/423/ Who Wants the 'Worst Job' in France? ft. Charles Devellennes
On France's surprise parliamentary election. The left-wing 'New Popular Front' came a surprise first, for now putting a halt to expectations that the far-right Rassemblement National would soon enter ...
8 Jul 20241h 11min
/422/ Meat the New Prime Minister: UK Election Rundown
On Labour's landslide and sandcastle majority. We unpick what happened in the UK's general election, discussing: How did Labour get such a large majority with so little enthusiasm for them? Is the ...
7 Jul 20241h 12min
/421/ Who Are the Wrong Ukrainians? ft. Volodymyr Ishchenko
Ukraine, from Maidan to war. [For the full episode: patreon.com/bungacast] Berlin-based Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko joins us to talk about his new book, Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from M...
2 Jul 20241h 4min
/420/ Fertility Freefall & Gender Strife in South Korea ft. Hyeyoung Woo (sample)
On baby bust, feminism and male resentment. [Patreon Exclusive] Alex and regular contributor Leigh Phillips call up Korean sociologist Hyeyoung Woo, director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Port...
25 Jun 20244min
/419/ Who Owns Power ft. Fred Stafford (sample)
On the electricity grid and the institutions involved. [Patreon Exclusive] Fred Stafford, a STEM professional, a writer on energy and power, and an editor at Damage, talks to Alex and regular contribu...
20 Jun 20242min
/418/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown System, German-Style ft. Gregor Baszak (sample)
On German political derangement. [Patreon Exclusive] Independent researcher and writer Gregor Baszak joins us to talk about German centrism being squeezed under pressure from both left and right — Sah...
18 Jun 20242min
/RE-RELEASE/ Silvio Berlusconi: An Oral History
On the one-year anniversary of the death of our evil patron saint, Silvio Berlusconi, we are re-releasing our audio obituary. RIP Silvio. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died on 12 Jun...
12 Jun 20241h 4min
/417/ Has India passed peak Modi? ft. Achin Vanaik
On India's election and a blow for the BJP. Esteemed writer and social activist Achin Vanaik is back on Bungacast to unpick India's monumental, seven-week-long electoral process in which over 600m peo...
11 Jun 20241h 29min
