164. Slow Cinema as Democratic Cinema -- Paul Schrader
In normal cinema, the goal of the director is to control the audience, to direct their gaze, to dictate their emotions.What does it mean when directors make movies where the audience is allowed to dec...
27 Aug 202546min
163. Capitalism and Nature -- Alyssa Battistoni
Alyssa Battistoni joins me to discuss her new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature. Capitalist theory generally describes nature as a "free gift." If gifts are already free, why does...
20 Aug 202551min
162. Divorcing Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre
Alex comes back on the podcast and we try to separate liberalism and anarchism, with some success! (I think the problem is that what Alex and I agree on is democratic socialism - so liberal socialism ...
6 Aug 202543min
161. The German Peasants' War -- Lyndal Roper
Lyndal Roper joins me to discuss her book The Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War. 500 years ago, German peasants learned that Martin Luther had declared that they should be free. They ...
23 Juli 20251h 3min
160. Marrying Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre
Alexandre Lefebvre, author of Liberalism as a Way of Life, joins me to discuss the many ways that anarchism and liberalism are compatible. Later this month, you'll here Alexander back on the show, as ...
9 Juli 202549min
159. The Folksinging Anarchist Tradition -- Willi Carlisle
In celebration of his new album Winged Victory, Folksinger Willi Carlisle joins me to discuss the connections between folk music and leftism, especially anarchism.I love all of Willi's albums. Here's ...
27 Juni 202557min
158. Tolkien's Romantic Anarchy -- Meredith Veldman
Everyday Anarchism goes back to where it all began: the romantic anarchism of J.R.R. Tolkien. Meredith Veldman, author of Fantasy, The Bomb, and the Greening of Britain, joins me to talk about the rom...
11 Juni 20251h 1min
157. Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols -- David Hill
My colleague David Hill rejoins the show to discuss Twilight of the Idols, one of Nietzsche's last works, and one in which Nietzsche directly discusses anarchism.In addition to Nietzsche's putdowns of...
4 Juni 202555min
