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Economist Mikayla Novak joins NSP to discuss her books Rainbow Liberty and Liberal Emancipation. We also talk about sociology, radical liberalism, fascist economy, and more. Mikayla Novak is a Senior Fellow in the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She has an economics doctorate awarded by RMIT Universit...

Political theorist Martin Jacobson joins NSP to discuss reconciling anarchism and geoism. We talk about land value, non-statist redistribution methods, markets, effective altruism, animal ethics, and more. Martin Jacobson is a political theorist from Uppsala, Sweden, working in the intersection of politics, philosophy, and economics. His 2024 Ph. D. thesis, on the relationship between geoism and a...

For NSP 75, we spoke with Nathan Goodman about the violence of immigration restrictions and border militarization. We also discussed economics, big tent vs smaller tent alliances, and the relationship between anarchism and liberalism. Nathan Goodman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he is a Senior Fellow at the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Stud...

For NSP 74, we spoke with Mike Gathers about the politics of Robert Anton Wilson! In addition, we talked about libertarianism, techno-optimism, the limits of the left-right spectrum, and Mike's recently published book with Hilaritas Press titled, "A Non Euclidian Perspective: Robert Anton Wilson’s Political Commentaries 1960-2005" containing many previously published political articles and intervi...

For NSP 73 we spoke with Victoria Law about mass incarceration, COVID-19 in prisons, counterproductive reform, abolition, and more. Victoria Law is a journalist and author who writes about incarceration, resistance and gender. Her most recent book is Corridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration. Links: https://victorialaw.net https://truthout.org/authors/victoria...

For NSP 72 we spoke with Bryce and Ary from No More Deaths about immigration, border militarization, providing aid in the desert, the trail of Scott Warren, rising xenophobia, and more. No More Deaths is a humanitarian organization based in southern Arizona whose mission is to end death and suffering in the Mexico–US borderlands. Bryce Peterson has been organizing and doing direct aid on the US-Me...

For NSP 71 we spoke with William Gillis of the Fully Informed Jury Association and Center for a Stateless Society about jury nullification and his new book "Did the Science Wars Take Place?" Links: https://humaniterations.net/ https://fija.org/ https://store.c4ss.org/index.php/product/did-the-science-wars-take-place-the-political-ethical-stakes-of-radical-realism-preorder/ https://mastodon.social/...

For NSP 70 we spoke with anarchist, writer, and translator Scott Campbell about resistance, decolonialism, academia, Palestine, Mexico, lessons from Occupy, and more. Scott Campbell (he/him) is an anarchist writer, translator, educator, parent, partner, and grad student. Over the years he has worked with multiple radical independent media platforms, most notably El Enemigo Común and It's Going Dow...

For episode 69 of NSP we're joined by historian Anthony Comegna. We spoke about left libertarianism, the overlaps of Marxism and classical liberalism, education and the limits of "teaching history", Benjamin Lay, the Loco-Focos, and more. Anthony Comegna is a historian and senior programs manager at the Institute for Humane Studies. He is a specialist in 19th century American political and intelle...

For Episode 68, we spoke with our friend Zak Woodman about philosophy, economics, artificial intelligence, immigration, right-wing hypocrisy, and the ways the State violates people's rights. Zachary Woodman is the podcast coordinator at Center for a Stateless Society, deputy editor of Notes on Liberty, and an independent scholar. His research interests are in political economy, social and politica...

For Episode 67, we spoke with activist and writer William C. Anderson about racism, electoral politics, DEI backlash, anarchism's relation to socialism, Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin and JoNina Abron-Ervin, and the Black radical tradition. William C. Anderson is a writer and activist from Birmingham, Alabama. His work has appeared in The Guardian, MTV, British Journal of Photography, Logic(s) Magazine, an...

Evan Greer joins the show to discuss technology, internet censorship, gender politics, music, anarchism, and more! Evan Greer (she/her/they/them) is a trans/genderqueer activist singer/songwriter, parent, and organizer based in Boston. She writes and performs high-energy acoustic songs that inspire hope, build community, and incite resistance! Evan tours internationally as a musician and speaker,...

