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Episode 209 UNLOCKED - On Popularism, with Alex Pareene

May 9, 2022

01:00:14

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Is There a Market for Telling Left Wing People Like You, Dubious Fools, Like the Things You Like Are Not Popular?

02:23

The Assassination of Martin Luther King

03:39

The Police Pull Up, Someone's Got a Gun

04:41

Introduction

2min

The Reason It's Enormous Is Because Its Ants Are Enraged People

6min

The Ike Influensible, Thit, Is a Tirific Combination

2min

The Assassination of Martin Luther King

4min

Suddenly, I'm Curious a Alex. He's a Data Guy and a Pole's Guy

2min

The New New Thing?

3min

What Are We Doing Here?

3min

Is There a Market for Telling Left Wing People Like You, Dubious Fools, Like the Things You Like Are Not Popular?

2min

Is There an Ideological Window Into Trying to Change People?

4min

10.

The Irony of the Debate on Defunding the Police

3min

11.

Poling Is Less Trustworthy Now Than It Was in Decades

6min

12.

Abolitionists, I'm Not Going to Let That Fly

2min

13.

The Police Pull Up, Someone's Got a Gun

5min

14.

Is There a Spacial Metaphor?

2min

15.

Is the Left on the Verge of Winning?

2min

16.

Welay, I'm Going to Find It, You Know?

4min

17.

Do You Think There's Hope for a Subscriber Based Model?

3min

18.

I'm a Subscriber. You Should Be Too!

5min

In this episode from the archive, we've got Alex Pareene on to discuss the recent controversy and articles about political theoretician David Shor and his "popularist" dogma. Then we move on to talk about subscription media, and the promises and pitfalls thereof for the left. Enjoy!

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