28 Best Political Revolution Podcasts

1. Revolutions

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Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247.Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from 12 seasons of historical revolutions - the repeating arcs, characters, ideas, events, and patterns which all revolutions seem to follow - and created a fictional history of the Martian Revolution of 2247. The series is written from the point of view of a historian working hundreds of years after the Martian Revolution and will be presented in the style and format of previous seasons of Revolutions...more Host Mike Duncan
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guest Booth Gonzalez
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 19.2KFacebook 9KTwitter 119.1K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2013 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Rev Left Radio

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Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective.
Host Breht O'Shea
Producer/Network Revolutionary Left Radio
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Mohanad Alsayed, Suzin Green +19 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4.5KTwitter 71.7KInstagram 27.7K Avg Length 91 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

3. Red Menace

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Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.
Hosts Alyson Escalante, Breht OShea
Producer/Network Red Menace
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Arlene Eisen, Seth +2 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.5KTwitter 26.9K Avg Length 98 min Format Extended Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact

4. American Revolution Podcast

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American Revolution Podcast explores the events of the American Revolution, from beginning to end. It publishes weekly. Be sure to check out the related blog for access to pictures, maps, and links to more useful information on each week's episode. https://blog.amrevpodcast.commore Host Michael Troy
Producer/Network Airwave History
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Steven Bier, Tom Hand +5 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.2KTwitter 2.2K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2017 Get Email Contact

5. Revolutionary Ireland

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Join Lorcan Collins for a regular podcast about Ireland's revolutionary history. Concentrating on the Easter Rising of 1916, The War of Independence 1919-21 and the Irish Civil War 1922-23. The show will also feature episodes on all aspects of revolutionary Irish history from 1798 to the Hunger Strikes of the 1980's. Revolutionary Ireland Podcast will feature guest historians and activists.more Host Lorcan Collins
Producer/Network Lorcan Collins Revolutionary Ireland
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Laurence McKeown, Dermot Collins +10 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 286Facebook 8.4KTwitter 9.6K Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. People's History of Ideas Podcast

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In this podcast, Matthew Rothwell, author of Transpacific Revolutionaries: The Chinese Revolution in Latin America, explores the global history of ideas related to rebellion and revolution. The main focus of this podcast for the near future will be on the history of the Chinese Revolution, going all the way back to its roots in the initial Chinese reactions to British imperialism during the Opium War of 1839-1842, and then following the development of the revolution and many of the ideas that were products of the revolution through to their transnational diffusion in the late 20th century.more Host Matthew Rothwell
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Dr. Aminda Smith, Miles Lampson +4 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 218Twitter 792 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Communists of America

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We are America's communist generation. The Revolutionary Communists of America are a product of this new period in history. We are here for the complete overthrow of capitalism. If you consider yourself a communist, if you're committed to carrying out a revolution in our lifetime, this is your podcast. Learn more and join the party at communistusa.org.more Hosts Erika Roedl, Laura Brown, Antonio Balmer, Tom Trottier, Revolutionary Communists of America
Producer/Network Revolutionary Communists of America
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Jaybre Acres
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 148 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Red Flag Radio

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Discussion and analysis of politics, history, theory and activism from a revolutionary socialist perspective.
Hosts Roz Ward, Emma Norton
Producer/Network redflag
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Diane Fieldes
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 135Facebook 87.1K Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

9. Marxist Audio Archive

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The Marxist Audio Archive is an archive of presentations and talks recorded at meetings and events hosted by the Revolutionary Communist Party, the Canadian section of the Revolutionary Communist International. This resource serves to help you educate yourself on the the foundations of Marxist theory and revolutionary history. But we're not just an podcast - if you agree with what you hear, you should reach out to us at marxist.ca/join to build the Revolutionary Communist Party where you are!more Host Joel Bergman
Producer/Network The Revolutionary Communist Podcast
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Josie Seaton, Marco La Grotta +6 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 83Facebook 25.2KTwitter 8KInstagram 6.1K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

10. Patriot Power Podcast: The American Revolution, Independence, and Our Founding Fathers

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Join Host Ron Kern on a Journey Through the American Revolution! Explore how 13 colonies united to forge the United States in this engaging podcast. Each episode covers pivotal events, figures, and battles in chronological order, along with bonus episodes that reveal lesser-known stories. As a US Navy veteran and descendant of Revolutionary War hero Peter Kern, Ron shares a unique perspective on the heroes who shaped our nation's history...more Host Ronald Kern
Producer/Network Ron Kern: Veteran and Independent Historian of the American Revolution
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Tanner Haas, Kostya Kennedy
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 66Facebook 32Instagram 320 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. Revolution Revisited

