Episodes

Wednesday May 16, 2018
/37/ The Ghosts of May '68 ft. Catherine Liu
Wednesday May 16, 2018
Wednesday May 16, 2018
In which we unpick the legacies of 1968 and all that: political fragmentation, the loss of authority, the cult of youth.

Wednesday May 02, 2018
/36/ Portugal: The Soft Whip? ft. Catarina Príncipe
Wednesday May 02, 2018
Wednesday May 02, 2018
In which we debate whether Portugal really represents an alternative to austerity

Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
/35/ (Dis)Arm the People? ft. Reid Kane
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
Tuesday Apr 24, 2018
In which we delve into the gun control debate: are guns really essential for democracy? Plus, the 2018 UK university strike.

Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
/34/ War Propaganda ft. Tara McCormack
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
In which we laugh at The Times' hatchet job with one of its targets & wonder what the West's endgame is in Syria

Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
/33/ Hungary's Illiberal Democracy ft. Tamas Gerocs
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
In which we unpick another Fidesz's victory and ask whether neoliberalism in an nationalist-authoritarian shell is the future

Friday Mar 30, 2018
/32/ Brazil Moves Right? ft. Sabrina Fernandes
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Friday Mar 30, 2018
In which we ask who killed Marielle Franco & discuss the shooting at Lula's caravan + Brazil's absent center

Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
/31/ Woke Neoliberalism ft. James Heartfield
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
In which we debate the 'equal opportunities revolution': how race & gender has changed, in the workplace & beyond

Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
/30/ Italy: Country of the Future? ft. David Broder
Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
In which we debate the upcoming Italian elections. Also corruption, bunga bunga, communism, migrants, fascism, & Europe.

Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
/29/ Therapeutic Politics ft. Ashley Frawley
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
Wednesday Feb 21, 2018
In which we ask whether capitalism makes us mentally ill. Also, moral panics & why PC follows political defeats

Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
/28/ Cinema & Hopelessness ft. Maren Thom
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
In which we discuss the Oscar nominees. Also lame battles over representation & why hopelessness has replaced catastrophism.

Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
/27/ After Zuma ft. Sean Jacobs
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
In which we explore what Ramaphosa's South Africa will be like. Plus BRICS, Pan-Africanism, and @AfricasACountry

Saturday Jan 27, 2018
/26/ Prometheans United ft. Leigh Phillips
Saturday Jan 27, 2018
Saturday Jan 27, 2018
Bonus! In which Leigh stays with us to discuss innovation, automation, UBI... & why the wages are too damn low.

Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
/25/ Prometheans Unite! ft. Leigh Phillips
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
In which we discuss environmentalism: how to really be against austerity & why we need democratic planning

Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
/24/ #IranProtest ft. Arash Azizi
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
In which we learn the extent to which the protests challenge the Islamic Republic itself. Also, why such little support from the Western Left?

Friday Dec 29, 2017
/23/ Bonus - 2017: Year in Review
Friday Dec 29, 2017
Friday Dec 29, 2017
In which we hand out the prizes that really matter - the golden Bungas.