125. Graeber's Debt Chapter 7, Honor and Degradation
A little belatedly, here's my episode about Graeber's Debt, Chapter 7. A discussion on honor and dignity will be coming later this month with Clif Mark of the Good in Theory podcast!
5 Juni 202445min
124. The Early Quakers -- Kate Peters (English Revolution)
Kate Peters, author of Print Culture and the Early Quakers, joins me to discuss the Quakers, the last of the radical groups we're covering the English Revolution series. You can hear about how the Quakers can be seen as the end of political radicalism in the revolution, or alternately as a different form of radical organizing, as evidenced by William Penn's political declarations in the 1701 charter for Pennsylvania:https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/1701-pennsylvania-charter-of-liberties
29 Maj 20241h 26min
123. Debt Discussion 6: Graeber as Grand Theorist with Fuad Musallam
In this debt discussion, Fuad and I discuss Chapter 6 of Debt, "Games with Sex and Death," and especially the way that Graeber is writing in the grand theory tradition of anthropology. Fuad also taught with David at the London School of Economics, and is able to explain how Graeber approached these same concepts in anthropology as a teacher and colleague.You can find Fuad's anthropological work on activism here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/dasa/musallam-fuad
22 Maj 20241h 8min
122. The Fifth Monarchists -- Bernard Capp (English Revolution)
In the next episode of Radicalism in the English Revolution, I'm joined by Bernard Capp to discuss The Fifth Monarchists - a radical protestant sect that was trying to bring about the end of the world, and wanted Cromwell to help them!
15 Maj 20241h 10min
121. Graeber's Debt Chapter 6, Games with Sex and Death
Graeber explains human economies, economies in which money can only be used to shore up social relations, and can't be used to buy things - to the utter confusion of anthropologists trying to buy things
8 Maj 202443min
120. Richard Rorty's Anti-Authoritarianism -- John McGowan and Meili Steele
My former professors John McGowan and Meili Steele join me to discuss Richard Rorty's final book, Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism.
1 Maj 20241h 1min
119. Debt Discussion 5: The Sterility of Economics with James K. Galbraith
James K. Galbraith joins me to discuss the flaws in the field of economics and its pseudoscientific justifications
24 Apr 202452min
118. The Films of Preston Sturges -- Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans joins me to discuss his recent book Crooked but Never Common about the films of Preston Sturges, the first writer-director of the Hollywood sound era. Informed by the work of Stanley Cavell, Stuart's book reads these comedies as asking important questions about democracy, business, the New Deal, marriage, and other pressing questions. Plus they're a joy to watch!
17 Apr 202451min
