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The universe is not too big to handle when you have wine and two towering intellects available, who gleefully tear it all apart and analysis it under a lovely booze-scented microscope. Let Keeley Brookes and Nick Milton take you by the hand and lead you in the exploration of absolutely everything, in handy, easily digestible, alphabetically themed pieces.
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The core idea of this podcast comes from David Graeber, who wrote that our everyday life is mostly run on anarchism, and at the same time people believe that anarchism doesn’t work. One of these is wrong. I hope to illuminate how our communities already depend on Mutual Aid, in big and small ways. I'll do that by excavating the historical events and cultural trends you already know about, but have never thought about in terms of anarchism. Find me at https://www.everydayanarchism.com
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With more than 100 global partners, Via is reimagining public mobility. Each week, a new leader in transportation sits down with us for a brief conversation about what's next in transit, and what they're doing to reinvent how the world moves. Questions? Email erin.otoole@ridewithvia.com.
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This show is about the amazing stories of world-class multi-millionaire and billionaire founders , how they started and how they succeeded. Founder Stories include the founders of Facebook(Mark), Linked-in(Reid), WhatsApp(Jan), Ben and Jerry Ice creams(the name says it), Instagram(Kevin), Amazon(Jeff), Pandora(Tim), Hershey Chocolates(Milton) and more. You will hear their struggles and seemingly insurmountable problems and how they emerged victoriously, so you too can succeed as a founder.
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Enjoy these interviews where the storytellers had the opportunity to tell their punk story. Original interviews were conducted in 2016 with Punks giving their account of their street level experiences of the Punk scene. I am now collecting new stories in 2024. I have shared them as podcasts so that others further afield could enjoy them.
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"Games are Perfect Anarchist Practices" -- Miguel Sicart
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Here's a crossover episode from my other podcast, Plumbing Game Studies. Things have been crazy lately, and I have emails from back in April I haven't responded to. My apologies if you've emailed me and not heard back. I hope to get caught up soon, or at least in 2024!By Graham Culbertson
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Hobbes' Leviathan -- Alison McQueen (English Revolution)
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Who create the modern theory of political sovereignty? Thomas Hobbes. What was Hobbes afraid of? Anarchy. What made Hobbes so afraid of anarchy? The English Revolution. Today's guest is Alison McQueen, who can be found at https://www.alisonmcqueen.info/By Graham Culbertson
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Rob Taylor Interview for Punk Stories June 2024
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Rob tells us about his love of music, the many bands he has been in, the fun and the more serious, and how he is still involved in the music scene.By Alison Bancroft
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127. Debt Discussion 7, Honor and Dignity with Clif Mark
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Clif Mark, host of the Good in Theory podcast, joins me to discuss honor and degradation in Graeber's Debt. Also I make Clif talk about representation in Star Wars, for some reason.By Graham Culbertson
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126. Milton's Radicalism -- Nick McDowell and Nigel Smith (English Revolution)
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One of the most famous author's in the English language, John Milton, was a 17th century English radical who not only supported but also worked for the English revolutionary government. I'm joined by Nigel Smith, a returning guest, and Nick McDowell, author of Poet of Revolution: The Making of John Milton, to discuss Milton's radicalism and its rel…
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125. Graeber's Debt Chapter 7, Honor and Degradation
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A little belatedly, here's my episode about Graeber's Debt, Chapter 7. A discussion on honor and dignity will be coming later this month with Clif Mark of the Good in Theory podcast!By Graham Culbertson
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124. The Early Quakers -- Kate Peters (English Revolution)
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Kate Peters, author of Print Culture and the Early Quakers, joins me to discuss the Quakers, the last of the radical groups we're covering the English Revolution series. You can hear about how the Quakers can be seen as the end of political radicalism in the revolution, or alternately as a different form of radical organizing, as evidenced by Willi…
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Mikki Thomas (Mikki Mu) The Starting Gate and The Joint in Milton Keynes
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Mikki Thomas (Mikki Mu) talks about the history of the club from it's inception at The Starting Gate all the way through to The Joint and beyond. This interview taken from the recent upload of the recent podcast about Peartree Bridge Centre.By Alison Bancroft
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Jasmine Storm The Starting Gate and The Joint in Milton Keynes
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Jasmine Storm talks about how she discovered The Starting Gate and how she "found her tribe” This interview taken from the recent upload of the recent podcast about Peartree Bridge Centre.By Alison Bancroft
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Steve Spon from UK Decay tells us about bands and tours from his past
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Steve Spon from many bands including Pneumania and UK Decay from Luton tells us about gigging, riots, recording and doing a tour supporting Dead Kennedys. Apologies for the sound not being as clear as usual.By Alison Bancroft
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123. Debt Discussion 6: Graeber as Grand Theorist with Fuad Musallam
