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SPECTRE PodcastAuthor: Nathan Hennebry
Spectre - A Scottish based communist podcast, standing in complete and solidified solidarity with the working class of all nations, aims to further the campaign of devotion to, principally, raising the workers to the level of revolutionaries capable of overthrowing the capitalist mode of production and implementing communism, both nationally and internationally. Well be interviewing a wide range of guests from a number of socialist/left wing organisations and groups, as well as discussing Marxist-Leninist organisation and theoretical understandings Language: en Genres: News, Philosophy, Politics, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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SPECTRE - The Legacy of Willie Gallacher
Episode 3
Wednesday, 12 March, 2025
A solo episode where we explore the early life, work, and political journey of on of Scotland's most prominent communists figures - Willie Gallacher. We examine Gallacher's early life in Paisley, his political journey and campaign work during the Red Clydeside, his political development following his meeting with comrade Lenin, and the legacy he has left behind.Sources/Articles: Gallacher's Tribute to Stalin - https://www.marxists.org/archive/gallacher/1953/04/stalin.htmGallacher's Maiden Speech in Parliament - https://grahamstevenson.me.uk/2008/09/19/willie-gallagher/Gallachers on Meeting Lenin from ‘We Have Met Lenin’ by Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1939 - https://challenge-magazine.org/2023/08/12/reminiscences-of-lenin/Music Credit: Squeez - Up The Junction Oasis - Champaign Supernova Contact us - spectre.podcast.scotland@gmail.comTwitter - https://x.com/SpectrePodcast_