167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath

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 faced cancellation for teaching anarchist literature!

Then in the 1960s, he was the literal father figure that New Left Hollywood figures Jane and Peter Fonda were rebelling against. And Henry let himself be used as a villain in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, playing the embodiment of rapacious American capitalism.

Alexander Horwath weaves together all these threads into his essay film Henry Fonda for President. As we live in a world haunted by 50 years of neoliberal decay, the America Fonda represented seems further away than ever, even as his films still crackle with righteous rage against injustice. Alex and I talk about all these issues and more - I hope you enjoy the conversation, and see the film when you have a chance!

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163. Capitalism and Nature -- Alyssa Battistoni

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...

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162. Divorcing Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre

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 ...

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161. The German Peasants' War -- Lyndal Roper

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 ...

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160. Marrying Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre

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

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 ...

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158. Tolkien's Romantic Anarchy -- Meredith Veldman

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...

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157. Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols -- David Hill

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...

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156. Bauhaus and the Anarchic City -- Robin Schuldenfrei

156. Bauhaus and the Anarchic City -- Robin Schuldenfrei

Robin Schuldenfrei joins me to discuss her new book Objects in Exile, which is about the many afterlives of the Bauhaus school and its practitioners. Robin and I particularly focus on the relationship...

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