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Episode 205
What country best captures 20th and 21st century history?
For our 200th episode special, we posed the question: "If you had to study the history of …
4 years, 11 months ago
/204/ Three Articles: People's Republic of Fleeing
Episode 204
On Chinese investment, Swiss democracy, and fleeing from Afghanistan.
In this Three Articles, we discuss flight or departure in various ways: China o…
4 years, 11 months ago
Excerpt: /203/ Positive Biopolitics? ft. Benjamin Bratton
Episode 203
On pandemic & post-pandemic politics. We talk to Benjamin Bratton about his new book, The Revenge of the Real, and its argument for a "positive bi…
5 years ago
Excerpt: /202/ 3 Articles: Clerisy, War, Football
Episode 202
In our latest 3A, we discuss "the clerisy" and how it relates to the PMC; how the EU is doing forever war just as much as the US; and the hyper-commo…
5 years ago
Excerpt: /201/ Reading Club: The New Class War
Episode 201
We discuss Michael Lind's The New Class War.
Lind identifies new lines in the class war, between working class and managerial overclass, between thos…
5 years ago
/200/ The World In One Country ft. Many Guests
Episode 200
On world history, 1900-2020.
For our 200th episode special, we pose the question: "If you had to study the history of only one country from 1900-2020…
5 years ago
Excerpt: /199/ Aufhebonus Bonus (June)
We take your questions, comments & criticisms. This episode is for subscribers only. Sign up at patreon.com/bungacast On this Aufhebonus Bonus, …
5 years ago
/198/ Universal India ft. Achin Vanaik
Episode 198
On secularism, nationalism and identity politics.
India is held up as a model developing country: liberal, democratic, multicultural. Renowned India…
5 years ago
RE-RELEASE: /100/ What Was the End of History? ft. Many Guests
Episode 100
In the lead-up to our 200th episode later this month, we're exceptionally re-releasing our 100th episode special this week.
On the 30 years since 198…
5 years ago
Excerpt: /197/ Reading Club: The Breakaway
Episode 197
We discuss the third and final in the series of Perry Anderson essays on the EU in the London Review of Books, "The Breakaway", and wonder if the EU …
5 years, 1 month ago