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- Episode 465: The Neoliberal Subject
In this week's Diet Soap, Ashley Frawley talks to David Chandler, Professor of International Relations at the Univerity of Westminster. They talk about one of Ashley's favourite books of his, The Neoliberal Subject: Resilience, Adaptation and Vulnerability, co-authored with Julian Reid. Is it really progressive when international organisations talk about building resilience and emphasise, small-scale and bottom-up interventions? Or is this just a cover for keeping things as they are?
Chandler and Reid's book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neoliberal-Subject-Resilience-Adaptation-Vulnerability-ebook/dp/B086R8FPY5
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https://patreon.com/dietsoap57 min - Episode 464: Smash the State or Seize the State?
Spencer Leonard of the Platypus Affiliated Societ joins Doug to discuss Lenin's "State and Revolution." What would Lenin do about today's technocratic capitalism?
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https://patreon.com/dietsoap20 min - Episode 463: Our Identity Crisis and Woke Politics
In this episode of Diet Soap Ashley Frawley drops in to discuss Sublation's research projects. We are tackling the question of modern subjectivity and reason this month (March, 2023) and will be continuing to investigate political, philosophical and cultural questions around humanism and human power in the months to come. Our Patreon discussion features a conversation about Zizek's recent essay for Compact Magazine entitled "Wokeness is Here to Stay."
Wokeness is Here to Stay by Slavoj Zizek
https://compactmag.com/article/wokeness-is-here-to-stay
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https://patreon.com/dietsoap1 hr - Episode 462: Adorno and Freud in the Parrot Room
Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain start to discuss Cutrone's essay "Adorno and Freud" but, before they can really begin, they have to clear up a few issues about Lacan, Structuralism, and Heidegger.
Adorno and Freud by Chris Cutrone
https://platypus1917.org/2010/06/10/adorno-and-freud/
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https://patreon.com/dietsoap43 min - Episode 461: What's More Important, the Economy or Political Struggle?
C Derick Varn of Varnblog returns to restart the Pop the Left series. For this episode we discuss the history and ideas behind DP Costello's 1961 essay, "Voluntarism and Determinism in Bolshevist Doctrine." Were the Mensheviks right? Was the revolution in Russia doomed from the start?
Varnvlog
https://www.youtube.com/c/cderickvarnvlog
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https://patreon.com/dietsoapss the contemporary left in the parrot room.17 min - Episode 460: Norman Finkelstein Debates the Need for Freedom of Expression
Robert Wright of the NonZero podcast helps us to announce the release of Norman Finkelstein's new book, "I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It!" by appearing on the Diet Soap podcast with Norman to debate the limits of free speech and to discuss identity politics.
Norman's Book
https://www.sublationmedia.com/books/i'll-burn-that-bridge-when-i-get-to-it
Robert Wright's Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/c/Nonzero
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https://patreon.com/dietsoap1 hr 11 min - Episode 459: Why is the Left Alienating Workers?
David Swift, author of "A Left For Itself" and "The Identity Myth" joins Douglas Lain to discuss the ways the contemporary left alienates "ordinary" working class people. They discuss cultural differences including the left's fashion sense and how it clashes with the sensibilities of especially younger workers.
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https://patreon.com/dietsoap48 min - Episode 458: The Left, the Sexual Revolution, and the FamilyCyberdandy, Ashley Frawley and Douglas Lain discuss the history of the sexual revolution, differences between 18th and 21st century sexual politics, and how the bureaucratic state is intervening in civil society.47 min
- Episode 457: Understanding Contemporary FascismConrad Hamilton responds to Chris Cutrone on this week's Diet Soap podcast. Just how should we understand fascism today? Is China fascist? Is the United States fascist? Support Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap43 min
- Episode 456: Zizek's Symptom and Working Class PoliticsDr. Thomas Jones joins Douglas Lain for a conversation about his essay for Sublation Magazine entitled "On the Dictatorship of the Proletariat." Jones has worked as a software engineer in both industry and academia. He has been a socialist activist for the better part of a decade, starting his journey towards socialism at occupy wall street. He is a previous member of Socialist Alternative, and current member of Seattle DSA.In this interview he discusses his own Zizekian materialism and the idea that contradictions are symptoms. On the Dictatorship of the Proletariat at Sublation Magazinehttps://www.sublationmag.com/post/on-the-dictatorship-of-the-proletariatSupport Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap55 min
About Diet Soap - a podcast
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The Diet Soap podcast began in 2009 in response to the economic crisis of 2008. Since then it has gone through many transformations, including becoming the podcast for a critical theory imprint out of…
the UK.
Today the Diet Soap podcast is running under its original name for Sublation Media.
Sublation Media includes a book publishing effort for critical theory and left politics, a magazine that covers current events and theoretical issues, youtube videos on theory and politics, and finally the Diet Soap podcast. The podcast is where we continue to interrogate the left and each other while having a good time.
Today the Diet Soap podcast is running under its original name for Sublation Media.
Sublation Media includes a book publishing effort for critical theory and left politics, a magazine that covers current events and theoretical issues, youtube videos on theory and politics, and finally the Diet Soap podcast. The podcast is where we continue to interrogate the left and each other while having a good time.
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