Ep 38: Burkina Faso

10/01/19 • 107 min

In this one, the crew sat down to discuss the history of Burkina Faso, what created the atmosphere of revolution, some of Sankara's legacy, and what happened after his assassination.

CORRECTIONS: - Jamaica was never a French colony; it was a British colony. - "The US is a one-party state[...]" quote was from Julius Nyerere, the president of Tanzania and not Kwame Nkrumah. - It may have been implied that Structural Adjustment Programs involved implementing privatization and austerity after the loans are paid back, but those are preconditions that must be met before and during the disbursement of the loan.

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Suggested Reading:

"A Certain Amount of Madness: The Life, Politics and Legacies of Thomas Sankara" - Amber Murrey, ed. "Thomas Sankara Speaks" - Thomas Sankara ”A United Front Against Debt”: Speech to the Organization of African Unity - Thomas Sankara "Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution" - Ernest Harsch "Burkina Faso: Processus de la Revolution" - Babou Paulin Bamouni (in French) "Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man" (documentary) "The CFA Franc: French Monetary Imperialism in Africa" - Ndongo Samba Sylla Thomas Sankara - Revolutionary Left Radio (podcast episode)

Intro music:

"Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes

Outro music:

National Anthem of Burkina Faso

In this one, the crew sat down to discuss the history of Burkina Faso, what created the atmosphere of revolution, some of Sankara's legacy, and what happened after his assassination.

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If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at [email protected] All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!

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UNLOCKED - "We Could Do A Whole Episode" on John Brown

HEADS UP: One of the voices on mic here, Hayder, has been accused of sexual harassment in a university position in Lahore. We’re discussing what to do with this episode, but for right now, please be aware of this and choose to listen accordingly. Way back in November of 2018, before we got mics that sounded good, we did an installment of our Patreon-exclusive Dialectics After Dark episodes and we had a lengthy segment talking about the biography of John Brown and the raid on Harper's Ferry.

John Brown is back in the news, so we wanted to release that segment for popular consumption!

(Also, when Ethan starts talking about wool-buyers vs. wool-growers/sellers, he meant the opposite; as in, John Brown unionized people who owned sheep and sold wool. Fuck the wool-buyers)

Outro: "John Brown's Body" by Pete Seeger

Next Episode

Ep 39: Modern Cuba

In this one we sat down with Nick to discuss his time spent in Cuba, the things he learned there, as well as other interesting discussions about the new constitution, agriculture, biotech, etc.

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If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at [email protected] All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well!