Politics Theory Other

Sophie Lewis joins me to discuss her new book, 'Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family' and her recent article in New Socialist, ‘Labour Does You’: Might thinking through pregnancy as work help us radicalise the politics of care? We spoke about reproductive technologies, the surrogate nature of all pregnancies, the need to reconceive of pregnancy as work, and the demand for the abolition of the nuclear family. You can read more about Sophie's new book on the Verso Books website: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2951-full-surrogacy-now And you can read her recent article in New Socialist here: https://newsocialist.org.uk/labour-does-you-might-thinking-through-pregnancy-work-help-us-radicalise-politics-care/

In the first episode of #RedHacks, a series of conversations about journalism in the neoliberal world, Joana Ramiro chats with renowned broadcaster and author Paul Mason. Sound by @japinto

Dan Hind joins me to discuss his essay, 'The Constitutional Turn: Liberty and the Cooperative State'. We spoke about the need to reform Britain's unwritten constitution, what a project to democratise British society might look like, and even whether that might be desirable in the era of so-called populism. You can read Dan's article here: https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/constitutional-turn-liberty-and-cooperative-state If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother

Joni Alizah Cohen joins me to discuss the relationship between transmisogyny and anti-semitism in Nazi ideology and the theoretical work of the Marxist historian Moishe Postone. Our conversation was prompted by Joni's article, 'The Eradication of “Talmudic Abstractions”: Anti-Semitism, Transmisogyny and the National Socialist Project': https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4188-the-eradication-of-talmudic-abstractions-anti-semitism-transmisogyny-and-the-national-socialist-project#_ftn16 If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother

James Butler of Novara media joins me to discuss Brexit, the likelihood of a no deal, what a second referendum might look like, and how the left should theorise the European Union. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: https://www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother

Thea Riofrancos joins me to discuss her review in n+1 of Chantal Mouffe's new book, 'For a Left Populism'. As well as discussing Mouffe's work we talked more generally about populism in the United States and Europe, the nature of the Trump project, and the necessity of a left populism. You can read Thea's review of Mouffe's book here: https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/populism-without-the-people/ If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother

Sebastian Budgen joins me to discuss the Yellow Vests protests in France. We talked about the social composition of the movement, its relationship to established political forces, the heavy handed response of the government, and the absent strategy of the Macron project. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother

Aeron Davis joins me to discuss his new book, 'Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment'. We discussed the changing face of British elites, the self-destructive character of neoliberalism, and the risk averse nature of the UK business class. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother

Richard Seymour joins me to discuss the prospects for Theresa May's Brexit Deal, the People's Vote campaign, and the nature of the European Union. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother

Will Davies joins me for the second part of our discussion on his new book, 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World'. We spoke about the role of neoliberalism in the rise of contemporary populism, the military logic of the internet, and the nature of the Corbyn project. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother