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I'm joined by Gabriel Delacoste to discuss the history of socialist and populist movements across Latin America, and what lessons they offer to the American left as we experience a resurgence of socialism. We analyze the history of Peronism and the thought of Ernesto Laclau, the ... Show More

A discussion on the new book The People Are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism by Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn featuring guests Lisa McKenzie, Benjamin Studebaker and Mike Macnair. In The People Are Not One, Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn dismantle the central illu ... Show More

I'm joined by Nathan Gorelick to discuss his new book, The Unwritten Enlightenment: Literature between Ideology and the Unconscious. In this discussion we explore how eighteenth-century literature discloses a dimension of subjectivity that exceeds the political and philosophical ... Show More

<p>In this episode we discuss the meaning of equality by delving into French political philosopher Jacques Rancière’s 1995 book, <em>Disagreement</em>. In a contentious conversation we unpack the core concepts of the book, including its expansive notion of the police and its high ... Show More

Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza sit down with the French philosopher Catherine Malabou to discuss her latest books on anarchism and clitoris, Artificial Intelligence, domination, films and culture, the role of philosophy, and a lot of other topics. You can listen to our podcast here: h ... Show More

Today we talk about Sartre's view of consciousness and the notion of radical freedom. Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://ww ... Show More

Today we're discussing Zizek's 2005 book "Interrogating the Real", and his afterword on Lacanian ethics. What does not giving way relative to one's own desire mean? How does Lacan's maxim on desire contrast with Buddhism, and its conception of desire? Join us on our Discord by su ... Show More

Ian and Donald join William Clare Roberts (@MarxInHell), author of Marx's Inferno for a discussion on the wider themes of his book: republicanism,  non-domination, theories of freedom, the early communist movement, and  how to read capital both politically and scientifically. 

Alright, we’re back with another UNLOCKED ⁠PATREON⁠ episode and we’re talking ⁠Jacques Derrida⁠, the difference between parallax and différance, How To? with John Wilson, Krzysztof Kieślowski, documentary and fiction cinema, a deconstruction of Smash Mouth’s All Star, and the (w) ... Show More

Alright, the gang is back and this week we're talking the newly published book "Žižek Responds!" where we focus on Todd McGowan's entry in the collection: "Slavoj Žižek Is Not Violent Enough". Is the violence of the death drive and its self-sabotage the first emancipation that su ... Show More

This week, the fellas speak to Media Professor Ryan Engley of 'Why Theory'. We talk Freud, Lacan, the correct spelling of Todd McGowan, and how Seinfeld reveals the existential concept of seriality. Enjoy! To support the podcast and find access to many more episodes, join our PAT ... Show More

This week we're joined by Slavoj Zizek! We discuss his new book, Christian Atheism, Judith Butler, the mafia, and where to find a good diner in New York. To support the podcast and gain access to many more episodes, join our Patreon Enjoy! 

Alright this week we’re back and joined by Michael Downs to talk with longtime friend of the show Todd McGowan about his brand new book The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan.This is a book a lot of us have wanted for a long time!McGowan's book on Lacan demonstrates yet agai ... Show More