Robert Raymond
@robpertray.bsky.social
co-founding producer: @upstreampodcast.bsky.social
currently reading "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
currently reading "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
the solution to the housing crisis is not 50 year mortgages—it's 75 year mortgages
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
the solution to the housing crisis is not 50 year mortgages—it's 75 year mortgages
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NEW PATREON EP we are joined by the one and only john smith to discuss his groundbreaking book and a lifetime of anti-imperialist struggle through thought and action
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW PATREON EP we are joined by the one and only john smith to discuss his groundbreaking book and a lifetime of anti-imperialist struggle through thought and action
how do you record a podcast if you're living in your car
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
how do you record a podcast if you're living in your car
not surprising: the democrats are going to cave on the government shutdown and your healthcare costs are going to skyrocket. make no mistake, this is a conscious decision by the party to punish you for mamdani and to remind you of your place
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
not surprising: the democrats are going to cave on the government shutdown and your healthcare costs are going to skyrocket. make no mistake, this is a conscious decision by the party to punish you for mamdani and to remind you of your place
if you still think that the problem is a "king" and not this entire system than you're choosing to keep your eyes closed
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
if you still think that the problem is a "king" and not this entire system than you're choosing to keep your eyes closed
billionaires shouldn't exist
capitalism: ok here's a trillionaire then
capitalism: ok here's a trillionaire then
BREAKING: Tesla shareholders just approved a pay package for Elon Musk that’s worth up to $1 trillion.
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
billionaires shouldn't exist
capitalism: ok here's a trillionaire then
capitalism: ok here's a trillionaire then
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
what's most wild to me about mamdani is that he's proposing the most basic policies—free transit, affordable rent and daycare are so deeply not radical. if nothing it's an insight into how far right the democratic establishment has gone after decades of lesser-evil voting
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
what's most wild to me about mamdani is that he's proposing the most basic policies—free transit, affordable rent and daycare are so deeply not radical. if nothing it's an insight into how far right the democratic establishment has gone after decades of lesser-evil voting
do we think mamdani would have won if kamala somehow hadn't lost? I sincerely don't.
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
do we think mamdani would have won if kamala somehow hadn't lost? I sincerely don't.
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NEW EP yueren zhang joins us to take a deep dive into mao and the political philosophy of maoism, exploring key events in chinese history along the way and presenting a critique of china from a maoist perspective
NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW EP yueren zhang joins us to take a deep dive into mao and the political philosophy of maoism, exploring key events in chinese history along the way and presenting a critique of china from a maoist perspective
"Israel and Taiwan are bases of operation for Imperialism in Asia. They created Israel for the Arabs and Taiwan for us. They both have the same objective." – Mao Zedong, 1965
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Israel and Taiwan are bases of operation for Imperialism in Asia. They created Israel for the Arabs and Taiwan for us. They both have the same objective." – Mao Zedong, 1965
it's such a wild coincidence that all the countries doing things that require a US war of intervention just happen to have massive amounts of oil beneath them
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
it's such a wild coincidence that all the countries doing things that require a US war of intervention just happen to have massive amounts of oil beneath them
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NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
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NEW EP jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury of @orinocotribune.bsky.social join us to discuss how we got here, why the US has its sights trained on venezuela, the latin american far right, the "war on drugs," and much more
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NEW EP jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury of @orinocotribune.bsky.social join us to discuss how we got here, why the US has its sights trained on venezuela, the latin american far right, the "war on drugs," and much more
I will never accept what the ruling class want to normalize. life can be so light, beautiful, and fulfilling. it can be so simple. it doesn't have to be a soulless nightmare devoted to generating wealth for a couple thousand parasites
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I will never accept what the ruling class want to normalize. life can be so light, beautiful, and fulfilling. it can be so simple. it doesn't have to be a soulless nightmare devoted to generating wealth for a couple thousand parasites
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
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NEW EP we're joined by @timparrique.bsky.social to discuss his new book on degrowth—an economic and political movement calling for an end to the delusional and deadly belief that there can be infinite growth on a finite planet
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
NEW EP we're joined by @timparrique.bsky.social to discuss his new book on degrowth—an economic and political movement calling for an end to the delusional and deadly belief that there can be infinite growth on a finite planet
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NEXT WEEK: slow down or die w/ @timparrique.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
NEXT WEEK: slow down or die w/ @timparrique.bsky.social
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NEW PATREON EP cira pascual marquina of el panal commune joins us for a wideranging conversation on sanctions as a tool of US hegemony and what the sanctions regime imposed on venezuela is all about
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 3: sanctions as economic warfare w/ cira pascual marquina
venezuela pt. 3: sanctions as economic warfare w/ cira pascual marquina
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
NEW PATREON EP cira pascual marquina of el panal commune joins us for a wideranging conversation on sanctions as a tool of US hegemony and what the sanctions regime imposed on venezuela is all about
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 3: sanctions as economic warfare w/ cira pascual marquina
venezuela pt. 3: sanctions as economic warfare w/ cira pascual marquina
October 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 3: sanctions as economic warfare w/ cira pascual marquina
venezuela pt. 3: sanctions as economic warfare w/ cira pascual marquina
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NEW EP Immanuel Ness joins us to discuss migration's imperialist roots.
Far from being a net positive for the Global South, our system of migration under global capitalism contributes to underdevelopment, uneven and unequal exchange, and dependency of Global South countries.
Far from being a net positive for the Global South, our system of migration under global capitalism contributes to underdevelopment, uneven and unequal exchange, and dependency of Global South countries.
NEXT WEEK: migration as economic imperialism w/ immanuel ness
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
NEW EP Immanuel Ness joins us to discuss migration's imperialist roots.
Far from being a net positive for the Global South, our system of migration under global capitalism contributes to underdevelopment, uneven and unequal exchange, and dependency of Global South countries.
Far from being a net positive for the Global South, our system of migration under global capitalism contributes to underdevelopment, uneven and unequal exchange, and dependency of Global South countries.
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NEXT WEEK: migration as economic imperialism w/ immanuel ness
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
NEXT WEEK: migration as economic imperialism w/ immanuel ness
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NEW PATREON EP we're joined by the terrific chris gilbert for a conversation on venezuela's socialist communes and how they embody both the fight against US imperialism and the better world we know is possible
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 2: socialist communes and anti-imperialism w/ chris gilbert
venezuela pt. 2: socialist communes and anti-imperialism w/ chris gilbert
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW PATREON EP we're joined by the terrific chris gilbert for a conversation on venezuela's socialist communes and how they embody both the fight against US imperialism and the better world we know is possible
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 2: socialist communes and anti-imperialism w/ chris gilbert
venezuela pt. 2: socialist communes and anti-imperialism w/ chris gilbert
September 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 2: socialist communes and anti-imperialism w/ chris gilbert
venezuela pt. 2: socialist communes and anti-imperialism w/ chris gilbert
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NEW EP jo delamor joins us to discuss how to raise the next generation in a way that repels the toxic values underlying Western civilization and instead fosters those of a post capitalist path
NEXT WEEK
Post Capitalist Parenting Pt. 5: Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis w/ Jo delAmor
Post Capitalist Parenting Pt. 5: Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis w/ Jo delAmor
September 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NEW EP jo delamor joins us to discuss how to raise the next generation in a way that repels the toxic values underlying Western civilization and instead fosters those of a post capitalist path