Best Art Kester Podcasts (2024)

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Housing for All with Chris Martin 1:35:18

12d ago1:35:18

1:35:18

Money on the Left is joined by Dr. Chris Martin to discuss Modern Monetary Theory’s vital importance for the struggle to provide adequate housing for all. A Senior Research Fellow at the City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Martin is a long-time tenant’s rights advocate in Australia with scholarly training in law and h…

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Aflevering 14 - Dalma Farkas (ENG) 29:18

16d ago29:18

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Psychology lecturer Dalma Farkas prefers to read fiction, after years of mandatory non-fiction reading for her studies. We ask Dalma a big question: what does reading fiction do for you? Dalma brought: Georg Büchner - Woyzeck Rachel Cusk - Second Place Lea Ypi - Free: coming of age at the end of history James Salter - All that is We also talked abo…

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Aflevering 13 - Dr. Tina van der Vlies 35:36

1M ago35:36

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Universitair hoofddocent Geschiedenis dr. Tina van der Vlies houdt van verhalen; of het nou gaat om de verhalen die men vertelt over de geschiedenis, of de kinderverhalen die ze - mét stemmetjes natuurlijk - thuis voorleest. Ook heeft ze een leesgewoonte die we niet eerder tegenkwamen: bij het lezen van bladmuziek hoort ze de muziek in haar hoofd. …

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The Black University Concept with Andrew J. Douglas 1:13:54

1M ago1:13:54

1:13:54

Andrew J. Douglas, political theorist and professor of political science at Morehouse College, joins Money on the Left to discuss his latest article, “Modern Money and the Black University Concept,” published April 19, 2024, in Money on the Left: History, Theory, Practice. In the article as in the interview, Andrew stages critical encounters betwee…

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Aflevering 12- Maria Carmen Punzi (ENG) 33:55

2M ago33:55

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Maria Carmen Punzi, PhD researcher with a focus on menstrual health and social change, was a teenage Twilight fanfiction writer. By now, her interests have taken her in another direction, but reading is still a priority. She tells us all about the books that helped develop her thinking. Maria Carmen brought: Louisa May Alcott - Little Women Nichola…

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Aesthetics after Autonomy with Grant Kester 1:42:34

2M ago1:42:34

1:42:34

Money on the Left is joined by Grant Kester, professor of Art History at University of California, San Diego. We speak with Kester about his multi-decade career, researching and teaching the history of socially engaged art. Kester’s scholarship underscores the limits and contradictions of the dominant modern Western tradition of aesthetics. Such ae…

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Aflevering 11 - Prof. Annelien Bredenoord 39:23

3M ago39:23

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Rector magnificus Annelien Bredenoord is een echte non-fictielezer, en ook voorlezer van stapels kinderboeken. De boeken die ze meenam naar de studio bieden een inkijkje in haar denken, te beginnen met een levensles van Hannah Arendt. Annelien nam mee: Elisabeth Young-Bruehl Hannah Arendt: een biografie Nele Beyens Els Borst: medicus in de politiek…

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Economic Democracy with Pavlina Tcherneva 1:11:00

3M ago1:11:00

1:11:00

Money on the Left speaks with Pavlina Tcherneva, Professor of Economics at Bard College and leading scholar of–-and advocate for—Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Many of our listeners will be familiar with Dr. Tcherneva's contributions to MMT, especially her book, The Case for a Job Guarantee (Polity Press, 2020). She is also Director of Open Society …

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The Alternative with Nick Romeo 1:24:14

4M ago1:24:14

1:24:14

Scott Ferguson and Billy Saas speak with New Yorker writer Nick Romeo about his exciting new book, The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, released in January 2024 with Public Affairs. Romeo’s The Alternative rebukes Margaret Thatcher’s infamous axiom that “there is no alternative” to neoliberal capitalism. In doing so, the book inventories t…

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How can novels help us think about money ... and maybe even save the planet? (Guest Lecture) 32:31

5M ago32:31

32:31

Can novels and, by extension, other works of art help us to think about money and trust in new ways? Could embracing alternative perspectives on trust and money help us to avoid climate catastrophe? Rob Hawkes shares a new version of a talk previously presented at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art as part of the One Fifteen at MIMA series o…

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Aflevering 10 - Dr. Abdessamad Bouabid 35:17

