Podcast Episodes

161. The German Peasants' War -- Lyndal Roper

Episode 161

Lyndal Roper joins me to discuss her book The Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War. 500 years ago, German peasants learned that Martin Luther had declared that they should be free. They…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

160. Marrying Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre

Episode 160

Alexandre Lefebvre, author of Liberalism as a Way of Life, joins me to discuss the many ways that anarchism and liberalism are compatible. Later this month, you'll here Alexander back on the show, as…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

159. The Folksinging Anarchist Tradition -- Willi Carlisle

Episode 159

In celebration of his new album Winged Victory, Folksinger Willi Carlisle joins me to discuss the connections between folk music and leftism, especially anarchism.

I love all of Willi's albums. Here's…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

158. Tolkien's Romantic Anarchy -- Meredith Veldman

Episode 158

Everyday Anarchism goes back to where it all began: the romantic anarchism of J.R.R. Tolkien. Meredith Veldman, author of Fantasy, The Bomb, and the Greening of Britain, joins me to talk about the ro…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

157. Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols -- David Hill

Episode 157

My colleague David Hill rejoins the show to discuss Twilight of the Idols, one of Nietzsche's last works, and one in which Nietzsche directly discusses anarchism.

In addition to Nietzsche's putdowns o…

Published on 5 months ago

156. Bauhaus and the Anarchic City -- Robin Schuldenfrei

Episode 156

Robin Schuldenfrei joins me to discuss her new book Objects in Exile, which is about the many afterlives of the Bauhaus school and its practitioners. Robin and I particularly focus on the relationshi…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

155. Baseball Utopia in Eephus -- Carson Lund

Episode 155

"What is joy when everything has been monetized and optimized?" For Carson Lund, the answer is rec league baseball, and his new film Eephus is about how a meaningless, anachronistic activity like a l…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

154. Hannah Arendt and Civil Disobedience -- John McGowan

Episode 154

John McGowan joins the podcast again to discuss a recent republication of Hannah Arendt's essay "Civil Disobedience, which responds to Plato's Crito, Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government," and t…

Published on 6 months ago

153. Organizing in the 21st Century -- Jaz Brisack

Episode 153

Jaz Brisack joins me to discuss their new book, Get on the Job and Organize. Jaz and I discuss why billionaires take union organizing personally, how organizing is different in the 21st century, and …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

152. Why Billionaires Love AI -- Brian Merchant

Episode 152

Brian Merchant, author of the newsletter Blood in the Machine, returns to the show to talk about the newsletter, ai, tech oligarchs, the neoliberal "abundance" agenda, jobs, and pretty much everythin…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago