When hunter-gatherers collide with modernity | Maiden Mother Matriarch 213
Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for at least 65,000 years, surviving as hunter gatherers. 250 years ago, the British arrived, bringing with them industrial modernity, as well as disease and ...
13 Syys 1h 15min
The spectre still haunting us
In this bonus episode for paid subscribers, I spoke with Nina Power about the power of communism as an ideology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Syys 20min
The Status Game | Maiden Mother Matriarch 212
You may think that you don't care about status. You may tell yourself that since you're not bothered about material displays of wealth, that means that you are above petty disputes over where one stan...
6 Syys 1h 16min
Are mothers oppressed by their children?
In this bonus episode, Mary Harrington and I spoke about the public response to the Lindsay Clancy murder case. Be warned, there are some dark themes discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
2 Syys 14min
Against Heteropessimism | Maiden Mother Matriarch 211
There is a certain kind of caricature of women that pops up in cultural commentary right now. Modern women, we are told, are inundated with male attention at all times, and all of it is deeply unwelco...
30 Elo 1h 3min
Are young adults actually poor?
For this bonus episode, I spoke with Johann Kurtz about his viral essay 'Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests otherwise', which was partly inspired by a previous MMM bonus episode...
26 Elo 5min
The post-literate society | Maiden Mother Matriarch 210
Samuel Johnson was one of his history's great readers. He read constantly: while he walked, while he ate, while he socialised. He insisted that one ought to read for five hours a day, and to read on e...
23 Elo 1h 15min
'Woke 1' was crazy. 'Woke 2' will be crazier.
In this bonus episode for paid subscribers, Rob Henderson and I discussed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments on "woke 1" and the shift towards a new kind of progressive politics that's currently unde...
19 Elo 18min
