015. The Meritocracy -- William Deresiewicz

015. The Meritocracy -- William Deresiewicz

This week's episode is the first of several episodes about how colleges and universities have abandoned their core mission - the collaborative search for truth - in favor of, well, something else. My guest for this episode is William Deresiewicz, author of Excellent Sheep, The Death of the Artist, and the landmark essay ""Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League." Bill and I discuss the meritocracy and the damage it is doing to our students, our colleges, and our political institutions. We also discuss the way that the meritocratic language around "diversity" obscures the actual problems and solutions for social and political justice in higher education.

Next week's episode is about anarchism and Christmas. I highly recommend that you read "An Anarchist Guide to Christmas" by Ruth Kinna, covering the similarities between Kropotkin and Santa Claus, in advance of my conversation with Ruth about Santa and anarchism.

As always, you can find me at https://www.everydayanarchism.com/

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133. 3rd Anniversary Episode! -- Ruth Kinna

133. 3rd Anniversary Episode! -- Ruth Kinna

Ruth Kinna comes back on the show to celebrate 3 years of Everyday Anarchism. We talk about the relationship between anarchism and protest, and where everyday anarchism fits with capital-A Anarchism. ...

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132. Debt Discussion 8, Cycles of History with Luke Kemp

132. Debt Discussion 8, Cycles of History with Luke Kemp

Luke Kemp joins me to discuss Chapter 8 of Debt, asking the question: Is Graeber right when he says that history follows clear cycles?Sort of!

4 Sep 202453min

131. The Case Against Competition -- Alfie Kohn

131. The Case Against Competition -- Alfie Kohn

I'm joined by Alfie Kohn to discuss No Contest: The Case Against Competition, his 1986 book about how competition hurts rather than helps people do their best. We cover the problem with grades, the re...

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130. Graeber's Debt Chapter 8: Credit vs. Bullion, and the Cycles of History

130. Graeber's Debt Chapter 8: Credit vs. Bullion, and the Cycles of History

The Debt series returns, hopefully to finish by early 2025.This my reading of Chapter 8 (and a little of Chapter 7), soon to be followed by a discussion with Luke Kemp.

21 Aug 202433min

129. The Everyday Anarchy of Colin Ward -- Roman Krznaric

129. The Everyday Anarchy of Colin Ward -- Roman Krznaric

This episode publishes on the hundredth anniversary of Colin Ward! Colin was one of the popularizers of many of the ideas featured in this podcast, and I've stayed away from covering him for fear of c...

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"Games are Perfect Anarchist Practices" -- Miguel Sicart

"Games are Perfect Anarchist Practices" -- Miguel Sicart

Here's a crossover episode from my other podcast, Plumbing Game Studies.Things have been crazy lately, and I have emails from back in April I haven't responded to. My apologies if you've emailed me an...

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128. Hobbes' Leviathan -- Alison McQueen (English Revolution)

128. Hobbes' Leviathan -- Alison McQueen (English Revolution)

Who create the modern theory of political sovereignty?Thomas Hobbes.What was Hobbes afraid of?Anarchy.What made Hobbes so afraid of anarchy?The English Revolution.Today's guest is Alison McQueen, who ...

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127. Debt Discussion 7, Honor and Dignity with Clif Mark

127. Debt Discussion 7, Honor and Dignity with Clif Mark

Clif Mark, host of the Good in Theory podcast, joins me to discuss honor and degradation in Graeber's Debt. Also I make Clif talk about representation in Star Wars, for some reason.

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