The Regrettable Century Podcast
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The old forms of the Left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We discuss the need to organize a Dialectical Pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers' movement for socialism.
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In this special collaboration with @varnvlog.bsky.social , we combined in our Captain Planet team of pessimism. We are opening up a multi-part investigation into New York Times columnist Ross Douthat's landmark 2020 thesis, The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victim of Our Own Success.
Dawn to Decadence: The Decadent Society- With Varn Vlog (Part I) | The Regrettable Century
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September 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
In this special collaboration with @varnvlog.bsky.social , we combined in our Captain Planet team of pessimism. We are opening up a multi-part investigation into New York Times columnist Ross Douthat's landmark 2020 thesis, The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victim of Our Own Success.
Worse than Holocaust denial because it’s providing cover for an ongoing genocide.
September 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Worse than Holocaust denial because it’s providing cover for an ongoing genocide.
Maritime tracking data confirms 6.
September 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Maritime tracking data confirms 6.
This week the dudes and the patrons got together to chill and discuss the overall vibes in the world.
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The Foundations of Vibes Based Socialism | The Regrettable Century
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August 31, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This week the dudes and the patrons got together to chill and discuss the overall vibes in the world.
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This week we sat down with Dean and Matt from @themagnificast.bsky.social to discuss their new book, #EnoughisEnough
From the editor: …The problem isn't too few resources or too many people; it's capitalism's system of growth.
From the editor: …The problem isn't too few resources or too many people; it's capitalism's system of growth.
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August 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This week we sat down with Dean and Matt from @themagnificast.bsky.social to discuss their new book, #EnoughisEnough
From the editor: …The problem isn't too few resources or too many people; it's capitalism's system of growth.
From the editor: …The problem isn't too few resources or too many people; it's capitalism's system of growth.
This week Jason and Kevin got together to do a close read the document that is causing American Conservatives to lose their minds, the new program of the Democratic Socialists of America. #DSA
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Workers Deserve More: Interpreting the DSA Program | The Regrettable Century
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August 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
This week Jason and Kevin got together to do a close read the document that is causing American Conservatives to lose their minds, the new program of the Democratic Socialists of America. #DSA
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In this episode the boys continue their ongoing discussion of the influences of popular-socialism, folk-socialism, left-populism, and left-nationalism on the western workers' movement and how to navigate the impossible task of resurrecting the "Real Marxist" tradition.
The Boys Determine the Correct Path and the Authentic Socialist Tradition | The Regrettable Century
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August 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
In this episode the boys continue their ongoing discussion of the influences of popular-socialism, folk-socialism, left-populism, and left-nationalism on the western workers' movement and how to navigate the impossible task of resurrecting the "Real Marxist" tradition.
This week, two old veterans of about two and a half decades in the fight against half a dozen imperialist wars read and discussed an article about why there is not anti-war movement.
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Where is the Anti-War Movement? | The Regrettable Century
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August 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This week, two old veterans of about two and a half decades in the fight against half a dozen imperialist wars read and discussed an article about why there is not anti-war movement.
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Iran War Strategic Summary, Iran and Oman Hormuz Agreement, The US is Out of Missiles, China Missile Practice on US Ship Models, Ukraine Bombs Restaurant, Ukraine 40 Day Drone War Failure, Ukraine Counteroffensive Failure, Ukraine Out of Air Defense Missiles...
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Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 08/07/2026
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August 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Iran War Strategic Summary, Iran and Oman Hormuz Agreement, The US is Out of Missiles, China Missile Practice on US Ship Models, Ukraine Bombs Restaurant, Ukraine 40 Day Drone War Failure, Ukraine Counteroffensive Failure, Ukraine Out of Air Defense Missiles...
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This week we continue our series on republicanism by returning to an episode we did on the complicated legacy of the American Revolution. This old episode now has a 40 minute addendum where we discuss the episode and how much things have changed since the original, enjoy!
