The Regrettable Century podcast

The Regrettable Century

The old forms of the Left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We're making a podcast that discusses the need to organize a Dialectical Pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers' movement for socialism. A clean, honest, and unsentimental melancholy is required; we are cultivating one and would like to share it with you. “The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.” -- Antonio Gramsci-------Visit the Regrettable Century's merch shop:https://theregrettablecentury.threadless.com/

The old forms of the Left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We're making a podcast that discusses the need to organize a Dialectical Pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers' movement for socialism. A clean, honest, and unsentimental melancholy is required; we are cultivating one and would like to share it with you. “The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.” -- Antonio Gramsci-------Visit the Regrettable Century's merch shop:https://theregrettablecentury.threadless.com/

 

#331

Patreon Preview: La démocratie dans l'Amérique de Trump (Matthew from Unbreakable Union)

This week we sat down with Matthew from the Unbreakable Union podcast and talked about the... more

10 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:57

10 Dec 2025


#330

Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History: With Stephan Hammel (Part II of II)

This week, Jason and Ben continued their conversation with Stephan Hammel of The Measures ... more

03 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:36

03 Dec 2025


#329

PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 11/27/2025

 Trump Wants to Talk to Maduro, Israel is Still Murdering Children, Zelensky Has Lost Touc... more

28 Nov 2025

21 MINS

21:47

28 Nov 2025


#328

Toward a Materialist Conception of Music History: With Stephan Hammel (Part I of II)

This week, Jason and Ben got together with friend and comrade Stephan Hammel of The Measur... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:13

26 Nov 2025


#327

Patreon Preview: Regrettable Book Club -- Disaster Nationalism by Richard Seymour (Part II)

It's once again time for 'Disaster Nationalism' by Richard Seymour. The gang dives into ch... more

19 Nov 2025

14 MINS

14:48

19 Nov 2025


#326

The Conclusion of the Glorious Seven Year Plan: Year Seven in Review

Another year of podcasting is in the books. Listen to our post-game wrap of the year's eve... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:30

11 Nov 2025


#325

Patreon Preview -- Antagonizing and Provoking Russia: The US' Long Plan to Kneecap Russia and Escala...

This week we did a close reading of a RAND corporation policy proposal paper called Overex... more

05 Nov 2025

15 MINS

15:33

05 Nov 2025


#324

PATREON PREVIEW -- Regrettable Geopolitics 11/01/2025

Trump's Fake Drug War Against Venezuela, Trump's Dumbass Diplomacy Nets Big L vs China, Tr... more

04 Nov 2025

13 MINS

13:38

04 Nov 2025


#323

The Left Needs a Utopian Vision (Part I)

This week, we began (and had to cut short) a close reading of The Concept of Left by Lesze... more

28 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:43

28 Oct 2025


#322

Patreon Preview: The Gang Resolves the Contradictions

This week, Jason and Ben sat down to acknowledge and resolve all the contradictions that h... more

24 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:16

24 Oct 2025


#321

On Care For Our Common Home: Laudato Si and Christian Anti-Capitalism (Part III)

This week, the Regrettable Christian Caucus begins Chapter II of Laudato Si, by the late P... more

15 Oct 2025

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:00

15 Oct 2025