The global politics podcast at the end of the End of History. Politics is back but it’s stranger than ever: join us as we chart a course beyond the age of ’bunga bunga’. Interviews, long-form discussions, docu-series.
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
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Mailbag + bonus content ft. Corey Robin
In this new semi-regular slot, we feature bonus recordings (here, 20mins of additional discussion with Corey Robin from episode 129) and respond to your comments and criticisms received over the past month.
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
On the so-called "incel documentary", TFW NO GF.
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We discuss the new documentary TFW NO GF, which focuses on the lives of extremely online alienated loners in the US. It has consequently been labelled the "incel documentary". Because the subjects are allowed to speak for themselves, it's also been called "irresponsible".
We take apart what, if anything, makes this cohort distinct from the past - is it the internet? are they lonelier? are their prospects worse? - and try to place the phenomenon in a wider context. If you haven't watched the documentary, there are clips from it interspersed throughout.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
This episode is for subscribers only. To hear the full thing, go to patreon.com/bungacast
In this latest Three Articles, we discuss responses to Covid-19.
Articles
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Virus lays bare the frailty of the social contract, Editorial, FT
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Herd Immunity is Epidemiological Neoliberalism, The Quarantimes
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We’re on the Brink of Cyberpunk, Kelsey D. Atherton, Slate
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
Relaunch teaser ft. @KarlRemarks. The global politics podcast at the end of the End of History.