https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-22qb4-1536e30 FROM THE VAULT: PHIL'S PICK (2)The third in our Neoliberal Breakdown series. In which we discuss the late Mark Fisher's Capitalist Realism, 10 years on. Does his analysis still hold? The mood music of the time - the age of…
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/379/ Sexy Pictures of Taylor Swift (Not Brexit)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-figni-1519c48 On taking control. The Netherlands has elected an anti-EU rightist, but he won't take the Netherlands out of the European Union. Britain left the EU, but net migration to the UK has soared to its highest levels. What's…
/377/ The Locked-Up Country ft. Shahar Hameiri & Tom Chodor
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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Excerpt: /375/ From Hyperliberalism to the Grayzone
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.…
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/366/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (IV)
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…
/362/ Life Doesn’t Have to Zuck ft. Cory Doctorow
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…
Excerpt: /360/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (III)
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.…
/356/ Land of the Unfree ft. Sohrab Ahmari
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…
Excerpt: /354/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (II)
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…
Excerpt: /350/ Reading Club: Legitimacy (1)
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…
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