People's Pulse Radio

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A Marxist-Leninist podcast recorded and produced by the research fellows at the Center for Communist Studies that combines music, analysis, and critique from a lens of subaltern action in the global south and spaces of the world in which communist practice thrives.

The Center for Communist Studies


    • Dec 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from People's Pulse Radio

    Radio Takeover, Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 35:26


    In this episode, listen in as Christian spins the Coup, Victor Jara, Bambu, Clancy Eccles, and more!

    Radio Takeover, Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 62:48


    Back by popular demand, our hosts bring you another toe-tapping episode of Radio Takeover—the only all-music, all-revolution program on the digital waves. On this episode, listen in as we spin the sounds of Max Romeo, Brenda Fassie, The Minutemen, Run the Jewels, Victor Jara, and much, much more. 

    Audio Ammunition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 60:49


    In this episode, listen in as our hosts talk with Devon Bowers, a founding member and contributing editor at the Hampton Institute, and host of Hampton's own podcast, A Different Lens. Devon talks with us about the Institute, about the import of audio and sound to working class struggles, and about his writing. With music by Kazi tha Blak, P.O.S., and Sole, as well as the Wu-Tang Clan.You can find Hampton's podcast,  A Different Lens, right here: https://adifferentlens.libsyn.com

    Reading Capital with Derek Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 65:14


    In this episode, listen in as our hosts Ben, Ethan, Sudershan, and Jeff talk with Liberation School editor and DePauw University professor of education studies, Derek Ford, about the Liberation School's newest 12-part podcast series, "Reading Capital with Comrades." With musical selections by Bob Dylan, De La Hoya, and Tragedy Khadafi."Reading Capital with Comrades" can be found here: https://liberationschool.org/reading-capital-with-comrades-podcast/

    From River to Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 50:01


    In this special, emergency episode of People's Pulse Radio, we highlight Palestinian resistance in the face of continued, rampant, and genocidal Israeli aggression. With readings by Ben, Talia, Christian, and Leila Khaled, and music by Daniel Kahn, the PFLP, and more. Listen in!

    Radio Takeover, Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 59:54


    Join the People's Pulse Radio hosts for the third installment of Radio Takeover, as they spin revolutionary and communist music from all around the globe. With music by Xiangyu, Lead Belly, the Iraqi Communist Party, and more. Listen in!

    Radio Takeover, Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 57:11


    In this second episode of People's Pulse Radio's biweekly Radio Takeover, listen to Ben and Christian spin one hour of revolutionary and communist music from all around the globe. Listen in for songs by Bambu, The Youths, The Dubliners, Xiangyu, and more.

    Tear Gas Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 63:21


    In this episode, join Jarrod, Ethan, and Ben as they talk with Talia—co-host of The Minyan and The Tolerant Left, and a prolific activist and street medic with the Marilyn Buck Brigade—about the BLM uprisings, the place of Marxism-Leninism and communist theory in the protests, and how non-BIPOC activists can best assist BIPOC-led protests. With music by Bambu, John Lee Hooker, Dead Prez, and more. Listen in!

    Radio Takeover, Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 54:26


    In this first episode of People's Pulse Radio's biweekly Radio Takeover, listen to our hosts spin one hour of revolutionary and communist music from all around the globe. Listen in for songs by Keny Arkana, The Ethiopians, Menteroja, The Clash, and more.

    An Introduction to People's Pulse Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 40:49


    In this introductory episode, listen to the hosts of People's Pulse Radio—Maya, Ethan, Ben, Jarrod, and Christian—introduce themselves and the podcast, talk a little about their work, and about the scope of People's Pulse Radio, and also give a brief history of the podcast's producers, the Center for Communist Studies. Our hosts also set up the next episode, which focuses on the BLM protests and uprisings, and spin some really great revolutionary music in the process. With songs by The Coup, Owen McDonagh, Bambu, and more.

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