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Žižek And So On

PREVIEW - Capitalism & the Commodity (PURE EXCESS)

Mar 4, 2025
12:42

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE!

Alright, we’re back with a new PATREON EPISODE while Tim's still on an island painting a face on a volleyball & we're taking another look at Todd McGowan's new book Pure Excess.

Capitalism promises things beyond their usefulness, the enjoyment of a useless excess, an excess which is presented as pure when it is necessarily impure — there is always a hidden sacrifice.

We're talking Jackie Kennedy's fake pearl necklace selling for $200,000, Paper Water and the Resnick's, Trump's Air Rights, and why we can't have McDonalds at home. 

Big thanks to our ⁠PATREONS⁠ for the ongoing support!

⁠⁠Support us on PATREON and get access to our Discord, interviews, extra episodes each month and our new SHORT SESSIONS series for $5 a month!⁠⁠

See you in Paris, 

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