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For our first post-relaunch episode, we’re delighted to present a talk given by Richard Seymour at the most recent edition of Rupture Media’s annual Dublin Radical Book Fair.

Richard is a writer and activist known to many socialists. His work on austerity, the pathologies of social media and the radical right, among other topics, has won him a large audience on the left and beyond. His books include ‘Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics’ (2016) and ‘The Twittering Machine’ (2019).

The talk concerns what Richard has dubbed ‘Disaster Nationalism’, also the subject of his most recent book (2024). He explores the material and psycho-pathological currents most prominent in the contemporary populist right, something which he argues is rooted in the deep psychological appeal of fantasies of disaster and doom in the face of despair and isolation. The conversation was chaired by Michael Coleman, member of the Rupture Editorial Board.

Buy Disaster Nationalism HERE - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3147-disaster-nationalism

Welcome back to Rupture Radio!

This interview is based on an article published in issue 11 of Rupture which can be purchased here

You can purchase the pamphlet where the article appears originally from RS21 here

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Rupture Radio is a podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Hi everyone and welcome back to Rupture Radio! This week we're reading Dot Com-monism by Cian McGrath.

Read the piece here

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Rupture Radio is a podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Hey Everyone!

Today we have a reading of an old article from 2021 by Des Hennelly on the state of housing in Ireland and how we got here. As important now as it was almost 3 years ago when it was first written. Delving into the development of the housing market since the foundation of the state Des notes the impact neoliberalism and capitalism have had and what needs to happen if we are to tackle the housing crisis

This article first appeared in Rupture Issue 4, you can read the article online here

Rupture Radio is a podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Hey everyone!

This week we're joined by 2 of our comrades across the Atlantic from the Reform and Revolution caucus in the DSA. We discuss the current state of the DSA, the recent R&R conference in Portland Oregon (with Rise correspondent Robin Koenig) and the upcoming 2024 US Presidential elections and what role the socialist left can play as we gear up for the worlds worst rematch.

Check out our comrades here!

(Note due to technical difficulties the majority of Phillips audio was sadly lost, we attempted to recover what we could)

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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This week we're joined by freelance journalist Garrison Lovely to discuss his latest article in Jacobin Magazine 'Can humanity survive AI?'

Whos behind AI? Where is the development of AI going? What does this mean for workers? and what can a socialist future look like with AI?

These and more are the questions we discuss out, as well as the grim future that awaits us if steps aren't taken to combat the billionaires who run these AI systems

You can read more of Garrisons writings at his substack!

You can follow Garrison and keep up with his writings on twitter

Save the Date: On March 9th we will be taking part in the ⁠Dublin Radical Bookfair⁠. This is an exciting day with stalls from progressive bookshops, publishers, magazines, campaign groups, unions, artists and more. There will also be some drop-in talks and workshops throughout the day organised by different groups, some exhibits and a chance to meet some of your favourite radical authors as well as catch up with us at our stall. The event takes place in the Teachers Club at 36 Parnell Square in Dublin from 12pm to 5pm and is free, so don’t miss it! 

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

See you next week, cheers!

Hi everyone and welcome back to our new series life on the left.

This week we're joined by Helena Sheehan, professor emeritus at Dublin City University, accomplished author and a life long activist on the left for over 50 years!

Nicole talks to Helena about her life, moving to Ireland and her history with the left in Ireland and the United States, her inspirations and more!

Helena's latest book Until We Fall: Long Distance Life On The Left is available now and can be purchased here

You can follow Helena on Twitter to keep up to date with her writings

*note this episode was recorded in early February, some references may be out of date*

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Save the Date: On March 9th we will be taking part in the Dublin Radical Bookfair. This is an exciting day with stalls from progressive bookshops, publishers, magazines, campaign groups, unions, artists and more. There will also be some drop-in talks and workshops throughout the day organised by different groups, some exhibits and a chance to meet some of your favourite radical authors as well as catch up with us at our stall. The event takes place in the Teachers Club at 36 Parnell Square in Dublin from 12pm to 5pm and is free, so don’t miss it! 

Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

See you next week, cheers!

Hello everyone!

This week we're joined by Ruairí Fahy, People Before Profit candidate for Limerick City North and recently announced as the People Before Profit candidate for the first ever directly elected mayor position in Limerick.

In this interview we discuss why Ruairí is running for mayor, what a socialist mayor actually looks like and the importance for socialists to run in local elections.

Ruairí is a dedicated member of People Before Profit, if you would like to get in touch with him you can at the links below

Twitter

You can keep up to date with the local elections in Limerick here

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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See you next week, cheers!

Hey everyone and welcome back to Rupture Radio! This week we have a special episode for you with an interview with Costas Lapavitsas on his latest article in issue 11 of Rupture 'Making Sense of the Interregnum since 2007-9' , co-written with Nicolas Aguila

Costas walks us through the developments in the world economy before, during and after the financial crash, the growing internalisation of finance and production and globalization and what this means for the socialist movement now.

You can read Costas and Nicolás' article in the newest issue of Rupture, which can be purchased here or subscribe so you never miss an issue!

This article is inspired by a book written by Costas and the EReNSEP Writing Collective titled: The State of Capitalism: Economy, Society, and Hegemony which you can buy from Verso

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

See you next week, cheers!

Welcome back to Rupture Radio!

This week we have a reading of Sarah Frazer's article from issue 7 of Rupture where she makes the case for full legalization of drugs. Frazer challenges conventional thinking on the subject of drug legislation and argues that decriminalization does not go far enough to help drug users and wider society. If we are going to have a sensible, ethical and compassionate drug policy, we must topple capitalism.

You can read Sarah's article here

Subscribe to Rupture to never miss articles like this

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's Eco-Socialist Quarterly. Check out the magazine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rupture.ie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. Sign up today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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See you next week, cheers!