Podcast Episodes

Reel Politik -- Nathan Gelgud

Episode 171

Nathan Gelgud joins me to discuss Reel Politik, a comics collection about a group of Brechtian revolutionaries who take over the movie theatre they work in.

Nathan and I discuss our shared love for mo…

Published on 8 hours ago

170. The Biblical Curse of Wealth -- Pastor Micah

Episode 170

Pastor Micah joins me to share a radical reading of the Book of Genesis in which wealth isn't a blessing on God's people, but a curse!

I recently appeared on Micah's podcast, The Word in Black and Red…

Published on 1 week ago

The Teacher and Society -- Alfie Kohn

Episode 169

Alfie Kohn returns to the show to discuss his new podcast, the role of teachers in social progress, and why someone's view on chatbots in the classroom tells you eveything you need to know about thei…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Enshittification -- Cory Doctorow

Episode 168

It's not your imagination: everything is getting worse. And there's a reason why.

Published on 4 weeks ago

Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath

Episode 167

The film Henry Fonda for President is showing this Thursday, October 2 at Duke University. Please join us if you are in the area!

https://cinematicarts.duke.edu/screensociety/screenings/henry-fonda-pr…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Goliath's Curse -- Luke Kemp

Episode 166

According to conventional history, the last 12,000 years has seen the steady march of progress from primitive savagery to enlightened civilization.

In the age of Trump, Elon, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Putin,…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Ideology in Hollywood's Wild West -- Ruth Kinna

Episode 165

Happy 4th Anniversary to Everyday Anarchism!

For this year's anniversary episode, Ruth Kinna comes on to talk about a couple of Hollywood Westerns: Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) and Rancho Notorious …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Slow Cinema as Democratic Cinema -- Paul Schrader

Episode 164

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 de…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Capitalism and Nature -- Alyssa Battistoni

Episode 163

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 doe…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Divorcing Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre

Episode 162

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…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago