Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe French Conundrum (RE-UPLOAD): The Continuing Struggle Over Pension Reforms
Season 5 Episode 11
We are joined by Matthew and Julia for a continuation of our discussion about the French pension reforms. Matthew is our old comrade and friend from …
2 years, 9 months ago
Patreon Preview: Revolution by Enzo Traverso, Part I (Regrettable Book Club)
Season 5
Welcome to the first of our reading group episodes on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso. This week we discuss TRAINS.
Traverso, E…
2 years, 9 months ago
No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism (Part III)
Season 5 Episode 10
No Royal Road is back with part three of our discussion of Evegny Morozov's "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason."
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2 years, 10 months ago
Patreon Preview -- Empire of Friends: Soviet Power and Socialist Internationalism in Cold War Czechoslovakia
Season 5
We are back with more books Chris read in grad school. This one is written by Rachel Applebaum (no relation to Anne) and discusses the Soviet Friends…
2 years, 10 months ago
You’re Not Making Liberals Socialist, You’re Just Making Socialists More Liberal!
Season 5 Episode 9
This week we discuss why the left allows the liberals to set the tone for its politics.
Liberalism’s Hegemony Over The Left
https://www.counterfir…
2 years, 11 months ago
Patreon Preview -- The Things of Life: Materiality in Late Soviet Russia
Season 5
We are back with another book that Chris read in grad school. This one is an interesting read about the impact of material culture on the lives of la…
2 years, 11 months ago
Les Aristocrates à la Lanterne: The French Pension Reforms (With Matthew from A Fine Old Conflict)
Season 5 Episode 8
We are once again joined by our old friend and comrade Matthew, who is currently residing in Paris. Matthew gives us the rundown of the French pensio…
2 years, 11 months ago
Patreon Preview: Neither Vertical nor Horizontal (Part IV -- Finale)
Season 5
We are finally back with part four of our discussion of Rodrigo Nunes' new book on Verso. This week we actually finish the book.
Head over to our Pa…
2 years, 11 months ago
No Royal Road: Neo-Feudalism, or the Fuzzy Edges of Capitalism (Part II)
Season 5 Episode 7
No Royal Road is back!
Varn joins Chris and Jason to discuss the second part of Evegny Morozov's "Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason."
Check out Va…
3 years ago
Setting Fears Afloat (Liquid Fear: Part III -- Finale)
Season 5 Episode 6
The boys are back and we are finally finishing this masterwork of left sociology by heavyweight Polish intellectual and dissident Marxist, Zygmunt Ba…
3 years ago