Diet Soap - a podcast

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

In this episode of the Cutrone Zone Chris discusses how he came to be a target on the left. Why was he pre-canceled in 2013? What is it about him that drives people so crazy? Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Daniel Tutt and Douglas Lain discuss Losurdo's Western Marxism and Postpone's critique of "Anti-Imperialism" in this special edition of Diet Soap. What is the substance of the new "anti-Imperialists"? What is cherry-picking? Was Losurdo charitable enough in his reading of the Frankfurt school?Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Mir Bal is a former socialist podcaster from Sweden, a former social worker, and a Jesuit. This episode of Diet Soap is from the unpublished archive, and in it, Doug and Mir discuss just why he's left secular life and, with it, the left. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.con/dietsoap

In this next to last Ashley Frawley episode of the Sublation Magazine Show we'll discuss Compact Magazine, my recent debate with Ashley's next co-host Geoff Shullenberger, the escalation in Ukraine, and what's next for the Campaign for a Socialist Party.Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone discusses his essay from Marxism and Politics entitled "The mass psychology of capitalist politics" as well as his essay "Critical authoritarianism." We are all living with the fear of freedom and this leads us to embrace authoritarian solutions to political and social problems. Buy Chris's Book:https://sublationmedia.com/product/marxism-and-politics-essays-on-critical-theory-and-the-party-2006-2024/Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Compact editor Geoff Shullenberger debates Douglas Lain about what Michael Shellenberger calls "The Censorship Industrial Complex." How bad was it and will it continue (along with the surveillance state) under Trump. Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap