https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yt3we-14fabd6 On John Gray's The New Leviathans. [Patreon Exclusive - for the full episode, follow the link] We discuss the British post-liberal philosopher's new book, looking at his background, ideological journey, and why he might be of interest.…
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-b4m2c-14f006a On a decade of protest around the world. Journalist Vincent Bevins is back on the podcast to talk about his new book, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution. We discuss the 2010s protest…
Read More /374/ You’re Gonna Need Representation ft. Vincent Bevins
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pip29-14e62a6 On NATO expansion and the end of neutrality [Patreon Exclusive - for the full episode, sign up @ patreon.com/bungacast] Lily Lynch is back on the pod to talk about Northern and Eastern Europe and growing hawkishness. We…
Read More Excerpt: /373/ Take a Stand: Be Neutral! ft. Lily Lynch
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9q5z6-14e51f5 On Giovanni Arrighi's Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the 21st Century [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive] We discuss the Introduction and Part 1 of this landmark book from 2008 and ask if Arrighi's vision of…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6v6ia-14db517 On Argentina's historic election. Historian of populism and anti-populism Ernesto Seman tells us what is happening in Argentina amidst severe economic crisis. The radical libertarian madman Javier Milei failed to win, and a second-round runoff will be needed,…
Read More /371/ The Milei Massacre Didn’t Happen ft. Ernesto Seman
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cudxe-14d794e On violence and the lack of political resolution. Regular guest Alex Gourevitch joins us to discuss why the Israel/Palestine conflict is so intractable – and why it draws so much attention. Alex then explains why, lamentably, there is…
Read More /370/ Dead Ends in Israel & Palestine ft. Alex Gourevitch
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-suitt-14d355c On the war on disinformation and the war in Gaza. Jacob Siegel, senior editor at Tablet, joins us to talk about Hamas's attack on Israel and Israel's assault on Gaza. We also discuss how the US crusade against…
Read More /369/ Information-War and War-Politics ft. Jacob Siegel
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gnpfv-14c915b On sovereign debt and taking back control. The leading candidate in Argentina's election this month wants to avoid defaulting on the country's debt at all costs. But back in 2001, after a mass revolt, Argentina reneged on its…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-z2max-14c7ee4 On polycrisis. [Patreon Tier II and III Exclusive - subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] We reflect back on Jurgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis as a whole, having gone through it section by section in previous episodes, before exploring what the…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2ye2r-14be329 On the end of politics. Is the craziness of the past years, since 2016, ebbing away? Is the establishment back in charge? Journalist Ryan Zickgraf joins us to argue that, yes, the period of 'hyperpolitics' has passed. …
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