https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-uggnj-1661d42 On France's surprise parliamentary election. The left-wing 'New Popular Front' came a surprise first, for now putting a halt to expectations that the far-right Rassemblement National would soon enter government. We talk to political scientist and commentator Charles Devellennes,…
Read More /423/ Who Wants the ‘Worst Job’ in France? ft. Charles Devellennes
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-akxkp-166057b On Labour's landslide and sandcastle majority. We unpick what happened in the UK's general election, discussing: How did Labour get such a large majority with so little enthusiasm for them? Is the UK now a multiparty democracy, and will…
Read More /422/ Meat the New Prime Minister: UK Election Rundown
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fzyzg-1659b8e Ukraine, from Maidan to war. [For the full episode: patreon.com/bungacast] Berlin-based Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko joins us to talk about his new book, Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War and his dissection of the war and the underlying…
Read More /421/ Who Are the Wrong Ukrainians? ft. Volodymyr Ishchenko
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-snk4y-163c23b On baby bust, feminism and male resentment. [Patreon Exclusive] Alex and regular contributor Leigh Phillips call up Korean sociologist Hyeyoung Woo, director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Portland State University, to talk about demography, family and gender…
Read More /420/ Fertility Freefall & Gender Strife in South Korea ft. Hyeyoung Woo (sample)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9p576-163c5c3 On the electricity grid and the institutions involved. [Patreon Exclusive] Fred Stafford, a STEM professional, a writer on energy and power, and an editor at Damage, talks to Alex and regular contributor Leigh Phillips about the utility of utilities…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ens2v-163eb49 On German political derangement. [Patreon Exclusive] Independent researcher and writer Gregor Baszak joins us to talk about German centrism being squeezed under pressure from both left and right — Sahra Wagenknecht and the AFD. Meanwhile the German economy is getting…
Read More /418/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown System, German-Style ft. Gregor Baszak (sample)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yf928-1634662 On the one-year anniversary of the death of our evil patron saint, Silvio Berlusconi, we are re-releasing our audio obituary. RIP Silvio. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died on 12 June 2023 at the age of 86. In…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-nu6ci-163395b On India's election and a blow for the BJP. Esteemed writer and social activist Achin Vanaik is back on Bungacast to unpick India's monumental, seven-week-long electoral process in which over 600m people took part. How did the ruling Hindu…
Read More /417/ Has India passed peak Modi? ft. Achin Vanaik
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xnggy-162d50c On your questions & criticism regarding pro-Palestine protests. [Patreon Exclusive] In this episode we focus on the discussion generated by our episode that came out in early May on the protests on US campuses. We discuss the…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-swnzj-162fde5 On MORENA and Claudia Sheinbaum's huge victory. Mexico has elected its first woman president, tasked with extending the hugely popular AMLO'S legacy. What are her prospects and challenges? We ask: What was the effect of NAFTA on Mexico, and…
Read More /415/ Left-Populism That Works? (II) ft. Juan David Rojas
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