The Deprogram is a Synthetic Left podcast that presents itself as a Marxist-Leninist propaganda outlet. It is run by Synthetic Left media personalities Hakim, Second Thought, and Yugopnik.[1] The podcast has previously hosted the Vietnamese leftist Luna Oi, who has promoted revisionism and has attacked Haz Al-Din.[2] Socialism For All, an infamous Synthetic Left proponent who has openly opposed Russia, has been associated with the project.
Conflict with Infrared
Luna Oi, who has long attacked Haz and the Infrared community over Haz challenging her ego by calling out her revisionist characteristics, was platformed by The Deprogram as a guest on May 1, 2022.[2] In February of 2023, the fanbase of The Deprogram attacked Infrared as a community of "Russian shills."[3]