In today's episode I discuss the notion of 'reflexive impotence'. An idea popularized by the late, great Mark Fisher. What has caused us to internalize apathy and lull us into a collective inertia faced with the prospect that things may never change? What are the pitfalls of the current activist zeitgeist? Better yet, is there hope? For shownotes: haikoup.com Substack: haikoup.substack.com Watch the video: youtube.com/@haikoup Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Patreon: patreon.com/haikou...
Jan 08, 2025•17 min
As time and technology move forward at breakneck speeds, discerning between what is real and what is not is becoming increasingly more difficult. What if the version of reality we collectively experience, can no longer be trusted? Enter: Reality Apathy. Like what you saw? Please subscribe to this channel and help it grow. Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Support my channel: / haikoup Contact me: contacthaikoup@gmail.com Follow me on twitter: @hai_koup Shownotes can be found ...
Jun 17, 2024•11 min
In this video I explore the sociological concept of the Third Place. What they are, the importance of them and where they have gone. Ultimately in this late stage capitalist landscape, we need community more than ever. Like what you saw? Please subscribe to this channel. Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/haikoup Support my channel: https://www.patreon.com/haikoup Contact me: contacthaikoup@gmail.com Follow me on twitter: @hai_koup...
Aug 07, 2023•14 min
This is the AUDIO version of the Video that is out now on YouTube. 'The Absurdity of Yeonmi Park': https://youtu.be/Twh4_S7jzF8 Shownotes can be found on my website: haikoup.weebly.com Thank you all for listening/watching.
Apr 06, 2023•18 min
What's up people. In this episode I pretty much just rant about how sh*t the (UK) Labour Party is. Discuss: The Labour files// The treachery of Starmer// How cool Corbyn is// The Forde report// The free pass for racists in the Labour party// (Then briefly) Russell Brand vs. the boring left. Go watch 'The Absurdity of Yeonmi Park' on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/Twh4_S7jzF8 Shownotes: haikoup.weebly.com Follow: @hai_koup Support: patreon.com/haikoup...
Mar 29, 2023•32 min
Happy Wednesday people. Today's pod: The 'Jorge' files//Hamilton 68//Anomaly 6 &Prevail partners [BLAND NAMES = SHADY SHIT]//Chinese spy balloons vs Chinese CCTV cameras// Q-Anon --> GESARA//Bill Gates & Apple bending over for China//US blew up Nordstream - Seymour (the boy) Hersh//War is brewing in EU//New Virus presented to you by the WHO//Reasons for hope from a retirement village//Protests in Western Europe warm my heart Follow me on Twitter: @hai_koup Follow me on YouTube: https:...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 12
What's up peeps. Sorry it's been a while - life happened. Today's pod: Recap since last pod - Queen Died// Kanye UNCUT// Cumtown - TAFS// China = F*cked//Chinese spy balloon//Chat GPT vs DAN//IDW Spazzing out//Peterson - least self aware psychologist & LOL @ Lee Anderson. *Apologies for the uneven audio in some parts. Recorded on the go. Support Syrian White Helmets: https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/ Support Turkey Mozaik Foundation: https://turkeymozaik.org.uk/ Shownotes: haikoup.weebly.com ...
Feb 09, 2023•58 min•Ep. 11
In this episode, I present the second part of last week's accountable power episode. In this episode: I discuss different ways England can reimagine its future. I muse on some different systems of government we could have: Republic, democratic, anarcho-syndicalist? What we should focus on and England's eternal expansionism (without ever keeping our own affairs in order). For shownotes: haikoup.weebly.com To support: patreon.com/haikoup For updates: @hai_koup
Jun 19, 2022•38 min
In this episode I talk about the strong propaganda needed to maintain a parasitic family such as the Royals. Topics include: Her Nazi links, her sons and their acquaintances with well known predators, the rigid class system she preserves, her secret cousins that sound like a subplot to shutter island, republicanism (the English kind) and of course her many crimes and immoral acts! It's a JUBILEE BONANZA! For shownotes to some of the stuff I mentioned please head to: haikoup.weebly.com To support...
