Everyday Anarchism Podcast
1) The Teacher and Society -- Alfie Kohn
Alfie Kohn returns to the show to discuss his new podcast, the role of teachers in social progress, and why someone's view on chatbots in the classroom tells you eveything you need to know about their...Show More
2) 168. Enshittification -- Cory Doctorow
It's not your imagination: everything is getting worse. And there's a reason why.
3) 167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horvath
The film Henry Fonda for President is showing this Thursday, October 2 at Duke University. Please join us if you are in the area!https://aahvs.duke.edu/events/screensociety-henry-fonda-president-alexa...Show More
4) 166. Goliath's Curse -- Luke Kemp
According to conventional history, the last 12,000 years has seen the steady march of progress from primitive savagery to enlightened civilization.In the age of Trump, Elon, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Putin, ...Show More
5) 165. Politics in Hollywood Westerns-- Ruth Kinna
For this year's anniversary episode, Ruth Kinna comes on to talk about a couple of Hollywood Westerns: Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) and Rancho Notorious (Fritz Lang, 1952).Hollywood Westerns are abou...Show More
6) 164. Slow Cinema as Democratic Cinema -- Paul Schrader
In normal cinema, the goal of the director is to control the audience, to direct their gaze, to dictate their emotions.What does it mean when directors make movies where the audience is allowed to dec...Show More
7) Capitalism and Nature -- Alyssa Battistoni
Alyssa Battistoni joins me to discuss her new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature. Capitalist theory generally describes nature as a "free gift." If gifts are already free, why does...Show More
8) 162. Divorcing Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre
Alex comes back on the podcast and we try to separate liberalism and anarchism, with some success! (I think the problem is that what Alex and I agree on is democratic socialism - so liberal socialism ...Show More
9) 161. The German Peasants' War -- Lyndal Roper
Lyndal Roper joins me to discuss her book The Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War. 500 years ago, German peasants learned that Martin Luther had declared that they should be free. They ...Show More
10) 160. Marrying Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexander Lefebvre
Alexander Lefebvre, author of Liberalism as a Way of Life, joins me to discuss the many ways that anarchism and liberalism are compatible. Later this month, you'll here Alexander back on the show, as ...Show More