
1Dime Radio
A political podcast dedicated to combating one-dimensional thought through the insights of Philosophy, History, Economics, Critical Theory, Culture, and Society. Your boss makes a dollar, you make a dime, so that's why you listen to 1Dime Radio on company time.
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Latest episodes

Nov 1, 2024 • 1h 22min
US Election Hot Takes (ft. Epoch Philosophy)
I am joined by Ian of Epoch Philosophy to talk about our predictions for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections and our hot takes on Donald Trump Vs Kamala Harris.
In The Backroom segment on Patreon, we have a much more in-depth conversation about Politics, Philosophy, and History. Get access to over 40 Exclusive podcasts by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime
Timestamps:
00:00 Democrats in Trouble
03:17 Our Political Backgrounds
15:03 Who did we Vote for?
25:21 Palestine and Lebanon Situations
36:14 Immigration and Defend the Police Hottake
42:14 Trump Gets Shot, Tim Waltz VP Pick
46:17 Trump and J.D. Vance Comeback Strategy
01:00:42 Trump on Joe Rogan and Theo Von
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Oct 29, 2024 • 1h 18min
The Cope Industry: Spirituality and Addiction in Digital Capitalism (Ft. Mike Watson)
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Mike Watson, a professor & writer who just released a book with Revol Press titled “Hungry Ghosts in the Machine: Digital Capitalism and the Search for Self”
Timestamps:
00:00 The Backroom Sneak Peek
07:00 Gabor Mate, Carl Jung, and New Age Spirituality
18:05 Psychics, Astrology, and Algorithms
31:52 Psychedelics and Lacan vs Jung
37:36 Mass Psychosis and The Philosophy of Cope
42:25 The Philosopher vs The Activist
48:10 Adorno, Marcuse and the Student Movement
56:58 The War on Education
01:00:20 AI & The Robotization of Humans
01:05:00 AI-Generated Art
01:14:38 Is Communism Naturally Conservative?
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Oct 25, 2024 • 1h 2min
Latin America and BRICS (Ft. Diego Ruzzarin)
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Diego Ruzzarin, a prominent (and controversial) political commentator in the Spanish-speaking world with nearly 1.4 million Subscribers, who primarily covers politics in Latin America as well as Marxist theory. In this episode, we talk about the various governments in Latin America, from Argentina under Javier Milei, Claudia Sheinbaum/AMLO in Mexico, Lula in Brazil, Gabriel Boric in Chile, and Gustavo Pedro Colombia, and Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. We also debate the concept of "BRICS" and the differences between China and Russia.
00:00 Argentina Disaster
01:53 Debating Russia and China
05:44 Who is Diego Ruzarin?
07:00 The State of the Latin American "Left"
34:29 Chile and Gabriel Boric
35:29 Brazil and Lula
37:36 Colombia and Gustavo Petro
39:42 Argentina and Javier Milei
46:18 Debating Russia, China and BRICS
54:23 Venezuela and Maduro
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Oct 21, 2024 • 1h 33min
Punk Rock Leftism (Ft. Jason Myles)
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Jason Myles, the writer, musician, and rockstar from the Band called Bitter Lake. Some of you may know Jason from a podcast called "This Is Revolution" ( @THISISREVOLUTIONpodcast ), a great show that I have recently been on to talk about Controlled Opposition. Jason recently released the short mini-book titled “I Was a Teenage Anarchist,” which talks about the politics of Punk Rock in the 1980s and its relation to the culture of the Western left.
In this conversation, we talk about how the 80s Punk Rock Radicalism compared to the 60s counterculture and how the contemporary left post-Bernie Sanders echoes many of the problems of the left of the 80s and 90s.
In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, Jason and I talk about Dating Apps and Canadian politics and spill some tea about our experiences meeting online influencers and various famous people. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!
Timestamps:
00:00 The Backroom Preview/ Jagmeet Singh Viral Moment
04:38 Jason Myles was a Teenage Anarchist?
