https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gdvfw-150dbff On Australia's lockdown. We welcome back Shahar Hameiri and Tom Chodor to talk about their new book, The Locked-Up Country, to try to learn some lessons from Australia's response to Covid-19. We also talk about the country's recent…
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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yt3we-14fabd6 On John Gray's The New Leviathans. [Patreon Exclusive - for the full episode, follow the link] We discuss the British post-liberal philosopher's new book, looking at his background, ideological journey, and why he might be of interest.…
Read More Excerpt: /375/ From Hyperliberalism to the Grayzone
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-z2max-14c7ee4 On polycrisis. [Patreon Tier II and III Exclusive - subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] We reflect back on Jurgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis as a whole, having gone through it section by section in previous episodes, before exploring what the…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ih4gy-149972b On the internet being sh*t. Tech critic, author and blogger Cory Doctorow joins us to talk about his new book, The Internet Con. He tells us his ONE SIMPLE TRICK to fix the internet: interoperability. Breaking down the…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9jp7y-148c4ed On the 3rd and final part of Jurgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis. [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive] We wrap up this challenging book by debating some key points. Habermas already felt we lived in a post-truth society.…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-kz97m-1475991 On everyday, private tyranny. Sohrab Ahmari, one of the editors of Compact Magazine, joins us to talk about his book, Tyranny, Inc. We discuss the sorts of private coercion that are found in the US workplace and…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ennjm-146486f On Jürgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis. [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive] What made postwar capitalism 'organised'? And why did many believe it had overcome economic crisis? In this second episode on Legitimacy, we go through part…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c54a4-144b6ae On Jürgen Habermas' Legitimation Crisis. [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive - sign up at patreon.com/bungacast] We are in crisis, no doubt about that. But what kind? And what is the relation between economic, political and socio-cultural…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ws59p-144b52a Live event at Housman's Bookshop. George Hoare hosts Dan Evans (author of A Nation of Shopkeepers: The Unstoppable Rise of the Petite Bourgeoisie) and Bungacast regular Catherline Liu (author of Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial…
Read More /349/ The PMC & Their Politics ft. Dan Evans & Catherine Liu
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wnjaw-1439e28 On reactionary feminism. [Patreon Exclusive] We continue our discussions on contemporary feminism by looking at the diametric opposite of the atomistic vision presented by Sophie Lewis: the conservative, communitarian approach advanced by Mary Harrington. Harrington is…
Read More Excerpt: /347/ Feminists Touch Grass w/ Amber A’Lee Frost
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