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Aeron Davis joins me to discuss his new book, 'Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment'. We discussed the changing face of British elites, the self-destructive character of neoliberalism, and the risk averse nature of the UK business class. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com...

Richard Seymour joins me to discuss the prospects for Theresa May's Brexit Deal, the People's Vote campaign, and the nature of the European Union. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother

Will Davies joins me for the second part of our discussion on his new book, 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World'. We spoke about the role of neoliberalism in the rise of contemporary populism, the military logic of the internet, and the nature of the Corbyn project. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter...

Rodrigo Nunes joins me to discuss Jair Bolsonaro's election victory in Brazil. We discussed Bolsonaro's background, the composition of his electoral coalition, the mistakes of the Brazilian worker's party, and the nature of the contemporary far right. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and other PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: https://www.patreon.com/jo...

Nisha Kapoor joins me to discuss her new book, 'Deport, Deprive, Extradite: 21st Century State Extremism'. We spoke about Islamophobia, the War on Terror, the adoption of counterinsurgency tactics in the UK, and the government's 'Prevent' counter-terrorism programme and its effects on Britain's Muslim population. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and future PTO shows,...

Will Davies joins me to discuss his new book, 'Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World'. We spoke about the declining public trust in experts, the blurring of the distinctions between war and peace, the increasing irrelevance of macroeconomic indicators, and the rise of populism.

Adam Tooze joins me for part two of our discussion on his new book, 'Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World'. We spoke about the Brexit vote, Emmanuel Macron's EU reform agenda, the prospects for a radical Labour government, and why it is that Marxists keep claiming Adam (a self-described liberal) for one of their own. If you enjoy this episode please consider donating via Pat...

Tom Mills joins me to discuss the problems of the UK media, the Labour Party leadership's proposals for media reform, and the media class's aversion to workplace democracy. If you enjoy this episode please consider donating via Patreon: www.patreon.com/poltheoryother

Sophie Lewis joins me to discuss trans-exclusionary radical feminism and her article 'SERF ‘n’ TERF: Notes on Some Bad Materialisms': http://salvage.zone/in-print/serf-n-terf-notes-on-some-bad-materialisms/ If you enjoy this episode please consider donating via Patreon: www.patreon.com/poltheoryother

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Adam Tooze joins me to discuss his new book, 'Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World'. Part two: https://soundcloud.com/poltheoryother/23-adam-tooze-on-crashed-how-a-decade-of-financial-crises-changed-the-world-part-2 If you enjoy this episode please consider donating via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother

Richard Seymour joins me to discuss the ongoing anti-semitism controversy in the Labour Party. We discussed the scale and nature of modern anti-semitism, the Labour Party's new code of conduct on anti-semitism, and the media campaign against the Corbynite left. If you enjoy this episode please consider donating via Patreon: www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=1735316

Jacob Mukherjee joins me to discuss the UK housing crisis, the challenges in organising private renters, the exploitation of recent migrants by landlords, and the political class's response to the housing crisis. If you enjoy this episode please consider donating via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=1735316

Grace Blakeley joins me to discuss the neoliberal financialisation of the UK and world economies, the coming reckoning with the UK's current account deficit, and how we can wrest control away from the City and fund a real industrial strategy. You can read Grace's report, On Borrowed Time: Finance and the UK's current account deficit here: https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/on-borrowed-time...

Phil Burton-Cartledge joins me to discuss the resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson, Brexit and the European Union, and the long-term decline of the Conservative Party.

Kate Pickett joins me to discuss her new book - co-authored with Richard Wilkinson - The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-being, the follow up to the acclaimed The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better.

Adam Tooze joins me to discuss his book 'The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy'. We discussed the entwinement of Nazi ideology and economics, the explanation for the apparent irrationality of German military strategy, the comparative backwardness of the German economy in the pre-war period, and the question of 1930s parallels in the post-financial crash era.

Catarina Príncipe joins me to discuss the state of Portuguese social democracy, the myth of Portuguese anti-austerity policy, and the broader crisis of the Eurozone.

Jo Littler joins me to discuss the history of meritocratic discourse, how the term meritocracy is deployed in the post-Black Lives Matter and MeToo era, and the explanation for the enduring unpopularity of Charles Windsor.

Ed Rooksby joins me to discuss socialist strategy, Syriza, Nicos Poulantzas' theory of the state and the Corbyn moment in Britain. Ed's recent article in the journal Critique formed the basis of our discussion, you can read the article here: https://edrooksby.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/structural-reform-the-problem-of-socialist-strategy-today/

This week I’m joined by Professor Jeremy Gilbert to discuss Maurizio Lazzarato's 'Experimental Politics'. We talked about Lazzarato's intellectual background, the treatment of continental theory in the anglophone world, and the relevance of Lazzarato's work to the British political context. You can listen to Lazzarato's recent lecture (mentioned in the show) here: https://culturepowerpolitics.org/...

Wendy Liu joins me to discuss startup culture, the platform economy and the Labour Party's approach to big tech.

David Broder joins me to discuss the Italian President's rejection of the Lega's choice for finance minister, the prospect of new elections, and Italy's increasingly precarious membership of the Eurozone.

This week I’m joined by Alex Nunns, author of The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn's Improbable Path to Power to discuss the Labour Party after the local elections, the balance of power within the PLP, and the prospects for a new centrist party.

This week I'm joined by Catherine Rottenberg to discuss her work on neoliberal feminism. We talked about the work of neoliberal feminists Sheryl Sandberg and Anne-Marie Slaughter, the role of neoliberal feminism in legitimating Western imperialism, and the meaning of the #MeToo movement.