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Explore the American Revolution in a whole new way as we delve into the stories that shaped a nation. This multi-season podcast offers a fresh examination of the origins and impacts of the American Revolution. Produced as part of the VMHC's 250th Initiative and as a companion to its marquee exhibition, Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation, this podcast is a must-listen resource as part of America's milestone anniversary. The show is a fascinating look at the people, ideas, and events that changed the world...more Producer/Network Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Michael Plumb, Nicole Brown
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 57 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Emerging Revolutionary War

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Welcome to the Emerging Revolutionary War podcast! Emerging Revolutionary War is a public history platform that explores all aspects of the Revolutionary War with up-and-coming historians and connects this history to the places where it occurred. We strive to make it fun and engaging for all audiences.more Producer/Network Emerging Revolutionary War
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Stuart Lilie, Rob Orrison +9 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 41 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Revolutionary Baddies Podcast

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Revolutionary Baddies Podcast seeks to join the legacy of uplifting the individual and the masses through connecting revolutionary ideas and practices to our everyday lives. As self declared baddies, we seek to honor the feminist tradition of women who boldly lead, teach, and build on our own terms. Revolutionary Baddies Podcast seeks to deconstruct the large idea of revolution to make it palatable and approachable for our people from all walks of life. You don't need a degree nor an entire book collection to understand what freedom means and what lack thereof feels like...more Producer/Network Revolutionary Baddies
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Amilcar Cabral +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 24 Avg Length 81 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Independence 250

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Walk the road to Revolution in America in real time. Podcast covers, month by month, the events, people, and stories between July 4th 1774 and July 4th 1776 that shaped the drive for Independence and led to the birth of a new nation.more Producer/Network Patrick Lange
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Oliver DeLancey, Caroline Howe +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. 20th Century Revolutions

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20th Century Revolutions is a weekly podcast that traces some of the most consequential revolutions, political and social, that took place across the globe during the 20th Century. Currently On: 'Season 2: The Young Turks - Revolutions of the Ottoman Collapse, pt. 2' As a podcast about revolutions, the narrative will naturally pick up where the great Mike Duncan left off in his wonderful Revolutions podcast. This show is similarly broken up into seasons each covering different revolutions with episodes that are around 25-40 minutes long. As a podcast about the 20th century, I will try to make some sense of the 20th century and how the dramatic events of these 100 years shaped our world today...more Producer/Network Matt Payne
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Ismail Enver, Mustafa Kemal +1 more
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16. New Books in Revolutionary America

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Revolutionary America features conversations with authors of new scholarship on the transformative era spanning the 1750s through the 1820s across the Americas. Featuring interviews that explore political upheaval, social change, and the many meanings of 'revolution' in this period, the channel highlights work on independence movements, constitutional formations, imperial crises, and the lived experiences of diverse peoples navigating a rapidly changing world...more Producer/Network New Books Network
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17. State of Society in France Before the Revolution of 1789

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A thorough analysis of the social, religious, and political dynamics of French society which led to the French Revolution.
Producer/Network Alexis de Tocqueville
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18. Ten Days that Shook the World

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Ten Days that Shook the World, published in 1919, is an extraordinary narrative by American journalist and socialist John Reed, chronicling his firsthand encounters during the October Revolution in Russia in 1917. Reed immersed himself in the fervor of the revolution, engaging closely with pivotal Bolshevik figures like Grigory Zinoviev and Karl Radek. His commitment to capturing the revolutions chaotic spirit led him to isolate himself, resulting in an intense burst of creativity that birthed this masterpiece...more Producer/Network John Reed
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19. Putschcast

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A global podcast about Riots, Rebellions and Revolutions. Putschcast explores how power changes hands, whether through internal social and political decay, external pressure, popular resistance or a pure stroke of luck. Featuring experts in their field, every episode explores a unique moment in history that led to profound changes in the lives of the people affected by it. For the latest coup d'état, follow Putschcast on Youtube, Instagram or www.putschcast.commore Producer/Network The Putschcaster
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Professor Greg Downs, Eva Schubert +6 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. Two Tactics of Social-Democracy in the Democratic Revolution

