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Are we rational or economists wrong?(Part 1)

Eli Sennesh is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Vanderbilt University in the field of computational affect science. We spoke about how human subjects are degraded in our scientific and technological approaches and the way that this leads to bad outcomes. In part 2, we went into more depth about the effect of bad economics and how we might overcome this to create a more rational political economy. 

CANCELLED - Can the left come back from ”woke”? (Part 1)

Umut Ozkirimli is the author of the recently released Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke. He is a Senior Research Fellow at IBEI (Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals), a professor at Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, and a Senior Research Associate at CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs). We talked about the origins of identity politics and how it operates by distorting past battles and turning them into cynical money-making schemes.
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rue crime, serial killers, and slasher films: Why do we love horror? (Part 1)

It's October! My favourite month! Susanna Kleeman, Doug Lain and I discuss why we seem to love all things horror. 
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Supporting the Sacred Journey? - Ft. Ashley Frawley (Part1)

This week you get an exclusive look at a lecture on how problems are increasingly psychologised through the language of "trauma". Are indigenous people in Canada really "traumatised"? Is this a form of de-colonisation? Or is it deep colonisation: colonisation of our minds through a kindly language that disarms us and brings us on side. (NB: The women in the thumbnail are my great aunts looking dapper in the 1920s.)
I was ill last week and so this upload is coming a bit late. Regular schedule resumes on Thursday with a discussion of why women love serial killers (!?) in time for October (my favourite month!).

The Future of Capitalism - Ft. Ted Reese (Part1)

Ted Reese is the author of The End of Capitalism and a columnist at Sublation Magazine. We did the unthinkable and allowed ourselves to think about a future that isn't a post-apocalyptic wasteland and discussed how we might get there.
 
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The Radicalism of Fools - Ft. Daniel Ben-Ami (Part 1)

Daniel Ben-Ami is a journalist and author. Recently, he's been raising the alarm that anti-semitism making a comeback in public debate. The trouble is that it's harder to recognise than ever. We spoke about how anti-semitism operates across the political spectrum and how it can be fed by the failure of normal politics to live up to its own ideals.
I have attempted to upgrade my audio once again and produced the opposite effect so the audio isn't great in places. However, I think it's still listenable. (Tips on how to use a Focusrite welcome!)
 
For Part 2 visit:
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Capitalists are central planners - Ft. Leigh Phillips (Part 1)

Leigh Phillips is a science writer and political journalist and the author of Austerity Ecology & the Collapse-Porn Addicts and The People's Republic of Wal-Mart (co-authored with Michal Rozworski). We talked about whether or not capitalism is producing the basis for socialism in what might at first seem to be the most unlikely of places--Amazon and Wal-Mart.

Who’s really fighting in Ukraine? Ft. Thomas Fazi (Part 1)

Thomas Fazi writes for Compact and UnHerd and is the author of The Battle for Europe, Reclaiming the State, and the Covid Consensus. We spoke about his recent essays for UnHerd where he questions the prevailing narrative that the war in Ukraine was "unprovoked" and primarily about democracy, sovereignty and freedom.
For part 2, visit:
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The Bad Science of Positive Psychology - Ft James C. Coyne (Part 1)

James Coyne, infamous critic of all things bad science, gives me insight into the seedy underbelly of Positive Psychology. There's gossip, there's prostitutes and there's hot tubs. Enjoy!
 
Listen to part 2 at www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley

Bonus - Marx for people who love capitalism (Part 1)

I'm a bit late getting the podcast out this week, so you get a bonus lecture introducing Marx and Marxism. The regular podcast will be out tomorrow.
To see part 2 visit www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley