Diet Soap - a podcast

Jacob Shell is a professor of geography and urban studies at Temple University. He is also addicted to X (Twitter) and a critic of the left and the Democrats. Shell insists he's not a leftist, but if the left were alive, I believe he would be. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

In this episode of Sublation Magazine, we discuss Trump's intention to expand America. Is he trolling? Is he serious? How seriously should we take Chris Cutrone's defense of Trump's plans? Is there a chance for an "Empire of Liberty?" What does it take to be a Marxist (first or last) in the age of Trump? Also, what is the meaning of a Vanishing Elephant?Story of the Week: The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakamihttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1991/11/18/the-elephant-vanishesChris Cutrone's controversial essay at compact:https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-future-belongs-to-america-so-should-greenland/Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Spencer Leonard joins Douglas Lain for the first "Spencer Leonard Hour." Spencer will be appearing on the channel monthly going forward in order to educate us about the misunderstood and neglected history of Marxism. Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Reid Kane and Douglas Lain discuss the Wertkritik or "value critics" of contemporary Marxism in this episode of the Diet Soap podcast.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Doug's old co-host joins him to think over the last year and the prospects for a new new left in 2025. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Umut Özkýrýmlý reveals how the Left has been sucked into a spiral of toxic hatred and outrage-mongering, retreating from the democratic ideals of freedom and pluralism that it purports to represent. Exploring the similarities between right-wing populism and radical identity politics, he sets out an alternative vision. It is only by focusing on our common humanity and working across differences that the Left will find a constructive and consensual way back from "woke".Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Douglas Lain and Chris Cutrone discuss György Lukács' "The Theory of the Novel: A Historico-philosophical Essay on the Forms of Great Epic Literature," which provides Doug an opportunity to reminisce on his long-lost vocation as a novelist.  Link to Lukacs' Theory of the Novelhttps://analepsis.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/georg-lukacs-the-theory-of-the-novel.pdfSupport Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Benjamin Studebaker takes on the co-host role in this first of the new Sublation Magazine streams. In this episode, we'll discuss the idea of the pseudo-event, the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, and the meaning of the East Coast drone invasion while also covering Toby Green and Thomas Fazi's essay for Sublation Magazine entitled: "A Victory for the Covid Policy Skeptics?" Is Neofeudalism ending, or is it merely rebranding? We will also discuss Donald Barthleme's short story, "Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby." Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colbyhttps://www.jessamyn.com/barth/colby.htmlA Victory for Covid Policy Skeptics essay:https://www.sublationmag.com/post/a-victory-for-covid-policy-skepticsSupport Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Phil Illy is the author of the book "Autoheterosexual: Attracted to Being the Other Sex" and in this week's podcast, he discusses the theory that the transgender phenomenon is best understood through the lens of human sexuality. He argues that by covering up what he calls "autoheterosexuality" the culture is harming trans people.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

The Sublation Magazine Show will be moving to Mondays starting on the 16th of December as we transition from the era of Ashley Frawley and welcome Benjamin Studebaker as the new co-host. In this Tuesday transition episode, Spencer Leonard and Doug will discuss the ideas of Henryk Grossman, the Marxist radical who believed that capitalism would eventually lead to a terminal crisis. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap