/485/ Can Games Teach Us Agency? ft. Pawel Kaczmarski
On the promise of videos games. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Pawel Kaczmarski – a literary critic who teaches modern and contemporary Polish literature at the University ...
6 Maj 202523min
/484/ No Justice in Politics ft. David Broder
On the charges against France's Marine Le Pen. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Alex and George discuss some main stories from the past month. After the death of Pope Francis...
29 Apr 202530min
/483/ Reading Club: Why Invent Traditions?
On the mass-production of loyalty. *** We are exceptionally making this episode of the Reading Club freely available. See the full syllabus here: 2024/25 Reading Club. If you'd like to join, subscribe...
28 Apr 20251h 22min
/482/ The Philippines' Dynasty & Duterte's Arrest ft. Walden Bello
On Filipino politics and geopolitics. Renowned public intellectual Walden Bello talks to Alex and contributing editor Lee Jones about his recently published memoirs, former president Rodrigo Duterte's...
22 Apr 20251h 23min
/481/ Everything is Plausible: Oligarchy – or Worse ft. Corey Robin
On Trump's government, his motives and his modus operandi. Political theorist Corey Robin talks to Alex H and contributing editors Lee Jones and Alex Gourevitch about Trump II from a domestic perspect...
15 Apr 20251h 28min
/480/ Reading Club: 21st Century Internationalism
On Perry Anderson's "Internationalism: A Breviary". [For the full episode subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] We kick off the second block/theme of the 2024/25 Reading Club on Nations & Internationali...
14 Apr 202518min
/479/ El Tarifazo: Trump's Tariff Thwack ft. Lee Jones
On Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs and the end of globalisation. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Contributing editor Lee Jones talks to Alex about the tariffs, as they try ...
8 Apr 202539min
/478/ Should You Listen to Satan? ft. Orlando Reade
On revolution, epic poetry, John Milton, and freedom. George and contributing editor Alex Gourevitch talk to Orlando Reade, who teaches English at Northeastern University London. We discuss Orlando’s...
1 Apr 202554min
