Diet Soap - a podcast

Christopher Norris discusses his contribution to the 2007 collection "Adventures in Realism" entitled "Realism and Anti-Realism in Contemporary Philosophy: What's Truth Got to Do With It?"  Rather than rehearse the philosophical arguments in the paper, Doug discusses the political import of analytic philosophy and realism.  Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

In this episode of the CutroneZone, everyone's favorite contrarian discusses the meaning of the MOU, Israel's future decline, and the contemporary moment of post-neoliberalism.  Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Werner Rügemer discusses his book "Fatal Friendship: First Phase: From World War I to II."  From the book jacket:  Rising US capitalism presented itself to the world with freedom, democracy, and prosperity. However, the practices of America First-genocide, labor exploitation, and warlike plunder of foreign property-were merely modernized. The First World War became the first major global business...

As we approach the Semiquincentennial of the American Revolution, Spencer Leonard reflects on why we seem to be forgetting what it means. Spencer is a collaborator on the Sublation Media film in production now:  Forgetting The American Revolution.  Support Sublation Media: https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Why must art be either avant-garde or Kitsch today? What could count as avant-garde art today? Should today's critics examine the formal techniques involved in the production of Kitsch? Is that all there is?   Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

The Last Marxist Chris Cutrone responds to his critics and to the defenders of Gabriel Rockhill. He also argues for the necessity of individual thought and a willingness to critique and oppose the majority.  Support Sublation Media https:patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Knight is a political activist and the author of the book "Decoding Chomsky: Science and Revolutionary Politics." In this episode of Diet Soap, Knight discusses Chomsky's legacy, his role within the military industrial complex, and the meaning of the Epstein scandal. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss their new film entitled "The Last Election."  Film description:  In 1992, the dissident writer Douglas Lain ran a rubber goldfish for president and declared himself a surrealist. In 2024, he took a group of young Marxists to both the RNC and the DNC. This film is the result. Purchase the Film: The Last Election: https://www.patreon.com/posts/last-election-158...

Rudi Greiser and Douglas Lain discuss the various approaches to acting that have developed in the West. How should a new Avant Garde, a new Expansivist Realist theatre, understand the history of and techniques deployed by actors. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone discusses how China fits into the Global Capitalist order and how we should understand the way the world works today. Support Sublation Media: https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Ethiopia’s Pentay are among the largest evangelical communities in the world, having grown from about 5% of the population in the 1980s to roughly a quarter today. M Rowton's essay "White Fields" in Sublation Magazine presents an expansive realist understanding of the Pentay movement.  White Fields by M. Rowton https://www.sublationmag.com/post/white-fields Support Sublation Media  https://patreon...

Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss Trump's new gambit: Project Freedom. Has this already led to an escalation back into combat? Is Trump falling into the escalation trap? What will this do to the markets? Are the walls finally closing in on Trump? Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone and "Tibor Szamuely" discuss the essay Belinksy Meets MAGA, which was recently published on the Sublation Substack. This Substack will be changing its character this month as Expansive Realism is introduced.  Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Spencer Leonard follows up on Monday's livestream on Bonpartism with a conversation about the concept of society, the significance of modernity, and the question of Rousseau's anarchism.  Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Ashley Frawley returns to discuss her recent essay for Compact entitled "Jeffrey Epstein's Necrophilia."  Ashley's Essay at Compact: https://www.compactmag.com/article/jeffrey-epsteins-necrophilia-and-ours/ Support Us on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone discusses his essay for Sublation Magazine based on his recent presentation at the Platrypus Affiliated Society convention. Trump's Not Regime Change at Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/post/trump-s-not-regime-change-in-iran-name-vs-substance  Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Arturo Desimone discusses how the contemporary left targets individuality, creativity, and masculinity for cancellation. He uses Noam Chomsky as an example. His Essay at Counterpunch: https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/against-cancellation-chomsky-and-the-cyclical-emasculation-of-the-left/ Support Sublation Media: https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Spencer Leonard from the Platypus Affiliated Society discusses the politics of Habermas and how Moishe Postone's critique of Habermas both landed and missed. Support Sublation Media: https://patreon.com/dietsoap

In this episode of the Cutrone Zone, the Last Marxist describes how to separate the propaganda from reality, and declares that this is Trump's World and we're just living in it. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Rudi Grieser and Douglas Lain discuss the history of the sitcom and the techniques deployed in the television show FRIENDS. How did the FRIENDS machine operate? What were the elements deployed in the production of FRIENDS? Support Us on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Ethan Linehan discusses his 2022 essay for Sublation Magazine entitled, "Wrong Life and Abortion." In the essay he critique's Conrad Hamilton's article "Abortion, Capitalism, and Demographic Control" and discusses how a living socialist movement would approach the question of reproduction and freedom. Wrong Life and Abortion at Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/post/wrong-life-and-ab...

In this Cutrone Zone, the Last Marxist asks: What if Trump and America actually win this conflict with Iran?  Cutrone insists this is Trump's world and we just live in it. Not because this is a good thing, but because it's a political reality (Cutrone says).  Who does it serve to think otherwise? Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

In this episode of Sublation Magazine, Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss the significance of Habermas. Can we still learn from the junior member of the Frankfurt School? Can there be Communicative Action?  Support Sublation Media Https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Mani is a member of the Expansive Realist Workshop in Portland, Oregon, an Iranian ex-pat, and an MD. In this episode of the Diet Soap podcast, he discusses the attacks on Iran, the Islamic Republic, Christopher Hitchens, and his hopes for an emancipated Iran.   Support Sublation Media  https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain continue to discuss the war on Iran. How should the left respond to the war on Iran? What was revolutionary defeatism? Will there be a draft? Can the US avoid a ground war?  Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap