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#57: Omer Bartov on the Future of Israel-Palestine Aug 17, 2026 3185 For this week's episode Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, joins Malek and Matt to discuss his new book Israel: What Went Wrong.We talk about the comparative frameworks necessary to make sense of history, and the process through which Zionism became a state ideology. We hear about the decline of the Israeli left, and trace the various breaking points that

#56: The State Department on Cuba & Communism Aug 10, 2026 3018 For this week's episode, we discuss the State Department's recent report "Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism", which was released three weeks ago.Matt and Sam are joined by D, a lawyer with a wide-ranging practice in civil litigation and criminal defense, to talk about the political context the report is being released in, the myth-making operation its performing to influence both domesti

#55: Bhaskar Sunkara on the Socialist Blueprint Aug 3, 2026 3042 For this week's episode Bhaskar Sunkara joins Amogh and Matt to discuss his new book The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World, co-written with Mike Beggs and Ben Burgis.We talk about the now decade-long arc of millennial socialism, and the role of the media ecology that Bhaskar helped develop. We ask him to elaborate on the book's position on markets and exploitation within a social

#54: Autonomy in the UK with Seth Wheeler Jul 29, 2026 3573 For this week's episode, Seth Wheeler joins Matt and Tony Iantosca to discuss his work as an archivist, writer, and organizer of creative autonomy in London. We talk about how social movements retain and transmit historical memory; the contemporary nostalgia for the party form and trade unionism; and the role counterculture plays in cultivating radical subjectivities. READINGS:--"A Thousand Little

#53: The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan Jul 17, 2026 3326 For this week's episode we discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which releases nationwide today. Anton, Malek, and Matt talk about Nolan's redemption arc, and defying the code of the gods and the social rituals of the guest/host relation.READINGS:--Odysseus as Artist - Paul Chan, 2017: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/odysseus-as-artist/

#37: George Katsiaficas on Eros, Revolution, and Gen Z Dec 26, 2025 3008 For this week's podcast we're joined by George Katsiaficas, author of the classic texts The Imagination of the New Left: A Global Analysis of 1968 (1987) and The Subversion of Politics: European Autonomous Social Movements and the Decolonization of Everyday Life (1997), as well as the more recent collections Gen Z Makes History (2025) and Eros and Revolution (2024). We discuss his idea of the eros

[PREVIEW] #12: The Institute for Social Ecology with Chaia Heller & Mason Herson-Hord Feb 16, 2022 300 Chaia Heller & Mason Herson-Hord join Andrew and Matt to discuss their work with the Institute for Social Ecology, co-founded by communalist philosopher Murray Bookchin in Vermont in 1974. We reflect on the ideas and legacy of both Bookchin (1921-2006) and Occupy Wall Street; the need for joy and the celebration of life; the limitations within both Marxism and anarchism for facing our present

[PREVIEW] #11: Anarchist Cinema and the Counterculture w/ Sherry Millner & Ernie Larsen Jan 28, 2022 300 Sherry Millner and Ernie Larsen join Giulia and Matt to discuss their shared nomadic journey as artists, anarchists, parents, curators, teachers, partners, writers, thinkers, friends, and so much more. In 70 minutes, we discuss their last 50 years of collaboration. Meeting amidst the utopian movements of the 60s, they were influenced by their encounter and friendship with anarchist groups such as

[PREVIEW] #10: Urgent Pedagogies and Autonomous Infrastructure with Sandi Hilal and Pelin Tan Sep 23, 2021 300 Sandi Hilal and Pelin Tan join Malek and Matt to discuss alternative pedagogies of unlearning in Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, and within refugee spaces in Europe and the Middle East. Together we talk about questioning our social coexistences, decolonization, conflict, and care. How and where do we learn new ethical and artistic practices amidst collapse, as our relationships to infrastructure and i

[PREVIEW] #9: The Commune and Destituent Power: Roundtable on Marcello Tarì Jun 18, 2021 300 We’re joined by Jose Rosales, Carla Bottiglieri, Luhuna Carvalho, and Giulia Gabrielli for a roundtable on Marcello Tari’s book, There is No Unhappy Revolution: The Communism of Destitution, published in English this spring by Common Notions.We discuss a genealogy of the concept “destituent power”, alongside the historical movements it’s been a response to: Italy in the 70s, Argentina in 2001, and

[PREVIEW] #8: Autonomous Education and the Brecht Forum Jun 15, 2021 300 Mary Boger, Michael Lardner, and Kazembe Balagun join Amogh and Matt to discuss the New York Marxist School, the Brecht Forum, and the Marxist Education Project--experiments in both radical pedagogy and autonomous space in NYC dating back to 1975.We trace together the how and why of our political histories, as well as the Brecht Forum’s organizational evolution from collective, to committee, to bo

[PREVIEW] #7 Natasha Lennard & Matthew Whitley on Non-Fascist Life May 11, 2021 300 Natasha Lennard and Matthew Whitley discuss some themes and questions from the updated paperback edition of Natasha’s book, Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life, published last month by Verso.We talk about acting and thinking in the absence of Trump’s dominance of the mediasphere, and how we relate to debates around the “crisis of liberalism” and “collapse of the center” in a now-Democratic

