/470/ Political Reaction to System Failure ft. Tim Pendry
On the world under Trump, and British responses. Tim Pendry, author of the Unstable Times substack, as well as an international affairs consultant, talks to Alex H and Lee Jones about the world under...
18 Feb 20251h 34min
/469/ Draining Europe ft. Anton Jäger
On European decline and inertia. [For full episode: patreon.com/bungacast] Anton Jäger is back, talking to Alex and George about Belgium's new right-wing government, American hyperpolitics, and the la...
11 Feb 202553min
/468/ Reading Club: Place 4 – Harvey
On David Harvey's The Condition of Postmodernity (1989). [Patreon Exclusive - subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] We focus in particular on Part III: The Experience of Space and Time – and reflect on ...
10 Feb 202511min
/467/ Mosques & Malls & Nation-States ft. Djene Bajalan
On Syria, the fall of Assad, and nationalism in the Middle-East. [Patreon Exclusive] Historian Djene Bajalan talks to Alex about a major rearrangement in the Levant. We discuss: Who are Syria's new ...
4 Feb 202550min
/466/ Regime Change in the West?
On disinformation, NATO vs Russia, terrorism + more. [Full episode for subscribers only. Go to patreon.com/bungacast] We look back at a turbulent last month or so with the help of guest and "disinform...
30 Jan 202547min
/465/ Quick Coups & Post-Development in Korea ft. Jamie Doucette
On the martial law crisis in South Korea. For the full episode: patreon.com/bungacast Jamie Doucette, who researches contemporary political economy and Korea's development at the University of Manches...
28 Jan 202531min
/464/ Decline Under The Donald ft. Daniel Bessner
On Trump's foreign policy, the 2nd time round. Historian and podcaster Daniel Bessner joins Alex Hochuli and contributing editor Lee Jones to ask how this era of rot and decay will proceed under Trump...
21 Jan 20251h 13min
/463/ Reading Club: Place 3 – Sennett
On The Fall of Public Man. [Patreon Exclusive] We continue working through the 2024/25 syllabus and the first theme, The Future of Place. We ask is politics possible without a sense of place. Here we ...
14 Jan 202516min
