gaza and its implications, the newest round of US imperialist aggression against Venezuela, Regime Change aspirations in Iran and…

Discussing Popular Education (w/ Ultra-Red)

Oct 06, 2025 1h 42m

In this episode, Alyson joins members of the Ultra-Red collective to discuss their recent trip to Central America where they learned first hand about popular education movements of the past and…

On Technofeudalism: Rent Seeking in Late Stage Monopoly Capitalism

Sep 10, 2025 1h 16m

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…

Red Star Ministry: Marxism, Theology, & The Human Condition

Aug 11, 2025 1h 58m

Alyson and Breht are guests on the Red Star Ministry Podcast, a Christian Communist outlet. Together with the host Christian, they discuss Alyson and Breht's evolving personal relationship with…

On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among The People

Jul 17, 2025 1h 35m

In this episode of Red Menace, Breht and Alyson dive into Mao Zedong's pivotal 1957 speech On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People. This foundational text offers insight into Mao's…

Uprising in LA: ICE, Mass Deportations, and American Fascism

Jun 09, 2025 1h 5m

Alyson and Breht record an emergency podcast on the current riots in LA, and resistance across the country, to mass deportations. Together they highlight recent events, discuss the function of mass…

Dialectics of Nature: Engels on Dialectical Materialism as a Worldview

May 29, 2025 2h 35m

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…

Teaser: The Role of Labor in Human Evolution

May 26, 2025 23m

This is small snippet from a much larger episode coming soon wherein Alyson and Breht cover Friedrich Engel's famous text "Dialectics of Nature", in which Engels argues for dialectical materialism as…

Tenant Unions Under Attack by Landlord Lobby

May 05, 2025 59m

In this episode, Breht welcomes on Seth from Omaha Tenants United for an in-studio discussion about OTU's slate of recent successes organizing several tenant unions, and a subsequent new legal…

Farce, Finance & Fascism: Margaret Kimberley on Empire in Decay

Apr 15, 2025 1h 17m

In this powerful and wide-ranging conversation, Margaret Kimberley—senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and a leader in Black Alliance for Peace—joins Breht to dissect the spectacle of American…

Trotsky on Fascism (and Lessons for us Today)

Mar 24, 2025 1h 56m

In this episode, Alyson and Breht welcome Brendan to the show, a close comrade with a bit more sympathy toward Trotsky in order to be as fair as possible and get a fresh perspective. Together, we…

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