176. Building a World without Parkinson's -- Ray Dorsey
Ray Dorsey joins me to discuss The Parkinson's Plan, his new book about fighting and hopefully ending the disease. Ray and his co-author Michael S. Okun show that Parkinson's is primarily caused by hu...
7 Tammi 41min
175. The Battle of Seattle -- D.W. Gibson
The modern anarchist movement began in 1999, when the World Trade Organization met in Seattle in order to create a set of rules which would require every country to accept the worst excesses of capita...
31 Joulu 202549min
174. Rules, Games, and Anarchy -- Jay Dragon
Ever since C. Thi Nguyen appeared on the podcast, I've been trying to use games to understand more about the relationship between rules and life. Jay Dragon, whose game Wanderhome is almost ruleless, ...
24 Joulu 202552min
173. From William Morris to Bauhaus to Midcentury Modern -- Robin Schuldenfrei
Robin Schuldenfrei rejoins me to talk more Bauhaus! In this episode, we discuss her book Luxury and Modernism, covering the complexities of the Bauhaus, which had a leftwing ethos but produced luxury ...
10 Joulu 20251h 5min
172. Liberty as Independence -- John McGowan
John McGowan joins me to discuss Liberty as Independence, Quentin Skinner's new book about the way that our ideals of liberty were formed in in 17th and 18th century debates. The book covers legendary...
19 Marras 20251h 16min
171. Reel Politik -- Nathan Gelgud
Nathan Gelgud joins me to discuss Reel Politik, a comics collection about a group of Brechtian revolutionaries who take over the movie theatre they work in.Nathan and I discuss our shared love for mov...
5 Marras 20251h 1min
170. The Biblical Curse of Wealth -- Pastor Micah
Pastor Micah joins me to share a radical reading of the Book of Genesis in which wealth isn't a blessing on God's people, but a curse!I recently appeared on Micah's podcast, The Word in Black and Red,...
29 Loka 20251h
169. The Teacher and Society -- Alfie Kohn
Alfie Kohn returns to the show to discuss his new podcast, the role of teachers in social progress, and why someone's view on chatbots in the classroom tells you eveything you need to know about their...
22 Loka 202541min
