Bungacast

/434/ Bodiless Bodies ft. Matthew Thompson & Jonny Gordon-Farleigh (sample)

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the NGO-isation of the state. [Patreon Exclusive] Researchers and writers Matthew Thompson and Jonny Gordon-Farleigh join us to discuss their rec...

/433/ Aufhebonus Bonus – August 2024 (sample)

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On your questions & criticisms. [Patreon Exclusive] We respond with comments on episodes 420 to 432 and various other points you wanted to us to d...

/432/ Median Left Thought and its Monsters ft. Ben Burgis (sample)

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Naomi Klein & Naomi Wolf and "political diagonalism" Episode in association with Damage magazine. Patreon Exclusive. Ben Burgis talks to Alex a...

/431/ The Myth of Monolithic China ft. Lee Jones & Shahar Hameiri

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the structure of the Chinese state and its external relations. [Patreon Exclusive: for the full episode, go to patreon.com/bungacast] We welcome ba...

/430/ Welcome to the Tourist Age ft. Marco d'Eramo

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the tourist city, the tourist industry, and its critics. Renowned Italian journalist Marco d'Eramo joins us to talk about his wide-ranging inquiry ...

/429/ Reading Club: Treason of the Intellectuals (sample)

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Julien Benda's famous 1927 work. [Patreon Exclusive] We continue on the theme of 'Intellectuals and the Public' by discussing the often cited by li...

/428/ The First Poaster (Vice) President? ft. Ryan Zickgraf

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On JD Vance, Hillbilly Elegy, and arresting decline. [For the full episode: patreon.com/bungacast] We discuss the Netflix adaptation of vice-president...

/427/ Why Do We Make Our Emotions Match the Market? ft. Eva Illouz

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On emotional capitalism + Israeli politics. Renowned sociologist Eva Illouz joins us to talk about her recent book on the emotions of populism, and he...

/426/ Expropriate the Canon ft. Catherine Liu (sample)

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the disaster of the culture wars. [Patreon Exclusive] Regular contributor Catherine Liu is back on to talk about her essay in Damage, issue 2, "Pr...

/425/ Reading Club: Russia's Imitation Democracy (sample)

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the late Dmitri Furman's account of post-Soviet Russia. Patreon Exclusive: for the Reading Club, join for $12/mo and get access to ALL Bungacast co...

/424/ Aufhebonus Bonus - July 2024 (sample)

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On your questions & criticisms about fertility, culture war, and more. [Patreon Exclusive] In our monthly mailbag episode we take points from the ...

/423/ Who Wants the 'Worst Job' in France? ft. Charles Devellennes

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On France's surprise parliamentary election. The left-wing 'New Popular Front' came a surprise first, for now putting a halt to expectations that the ...

/422/ Meat the New Prime Minister: UK Election Rundown

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Labour's landslide and sandcastle majority. We unpick what happened in the UK's general election, discussing: How did Labour get such a large majo...

/421/ Who Are the Wrong Ukrainians? ft. Volodymyr Ishchenko

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ukraine, from Maidan to war. [For the full episode: patreon.com/bungacast] Berlin-based Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko joins us to talk abo...

/420/ Fertility Freefall & Gender Strife in South Korea ft. Hyeyoung Woo (sample)

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On baby bust, feminism and male resentment. [Patreon Exclusive] Alex and regular contributor Leigh Phillips call up Korean sociologist Hyeyoung Woo, d...

/419/ Who Owns Power ft. Fred Stafford (sample)

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the electricity grid and the institutions involved. [Patreon Exclusive] Fred Stafford, a STEM professional, a writer on energy and power, and an ed...

/418/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown System, German-Style ft. Gregor Baszak (sample)

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On German political derangement. [Patreon Exclusive] Independent researcher and writer Gregor Baszak joins us to talk about German centrism being sque...

/RE-RELEASE/ Silvio Berlusconi: An Oral History

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the one-year anniversary of the death of our evil patron saint, Silvio Berlusconi, we are re-releasing our audio obituary. RIP Silvio. Former Itali...

/417/ Has India passed peak Modi? ft. Achin Vanaik

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On India's election and a blow for the BJP. Esteemed writer and social activist Achin Vanaik is back on Bungacast to unpick India's monumental, seven-...

/416/ Aufhebonus Bonus (sample)

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On your questions & criticism regarding pro-Palestine protests.   [Patreon Exclusive]   In this episode we focus on the discussion generated by ...

/415/ Left-Populism That Works? (II) ft. Juan David Rojas

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On MORENA and Claudia Sheinbaum's huge victory. Mexico has elected its first woman president, tasked with extending the hugely popular AMLO'S legacy. ...

/414/ Zone of Banality or the Authority of Evil?

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Zone of Interest and Holocaust film.   [Patreon Exclusive]   We discuss the winner of the Oscar for Best International Feature Film – one that...

/413/ Left-Populism That Works? (I) ft. Roger Lancaster

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Mexico's elections.   [Full episode at patreon.com/bungacast]   Mexico goes to the polls this Sunday with the ruling centre-left MORENA party hol...

/412/ No Future But Future Music ft. Simon Reynolds

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Futuromania and closing and opening of musical horizons.   We talk to renowned music critic Simon Reynolds about his new book. A counterpart of s...

/411/ What Kind of American Are You?

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Alex Garland’s new film, Civil War.   [Patreon Exclusive]   The boys discuss a film that seems designed to say something in the context of a US...

/410/ Reading Club: Deutscher's Stalin

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Isaac Deutscher's classic Stalin: A Political Biography.   [Patreon Tier III & IV Exclusive]   We start off dealing with your questions from ...

/409/ Palestine, Protest, Repression: The Wider Context

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On US campus protest, the brutalisation of Gaza, and whether this is an age of war.   Join us: patreon.com/bungacast   Bunga boys Alex, George and P...

/408/ Was It Raining When You Fled Paris? ft. Peter Gourevitch

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the earth-shaking events of the 20th century, through a personal lens.   Regular contributor Alex Gourevitch sits down with political scientist Pe...

/407/ Beyond Bare Life ft. Dustin Guastella

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On saving society from the antisocial-ists. In partnership with Damage magazine.   [Patreon Exclusive]   Trade unionist and researcher Dustin "Dino...

/406/ AufheBonus Bonus (sample)

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Euro censorship + your comments and criticisms.   [Patreon Exclusive]   We discuss censorship in Brussels and Berlin, and put it in the context o...

/405/ Size Queen Nation ft. Christie Offenbacher & Benjamin Fife (sample)

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the Big Hard Dick industry.   [Patreon Exclusive]   Clinicians and Damage authors & editors, Christie and Benjamin, tell us why the market fo...

/404/ Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings (IV) ft. Catherine Liu (sample)

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On melodrama and the bourgeois subject.   [Patreon Exclusive]   We're back with the next installment of our series on the "emotional turn". Alex tal...

/402/ Revolution and Conservatism, e.g. in Mexico ft. Roger Lancaster (sample)

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On President AMLO and the rebuilding the working class.   [Patreon Exclusive]   We continue our discussion with anthropologist Roger Lancaster who h...

/403/ Reading Club: Habermas on Social Media (sample)

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On A New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere and Deliberative Politics   [Patreon Tier III & IV Exclusive]   Continuing our theme of ...

/401/ Modernity is Very Gay ft. Roger Lancaster

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Mexico, class, and sexuality.    We welcome anthropologist Roger Lancaster onto the pod to talk about his new book, The Struggle to Be Gay – in...

/396/ Enough Carnations? Portugal Decides, ft. Catarina Príncipe

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Portugal's elections, 50 years since the revolution   Catarina Príncipe, a long-time activist on the Portuguese left and a doctoral student of po...

/400/ The Political Oppositions of the Next Decade ft. Frost, Gourevitch, Liu, Phillips

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On what comes next: in politics, ideas, economy, subjectivity   To commemorate seven years of the podcast and four-hundred episodes, we got all our n...

/399/ From ADHD to Let Me Be (Emotion Sickness, pt III) [sample]

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the withdrawal from hyperpolitics and hypermodernity.   [Patreon Exclusive]   What comes after a decade of populism? Alex Hochuli talks through h...

/398/ Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings (II) ft. Ashley Frawley (sample)

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part II of the series: on therapy and vulnerability.   [Patreon Exclusive: subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast]   Sociologist Ashley Frawley (an...

