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
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
On the war on Iran that wasn't (yet).
Alex and George review the past month in the world and on Bungacast:
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The crazy will-they-won't-they of a potential US war on Iran
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The ex post facto justifications on all sides
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Where does "sanewashing" come from
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Ways to understand and not understand US political polarisation
And we deal with your questions and comments from the past month:
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Woke Dungeons and Dragons
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Being Safe versus Feeling Safe
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More on victimhood, authenticity and the PMC
[For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast]
Links:
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Trump’s Tariff Gamble and the Decay of the Neoliberal Order, Lee Jones, American Affairs
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Sanewashing, and how Defund The Police stopped meaning Defund The Police, Inverse Florida, Substack
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Did Iran win the 12-day war?, Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd
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A Comprehensive History of Woke D&D, Mark of the Weather-Sun, Substack
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