On how to respond to conformity.
Lias Saoudi, frontman of the British band Fat White Family, joins us to talk about rock, popular culture and contemporary unfreedom. We...
2024-01-30 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
On the World Economic Forum.
We continue our talk on the US left and Amber fills us in on DSA's collapse and the resignation of its head.
We then move onto Davos and indications that the WEF is moving away from DEI, ESG, and othe...
2024-01-23 07:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostOn the World Economic Forum.
We continue our talk on the US left and Amber fills us in on DSA's collapse and the resignation of its head.
We then move onto Davos and indications that the WEF is moving away from DEI, ESG, and other left...
2024-01-23 07:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On Dirtbag and the Millennial Left.
Bungacast regular Amber A'Lee Frost is back to talk about her new book, Dirtbag — p...
2024-01-23 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
On Dirtbag and the Millennial Left.
Bungacast regular Amber A'Lee Frost is back to talk about her new book, Dirtbag — part memoir, part c...
2024-01-23 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOn what comes after human rights.
Juliano Fiori, essayist and director of Alameda Institute, joins us to talk about catastrophism and organising around "the end". We di...
2024-01-16 19:36:53 +0000 UTC View Post
On what comes after human rights.
Juliano Fiori, essayist and director of Alameda Institute, joins us to talk about catastrophism and organising around "the end". We di...
2024-01-16 17:27:45 +0000 UTC View PostOn the missed opportunity of the 2010s.
[Patreon Exclusive]
Chris Cutrone of Platypus joins us to talk about his collection of essays, The Death of the Millennial Left. We discuss:
On the missed opportunity of the 2010s.
[Patreon Exclusive]
Chris Cutrone of Platypus joins us to talk about his collection of essays, The Death of the Millennial Left. We discuss:
No new episode from us this holiday week, so instead we're re-releasing some deep cuts from the vault, for your holiday listening pleasure. Each of us picked two old – but still very relevant – episodes to highlight. We've republished them on ...
2023-12-28 12:14:52 +0000 UTC View PostWe wanted to thank you for being with us this year – not only for listening and subscribing but also for your continual engagement with what we do. We're trying to figure out the contours of this new world and rely on you to keep pushing and deb...
2023-12-26 20:04:34 +0000 UTC View PostOn contemporary art.
Critic and editor at Art Review, JJ Charlesworth, joins us to talk about why so much contemporary art is bad. We discuss:
On contemporary art.
Critic and editor at Art Review, JJ Charlesworth, joins us to talk about why so much contemporary art is bad. We discuss:
On Ridley Scott's Napoleon.
[Patreon Exclusive]
We couldn't avoid discussing the new biopic about the "world soul" himself, Napoleon Bonaparte. The film isn't great, but what can we learn from it? And how does it sit in a cont...
2023-12-12 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOn Ridley Scott's Napoleon.
[Patreon Exclusive]
We couldn't avoid discussing the new biopic about the "world soul" himself, Napoleon Bonaparte. The film isn't great, but what can we learn from it? And how does it sit in a cont...
2023-12-12 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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 going on?
In thi...
2023-12-05 21:33:06 +0000 UTC View PostOn 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 going on?
In thi...
2023-12-05 21:29:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey, how's it going? As we stumble into the last month of the year, you may have noticed that you can now watch, and not only listen, to Bungacast. We're releasing video of the podcasts, should you perverts prefer that. It's part of a whole bunch ...
2023-12-02 20:13:26 +0000 UTC View Post
On Australia's lockdown.
We welcome back Shahar Hameiri and Tom Chodor to talk about their new book, The Locked-Up Country, to try t...
2023-11-28 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
On your criticisms.
[Patreon Exclusive]
We respond to your points made in the comments on Patreon over the past few months. The first section is of course dedicated to the Gaza war, followed by discussion on hyperliberalism, neutrality...
2023-11-20 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOn your criticisms.
[Patreon Exclusive]
We respond to your points made in the comments on Patreon over the past few months. The first section is of course dedicated to the Gaza war, followed by discussion on hyperliberalism, neutrality...
2023-11-20 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
On John Gray's The New Leviathans.
[Patreon Exclusive]
We discuss the British post-liberal philosopher's new book, looking at his background, ideological journey, and why he might be of interest. We also ask:
On a decade of protest around the world.
Journalist Vincent Bevins is back on the podcast to talk about his new book, 2023-11-07 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
On NATO expansion and the end of neutrality
[Patreon Exclusive]
Lily Lynch is back on the pod to talk about Northern and Eastern Europe and growing hawkishness. We discuss:
Well, October 2023 provided us with a few of those "weeks where decades happen" and the escalating global turbulence looks to have no end. Thanks for being with us as we try to understand the nature of the moment.
Here's what we have...
2023-10-30 14:21:56 +0000 UTC View Post
On Argentina's election.
Historian of populism and antipopulism Ernesto Seman tells us about Argentina's historic election. The radical libertari...
2023-10-24 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
On violence and the lack of political resolution.
Regular guest Alex Gourevitch joins us to discuss why the Israel/Palestine conflict is so intractable – and why it draws so much attention. Alex then explains why, lamentably, there is no s...
2023-10-20 14:32:42 +0000 UTC View Post
On the war on disinformation and the war in Gaza.
Jacob Siegel, senior editor at Tablet, joins us to talk about Hamas's attack on Israel and Israel's assault on Gaza. We also discuss how the US crusade against 'disinformation' has led ...
2023-10-17 15:29:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe final theme of the 2023 Reading Club is GLOBALISATION, and we'll be reading Giovanni Arrighi's Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the ...
2023-10-11 18:14:59 +0000 UTC View Post
On the structural power of global finance.
[Patreon Exclusive]
This is the continuation of our interview with scholar Jerome Roos about his book, Why Not Default?
How can we break apart the power of international i...
2023-10-10 13:01:39 +0000 UTC View Post