Jim talks with Susan Neiman about the ideas in her latest book, Left Is Not Woke. They discuss the history & meaning of wokeness, the underlying reactionary assumptions of wokeness, making leftism & socialism acceptable terms, how the New Left of the Sixties set leftism back for a generation, disentangling left & woke, the right […]
EP 197 Susan Neiman on Why Left Is Not Woke Read More »
Author and activist Naomi Klein and Douglas Rushkoff talk about her new book, Doppelganger, and take a trip into the mirror world. 🎙️ In his monologue, Rushkoff explains how one white supremacist’s rejection of economic common sense stuck. 📰 You can read Rushkoff’s monologue, The Tragedy of No Commons, on Medium. 📚 You can pre-order
After a bit of a hiatus, Sweeny vs Bard are back to talk about core Bardism, Alexander’s new book Process and Event, Zoraster, Marx, Time, Space, and God. Please enjoy this feast. Links to courses at Parallax starting Sunday, September 10th:https://parallax-media.eu/courses/the-convivial-life-conversations-with-ivan-illich-friends — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrew-sweeny/message
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We saw a powerful eruption of red warrior consciousness in the recently concluded saga involving Vladimir Putin and his renegade enforcer, the late Yevgeny Prigozhin. Ankur Delight and I discuss the integral threads. – Jeff Salzman
Prigoshin and Guiliani: The Wages of Red Read More »
Science fiction author and futurist Madeline Ashby helps us understand why Hollywood’s future belongs to people – not machines. 🎙️In his monologue, Rushkoff warns us that spectacle is what prevents us from seeing each other 📰 Read Ashby’s Wired piece, Hollywood’s Future Belong to People – Not Machines Keep up with Madeline Ashby Website |
Jim talks with Pamela Denise Long about the ideas in an open letter from the Coalition of Concerned Freedmen to college presidents, responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on race-based affirmative action. They discuss the organizational developmental consultancy Youthcentrix, the Coalition of Concerned Freedmen, the meaning of the freedmen moniker, the different types of
EP 196 Pamela Denise Long on Affirmative Action for Freedmen Read More »
Founder & CEO of Third Wave and author of Mastering Microdosing Paul Austin helps us make sense of the new landscape of psychedelic therapy and what retrieving our relationship with mycelia may mean for our collective future. 🎙️In his monologue, Rushkoff reminds us to embrace the here and now – and to not feed the
Hey folks! The New York Times has published two major columns by columnist David Brooks criticizing the modern meritocracy and the postmodern therapeutic culture. What if We’re the Bad Guys Here? Hey America, Grow Up! It’s always interesting when somebody stops and tries to see the world of their opponents and I deeply appreciate Brooks
David Brooks to Elites: “Are We the Baddies?” Read More »
Jim talks with Michael R.J. Bonner about the ideas in his book In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present. They discuss the meaning of civilization, Gobekli Tepe, why technological change didn’t bring about civilization, how civilization produces clarity, beauty, and order, why civilization is preferable to the alternatives, the limits of cities,
EP 195 Michael R.J. Bonner on Civilization, Collapse, and Renewal Read More »
Bette Adriaanse is a writer and co-founder of TRQSE, an international network of artists and scientists working together on social issues. Her new novel What’s Mine revolves around topics of property and sharing, and she is interested in the ways our sharing habits influence our societies and our characters. Chelsea T. Hicks is a writer
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