UNLOCKED: /87/ Berluscoming
Silvio Berlusconi is no more. In mourning of our evil patron saint's passing, we're unlocking this previously paywalled episode in which we discuss a cinematic depiction of the big man. Keep an eye ou...
12 Jun 202350min
Excerpt: /345/ Who Is The New Elite? ft. Matt Goodwin
On power, values and class. [Patreon Exclusive] British professor Matt Goodwin joins us to talk about his recent new book Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics published earlier t...
6 Jun 202311min
/344/ Don’t Do The Work ft. Ben Hickman
On work stoppages and work-doings. Ben Hickman, published poet and senior lecturer in English at the University of Kent, joins us to discuss his project on different understandings of work, or rather,...
30 Mai 20231h 17min
Excerpt: /343/ Reading Club: Freedom (4)
On Martin Hägglund's This Life. We continue on the theme of freedom by discussing Martin Hägglund's case for 'democratic socialism'. In this episode, we leave the book itself to one side and attempt t...
29 Mai 202315min
Excerpt: /342/ Maybe Don’t Abolish the Family? w/ Amber A’Lee Frost
On family abolition. [Patreon Exclusive] Amber A'Lee Frost joins us to talk through recent radical proposals to do away with the family as an institution. Author Sophie Lewis claims that "ever since ...
23 Mai 202311min
/340/ How to Grow a Backbone ft. Russell Jacoby
On utopia and individualism. Renowned intellectual historian and critic Russell Jacoby joins us to talk about his lifetime of left critique. We discuss his early criticisms of psychology in light of t...
16 Mai 20231h 11min
/339/ Erdogone? People vs Nation in Turkey ft. Alp Kayserilioglu
On Turkey's elections. Alp Kayserilioglu joins us to talk about a crucial election. Erdogan’s rule is seriously threatened for the first time, with high inflation biting into living standards. Who ar...
10 Mai 20231h 8min
/338/ The Energy Theory of Everything ft. Matt Huber
On who owns the power. Matt Huber joins us to discuss his article, "Socialist Politics and the Electricity Grid", and how organised labour is central to a politics of plenty. What is the grid and who ...
9 Mai 20231h 15min
