https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-figni-1519c48 On taking control. The Netherlands has elected an anti-EU rightist, but he won't take the Netherlands out of the European Union. Britain left the EU, but net migration to the UK has soared to its highest levels. What's…
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Excerpt: /378/ Reading Club: Globalisation (II)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ymmmu-15147ca On Giovanni Arrighi's Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the 21st Century [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive] We discuss the Part 2 of this landmark book from 2008, debating theories of Western economic decline: Robert Brenner's,…
/377/ The Locked-Up Country ft. Shahar Hameiri & Tom Chodor
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gdvfw-150dbff On Australia's lockdown. We welcome back Shahar Hameiri and Tom Chodor to talk about their new book, The Locked-Up Country, to try to learn some lessons from Australia's response to Covid-19. We also talk about the country's recent…
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Excerpt: /376/ AufheBonus Bonus – Nov 2023
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-py2tw-1501896 On your criticisms. [Patreon Exclusive - subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] We respond to your points made in the comments on Patreon over the past few months. The first section is of course dedicated to the Gaza war, followed…
Excerpt: /375/ From Hyperliberalism to the Grayzone
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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/374/ You’re Gonna Need Representation ft. Vincent Bevins
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…
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Excerpt: /373/ Take a Stand: Be Neutral! ft. Lily Lynch
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…
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Excerpt: /372/ Reading Club: Globalisation (I)
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…
/371/ The Milei Massacre Didn’t Happen ft. Ernesto Seman
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,…
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/370/ Dead Ends in Israel & Palestine ft. Alex Gourevitch
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…
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