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Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek
Philosophy, politics, and the left.
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Dec 25, 2020 • 15min
Episode 170 PREVIEW - America Is Pottersville
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Dec 19, 2020 • 1h 34min
Episode 168 UNLOCKED - The Worst Excerpts from the Obama Memoir
Thanks to popular demand, we are unlocking this one for everyone. We couldn't decide how we wanted to tackle such a gigantic book, so we decided we'd each pick out 10 quotes that drove us furthest up the wall, and talk about them. Enjoy!
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Dec 6, 2020 • 1h 4min
Episode 167 - The Work of Politics with Steven Klein
Today we are talking with Steven Klein, a professor of political theory at King's College London, about his book The Work of Politics. How does the welfare state interact with traditional conceptions of political activity and struggle? Klein has complex and interesting answers to this question. Enjoy!
Dec 2, 2020 • 8min
Episode 166 PREVIEW - How Social Security Created the Senior Vote, with Jeff Spross
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Nov 22, 2020 • 1h 7min
Episode 165 - Dehumanization with David Livingstone Smith
Today we've got philosopher David Livingstone Smith on to discuss his book On Inhumanity. We discuss how people can come to believe others are less than human, how that is related to various atrocities, whether the entire idea of "races" should be abolished, and more. Enjoy!
Nov 14, 2020 • 1h 1min
Episode 164 - The Post-Trump Future with Osita Nwanevu
What happens after Trump? We've got The New Republic's Osita Nwanevu on to discuss his recent article on why the left should take to the streets immediately, broader questions of political possibility, how American democracy might be defended, and more. Enjoy!
Nov 8, 2020 • 31min
Episode 163 PREVIEW - Bye Bye to the LOSER Donald Trump
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Nov 3, 2020 • 14min
Episode 162 PREVIEW - Greenwald Drama and Election Stakes
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Oct 26, 2020 • 1h
Episode 161 - The Fratelli Tutti Encyclical, with Matthew Sitman
Today we've got Matt Sitman, who is co-host of the excellent Know Your Enemy podcast, associate editor at Commonweal, and editorial board member of Dissent, on to discuss the quite remarkable papal encyclical from a few weeks ago. We talk the politics of Catholicism, how Pope Francis relates to his predecessors, how to live well in such a terrible age, and more. Enjoy!
Oct 21, 2020 • 16min
Episode 160 PREVIEW - Life, Death, and Democratic Socialism, Part II
On this episode we discuss the LARB symposium on Martin Hägglund's book This Life. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!
