144. Victor Serge, Anarchist Bolshevik -- Mitchell Abidor

144. Victor Serge, Anarchist Bolshevik -- Mitchell Abidor

Today Mitch Abidor joins me to discuss Victor Serge: acclaimed novelist, anarchist, Bolshevik, anticommunist, and all-around 20th century contradiction. Mitch and I discuss the legend of Serge, what's true about it, and the ways that Serge fails to live up to the legend.

You can find Mitch's writing all over the place, but here's a good place to start: https://jewishcurrents.org/author/mitchell-abidor

And here's the NYRB page for Serge's work: https://www.nyrb.com/collections/victor-serge

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097. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 1

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096. The Gold Coast (Three Californias) -- Kim Stanley Robinson

096. The Gold Coast (Three Californias) -- Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson and I discuss The Gold Coast, the second volume of his Three Californias triptych. We discuss how the Reagan era served as the inspiration for the book, the connection between the...

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095. Everyday Utopia -- Kristen Ghodsee

095. Everyday Utopia -- Kristen Ghodsee

Kristen Ghodsee joins me to discuss her new book, Everyday Utopia. Kristen and I discuss the history of utopian communities, the promise and perils of state socialism, and how anarchism serves as a re...

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094. A Usable Progressive Past -- James Fallows

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Trailer: David Graeber's Debt

Trailer: David Graeber's Debt

Finally, it's happening! My series on David Graeber's book Debt is finally starting for real on September 6. This trailer tells you what to expect, announces a few exciting guests, and reminds me to r...

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093. The Wild Shore (Three Californias) -- Kim Stanley Robinson

093. The Wild Shore (Three Californias) -- Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson and I discuss The Wild Shore, the first volume of his Three Californias triptych. We discuss how his career started, the inspiration for both this novel and the entire triptych, a...

26 Jul 202348min

092. Star Trek Into Anarchy -- Avi Khalil

092. Star Trek Into Anarchy -- Avi Khalil

Avi Khalil joins me to discuss the concept of everyday anarchism with respect to Star Trek. Although Star Trek purports to be a perfect neoliberal bureaucracy, all of the heroes are constantly breakin...

19 Jul 20231h 5min

091. George Orwell, Tory Anarchist -- Peter Wilkin

091. George Orwell, Tory Anarchist -- Peter Wilkin

Peter Wilkin joins me to discuss the concept of tory anarchism, how George Orwell articulated the idea, how it differs from other forms of conservative anarchism (like Tolkien's), and the role that to...

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