/367/ Don’t Pay Them Back ft. Jerome Roos
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/367/ Don’t Pay Them Back ft. Jerome Roos

On sovereign debt and taking back control. The leading candidate in Argentina's election this month wants to avoid defaulting on the country's debt at all costs. But back in 2001, after a mass revolt, Argentina reneged on its debts – one of the very rare cases over the past 70 years of unilateral default. Why are nations so eager to pay back creditors nowadays, especially when it means endless austerity and little prospect of economic development? We talk to scholar Jerome Roos about his book, Why Not Default? and discuss a range of cases: Mexico, Greece, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Ghana - and of course Argentina. We find that the old free market system used to accept that reneging on your debts was a risk creditors had to take. No longer: transnational institutions make sure that creditors get paid every time. How might countries free themselves from international financial dictatorship? For part two of the interview and the After Party, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast Links:

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/552/ Bunga Live: Is History Back (Baby)?

/552/ Bunga Live: Is History Back (Baby)?

Audio from the live event held at Verdurin, London, on 28 May 2026. The OG Bunga Boys - Alex, George, and Phil - present their takes, followed by responses from contributing editor Lee Jones and frien...

1 Kesä 2h 15min

/551/ Reading Club: Mythologies ft. Catherine Liu

/551/ Reading Club: Mythologies ft. Catherine Liu

On Roland Barthes' Mythologies. Alex, George, and contributing editor Catherine Liu delve into Barthes' 1957 classic to understand the form of ideology critique it proposes – and particularly as it re...

26 Touko 31min

/550/ The New Dollar Imperialism ft. Costas Lapavitsas

/550/ The New Dollar Imperialism ft. Costas Lapavitsas

On world money and war. Costas Lapavitsas, professor of economics at SOAS, London, talks to George and Alex about financialisation, arrested development, and the Strait of Hormuz. What is the state-...

19 Touko 1h 14min

History’s back, baby! (Event in London)

History’s back, baby! (Event in London)

History’s back, baby!  Thu 28 May, Verdurin, London Tickets: https://verdur.in/store/historys-back-baby-admission/   It is obvious today that the “end of history”, postulated by Francis Fukuyama in 19...

15 Touko 1min

/549/ Why Has Politics Genderised? ft. Ashley Frawley

/549/ Why Has Politics Genderised? ft. Ashley Frawley

On angry young women. Ashley Frawley, sociologist and senior editor at Compact, joins Alex and George to delve more deeply into young people's political polarisation on gender lines. Why is there a ...

12 Touko 32min

/548/ Post-Legitimate Society ft. Will Charles

/548/ Post-Legitimate Society ft. Will Charles

On the gig economy, big tech, and ideology. Sociologist Will Charles talks to Alex about a form of social organisation that has stopped trying to justify itself. How should the gig economy work and ...

5 Touko 36min

/547/ What Are the Politics of Stagnation? ft. Dylan Riley

/547/ What Are the Politics of Stagnation? ft. Dylan Riley

On political capitalism and divided workers. Sociology professor at UC Berkeley, Dylan Riley, talks to Alex and Lee about economic stagnation, the state propping up capitalism, and class politics. W...

28 Huhti 1h 20min

/546/ Reading Club: Are We All Post-Liberal Now? ft. Geoff Shullenberger

/546/ Reading Club: Are We All Post-Liberal Now? ft. Geoff Shullenberger

On postliberalism, MacIntyre and Gray. How was the 1950s "end of ideology" (Bell, Lipset) different from the Fukuyaman 1990s "end of history"? Is John Gray correct in his characterisation of Alasd...

21 Huhti 38min

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