Cyber Dandy

On November 23, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted historian Peter Cole for an expansive talk on Ben Fletcher, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and the radical legacy of dockworkers’ internationalism—from Philadelph...

On October 26, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted historian Mark Leier for a rich and provocative discussion on Mikhail Bakunin—philosopher, agitator, exile, and one of the most misunderstood revolutionaries of the nineteenth...

On September 28, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted historian Jon Bekken for a far-reaching talk on the Marine Transport Workers Union (MTWU) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) — one of the most militant and transna...

In this SEDI session, anarchist writer and editor Iain McKay delivers a brisk, idea-dense tour of Peter Kropotkin’s science, ethics, and revolutionary politics—showing how the famed geographer’s fieldwork and evolutionary arguments undergird a liv...

On July 27th, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted labor historian and anarchist writer Mark Leier for a riveting talk on the life and contradictions of Robert Raglan Gosden—Wobbly, saboteur, free speech fighter, draft evader, ...

On June 29th, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted historian Tom Goyens for a compelling talk on the life and legacy of Johann Most, the infamous yet often misunderstood figure of early anarchism. Drawing on his forthcoming sch...

On May 25th, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted philosopher, poet, and long-time New Orleans anarchist John Clark—also known by the pen name Max Cafard—for a wide-ranging discussion on his latest book, Anarchy in the Big Easy...

On April 27th, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted journalist and antifascist theorist Shane Burley for a talk titled “The Trump Drive to Fascism.” Drawing from his extensive work on far-right movements, Shane explored the evo...

On March 23rd, 2025 the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted David Van Deusen for a talk about insurgent labor, the current state of the unions, and the future of our libertarian and socialist fight against domination and exploitation. D...

How does someone introduce Barrett Brown? That's a really tough one because the personal, professional, and political stories play off each other in numerous ways. I would have to say that first of all, Barrett Brown is one of too few to survive a...

Last month Douglas Lain (of Sublation Media) hosted a conversation between myself and Spencer Leonard. We reviewed Mikhail Bakunin's work "Statism and Anarchy" and contrasted Bakunin’s thinking with Proudhon and Marx. After some initial confusion,...

Tonight we discuss Catherine Malabou's recent French-only work on the notion of anarchy in (post)modern continental philosophy. Catherine Malabou wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Malabou Carl's Notes on Au voleur! Anarch...

This is a topic that I have been hesitant to dedicate an episode to, but finding someone I can trust on the big picture changed my mind! Originally from the United Kingdom, Djene Rhys Bajalan is a historian of the Middle East at Missouri State ...

Uri Gordon is a long-time anarchist activist, researcher, writer, and organizer. He is well known for his book, "Anarchy Alive!: Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory" and his work with Anarchists Against the Wall. His writings have ...

After months of comparing Proudhon's "System of Economic Contradictions" with Marx's "The Poverty of Philosophy", Cyber Dandy and Ben Burgis join Douglas Lain to compare notes and debate the merits of the two works. My breakdown of Chapter 1 fr...

Benjamin Studebaker is a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. He is a political theorist who teaches and publishes in both contemporary political theory and the history of political thought. His work also cov...

Duane Rousselle is a Canadian sociological theorist, Lacanian psychoanalyst, and Professor of Sociology. He works in several academic fields including Social Movement Studies, Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Cultural Sociology, Gender and Sexuality Studi...

Alex Prichard is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Exeter. His current research aims to develop a radical new understanding of the concept of anarchy. In 2005, Dr Prichard co-founded the PSA Anarchist Studies Net...

Uri Gordon is a long-time anarchist activist, researcher, writer, and organizer. He is well known for his book, "Anarchy Alive!: Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory" and his work with Anarchists Against the Wall. His writings have ...

We welcome back Parenthesis Eye to the show and discuss the down and dirty details of his Utopian Anarchism. Using his latest two blog entries as a guide, Parenthesis Eye addresses the theoretical influences on his utopian thinking and the practic...