[PREVIEW] #6 The Communism of Love w/ Richard Gilman-Opalsky & Jennifer Scuro Apr 30, 2021 300 Richard Gilman-Opalsky and Jennifer Scuro discuss Richard’s recent book The Communism of Love: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Exchange Value, published by AK Press in December.We discuss communism and love as an experience and a practice, of both commitment and devotion, towards new valuations beyond exchange. We think about forms-of-life versus forms-of-governance, and the role of the “precarious

[PREVIEW] #5: Kazembe Balagun on Raoul Peck’s Exterminate All the Brutes Apr 21, 2021 300 Kazembe Balagun joins Malek and Matt to discuss Raoul Peck’s new 4-part film on HBO, Exterminate All the Brutes. We discuss recent Hollywood dramatization and the visualization of abstract political concepts, as well as decolonial thought, media, and art in the 21st century. How do we confront the ghosts of the past, and where do we find hope and meaning when politics has failed us? How can we fac

[PREVIEW] #4 Amin Husain & Georgia Sagri: Occupy and the Epistemology of Freedom Apr 7, 2021 300 We’re joined by friends Amin and Georgia as we approach the 10-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Together we discuss the general assembly as a module, cultivating spaces of freedom and experimentation, the performance of knowing, not knowing, and unknowing, the experience of threatening power, the accident and rupture, practicing the politics of life, and we remember David Graeber and the ma

[PREVIEW] Adam Curtis: What If the People Are Stupid? Feb 24, 2021 300 For the third episode in our series of podcasts on Adam Curtis's Can't Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World, Amogh and Matt joined The Antifada's Andy, Jamie, and Sean.We continued discussing historical storytelling and the contemporary development of a worldview. How can Curtis's diagnostic fragments transform into political overcoming? How do we situate ourselves whil

[PREVIEW] Damaged Life: Adam Curtis’s Emotional History Feb 15, 2021 300 Last week Adam Curtis released a new 6-part film series, Can't Get You Out Of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World. In this discussion, Amogh, Malek, and Matt begin to unpack and respond to the series, asking what Curtis means in aiming to provide an “emotional” history? What are the subterranean forces that animate ideological/social/political movements and their figure-heads? What d

[PREVIEW] On Adam Curtis’s HyperNormalisation: A Hard Rain Feb 9, 2021 300 This Thursday, February 11th, English filmmaker Adam Curtis will release a new 6-part film series, Can't Get You Out Of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World. In anticipation, Amogh, Malek, and Matt discuss the work and project of Adam Curtis, particularly his most recent film, HyperNormalisation (2016).In our conversation we touch on Adam Curtis’ stated topic area, his methodology, an

[PREVIEW] #8: No Borders, Migrant Housing Squats, and the Commons in Greece Sep 29, 2018 300 In this interview, Haris discusses the state’s attack on the Idomeni border camp, the forced relocation of migrants to state run detention cIn this interview, Haris discusses the state’s attack on the Idomeni border camp, the forced relocation of migrants to state run detention centers in the periphery of the city exposing individuals to the most toxic conditions, and efforts by Thessaloniki anti-

[PREVIEW] #7: How to Unite and Unionize With Your Clinic Coworkers: A Win in an LGBT Clinic Sep 16, 2018 300 Overworked? Underpaid? And still get heat from the bosses that you should be doing more with less cause you’re serving the most vulnerable?Overworked? Underpaid? And still get heat from the bosses that you should be doing more with less cause you’re serving the most vulnerable? Even clinics and nonprofits claiming the most progressive intentions inherit some of the most exploitative practices agai

[PREVIEW] #6: Prison Abolition and Migrant Justice in Germany: An Interview with Gefangenen Magazine Aug 28, 2018 300 The physical and psychological impact of incarceration in Germany is shocking, resulting in suicides and other sequelae. In this interview wThe physical and psychological impact of incarceration in Germany is shocking, resulting in suicides and other sequelae. In this interview with an editor of the Gefangenen Magazine, we learn about the prison abolition struggle in Germany and how German activis

[PREVIEW] #5: Reproductive Rights, Mental Health and Collective Liberation May 19, 2018 300 Links: https://themastproject.wordpress.com/ http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S0010-7824(17)30475-4/fulltext https://www.aclu.orgLinks:https://themastproject.wordpress.com/http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S0010-7824(17)30475-4/fulltexthttps://www.aclu.org/other/whats-wrong-fetal-rightshttps://www.listennotes.com/e/7a66b23064f84979aafc93784e3f7152/iii-b-kvelertak-ii-fetal-prot

[PREVIEW] #4: The complexities of mental health Mar 30, 2018 300 Mental health affects millions of people – 1 in 5 Americans according to some estimates, with half of them not receiving any treatment. PartMental health affects millions of people – 1 in 5 Americans according to some estimates, with half of them not receiving any treatment. Part of the problem might be that we see the mind as orderly and contained, when really the mind seems to be characterized b

[PREVIEW] #3: Understanding Wellness Culture with a Revolutionary Context Nov 1, 2017 300 This episode was produced by Joe Kujawa & Yvette Hall in Brooklyn, NY. Reference links: When Wellness is a Dirty Word The Wellness SyndrThis episode was produced by Joe Kujawa & Yvette Hall in Brooklyn, NY.Reference links:When Wellness is a Dirty WordThe Wellness SyndromLife Hacks of the Poor and AimlessHow Wellness Became an EpidemicClass CombatSelf as Other: Reflections on SelfcareClosin