Best Radical Life Studios Podcasts (2025)

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A Love Story At The Center Of The Civil Rights Movement 45:07

30m ago45:07

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MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid tells the story of Medgar Evers and his wife Myrlie. Medgar was the NAACP field secretary in Mississippi, a state that lynched more Black people than any other. The risks of the job created a lot of tension in their marriage — and after Medgar's 1963 assassination, Myrlie's fury drove her to be an activist herself. And film …

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WL - Ft. Doug Lain | The Proletariat vs PCFM (Potato Class Fractured Mass) Post-Platypus Panel 1:34:55

1h ago1:34:55

1:34:55

A post-Platypus convention panelist debrief. David McKerracher of Theory Underground and Doug Lain of Sublation Media, with Why Left co-host Benjamin Studebaker! PCFM vs dictatorship of the proletariat, how to organize today, and what we ultimately agree on. If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we in…

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Why Left - Groking a Dugin/Haz converdiction with Benjamin Studebaker on BRICS 3:23:48

5h ago3:23:48

3:23:48

If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact…

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Starvation In American Jail Cells 44:27

16h ago44:27

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New Yorker staff writer Sarah Stillman says she's discovered dozens of cases where people in county jails across the U.S. have died of starvation, dehydration, or related medical crises. Many were people with mental health issues arrested for minor crimes who languished behind bars without treatment, unable to make bail. Also, we remember renowned …

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Unmasking the Artist: Speaking Your Truth, Navigating Motherhood, and More with Sarah Detweiler 29:29

18h ago29:29

29:29

In this powerful conversation, Kat sits down with artist Sarah Detweiler to explore the intersections of motherhood, identity, and creative evolution. Sarah opens up about her journey from commercial art to fine art, the deeply personal work in her Hidden Mother series, and her most recent solo show Unmasquerade—a vibrant, layered exploration of AD…

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From OnlyFans to Unshakable Faith: Tom’s Raw and Radical Journey to Jesus 1:15:47

1d ago1:15:47

1:15:47

From OnlyFans to Unshakable Faith: Tom’s Raw and Radical Journey to Jesus In this powerful episode of The Jesus Studio Podcast, Ash and Jem sit down with Tom, a 24-year-old with a truly jaw-dropping story. Tom opens up about a past marked by addiction, abusive relationships, online exploitation, heavy partying, and near-death experiences. From film…

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The Real-Life Russian Spies Who Inspired 'The Americans' 45:09

2d ago45:09

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In The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West, journalist Shaun Walker shares how agents were trained to blend into a target country and posed as citizens. Walker tells the story of Andrei Olegovich Bezrukov, aka "Donald," and Elena Vavilova, aka "Tracey," who were embedded in Cambridge, Mass. …

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Justin Vernon — Being Bon Iver 54:41

2d ago54:41

54:41

A sweet and searching conversation between Krista and the man behind Bon Iver at this year's On Air Fest, full of wisdom and revelation. He is a person who experiences deeply, who metabolizes creatively, and who just keeps growing. He opens up with Krista about the strangeness of being loved for how he put his broken heart to music. They venture in…

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Imperfect Paradise: The fallout over LAFD funding: Bass vs. Crowley 36:13

3d ago36:13

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Amid the devastating Palisades and Eaton Fires that killed more than two dozen people, a political conflict came sharply into focus surrounding the funding of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). Finger-pointing as to who was to blame included former LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and LA Mayor Karen Bass. The two women would be lambasted for thei…

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Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth 45:44

3d ago45:44

45:44

In a new memoir, billionaire Melinda French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention to women's health initiatives. Her book is The Next Day. Also, David Bianculli reviews the new season of Black Mirror. Learn more about sponsor message choices: …

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550- “Solve My Problem!” – Live Q&A Session on 3/28/25 40:18

3d ago40:18

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Listen to a recording of a real-time Q&A session held on 3/28/25. Sharon Saline, Psy.D., responds live to questions from adults living with ADHD and parents raising neurodivergent children. Life with ADHD: Additional Resources Sign Up! Free ADHD Parenting Class Download: The ADHD Healthy Habits Handbook eBook for Adults: The Adult’s Guide to Strong…

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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the Oscar Goes To… 1:01:47

4d ago1:01:47

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Hollywood is getting ready for luncheons and deleting old tweets, which is why this episode is all about the Oscars. When you give an awards speech in your bathroom mirror, we know what statue you’re pretending to hold. So this week on NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, Oscar nominees Peter Straughan, Kris Bowers, and actress Caitlin Reilly duke it out for the…

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WL - How to NOT write like A.I. | Ft. Daniel Garner 1:10:09

4d ago1:10:09

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If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact…

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Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous 46:07

4d ago46:07

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Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the show. He spoke with Terry Gross about having ego but no confidence, working with Sondheim, and working in his father's jewelry store as a teen. Ken Tucker reviews …

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WL - Monasteries and Churches as Bildungmech? | Adolescence & Structural Stultification of Timenergy 1:30:00

4d ago1:30:00

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If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact…

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WL - New Left "Radicalism" - Weather Underground THEN and Bill Ayers NOW | TU AGORA special event 3:30:48

4d ago3:30:48

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If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact…

