Postcapitalism Podcast

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The Postcapitalism Podcast imagines how the world might look after capitalism. (And clings to the hope it may actually turn out to be good.) Each episodes features an in-depth interview with a leading academic, journalist, activist or political figure.

11/14/2022

Onur Acaroğlu on utopianism, self-care, and escaping "Groundhog Day"

In this episode, we’ll be talking about history, temporality, and what the movie Groundhog Day can teach us about escaping capitalism. Our guest is Onur Acaroğlu, a lecturer in sociology at the University of Northampton in the UK, and author of the recent book chapter “The Challenge of Postcapitalism: Non-Capitalist Temporalities and Social Pathology”. We'll discuss time loops, utopianism, and self-preservation as an act of political warfare.

51 min
07/07/2022

Matthias Schmelzer, Nina Treu, and Tonny Nowshin on degrowth, nowtopias, and the pluriverse

In this episode, we'll look at the possible strategic development of the degrowth movement, nowtopias and the concept of the pluriverse. Our guests are Matthias Schmelzer, Nina Treu and Tonny Nowshin. They are the authors of a chapter examining what degrowth can learn from other progressive movements for a new book entitled, "Degrowth and strategy: How to bring about social–ecological transformation."

1h 1m
05/02/2022

Robin Hahnel on equitable cooperation, social ownership, and democratic economic planning

In this episode, our guest is Robin Hahnel, who, in partnership, with Michael Albert developed a model called the “participatory economy”. His latest book, "Democratic Economic Planning", was published in 2021, and forms the basis for our conversation. Among the subjects we discuss are democratic economic planning, generational justice and building moral economies.

54 min
02/14/2022

Kepa Artaraz on buen vivir, food forests, and universal basic income

In this episode, we’ll be talking about buen vivir, or the idea of living well, as well as rethinking development, and indigenous cultural traditions that can lead us to new ways of moving beyond capitalism. Our guest is Kepa Artaraz, a former lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Brighton in the UK. We'll discuss universal basic income and Kepa's escape from academic life and plans to grow a food forest in the Basque country in Spain.

55 min
01/22/2022

Neil Vallelly on precarity, debt, and how to overcome futilitarianism

In this episode, we talk about subjects including meaningless jobs, precarity, the anxiety that results from self-branding, and how to overcome futility. Our guest is Neil Vallelly, a political and social theorist, and author of the recently-published book, Futilitarianism: Neoliberalism and the Production of Uselessness.

56 min
12/17/2021

Marco Dondi on universal basic income, human wellbeing, and monetism

In this episode, we’ll be talking about universal basic income, wellbeing, and monetism. Our guest is Marco Dondi, author of the recently-published book Outgrowing Capitalism: Rethinking Money to Reshape Society and Pursue Purpose. Marco also has more than ten years of experience as a strategy consultant working across disciplines including economic development, education and banking.

56 min
12/04/2021

Ian Gough on human needs, essential labour and universal basic services

In this episode, we discuss human needs, universal basic services, essential labour and social citizenship. Our guest is Ian Gough, a visiting professor at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion and an associate at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. both at the London School of Economics. Ian is also an Emeritus Professor at the University of Bath and a taskforce member for the Social Guarantee. We’ll talk about the foundational economy, the shortcomings of universal basic income, and what qualifies as non-essential labor.

50 min
10/31/2021

Catherine Frieman and James Flexner on archaeology, degrowth and anarchism

In this episode, we’ll be talking about how archaeology shapes our view of the past, present and future, and how the discipline can be an invaluable resource for challenging established narratives around capitalism. Our guests are Catherine Frieman, an associate professor in European archaeology at the Australian National University, and James Flexner, a senior lecturer in historical archaeology and heritage at the University of Sydney, and. We’ll discuss everything from the troubles with neolibeal academia to anarchism, degrowth and a couple of topics that may be better saved for an Englishman’s therapist.

1h 28m

The Postcapitalism Podcast imagines how the world might look after capitalism. (And clings to the hope it may actually turn out to be good.) Each episodes features an in-depth interview with a leading academic, journalist, activist or political figure.

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Postcapitalism Podcast
Years Active

2021 - 2022
Episodes

21
Rating

Explicit
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