In this episode of the Cutrone Zone Chris discusses how he came to be a target on the left. Why was he pre-canceled in 2013? What is it about him that drives people so crazy? Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 600
Daniel Tutt and Douglas Lain discuss Losurdo's Western Marxism and Postpone's critique of "Anti-Imperialism" in this special edition of Diet Soap. What is the substance of the new "anti-Imperialists"? What is cherry-picking? Was Losurdo charitable enough in his reading of the Frankfurt school? Support Sublation Media on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 599
Mir Bal is a former socialist podcaster from Sweden, a former social worker, and a Jesuit. This episode of Diet Soap is from the unpublished archive, and in it, Doug and Mir discuss just why he's left secular life and, with it, the left. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.con/dietsoap
Nov 30, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 598
In this next to last Ashley Frawley episode of the Sublation Magazine Show we'll discuss Compact Magazine, my recent debate with Ashley's next co-host Geoff Shullenberger, the escalation in Ukraine, and what's next for the Campaign for a Socialist Party. Support Sublation Media on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 597
Chris Cutrone discusses his essay from Marxism and Politics entitled "The mass psychology of capitalist politics" as well as his essay "Critical authoritarianism." We are all living with the fear of freedom and this leads us to embrace authoritarian solutions to political and social problems. Buy Chris's Book: https://sublationmedia.com/product/marxism-and-politics-essays-on-critical-theory-and-the-party-2006-2024/ Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 596
Compact editor Geoff Shullenberger debates Douglas Lain about what Michael Shellenberger calls "The Censorship Industrial Complex." How bad was it and will it continue (along with the surveillance state) under Trump. Support Sublation Media on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 595
Chris Cutrone discusses the meaning of the Trump victory, how politics really works, and what is coming for the Campaign for the Socialist Party. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 594
Ashley Frawley and Douglas Lain evaluate the chances for a rollback of the censorship apparatus and point to a few major threats that are flying under the radar. We'll also discuss how to create independent thinking and independent media in a statist society. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Nov 12, 2024•59 min•Ep. 593
In seven days, America will choose between Fascism and Joy, but how do we know which is which? David Shields joins Douglas Lain and Ashley Frawley to discuss how the Democrats are making their closing arguments against Trump. (And we introduce the return of Sublation Magazine on its own website.) Watch the second hour on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/parroting-chaos-114941879 Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 592
Chris Cutrone explains the post-neoliberal era and the meaning of Trump as America approaches the conclusion of the 2024 election. Would a second Trump term indicate that the Obama era will finally be tossed into the dustbin of history? Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 591
Doug and Ashley discuss the meaning of Elon Musk in the context of the American empire and consider going to PA in order to register to vote and win a million dollars. Join Us for the Sublation Discussion Hour in the Parrot Room https://www.patreon.com/posts/rousseau-and-114497159 Support Sublation Media on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 590
Fabio Vighi is a professor of Italian and Critical Theory at Cardiff University and the author of the upcoming book "Emergency Capitalism" coming from Sublation in December. In this episode of Emergency Capitalism, Fabio discusses when and why paranoia can be rational, why de-dollarization is on the horizon, and how the mass production of wealth leads to poverty under capitalism. Support Sublation Media on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Oct 18, 2024•46 min•Ep. 589
Douglas Lain will present a series of clips this week as Ashley Frawley is at the Battle of Ideas in London and unavailable. He'll be asking the question: How can we escape from the spectacle of petite bourgeois ideology and really "touch grass."
Oct 15, 2024•57 min•Ep. 588
Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss an essay from Cutrone's book "Marxism and Politics." The article is entitled "Chinoiserie: A Critique of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA’s 'New Synthesis.'" In this episode of the Cutrone Zone Chris explains just why the 2010 "communist turn" was a repeat of the failure of the New Left even as it was a regression from the New Left into counterrevolutionary reaction. Purchase Marxism and Politics https://sublationmedia.com/product/marxism-and-politics...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 587
KJ Noh and Douglas Lain discuss the prospects for socialism. Is the Chinese state leading the way? Can there be any prospect for socialism without an independent working class movement? This week's Patreon content is a short Critical Cuts video entitled: The USA is Beyond Brainwashing Support Us on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 586
Ashley Frawley and Douglas Lain discuss the notion of "radical rest" and ask whether, given the recent defeats of the pro-Palestinian movement, it's time that the kids in the street take a nap. Join Us for a Second Hour https://www.patreon.com/posts/parrots-need-113614411 Support Sublation Media on Patreon https://patreon.com/dietsoap
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 585
