Telos Press

The Telos Press Podcast

Society EN ↓ 90 episodes

Since 1968, the quarterly journal Telos has served as the definitive international forum for discussions of political, social, and cultural change. Readers from around the globe turn to Telos to engage with the sharpest minds in politics, philosophy, and critical theory, and to discover emerging theoretical analyses of the pivotal issues of the day. Don't miss a single issue—subscribe to Telos today at the Telos Press website, www.telospress.com.

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Telos Press

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Society

Podcast website

www.telospress.com

Latest episode

Nov 26, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 65: Greg Melleuish and Susanna Rizzo on the Historical Roots of the Current Crisis of the University 23.01.2023

Greg Melleuish and Susanna Rizzo discusses their article "Universities: Truth, Reason, or Emotion?" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)

Episode 64: J. E. Elliott on Brand English and Its Discontents 14.12.2022

J. E. Elliott discusses his article "Brand English and Its Discontents: Situating Truth and Value in the University Today," from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)

Episode 63: Richard T. Marcy and Valerie J. D'Erman on Political Narratives in Academic Settings 23.11.2022

Richard T. Marcy and Valerie J. D'Erman discuss their article "The Sensemaking and Construction of Political Narratives in Academic Settings," from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)

Episode 62: Xudong Zhang on Comparative Studies of China and the West 26.09.2022

Xudong Zhang discusses his article "China and the West: Methodologies for Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Episode 61: Sijia Yao on Third Term Comparisons 19.09.2022

Sijia Yao discusses her article "Third Term Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Episode 60: Brian Wolfel on Carlyle's Transcendentalism and Theorizing Postliberalism 12.09.2022

Brian Wolfel discusses his article "Thomas Carlyle's Conception of Transcendentalism in Sartor Resartus and Its Application to Theorizing Postliberalism," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Episode 59: Karen Thornber on Decentering the West and China 06.09.2022

Karen Thornber discusses her article "Decentering the 'West' and 'China' in China-West Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Episode 58: Ban Wang on the Clash of Civilization and World Community 22.08.2022

Ban Wang discusses his article "The Clash of Civilization and World Community: The West and China," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Episode 57: Tomáš Sobek on Tolerance as Suppressed Disapproval 15.08.2022

Tomáš Sobek discusses his article "Tolerance as Suppressed Disapproval," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Episode 56: Roundtable on Ukraine and World Order 25.07.2022

Telos editors Tim Luke, Mark Kelly, and David Pan discuss their essays on Ukraine and world order from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Episode 55: Courtney Hodrick on Neoreaction, the Alt-Right, and Carl Schmitt 04.07.2022

Courtney Hodrick discusses her article "From Neoreaction to Alt-Right: A Schmittian Perspective," from Telos 198 (Spring 2022).

Episode 54: Georges Van Den Abbeele on the Gig Economy and the Challenge of Mutual Aid 27.06.2022

Georges Van Den Abbeele discusses his article "Can the Precariat Be Organized?: The Gig Economy, Worksite Dispersion, and the Challenge of Mutual Aid," from Telos 198 (Spring 2022).

Episode 53: Martin Tomszak on John Caputo, Dorothy Day, and the Theology of Divine Weakness 23.05.2022

Martin Tomszak discusses his article "'With Desire I Have Desired': Enjoying the Face of the Other as Political Theology: John Caputo and Dorothy Day Situating Hospitality as Divine Encounter," from Telos 198 (Spring 2022).

Episode 52: Vivian Lee on Hong Kong Cinema 11.02.2022

Vivian P. Y. Lee discusses her article "The City in Flux: Toward an Urban Topology of Hong Kong Cinema," from Telos 197 (Winter 2021).

Episode 51: Xuesong Shao on Wang Xiaoshuai's "Third Front Trilogy" 21.01.2022

Xuesong Shao discusses her article "Restoring and Reimagining Socialist-Built Cities: Wang Xiaoshuai's 'Third Front Trilogy,'" from Telos 197 (Winter 2021).

Episode 50: Timothy W. Luke's The Travails of Trumpification 28.12.2021

A panel discussion of Timothy W. Luke's new book, The Travails of Trumpification (Telos Press, 2021), with Timothy Luke, David Pan, Fred Siegel, and Mark S. Weiner.

Episode 49: Linus Recht on Foucault, Plato, and the Ethics of the Self in the Internet Age 14.12.2021

Linus Recht discusses his article "After Desire: Foucault's Ethical Critique of Psychological Man and the Foucauldian Ethos of the Internet Age," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).

Episode 48: Kyle Baasch on Adorno and Foucault in San Francisco 12.12.2021

Kyle Baasch discusses his article "Critical Theory in the Flesh: Adorno and Foucault in San Francisco," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).

Episode 47: Nir Evron on Hannah Arendt, Thinking, and Metaphor 09.12.2021

Nir Evron discusses his article "Hannah Arendt, Thinking, Metaphor," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).

Episode 46: Matthew Sharpe on Albert Camus, Political Engagement, and the Contemplative Life 19.11.2021

Matthew Sharpe discusses his article "Solitaire/Solidaire: Camus, Contemplation, and the Vita Mixta," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).

Episode 45: Lillian Hingley on Adorno, Ibsen, and the Feminine Character 12.11.2021

Lillian Hingley discusses her article "The Feminine Character: The Allegory of Ibsen's Women in Adorno's Modernist Literary Theory," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).

Episode 44: The Causes and Consequences of the US Failure in Afghanistan 24.09.2021

Telos editors Mark G. E. Kelly, Adrian Pabst, Marcia Pally, David Pan, and David A. Westbrook discuss the causes of the U.S. failure in Afghanistan and the long-term consequences.

Episode 43: Matthias Schwartz on Populism, Nationalism, and Virtual Reality in Ukraine 05.08.2021

Matthias Schwartz discusses his article "Servants of the People: Populism, Nationalism, State-Building, and Virtual Reality in Contemporary Ukraine," from Telos 195 (Summer 2021).

Episode 42: Roundtable on the Changing Character of the Public Sphere 29.07.2021

Telos Editor David Pan talks with Jay Gupta, Mark G.E. Kelly, and Timothy W. Luke about the changing character of the public sphere.

Episode 41: Aryeh Botwinick on Originalism, Skepticism, and Constitutional Theory 20.07.2021

Aryeh Botwinick discusses his article "Contra Originalism: The Elusive Text," from Telos 195 (Summer 2021).

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