In this episode, we discuss Theodor Adorno’s essay “Free Time”, in which the critical theorist really lets his cantankerous old... more

For this very special 100th episode of the show, we set aside a few hours to answer questions submitted by... more

Some news! We are going to livestream our 100th episode recording session at 1pm Eastern / 12 noon central standard... more

In this episode, we discuss the philosopher of science Roy Bhaskar and his essays in Reclaiming Reality. We discuss whether... more

In this episode we take on a Marxist classic, Rosa Luxemburg’s “Reform or Revolution,” in which she skewers Eduard Bernstein... more

In this episode we take up the question: what is the State? With 1978’s State, Power, Socialism by Nicos Poulantzas... more

In this episode we talk about the weird little unfinished utopian novel The New Atlantis, written by founding enlightenment figure... more

In this episode, we discuss the educational philosophy of the American pragmatist John Dewey. Focusing on his 1938 treatise Experience... more

In this episode, we discuss the contributions of political theorist Norman Geras to socialist debates about revolutionary ethics, movement democracy,... more

In this episode, we talk about the late, great Charles Mills and his landmark book The Racial Contract. Forcefully arguing... more