/476/ Freedom against the New Nihilism ft. Jensen Suther

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xg3bm-185ee41 On critical theory and autonomy. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Jensen Suther, a junior fellow at Harvard working in philosophy and literature, talks to Alex H and contributing editor Alex Gourevitch about art, culture, and socialism. He…

/475/ Class Power: Professionals, Petits and Proles ft. Dan Evans

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pnaws-1845f7c On class formation, fragmentation, pessimism and optimism. George and contributing editor Leigh Phillips talk to Dan Evans, a writer and academic based in South Wales. We discuss his piece in the New Socialist, ‘Is the Working Class Back?’ and themes…

/474/ Urban Power in a Planet of Slums ft. Ben Bradlow

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-get3e-18334d8 On cities and the politics of development. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Ben Bradlow, assistant professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton, talks to Alex about his book Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo…

/472/ Munich, MAGA, Musk, Malema ft. Will Shoki / Ryan Zickgraf

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8pky8-181f07b On Trumpworld: Vance in Munich; Musk in South Africa. [This contains only the interview on South Africa – for the full episode subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Alex, George and Ryan Zickgraf round up events in Germany: first the elections, then…

UNLOCKED: /418/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown System, German-Style ft. Gregor Baszak

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pbgnh-180dd47 This episode, originally published in June 2024 only for subscribers, is crucial backdrop to this Sunday's (23 Feb 2025) snap elections in Germany.  For more like this, join us at patreon.com/bungacast On German political derangement. Independent researcher and writer…

/470/ Political Reaction to System Failure ft. Tim Pendry

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9nhhv-180869a On the world under Trump, and British responses.  Tim Pendry, author of the Unstable Times substack, as well as an international affairs consultant, talks to Alex H and Lee Jones about the world under Trump II, the massive shifts underway,…

/469/ Draining Europe ft. Anton Jäger

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4a6k7-17f2a73 On European decline and inertia. [For full episode: patreon.com/bungacast] Anton Jäger is back, talking to Alex and George about Belgium's new right-wing government, American hyperpolitics, and the lack of a European future. The radical right has prevailed in Belgium,…