https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8w9tt-92455c In which we discuss why the Left should not to be scared of sovereignty: Brexit, Italexit, and Modern Monetary Theory
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/37/ The Ghosts of May ’68 ft. Catherine Liu
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-44j6f-90f036 In which we unpick the legacies of 1968 and all that: political fragmentation, the loss of authority, the cult of youth.
/36/ Portugal: The Soft Whip? ft. Catarina Príncipe
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-w3k3f-906c20 In which we debate whether Portugal really represents an alternative to austerity
/35/ (Dis)Arm the People? ft. Reid Kane
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5fkw8-8feff4 In which we delve into the gun control debate: are guns really essential for democracy? Plus, the 2018 UK university strike.
/34/ War Propaganda ft. Tara McCormack
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ve6i7-8f7f8d In which we laugh at The Times' hatchet job with one of its targets & wonder what the West's endgame is in Syria
/33/ Hungary’s Illiberal Democracy ft. Tamas Gerocs
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-am99u-8ef651 In which we unpick another Fidesz's victory and ask whether neoliberalism in an nationalist-authoritarian shell is the future
/32/ Brazil Moves Right? ft. Sabrina Fernandes
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2gi47-8e4293 In which we ask who killed Marielle Franco & discuss the shooting at Lula's caravan + Brazil's absent center
/31/ Woke Neoliberalism ft. James Heartfield
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dncc6-8d3053 In which we debate the 'equal opportunities revolution': how race & gender has changed, in the workplace & beyond
/30/ Italy: Country of the Future? ft. David Broder
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xqx9g-8b642c In which we debate the upcoming Italian elections. Also corruption, bunga bunga, communism, migrants, fascism, & Europe. In which we discuss the Oscar nominees. Also lame battles over representation & why hopelessness has replaced catastrophism.
/29/ Therapeutic Politics ft. Ashley Frawley
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4uzmm-89eb56 In which we ask whether capitalism makes us mentally ill. Also, moral panics & why PC follows political defeats
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