Again, Let America be America Again... For Once (AGAIN)
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July 29, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This week we continue our series on republicanism by returning to an episode we did on the complicated legacy of the American Revolution. This old episode now has a 40 minute addendum where we discuss the episode and how much things have changed since the original, enjoy!
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The world economy is toast, oil shock is hitting, Ukraine is in turmoil... yet another week when decades are happening.
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Regrettable Geopolitics 07/24/2026 (JD Vance Admits Epstein Was Mossad and Israel Derailed Negotiations, Pentagon Budget Crisis, US Weapons Shortage, Failure and Firings in Ukraine) | The Regrettable...
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July 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The world economy is toast, oil shock is hitting, Ukraine is in turmoil... yet another week when decades are happening.
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This week the boys all got together to do a bonus episode about the current state of the republic. We are clearly ailing as a society and we are clearly in trouble as a country. Will the decline of the empire lead to the fall of the republic?
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"If you can keep it": The Death of the Republic? | The Regrettable Century
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July 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
This week the boys all got together to do a bonus episode about the current state of the republic. We are clearly ailing as a society and we are clearly in trouble as a country. Will the decline of the empire lead to the fall of the republic?
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This week we sat down with our comrade Brad, a union organizer and CPUSA member, to discuss an article he wrote about two conflicting visions of radical change at the heart of the unfinished American Revolution and its implications for the contemporary workers' movement.
Abolition Democracy or Reconstruction Democracy? A Discussion With Comrade Brad
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July 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
This week we sat down with our comrade Brad, a union organizer and CPUSA member, to discuss an article he wrote about two conflicting visions of radical change at the heart of the unfinished American Revolution and its implications for the contemporary workers' movement.
We continue our month long series on American Communism by doing a close read and discussion of two articles about the Communist Party of the United States of America's role as the cutting edge of liberatory politics in the mid 20th century.
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American and Communist: The Heroic Period of the CPUSA | The Regrettable Century
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July 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We continue our month long series on American Communism by doing a close read and discussion of two articles about the Communist Party of the United States of America's role as the cutting edge of liberatory politics in the mid 20th century.
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For America's 250th birthday, the boys got together to discuss the legacy of the American Revolution. There are two major poles of thought on the American left, with wildly differing interpretations of the American Revolution. They both make some good points, we discuss those here.
Life, Liberty, and.... Slavery? The Mixed Legacy of 1776 (REUPLOAD)
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July 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
For America's 250th birthday, the boys got together to discuss the legacy of the American Revolution. There are two major poles of thought on the American left, with wildly differing interpretations of the American Revolution. They both make some good points, we discuss those here.
This week we invited Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn to talk about their new book, The People are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism.
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June 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This week we invited Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn to talk about their new book, The People are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism.
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Finally, the long-awaited end of 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang dives into the final chapters of this amazing book.
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Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour (conclusion) | The Regrettable Century
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May 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Finally, the long-awaited end of 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang dives into the final chapters of this amazing book.
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Does this mean they’re finally going to name the navigator? I am sure they will, but they will be all fake. Just like this whole story is fake. I don't think theres an independent analyst out there who doesn't think this was a botched special ops enriched uranium grab.
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Michael Bay To Direct True Story Of Mission To Save Two Downed Pilots In Iran
Michael Bay is developing a movie chronicling the extraordinary rescue mission of the two U.S. pilots who were downed during Operation Epic Fury in Iran.
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May 21, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Does this mean they’re finally going to name the navigator? I am sure they will, but they will be all fake. Just like this whole story is fake. I don't think theres an independent analyst out there who doesn't think this was a botched special ops enriched uranium grab.
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The Ukrainian nationalists have the fervor of the superiority of their race and their cause, but even there, the façade is beginning to crack. Ukraine is divided over whether or not to continue to wait for their miracle of the House of Brandenburg moment or accept defeat and sue for peace.
May 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The Ukrainian nationalists have the fervor of the superiority of their race and their cause, but even there, the façade is beginning to crack. Ukraine is divided over whether or not to continue to wait for their miracle of the House of Brandenburg moment or accept defeat and sue for peace.