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What is happening to our economy and our politics? Are we stuck forever in this corporate dystopia? What can we learn from the failures of radical politics over the last 100 years? Commandante Alpha talks in depth to experts from the fields of Political Economy, Politics, Science, Philosophy, Complexity, Mathematics, Music, and the Environment.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhat is happening to our economy and our politics? Are we stuck forever in this corporate dystopia? What can we learn from the failures of radical politics over the last 100 years? Commandante Alpha talks in depth to experts from the fields of Political Economy, Politics, Science, Philosophy, Complexity, Mathematics, Music, and the Environment.
From Alpha To Omega is hosted by Tom O'Brien. The show has published 372 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 343: #229 Variety and Planning" (4 August 2026, 64 minutes), "Episode 342: #228 Supply Chain Science" (28 May 2026, 57 minutes), and "Episode 341: #227 Book Update w/ Donal" (12 April 2026, 41 minutes).
From Alpha To Omega publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 372 episodes.
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Tom O'Brien hosts From Alpha To Omega, a news podcast with 372 episodes published.
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Episode #343
This episode is a recording of a talk I gave called ‘Variety and Planning’ as part of INDEP’s Stafford Beer’s Centennial Online Talks series, in conjunction with Metaphorum. The talk is based upon research that Donal...
Episode #342
This episode we discuss a new blog post series of Donal about the book Supply Chain Science by Wallace J. Hopp and the implications for socialist planning. Donal's blog posts...
Episode #341
Yes, we are back with another book update! Donal and myself give the lowdown on our progress over the last year and bit. We go into the current state of the project and some glimpses at what to expect from the book...
This episode I am delighted to have Chris Knight back with us on the podcast, to talk about the fall and further fall of Noam Chomsky. Chris is an anthropologist and senior research fellow in the Department of...
This episode we have part two of our discussion with Ferdia O’Driscoll, the host of the ‘Bright Age Beyond’ youtube channel, about Self Determination Theory, and why it matters for socialism. Bright Age Beyond...
This episode I’m delighted to welcome my friend and collaborator Ferdia O’Driscoll to the podcast for the first time. Ferdia is a radical socialist, host of the ‘Bright Age Beyond’ formerly the After the Oligarchy...
Episode #337
This episode I’m delighted to welcome David Camfield podcast to talk about his recent book ‘Red Flags - A Reckoning With Communism For The Future Of The Left’. David is a professor in the Labour Studies Program and the...
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega The Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ I answer your questions on the recent lecture I gave entitled 'Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics'
Episode #335
This is a re-recording of a talk I gave recently at the 'Complex Anarchism Symposium' in Brussels Belgium this May. I present some research from the book we are writing about socialist political economy and planning...
https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega We continue our discussion with Paul S. Adler, this time about his 2019 book “The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism”. In particular we...
We interview Prof. Adler about his 1990 paper 'Marx, Machines, and Skill'. This is part one. In part two we discuss his 2019 book "The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome The Crises of Capitalism".
This week we continue our conversation with Anna Fielder about her recent book ‘Going Into Labour: Childbirth in Capitalism’. Anna is a sociologist in the Midwifery Department, Auckland University of Technology and a...
This episode I’m delighted to welcome Anna Fielder to the podcast to talk about her recent book ‘Going Into Labour: Childbirth in Capitalism’. Anna Fielder is a sociologist in the Midwifery Department, Auckland...
This we continue with our discussion with Roger Arevalo to the podcast to talk about the Vanguard method, the brainchild of the British management consultant John Seddon. Next week i will be giving a talk at the...
This episode we welcome Roger Arevalo to the podcast to talk about the Vanguard method, the brainchild of the British management consultant John Seddon. Roger is an admirer of the Vanguard Method and argues for its...
This we continue with our discussion with Matt Vidal about his recent book Management Divided: Contradictions of Labor Management, a marxist analysis of Lean production. Book Project...
This episode we welcome Matt Vidal to the podcast to talk about his recent book Management Divided: Contradictions of Labor Management, a marxist analysis of Lean production. Matt is a Reader in Sociology and Political...
This episode is a recording of a talk I recently gave to the Dutch marxist group ‘De Socialisten’ (https://socialisten.org/). The talk was titled ‘Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century’, and was in conjunction with...
This episode is a recording of a talk I recently gave to the Dutch marxist group ‘De Socialisten’ (https://socialisten.org/). The talk was titled ‘Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century’, and was in conjunction with...
We give a detailed update on our book progress, replete with Q&A from the chat. https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega
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