Lucy and Cory's Anti-Power Hour has been renewed for a 2nd Season! For Episode X, Lucy Steigerwald and Cory Massimino get together to discuss news, politics, comics, movies, pop culture, ethics, ideology, and all the best drama in these precarious times. Anti-Power Hour is hosted by Lucy Steigerwald and Cory Massimino, and is a project of Non Serviam Media. Follow the hosts on Bluesky: https://bsk...

NSP #65 we spoke with Maggie McNeill about the politics of sex work, censorship, science fiction, and libertarianism. Maggie was a librarian in suburban New Orleans, but after an acrimonious divorce she took up sex work; from 1997 to 2006 she worked first as a stripper, then as a call girl and madam. She eventually married her favorite client and retired to a ranch in Oklahoma, but returned to esc...

NSP #64 we spoke with Thomas Webb (they/them) about transhumanism, social media, libertarianism, transphobia and gender liberation. Thomas is a software engineer who manages open source projects and advocates for decentralized social media. They are a fellow at C4SS, having written articles on various subjects, often touching on transgender rights and youth liberation. Links https://mastodon.socia...

For NSP 63, journalist and author Jesse Walker returns to the show to talk about how crises impact political spectrum. We also covered left-right overlap in health and spirituality, how conservatism nevertheless progresses, social media, libertarianism, and more! Jesse Walker is books editor of Reason magazine. He has written on topics ranging from pirate radio to copyright law to political parano...

For NSP 62 we spoke with Natasha Lennard about journalism, the 2024 U.S. election, state-cautious communism, and more! Natasha Lennard is a columnist for The Intercept, and her work has appeared in The Nation, Bookforum, and Dissent, among others. She is the associate director of the Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism program at The New School. She is the author of “Being Numerous: Essays o...

For NSP 61 we spoke with Christopher Coyne about the economics or warmaking. We also discussed the boomerang effect, pacifism, revolution, and libertarian anarchism. Christopher J. Coyne is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University, the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center, and the Director of the I...

For NSP 60 we spoke with Eric King about his time as a political prisoner, including surviving SuperMax, nazi gangs and guards, and how he maintains love, hope, and solidarity. Eric King (he/him) is an anarchist political prisoner who is a husband and father of two. He was released from ADX Federal SuperMax at the end of 2023 after serving approximately ten years for an act of solidarity with the...

For NSP 59 we spoke with Shane Burley about anti-fascism, green anarchism, voting, religion, Israel, and his recent book "Safety Through Solidarity" (co-authored with Ben Lorber) on combatting antisemitism. Shane Burley is the author of several books on the far-right and social movements, and has contributed to places such as NBC News, Jewish Currents, Al Jazeera, The Baffler, The Daily Beast, Haa...

For NSP 58 we spoke with our friend and host of The Curious Task, Alex Aragona about anarchism, liberalism, economics, indigenous rights, Canada, and more. Alex Aragona is a partner at a creative marketing agency. He also is the host of the Institute For Liberal Studies Podcast, The Curious Task, and is a fellow at C4SS. His writing has appeared at C4SS, Adam Smith Works, and Liberal Currents. htt...

For NSP 57, we spoke with Gary Chartier about his book Christianity and the Nation-State. Gary Chartier is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics and Associate Dean of the Zapara School of Business at La Sierra University. A theologian, philosopher, legal scholar, and political theorist, he is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of over twenty books; his byline has appeared ove...

Welcome to the ninth episode of Lucy and Cory's Anti-Power Hour! A monthly program here on the Non Serviam Media Network where Lucy Steigerwald and Cory Massimino get together to discuss anything they want- probably comics, pop culture, ethics, ideology, movement news and politics, electoral politics, and world events. If you like this episode; give it a like and engage with the conversation in th...

For NSP 56, we spoke with Elia J. Ayoub about Israel's war on Gaza, authoritarian leftists, solarpunk, post-growth, and more! Elia has a background in human rights advocacy, journalism, writing, and podcasting. He is the founder of The Fire These Times, a multimedia project working to uplift internationalist dialogues on human rights, climate change, and visions of bold futures. He holds a PhD in...

For NSP 55, we spoke with Fin (They/Them) aka Queer Armorer about gays, guns, and more! Fin produces accessible and educational firearms content; they also run Rainbow Reload NH, the foundational chapter of a decentralized shooting group for queer folk and friends. They are a massive firearms nerd, an NRA certified instructor, and a passionate advocate for guns and community defense. Chapters: 0:0...