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Welcome to the Passion for Learning show and podcast where we have engaging conversations with Inspiring Leaders, Teachers and Entrepreneurs committed to making a remarkable difference. Thank you to all of the guests of our show including Jeremy Hannay, Ross Morrison McGill, Matthew Bradley, Rashid Benserghin, Clare Walsh and many more who have shared their inspiring stories, thoughts and insights on how we can ensure children receive the best possible education. If you enjoy the show, pleas ...
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A podcast seeking to celebrate the many facets of the American Muslim experience. The goal of the show is to highlight and focus on unique and interesting personalities from both within and without the American Muslim community, and engage them in what will hopefully be a worthwhile and invigorating conversation not only for the guests, but also for listeners. Essentially, a long form interview format that’s meant to flow organically.
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Turns out that large scale collapse we've all been worried about might have already happened.Reading: The Long, Slow Death of Global Development (2022) by David Oks & Henry WilliamsSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/4Y9xFfPaAv Jack & Dan
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Another huge bucket list item for the show, we delve into the life and legacy of Imam Faheem Shuaibe, a prominent figure in the American Muslim community and heir to the life and legacy of Imam Warith Deen Muhammed(ra). The riveting conversation follows Imam Faheem's life and journey to Islam which in turn beautifully serves as the vehicle to explo…
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Why does it seem as though every political issue is being filtered through the issue of immigration? What does this say about the historical mission of socialism? Let us know when you figure it out. Reading: The Contradictions of Global Migration (2019) by Adam HaniehSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISC…
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With winter on its way we figured what better way to warm our hearts than getting back into the debates around the origin of capitalism?Reading: Historical Capitalism (1983) by Immanuel WallersteinSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/QFyDYwTH…
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Omar and Parvez welcome back Sana Saeed to discuss the intersection of social media, politics, and the Muslim community. They explore the Mamdani campaign as a case study in Islamophobia, the evolution of online communities, and the impact of online and social merdia cultures on Muslim youth. The conversation delves into generational differences in…
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In which we return to the plan for communism put together by the Group of International Communists and discuss several critiques made against its proposals.Reading: Thoughts on the ‘Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution’ (2025) by Angry Workers, Response to Angry Workers (2025) by Hermann Lueer, and On ‘The Fundamental Pri…
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What flag is the right flag for communists to fly? What attitude should we have towards nationalism and religion? Do we all just need to relax a bit?Reading: Labour, Nationality & Religion (1910) by James Connolly, Pro-Palestine symbolism (2025) by Anne McShane and Trying to capture the flag (2025) by Harley FilbenSend us a question, comment or val…
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In which we discuss the nature of the colonization of Palestine by the West and the fraught state the settler colony of Israel has found itself in after years of violence and economic crisis.Reading: Historical Landmarks in the Hundred Years' War on Palestine (2017) by Rashid Khalidi and Shutdown Nation (2025) by Shir HeverSend us a question, comme…
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This episode was another opportunity to check off a bucket list for the podcast as we were honored to sit with Imam Khalid Latif. Some unchartered territory for the show as co-host Omar Ansari was unable to make the recording but Parvez was able to find a last minute Associate co-host to fill in! We had the chance to discuss Imam Khalid's life and …
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Parvez and Omar finally return after the longest hiatus in the show's history! They bring us up to speed with all the going-ons in their lives from new jobs, moves, kids graduating to new kids being born! As the show returns so does the show's guest! David Coolidge returns to discuss his groundbreaking new book, Hindu Bhakti Through Muslim Eyes. Th…
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Say what you will about this podcast, we keep up with the culture, which is why we're watching a nearly 10 year old documentary on Trump, AI and collective politics.Watching: Hypernormalisation (2016) by Adam CurtisSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/KXt8xrkZ…
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In which we try to get away from the ultra-left stuff but find it vindicated by history once again :cReading: Why the American Working Class is Different (1986) (from Prisoners of the American Dream) by Mike DavisSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/Mq5d85pV…
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In which we make an effort to read something other than dense Marxology.Reading: An Agroecological Europe in 2050 (2018) by Xavier Poux & Pierre-Marie AubertSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/7cKuDtBvAv Jack & Dan
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Turns out you need to do more than just read Murray Bookchin if you want to be friends with anarchists.Reading: Towards a Marxist-Anarchist Solidarity (2023) by Michael Löwy, Olivier Besancenot & David CampbellSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/TNmaRX2k…
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In which brave Henry Heller saves the immortal science of Marxism from the unwarranted revisionism of W O K E political marxism.Reading: "Bourgeois Revolution" from The Birth of Capitalism (2011) by Henry HellerSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/jgaCypmP…
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Sure China has billionaires, a strictly enforced class system, State Owned Enterprises that are evaluated on stock market performance, private property, wage labor and commodity production but is it REALLY capitalism guysReading: Red Dust (2019) by Chuang.Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https:/…