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In this debt discussion, Fuad and I discuss Chapter 6 of Debt, "Games with Sex and Death," and especially the way that Graeber is writing in the grand theory tradition of anthropology. Fuad also taught with David at the London School of Economics, and is able to explain how Graeber approached these same concepts in anthropology as a teacher and col…
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Memories of Peartree, The Starting Gate and The Joint
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In this podcast you will hear Lisa Hosking, Mikki Mu, Jasmine Storm and Debra Mathews talk about their memories of Peartree Bridge. Peartree Bridge Youth Centre came to be the place to go for live music, DJ's and the club The Joint. A compilation album featuring local bands 'A Warped Sense of Human was recorded there. Once it was all over the derel…
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122. The Fifth Monarchists -- Bernard Capp (English Revolution)
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In the next episode of Radicalism in the English Revolution, I'm joined by Bernard Capp to discuss The Fifth Monarchists - a radical protestant sect that was trying to bring about the end of the world, and wanted Cromwell to help them!By Graham Culbertson
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121. Graeber's Debt Chapter 6, Games with Sex and Death
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Graeber explains human economies, economies in which money can only be used to shore up social relations, and can't be used to buy things - to the utter confusion of anthropologists trying to buy thingsBy Graham Culbertson
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120. Richard Rorty's Anti-Authoritarianism -- John McGowan and Meili Steele
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My former professors John McGowan and Meili Steele join me to discuss Richard Rorty's final book, Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism.By Graham Culbertson
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119. Debt Discussion 5: The Sterility of Economics with James K. Galbraith
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James K. Galbraith joins me to discuss the flaws in the field of economics and its pseudoscientific justificationsBy Graham Culbertson
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Memories of Rock Against Racism March and Concert 1978, Clash, X-Ray Spex, Steel Pulse, Tom Robinson Band
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Memories of the Rock Against Racism March and Concert 1978, Clash, X-Ray Spex, Steel Pulse, Tom Robinson Band. On the 30th of April 2024 it will be the 46th anniversary of the Rock Against Racism march and concert. The march congregated at Trafalgar Square then marched to Victoria Park with bands and entertainment. Here are four short interviews wi…
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118. The Films of Preston Sturges -- Stuart Klawans
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Stuart Klawans joins me to discuss his recent book Crooked but Never Common about the films of Preston Sturges, the first writer-director of the Hollywood sound era. Informed by the work of Stanley Cavell, Stuart's book reads these comedies as asking important questions about democracy, business, the New Deal, marriage, and other pressing questions…
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117. Graeber's Debt Chapter 5, The Moral Ground of Economic Relations
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The chapter of Debt which inspired this podcast - get ready to hear the origin of everyday anarchism!By Graham Culbertson
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Nick Oakley (Chimp) tells Simon Oakley's (Si) Punk Story
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Nick Oakley (Chimp) tells his brother Simon Oakley's (Si) Punk Story as he isn't here to tell it himself.By Alison Bancroft
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116. Seeing Like a Game -- C. Thi Nguyen
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Philosopher of games C. Thi Nguyen joins me to discuss his current work on the intersection of anarchism and games studies. The conversation was so much fun that I started a whole new podcast, Plumbing Game Studies, to continue exploring this topic. For more from Thi, here's his website: https://objectionable.net/ Here's the website for the new pod…
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115. Debt Discussion 4: Henry Farrell on His Internet Argument with Graeber
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In this episode I'm joined by Henry Farrell, who got into an internet spat with David Graeber over Debt. Henry recently wrote a reflection on the kerfuffle at the blog Crooked Timber, and also co-wrote a book, Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy, that came about in part as a response to Graeber's Debt.…
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Alison Bancroft interview for Punk Stories. March 2024
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I have been adding interviews with lots of punks for the Punk Stories podcast and a few folks have asked to hear mine. Here is a few of my memories, not all of course as there just isn't enough time to fit it all in.By Alison Bancroft
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114. Revolution and Anarchism in The Mars Trilogy -- Kim Stanley Robinson
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Kim Stanley Robinson to talk about his Mars trilogy, the theory of revolution that animates it, and where anarchism and anarchists fit in. This conversation is a direct sequel to our conversations on the Three Californias triptych, which you can listen to here: https://www.everydayanarchism.com/093-the-wild-shore-three-californias-kim-stanley-robin…
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Chris (Bone) Reeves Interview for Punk Stories. March 2024
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Bone talks about Glam rock, brothel creepers from the catalogue and sewing his own punk clothing. Alison Bancroft interviewing Chris (Bone) Reeves in 2024. Punk Stories.By Alison Bancroft
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Stevie Martin Interview for Punk Stories. March 2024
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Stevie talks about finding his place with punks, running away from home and belching on fizzy cider. Alison Bancroft interviewing Stevie Martin in 2024. Punk Stories.By Alison Bancroft
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Lee Scriven Interview March 2024. Punk Stories.
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Lee talks about gigs, old school mates who 'made it', bands he helped create and slaughtering guinea pigs! Alison Bancroft interviewing Lee Scriven in 2024. Punk Stories.By Alison Bancroft
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Dominic (Dom) interview Feb 2024. Punk Stories.
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Listen to Dom talk about discovering punk, gigs, bands, hitchhiking and the zen of Crass guitarists. Alison Bancroft interviewing Dominic (Dom) in Feb 2024. Punk Stories.By Alison Bancroft
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Rerun: Anarchism is...Mardi Gras with Meredith King
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Happy Mardi Gras! The show should be back publishing new episodes in March. In the meantime, here's a rerun, and a link to a couple of interview I did late last year: https://pod.link/1705765872/episode/716e36494d7eff56dc142642d55c7c3b https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jelle-laverge/episodes/The-Core-Curriculum---Episode-1---Interview-with-Gr…
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Darren Pugh (Daz, Dazzy) Interview 2024. Punk Stories
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Listen to Darren "Daz" "Dazzy' Pugh tell his story about how he got into Punk at an early age and his tale of his leather jacket! Alison Bancroft interviewing Darren Pugh (Dazzy, Daz) in 2024. Punk Stories.By Alison Bancroft
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Raymond Clay (Muppet) interview for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes
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This interview is with "Muppet" Raymond Clay, a great interview going way back to his early experiences discovering Punk in 1976/77, a brush with Vivian Westwood, and gigs. Alison Bancroft interviewing Raymond Clay (Muppet) in 2016 for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes.By Alison Bancroft
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Nick Oakley (Chimp) interview for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes
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Chimp talks about discovering punk at a young age, parents, violence and loving the scene. Alison Bancroft interviewing Nick Oakley in 2016 for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes.By Alison Bancroft
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Will Tricks interview for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes
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Will Tricks talks about bands, the skateboard scene, music, cider, politics and swallowing insects up at Central Milton Keynes! Alison Bancroft interviewing Will tricks in 2016 for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes.By Alison Bancroft
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Caz Tricks interview for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes
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Caz Tricks talking about Punk, New Wave, bands she was in and its impression on her fashion style. Alison Bancroft interviewing Caz Tricks in 2016 for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes.By Alison Bancroft
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Andy Ford (Fordy) interview for 40Years of Punk Milton Keynes
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Andy talks about gigs, how the scene changed for him, mates and pubs. Alison Bancroft interviewing Andy Ford (Fordy) for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes.By Alison Bancroft
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Mark Jeavons (Jevs, Jeeves) Interview for 40 years of Punk Milton Keynes
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Listen Mark talking about Ethnic Minority, Exit Stance and over zealous security guards. Alison Bancroft interviewing Mark Jeavons (Jevs, Jeeves) in 2016 for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes.By Alison Bancroft
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Timothy Dunbabin (Tiggles) Interview for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes
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Tiggles talks about enjoying the local scene, working in CBGB's and being vocalist for The Fictitious. Alison Bancroft interviewing Tim Dunbabin (Tiggles) for 40 years of Punk, Milton Keynes.By Alison Bancroft
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Sonya Julia Interview for 40 Years of Punk Milton Keynes
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Sonya talks about how she came to be a punk, how her parents embraced it and music and hairstyles. Alison Bancroft interviewing Sonya Julia for 40 years of Punk, Milton Keynes.By Alison Bancroft
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113. The Ranters -- Nigel Smith (English Revolution)
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Radicalism in the English Revolution gets to the Ranters, the radical group of protestants who may or may not have practiced free love - but definitely sparked a moral panic! In this extra-long discussion, Nigel Smith and I discuss the roots of Ranterism, its connections to the Diggers, its legacy for romanticism, and its connection to later Americ…
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Rerun: Anarchism is...Santa Claus! -- Ruth Kinna
