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Pill Pod 52 - Libghanistan
Episode 78
In memoriam of the coalition state-building adventure in Afghanistan, we look to the inveterate morons who continue to ventriloquize the "humanitaria…
4 years, 7 months ago
Pill Pod 49 - Project Cybersyn & Latin American Politics in Overview
Episode 77
As a supplement to Plastic Pills' new documentary on Project Cybersyn, the Pill Pod is joined by Marion, who is usually our Foucault correspondent bu…
4 years, 7 months ago
Pill Pod 48 - Critical Theory is Conspiracy Theory
Episode 76
Quarantine Agamben! He's at it again! This episode we getinto it the kindred bond between critical theory and conspiracy theory, how states do and do…
4 years, 7 months ago
Radical Democracy & Protest Politics (ft. David Matijasevich)
Episode 75
Professor David Matijasevich, author of Radical Democracy and Its Limits, joins Matt and Victor to discuss the limits of radical democracy and the ae…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pill Pod 46 - Nihilism (preview)
Episode 74
Here's a preview of this week's episode featuring Uncle Bob, Baudrillard, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Lacan and the simple question: Dude, why not just b…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pill Pod 45 - FIGHT NIGHT: Political Theory is the Cops (Ranciere vs. Honneth)
Episode 73
In Round 4 of the Pill Pod's Fight Night, we feature a theoretical battle over the foundation of politics: is politics founded on the struggle for re…
4 years, 9 months ago
Pill Pod 44 - Critical Race Hysteria (Preview)
Episode 72
This week we depart from the usual solemnities to diagnose the latest object of conservative hysteria: critical race theory. It's being banned from c…
4 years, 9 months ago
Therapy Culture & Happy Signifiers (ft. Ashley Frawley)
Episode 71
Professor Ashley Frawley, author of The Semiotics of Happiness, joins us to discuss the cyclical history of some slippery signifiers: "self-esteem," …
4 years, 9 months ago
Pill Pod 19 - Derridalirium *UNLOCKED*
Episode 70
The Pill Pod is off this week for an AFK project, so please enjoy this unlock from the exclusive patron vault, which sorta serves as an intro to Derr…
4 years, 9 months ago
Pill Pod 43 - FIGHT NIGHT: Foucault Slaps Back (Preview)
Episode 69
Not to be called a n00b, Foucault slaps back at Derrida (eventually) with "My Body, This Paper, This Fire" defending his Madness and Civilization fro…
4 years, 9 months ago