/491/ Squeezed Between Two Empires ft. Maciej Szlinder

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-q5z8s-18c733e On Poland's election, its history, its self-conception. Philosopher Maciej Szlinder joins us to talk about Polish politics, society and history. Maciej is a member of the general council of the left-wing political party Razem ("Together"), as well as the…

UNLOCKED: /418/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown System, German-Style ft. Gregor Baszak

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pbgnh-180dd47 This episode, originally published in June 2024 only for subscribers, is crucial backdrop to this Sunday's (23 Feb 2025) snap elections in Germany.  For more like this, join us at patreon.com/bungacast On German political derangement. Independent researcher and writer…

/469/ Draining Europe ft. Anton Jäger

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4a6k7-17f2a73 On European decline and inertia. [For full episode: patreon.com/bungacast] Anton Jäger is back, talking to Alex and George about Belgium's new right-wing government, American hyperpolitics, and the lack of a European future. The radical right has prevailed in Belgium,…

/450/ The World-Soul Rides a Golden Escalator ft. Matt Karp

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wqk9r-1733706 On Trump's return and the end of the End of History (still!) Historian and Jacobin contributing editor Matt Karp joins us to extract the true meaning of the US election. We discuss: How Trump's victory explodes so many Democrat assumptions…

/448/ Foreign Agents, Quiet Oligarchs & Neverending History ft. Hans Gutbrod

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-q87en-1727b7c On Georgia's pivotal elections and its post-Soviet history. [Full episode only for patrons] Hans Gutbrod, who has been working in the Caucasus region since 1999 and now teaches at Ilia State University in Tblisi, talks to Alex about Georgia's…

/447/ Brunch Back Better ft. Ryan Zickgraf & Amber A’Lee Frost

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-g8x7d-1720e7e On the US election, messaging and learning stupid lessons. [Full episode only at Patreon] We welcome Amber A'Lee Frost (California via Indiana and New York) and Ryan Zickgraf (Pennsylvania via Illinois and Georgia) to preview the US election. We…

/423/ Who Wants the ‘Worst Job’ in France? ft. Charles Devellennes

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-uggnj-1661d42 On France's surprise parliamentary election. The left-wing 'New Popular Front' came a surprise first, for now putting a halt to expectations that the far-right Rassemblement National would soon enter government. We talk to political scientist and commentator Charles Devellennes,…