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Lecture - What is a social problem? (Part 1)

Social problems are not harmful conditions. In the fourth lecture in my series about why you should think of social problems as myths, I introduce the concept of social constructionism. Constructionist sociologists of social problems understand them in very different ways than you might expect. For part 2, visit www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley 

Stuck in the Vampire Castle with Russell Brand (Part 1)

I just realised that I neglected to upload the audio only version of last week's podcast. Apologies to those who do not listen or follow on YouTube or Patreon! Please do subscribe there so you never miss an uplaod!
Back to my regular weekly uploads this week! I spoke with "Bonnie Prince Bob", described as a "rabble rouser", but who describes himself as an artist and filmmaker. We discussed his new short film entitled, "The Slow Cancellation of Mark Fisher's Russell Brand" and whether the Left has learned anything since Mark Fisher wrote Exiting the Vampire Castle. Part 2 is at: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley 

Lecture - What is a moral panic? (Part 1)

This is the third lecture in a series about how to think critically about social problems. In part 1, I introduce examples of moral panics from recent history. In part 2, I go into depth on what features need to be present for something to be characterised as a "moral panic". For part 2, visit:www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

How to lose friends and influence people - Vanity von Glow on drag queen story time and freedom of speech

I'm doing bi-weekly uploads for the month of December while I visit my family in Canada. This week, I spoke with drag queen Vanity Von Glow on being cancelled for standing up (next to some unsavoury characters) for free speech. In part 1, she talks about defending drag queen story time, swearing on national TV, and what it's like to be equally hated across the political spectrum for taking a stand.
In part 2, we delve deeper into the art of drag and why, if we really believe in freedom, we need to defend it for everyone. Visit:www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

Can computers save us from capitalism? Ft. Paul Cockshott (Part 2)

This is part 2 of my conversation with Paul Cockshott, which is normally for patrons only. I promised him that I would release it publically. This week, patrons get an exclusive lecture - part 2 of my series on how to think about social problems as myths. 
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Can computers save us from capitalism? Ft. Paul Cockshott (Part 1)

Paul Cockshott, now retired, was a Reader at the University of Glasgow and is the author of numerous works on socialism and economic planning. We discussed how workers' control of the means of production gradually moved outside the imagination of the organised Left and how capitalism itself leads us to question how we might move beyond it. For part 2 visit:www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

Lecture - Social problems are just folklore (Part 1)

This is the first lecture in a series about how to think critically about social problems. If you would like to hear/watch the rest of the series, please send me a comment. In this edition, I tell two stories and ask you to think about what makes them memorable. The stories that we tell about social problems are similar: They are memorable, but we also worry about them in proportion as activists can get us to connect their issues to things we hold dear. We can also study social problems in the same way that we study folklore.
To hear/watch part 2 visit:www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

Welcome to the Post-Truth World, You’ll Like it Here- Ft. Calum Nicholson (Part 1)

Calum Nicholson is a social anthropologist and a lecturer at the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge. He is the Director of the MCC's Climate Policy Institute and has written on diverse issues from climate migration to the culture wars--even though he himself has chosen to stay off social media.
For part 2 visit:www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

The Surveillance State - Ft. Gord Magill in NYC (Part 1)

Gord Magill is a Canadian trucker and the host of the Voice of Gord podcast. He also writes for Newsweek, UnHerd, Compact and others. In this special, recorded on location in New York, we talked about the legacy of the trucker convoy, the pervasiveness of surveillance, and why no one believes in humanity anymore.
Part 2 is at www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

OK Boomer - The problem of generations - Ft. Jennie Bristow (Part 1)

Jennie Bristow is a Reader in Sociology at Canterbury Christ Church University. She is the author of several books including The Sociology of Generations and Stop Mugging Grandma. We talked about how our understanding of generations influences how we think about problems in social and political life and whether young people today have been shortchanged in the transfer of generational knowledge.For part 2 visit:
www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley