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 • 406 episodes

Varn Vlog

Latest Episodes

Screened Realities and the Complicit Lens: Robin Andersen on Media Complicity in Gaza and Beyond

While the atrocities in Palestine and Gaza have been live-streamed by courageous on-the-ground journalists, American legacy media have operated in an entirely different reality. Dr. Andersen details how establishment journalism has actively aba...

July 13, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 84 • 1:12:32

Real Internationalism: Inside the RAIZ International Project

In this special episode, we are doing something a little different by introducing an urgent, concrete internationalist political project. We are joined by two representatives affiliated with RAIZ International.To protect the sens...

July 09, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 83 • 1:09:37

Grade Scandals, Bureaucracy, and the Truth About the Teacher Shortage with Chris Papst

Why are public school budgets skyrocketing while student proficiency scores tank? How do districts artificially inflate graduation rates while leaving children entirely illiterate? In this episode of Varnblog, we sit down with Emmy award-winnin...

July 06, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 82 • 47:05

Solidarity or Silence?: How Leftist Politics Often Overlooks the Disabled with Anthony David Vernon

This podcast and YouTube episode features an in-depth conversation with Anthony David Vernon, a philosopher and educator, exploring the intersection of disability studies, left-wing politics, and the systemic failures of accessibility in a post...

July 02, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 81 • 1:30:42

Karl Marx’s Ethics of Human Flourishing with Sam Badger

In this episode of Varn Vlog, we sit down with Sam Badger to explore the moral philosophy hidden within Marxian theory. While Karl Marx is famously derisive of "moralism," this discussion unpacks how his work actually outlines a robust "Ethics ...

June 29, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 80 • 1:50:00

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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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