167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath
Everyday Anarchism29 Syys 2025

167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath

More than any other individual, Henry Fonda was a symbol for better, more leftist, more social democratic America, from The Grapes of Wrath to 12 Angry Men. He even played an English professor who faced cancellation for teaching anarchist literature!

Then in the 1960s, he was the literal father figure that New Left Hollywood figures Jane and Peter Fonda were rebelling against. And Henry let himself be used as a villain in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, playing the embodiment of rapacious American capitalism.

Alexander Horwath weaves together all these threads into his essay film Henry Fonda for President. As we live in a world haunted by 50 years of neoliberal decay, the America Fonda represented seems further away than ever, even as his films still crackle with righteous rage against injustice. Alex and I talk about all these issues and more - I hope you enjoy the conversation, and see the film when you have a chance!

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072. Stanley Cavell and Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Lawrence Rhu

072. Stanley Cavell and Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Lawrence Rhu

Lawrence Rhu, my undergraduate mentor and friend of more than two decades, joins me today to discuss Stanley Cavell, one of his mentors and one of American philosophy's most idiosyncratic and humanist...

18 Tammi 20231h 4min

071. Practical Anarchism -- Scott Branson

071. Practical Anarchism -- Scott Branson

Today I'm joined by the author Scott Branson to discuss their book Practical Anarchism. Scott and I discuss the similarities between our approaches, as well as some key differences related to terminol...

4 Tammi 202352min

070. Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism

070. Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism

Also known as Fully Automated Luxury Queer Space AnarchismThis week, 3 of my former students - Joy Frost, Mark Muchane, and Rook Schrader - join me to discuss Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communis...

28 Joulu 202257min

069. Anarchist Constitutions -- Ruth Kinna

069. Anarchist Constitutions -- Ruth Kinna

Ruth Kinna joins me to discuss Anarchic Agreements: A Field Guide to Collective Organizing, from PM Press. In this very short book, Ruth and her collaborators (Alex Prichard, Thomas Swann, and Seeds f...

21 Joulu 202243min

068. Rojava and the Kurdish Women's Movement -- Dilar Dirik

068. Rojava and the Kurdish Women's Movement -- Dilar Dirik

This podcast finally turns its attention to the Kurdish Women's Movement in Rojava. My guest is Dilar Dirik, whose new book The Kurdish Women's Movement: History, Theory, Practice takes a sociological...

14 Joulu 202246min

067. Embracing Mathematical Anarchism - - Philip Ording

067. Embracing Mathematical Anarchism - - Philip Ording

Mathematician Philip Ording joins me to discuss his book, 99 Variations on a Proof, in which he finds the solution to (or "proves" his solution to) the same cubic equation over and over and over again...

7 Joulu 202253min

066. Dorothy Day's Catholic Anarchism -- Brian Terrell

066. Dorothy Day's Catholic Anarchism -- Brian Terrell

My guest today is Brian Terrell, a member of the Catholic Worker, a goat farmer, a peace protester, and a personal friend of Dorothy Day. Brian discusses the life and philosophy of Dorothy Day, helpin...

30 Marras 202257min

065. Should You Watch the Qatar World Cup? -- David Goldblatt

065. Should You Watch the Qatar World Cup? -- David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt joins me to discuss the ethics of the 2022 World Cup. This World Cup is a triumph of corporate capitalism and corruption over workers' rights, human rights, and the environment. On the...

16 Marras 202246min

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