/494/ National Democracy or Globalist War ft. Wolfgang Streeck

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-s46r8-18dcd11 On the dual crisis of the world. Wolfgang Streeck, renowned economic sociologist, is back on to talk to us about the crisis of capitalist growth and of democracy. We focus on the solutions proposed in his brilliant new book,…

/492/ The Armed Wing of the Deplatforming Movement ft. Alex Gourevitch

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hbari-18d0b89 On the right to protest. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Contributing editor Alex Gourevitch talks to Alex H and George about restrictions on speech and protest at US universities and beyond – particularly with regard to Palestine…

/487/ Did JD Vance Kill the PMC? ft. Christopher Lasch’s Angry Ghost

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pkgf3-18b2bc4 On what is next for 'PMC theory' [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] The social media avatar known as Christopher Lasch's Angry Ghost joins us to unpick the conjuncture: as the Trump administration makes cuts and seeks to…

/476/ Freedom against the New Nihilism ft. Jensen Suther

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xg3bm-185ee41 On critical theory and autonomy. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Jensen Suther, a junior fellow at Harvard working in philosophy and literature, talks to Alex H and contributing editor Alex Gourevitch about art, culture, and socialism. He…

/475/ Class Power: Professionals, Petits and Proles ft. Dan Evans

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pnaws-1845f7c On class formation, fragmentation, pessimism and optimism. George and contributing editor Leigh Phillips talk to Dan Evans, a writer and academic based in South Wales. We discuss his piece in the New Socialist, ‘Is the Working Class Back?’ and themes…