118. The Films of Preston Sturges -- Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans joins me to discuss his recent book Crooked but Never Common about the films of Preston Sturges, the first writer-director of the Hollywood sound era. Informed by the work of Stanley Ca...
17 Apr 202451min
117. Graeber's Debt Chapter 5, The Moral Ground of Economic Relations
The chapter of Debt which inspired this podcast - get ready to hear the origin of everyday anarchism!
10 Apr 202455min
116. Seeing Like a Game -- C. Thi Nguyen
Philosopher of games C. Thi Nguyen joins me to discuss his current work on the intersection of anarchism and games studies. The conversation was so much fun that I started a whole new podcast, Plumbin...
3 Apr 20241h 12min
115. Debt Discussion 4: Henry Farrell on His Internet Argument with Graeber
In this episode I'm joined by Henry Farrell, who got into an internet spat with David Graeber over Debt. Henry recently wrote a reflection on the kerfuffle at the blog Crooked Timber, and also co-wrot...
27 Mar 202449min
114. Revolution and Anarchism in The Mars Trilogy -- Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson to talk about his Mars trilogy, the theory of revolution that animates it, and where anarchism and anarchists fit in. This conversation is a direct sequel to our conversations on ...
20 Mar 202455min
Rerun: Anarchism is...Mardi Gras with Meredith King
Happy Mardi Gras! The show should be back publishing new episodes in March. In the meantime, here's a rerun, and a link to a couple of interview I did late last year:https://pod.link/1705765872/episod...
13 Feb 202457min
113. The Ranters -- Nigel Smith (English Revolution)
Radicalism in the English Revolution gets to the Ranters, the radical group of protestants who may or may not have practiced free love - but definitely sparked a moral panic!In this extra-long discuss...
27 Des 20231h 23min
Rerun: Anarchism is...Santa Claus! -- Ruth Kinna
For my very first repeat episode, I'm reposting a conversation with Ruth Kinna about Santa Claus, Kropotkin, and the prefigurative practice of Christmas.You can read Ruth's article on the topic here: ...
24 Des 202341min
