Podcast Episodes
Back to Search/484/ No Justice in Politics ft. David Broder
Episode 493
On the charges against France's Marine Le Pen.
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Alex and George discuss some main stories f…
1 year, 2 months ago
/483/ Reading Club: Why Invent Traditions?
Episode 492
On the mass-production of loyalty.
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1 year, 2 months ago
/482/ The Philippines' Dynasty & Duterte's Arrest ft. Walden Bello
Episode 491
On Filipino politics and geopolitics.
Renowned public intellectual Walden Bello talks to Alex and contributing editor Lee Jones about his recently pu…
1 year, 2 months ago
/481/ Everything is Plausible: Oligarchy – or Worse ft. Corey Robin
Episode 490
On Trump's government, his motives and his modus operandi.
Political theorist Corey Robin talks to Alex H and contributing editors Lee Jones and Alex…
1 year, 2 months ago
/480/ Reading Club: 21st Century Internationalism
Episode 489
On Perry Anderson's "Internationalism: A Breviary".
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We kick off the second block/theme of t…
1 year, 3 months ago
/479/ El Tarifazo: Trump's Tariff Thwack ft. Lee Jones
Episode 488
On Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs and the end of globalisation.
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Contributing editor Lee …
1 year, 3 months ago
/478/ Should You Listen to Satan? ft. Orlando Reade
Episode 487
On revolution, epic poetry, John Milton, and freedom.
George and contributing editor Alex Gourevitch talk to Orlando Reade, who teaches English at No…
1 year, 3 months ago
/477/ Talking Turkey in the Group Chat ft. Djene Bajalan
Episode 486
On Erdogan's World and the revolt against it.
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Historian Djene Bajalan joins George and Ale…
1 year, 3 months ago
/476/ Freedom against the New Nihilism ft. Jensen Suther
Episode 485
On critical theory and autonomy.
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Jensen Suther, a junior fellow at Harvard working in phil…
1 year, 3 months ago
/475/ Class Power: Professionals, Petits and Proles ft. Dan Evans
Episode 484
On class formation, fragmentation, pessimism and optimism.
George and contributing editor Leigh Phillips talk to Dan Evans, a writer and academic bas…
1 year, 3 months ago