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…

Vulcan, Haleion, MrsJay, and Smooth discuses the worst superpowers, either to have or to use on others. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

The Aux is turning 2 and we once again sit down with special guests and discuss the ways the community has grown, changed, and what it means to us personally. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Abstract labor eh? Seems like a simple enough concept.Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Chapters 12-16 (1923) by I. I. RubinSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/c7QwVz26Από τον Jack & Dan

Some nerds talk for too long and too angrily about a videogame series they put too many hours into. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Haleion has let us into his world of trivia and his wizened perspective of the world. Directly clashing with the youthful vigor and baseline understanding of media and history from before the rest of the podcast was born. Tracing arcane knowledge of obscure occult star wars texts and pre-digital media. He also hasn't given a description of this epi…

In which we have a look back at what hasn't worked, and why it will continue to not work.Reading: Reflections on the Economics of Socialism (2022) by Nick RogersSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/daKyRFAWΑπό τον Jack & Dan

Content Warning: May contain extreme instances of cringe, but we all know you did the same dumb things, though you may not remember. So have fun! Also contains cursed bottles. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

We gather a bunch of michiganders to talk about our state, no I have no idea why the aux has an above average amount of people from and in michigan. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

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…

In which we theorize the potential for a protracted people's war in the outer suburbs of Miami.Reading: Philosophy of the Urban Guerrilla, Section III - What Can Be Done? (1973) by Abraham GuillénSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/xUqsPs24…

Big creatures big problems. We sit down and talk about what is and could be giant animals. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Sitting down, talking about movies, shows, books I think, I don't know I didn't edit this one. But, we reveal that the layer of trash goes way, way, way further down than people want, or expect. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Back on the value theory grind...Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Section Two - Marx's Labor Theory of Value, Chapters 8-11 (1923) by I. I. RubinSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/fDdf6qkxΑπό τον Jack & Dan

Under the advice of our lawyers we will not be discussing nor acknowledging any of the topics discussed in this episode at this time. No more questions. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

As per the previous upload, the file didn't work, we're back to the old format. We talk about the book Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk. This episode is gross, the book is more gross. We tried to keep it pg-13, emphasis on tried. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

In which recently departed podcast favorite Loren Goldner discusses the immense promises and successes of the anarchists in Spain, as well as their eventual (and perhaps inevitable) defeat.Reading: "The Spanish revolution, past and future: grandeur and poverty of anarchism; how the working class takes over (or doesn't), then and now" from Revolutio…

One of my online groups that MrJWhit follows has a simple game show that was shamelessly stolen wholecloth. I would also like to apologize to smoothbrain and all fans of stargate for any rudeness towards the show, they don't know what they're missing. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

In the immortal words of the worlds greatest director, "It's like poetry, it rhymes". And we even stay further on topic than last time! The world truly is looking up. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Well here it is, the episode no one asked for. A three hour plunge into the first section of Alan Moore's masterpiece Jerusalem.Reading: Prelude "A Work in Progress" & Book One: The Boroughs from Jerusalem (2016) by Alan MooreChapter discussion timestamps:Prelude - 12:03A Host of Angles - 36:00ASBOs of Desire - 50:48Rough Sleepers - 1:14:10X Marks …

Value theory?? On auxiliary statements???Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Section One - Marx's Theory of Commodity Fetishism (1923) by I. I. RubinSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: discord.gg/YkEg2XadΑπό τον Jack & Dan

I swear I tried to keep us on track, it didn't work, but I did try. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

We talk about aliens. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Back on our ultra-left bs. If we don't read some Lenin soon, people will begin to talk...Reading: Hinterland (2018) by Phil A. NeelSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/YkEg2XadΑπό τον Jack & Dan

This is the first episode of what may become a semiregular series...The Aux Unplugged DEBATES. In this episode we rekindle the age-old rivalry between the sweet, juicy, and refreshing and the hearty, healthy, and wholesome. Please don't think this is serious or take anything we have to say as actual fact. This is an audio shit-post...we don't usual…

The audio on this episode is a little bit fucked. I did what I could, but, I would recommend listening to this on headphones. Initially this voice chat was started when we learend that Fangz had never seen a world map before. I then started recording when I realized that this was too good to not record it. I've gotten permission from everyone, in d…

