Varn Vlog
C. Derick Varn
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Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. Varn Vlog is the pod of C. Derick Varn. We combine the conversation on philosophy, political economy, art, history, culture, anthropology, and geopolitics from a left-wing and culturally informed perspective. We approach the world from a historical lens with an eye for hard truths and structural analysis.
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S2E78 Revolutionary Strategy Today with the Angry Workers Collective
The working class is everywhere now. So why does it keep slipping out of view the moment we try to talk about power, strategy, and organization? We sit down with Marco from the Angry Workers…
S2E77 Up vs. Down: Bypassing the Two-Party Sorting Mechanism with Travis Misurell
Is American democracy broken, or is it just rigged? In this episode of VarmBlog, we sit down with Travis Misurell, founder of the Think: The Future is Now Coalition (Fink), to discuss a radical new…
S2E76 Decoding the Tragedy of Noam Chomsky with Dr. Chris Knight
In this episode of Varn Vlog, we welcome back British anthropologist and activist Dr. Chris Knight, author of Decoding Chomsky, to discuss the startling revelations surrounding Noam Chomsky’s…
S2E75 The Prospects of DSA: Party Building, Power, and the Marxist Unity Group
Approximately two years into the second Trump administration, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is at a critical crossroads. In this semi-annual check-in, we sit down with members of the…
S2E74 Communist Unity in Oceania: The Future of Socialist Organizing in Australia
You can learn a lot about the health of the left by asking one simple question: what happens when people disagree? We sit down with three organizers from Communist Unity to talk about building a mass…
S2E73 The Quest for Narrative From World Travels to Technology with Miles Spencer
Is our digital legacy the final frontier of storytelling?In this episode, we sit down with Miles Spencer, a serial entrepreneur, world traveler, and the founder of Reflecta AI. Spencer, who…
S2E72 The Castaneda Con with Ru Marshall
Is it anthropology or a high-stakes hoax?In this episode of the Varn Vlog, we dive deep into the enigmatic life of Carlos Castaneda with author and visual artist Ru Marshall. Marshall’s expansive new…
S2E71 The Left-Wing Deadbeat with Nurse John
A lot of people can quote the right theory, wear the right shirt, and post the right meme. Then the moment arrives when you have to sit down with a coworker, ask what they need, and move them toward…
S2E70 The K-Shaped Decade with Matt Borka
“Why does life feel poorer when the economy looks rich?” That question drives our talk with Hungarian-born creator and entrepreneur Matt Borka, who has lived and worked across the West, Eastern…
S2E69 From Dawn To Decadence, Part 6: Aufheben's Decay
In Part 6 of our series "From Dawn to Decadence," we examine the intellectual trajectory and eventual "decay" of the Aufheben collective. This episode explores the group's early contributions to…
S2E68 German Romanticism and Idealism Beyond Nostalgia And Reaction
Romanticism gets treated like a synonym for nostalgia, and German Idealism gets shrunk to a few brand-name thinkers. We push back on both habits by talking with Christopher Satoor, a York University…
S2E67 Diving Into the Wreckage: The French Left Remains Unbowed
Join hosts as they dive deep into the complexities of modern French politics with guest Henry Wallace. This episode explores the concept of the "new municipalism" and the strategic efforts of the La…
S2E66 Mapping The United Front Debate with Brandon Lightly
What happens when “march separately, strike together” meets real history? We dive into the tangled story of the United Front—where it came from, how it changed, and why its results ranged from…
S2E65 Wall Street Went To Homeroom And Stole The Whiteboard with David I Backer
What if the real story of American education isn’t test scores or culture wars, but air you can breathe, roofs that don’t leak, and the invisible money pipes that decide who gets both? We sit down…
S2E64 From Catechism To Class Consciousness: How Marxism Was Taught with Edward Barring
What if the real engine of socialist history wasn’t just theory, but teaching? We sit down with historian Edward Baring to trace a vivid, often-misread story: Marxism as a mass educational project…
S2E63 How Philosophy Lost Its Nerve And How Marx Put It Back To Work with Christoph Schuringa
A century ago, philosophy split its seams. Cambridge’s revolt against British Hegelianism promised “clarity,” Vienna’s scientific modernism tried to rebuild from scratch, and postwar America…
S2E65 Post-Liberalism’s Fade with Nicolas Villarreal
Politics keeps offering us drama in place of design. We sat down with Nicholas D. Vairo to chart how the post-liberal moment slid from grand promises into a Bonapartist reality: a leader-first…
S2E64 Hellworld And The Broken Labor Map with Phil Neel
What if “reindustrialization” delivers fabs, data centers, and subsidies—but not the jobs? We sit down with Marxist geographer Phil Neel to unpack Hell World, a sweeping account of how…
S2E63 From Mills To World-Systems: Tracing Wallerstein’s Path with Sam Chian
What if the most consequential “Marxist” of a generation refused to call himself one—and was more consistent for it? We dive into Immanuel Wallerstein’s intellectual journey, from C. Wright Mills’s…
S2E62 Popular Or United Fronts Explained with Brandon Lightly
Coalitions promise power, but what if they mostly deliver blame? We dig into the sharp difference between a United Front and a Popular Front, trace their roots from the Second International through…
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Varn Vlog has published 400 episodes since May 2021, covering topics in Education, News.
Varn Vlog is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 47m.
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