5M ago35:17

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Universitair docent criminologie dr. Abdessamad Bouabid bewaart warme herinneringen aan de bibliobus, die hem als kind toegang tot boeken gaf. Hij vertelt ons over de vakliteratuur die niet alleen voor zijn werk belangrijk is, maar die hem ook hielp zijn persoonlijke ervaringen te begrijpen. Abdessamad bracht mee: Stanley Cohen - Folk devils and mo…

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Resisting Predatory Finance w/ Raúl Carrillo (Recovered Audio!) 1:22:57

5M ago1:22:57

1:22:57

Money on the Left is proud to present recovered and remastered audio from our interview with Raúl Carrillo, published previously solely as a written transcript. The recording also includes a new audio introduction in which Billy Saas reflects on the significance of our dialog with Carrillo for contemporary politics. In our discussion, we explore th…

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Modern Movie Theory: What We Do in the Shadows 1:46:07

6M ago1:46:07

1:46:07

Will Beaman (@agoingaccount) is joined by Robyn Ollett (@robynollett) and Rob Hawkes (@robbhawkes) to discuss What We Do in the Shadows. Citing Robyn’s interpretations of vampirism in The New Queer Gothic: Reading Queer Girls and Women in Contemporary Fiction and Film, the cohosts situate What We Do in the Shadows within the vampire's long history …

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Aflevering 9 - Prof. Willem Schinkel 48:40

6M ago48:40

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Professor Willem Schinkel, zelfverklaard straatschoffie als kind, had niet verwacht dat hij later een huis vol boeken zou hebben. Nu is lezen zo belangrijk voor hem, dat alles ervoor moet wijken. Willem nam mee naar de studio: Karl Marx : Das Kapital - Immanuel Kant: Kritik der reinen Vernunft - Yitzhak Laor: The myths of liberal Zionism - Denise F…

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Aflevering 8 - Dr. Ana Uribe Sandoval (ENG) 44:26

6M ago44:26

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Dr. Ana Uribe Sandoval started reading classics as a little girl, and she never stopped reading. She treats us to a beautiful reading in Spanish, and to a warm plea for putting down your phone and opening a book, which we can only wholeheartedly agree with. Ana brought these books: Louisa May Alcott: Little Women – Julio Cortázar: Rayuela / Hopscot…

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Criticism LTD w/ Matt Seybold 1:46:23

6M ago1:46:23

1:46:23

Matt Seybold joins Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson to discuss the political economy of literary criticism from past to present, amateur to professional. Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature at Elmira College and Resident Scholar at the Center for Mark Twain Studies. In addition to writing and teaching in the field of literature & eco…

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Teaching Economics w/ Benjamin Wilson 1:29:00

8M ago1:29:00

1:29:00

We are joined again by Benjamin Wilson to discuss what it is like to teach Economics from a heterodox Modern Monetary Theory perspective in 2023. Wilson is associate professor and recently-minted chair of the department of Economics at SUNY, Cortland. In previous episodes, we have chatted with Wilson about his research, the Uni Currency project, an…

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Aflevering 7 - Dr. Mark van Ostaijen 56:45

8M ago56:45

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Bestuurssocioloog dr. Mark van Ostaijen kon moeilijk kiezen en nam daarom een rugtas vol boeken mee naar de podcaststudio. De boeken die verspreid in zijn huis liggen, herinneren hem er voortdurend aan dat ze er nog op wachten gelezen te worden. We bespreken: Weg met Eddy Bellegueule - Édouard Louis Homo Ludens - Johan Huizinga Naar de overkant van…

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Monetary Foundations of Education w/ Larry Johnson 1:28:12

9M ago1:28:12

1:28:12

This month, we speak with Larry Johnson, associate professor in the Social Foundations of Education Program at the University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg. In his pedagogy, Johnson focuses on the complex relationship between education, culture, and society with the goal of exploring policies and practices from historical and contemporary pers…

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Power to the People w/ Sandeep Vaheesan 1:14:48

9M ago1:14:48

1:14:48

Sandeep Vaheesan (@sandeepvaheesan) joins Scott Ferguson on the Superstructure podcast to discuss the still-undecided political significance of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Their conversation focuses on Vaheesan’s article, “The IRA is Still Being Formed: An Episode in America’s Past Contains Important Lessons for How We Move Forward in Greeni…

