Best Populaire Podcasts (2024)

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E260 - Stone Age Noir w/ Rachel Kushner 56:39

4h ago56:39

56:39

Rachel Kushner joins us to talk about her new novel Creation Lake--the story of an American agent provocateur infiltrating a rural commune in France. We go through some of the inspirations behind her characters in this and past books (including Jacques Camatte, Julian Coupat, and Ben Morea), a Soviet historian's theory of the Neanderthal origins of…

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Happy Bell Riots day to all who celebrate 1:05:32

44m ago1:05:32

1:05:32

REUPLOAD of our collaborative commentary with Swampside Chats of S3ep11 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine In this two part episode, the crew goes back in time to a San Francisco homeless camp at the time of the a riot against neo-liberalism on September 1, 2024 that spiraled into international revolution. Written in the '90s, the episode presciently pr…

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Boundless and Bottomless Seas 7: Chapter 5 of "The Fourth Political Theory" by Aleksandr Dugin 14:20

8m ago14:20

14:20

Enjoy this seventh episode of a sideproject with Varn, Sean, and Regrettable Century, where they "explain right-wing thought to you so you can actually do something with it." For the full episode subscribe on http://patreon.com/theantifada or view the episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_qKnAxV2I&list=PL3jOfuAY4QruaeI1PbA6aTHNzYpi…

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E259: Lethal Strength Through Joy w/ Zhana Kurti 1:06:52

1h ago1:06:52

1:06:52

Bronx expat Zhana Kurti reports back from the Chicago DNC and the protests against it. We go through the context of the 1924 and 1968 DNCs, the issues of Palestine and race in the election, how the left should relate to the elections, and if we should even be talking about it all. Check out last week's episode of Party Girls podcast for more in dep…

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ARMED LOVE 12 - The Revolution of Everyday Life w/ Bill Brown 1:20:48

2h ago1:20:48

1:20:48

Situ-Punk Bill Brown of "NOT BORED!" zine fame chats with Andy about Raoul Vaneigem's The Revolution of Everyday Life and its influence on the punk subculture of the seventies, eighties, and nineties. Towards the end of the episode we talk about his Vaneigem's prediction of the "End of Christianity" in relation to heresy and queerness. Greil Marcus…

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How Think Tanger's Multicultural Approach Transforms Suburban and Urban Spaces | Amine Houari & Naziha Nasrin 1:07:54

1h ago1:07:54

1:07:54

In this episode, we're headed to Tangier, Morocco. My co-host Naziha Nasrin and I speak with Amine Houari of Think Tanger, a non-profit cultural agency shaping Tangier's development through art, research, and collaboration. Together, we discuss crucial topics such as creative insurgency, planning in suburban contexts in Toronto (Scarborough) and Ta…

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Diving in the Wreckage - Independence, Decadence, and Renewal w/ C. Derick Varn 1:00:54

22d ago1:00:54

1:00:54

Sean and Varn are back to talk about the various paroxysms of the American left: why are the sects getting weirder and weirder? Why do we have to pay attention to capitalist politics while realizing we have no stake in it? Why do we focus on labor and what the hell is the Independent Labor Club trying to do? This is an extended preview of the compl…

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BONUS: Theory of the YoungHegelianE-Girl 9:23

4d ago9:23

9:23

Ross Wolfe, Alex Gendler, Morgan, and Matthew Donovan join us for an extensive review and analysis of last week's Hegelian E-Girl Symposium and a discussion of fascist mystique in counterculture, social alienation, and different interpretations of Hegel For the full episode support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Matthew Donovan's review…

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E258 - Populaire Frontin' 2: Melon Pilled w/ Henry Wallis 1:21:41

8d ago1:21:41

1:21:41

Our France correspondent Henry J. Wallis returns to give updates since the New Popular Front's surprise victory on July 7. Will Macron block them from power after the Olympics? Will the French return from vacation in fighting mode? And how does Kamala's emergence compare to the antifascist electoral block? Support the show at http://patreon.com/the…

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Creating and living in housing co-operatives 45:27

1M ago45:27

45:27

Canada needs to build a lot of housing units to meet current demand and make housing affordable again - 3.5 million homes by 2030, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. It should come as no surprise that we think an important part of the solution is housing co-operatives. In this episode, we spoke to two guests who can talk abou…

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E257 - Joe vs. the Volcano w/ Phil Neel & Nick Chavez (Part 1) 1:08:03

16d ago1:08:03

1:08:03

Our favorite engineers of the fouriest future return! We talk about an obscure marxist concept, dispel some myths of multipolarity, and provide some updates on the US Fire Festival-esque attempts to onshore/friendshore/reshore tech manufacturing. In the bonus half, available to supporters at http://patreon.com/theantifada, we share our utopian visi…

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BONUS: Cancel All Workers w/ Minion Death Cult 7:40

1M ago7:40

7:40

The world is ending. Home Depot workers are responsible, and Alexander Edward and Tony Boswell of Minion Death Cult join Sean to document it. For the full episode, all other bonus content, and Discord access, support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Check out Sean's other appearance on MDC this week Support MDC on patreon…

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&&&RMED LOVE - Jack Scott, Bill Walton, the SLA, and the Athletic Revolution 1:31:01

1M ago1:31:01

1:31:01

&ers, &y, and Sean look at the career of New Left sociologist JACK SCOTT, who founded a "Jock Liberation Army," overhauled the Oberlin Athletics Department, and linked up with the Symbionese Liberation Army. For all our bonus content and access to our Discord community support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Jack Scott: https://www.abebo…

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E256: IVF or IMF w/ Jason Smith 55:38

1M ago55:38

55:38

Sean sits down with Los Angeles-based Antifada political economy correspondent, Jason Smith of the Brooklyn Rail, to discuss demographic decline, a hot button issue relatively untouched by the Marxist left. Why has fertility gone up in the past? Why has it gone down in the developed world? What do Marx, Adam Smith and Keynes have to say about this …

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E255 - How the Left Lost the Working Class w/ Gregory Butler 45:02

2M ago45:02

45:02

Audio from ILC's first Independent Labor Assembly July 7th, 2024 assembly at Talon Bar in Brooklyn with guest Gregory Butler For the full episode, Discord access, and all our bonus content, support the show at http:///patreon.com/theantifada The Independent Labor Club is an organization that seeks to bring workers together from all over to build bo…

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E254 - Climate Adorno w/ Jacob Blumenfeld 1:08:34

2M ago1:08:34

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We consult with our Berliner Critical Theorist rabbi Jacob Blumenfeld about his recent Cured Quail essay Managing Decline. How do we shift the climate crisis from disaster communism and inhabitable barbarity to a communism of repair? https://curedquail.com/Managing-Decline Climate Barbarism: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-867…

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Providing financial support with a co-operative 22:10

2M ago22:10

22:10

In this episode, our Director of Indigenous Relations, Trista Pewapisconias, spoke to Richard Tuck, the CEO of the Wakopa Financial Workers’ co-operative. Richard talks about the work of Wakopa Financial to provide support and mentorship for atypical entrepreneurs. This is a great conversation about how this co-operative is involved in the world of…

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E253 - Populaire Frontin' w/ Henry Wallis 1:35:26

2M ago1:35:26

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Our France correspondent/flaneur Henry J. Wallis takes us on a leisurely derive through the French political spectrum, explaining his support as an Appelist for the Popular Front opposition to Le Pen and Macron in the upcoming snap elections. Check out Henry's Forms Podcast and his essay on the Popular Front Macron and Lula support billionaire tax:…

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Boundless and Bottomless Seas: "The Fourth Political Theory" by Aleksandr Dugin (Episode 5) 15:55

2M ago15:55

15:55

Enjoy this fifth episode of a side project with Varn, Sean, and Regrettable Century, where they "explain right-wing thought to you so you can actually do something with it." In this episode they read chapters 2 and 3 of Dugin's Fourth Political Theory" and ask: "What is it that liberalism does? Who is it's actors? What is the political economy? All…

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E252 - Exiting the Star Wars Castle 53:32

3M ago53:32

53:32

NEWS EPISODE! We talk about the the 4hr Star Wars Youtube video, and strike updates, Russian War Keynesian updates, COVID propaganda updates, and a preview of Sean's new AI show. Spectacular Failure of Star Wars Hotel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0CpOYZZZ Labor: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/economy/supreme-court-starbucks-nlrb.h…

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E251 - Is Hamas Vegan? 1:04:13

3M ago1:04:13

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Daniel returns to tell us about the Chicago encampments, Andy reports back from the New School occupation, and we re-read two Moishe Postone essays on anti-zionism and antisemitism in light of the new movement. For the full episode, all bonus content, and access to ongoing discussion and debate in our Discord community, support the show at http://p…

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Talkative Season 3 | ep.6 - What I believe has changed and non dutch have taken over from Dutchies 12:16

3M ago12:16

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The Ned’s has changed you guys! vroeger was alles beter - Follow me on instagram Talkative.FM or my personal page JDcertified

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BONUS: Mad Max Anarchism 10:07

3M ago10:07

10:07

For the full episode and all other bonus content, support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifada Anarcho-Anon Film Critic Daniel and Andy discuss the politics of Furiosa and the rest of the Mad Max franchise through the theories of Pierre Clastres, Donna Haraway, Maggie Nelson, Bruno Latour, Nick Land, Hillary Clinton, punk, and disaster anarch…

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E250: La CUNY Lucha Continúa w/ Carolyn Hietter & Ian J. Seda-Irizarry 1:10:36

3M ago1:10:36

1:10:36

Sean KB welcomes to the show two teachers (Carolyn Hietter and Ian Seda) from the John Jay College Department of Economics (Marxist) to discuss their program and the goings-on at the City University of New York since the beginning of the atrocities in Gaza: the McCarthyite administration's war on free speech, the massive shifts within the bourgeois…

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Economic Development and Co-ops in Île-à-la-Crosse 16:20

3M ago16:20

16:20

In this episode, our Director of Indigenous Relations, Trista Pewapisconias, and I spoke with Tyler Morin, CEO of Sakitawak Development Corporation and the Île-à-la-Crosse Fish Company. Tyler was born and raised in Île-à-la-Crosse, he earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Saskatchewan and worked as a business development spe…

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Diving into the Wreckage: Specters of Left Melancholia w/ C. Derick Varn 58:34

3M ago58:34

58:34

It's been four years since the demise of Sandersism in the United States. It's been two years since the COVID-19 crisis upended society and Russia invaded Ukraine. Socialist politics is, if anything, even more fractured and impotent than it was last decade. What do we make of the deep melancholy gripping politics today? How have the various politic…

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E249 - Raising Debs w/ Reid Kane 56:30

4M ago56:30

56:30

Sean and Andy are joined by Reid Kane to discuss the tortured legacy of the Socialist Party of America. Why doesn't the United States have a nominally working class party like the UK, where unions formed the institutional base for an independent party? How come state repression was so effective in undermining working class self-organization in the …

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E248 - Grossman's Revenge w/ Ted Reese 54:44

4M ago54:44

54:44

Sean is joined by friend of the show, Ted Reese, to discuss his brand new book: Abundant Material Wealth for All. How does Henryk Grossman's breakdown theory help us understand the economics and politics of this current moment? In what ways are crisis tendencies affecting the United States and the UK? What type of program should socialists offer as…

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