/397/ Reading Club: Imagined Communities (sample)

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Benedict Anderson's classic Imagined Communities.   [Patreon Exclusive. Subscribe: patreon.com/bungacast]   Originally published in 1983, Ande...

Big news: Bungacast is getting bigger, better

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Turbulent times, ideological confusion. Politics is back, but it's stranger than ever. All the more reason for unflinching critique of the current mom...

/395/ A Coup From Within the Computer ft. Benjamin Studebaker (excerpt)

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On media and the Millennial Left.   [Patreon Exclusive: for full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast]   Continuing the retrospective on...

UNLOCKED /382/ Death of the Millennial Left ft. Chris Cutrone

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the missed opportunity of the 2010s.   Chris Cutrone of Platypus joins us to talk about his collection of essays, The Death of the Millennial Left...

/393/ Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings (I) ft. Nina Power

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the politics of emotions and emotionalism.   Philosopher Nina Power (an editor and columnist at Compact Magazine) kicks off this series by talking...

/392/ The Biggest Country No One Talks About (II) ft. Michael Vann

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Indonesia's new president and the End of History.   For the full episode: patreon.com/bungacast   Michael Vann, Indonesia expert and history prof...

Excerpt: /391/ Aufhebonus Bonus - Feb 2024

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On our '1914 vibes'. And your questions & comments.    [Patreon Exclusive]   We discuss the parallels between our age (the end of globalisat...

/390/ The Biggest Country No One Talks About ft. Vedi Hadiz

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Indonesia: a country without a Left.   Foremost scholar of Indonesian politics and political economy, Vedi Hadiz of the University of Melbour...

/388/ Betting on Bukele (I) ft. Nelson Rauda / Juan Rojas

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On El Salvador and mass incarceration.    Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, has just been re-elected on a landslide. His trademark policy is...

/387/ Get Fungal to Save Culture ft. Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family)

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On how to respond to conformity.   Lias Saoudi, frontman of the British band Fat White Family, joins us to talk about rock, popular culture and c...

Excerpt: /386/ Reading Club: Globalisation (III & IV)

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Double episode! On Giovanni Arrighi's Adam Smith in Beijing.   [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive]   We wrap up the 2023 syllabus by taking on the...

/384/ Millennial Rule ft. Amber A'Lee Frost

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Dirtbag and the Millennial Left.   Bungacast regular Amber A'Lee Frost is back to talk about her new book, Dirtbag — part memoir, part critic...

/383/ Stare into the Abyss with Us ft. Juliano Fiori

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On what comes after human rights.   Juliano Fiori, essayist and director of Alameda Institute, joins us to talk about catastrophism and organising...

Excerpt: /382/ Death of the Millennial Left ft. Chris Cutrone

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the missed opportunity of the 2010s.   [Patreon Exclusive]   Chris Cutrone of Platypus joins us to talk about his collection of essays, The ...

UNLOCKED: /373/ Take a Stand: Be Neutral! ft. Lily Lynch

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On NATO expansion and the end of neutrality   Previously a Patreon Exclusive. For more like this, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast   Lily Lynch is...

[FROM THE VAULT] /104/ The Aristocracy of Finance ft. Alexander Zevin

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FROM THE VAULT: ALEX'S PICK (2) On The Economist and the contradictions of global liberalism. Alexander Zevin joins us to discuss his work on the ...

[FROM THE VAULT] /44/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown Syndrome (N.O.B.S.)

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FROM THE VAULT: ALEX'S PICK (1) In which we lay the liberal establishment down on the shrink's sofa. It's a systematic analysis of liberal derangemen...

[FROM THE VAULT] /74/ Order Not Freedom ft. Quinn Slobodian

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FROM THE VAULT: GEORGE'S PICK (2) On the unexpected origins of neoliberalism. We talk to Quinn Slobodian, author of Globalists, about how neoliberal...

[FROM THE VAULT] /161/ Culture is Bad for You ft. Mark Taylor

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FROM THE VAULT: GEORGE'S PICK (1) On “culture”.   We discuss who produces culture and who consumes it – and what those inequalities reveal a...

[FROM THE VAULT] /46/ Exiting Capitalist Realism

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FROM THE VAULT: PHIL'S PICK (2) The third in our Neoliberal Breakdown series. In which we discuss the late Mark Fisher's Capitalist Realism, 10 ye...

[FROM THE VAULT] /136/ Banana Monarchy ft. David Edgerton

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FROM THE VAULT: PHIL'S PICK (1) On British decline. Much ink has been spilled over the Britain’s fate since the end of its empire. Could it be...

/381/ Contemporary Art: Inane Spectacle & Pompous Discourse, ft. JJ Charlesworth

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On contemporary art.   Critic and editor at Art Review, JJ Charlesworth, joins us to talk about why so much contemporary art is bad. We discuss: ...

Excerpt: /380/ Josephine’s Body Count

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Ridley Scott's Napoleon.   [Patreon Exclusive]   We couldn't avoid discussing the new biopic about the "world soul" himself, Napoleon Bonapa...

/379/ Sexy Pictures of Taylor Swift (Not Brexit)

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On taking control.   The Netherlands has elected an anti-EU rightist, but he won't take the Netherlands out of the European Union. Britain left th...

Excerpt: /378/ Reading Club: Globalisation (II)

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Giovanni Arrighi's Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the 21st Century   [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive]   We discuss the Part 2 of th...

/377/ The Locked-Up Country ft. Shahar Hameiri & Tom Chodor

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Australia's lockdown.   We welcome back Shahar Hameiri and Tom Chodor to talk about their new book, The Locked-Up Country, to try to learn some...

Excerpt: /376/ AufheBonus Bonus - Nov 2023

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On your criticisms.   [Patreon Exclusive - subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast]   We respond to your points made in the comments on Patreon over...

Excerpt: /375/ From Hyperliberalism to the Grayzone

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On John Gray's The New Leviathans.   [Patreon Exclusive - for the full episode, follow the link]   We discuss the British post-liberal philosopher's...

/374/ You’re Gonna Need Representation ft. Vincent Bevins

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On a decade of protest around the world.   Journalist Vincent Bevins is back on the podcast to talk about his new book, If We Burn: The Mass Prot...

Excerpt: /373/ Take a Stand: Be Neutral! ft. Lily Lynch

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On NATO expansion and the end of neutrality   [Patreon Exclusive - for the full episode, sign up @ patreon.com/bungacast]   Lily Lynch is back...

Excerpt: /372/ Reading Club: Globalisation (I)

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Giovanni Arrighi's Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the 21st Century   [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive]   We discuss the Introductio...

/371/ The Milei Massacre Didn’t Happen ft. Ernesto Seman

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Argentina's historic election.   Historian of populism and anti-populism Ernesto Seman tells us what is happening in Argentina amidst severe ec...

/370/ Dead Ends in Israel & Palestine ft. Alex Gourevitch

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On violence and the lack of political resolution.   Regular guest Alex Gourevitch joins us to discuss why the Israel/Palestine conflict is so intra...

/369/ Information-War and War-Politics ft. Jacob Siegel

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the war on disinformation and the war in Gaza.    Jacob Siegel, senior editor at Tablet, joins us to talk about Hamas's attack on Israel and Isra...

/367/ Don’t Pay Them Back ft. Jerome Roos

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On sovereign debt and taking back control.   The leading candidate in Argentina's election this month wants to avoid defaulting on the country's debt...

/366/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (IV)

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On polycrisis.   [Patreon Tier II and III Exclusive -  subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast]   We reflect back on Jurgen Habermas' Legitimation Cr...

/365/ It’s So Over (Again) ft. Ryan Zickgraf

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the end of politics.   Is the craziness of the past years, since 2016, ebbing away? Is the establishment back in charge? Journalist Ryan Zickgraf ...

UNLOCKED: /361/ A Nightmare on the Brains of the Living ft. Benjamin Studebaker

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On US politics being stuck.   [This was originally a subscriber exclusive. Sign up now at patreon.com/bungacast]   We talk to political theorist Be...

Excerpt: /364/ The Eternal Sunshine of the Bourgeoisie

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On satire of the bourgeoisie.   [Patreon Exclusive. Sign up at patreon.com/bungacast]   We discuss Luis Buñuel's "deranged masterpiece" from ...

UNLOCKED: /351/ Eating the Left’s Lunch? ft. Cecilia Lero & Tamás Gerőcs

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the radical right in the global periphery.   [This was originally a Patreon Exclusive]   Erdogan, Modi, Orban, Bolsonaro, Duterte. Though t...

