39 episodes
Radical Thoughts Podcast Patrick
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- Society & Culture
Radical Thoughts is an attempt to read through as many texts in the Verso Radical Thinkers series as possible in order to come to a better understanding of radical theory and its tendencies. Our goal is to find the problems and frameworks worth addressing in order to move beyond radical thought into radical practice. Radical Thoughts is an independent project and not associated with Verso Books in any way.
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The Indivisible Remainder
Andrew and Patrick discuss the Elvis of Philosophy's book on one of the obscure greats: Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling. We go a bit into Zizek's view of evil, the state, and riff a bit on 90s-to-early-2000s philosophical trends.
SHOW NOTES:
Peter Dews's Critique of Zizek's Schelling: The eclipse of coincidence: Lacan, Merleau‐Ponty and Schelling
Our next read: Laclau's Emancipations -
PREVIEW: Seth Wheeler on Cycles of Struggle
Patrick sits down with Seth Wheeler to discuss cycles of struggle after the Corbyn and Sanders moments, the UK Left, and the new edition of In and Against the State.
In and Against the State through Pluto Press: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341811/in-and-against-the-state/
Seth Wheeler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sethnotes -
On the Shores of Politics
Patrick and Andrew discuss On The Shores of Politics, a collection of essays by Jacques Ranciere, anti-Platonist extraordinaire! What is politics? Or democracy for that matter? Maybe we'll find out!
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Next Month's Read: The Indivisible Remainder by Slavoj Zizek -
PREVIEW: Djene Bajalan on international politics
Djene Bajalan joins the show in a discussion concerning the state, international politics, and the destructive effects of Left-wing navel-gazing.
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Diet Soap Media: https://www.dietsoap.net/
This Is Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uDM4rFf_4w -
PREVIEW: John Merrick on Verso and Publishing
Independent writer and editor for Verso Books John Merrick joins Patrick in a discussion about the history of Verso, the Radical Thinkers series, and the cultural project of publishing.
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Culture and Politics: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3824-culture-and-politics
Internet for the People: https://www.versobooks.com/search?q=internet
Work Without the Worker: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3869-work-without-the-worker -
Politics and History
Althusser has returned and this time we talk much more about Rousseau and Montesquieu than we do Marx.
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Politics and History: https://www.versobooks.com/books/129-politics-and-history
Next read - On the Shores of Politics: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3635-on-the-shores-of-politics