Ranked #1
71 TEASER | What is Liberalism? Part IV: Neo-Republicanism
71 TEASER | What is Liberalism? Part IV: Neo-Republicanism
In this episode, we dive into Philip Pettit’s Republicanism from 1997, which argued that republicanism and liberalism ar... Read more
8 Aug 2023
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19mins
Ranked #2
70 | How Does Propaganda Work? w/ Dr. Megan Hyska
70 | How Does Propaganda Work? w/ Dr. Megan Hyska
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Megan Hyska to discuss her work on propaganda. She takes us through the history of... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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58mins
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69 | Mute Compulsion: Economic Power and Capitalist Domination w/ Dr. Søren Mau
69 | Mute Compulsion: Economic Power and Capitalist Domination w/ Dr. Søren Mau
On this episode we are joined by Dr. Søren Mau to discuss his new book, Mute Compulsion: A Marxist Theory of the Economi... Read more
13 Jul 2023
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56mins
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68 | F.A. Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom: Competition, Individualism, and the Politics of Reaction
68 | F.A. Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom: Competition, Individualism, and the Politics of Reaction
In this episode, we discuss the ideas of economist and political philosopher F.A. Hayek as they appear in his 1944 book ... Read more
27 Jun 2023
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57mins
Ranked #5
67 TEASER | What is Liberalism? III. John Rawls and Political Liberalism
67 TEASER | What is Liberalism? III. John Rawls and Political Liberalism
In this episode we finally get down and dirty with the big dog of Anglophone political philosophy, John Rawls. We discus... Read more
13 Jun 2023
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16mins
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66 | What's Left of Equality? Between Opportunity and Flourishing
66 | What's Left of Equality? Between Opportunity and Flourishing
In this episode, we unpack tensions between theories of equality that emphasize opportunity and outcomes in a discussion... Read more
30 May 2023
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1hr
Ranked #7
65 | Gramsci's The Modern Prince
65 | Gramsci's The Modern Prince
In this episode we talk about Antonio Gramsci’s book The Modern Prince. Written while imprisoned by the fascists in Muss... Read more
17 May 2023
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1hr 1min
Ranked #8
64 | What is Aesthetics? Part II. How Does it Feel to be a Problem, Hip Hop Nation? W/ Dr. Michael Thomas
64 | What is Aesthetics? Part II. How Does it Feel to be a Problem, Hip Hop Nation? W/ Dr. Michael Thomas
In this episode, we are joined by Michael Thomas to talk about Black aesthetics and hip hop in particular. We work throu... Read more
1 May 2023
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #9
63 Teaser | Lenin's State and Revolution
63 Teaser | Lenin's State and Revolution
In this patrons-only episode we discuss Vladimir Lenin’s 1917 The State and Revolution. When he’s not snarkily dragging ... Read more
17 Apr 2023
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9mins
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62 | What is Aesthetics? Part I. Schiller's Letters on Aesthetic Education
62 | What is Aesthetics? Part I. Schiller's Letters on Aesthetic Education
In this inaugural episode of our new series on aesthetics, we discuss Friedrich Schiller’s 1795 Letters on the Aesthetic... Read more
3 Apr 2023
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1hr 1min