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Aflevering 6 - Miles Weder (ENG) 29:05

9M ago29:05

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Miles Weder, student at Erasmus University College and fellow librarian, tells us all about the reading challenge at his Adelaide primary school, where students who read enough books got to shake hands with South Australia’s Premier. Of course, we talked about the books Miles brought: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – Of Mice and Men …

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Reparations for Black Americans w/ William A. Darity 59:02

10M ago59:02

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We’re joined this month by William A.( “Sandy”) Darity to discuss reparations for Black Americans. Sandy Darity is Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University. A founding theorist of stratification economics a…

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Money's Place (Journal Announcement!) 13:55

10M ago13:55

13:55

In this brief podcast message, Scott Ferguson announces the publication of Maxximilian Seijo's peer-reviewed journal essay, "Money’s Place: Science Fiction, Realism & Modern Monetary Theory in Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future," in Money on the Left: History, Theory, Practice. Abstract Kim Stanley Robinson’s speculative near-future…

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The People’s Ledger w/ Saule Omarova 1:39:44

11M ago1:39:44

1:39:44

This month, we discuss democratic possibilities for public finance with Saule Omarova, the Beth and Marc Goldberg Professor of Law at Cornell University and President Biden’s original nominee for Comptroller of the Currency. Omarova’s work on financial regulation and banking law has long informed how we at Money on the Left understand the modern mo…

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Aflevering 5 - Dr. Bernadette Kester 31:37

11M ago31:37

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Dr. Bernadette Kester (Journalism Studies) wil haar dierbare boeken om zich heen hebben, een beetje als goede vrienden. Ze heeft een mooie stapel meegenomen en brengt nog veel meer favorieten ter sprake. Bernadette Kester nam mee: Still Life van Sarah Winman – Breuk van Andrés Neuman – De tuin van de avondnevel van Tan Twan Eng – The Overstory van …

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Aflevering 4 - Prof. Thea Hilhorst 30:14

11M ago30:14

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Hoogleraar Humanitaire studies Thea Hilhorst leest graag onder een muskietennet, en is een echte herlezer. Haar favoriete boeken bieden troost, of het nu de eerste of de achtste keer is dat ze gelezen worden. Thea nam mee: Fox Evil van Minette Walters – Images of organization van Gareth Morgan – op de e-reader: Deon Meyers Zuid-Afrikaanse thrillers…

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Adventures in Quantumland w/ Ruth E. Kastner 1:18:20

11M ago1:18:20

1:18:20

Scott Ferguson is joined on the Superstructure podcast by Ruth E. Kastner, philosopher of physics and research associate at the University of Maryland. In their conversation, Ferguson and Kastner explore metaphysical resonances between Modern Monetary Theory’s approach to money and Kastner’s “Transactional Interpretation” of quantum physics. Settin…

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Job Guarantee as Historical Struggle w/ David Stein (NEW TRANSCRIPT!) 1:06:48

12M ago1:06:48

1:06:48

We are excited to rerelease our inaugural episode of Money on the Left alongside a brand new transcript. Conversation originally published on May 27, 2018 Money on the Left is the official podcast of Modern Money Network: Humanities Division (@moneyontheleft). In our inaugural episode, we consider the recent resurgence of full employment politics i…

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The Ends of Freedom w/ Mark Paul 1:05:47

1y ago1:05:47

1:05:47

Mark Paul joins Money on the Left to discuss his new book, The Ends of Freedom: Reclaiming America’s Lost Promise of Economic Rights (University of Chicago Press, 2023). Paul is assistant professor in the Bloustein school of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. In his book, Paul scours U.S. political and economic history to recover, re…

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Aflevering 3 - Froukje van Gelder 27:45

1y ago27:45

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We spreken geneeskundestudent Froukje van Gelder over haar voorliefde voor open eindes en de uitdagingen en bijzondere waarde van lezen met dyslexie. Froukje nam mee: Old Possum’s book of practical cats van T.S. Eliot – Stof dat als een meisje van Toon Tellegen – Hex van Thomas Olde Heuvelt – Zeven magiërs van Caro King – Anders: Gender door de oge…

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Aflevering 2 - Kas Molenaar 28:54

1y ago28:54

28:54

Het leesleven van Kas Molenaar werd gestimuleerd door zijn vader en zijn leraren Nederlands. We duiken in een fijne stapel boeken – waar aantekeningen in worden gemaakt, met potlood. Kas nam mee: Het bureau (deel 1 – Meneer Beerta) van J.J. Voskuil - Frankenstein van Mary Shelley - De meester en Margarita van Michail Boelgakov - De vrolijke wetensc…

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New Deal for Higher Ed w/ Jennifer Mittelstadt 1:40:13

1y ago1:40:13

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We’re joined by Jennifer Mittelstadt (@MittelstadtJen), professor of history at Rutgers University, to discuss her involvement with Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education. We speak with Mittelstadt about how Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education is organizing to address the most pressing threats to US public higher education today, as …

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Postmodern Money Theory! (Part 3) 1:41:04

1y ago1:41:04

1:41:04

In the third installment of Superstructure’s “Postmodern Money Theory!” series, Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson wrap up their discussion of B.S. Johnson’s novella, Christie Malry’s Own Double-Entry, which self-consciously weaves money and accounting into the very fabric of literary form. Rob and Scott tease out the text’s lingering potentials and bli…

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Bank of the People with Dan Rohde 1:58:44

1y ago1:58:44

1:58:44

Dan Rohde (@DanEricRohde) joins Scott Ferguson to discuss his Superstructure Vertical piece, “Bank of the People: History for Money’s Future.” The piece is based on a longer scholarly article titled, “The Bank of the People, 1835-1840: Law and Money in Upper Canada,” which is forthcoming from Osgoode Journal of Law. Visit our Patreon page here: htt…

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On Paradox with Elizabeth S. Anker 1:57:48

1y ago1:57:48

1:57:48

Elizabeth S. Anker joins Money on the Left to discuss her provocative new book, On Paradox: The Claims of Theory (Duke University Press, 2022). Anker is Associate Professor of English at Cornell University and Professor of Law in the Cornell Law School. In On Paradox, Anker contends that faith in the logic of paradox has been the cornerstone of lef…

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Aflevering 1 - Prof. Ronald van Raak 30:47

1y ago30:47

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De boeken van Ronald van Raak zijn gebruiksvoorwerpen, en dat is eraan af te zien. De hoogleraar Erasmiaanse waarden houdt een warm pleidooi voor de literatuur die hem leerde denken. Ronald van Raak nam mee: 1. De Kapellekensbaan van Louis Paul Boon 2. Lof der zotheid van Desiderius Erasmus 3. De slinger van Foucault van Umberto Eco. Ook noemde hij…

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Stayed on Freedom w/ Dan Berger 1:27:48

1+ y ago1:27:48

1:27:48

Money on the Left presents a public conversation with Dan Berger about his important new book, Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family’s Journey (Basic Books, 2023). Berger’s Stayed on Freedom tells a new history of Black Liberation through the intertwined narratives of two grassroots organizers. The Black Power moveme…

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Postmodern Money Theory! (Part 2) 1:29:10

1+ y ago1:29:10

1:29:10

In Part 2 of Superstructure’s “Postmodern Money Theory!” series, Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson explore B.S. Johnson’s postmodern novella, Christie Malry’s Own Double-Entry (1973), which self-consciously weaves money and accounting into the very fabric of literary form. Regarded as brokering a broader transition between modernism and postmodernism, …

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Mikhail Bakhtin Pt. 1 - Carnival Laughter & Grotesque Realism 1:49:12

1+ y ago1:49:12

1:49:12

Will Beaman (@agoingaccount) inaugurates the first of a lecture series on the work and ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin. Drawing parallels with right wing attacks on contemporary drag performance and ballroom traditions, Will discusses Bakhtin’s analysis of the Medieval carnival humor, its manifestation in Renaissance literature, and its unique aesthetics …

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Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste w/Rohan Grey (Bonus Episode) 1:29:50

1+ y ago1:29:50

1:29:50

In this bonus episode of Money on the Left, Rohan Grey joins co-hosts Scott Ferguson and Billy Saas to assess the epistemological and political implications of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure. While orthodox economics and law tell us that economic crises are essentially matters of private risk and market discipline, Rohan, Scott and Billy arg…

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Postmodern Money Theory! (Part 1) 1:15:57

1+ y ago1:15:57

1:15:57

Launching a new Superstructure series, Rob Hawkes joins Scott Ferguson to explore the ins and outs of “postmodernism.” Postmodernism is a heterogenous and disputed regime of aesthetics and theory that arose in the second half of the 20th century. Dated to midcentury, but promulgated as a discourse from the 1970’s to 1990’s, postmodernism is known p…

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Gramatneusiedl's Job Guarantee w/ Thomas Schwab 1:21:31

1+ y ago1:21:31

1:21:31

This month, Money on the Left is joined by Thomas Schwab who, as mayor of Gramatneusiedl in Lower Austria, oversees a promising Job Guarantee pilot program. Seeking to eliminate long-term unemployment, the program guarantees public jobs to anyone in the community who seeks them. In our conversation, we explore the philosophy and structure of Gramat…

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Money & Solidarity in Latin America w/ Andrés Arauz 1:27:51

1+ y ago1:27:51

1:27:51

Money on the Left is joined by Andrés Arauz, recent candidate for the Ecuadorian presidency, heterodox economist, and outspoken advocate for the creation of the “Sur.” The Sur is a complementary currency for use in intra-Latin American trade and cooperation. Dismissed by New York Times blogger, Paul Krugman, as a “terrible idea,” Brazilian Presiden…

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Superstructure 34 - Italy and International Fascism 2:00:09

1+ y ago2:00:09

2:00:09

Co-hosts Naty T Smith (@orangeasm), Will Beaman (@agoingaccount), and Charlotte Tavan (@moltopopulare) discuss the rise to power of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni near the 100th anniversary of Mussolini's March on Rome to frame the international moment and the ascendance of red-brown tendencies, the urgencies of anti- fascism, and the shape …

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Can The Little Mermaid Speak? 1:54:19

1+ y ago1:54:19

1:54:19

Will Beaman and Scott Ferguson tease out the multiplicity of voices that shape The Little Mermaid (1989) in order to problematize racist outcries against Disney’s forthcoming 2023 live-action version of the film starring singer Halle Bailey. The co-hosts answer and invert an imperative promulgated by a reactionary meme circulated on social media: “…

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Making Digital Public Spaces w/ MUSICat 1:37:07

1+ y ago1:37:07

1:37:07

This month Money on the Left is joined by the folks behind the MUSICat project, an online music streaming service for public libraries designed to share heterogenous local music with local community members. We speak with Preston Austin and Kelly Hiser from Rabble, the company behind MUSICat, as well as with Racquel (“Rocky”) Mann, who coordinates …

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The Descent of Money 42:40

1+ y ago42:40

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‘The Descent of Money: Literature, Inheritance, and Trust in Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth (1905) and John Galsworthy’s The Man of Property (1906)’ Rob Hawkes' paper argues that Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth (1905) and John Galsworthy’s The Man of Property (1906) foreground, interrogate and enact questions of trust, both in their engageme…

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The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art 1:39:20

1+ y ago1:39:20

1:39:20

Money on the Left is joined in conversation with curator Emily Ebba Reynolds & artist Nando Alvarez-Perez, co-founders of the Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art, or BICA, in Buffalo, New York. BICA is a new and distinctly heterodox arts organization, offering physical space for artist shows and educational seminars, as well as fiscal space for …

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Medium: Femme - 8 - Abortion (Part 2) 1:05:03

1+ y ago1:05:03

1:05:03

Charlotte and Naty continue their discussion of abortion and reproductive justice internationally in the wake of the repeal of Roe v Wade in this much delayed second segment of three. Topics include : vegetables souls, the AMA, the progressive era, 70s Australia, the Bruenigs, dirtbag left media, Joe Biden, the democrats, Dorothy Roberts, New Zeala…

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Political Economy of 'The Rehearsal' 1:55:54

1+ y ago1:55:54

1:55:54

Cohosts Charlotte Tavan (@moltopopulare) and Will Beaman (@agoingaccount) discuss the reflexive and imaginative political economy of Nathan Fielder's HBO series, The Rehearsal. The show points towards an apophatic ethics of social provisioning, presenting an ambiguous portrait of care, production, and human agency. This portrait remains irreducibly…

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