The dudes jump into Dan Barber's second chapter in On Diaspora and explore his efforts to problematize Christianity in the pursuit of an immanent and political diasporic Christianity. Plus, Troy rants about college basketball and Austin gushes over Sydney.

This week, the dudes chat about an article recently written by philosopher Martin Hagglund titled "Why Mortality Makes Us Free." Does the inevitability of our death ground our freedom? And is that shared experience a way to bind just communities? Plus, Austin and Troy discuss the unspeakable horrors of the New Zealand attack, and Troy talks about... surprise, surprise some music that is giving him joy.

This week, we begin our next book event. We'll be going through Daniel Colucciello Barber's On Diaspora: Christianity, Religion and Secularity. We start with the Intro and Chapter 1 on 'Immanence'. Plus, Troy rants about the difference between people and the nation state, and Austin recommends Four Tet.

This week, we chat about the work of sociologist Erik Olin Wright who recently passed away. Plus, Austin rants about YouTube comments and Troy recommends some ambient music.

This is the second Patron-led discussion topic. Troy and Austin discussion problematic artists and the consumption of their art. But rather than engage at the level of "should we consume their art?" the dudes press the conversation into deeper territory. Plus, Troy rants about why people hate trains, and Austin is back on his beauty tips, recommending taking care of your skin from the Sun.

This week, the dudes welcome economist, writer, journalist, and politics commentator, Grace Blakeley, to chat about financialization, neoliberalism, the Green New Deal, and more. Plus, Austin rants about the State of the Union Address and Troy recommends a GQ article on punk rock and anti-nazism.

This week, the dudes wrap up their exploration of GA Cohen's "If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're so Rich?" They chat about what it means to be a rich egalitarian, how the personal is political, and give our final thoughts on the book as a whole. Plus, Troy rants about Bohemian Rhapsody and Austin recommends Alex Lilly's new EP 2% Milk.

George Ciccariello-Maher joins the show this week to chat about dialectics and what it means to decolonize it. Plus, Austin issues a mea culpa and Troy defends the place of metal in music and culture.

TheLitCritGuy joins the dudes to chat about materialism. What is it? What are the stakes of articulating a robust materialism? And what are some pitfalls of reductive materialisms? Plus, Troy rants about "influencers" using Twitter to call out companies, and Austin beams about the egalitarianism of martial arts communities.

Back into GA Cohen's "If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich?" This week, the dudes go over chapters (7) 8 and 9, where Cohen engages with Rawls' famous Theory of Justice. Plus, Austin rants about the word "privilege" (but not like you might think) and Troy recommends the game Undertale.