Jun 07, 2022•41 min•Ep. 9
*This is an audio version of my YouTube video, which you can find here : https://youtu.be/lbFHF6JmCEo I analyze how thinkers like Aristotle, John Stuart Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville thought that majority rule would problematize democracy. I also place the idea of the 'tyranny of the majority' in a modern context to answer a central question: How democratic is modern democracy when the populace is overcome with fear, emotion and hysteria? Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/haikoup Follow me on ...
May 27, 2022•12 min•Ep. 8
In this episode I sit down and talk with OSINT Analyst & Political Scientist Romulo Córdova . We discuss the state of Venezuelan politics - both historically and contemporary, the rise and downfall of Chavez, Maduro, Venezuelan troll farms and disinformation and what challenges the country faces in the future. Please find Romulo on: Twitter - @Juepachon Medium - medium.com/@romulo-cordova LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/romulo-cordova And his podcast, Poleidoscopio, which can be found...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 7
In this Addendum episode I will be looking at some ideas, people and current affairs that I missed in my 'Russia: The Men Behind the Curtain' documentary. I will be discussing Navalny, Digital democracy & the recent military escalation on the border of Ukraine and Russia. Please note this was recorded in February 2022, so whilst the Navalny parts (75% of the episode) are still relevant, a lot more happened in Ukraine than I could comprehend. So apologies for some of it being dated. To watch ...
Mar 29, 2022•19 min•Ep. 6
* This is an audio version of my YouTube video, Russia: The Men Behind the Curtain. Please go check out the video on my Haikoup YouTube Page, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6T906CZmZSfmXSDBV90Fg The Men Behind the Curtain is a documentary that looks at the figures behind the scenes of Russian Politics. This documentary looks at the history of power and influence in Russia, how certain figures came to shape contemporary Russia and how the Russian establishment has alw...
Jan 30, 2022•45 min
I look at the interplay of politics, power, money and influence and how it is used against you. Discuss: Saudis/9/11, Royal Family lobbying and Andrew, BoJo's lobbying/boys club, IPCC Report, Pegasus Wiretapping, Oz Lockdowns, Wuhan Lab Leak, and (briefly) Afghanistan... Written & Recorded August, 2021. [TIME SENSITIVE]
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Just dropping by to introduce some updates for the channel going forward. Mainly - new podcast format: Accountable power, a bi-weekly discussion on current affairs and how they interplay with power dynamics. Secondly a new direction for the YouTube channel, where the videos will be better in quality and length. Follow me on twitter: @hai_koup for all updates. Cheers!
Aug 21, 2021•6 min•Ep. 4
The second part of this episode, looking at the Accelerationism movement. Its origins. Its future. Its political praxis. And concluding with its implications on modern discourse. How far is too far? Is the future dead? Are humans just an organic butterfly creating a mechanical protohuman?
Aug 12, 2021•37 min•Ep. 3
Inspired by Akira, Ghost in a Shell and Neuromancer, I ask, how do cyberpunk societies come into being? What political, social and technological ideologies drive these cyberpunk worlds? Well, in this first part of a two-parter, I'll be diving into the world of accelerationism, tech-utopias, Nick Land & cyberpunk.
Aug 12, 2021•31 min•Ep. 2
In this video I will be exploring the ramifications of a world abundant with Distraction and endless stimulation... This is the video version of the HAIKOUP podcast (#1) 'Atomised, thinking we're engaged when we're pacified, staring at the screen so we don't have to see the planet die' - Kate Tempest First episode. Sorry for my vocal fry and background noise. I'm learning. It should improve (slightly) after 5 or so minutes. The theme is on distraction and stimulation, a problem endemic in the mo...
Aug 12, 2021•39 min•Ep. 1
