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From Mills To World-Systems: Tracing Wallerstein’s Path with Sam Chian
Season 2 Episode 63
What if the most consequential “Marxist” of a generation refused to call himself one—and was more consistent for it? We dive into Immanuel Wallerstei…
2 months ago
Popular Or United Fronts Explained with Brandon Lightly
Season 2 Episode 62
Coalitions promise power, but what if they mostly deliver blame? We dig into the sharp difference between a United Front and a Popular Front, trace t…
2 months, 1 week ago
Crisis As Decision In German Thought with Timothy Schatz
Season 2 Episode 61
Crisis didn’t always mean endless catastrophe. In German thought, it once meant a turning point—a judgment that forces choice. We dig into why that w…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
From Dawn to Decadence, Part 5
Season 2 Episode 60
Start with the symptom: everything still moves, yet less gets done. We unpack decadence as a live condition—where empires posture with airstrikes ins…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Punditry Without Memory with Sudip Bhattacharya
Season 2 Episode 59
Start with a word we all hear too much: fascism. Now ask why, with the term everywhere, our understanding keeps getting worse. That’s the puzzle we d…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Can Dignity And Science Share A Banner Without Becoming A New Elite with Daniel Tutt
Season 2 Episode 58
Daniel Tutt returns to continue our series on intellectuals. The hardest truths are the ones that feel personal. We take Robert Michels’ “iron law of…
3 months ago
Renaissance Without the Myth with Ada Palmer
Season 2 Episode 57
What if the Renaissance wasn’t a rebirth at all, but a survival strategy dressed in marble and Latin? We sit down with historian and novelist Ada Pal…
3 months ago
Inside Iran’s Impasse And Syria’s Shadow Wars with Djene Bajalan
Season 2 Episode 56
Start with the headlines and everything looks simple: a “crown prince” trending on social feeds, viral clips of pre-revolution Tehran, and bold claim…
3 months, 1 week ago
Socialism, Anti-Politics, And Power Today with Joseph Sciortino
Season 2 Episode 55
A lot of people call it populism, but the engine driving today’s politics is anti-politics: the organized channeling of frustration without a stable …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Rewriting The Chumash War with Joe Payne
Season 2 Episode 54
A “small revolt” doesn’t topple an institution—people do. We dive into the 1824 Chumash uprising and show why it belongs with the era’s great revolut…
3 months, 3 weeks ago