Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village is a 1966 book by academic William Hinton, documenting the experience of one particularly poor Chinese village of early efforts at land reform. It is almost opaquely dense, and yet very illuminating. Get the full episode on Patreon! If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *LIVE SHOW ALERT* We’re touring the Midlands, t...
May 12, 2023•9 min•Ep 665•Transcript available on Metacast Without the guidance of their fearless leader Riley, the gang - joined by Josh Boerman of The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast ( http://worstpossible.world/ ) - are swept up in a monarchist fervour. Get the full episode on Patreon! If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *LIVE SHOW ALERT* We’re touring the Midlands, the North, and (one city in) Scotland in May! We’ll be i...
May 11, 2023•10 min•Ep 664•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Adams, writer on such shows as BoJack Horseman, New Girl, Tuca and Bertie (and others!), takes some time off the WGA picket lines to talk to us about writing as a profession, how studios have constantly sought to break up and undermine it, and the insane plan to replace Hollywood Writers with ChatGPT. All information, including information on strike funds, is here: https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike-hub If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, a...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 663•Transcript available on Metacast Riley, Milo (now returned from holiday), Alice, and special guest David Banks (author of The City Authentic, out now on University of California Press ) get into the relationship between real estate capital and the municipal deep state to answer the question: how the same twee aesthetic took over medium sized cities in the US, UK, Australia, and elsewhere, and why has BrewDog set itself up in the prison where they held Ned Kelly? Get the full episode on Patreon! If you want access to our Patreon...
May 04, 2023•11 min•Ep 662•Transcript available on Metacast We've unlocked our discussion with Quinn Slobodian about his book, Crack Up Capitalism, which explores the creation of a thousand mini Hong Kongs around the world and the right wing nut jobs that love them. If you liked this discussion, we've got more Writtenology on the $5 feed and we've also just released our discussion of Timothy Morton's Hyperobjects on the $10 tier ( https://www.patreon.com/posts/writtenology-82404854? ). Check out Quinn's book here! https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316685/c...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep 661•Transcript available on Metacast Riley, Hussein, and Nate look at the collision course between a rentier economy with a shrinking set of (allegedly) productive activities to support it… and realise the podcast has become de facto illegal in Brisbane for our consistent pro-hoon position, for which we make no apologies. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *LIVE SHOW ALERT* We’re touring the Midlands, the N...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 660•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we've brought on friend of the show Mattie Lubchansky to discuss a whole slew of New York content. We do a close read of a frankly bonkers speech that Mayor Eric Adams gave at a Nowruz celebration, examine the breathlessly optimistic press about NYPD robot dogs that fall over after taking a single step, and discuss reports that high-priced Manhattan commercial real estate is headed for a steep decline. But, could we at least convert the office towers to residences? Well, not for the l...
Apr 28, 2023•10 min•Ep 659•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Riley, Milo, and Alice speak with friend of the show Molly White ( @molly0xFFF ) about a recent presentation from Andreesen Horowitz in which they predict… a much rosier 2023 for crypto, Web 3.0, and the various other VC money-sumps that will magically resolve their structural problems any day now. Check out Molly’s newsletter here! https://newsletter.mollywhite.net If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up ...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 658•Transcript available on Metacast Mike and Jesse from YKS join the gang to watch The Catholic League's latest blockbuster documentary about The Woke Mind Virus taking over Disney and making it so perfectly normal senior citizens can't STAND to watch children's TV anymore. Also, we talk about the most fun a sitting President had since Trump met the football boys. Check out YKS here! https://www.patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/whatever-to-ft-81796696 *STREAM ALE...
Apr 20, 2023•11 min•Ep 657•Transcript available on Metacast For this month's first Britainology, we've decided to invert the formula of our last show with Jackson Baly and Joel Zammit of Sanspants Radio: instead of Brits in Australia, we're now discussing Australians in Britain. And we cover everything from the celebrities--your Peter Andre, your Jason Donovan, your Nick Cave--to the strange cultural phenomena like the Aussie magnet of Clapham Common and the insensitively-named chain of Oz-themed bars. We very much hope you enjoy! Check out Sanspants Rad...
