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Diet Soap - a podcast

Diet Soap - a podcast

Douglas Lain 100 Episodes Oct 9, 2026

The Diet Soap podcast started in 2009 as a response to the 2008 economic crisis. It has evolved over time, becoming the podcast for a critical theory imprint based in the UK. Currently, it is part of Sublation Media, which includes book publishing, a magazine, and YouTube videos on theory and politics. The podcast continues to interrogate leftist politics and theory while maintaining a conversational tone.

Episodes

Episode 711: Ashley Says: We Must Become Gods
Episode 711: Ashley Says: We Must Become Gods Oct 9, 2026 3084 Ashley Frawley returns to discuss her major piece for Compact Magazine entitled: "We Must Become Gods." Here's an excerpt from her essay:"It was through Marxism that I encountered Prometheanism, and with it the exhilarating realization that both man and the world are unfinished projects. We could master nature and democratize abundance and freedom through technological innovation. And any
Episode 710: Sublation, Platypus, the Campaign, and COMPACT???
Episode 710: Sublation, Platypus, the Campaign, and COMPACT??? Oct 2, 2026 4315 In this episode of the Cutrone Zone, Chris discusses the four activities he's taken up as a left public intellectual over the past 20 years, and how they contribute to the project of socialism.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
Episode 709: Matt McManus on the Need for Utopia
Episode 709: Matt McManus on the Need for Utopia Sep 25, 2026 3466 Matt McManus discusses his essay in Jabobin magazine entitled "Utopia Is a Promise Worth Fighting For." This was a review of the short book "Utopia for Our Century: A Manifesto of Hope" by David Albertson and Jason Blakely. Utopia is a Promise? https://jacobin.com/2026/08/books-utopia-more-meritocracy-communismUtopia Manifesto https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300278088/utopia-for-our-c
Episode 708: Have the Children Learned?
Episode 708: Have the Children Learned? Sep 18, 2026 6294 Chris Cutrone re-evaluates his time as a Marxist pedagogue and wonders what went wrong. He's still reeling from the death of the Millennial left. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
Episode 707: Lukacs , Formalism and the Avant Garde
Episode 707: Lukacs , Formalism and the Avant Garde Sep 11, 2026 6650 Jörg Pohl is an actor in Germany and a director of politically progressive plays. In this interview for Avant Art, Pohl discusses Lukacs and his criticisms of expressionism. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
Episode 706: Socialism as Defined by a Billionaire and Vivek Chibber
Episode 706: Socialism as Defined by a Billionaire and Vivek Chibber Sep 4, 2026 4887 Chris Cutrone joins Douglas Lain to reexamine the meaning of "socialism" and how the term is misunderstood today. They explore the difference between anti-capitalism and socialism. Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Episode 705: Ralph Leonard on birthright citizenship
Episode 705: Ralph Leonard on birthright citizenship Sep 3, 2026 3198 Ralph Leonard joins Douglas Lain to discuss Ralph's recent essay for Compact entitled:"When Britain Ended Birthright Citizenship"Link to Compact:"When Britain Ended Birthright Citizenship" by Ralph Leonardhttps://www.compactmag.com/article/when-britain-ended-birthright-citizenship/Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Episode 704: What Can We Learn From the Soviet Avant-Garde?
Episode 704: What Can We Learn From the Soviet Avant-Garde? Aug 28, 2026 5766 Jörg Pohl is an actor and director living in Germany. He has been a member of the Thalia Theatre ensemble since 2009, and in this episode of Avant Art, he leads a discussion on the work of the Russian director Vsevolod Meyerhold. Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Episode 703: Adorno on Class Politics and Late Capitalism
Episode 703: Adorno on Class Politics and Late Capitalism Aug 21, 2026 6461 In this episode of the Cutrone Zone, Chris takes on the pedagogical task of reassessing what class politics are, what they were, and what they might be. He recapitulates two essays by Theodor Adorno:Imaginative Excesses:https://platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/readings/adorno_imaginativeexcesses.pdfLate Capitalism or Industrial Society?https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/adorno/
Episode 702: Why Has Elite Theory Captured the Left?
Episode 702: Why Has Elite Theory Captured the Left? Aug 7, 2026 4374 Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss Cutrone's essay: "Was Lenin PMC?"In this podcast, they discuss how James Burnham's work on the managerial revolution and his conservatism infected and directed left discourse.Was Lenin PMC? by Chris Cutronehttps://www.sublationmag.com/post/was-lenin-pmc-how-elite-theory-doesn-t-fit-the-movement-for-socialismSupport Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/
Episode 701: Spencer Leonard on the Jacobins
Episode 701: Spencer Leonard on the Jacobins Jul 31, 2026 4487 In this episode of the Spencer Leonard Hour, the professor of Marxism discusses why commies prefer the French Revolution to the American Revolution.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
Episode 700: Wagner the Revolutionary
Episode 700: Wagner the Revolutionary Jul 18, 2026 5045 Jim Igor, aka The Perfect Wagnerite, discusses the contradictions and revolutionary potential of Wagner's operas. He argues that Wagner represents both the ambition towards freedom and the self-defeat of the bourgeois revolution. Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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