https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-egcub-a2573c The big 2018 populism discussion. We trash mainstream interpretations of populism (hiya, Cas Mudde) and debate the merits and demerits of 'left populism'. Thatcher, Clinton and Blair are today thought of as anti-populists, but what if they demonstrate many…
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/55/ High-Visibility Revolt ft. Aurélie Dianara
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-sz3bd-a124ca The 'gilets jaunes' protests have shocked France, expressing a profound exasperation and anger that goes much deeper than frustration at a fuel tax. This is clearly a movement from below, of the people. But it is leaderless and thus…
/54/ Numbers Are Too Powerful ft. William Davies
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5svh2-9fdc1f We discuss Nervous States with its author: How has debate became so angery!1!! and fractious? Why don't we trust institutions any more -- or better, which institutions do we still trust and why? How has war increasingly encroached onto peace?…
/53/ Brexit’s Hotel California
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h854x-9f8be2 Theresa May's Brexit deal seems to have satisfied no one. Britain doesn't properly leave, nor does it stay, it just becomes a passive rule-taker. What are the prospects for the UK actually leaving? Will there be a second referendum?…
/52/ Duterte’s Despotism ft. Nicole Curato
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8wqay-9e8a75 In which we learn of Duterte's promises of blood and how he's lived up to those promises. Is massacring drug user, dealers and anyone caught in the crossfire actually popular? How does violence fit in with his development model?…
/51/ Oh, Brazil: What Now?
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7gtt8-9deaf4 In which we update the latest from Brazil, post-election. What will Bolsonaro's government look like? We plot best & worst case scenarios and discuss how bad this really is (really, really bad). And is "fascism" the correct term to…
/50/ On The Market ft. Anna Khachiyan
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cqt4w-9d4b1e In which we discuss (post)modern relationships: dating, narcissism and capitalism. Are we all scared of each other? Are we trying to quantify the interpersonal? What does #MeToo et al suggest about contemporary womanhood? Plus assorted stuff on Russophobia, fascism…
/49/ Kids & Confessions ft. Amber A’Lee Frost
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-22g6s-9c2afc In which we talk to Amber about the limitations of liberal feminism and why socialism is better (duh). Personal trauma as a form of political argumentation is critiqued. And we debate the unfashionable topic of parenting and families. Maybe,…
/48/ Ultra-Politics in Brazil ft. Sabrina Fernandes
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ikn28-9b76fc In which we preview Brazil's election in which democracy itself is at stake. Who is Bolsonaro and why should Bolsonaro be understood as a neofascist? We discuss the #EleNão feminist resistance and the backdrop of 'antipetismo'. How has the…
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/47/ Woke Consumerism
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-s6mtu-99a3a4 In which we ask whether political consumerism is still a thing. We chart its course from 90s Adbusters-style anti-branding, to 2000s ethical consumerism, through to today's woke outrage economy. Has commodification and cynicism overwhelmed all consumer activism? Plus, we…
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