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Politics Theory Other Politics Theory Other
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4.9 • 45 Ratings
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A podcast on radical politics, critical theory, and history. Hosted by Alex Doherty.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother
Contact: politicstheoryother@gmail.com
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Peak Hindutva? w/ Radhika Desai
On January 22nd the new Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh was consecrated in a ceremony led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event kicked off Modi's election campaign that was widely expected to lead to a landslide for Modi and the BJP. Instead, the Hindu nationalist party lost 63 seats and the opposition coalition led by congress made significant gains. In today's episode I spoke with Radhika Desai about the causes of the electoral upset, the image and reality of the Indian economy and what the election results announced in June might mean for Indian Muslims.
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The French left's shock election win w/ Sebastian Budgen
Sebastian Budgen returns to the show to discuss the recent shock result in the French legislative elections that saw the left wing New Popular Front win the highest number of seats, beating both Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble and the far-right National Rally, who had been widely expected to emerge with the most deputies in the French parliament.
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UK Election Special w/ James Meadway and Richard Seymour
Today’s show is a crossover episode with our good friends over at the Macrodose podcast, which is hosted by economist James Meadway. In the episode James is joined by Richard Seymour to discuss the upcoming UK general election. We talked about the crisis in the Conservative Party and the prospects of a post-election merger with Nigel Farage's Reform party. We also discussed whether Farage's comments on Ukraine damage his electoral prospects, the likelihood of Labour implementing austerity and why - as James argues - the 4th of July is likely to be the last "normal" general election held in the UK.
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The Searchers w/ Andy Beckett
Andy Beckett joins PTO to talk about his new book, The Searchers: Five Rebels, Their Dream of a Different Britain, and Their Many Enemies. The five rebels in question being Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott, John McDonnell, and Ken Livingstone. We talked about the role of the global tumult of 1968 in the development of the politics of the five, the extraordinary racism that Diane Abbott has faced since entering parliament, and whether the current Labour leadership think there are votes to be gained in joining in in attacks on Britain's most important black politician. We also talked about the importance of Salvador Allende's Popular unity government in Chile to the five and how their admiration for Allende contrasted with their view of the eastern bloc during the Cold War. Finally, we touched on the current conjuncture and what the future might hold for the remaining four rebels.
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PTO Live! w/ Gargi Bhattacharyya, Richard Seymour, and Eleanor Penny
This week's episode is the recording of our recent live event. Gargi Bhattacharyya, Richard Seymour, and Eleanor Penny were joined by an audience in Finsbury Park, London to discuss the fascism debate, disaster nationalism, and the relationship between fascism and racial capitalism.
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Sunak calls the election and where now for the UK left w/ James Schneider
James Schneider joins the show to discuss Rishi Sunak's announcement that the UK general election will take place on July 4th, and to talk about his book 'Our Bloc: How We Win' in which James argues for a left bloc - a federated alliance of socialist forces comprising social movements, unions, and the residual left in parliament. In the interview we discussed what such a left bloc could look like and how it might knit together forces with varying political commitments and traditions. We also talked about the unprecedented vacuity of Keir Starmer's political project, and James also gave his thoughts on the domestic significance of the Gaza protest movement.
Customer Reviews
New listener
New to this. Great show. Well researched and excellent guests.
Great lefty listen!
Strongly recommended for left-wing listeners – a podcast I’ve listened to consistently for years. Alex interviews academics, writers and activists from across a broad range of left positions. The questions are always well-researched and the interviews are historically detailed and politically substantial: not much waffle here! One of those podcasts where even if the subject or interviewee doesn’t especially appeal, or I disagree with their position, I nevertheless learn a lot.
PTO Review
This is a terrific podcast, consistently featuring in depth analysis from some of the most interesting contemporary radial left intellectuals. As an early career academic I find PTO an invaluable resource (as anyone similarly working on neoliberalism would) but I imagine the program would appeal to any leftist looking to the vanguard of radical political theory/cultural studies.