/393/ Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings (I) ft. Nina Power
On the politics of emotions and emotionalism. Philosopher Nina Power (an editor and columnist at Compact Magazine) kicks off this series by talking to us about anger, hate, and evil. Do we complain...
20 Helmi 20241h 10min
/392/ The Biggest Country No One Talks About (II) ft. Michael Vann
On Indonesia's new president and the End of History. For the full episode: patreon.com/bungacast Michael Vann, Indonesia expert and history professor at Sacramento State, joins us to talk through ...
16 Helmi 202435min
Excerpt: /391/ Aufhebonus Bonus - Feb 2024
On our '1914 vibes'. And your questions & comments. [Patreon Exclusive] We discuss the parallels between our age (the end of globalisation, the threat of war) with the end of the Belle Epoque i...
13 Helmi 202418min
/390/ The Biggest Country No One Talks About ft. Vedi Hadiz
On Indonesia: a country without a Left. Foremost scholar of Indonesian politics and political economy, Vedi Hadiz of the University of Melbourne, joins us to talk through the country's politics in...
9 Helmi 202455min
/388/ Betting on Bukele (I) ft. Nelson Rauda / Juan Rojas
On El Salvador and mass incarceration. Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, has just been re-elected on a landslide. His trademark policy is a state of emergency and the locking-up of tens of t...
6 Helmi 20241h 19min
/387/ Get Fungal to Save Culture ft. Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family)
On how to respond to conformity. Lias Saoudi, frontman of the British band Fat White Family, joins us to talk about rock, popular culture and contemporary unfreedom. We discuss: Why are the kids...
30 Tammi 20241h 10min
Excerpt: /386/ Reading Club: Globalisation (III & IV)
Double episode! On Giovanni Arrighi's Adam Smith in Beijing. [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive] We wrap up the 2023 syllabus by taking on the second half of Arrighi's book, in which he analyses the...
29 Tammi 202418min
/384/ Millennial Rule ft. Amber A'Lee Frost
On Dirtbag and the Millennial Left. Bungacast regular Amber A'Lee Frost is back to talk about her new book, Dirtbag — part memoir, part critical essays on millennial socialism. In this episode we ...
23 Tammi 20241h 1min
