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
May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018
1hr 2 min
In which we unpick the legacies of 1968 and all that: political fragmentation, the loss of authority, the cult of youth.
May 2, 2018
May 2, 2018
1hr 8 min
In which we debate whether Portugal really represents an alternative to austerity
Apr 24, 2018
Apr 24, 2018
1hr 5 min
In which we delve into the gun control debate: are guns really essential for democracy? Plus, the 2018 UK university strike.
Apr 18, 2018
Apr 18, 2018
35 min
In which we laugh at The Times' hatchet job with one of its targets & wonder what the West's endgame is in Syria
Apr 10, 2018
Apr 10, 2018
1hr 1 min
In which we unpick another Fidesz's victory and ask whether neoliberalism in an nationalist-authoritarian shell is the future
Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018
1hr 15 min
In which we ask who killed Marielle Franco & discuss the shooting at Lula's caravan + Brazil's absent center
Mar 14, 2018
Mar 14, 2018
1hr 26 min
In which we debate the 'equal opportunities revolution': how race & gender has changed, in the workplace & beyond
Feb 28, 2018
Feb 28, 2018
1hr 38 min
In which we debate the upcoming Italian elections. Also corruption, bunga bunga, communism, migrants, fascism, & Europe.
Feb 21, 2018
Feb 21, 2018
1hr 25 sec
In which we ask whether capitalism makes us mentally ill. Also, moral panics & why PC follows political defeats
Feb 7, 2018
Feb 7, 2018
59 min
In which we discuss the Oscar nominees. Also lame battles over representation & why hopelessness has replaced catastrophism.
Jan 31, 2018
Jan 31, 2018
1hr 21 min
In which we explore what Ramaphosa's South Africa will be like. Plus BRICS, Pan-Africanism, and @AfricasACountry
Jan 27, 2018
Jan 27, 2018
37 min
Bonus! In which Leigh stays with us to discuss innovation, automation, UBI... & why the wages are too damn low.
Jan 24, 2018
Jan 24, 2018
1hr 43 sec
In which we discuss environmentalism: how to really be against austerity & why we need democratic planning
Jan 10, 2018
Jan 10, 2018
43 min
In which we learn the extent to which the protests challenge the Islamic Republic itself. Also, why such little support from the Western Left?
Dec 29, 2017