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Alright, this time we're really gonna figure out what dialectics is.Reading: Dialectical Thinking and Science: The Case of Richard Lewontin, Dialectical Biologist (2020) by Pierfrancesco BiasettiSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/FUpZKFE3…
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How do you do communal politics in an individualized, atomized world? How do you do individualism in a communal world?Reading: Antiindividualistic Individuality: Anarchism's Legacy (the early 1990s) by Gabriel KuhnSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: discord.gg/CD8wXpzc…
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In which the Austrians do antifascism by definitely not recreating any fascist aesthetics.Reading: Antifascism, Sports, Sobriety: Forging a Militant Working-Class Culture (2016) by Gabriel Kuhn & Julius DeutschSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/CD8wXpzc…
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Parvez and Omar kick-off 2025 by finally dedicating an entire episode to a recurring and perennial conversation on the podcast: parenting challenges in today's climate. To help navigate this conversation, they are joined by Ali Bishop, an experienced mental health professional who works as a Mental Health Clinician at a local Bay Area public high s…
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To close out 2024 Parvez and Omar are joined by two Syrian-American guests to share their perspectives on the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the potential implications and challenges facing post-Assad Syria, and how the Syrian-American community is responding to these events. Along the way the show's guests candidly (and humorously!) discuss the…
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In which we try to get past our kneejerk sect bashing.Reading: "There are Parties and Then There are Parties" by Archie Woodrow, "Why a Party and What Sort?" by Mike Macnair and "The Communist Party, Yesterday and Tomorrow" by Lawrence Parker (all 2024) from Prometheus, available here: https://prometheusjournal.org/Send us a question, comment or va…
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*banging head against the wall* POLITICALCAPITALISMTECHNONEOFEUDALISMNEOLIBERALISMReading: Seven Theses on American Politics (2022) by Robert Brenner & Dylan RileySend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/G22EcdhRAv Jack & Dan
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SKIP THE ELECTION BANTER: 27:47In which we sneak into an academic conference and stick out like two sore thumbs.Reading: Nothin'INDEP network: https://www.indep.network/Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/vC5r2MmAAv Jack & Dan
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Mere days aways from Election Day 2024, Parvez and Omar are rejoined by Civil Rights Attorney and Activist Zahra Billoo to discuss the Muslim vote and the 2024 Presidential Election. Are Muslims simply approaching who to vote for with the "lesser of two evils" calculus? Is there a long game and what are the short term consequences of playing the lo…
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Just how bad is the looming global population decline going to be for capitalism? Will it be able to AI its way out of the productivity losses? More importantly, what does this mean for my own political project? Reading: After the Wave, Winter: Demographic Decline and the "Production of Men" in the Twenty-First Century by Jason E. Smithhttps://broo…
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Six months later, we come to the end.Chapter discussion timestamps:CLOUDS UNFOLD 8:26A COLD AND FROSTY MORNING 16:57ROUND THE BEND 33:53BURNING GOLD 1:01:18THE RAFTERS AND THE BEAMS 1:16:41THE STEPS OF ALL SAINTS 1:38:01EATING FLOWERS 1:54:30CORNERED 2:14:35THE ROOD IN THE WALL 2:27:01THE JOLLY SMOKERS 2:39:04GO SEE NOW THIS CURSED WOMAN 2:50:29CHA…
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Back on our value theory bs - this week we discuss just what it is that makes a society socialist and what makes it capitalist. Is it all just vibes??Reading: The Capitalist Nature of the "Socialist" Countries (1986) by L.L MenSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/d3rRXNEb…
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After a bit of a hiatus due to busy schedules, Parvez and Omar are honored to be joined by Imam Jihad Mustafa, Founder of the Qawwamun Retreat. This was a wide-ranging conversation with Imam Jihad discussing how socially conscious Hip-hop brought him to Islam, how today's Zeitgest and pop culture has engendered a crisis of defining and exemplifying…
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Closing out the blessed month of Muharram, Parvez and Omar are back for a timely and important discussion about Muharram, the Day of Āshūrā, and the events of Karbala from a Shīʿī perspective. This is a deep dive into Shīʿī readings of early Muslim history and the centrality of the Ahl-al Bayt (The Household/Progeny of the Prophet Muhammedﷺ) and sp…
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In which we finally finish this book and talk productive labor, production price and yeah I don't know a lot more I'm too tired to write this caption.Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Chapters 17-19 (1923) by I. I. RubinSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/6QVe5kbp…
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Is Marxism science? Is science Marxism? Is the strategy of patience all it's cracked up to be? What about all this riot business? All these questions and more answered by the podcast's second ever repeat guest, Viv Soni as we discuss his recent essay in the journal The Black Lamp.Reading: High priests of telescopes and cyclotrons: Marxism and revol…
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A special discussion for the Haj and Eid-ul Adha season, Parvez and Omar are joined by returning guest Dr. Ali Ataie. The show dives deep into the Prophet Abraham(as) in the monotheistic scriptures/traditions, including Abraham's service of sacrifice, the innumerable blessings bestowed to Abraham and his covenant with God. The conversation then exa…
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Well this just keeps getting better. In this episode, Jack pretends he knows anything about occultism.Reading: Book Two: Mansoul from Jerusalem (2016) by Alan MooreChapter discussion timestamps:UPSTAIRS 9:07AN ASMODEUS FLIGHT 19:12RABBITS 39:00THE SCARLET WELL 48:23FLATLAND 59:55MENTAL FIGHTS 1:14:38SLEEPLESS SWORDS 1:25:50MALIGNANT, REFRACTORY SPI…
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