Socialist Rifle Association Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Faye interviews leftist tactical gear suppliers, FAFO Defense, Conquest of Thread, and Earthside Manufacturing. They discuss their products and how they tie into their larger political praxis. Faye expresses deep concerns about the quality of Earthside Manufacturing's ballistic armor products. 

FAFO Defense
Website: https://fafodef.com
Twitter: @FafoDefense

Conquest of Thread
Website: https://conquestofthread.com
Twitter: @ConquestThread

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle
Faye's Twitter: @FayeEcklar

Faye and Alex discuss the January 6th invasion of the Capitol building by a mob of Trump supporters committed with the help of Capitol police officers.

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle
Faye's Twitter: @FayeEcklar
Alex's Twitter: @humvadev

Faye and Austin discuss the January 20th 2nd Amendment rally in Richmond, Virginia. Then, SRA Central Committee member Eva Cantor hosts a roundtable of Jewish leftists and progressives to discuss antisemitism and how the left can fight it, both internally and externally.

Guest: Eva Cantor
Twitter: @PoRiverJamBand

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle
Faye's Twitter: @FayeEcklar

Faye and Austin collect eyewitness accounts of the revolution in Rojava — the remote corner of northeastern Syria where Kurds and other peoples organized to defend themselves from ISIS, and constructed an experimental new society in the midst of the Syrian Civil War. Based on the political theory of Abdullah Ocalan, synthesizing socialism, feminism, and the writings of American anarchist Murray Bookchin, northeast Syria's Democratic Confederalist system has been an inspiration to socialists and anarchists the world over. Today the Rojavan Revolution is in a dire and uncertain position, betrayed by the Trump administration, caught between a genocidal invasion by Turkey from the north, and the authoritarian Syrian state to the south.

To document what has transpired in the region, we've interviewed journalist Robert Evans who visited Rojava in August 2019, as well as Josh and Charlie, two members of the International Brigades of the Syrian Democratic Forces, who fought in the liberation of Raqqa from ISIS in 2016-2017. We hope that their first-hand perspectives can help shed light on the situation in the region, and inspire western socialists and anarchists to learn from Rojava and apply lessons from their revolution to their own activism and organizing.

Guests:
Robert Evans
Twitter: @IwriteOK
Behind the Bastards: https://www.behindthebastards.com/
It Could Happen Here: https://www.itcouldhappenherepod.com/
Worst Year Ever: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-worst-year-ever-49377032/

Charlie & Josh
Twitter: @SabCharlie

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle
Faye's Twitter: @FayeEcklar

Faye and Austin hold a roundtable with their comrades Ellie and Rowdy, discussing recent news in the American labor movement and how it ties into the larger class struggle.

Faye interviews Rowdy about Epistemic Nihilism, the nature of ideology, the roots of eco-fascism, over-consumption, and left unity.

Guest: Rowdy
Twitter: @RecursiveSigns

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle
Faye's Twitter: @FayeEcklar

Faye and Alex make some important announcements about upcoming SRA elections, then discuss the recent trend of reactionary "class-first" Marxism and how it is corrosive to the socialist movement.

After the break, Faye interviews SRA Secretary J.L. Hamilton about the AK-47: its history, mechanics, and modern application.

Guest: J.L. Hamilton
Twitter: @absinthol

Music: "The Winter Solstice Parable" by FriendlyFroge
Link: https://soundcloud.com/friendlyfroge

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle
Faye's Twitter: @FayeEcklar

Recorded live at the first SRA National Convention in Denver, CO — Faye, Alex Humva, and Breht O'Shea join forces in a Q&A style podcast panel, taking questions from SRA organizers and members.

Faye Ecklar:
Twitter: @FayeEcklar

Alex Humva
Twitter: @HumvaDev

Breht O'Shea
Twitter: @DeadIrishRebel
Revolutionary Left Radio: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/
Red Menace Podcast: https://redmenace.libsyn.com/

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle

Faye and Austin discuss cement milkshakes, antifa, Proud Boys, police brutality, migrant concentration camps, firearms for home defense, and more.

After the break, Faye interviews Rob and Mango from the SRA SF Bay chapter about their recent booth at San Francisco Pride, their disaster mitigation efforts, and what advice they have for other SRA organizers.

Guests: Rob & Mango
Twitter: @BayAreaSRA & @pinaypple
Filtration Mask Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/filtration-mask-fund
Support Trans Protester: https://www.gofundme.com/support-trans-protester-brutalized-by-sfpd

Music: "Reunion" by FriendlyFroge
Link: https://soundcloud.com/friendlyfroge

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle
Faye's Twitter: @FayeEcklar

Faye and Austin discuss Pride and the many reasons police do not belong at it. We respond to some criticism about the SRA and lay out the organization's function and purpose. We finish up with an explanation of body armor and firearms penetration.

After the break, Faye interviews anarchist folk & filk musician Leslie Fish about her music and activism.

Guest: Leslie Fish
Website: http://lesliefish.com/

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle

Faye and Austin are joined by special guest, Pearson Bolt! In a discussion style panel, we talk about the wave of anti-abortion bills sweeping the nation, Iran and Venezuela, and some tips and advice for gun owning radicals.

Guest: Pearson Bolt
Twitter: @PearsonBolt
Coffee With Comrades: http://www.coffeewithcomrades.com/

Socialist Rifle Association
Website: https://socialistra.org/
Twitter: @SocialistRA
Instagram: @SocialistRA
Facebook: @SocialistRifle