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Amidst the turmoil of the failed 1905 revolution in Russia, Lenin provides a critical analysis of the Bolshevik political program and tactics, contrasting them with the erratic and subservient factions within the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party. Join us as we explore this insightful examination of revolutionary strategy and political clarity. (Summary by Christian Pecaut) This edition was edited by George Hanna. This show includes AI-generated content.more Producer/Network Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
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21. Peaceful Political Revolution in America

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'The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.' Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, James Wilson, Thomas Paine, and many other American patriots and revolutionaries completely agreed with this simple but compelling statement made by President Washington. Yet today, very few Americans know what the basis of our form of government is, let alone understand what it means.This Podcast will dive into the most important and most censored story in America...more Host John Mulkins
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Dr. Stefanie Lindquist, Ben Price +12 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 5Twitter 322Instagram 117 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. Bolshevik Myth

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In Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920 1922), Alexander Berkman chronicles his journey through the tumultuous landscape of Bolshevik Russia following the 1917 Revolution. Deported from the USA alongside his partner, Emma Goldman, under the 1918 Anarchist Exclusion Act, Berkman offers an eye-opening account of his experiences from 1920 to 1922. Presented in diary format, the narrative captures his initial fervor for the revolution, which soon gives way to profound disillusionment as he witnesses the Bolsheviks oppressive measures against political dissent...more Producer/Network Alexander Berkman
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23. Story of the French Revolution

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Discover the compelling narrative of the French Revolution in this insightful guide, originally published in 1889 in the pages of Justice, the weekly publication of the Social Democratic Federation. This revised edition offers an accessible overview of the key events and themes of this monumental political and social upheaval, particularly through the lens of modern Socialism. It serves as an invaluable resource for those eager to grasp the essence of the Revolution within a concise framework, especially during these centennial reflections...more Producer/Network Ernest Belfort Bax
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24. Barbarous Mexico

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In Barbarous Mexico, the author draws from his personal experiences and extensive travels throughout Mexico in the late 1900s to paint a vivid picture of the conditions that sparked the Mexican Revolution of 1910. He reveals the harrowing reality of government-sanctioned human rights abuses on tobacco and corn plantations in Central and Southeastern Mexico, forcing peasants and the working class to choose between their lives and the fight for revolution...more Producer/Network John Kenneth Turner
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25. Recall: How to Start a Revolution

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The 1950s & 60s saw a wave of radical movements. Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. The Black Panthers. Quebec and Canada had the FLQ — a showdown that dissolved into crisis. By October 1970, there were soldiers in the streets, communities on edge, kidnapping and terror in the headlines. But those frightening weeks were just the crescendo of a wave of terror and violence that was nearly a decade in the making...more Host Geoff Turner
Producer/Network CBC Discover & Learn
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 369Facebook 32.4KTwitter 11.4KInstagram 37K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

26. Spectre of Communism

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Are you a communist? Think we need a revolution? Tune into the official podcast of the Revolutionary Communist International, for communist theory, analysis and history, every week!Under the crisis-ridden capitalist system, humanity lurches from one disaster to another. War, poverty and precarity are facts of life for millions.Given the circumstances, it is no surprise that an unprecedented number of workers and young people are being drawn to the revolutionary banner of communism...more Producer/Network RCI - www.marxist.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Adam Booth, Hamid Alizadeh +7 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 143 Avg Length 96 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

27. This is The Revolution

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The purpose of this show is to educate people on revolutionary strategy, theory, tactics, and analysis using popular culture. While there are many other podcasts and shows discussing politics and popular culture, there doesn't aren't many that actually talk about and break down the mechanisms of how social change, let alone revolution, is carried out. I believe that my 12 years of experience as a political organizer and educator, along with my lifelong nerdom, will allow me to create useful content that can hopefully inspire and support those engaged in changing the world.more Host Akin Olla
Producer/Network This Is The Revolution
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 30Twitter 613 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

28. MASS ACTION

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Revolution. Socialism. Podcast. News. Views. Conversations. Media Criticism.MASS ACTION is a podcast and publications platform for socialist and working-class propaganda, news, views, conversations and more.MASS ACTION is anti-imperialist and anti-racist.MASS ACTION is joined with all mass movements for justice, joined to the revolutionary movement to defeat capitalism and replace it with Socialism.Why MASS ACTION?The planet and its people are facing The Great Crisis...more Producer/Network John Beacham
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 1.5KTwitter 801 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact