
Varn Vlog
Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. Varn Vlog is the pod of C. Derick Varn. We combine the conversation on philosophy, political economy, art, history, culture, anthropology, and geopolitics from a left-wing and culturally informed perspective. We approach the world from a historical lens with an eye for hard truths and structural analysis.
Podcasting since 2021 • 334 episodes
Varn Vlog
Latest Episodes
The Echoes of General Boulanger: When Leftists Flirt With Right-Wing Populism with Donald Parkinson
As normie conservatives casually throw around terms like "Bonapartist" to describe Trump's new administration, we've entered a peculiar moment where Marxist terminology has infiltrated mainstream political discourse—often without its theoretica...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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2:35:26

Ethics Unbound: Marx's Revolutionary Framework with Vanessa Wills
Dr. Vanessa Wills takes us on an intellectual journey through the heart of Marx's ethical vision – perhaps the most misunderstood aspect of his revolutionary philosophy. As we trace her path from anti-war activism to Marxist scholarship, Dr. Wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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2:03:47

Breaking Constitutional Boundaries with Elijah Emery
America's constitutional foundation is buckling under the weight of executive fiat, with a president governing almost exclusively through executive orders while Congress passes fewer bills than at any point in history. Elijah Emery comes back t...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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2:05:47

The Dark Side of Jimmy Carter with Robert Buzzanco
Behind the celebrated image of Jimmy Carter as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian lies a presidential legacy that demands closer examination. This revealing conversation with historian Robert Buzzanco challenges the sanitized narrative of...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:00:49

The Journey of Freedom: Unpacking Hegel's Philosophy with Borna Radnik
The episode explores Hegel's complex understanding of freedom as self-determination and its historical evolution through time, juxtaposed with Kant and Rousseau's perspectives. It emphasizes that freedom is a relational and collective struggle ...
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Episode 10
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Can you get rid of your corny intro and just keep the music😭😭😭 The music sets the scene up enough and is also probably the best podcast intro music I've heard... just take out the narration I'm begging you
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