174. Rules, Games, and Anarchy -- Jay Dragon
Ever since C. Thi Nguyen appeared on the podcast, I've been trying to use games to understand more about the relationship between rules and life. Jay Dragon, whose game Wanderhome is almost ruleless, ...
24 Dec 202552min
173. From William Morris to Bauhaus to Midcentury Modern -- Robin Schuldenfrei
Robin Schuldenfrei rejoins me to talk more Bauhaus! In this episode, we discuss her book Luxury and Modernism, covering the complexities of the Bauhaus, which had a leftwing ethos but produced luxury ...
10 Dec 20251h 5min
172. Liberty as Independence -- John McGowan
John McGowan joins me to discuss Liberty as Independence, Quentin Skinner's new book about the way that our ideals of liberty were formed in in 17th and 18th century debates. The book covers legendary...
19 Nov 20251h 16min
171. Reel Politik -- Nathan Gelgud
Nathan Gelgud joins me to discuss Reel Politik, a comics collection about a group of Brechtian revolutionaries who take over the movie theatre they work in.Nathan and I discuss our shared love for mov...
5 Nov 20251h 1min
170. The Biblical Curse of Wealth -- Pastor Micah
Pastor Micah joins me to share a radical reading of the Book of Genesis in which wealth isn't a blessing on God's people, but a curse!I recently appeared on Micah's podcast, The Word in Black and Red,...
29 Okt 20251h
169. The Teacher and Society -- Alfie Kohn
Alfie Kohn returns to the show to discuss his new podcast, the role of teachers in social progress, and why someone's view on chatbots in the classroom tells you eveything you need to know about their...
22 Okt 202541min
168. Enshittification -- Cory Doctorow
It's not your imagination: everything is getting worse. And there's a reason why.
8 Okt 202534min
167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath
More than any other individual, Henry Fonda was a symbol for better, more leftist, more social democratic America, from The Grapes of Wrath to 12 Angry Men. He even played an English professor who fac...
29 Sep 20251h 34min
