112. The Puritan Christmas Wars -- Diane Purkiss (English Revolution)
Diane Purkiss joins me to discuss the Christmas Wars, in which Puritans attempted to prevent the celebration of Christmas in the 17th century. Christmas was a carnival in which the world was turned up...
20 Dec 202347min
111. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 4, Cruelty and Redemption
Debt Chapter 4, in which Jesus and Nietzsche show up!
13 Dec 202339min
110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against TechnoCapitalism -- Brian Merchant
I'm joined by Brian Merchant to discuss his new book, Blood in the Machine. Brian argues persuasively that the Luddites weren't anti-technology but were actually for a different social order and a dif...
6 Dec 202353min
109. Anarchism is...Homeschooling -- Andrewism
In a break from the two ongoing series, in this week's episode I'm joined by the anarchist YouTuber Andrewism. Andrew and I discuss homeschooling, our shared experiences as homeschooled kids, the way ...
29 Nov 202351min
108. Radicalism in the English Revolution 4: Oliver Cromwell - - John Morrill
John Morrill, whose work I first encountered in Mike Duncan's podcast about the English Revolution, joins me to discuss the career of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell was attacked in his time for being both ...
22 Nov 202358min
107. Debt Discussion 3: Anthropology and Everyday Anarchism with Bill Maurer
For the third episode of Debt Discussions, the anthropologist Bill Maurer joins me to talk about Chapter 3 of Debt, Primordial Debts. Bill and I talk about the myth of primordial debt, where it fits i...
15 Nov 202355min
106. Radicalism in the English Revolution 3: The Diggers -- Ariel Hessayon
Ariel Hessayon returns to discuss The Diggers, the radical group whose farming community most closely resembles the ideas of anarchist communism as expressed by 19th century figures such as Kropotkin,...
8 Nov 202359min
105. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 3, Primordial Debts
Continuing my series on Graeber's Debt, this episode looks at chapter 3, which introduces the other big myth which Graeber says underpins our modern imaginary. Primordial Debt, I argue, is the left-wi...
1 Nov 202329min
