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Burning Down the House episodes
- Episode 6: Mumford's Mercenaries
Today we are joined by special guest Oliver Mumford. Mitch reads a poem, we discuss China, Oliver does an excellent Zizek impression. A good episode
39 min - Episode 5: BJ and Cummings
Mitch and Paul discuss the Dom Cummings debacle, Biden's sophisticated racial politics, and whether or not there is any band in this day and age as ubiquitous as The Beatles were in the 60s.
45 min - Episode 4: OnlyCans
Paul and Mitch discuss the Lib Dems, Onlyfans, and whether or not teachers should go back to work. probably other stuff too
Savannah's onlyfans blog: https://bossythoughts.wixsite.com/website/post/is-onlyfans-legitimising-sexual-objectification
59 min - Episode 3: The Peter Hamilton Episode
Paul and Mitch interview Dr. Peter Hamilton, associate professor in human resource management at Durham University's business school. We discuss the lockdown, China, Durham University's expansion plans, and Peter lists his top 5 Durham pubs.
44 min - Episode 2: Persecuted
Paul and Mitch discuss Neil Ferguson's dramatic fall from grace, the upcoming lockdown tracing app, the quality of life argument for lifting the lockdown, and a potential left-right labour alliance against the corrosive forces of neoliberalism.
The Federalist article: https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/01/could-surging-pandemic-era-populism-help-forge-a-left-right-labor-coalition/
50 min - Episode 1: Big Joe Knew
30/4/20: In which Paul and Mitch discuss whether we should lift the lockdown, generational warfare in the age of coronavirus, Keir Starmer's performance as Labour leader, and whether socialists should endorse or vote for Joe Biden.
The Spectator article about easing lockdown: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-has-found-a-path-out-of-lockdown-but-it-wont-be-smooth
The Jacobin article about endorsing Big Joe: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/04/joe-biden-endorsement-dsa-democratic-socialists-america-bernie-sanders
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About Burning Down the House
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In Burning Down the House, Durham's own Paul Ray and Mitch Marshall combine heterodox philosophising on current affairs with irreverent cultural commentary and facile bits of craic.