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WL - What IS "Democracy" | Daniel Garner and Benjamin Studebaker with the TU Tour Crew 1:22:15

4d ago1:22:15

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If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact…

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Tragic Sociology VS Left QANONism - Garner, McKerracher, Studebaker & Nance - In The AGORA 2:09:18

4d ago2:09:18

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If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact…

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WL - Texting war plans with the boys + What Obama and Trump Agree On 2:30:55

4d ago2:30:55

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ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work…

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WL - Nobody cares about China, Ukraine/Zelenskyy/Trump + TU Tour and Studio Update 1:41:00

4d ago1:41:00

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ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work…

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WL - What is a Citizen? 1:27:57

5d ago1:27:57

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ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work…

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WL - Was Obama the worst U.S. President? - Message to Democrats pt. 3 2:37:25

5d ago2:37:25

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ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work…

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Why Left? - What IS Society? 1:10:45

5d ago1:10:45

1:10:45

ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work…

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Nov. EMSTU - Digital Warlords, Subjectivity, and Cybernetic Populism with Haz Al-Din 1:37:08

5d ago1:37:08

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TU Meets the First Warlord of Cyber History. If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or…

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Comment Section Review: WU/WR review Why Left's "Musk's "Sieg Heil" & Dog Whistles in the PCFM" 4:15:14

5d ago4:15:14

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That survey we put together during the last half is available here:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... The thing we went and did in the classroom on campus is available to TU subscribers who get involved in the work of socioanalysis and alien anthropology. If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we…

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Why Left? Musk's "Sieg Heil" & Dog Whistles in the PCFM | Why Us? Naming is Negating 2:57:40

5d ago2:57:40

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Why Left? with David McKerracher and Benjamin Studebaker If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political c…

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Why Left? Trump's 2nd First Month - A Message To Democrats pt. 2 2:33:39

5d ago2:33:39

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Why Left? with David McKerracher and Benjamin Studebaker If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political c…

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Why Left? AGAINST the Overton Window / Mainstreaming / Radical Flank theory + Why Us? 4:05:45

5d ago4:05:45

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Why Left? Radical Flank Effect and “Overton window” | Why Us - Alien Anthropology, AGORA Tour, and Classification Struggles If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a work…

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Why Left? Trump Greenland Cutrone | What's Right? HOMESTEAD | Mikey Seminar on Therapism & Superego 3:53:54

5d ago3:53:54

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We've never done a stream like this! A Why Left episode followed by a What's Right episode followed by the first hour of a Mikey seminar! Only at TU. If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the condi…

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Best Of: Jason Isbell / David Tennant 48:59

6d ago48:59

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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album, Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he tells Terry Gross. David Bianculli reviews the FX/Hulu series Dying for Sex. When Scottish actor David T…

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'Hacks' Returns! With Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs 46:31

7d ago46:31

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The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedy series returns for a fourth season this week. It's about two women — a successful comic/TV personality in her 70s, and her 20-something comedy writer — and the generational clashes that ensue. We're revisiting interviews with stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, and Paul W. Downs who co-created the series…

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Radical Joy, Creativity, and Abundance: Creating from Consciousness with Ingrid V. Wells 32:00

8d ago32:00

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What if joy, trust, and intention were the most powerful tools in your art practice? In this illuminating episode of Art & Cocktails, Kat is joined by Ingrid V. Wells—an artist known for her vibrant, playful still lifes that explore deep themes like resilience, consciousness, and energetic alignment. Her work invites viewers to reconnect with joy a…

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The Dark Secrets Of Johnson & Johnson 44:32

8d ago44:32

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Johnson & Johnson recently lost a bid to settle lawsuits that claimed its talc powder products, including baby powder, caused cancer. Author Gardiner Harris says the company's defense "is beginning to crumble." His book is No More Tears. Also, John Powers reviews the new Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors, starring Jon Hamm. Learn more about…

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A New Season of On Being 2:24

8d ago2:24

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On Being is back on April 16, with a special season tethered in the persistent beauty and courage of what it can mean to be human — six conversations Krista has had out in the world in recent months, followed by an experimental, seven-week reflection/action experience— Hope, Imagination, and Remaking the World — to undertake with others in your lif…

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Trump's Tariffs & The Radical Remaking Of The Global Economy 44:53

9d ago44:53

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President Trump's sweeping tariff policy has upended the global economy. Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, likens it to The Art of the Deal — on steroids. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Imperfect Paradise: Rebuild or leave? One Black family in Altadena decides their future after Eaton Fire 40:25

10d ago40:25

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The biggest question hanging over most people in Los Angeles who lost homes in the Palisades and Eaton Fires is whether to rebuild or leave -- a question that's especially fraught for Altadena's Black community, who faced a long history of redlining. Charel Bailey’s parents have lived in Altadena since 1977, and she desperately wants them to rebuil…

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The 'Fog Of Delusion' In Biden's Inner Circle 44:56

10d ago44:56

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Author Chris Whipple says Biden's family and closest advisors operated in denial regarding his ability to serve another term: "There's no doubt that they were protecting the president." Whipple spoke with campaign insiders to get a behind-the-scenes look at what happened in 2024. His book is Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in …

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