Excerpt: /363/ Outsourcing the State

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the politics of consultancy   [Patreon Exclusive. Sign up @ patreon.com/bungacast]   The past 40 years have seen a whole range of things the s...

/362/ Life Doesn’t Have to Zuck ft. Cory Doctorow

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the internet being sh*t.   Tech critic, author and blogger Cory Doctorow joins us to talk about his new book, The Internet Con. He tells us his ON...

Excerpt: /361/ A Nightmare on the Brains of the Living ft. Benjamin Studebaker

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On US politics being stuck.   [Patreon Exclusive]   We talk to political theorist Benjamin Studebaker about his new book, The Chronic Crisis of Amer...

Excerpt: /360/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (III)

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the 3rd and final part of Jurgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis.   [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive]   We wrap up this challenging book by deb...

/359/ Apollo Gets High ft. Benjamin Fong

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the American drug binge.   Forget all the stereotypes – drug use is no longer confined to particular subcultures. US Americans are taking world-...

/357/ Lucky, Meaty Nations ft. Shahar Hameiri & Tom Chodor

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Australian and New Zealand at the End of History.   Antipodean political scientists Shahar Hameiri and Tom Chodor join us to discuss the history a...

/356/ Land of the Unfree ft. Sohrab Ahmari

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On everyday, private tyranny.      Sohrab Ahmari, one of the editors of Compact Magazine, joins us to talk about his book, Tyranny, Inc. We discus...

Excerpt: /355/ F***ing and shooting are not the same

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On film and left-wing terrorism.   [Patreon Exclusive]   We talk about Uli Edel’s 2008 film The Baader Meinhof Complex, which tells the story of t...

UNLOCKED /328/ The New Scramble for Africa

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On geopolitical competition over Africa.   This episode was originally for subscribers only. To join, sign up at patreon.com/bungacast   In light of...

Excerpt: /354/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (II)

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Jürgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis.   [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive]   What made postwar capitalism 'organised'? And why did many ...

/353/ Bunga Sells Out ft. Jason Myles

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On music, pop culture, and the politics of the spectacle.   Musician, host of This is Revolution and Sublation columnist, Jason Myles joins us to tal...

Excerpt: /352/ Cold War Marxism, East & West ft. Sean Sayers

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On China, Russia, the US and UK. Professor Emeritus and one of the founders of ‘Radical Philosophy’, Sean Sayers, joins us to talk about Marxis...

Excerpt: /351/ Eating the Left’s Lunch? ft. Cecilia Lero & Tamás Gerőcs

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the radical right in the global periphery.   [Patreon Exclusive]   Erdogan, Modi, Orban, Bolsonaro, Duterte. Though the latter two are gone...

Excerpt: /350/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (1)

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Jürgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis.   [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive - sign up at patreon.com/bungacast]   We are in crisis, no doubt ab...

/349/ The PMC & Their Politics ft. Dan Evans & Catherine Liu

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Live event at Housman's Bookshop.   George Hoare hosts Dan Evans (author of A Nation of Shopkeepers: The Unstoppable Rise of the Petite Bourgeoisie) ...

Excerpt: /348/ Aufhebonus Bonus: June 2023

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On your questions and criticisms.   Bumper edition of Aufhebonus Bonus where we discuss whether we're technologically determinist with regard to a...

Excerpt: /347/ Feminists Touch Grass w/ Amber A’Lee Frost

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On reactionary feminism.    [Patreon Exclusive]   We continue our discussions on contemporary feminism by looking at the diametric opposite of the ...

Silvio Berlusconi: An Oral History

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

RIP Silvio   Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died on 12 June 2023 at the age of 86. In this special episode, we say goodbye to the to...

UNLOCKED: /87/ Berluscoming

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Silvio Berlusconi is no more. In mourning of our evil patron saint's passing, we're unlocking this previously paywalled episode in which we discuss a ...

Excerpt: /345/ Who Is The New Elite? ft. Matt Goodwin

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On power, values and class.   [Patreon Exclusive]   British professor Matt Goodwin joins us to talk about his recent new book Values, Voice and...

/344/ Don’t Do The Work ft. Ben Hickman

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On work stoppages and work-doings. Ben Hickman, published poet and senior lecturer in English at the University of Kent, joins us to discuss his proje...