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For my very first repeat episode, I'm reposting a conversation with Ruth Kinna about Santa Claus, Kropotkin, and the prefigurative practice of Christmas. You can read Ruth's article on the topic here: An Anarchist Guide to ChristmasBy Graham Culbertson
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112. The Puritan Christmas Wars -- Diane Purkiss (English Revolution)
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Diane Purkiss joins me to discuss the Christmas Wars, in which Puritans attempted to prevent the celebration of Christmas in the 17th century. Christmas was a carnival in which the world was turned upside down - and the Puritans weren't having it. We also discuss the Lord of Misrule, Twelfth Night, and that 21st century lord of misrule: Lord Bucket…
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111. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 4, Cruelty and Redemption
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Debt Chapter 4, in which Jesus and Nietzsche show up!By Graham Culbertson
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110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against TechnoCapitalism -- Brian Merchant
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I'm joined by Brian Merchant to discuss his new book, Blood in the Machine. Brian argues persuasively that the Luddites weren't anti-technology but were actually for a different social order and a different use of technology. More importantly, in Brian's book the factory owners look a lot like today's tech titans and the workers look a lot like, we…
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109. Anarchism is...Homeschooling -- Andrewism
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In a break from the two ongoing series, in this week's episode I'm joined by the anarchist YouTuber Andrewism. Andrew and I discuss homeschooling, our shared experiences as homeschooled kids, the way homeschooling prepared us to be learners, and the liberatory potential of the homeschooling ethos. Andrewism is one of the best ways to introduce your…
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108. Radicalism in the English Revolution 4: Oliver Cromwell - - John Morrill
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John Morrill, whose work I first encountered in Mike Duncan's podcast about the English Revolution, joins me to discuss the career of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell was attacked in his time for being both too radical and not radical enough, and the picture has only gotten more complicated from there. John and I discuss his career, his convictions, his r…
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107. Debt Discussion 3: Anthropology and Everyday Anarchism with Bill Maurer
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For the third episode of Debt Discussions, the anthropologist Bill Maurer joins me to talk about Chapter 3 of Debt, Primordial Debts. Bill and I talk about the myth of primordial debt, where it fits in the anarchism vs. social democracy debate, and if the anthropological parables in the book fit Graeber's claims. We also talk about the strengths an…
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106. Radicalism in the English Revolution 3: The Diggers -- Ariel Hessayon
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Ariel Hessayon returns to discuss The Diggers, the radical group whose farming community most closely resembles the ideas of anarchist communism as expressed by 19th century figures such as Kropotkin, Morris, and Tolstoi. Ariel and I discuss their origins, their theology, their 19th century recovery, and above all the brilliant writings of one of t…
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105. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 3, Primordial Debts
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Continuing my series on Graeber's Debt, this episode looks at chapter 3, which introduces the other big myth which Graeber says underpins our modern imaginary. Primordial Debt, I argue, is the left-wing counterpart to the myth of barter, and Graeber critiques it less harshly but just as fully. Join me later this month for a conversation with the an…
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104. Radicalism in the English Revolution 2: The Levellers -- Rachel Foxley
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Emerging from both civilian and military backgrounds, the Levellers were a radical group who advocated for expanded voting rights and freedom of conscience and speech. Rachel Foxley, author of The Levellers: Radical Political Thought in the English Revolution, explains the Levellers' views, their relationship to Oliver Cromwell, their revolutionary…
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103. Debt Discussion 2: Economics and Other Science Fictions with Cory Doctorow
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For the second episode of Debt Discussions, Cory Doctorow returns to the show to talk about Chapter 2 of Debt, The Myth of Barter. Cory and I talk about the way that economics resembles science fiction, the original reception of Debt (especially on the blog Crooked Timber), and talk some more about the topic of UBI and a jobs guarantee.…
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