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The Daily Dialectic episodes
- Episode 23: What are Vaccines For? Why Deleuze Stinks; Israel vs Cuba; and more
In this episode, I talk about a variety of topics, including: vaccines as mitigation tactics; why Gilles Deleuze (and most French theory) is bad; the propaganda effect of how the Israeli regime is covered and how the Cuban regime is covered; mustaches; the digitalization of social life; the ideological function of pointless jobs; and a few other things.
1 hr 7 min - Episode 22: Baseball, Neoliberalism, Dialectics and more with @notbenfish
In this episode, I talk to Ben (@notbenfish on Twitter), who takes a dialectical, unique approach to his critique of sports, neoliberalism, culture, politics, and everything else.
2 hr 5 min - Episode 21: Dialectics with Tai LeeIn this episode I talk to artist Tai Lee about dialectics, revolution, Maoism, art, and many other things.2 hr 46 min
- Episode 20: On Social Democracy
In this episode I talk about why Larry Bird is a very dialectical basketball player. I also talk about what Social Democracy is and why it should be viewed as the enemy. And I briefly mention Jordan Peterson versus Elvis, Lana Del Rey versus Katy Perry, and the actor John Cazale.
56 min - Episode 19: Elvis and the Dialectic of LoveI discuss why Elvis is one of the most dialectical and materialist figures in American cultural history. I talk about how he represents the antidote to neoliberal subjectivity, and why we need him now more than ever. I also bring in the philosophers Soren Kierkegaard and Alexander Garcia Düttmann, as well as Lana Del Rey. I play a lot of Elvis songs in this episode too:Don’t Think Twice, It’s All RightLove MeDon’t Be CruelBurning LoveAll Shook UpNever Been To SpainReach Out To JesusIf I Can DreamBridge Over Troubled WaterCan’t Help Falling In Love1 hr 38 min
- Episode 18: Thus Spoke JesusthustraIn this episode I expand on my thoughts about how Jesus can be seen as a materialist, misanthrope, and a revolutionary, by comparing him to Nietzsche’s Jesus figure: Zarathustra. Through contempt, and worldliness, Jesus and Zarathustra show how men become gods—how men already are gods.49 min
- Episode 17 with guest Nathanael Haun: How to Farm Revolutionary ConsciousnessOn this episode of the Daily Dialectic, I talk to Nathanael Haun, who is a communist and a farmer in rural Indiana. We talk about how revolutionary agriculture must be hostile to the status quo, Indiana history, dialectics, and a lot more.1 hr 26 min
- Episode 16: Jesus Wept, Socrates SmirkedWhy Jesus was a misanthropic materialist, the revolting power of silence, and how Jesus is the opposite of Socrates (and more interesting).38 min
- Episode 15: SocratesIn this episode of the Daily Dialectic, I give a materialist case for why Socrates deserved to die44 min
- Episode 14: Is Wokeness A Religion?What is wokeness? Is it a new state religion? Why are people saying it is? What might be behind all this?37 min
About The Daily Dialectic
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The Daily Dialectic is a philosophy podcast about history, politics, art, and culture, with a focus on revolution.