How the Red was Won

Ep 61: Communism 101.26 LIVE Lecture

How the Red was Won

Show Notes

This is now the third semester that I've been invited to lecture at a Sociology class at the local community college. I updated my lecture for 2026, and I'm quite pleased with the way it came out. The students were very engaged, asked questions, and many stayed after class to talk and ask for book recommendations.

I spoke at 3 different classes. The lecture presented here is the second one. I attached the discussion from the first class to this recording - after the lecture, and before class 2 questions. Some of the student questions are difficult to understand, but I think it all makes sense at the end of the day.

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