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, please consider becoming a supporter: https://www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother?
Oct 12, 2018•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
Sep 29, 2018•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Patreon: www.patreon.com/poltheoryother Part one of the interview: https://soundcloud.com/poltheoryothe...
Sep 14, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Sep 07, 2018•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Aug 31, 2018•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast PTO proper will be back next week, but in the meantime just a short note from me to ask listeners to consider supporting the show. If you would like to donate in order to keep the PTO show on the road please visit the Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother
Aug 26, 2018•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Aug 10, 2018•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Aug 04, 2018•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Jul 31, 2018•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 If you enjoy the show please consider donating via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother...
Jul 24, 2018•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
Jul 11, 2018•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
Jul 08, 2018•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
Jun 25, 2018•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
Jun 14, 2018•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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/
Jun 10, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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/podcasts/
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wendy Liu joins me to discuss startup culture, the platform economy and the Labour Party's approach to big tech.
May 31, 2018•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
May 29, 2018•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
May 15, 2018•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
May 09, 2018•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I'm joined by Will Davies to discuss the Windrush scandal, neoliberal governmentality, and the politics of the British Home Office.
May 02, 2018•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I'm joined by David Broder to discuss last month's Italian elections, the decline of the political centre and the rise of the populist right, and the prospects for the Italian left.
Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I'm joined by Patricia Reed to discuss the Manifesto on Xenofeminism: A Politics for Alienation, which Patricia co-authored as a member of the Laboria Cuboniks collective. You can read the manifesto here: http://www.laboriacuboniks.net/
Apr 27, 2018•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I'm joined by Dr. Jamie Allinson to discuss the current situation in Syria, the recent Western air strikes, the role of the Kurdish YPG, and the significance of Iranian and Russian backing for the Assad regime.
Apr 19, 2018•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week I'm joined by Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics, to discuss left anti-semitism, the media's campaign against Corbyn, and the role of Israel-Palestine in the affair. Richard recently wrote a long read on the subject for Jacobin magazine: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/04/labour-party-jeremy-corbyn-antisemitism-jewdas
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