Alexandra Kaschuta

Subversive w/Alex Kaschuta

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Subversive is a podcast by Alex Kaschuta about ideas that may not fit neatly into the Overton window and could use a nudge, or a sledgehammer. Alex chats to thinkers across the spectrum from iconoclast philosophers, rogue scientists, *real* journalists, and our true intellectual elite, Twitter anons. If you want to support the show or my work in general, head to my Substack: www.alexkaschuta.comor Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aksubversive

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Alexandra Kaschuta

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Geoff Shullenberger - The Spectre of Postmodernism, the return of Lasch and COVID Flexing of Power 20.01.2021 1:33:16

Geoff Shullenberger is a senior lecturer at NYU, a self-described marginal academic, and one of the most incisive analysts of the current moment that I've yet to chat to. We discuss his analysis of Postmodernism in the context of the now-famous release of  "Cynical Theories" by Lindsay/Pluckrose, the rediscovery of Christopher Lasch & Rene Girard, and how power is flexing its beefy manage...

Indian Bronson - Good Riddance to the GOP, Exit as a Service & Dating Accelerationism 13.01.2021 1:19:59

Recently unpersoned Twitter great, Indian Bronson, joins me in a conversation about the realities of being someone with a conservative temperament in a world with no guard rails. We talk about the dying gasps of the Republican Party, Voice vs. Exit, his work facilitating remote work and other exit opportunities, and the state of love & dating in the era of hyper-liberalism. IB is both extremely el...

Gio Pennacchietti - Art, the Right, Postmodernism and the Neoliberal aesthetic 09.01.2021 1:50:28

In this episode of the Subversive Podcast, I talk to Gio Pennacchietti, a writer, impressionist painter, and Jungian Traditionalist. He gracefully explains art to me without laughing at my ignorance once and delivers a searing analysis of why we're in the equivalent of aesthetic end times - and why it's not all bad. It's a longer podcast, just because it was incredibly fun.    You can su...

Roko Mijic - Tradhumanism, Personal AI and Optimization Functions that are Eating the World 02.01.2021 1:26:26

On the first episode of the Subversive podcast, I talk to philosopher and rationalist Roko Mijic about where we're heading and how to get there in one piece (maybe). Roko is more of a tech optimist than I am, but he gives me hope.    You can find Roko's latest work on his substack: https://hereticalupdate.substack.com/ And follow Roko on Twitter for continuous doses of subversion:  ...