166. Goliath's Curse -- Luke Kemp
According to conventional history, the last 12,000 years has seen the steady march of progress from primitive savagery to enlightened civilization.In the age of Trump, Elon, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Putin, ...
24 Sep 20251h 18min
165. Politics in Hollywood Westerns-- Ruth Kinna
Happy 4th Anniversary to Everyday Anarchism! For this year's anniversary episode, Ruth Kinna comes on to talk about a couple of Hollywood Westerns: Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) and Rancho Notorious (...
10 Sep 20251h 10min
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
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
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 ...
6 Aug 202543min
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
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
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
