https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wfz5p-9396e3 In which we try to understand why it's not the extremes, but the centre, that has given up on democracy. David Adler talks to us about his research, and we learn about the centrist tribes: elites, anti-elite populists, and…
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/39/ Geopolitics of the World Cup ft. Karl Sharro & Euan Marshall
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-apwrv-932009 In which we talk about the politics of hosting the World Cup + the sublots & intrigues that will animate the tournament: hot and cold wars, Salah's revenge, Brazil after the 7-1. Featuring lots of hating on Sergio Ramos.
/38/ The Economics of Exit ft. Thomas Fazi
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
/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
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