

Left Anchor
Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek
Philosophy, politics, and the left.
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Oct 2, 2018 • 1h 11min
Episode 5 - Kavanaugh, Kennedy, & Aristotle
For once we have a timely episode! We dedicate the whole thing to Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation controversy, especially the late-breaking news from Monday evening. But towards the end we still sneak in a discussion of Aristotle's views on aristocracy and the healthiness of political cultures.

Oct 2, 2018 • 8min
Episode 4a - Housekeeping
This is just a quick housekeeping episode, detailing how to subscribe to the podcast and how to contact us. Thanks for listening everyone! We're delighted at the response so far.
Check the links on the right side of the site for links to those things as well.

Sep 28, 2018 • 1h 8min
Episode 4 - Russia, Hobbes, and Locke
In this episode (which was recorded some time ago), we discuss the Trump-Russia story. Then at about 32:00, we discuss Hobbes and Locke, especially their theories of property.

Sep 26, 2018 • 1h 9min
Episode 3 - Jon Chait, socialist semiotics, and political demographics
This time we discuss democratic socialism versus social democracy, Jon Chait's slippery definitions thereof, and how political coalitions might be constructed.

Sep 19, 2018 • 1h 5min
Episode 2 - New York state primaries, Hurricane Florence, and climate change
Here we discuss the controversies around Andrew Cuomo, the IDC in the New York State Senate, and the successful Julia Salazar campaign.
Then at about 37:00, we turn to the self-harming North Carolina legislature, and why they passed a pro-flooding bill six years ago.

Sep 16, 2018 • 1h 6min
Episode 1 - Steven Pinker & Rousseau
Here we discuss the panglossian psychologist Steven Pinker, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and how their clashing perspectives influence modern politics.

Sep 16, 2018 • 5min
Episode 0 - Introduction
In this short introductory episode, we briefly explain the idea of the podcast.


