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Mentioned in 9 episodes

The age of extremes

a history of the world, 1914-1991

Book • 1994

Mentioned by

Vejas Liulevicius

Jonathan Freedland

Francis Dearnley

Yancey Strickler

Richard Gilman Opalski

Mentioned in 9 episodes

Mentioned by

Vejas Liulevicius

when discussing the cost of the Soviet experiment.

#444 – Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler

Discussed by

Adam Tooze

as Hobsbawm’s account of the twentieth century and the point where his Marxist historical framework becomes strained by mass violence.

Germany’s AFD

Mentioned by

Jonathan Freedland

when discussing extreme politics, referencing the book's good history of the 20th century.

Mamdani Takes NYC and the Scandal of Israel's Chief Military Advocate - with Yair Rosenberg and Amos Harel

Mentioned as a reference where Eric Hobsbawm wrote that, for the first time in history, we do not know where our journey is taking us.

The Ambiguity of Utopia

Mentioned by

Richard Gilman Opalski

in the context of his interpretation of the 20th century through a Marxist lens.

Marxism, Anarchism, and the Power of Communist Imagination: Richard Gilman-Opalsky on Utopia and Revolution

Mentioned by

Francis Dearnley

when discussing the summaries of ages in history.

Spilling Starmer’s Tea

Recommended by

Harvey Kaye

as a masterful historian of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

Ask a Marxist - Part I (w/ Harvey Kaye)

Mentioned by

Yancey Strickler

as one of the books he is currently reading.

The Dark Forest of Creative Capital

Mentioned by

Aaron Bastani

when discussing the political volatility caused by technological advancements, comparing it to steam technology.

Downstream: Democracy Is Under Massive Threat From AI w/ William MacAskill

Mentioned by

Matt Myers

as a classic work of the 20th century, expanding on the narratives of his lecture.

Matt Myers, "The Halted March of the European Left: The Working Class in Britain, France, and Italy, 1968-1989" (Oxford UP, 2025)

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