After a long hiatus, AES is back — and we're kicking things off with the return of a favorite guest: Holly High! In this episode, we dive into Holly's latest project, her substack Laos: Revolutions in Reproduction, exploring how socialist ideals shape everyday life.

We discuss: socialist housing and urban planning in Laos, property ownership under socialism, the evolving role of the socialist state and much more!

Join us for a thoughtful conversation on how revolutions live on in the structures and systems of everyday life.

https://substack.com/@revolutionsinreproduction

hollyhigh.net

patreon.com/aesthepodcast

For this long awaited episode on Vietnam - Jen (@HowTheRedWasWon) joins to talk about her recent unique experience of visiting the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a country that her grandparents fled from in the 1960s! Jen guides us through her journey there, what she learned, and some important reflections about revolution in the USA she had as a result.

Listed below are links to Jen's social media pages which are home to her educational projects on socialist theoretical texts and organizing. Check them out!

Jen on Twitter: @ho_chi_minnie // @keepaustinnasty // @howtheredwaswon

Jen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/how_the_red_was_won/

Jen on Tiktok: @big.nasty08 // @red.won.pod

Mutual Aid Organization: @red_help_atx

Since March of this year I have been the co-host of another podcast called Prolespod (my tenure starts on Episode 49). On that show we have been working extensively on producing a special event series known as The Stalin Eras. The key focus of this series is to illuminate the early history of the Soviet Union and the life of its longest lasting leader, Joseph Stalin, using some of the latest scholarship. It features both narrative history and discussion.

This upload is the full introductory episode for the series. If you wish to listen to 10+ hours of content released thus far in the series I recommend subscribing to Prolespod on your choice of podcast platform and begin diving into this unique presentation of Soviet History that doesn't exist elsewhere!

To get more episodes of The Stalin Eras - subscribe to Prolespod - wherever you listen to podcasts!

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