In an effort to understand the philosophy of technology and our relationship to it as humans, we turn to a 60 year old essay by Murray Bookchin.Reading: Towards a Liberatory Technology (1965) by Murray BookchinSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/YpmDM5Sd…

In which we talk about our favorite inked reformatted tree pulp. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

The work kind, nothing weird. The aux has no weirdos. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

We finally decided it would be best if we solved quantum mechanics. Big thanks to Viv for coming on and helping us out. Find his work at The Black Lamp: www.black-lamp.comReading: The Crisis in Physics (1937) by Christopher CaudwellSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.comDISCORD: https://discord.gg/gGh5Xe8k…

Where we discuss how to make bad movies good and good movies bad. Topics include: Baloonomorphs, Bathauer, Adam Sandler is a bad actor, MrJ wanting to "Turnerize" a Spielburg classic, Darkwing King, Muppet Matrix, and from there it just devolves into the Muppets remake everything. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

The future's a known unknown to some, and an unknown unknown to others. So the best way of coalescing and understanding human nature as a reaction to changing times with a focus on the fears of humanity crystalized within media. Well, there's some old men to complain about phones being too big. Auxi, Auxis, Auxim…

This episode we a classic Moishe Postone essay in an attempt to further our understanding of the abstract domination of capital, and how misunderstandings of it tend to very often manifest themselves in violent and unspeakable ways.Reading: "Anti-semitism and National Socialism" (1980) by Moishe PostoneSend us a question, comment or valid concern: …

Four nerds sit down and talk about stuff. It's truly a slice of the podcast as a whole. Star wars was mentioned. Books, movies, scifi stuff, gripping about them kiiiiids. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Spoilers beware Bowls, burglaries, bumblings, bugs, betrayal, blunts, and bombs.Από τον MrJWhit

Auxiliary Statements is back to reading Capital?!? Well, just the last section. We had to go back to our origin of capitalism bugbear sometime, after all. And maybe we should have just read this first.Reading: Capital, Section 8: The So-Called Primitive Accumulation (1867) by Karl MarxSend us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatement…

Continuing the trend of talking about food, but with germans about german food. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Surprisingly, this is the only episode where bringing up star wars has brought forward distaste. It's food and hanging out other than that, what you expect and want. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

Well folks, here it is. Our big value theory episode. In this ep we discuss what it is that most people get wrong about value theory, and why using the David Harvey companion may not be the best idea for first time readers of Capital.Huge thanks to Mark again for coming on and setting us straight.Reading: A Companion to David Harvey's Companion to …

The title says it all...three nerds discuss ripping humans apart and turning their atoms into data that can be sent elsewhere and "magicly" reassembled. As you would imagine we discuss Trek a lot including all the things we think they SHOULD be using transporters for, up to, but not exclusively, the wonderful and yet terrible potential applications…

It's been a sort of sleepy end of, and start of the year over here, so we had a much more of a time talking about how we decompress. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit

This week we start off on topic before quickly diverging into things only tangentially related to spaceships. It's been like, 60 episodes...you should know what you're getting at this point.Από τον MrJWhit

With their faces plastered all over the news and being actively hunted by station security, one of them decides to profit off of the situation while the rest must find a way to escape.Από τον MrJWhit

Changelings are weird but their money is good. But is it worth the attention?Από τον MrJWhit

If you aren't sure what family abolition means...you are not alone. In fact, its meaning has changed drastically over the course of capitalism's development. So what could it mean today?Reading: "To Abolish the Family" (2018) by M.E. O'Brien from endnotes 5https://endnotes.org.uk/articles/to-abolish-the-family.pdfSend us a question, comment or vali…

What's the easiest way to get a scientist out of a guarded research station? If you guessed diplomacy and deception you'd be explosively wrong.Από τον MrJWhit

The criminal underworld is ever recruiting and the group is sent to figure out if two up-and-coming drug dealers have what it takes.Από τον MrJWhit

Judged to be semi-competent, the group infiltrates a science laboratory. Their objective? Solid water.Από τον MrJWhit

A group coming together over soup, tasked with stealing a peculiar box of cargo.Από τον MrJWhit

Three friends who don't really know cars talk about shitty ones for an hour. Auxi, Auxis, AuximΑπό τον MrJWhit