April 24, 2018
/35/ (Dis)Arm the People? ft. Reid Kane
In which we delve into the gun control debate: are guns really essential for democracy? Plus, the 2018 UK university strike.
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April 18, 2018
/34/ War Propaganda ft. Tara McCormack
In which we laugh at The Times' hatchet job with one of its targets & wonder what the West's endgame is in Syria
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April 10, 2018
/33/ Hungary’s Illiberal Democracy ft. Tamas Gerocs
In which we unpick another Fidesz's victory and ask whether neoliberalism in an nationalist-authoritarian shell is the future
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March 30, 2018
/32/ Brazil Moves Right? ft. Sabrina Fernandes
In which we ask who killed Marielle Franco & discuss the shooting at Lula's caravan + Brazil's absent center
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March 14, 2018
/31/ Woke Neoliberalism ft. James Heartfield
In which we debate the 'equal opportunities revolution': how race & gender has changed, in the workplace & beyond
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February 28, 2018
/30/ Italy: Country of the Future? ft. David Broder
In which we debate the upcoming Italian elections. Also corruption, bunga bunga, communism, migrants, fascism, & Europe.
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February 21, 2018
/29/ Therapeutic Politics ft. Ashley Frawley
In which we ask whether capitalism makes us mentally ill. Also, moral panics & why PC follows political defeats
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February 7, 2018
/28/ Cinema & Hopelessness ft. Maren Thom
In which we discuss the Oscar nominees. Also lame battles over representation & why hopelessness has replaced catastrophism.
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January 31, 2018
/27/ After Zuma ft. Sean Jacobs
In which we explore what Ramaphosa's South Africa will be like. Plus BRICS, Pan-Africanism, and @AfricasACountry
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January 27, 2018
/26/ Prometheans United ft. Leigh Phillips
Bonus! In which Leigh stays with us to discuss innovation, automation, UBI... & why the wages are too damn low.
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