07:23 The Reality of Music and Radical Politics
13:56 The Bernie Sanders Left
25:10 Leftist Influencers40:04 MAGA Communism
49:27 The Podcast World and Monetization Problems
59:09 The 60s Left vs. Punk Rock Radicalism
01:20:45 Woodstock and Other Craziness
01:29:14 Transition to The Backroom
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Oct 11, 2024 • 2h 15min
Mexico's Leftist President: All You Need To Know
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by 3 of my well-educated leftist Mexican friends, Ernesto, Andres, and Connor, who I got to hang out with during my trip to Mexico this year. I learned a lot from talking to them, and by bringing them on 1Dime Radio, I am sure my listeners will learn quite a lot as well. We talk about the state of Mexican politics and provide a historical overview of the context leading up to Mexico’s New Leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum and her predecessor AMLO (Andrés Manuel López Obrador), the former president and leader of the same Center-Left Party (Morena).
In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, we talk about the recent elections in Venezuela and the Latin American Left more broadly, as well as how the Mexican government compares to the other left-of-center “pink tide” governments of Latin America, such as Maduro’s Venezuelan government, Lula’s Brazil, Gustavo Pedro in Columbia, and Gabriel Boric in Chile. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!
Timestamps:
00:00 The Backroom Preview
03:29 AMLO's Rise to Power and Media Strategy
06:17 Claudia Sheinbaum's Resounding Victory
10:09 Big Judicial Reform
21:41 The Ideology of Morena
25:39 History of AMLO and Morena
47:26 How Morena Won
53:22 AMLO's Rise to Power
01:01:08 Mexican Constitution and Progressive Ideals
01:10:16 Coalitions & Mexico's Political Landscape
01:16:44 Mexican Democracy
01:31:13 Progressive Legislation and Lessons From AMLO
01:40:41 The Pink Tide
01:46:16 The Zapatistas
01:54:46 Corruption and The Drug War
02:00:10 Military Expansion
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Oct 4, 2024 • 2h 2min
Debating Maoism, Praxis, and Other Commie Stuff (Ft. Black Red Guard)
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In this episode, I talk to the notorious Black Red Guard (BRG) about Maoism, Organizing in the DSA, and other Commie Gobbledegook.
In the Backroom, BRG talks about Religion and Communism, The Nation of Islam, MAGA Communism, and the most bizarre niche strands of Maoism, such as “Gonzalo thought” and the Peruvian Communist Party (AKA The Shining Path of Peru). Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already joined the club.
Timestamps:
00:00 The Backroom Preview
04:21 A Maoist in the DSA?
23:09 Optics in Politics
34:38 Gun Rights and Freedom of Speech
41:55 Stalin and Communist Iconography
45:17 Socialism in Canada vs. USA
49:35 Revisionism and Anti-Revisionism
01:10:15 Challenges of Organizing
01:14:06 Third Worldism
01:22:05 Lessons from Mao and the Cultural Revolution
01:25:07 Democracy in Communism
01:30:35 Dictatorship of the Proletariat Debate
01:39:19 The American Revolution
01:54:52 Regional Differences in Organizing
01:59:58 The Backroom Transition
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Sep 20, 2024 • 1h 51min
Christian Atheism (Ft. Cadell Last)
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined again by the Hegelian philosopher Dr. Cadell Last, founder of the educational YouTube channel and platform called PhilosophyPortal (which has plenty of fantastic introductory lectures and podcasts on theory and philosophy). In this episode, we discuss the notion of “Christian Atheism” popularized by Slavoj Zizek and pioneered by Hegel.
Cadel Last’s upcoming Philosophy Portal course focuses on Christian Atheism and starts October 20th, you can sign up here:https://philosophyportal.online/christian-atheism
In the Backroom, Cadell and I exchange some spicy takes about Religion and Politics that you don’t want to miss. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already to join the Exclusive club.
Timestamps:
00:00 The Backroom Preview
04:07 What is Christian Atheism?
33:25 The Death of God and The Big Other
54:01 Philosophy vs. Religion vs Politics
01:08:27 Esoteric and Exoteric writing
01:21:53 Is Religion inevitable?
01:49:28 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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Sep 11, 2024 • 1h 49min
Nietzsche, Machiavelli and Marx: The Dark Triad (Ft. The Nietzsche Podcast)
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Keegan Kjeldsen, host of The Nietzsche Podcast/Untimely Reflections, to talk about the powerful complementary insights between Nietzsche and Machiavelli, as well as other thinkers such as Karl Marx and Ibn Khaldun. We also discuss the ways in which Nietzsche's work is often misunderstood, appropriated, or diluted by people on the right and left.
In The Backroom segment on Patreon, Keegan and I critique Jordan Peterson’s understanding of Nietzsche and the ways in which popular “Petersonian” YouTube channels such as “Academy of Ideas” and “Thoughts on Thinking” distort Nietzche. It was an exhilarating episode; you don't want to miss it!
Timestamps:
00:00 Preview of The Backroom Segment
03:01 The Red Pill Trio
04:21 The Science of Politics & Power
12:40 Nietzsche and Ibn Khaldun: The Collective Will to Power
28:19 Religion and Morality
39:14 Slave Morality and Resentment
50:09 Nietzsche’s Critique of Capitalism & Democracy
01:06:27 Weakness Corrupts, Not Power
01:26:24 Machiavelli as the Founder of Managed Democracy
01:46:50 Jordan Peterson Doesn’t Understand Nietzsche
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Sep 3, 2024 • 1h 17min
Sortition Democracy: Selection by Lot (Ft. Victor Bruzzone)
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Victor Bruzzone of the Pill Pod (Plastic Pills Podcast) to discuss forms of radical democracy such as Sortition - “the lot system” in which representatives are selected at random by lottery. It was used in Ancient Athens and for a time also in the Republics of Florence, Venice and Genoa.
Sortition is not the same thing as “direct democracy,” such as assembly (which was also used in Athenian Democracy). The Marxist Paul Cockshott also proposes the sortition system in his book, “Towards a New Socialism.”
In The Backroom, Victor proposes his own variant of sortition, which he has been working on, which I found quite fascinating and innovative. You don’t want to miss it.
Timestamps:
00:00 Preview of The Backroom
03:02 A Radical Form of Representative Democracy
07:20 Sortition in Athens and the Italian City States
12:24 Pros and Cons of Sortition
41:01 Leo Strauss and The Aristocratic Reading Method
54:12 Intelligence and Epistocracy
01:04:33 Sortition vs Elections
Outro Music by Karl Casey
The book I was refering to was called “Principles of Representative Government” by Bernard Manin
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Aug 27, 2024 • 1h 43min
The Decline of the Family and The Paradox of Liberation (Ft. Daniel Tutt)
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined once again by the Marxist philosopher Daniel Tutt to talk about his book Psychoanalysis and the Politics of the Family.
In his book, Daniel Tutt presents critiques of both Family Abolitionists and provides a critical history of the modern nuclear family and how it changed under capitalism. He engages with the theories of Christopher Lasch, Jaques Lacan, Freud, Rene Girard, Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, and various Marxist Feminist theorists.
Timestamps:
00:00 Daniel Tutt’s Debate with Haz (Infared)
03:29 Introduction to Family Abolition
04:41 Writing the Book: Influences and Themes
14:26 History of The Modern Family
27:10 Capitalism and the Family
28:30 Family Abolition Discourse
36:38 The New Spirit of Capitalism and Cultural Revolution
56:11 The Paradox of Liberation
57:41 Patriarchy and Changing Family Structures
01:01:23 The Paradox of Liberation
01:27:19 The Crisis of Initiation
01:33:43 Concluding Thoughts
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