Apr 18, 2023•10 min•Ep 656•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Riley, Hussein, Alice, and Devon talk about the latest salvo in Britain’s war on children, especially gender non-conforming ones, in all facets of life—but especially in education and safeguarding. We also react to one of the dumbest AI-related startups yet. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK ti...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 655•Transcript available on Metacast We did a live show in Berlin on March 11 and we recorded it. We discuss our best friends from Wirecard, an electric VTOL taxi company that has, so far, only created a fake airport terminal in Coventry but cannot actually fly anywhere, and much more. Get the full episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/checking-in-with-81435965 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepo...
Apr 13, 2023•11 min•Ep 654•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Riley, Hussein, and Alice speak with author, activist, and friend of the show Cory Doctorow about the ongoing lawsuit against the Internet Archive—a campaign by the mega-conglomerate publishers of America which all hate free digital book lending—and why public libraries are squarely in their money-squeezing targets. We also talk about some great developments in some of the dumbest crypto / lending fraud cases, where it seems the brightest minds of the 30 Under 30 list forgot that pros...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep 653•Transcript available on Metacast Journalist Daniel Trilling rejoins Riley, Hussein, and Alice for an episode with a more serious tone, talking about London's Metropolitan Police and the various corruption scandals that have eaten away at the myth of "Policing by Consent." We conclude that even the liberal position on reforming the Met now includes some broad/loose definition of abolition, where huge numbers of police powers are removed. Read Daniel's article at the LRB here: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n07/daniel-trilli...
Apr 06, 2023•9 min•Ep 652•Transcript available on Metacast We speak to computing researcher Dan McQuillan, author of the recent book “Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence,” all about that open letter about how scary powerful AI is. Also, a startup that helps automate academic literature overproduction so not even the writers have to read it, and the TikTok hearings. Check out Dan’s book here! https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/resisting-ai If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, a...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep 651•Transcript available on Metacast Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson, authors of the forthcoming Justice Warriors, join us for an episode all about British political cartoons, and the one time a telegraph cartoonist got too redpilled and then got fired. Also, we speculate about a Trump perp walk and check in on a million dollar bet made by the world’s postingest VC. Check out JUSTICE WARRIORS here! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Justice-Warriors/Matt-Bors/9781952090226 Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.c...
Mar 30, 2023•10 min•Ep 650•Transcript available on Metacast For this month's second Britainology, Nate and Milo viewed the second installment of the Up series, entitled SEVEN PLUS SEVEN, which aired in 1970. The BBC's control group of children are now fourteen years old and already on the path towards being stock characters, but there are also some odd surprises. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/britainology-58-80617668 Britainology appears twice a month on the Trashfuture premium feed--one episode at the $5 tier, and ...
Mar 30, 2023•11 min•Ep 649•Transcript available on Metacast On this unlocked Britainology from October 2021, we got Joe Kassabian and Francis Horton back to discuss the Midwest--a reverse Britainology, if you will--and we're discussing 24-hour diners, terrible fast food jobs, and the cultural weight of professional wrestling in the Rust Belt / Greater Midwest. Hope you enjoy! Britainology appears twice a month on the Trashfuture Patreon--one episode at the $5 tier, and a second at the $10 tier. However, we eventually unlock the special bonus episodes, fo...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 648•Transcript available on Metacast Immigration and refugee issues specialist Zoe Gardner ( @zoejardiniere ) joins the gang to discuss Britain’s transformation from “quite a bit like Children of Men” to “just Children of Men literally.” We also talk about British columnist / politico Iraq War reflections, and a startup. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which ai...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 647•Transcript available on Metacast Milo and Riley are joined by Alex Kealy to discuss pure riffs. To include: the absolute worst-case scenario for trying to steal antique silverware from a National Trust home. Hope you enjoy! Check out Alex's work here: https://www.alexkealy.com Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80406646 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *WEB DESIGN ALE...
