Everyday Anarchism
Graham Culbertson
The core idea of this podcast comes from David Graeber, who wrote that our everyday life is mostly run on anarchism, and at the same time people believe that anarchism doesn’t work. One of these is wrong.
I hope to illuminate how our communities already depend on Mutual Aid, in big and small ways. I'll do that by excavating the historical events and cultural trends you already know about, but have never thought about in terms of anarchism.
Find me at https://www.everydayanarchism.com
I hope to illuminate how our communities already depend on Mutual Aid, in big and small ways. I'll do that by excavating the historical events and cultural trends you already know about, but have never thought about in terms of anarchism.
Find me at https://www.everydayanarchism.com
Episodes
Mentioned books
May 15, 2024 • 1h 10min
122. The Fifth Monarchists -- Bernard Capp (English Revolution)
In the next episode of Radicalism in the English Revolution, I'm joined by Bernard Capp to discuss The Fifth Monarchists - a radical protestant sect that was trying to bring about the end of the world, and wanted Cromwell to help them!
May 8, 2024 • 43min
121. Graeber's Debt Chapter 6, Games with Sex and Death
Graeber explains human economies, economies in which money can only be used to shore up social relations, and can't be used to buy things - to the utter confusion of anthropologists trying to buy things
May 1, 2024 • 1h 2min
120. Richard Rorty's Anti-Authoritarianism -- John McGowan and Meili Steele
My former professors John McGowan and Meili Steele join me to discuss Richard Rorty's final book, Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism.
Apr 24, 2024 • 53min
119. Debt Discussion 5: The Sterility of Economics with James K. Galbraith
James K. Galbraith joins me to discuss the flaws in the field of economics and its pseudoscientific justifications
Apr 17, 2024 • 51min
118. The Films of Preston Sturges -- Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans joins me to discuss his recent book Crooked but Never Common about the films of Preston Sturges, the first writer-director of the Hollywood sound era. Informed by the work of Stanley Cavell, Stuart's book reads these comedies as asking important questions about democracy, business, the New Deal, marriage, and other pressing questions. Plus they're a joy to watch!
Apr 10, 2024 • 56min
117. Graeber's Debt Chapter 5, The Moral Ground of Economic Relations
The chapter of Debt which inspired this podcast - get ready to hear the origin of everyday anarchism!
Apr 3, 2024 • 1h 12min
116. Seeing Like a Game -- C. Thi Nguyen
Philosopher of games C. Thi Nguyen joins me to discuss his current work on the intersection of anarchism and games studies. The conversation was so much fun that I started a whole new podcast, Plumbing Game Studies, to continue exploring this topic.For more from Thi, here's his website: https://objectionable.net/ Here's the website for the new podcast, Plumbing Game StudiesSpotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/4axfbEJzRpVg6NXIaycm8d?si=272f3a6401024df6 Apple Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/plumbing-game-studies/id1734827141
Mar 27, 2024 • 50min
115. Debt Discussion 4: Henry Farrell on His Internet Argument with Graeber
In this episode I'm joined by Henry Farrell, who got into an internet spat with David Graeber over Debt. Henry recently wrote a reflection on the kerfuffle at the blog Crooked Timber, and also co-wrote a book, Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy, that came about in part as a response to Graeber's Debt.
Mar 20, 2024 • 56min
114. Revolution and Anarchism in The Mars Trilogy -- Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson to talk about his Mars trilogy, the theory of revolution that animates it, and where anarchism and anarchists fit in. This conversation is a direct sequel to our conversations on the Three Californias triptych, which you can listen to here:https://www.everydayanarchism.com/093-the-wild-shore-three-californias-kim-stanley-robinson/https://www.everydayanarchism.com/096-the-gold-coast-three-californias-kim-stanley-robinson/https://www.everydayanarchism.com/100-the-pacific-edge-three-californias-kim-stanley-robinson/
Feb 13, 2024 • 57min
Rerun: Anarchism is...Mardi Gras with Meredith King
Happy Mardi Gras! The show should be back publishing new episodes in March. In the meantime, here's a rerun, and a link to a couple of interview I did late last year:https://pod.link/1705765872/episode/716e36494d7eff56dc142642d55c7c3bhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jelle-laverge/episodes/The-Core-Curriculum---Episode-1---Interview-with-Graham-Culbertson-e2aeujb
