004. Q&A: Was Tolkien's Anarchism Selfish?

004. Q&A: Was Tolkien's Anarchism Selfish?

I answer a question about Tolkien's anarchism, then a series of questions about anarchism, everyday anarchism, and why they matter! Featuring Tolkien's environmentalism, a conventional definition of libertarianism and an anarchist definition of libertarianism, discussion of Robert Nozick and Abdullah Öcalan, Kurdistan, the Paris Commune, the Spanish Civil War, and more!

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164. Slow Cinema as Democratic Cinema -- Paul Schrader

164. Slow Cinema as Democratic Cinema -- Paul Schrader

In normal cinema, the goal of the director is to control the audience, to direct their gaze, to dictate their emotions.What does it mean when directors make movies where the audience is allowed to dec...

27 Aug 202546min

163. Capitalism and Nature -- Alyssa Battistoni

163. Capitalism and Nature -- Alyssa Battistoni

Alyssa Battistoni joins me to discuss her new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature. Capitalist theory generally describes nature as a "free gift." If gifts are already free, why does...

20 Aug 202551min

162. Divorcing Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre

162. Divorcing Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre

Alex comes back on the podcast and we try to separate liberalism and anarchism, with some success! (I think the problem is that what Alex and I agree on is democratic socialism - so liberal socialism ...

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161. The German Peasants' War -- Lyndal Roper

161. The German Peasants' War -- Lyndal Roper

Lyndal Roper joins me to discuss her book The Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War. 500 years ago, German peasants learned that Martin Luther had declared that they should be free. They ...

23 Jul 20251h 3min

160. Marrying Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre

160. Marrying Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre

Alexandre Lefebvre, author of Liberalism as a Way of Life, joins me to discuss the many ways that anarchism and liberalism are compatible. Later this month, you'll here Alexander back on the show, as ...

9 Jul 202549min

159. The Folksinging Anarchist Tradition -- Willi Carlisle

159. The Folksinging Anarchist Tradition -- Willi Carlisle

In celebration of his new album Winged Victory, Folksinger Willi Carlisle joins me to discuss the connections between folk music and leftism, especially anarchism.I love all of Willi's albums. Here's ...

27 Jun 202557min

158. Tolkien's Romantic Anarchy -- Meredith Veldman

158. Tolkien's Romantic Anarchy -- Meredith Veldman

Everyday Anarchism goes back to where it all began: the romantic anarchism of J.R.R. Tolkien. Meredith Veldman, author of Fantasy, The Bomb, and the Greening of Britain, joins me to talk about the rom...

11 Jun 20251h 1min

157. Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols -- David Hill

157. Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols -- David Hill

My colleague David Hill rejoins the show to discuss Twilight of the Idols, one of Nietzsche's last works, and one in which Nietzsche directly discusses anarchism.In addition to Nietzsche's putdowns of...

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