The Eclectic Radical
Chris Richards, Michael Friedrich, Youri SmouterNews, opinion, culture, and commentary from an anticapitalist perspective.
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Biography and Manifesto
I am almost 49 years old, graduated from high school early at 16, and then struggled in the working class ever since. I am from Southern CA and have lived in Northeast Tennessee and I currently live in the Portland metroplex in OR. I am an ...
The Eclectic Radical 02/15: Burning Chrome
I had the pleasure of visiting the Worker’s Lit podcast in January to talk about T.S. Eliot, Modernism, and the New Criticism back on Jan 12, 2026. I have found that episode on their site (which you should visit) and will be sending it out ...
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In March of 2025, the late Leslie Lee III joined Youri Smouter and I for a conversation on COVID, long COVID, and public health. Sadly, Leslie has passed less than a year later but nearly everything we discussed is still true. I still have ...
There will be a show on 03/01/2026!
I will be streaming live at 8AM PST/11AM EST with NYC tenant organizer Antonia Marrero. We will be talking about a landlord struggle in her building, specifically, and about renting and tenant organizing in the United States more generally....
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Working class public intellectual. 45. One *consistent* MF-er! This is the substack community for The Eclectical Radical, the most independent show in independent media.
Writing about the politics of cities and housing for The Baffler, The New Republic, & others.
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