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Excerpt - Richard Seymour on Covid and civilisational crisis
Richard Seymour joins PTO to talk about his recent articles on the supply chain and fuel crisis - both in the UK and abroad - and how they portend a …
4 years, 8 months ago
Is support for the Conservatives finally starting to erode? w/ Andy Beckett
Andy Beckett joins PTO to talk about the recent Conservative and Labour Party conferences and whether the supply chain and fuel crises might finally …
4 years, 8 months ago
Sex and the politics of desire - w/ Amia Srinivasan
Amia Srinivasan joins PTO to talk about her new book, The Right to Sex. We spoke about whether it's legitimate to interrogate our sexual desires and …
4 years, 8 months ago
Germany's election - the end of Merkelism? w/ Ines Schwerdtner and Adrian Daub
Ines Schwerdtner and Adrian Daub join PTO to talk through the Bundestag election. We talked about the election results and the partial revival of the…
4 years, 8 months ago
The AUKUS pact w/ Paul Rogers and David Brophy
Paul Rogers and David Brophy join PTO to talk about AUKUS, the new security pact between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. We spok…
4 years, 9 months ago
Teaser - James Meadway responds to PTO patron's questions on the end of neoliberalism
James Meadway joins PTO again to respond to listener's questions on the recent episode on the end of neoliberalism. We chatted about who might be the…
4 years, 9 months ago
Adam Tooze on Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy
Adam Tooze joins PTO to talk about his new book, Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy. We talked about the problems and pitfalls of writing …
4 years, 9 months ago
The graveyard of empires, a second Vietnam - Timothy Nunan on the cliches of the war in Afghanistan
Timothy Nunan joins PTO to talk about the current situation in Afghanistan, the refugee crisis in the country, the US media discussion around the Ame…
4 years, 9 months ago
Variations: Juliet Jacques on stories of Britain's transgender history
Juliet Jacques joins PTO to talk about her debut collection of short stories, Variations. Inspired by found material and real-life events, the book e…
4 years, 9 months ago
Teaser - Listener questions: Paul Rogers on the aftermath of the Taliban's victory
Paul Rogers returns to PTO to respond to listener questions on the situation in Afghanistan and the implications of the Taliban's victory. Become a $…
4 years, 10 months ago