114. Revolution and Anarchism in The Mars Trilogy -- Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson to talk about his Mars trilogy, the theory of revolution that animates it, and where anarchism and anarchists fit in. This conversation is a direct sequel to our conversations on ...
20 Mars 202455min
Rerun: Anarchism is...Mardi Gras with Meredith King
Happy Mardi Gras! The show should be back publishing new episodes in March. In the meantime, here's a rerun, and a link to a couple of interview I did late last year:https://pod.link/1705765872/episod...
13 Feb 202457min
113. The Ranters -- Nigel Smith (English Revolution)
Radicalism in the English Revolution gets to the Ranters, the radical group of protestants who may or may not have practiced free love - but definitely sparked a moral panic!In this extra-long discuss...
27 Dec 20231h 23min
Rerun: Anarchism is...Santa Claus! -- Ruth Kinna
For my very first repeat episode, I'm reposting a conversation with Ruth Kinna about Santa Claus, Kropotkin, and the prefigurative practice of Christmas.You can read Ruth's article on the topic here: ...
24 Dec 202341min
112. The Puritan Christmas Wars -- Diane Purkiss (English Revolution)
Diane Purkiss joins me to discuss the Christmas Wars, in which Puritans attempted to prevent the celebration of Christmas in the 17th century. Christmas was a carnival in which the world was turned up...
20 Dec 202347min
111. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 4, Cruelty and Redemption
Debt Chapter 4, in which Jesus and Nietzsche show up!
13 Dec 202339min
110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against TechnoCapitalism -- Brian Merchant
I'm joined by Brian Merchant to discuss his new book, Blood in the Machine. Brian argues persuasively that the Luddites weren't anti-technology but were actually for a different social order and a dif...
6 Dec 202353min
109. Anarchism is...Homeschooling -- Andrewism
In a break from the two ongoing series, in this week's episode I'm joined by the anarchist YouTuber Andrewism. Andrew and I discuss homeschooling, our shared experiences as homeschooled kids, the way ...
29 Nov 202351min
