Sh-t Platypus Says

03/28/2025

The Platypus International Convention is happening in Chicago, April 4-6. Check out www.platypus.events for the most up-to-date convention schedule and look out for lead-up events on April 3rd. Social gatherings will take place on Friday and Saturday night, where you can meet with members and discuss the panels and any questions you might have about Platypus. The Convention is free & open to the public! All are welcome.

02/09/2025

SPS #72: The Right for the Left. Itsï and Johannes sit down with Chris Cutrone to reflect on last year’s summer reading group, The Right for the Left. They discuss the historical difference between the Right and the Left, the prevalence of right-wing ideas on the Left, and how the Left conceded the contestation of ideas to the Right.
https://soundcloud.com/platypus-affiliated-society/ep-72

11/13/2024

Ep 70: Trump's Reelection & Interview with Carlos Garrido
In this episode, Pam sits down with Ethan and Gabe to discuss Trump's reelection and the Republicans' victory in Congress, the Left's nostalgia for Bernie along with its efforts to "critique" the Democrats, and the new multiracial coalition behind the GOP.

In the second part, Daniel and Itsï sit down with Carlos Garrido, Director of the Midwestern Marx Institute and Secretary of Education for the American Communist Party, founded this year. They discuss American Marxism, W.E.B. DuBois, the launch of the ACP, and why now might be the moment for a communist party.

Our volume "Marxism in the Age of Trump" is now on sale and available to purchase here:
https://platypus-publishing.square.site/product/marxism-in-age-of-trump/5?cs=true&cst=custom

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"The Left and the 2024 Election" (10/30/24 panel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IbzY1kaG2c

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Eugene V. Debs - The Negro In the Class Struggle (1903)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1903/negro.htm

Constitution of the American Communist Party (2024)
https://acp.us/2024-constitution.pdf

https://soundcloud.com/platypus-affiliated-society/ep-70

In this episode, Pam sits down with Ethan and Gabe to discuss Trump's reelection and the Republicans' victory in Congress, the Left's nostalgia for Bernie along with its efforts the "critique" the Dem

11/12/2024

SPS #70: One the Trump Reelection & an Interview with Carlos Garrido
In this episode, Pam sits down with Ethan and Gabe to discuss Trump’s reelection and the Republicans’ victory in Congress, the Left’s nostalgia for Bernie along with its efforts the “critique” the Democrats, and the new multiracial coalition behind the GOP. In the second part, Daniel and Itsï sit down with Carlos Garrido, Director of the and Secretary of Education for the American Communist Party, founded this year. They discuss American Marxism, W.E.B. DuBois, the launch of the ACP, and why now might be the moment for a communist party.

07/27/2024

SPS #67: Kamala IS brat & the Pro-Palestinian Protests
On this episode of SPS, Sophia and Pam hammer out whether or not Kamala Harris IS brat. They discuss the Republican National Convention and the consolidation of the new Republican Party under Trump. In the main segment, Andreas W and Pam N. sit down with Platypus members Ali (Australian National University), Hayes (University of Chicago) and Eli (University of Leipzig) to reflect on the recent pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The episode features recorded interviews with protestors led by Platypus members from around the globe including, Australia, Germany, and the United States. However, these are but a small sample of the on-site conversations led by our members. If you’d like to hear the rest of the interviews, you can find them here: https://t.ly/Fqg53

Episode link 🔗 in bio.

07/27/2024

NEW SPS #67: Kamala IS brat & the Pro-Palestinian Protests
On this episode of SPS, Sophia and Pam hammer out whether or not Kamala Harris IS brat. They discuss the Republican National Convention and the consolidation of the new Republican Party under Trump. In the main segment, Andreas W and Pam N. sit down with Platypus members Ali (Australian National University), Hayes (University of Chicago) and Eli (University of Leipzig) to reflect on the recent pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The episode features recorded interviews with protestors led by Platypus members from around the globe including, Australia, Germany, and the United States. However, these are but a small sample of the on-site conversations led by our members. If you’d like to hear the rest of the interviews, you can find them here: https://t.ly/Fqg53

https://soundcloud.com/platypus-affiliated-society/ep67

On this episode of SPS, Sophia and Pam hammer out whether or not Kamala Harris IS brat. They discuss the Republican National Convention and the consolidation of the new Republican Party under Trump. I

03/25/2024

NEW SPS #65: Episode 65 comes in two parts: In the first segment, Andreas talks with Platypus members Clay (Chicago) and Ethan (Philadelphia) about the upcoming Platypus International Convention, taking place in Chicago April 4-7 under the title "What is Left after Trump?". They discuss the various panel topics of this year's 16th Platypus Convention as well as why we keep hosting them. More information can be found at sites.google.com/view/whatisleft2024

In our second segment we welcome a triumphant return of the S**t Platypus Does segment - Lisa and Rebekah sit down with members Thuy Linh (Berlin), Noah (Cologne) and Liv (New School) to reflect on the European Conference, held in Berlin at the end of January this year: What did we learn about "The Legacy of Lenin" ?

Panels from the 2024 European Conference:

Legacy of Lenin panel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoX0unyoPX4
Building a Marxist Mass Party Anew: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ban_NkqrEVE
Krise im sozialistischen Lager (in German): www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiYby-ScT8U

Further videos of events can be found at www.youtube.com/

Visit our website at platypus1917.org

https://soundcloud.com/platypus-affiliated-society/ep-65

Episode 65 comes in two parts: In the first segment, Andreas talks with Platypus members Clay (Chicago) and Ethan (Philadelphia) about the upcoming Platypus International Convention, taking place in C