/365/ It’s So Over (Again) ft. Ryan Zickgraf
On the end of politics. Is the craziness of the past years, since 2016, ebbing away? Is the establishment back in charge? Journalist Ryan Zickgraf joins us to argue that, yes, the period of 'hyperpo...
3 Okt 20231h 2min
UNLOCKED: /361/ A Nightmare on the Brains of the Living ft. Benjamin Studebaker
On US politics being stuck. [This was originally a subscriber exclusive. Sign up now at patreon.com/bungacast] We talk to political theorist Benjamin Studebaker about his new book, The Chronic Cri...
28 Sep 20231h 28min
Excerpt: /364/ The Eternal Sunshine of the Bourgeoisie
On satire of the bourgeoisie. [Patreon Exclusive. Sign up at patreon.com/bungacast] We discuss Luis Buñuel's "deranged masterpiece" from 1972, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, and debate...
26 Sep 20237min
UNLOCKED: /351/ Eating the Left’s Lunch? ft. Cecilia Lero & Tamás Gerőcs
On the radical right in the global periphery. [This was originally a Patreon Exclusive] Erdogan, Modi, Orban, Bolsonaro, Duterte. Though the latter two are gone, the first three are still goin...
19 Sep 20231h 24min
Excerpt: /363/ Outsourcing the State
On the politics of consultancy [Patreon Exclusive. Sign up @ patreon.com/bungacast] The past 40 years have seen a whole range of things the state used to do itself outsourced to third parties. N...
12 Sep 20238min
/362/ Life Doesn’t Have to Zuck ft. Cory Doctorow
On the internet being sh*t. Tech critic, author and blogger Cory Doctorow joins us to talk about his new book, The Internet Con. He tells us his ONE SIMPLE TRICK to fix the internet: interoperabilit...
5 Sep 20231h 29min
Excerpt: /361/ A Nightmare on the Brains of the Living ft. Benjamin Studebaker
On US politics being stuck. [Patreon Exclusive] We talk to political theorist Benjamin Studebaker about his new book, The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way is Shut. Studebaker holds th...
29 Aug 20236min
Excerpt: /360/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (III)
On the 3rd and final part of Jurgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis. [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive] We wrap up this challenging book by debating some key points. Habermas already felt we lived in...
25 Aug 202312min
