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Nov 14, 2024 • 1h 37min

Episode 594: Trump Won (What now?)

Chris Cutrone discusses the meaning of the Trump victory, how politics really works, and what is coming for the Campaign for the Socialist Party.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Nov 12, 2024 • 59min

Episode 593: Will There Be A Trumptastic Censorship Industrial Complex?

Ashley Frawley and Douglas Lain evaluate the chances for a rollback of the censorship apparatus and point to a few major threats that are flying under the radar. We'll also discuss how to create independent thinking and independent media in a statist society. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Oct 29, 2024 • 1h 15min

Episode 592: Avoiding Hysteria in These Final Days

In seven days, America will choose between Fascism and Joy, but how do we know which is which? David Shields joins Douglas Lain and Ashley Frawley to discuss how the Democrats are making their closing arguments against Trump. (And we introduce the return of Sublation Magazine on its own website.)Watch the second hour on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/parroting-chaos-114941879Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Oct 24, 2024 • 1h 8min

Episode 591: The SECRET Meaning of the 2024 Election

Chris Cutrone explains the post-neoliberal era and the meaning of Trump as America approaches the conclusion of the 2024 election. Would a second Trump term indicate that the Obama era will finally be tossed into the dustbin of history? Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Oct 23, 2024 • 1h 6min

Episode 590: Elon Musk: How Oligarchs are Controlling America

Doug and Ashley discuss the meaning of Elon Musk in the context of the American empire and consider going to PA in order to register to vote and win a million dollars.Join Us for the Sublation Discussion Hour in the Parrot Roomhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/rousseau-and-114497159Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Oct 18, 2024 • 46min

Episode 589: Do We NEED A PARANOID Politics?

Fabio Vighi is a professor of Italian and Critical Theory at Cardiff University and the author of the upcoming book "Emergency Capitalism" coming from Sublation in December. In this episode of Emergency Capitalism, Fabio discusses when and why paranoia can be rational, why de-dollarization is on the horizon, and how the mass production of wealth leads to poverty under capitalism.Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Oct 15, 2024 • 57min

Episode 588: Can we ESCAPE the Society of the SPECTACLE?

Douglas Lain will present a series of clips this week as Ashley Frawley is at the Battle of Ideas in London and unavailable. He'll be asking the question: How can we escape from the spectacle of petite bourgeois ideology and really "touch grass." 
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Oct 11, 2024 • 1h 22min

Episode 587: Rethinking the Millennial COMMUNIST Moment

Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss an essay from Cutrone's book "Marxism and Politics." The article is entitled "Chinoiserie: A Critique of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA’s 'New Synthesis.'" In this episode of the Cutrone Zone Chris explains just why the 2010 "communist turn" was a repeat of the failure of the New Left even as it was a regression from the New Left into counterrevolutionary reaction.Purchase Marxism and Politics https://sublationmedia.com/product/marxism-and-politics-essays-on-critical-theory-and-the-party-2006-2024/Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Oct 10, 2024 • 1h 17min

Episode 586: Where is there HOPE for Socialism?

KJ Noh and Douglas Lain discuss the prospects for socialism. Is the Chinese state leading the way? Can there be any prospect for socialism without an independent working class movement? This week's Patreon content is a short Critical Cuts video entitled: The USA is Beyond BrainwashingSupport Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 11min

Episode 585: The Pro-Palestinian Movement is Dead

Ashley Frawley and Douglas Lain discuss the notion of "radical rest" and ask whether, given the recent defeats of the pro-Palestinian movement, it's time that the kids in the street take a nap. Join Us for a Second Hour https://www.patreon.com/posts/parrots-need-113614411Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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