Mar 24, 2023•10 min•Ep 646•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we're joined by writer and Modern Money Network research director Nathan Tankus ( @NathanTankus ) to discuss the recent events with Silicon Valley Bank. Is the US Government going to insure all deposits? Have we nationalized a bank, but only in service of its creditors? Is this a re-run of 2008, but dumber? We discuss all this, and more, in the following episode. Check out Nathan’s site ‘Notes on the Crises' here: https://www.crisesnotes.com If you want access to our Patreon bonus epi...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep 645•Transcript available on Metacast For this month's first Britainology, it's a slight reversal of the script: we have before us a British cultural institution that Nate knows more about than Milo does. It is in fact the children's weekly comics paper / mischief compendium 'The Beano,' which Nate read avidly in the early 1990s and Milo has only a passing familiarity with. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/posts/80253539 *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website)....
Mar 19, 2023•12 min•Ep 644•Transcript available on Metacast We've reconvened the Book Club and present to you an episode in which Riley and Alice discuss what they've recently read. This inaugural episode of what we might call The Brane Zone (if we don't change our minds) revolves around Alice having read EASTERN APPROACHES, the memoir of Sir Fitzroy Maclean discussing his peripatetic and extremely Type of British Guy diplomatic/military career during the 1930s and 40s. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/alice-and-riley-...
Mar 17, 2023•11 min•Ep 643•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Riley, Hussein, and Alice join Annie and Julian from the QAnon Anonymous podcast to discuss the recent ecumenical freakout protests in Oxford on the topic of ‘15 Minute Cities.’ Annie was there interviewing participants—she managed to find the one person who was just there because of traffic concerns—and witnessed what appears to be a nascent reactionary resistance movement fighting in favor of climate change? Or something like it. Check out Qanon Anonymous here: https://www.qanonanon...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 642•Transcript available on Metacast We look at a few trends in technology and pricing that are threatening to make all of our lives worse in the coming years, and also look at a startup (related), and some UK political silliness (not related). We are joined by Bryan Quinby ( @murderxbryan ), returning champion and host of the Guys podcast, to look at a few... Check out Bryan's show Guys here: https://t.co/OrJODjxfXH *NEW SHIRTS ALERT* We have a reprint of the Flying Lada shirt and an all-new design from our friend Phoebe Paradise ...
Mar 10, 2023•10 min•Ep 641•Transcript available on Metacast We take an in depth look at a an article by Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenlocher about how AI is going to re-catholicise the entire world, and turn Patagonia vest nerds into a class of priests. We also turn to a stupid little startup before we get into the weighty stuff. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *NEW SHIRTS ALERT* We have a reprint of the Flyi...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep 640•Transcript available on Metacast Former BoE economist and author Dan Davies joins us to talk about Central Bank Digital Currencies, programmable money, and the ongoing quest of central banks to hoard more power. Also, we unlock the details of Starmer’s pledge to make the U.K. the fastest growing economy in the G7 by luck or possibly magic, but without significant investment in state capacity building. Get the full episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/britcoin-bad-has-79419689 *BERLIN LIVE SHOW ALERT* We're als...
Mar 03, 2023•12 min•Ep 639•Transcript available on Metacast Terror has a new dimension. Alice, Riley, and returning guest, journalist Seamus Malekafzali ( @Seamus_Malek ) talk about the Saudi pivot to the third dimension. Also, Labour’s fabulous plans to fix criminal justice “by just using people from the town,” and Matt Hancock’s foray into NFT’s only about one year too late. Check out Seamus' Substack about Middle East politics: http://malekafzali.substack.com And also check out his Substack about obscure films: http://burntnitrate.substack.com If you ...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep 638•Transcript available on Metacast We've done it again. We've subjected Nish Kumar to a terrible political book. However, rather than being a UK politician's attempt at literary fiction, we've instead delved into Harry Cole and James Heale's ill-timed work 'Out of the Blue: The inside story of the unexpected rise and rapid fall of Liz Truss.' And we experienced it with about 300 of you, at Backyard Comedy in London on February 20, 2023. Hope you enjoy! Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/prime-min...
Feb 24, 2023•10 min•Ep 637•Transcript available on Metacast Friend of the show Patrick Wyman ( @Patrick_Wyman ) joins the gang to talk about ancient state formation… and also a strange book written by a venture capitalist about how this entity called The Network (him and his friends) will replace God and the State as the Leviathan of 21st century society. It’s both History and Hegel with a head injury, folks! Check out Tides of History here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tides-of-history/id1257202425 And check out Patrick’s book THE VERGE here: h...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep 636•Transcript available on Metacast 
