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1Dime Radio is a podcast about politics, philosophy, theory, history, and political economy hosted by Tony, a political theorist and founder of the YouTube channel "1Dime." For access to the Patreon exclusive episodes (The Backroom podcast), become a Patron: thttps://www.patreon.com/OneDime

  1. Nick Fuentes and the Gen Z Far-Right (Ft. PF Jung)

    3D AGO

    Nick Fuentes and the Gen Z Far-Right (Ft. PF Jung)

    Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime In this episode, I’m joined by PF Jung to analyze the rise of Nick Fuentes, what makes him appealing, and why so many young people, especially young men, seem increasingly drawn toward the far right. In The Backroom on Patreon, PF Jung breaks down his idea of dark centrism, a synthesis of culturally conservative and economically left-wing politics, and explains how he situates himself between the contemporary left and right. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Economically Left, Culturally Right (The Backroom Preview) 00:03:40 Meet PF Jung 00:04:53 The Rise of Nick Fuentes’ 00:09:27 When Labels Fail 00:16:13 Order and Liberty 00:20:21 Israel and the Right 00:25:27 Why Men Drift Right 00:29:34 Dark Centrism 00:35:58 Family and BLM 00:39:30 How to Beat the Right 00:46:54 Jordan Peterson 00:51:35 Backroom Preview GUEST: PF Jung • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PFJung • X/Twitter: https://x.com/PF_Jung FOLLOW Tony of 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

    54 min
  2. Will America Become a Dictatorship? (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)

    FEB 27

    Will America Become a Dictatorship? (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)

    Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime This week on 1Dime Radio, Tony is joined again by Benjamin Studebaker, political theorist with a PhD from Cambridge, to dig into Ben’s recent article on “Debilitated Democracy,” the idea that modern democracies do not simply “decline”, they get structurally less capable over time, as modernization accelerates, politics fractures, and governance is pushed into an executive-technical machine that neither elected leaders nor technocrats can fully control. From there, we tackle Ben’s argument for why America can’t become an autocracy, and why people confuse authoritarian policy with autocratic rule, plus how federal complexity, institutional pluralism, and factional conflict make “dictatorship” fantasies harder to cash out in real life. Parts 2 and 3 of my conversation with Studebaker are in The Backroom on Patreon only. In The Backroom, as alluded to in the Backroom Preview in the first 2.5–3 minutes, Benjamin and I answer some of the most common questions we get regarding our politics. Are we post-left? Marxist? Or what? In particular, I try to get Studebaker to articulate what his personal political philosophy is, and what solutions or alternatives to our current impasse he believes in. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Studebaker’s Political Philosophy (The Backroom Preview) 00:04:13  Intro, “Debilitated Democracy,” and the autocracy question 00:13:08  Technocrats as “priests,” and why institutional trust collapses 00:28:08  Elected officials vs technocrats, the executive branch tug-of-war 00:47:36  Kelsen, Habermas, and democracy’s legitimation crisis 00:54:47  Trump, tariffs, visas, and the political limits of “disentangling” from the world order 00:59:18  Authoritarian policy vs autocratic rule, why America can’t be an autocracy 01:11:59  Nick Land, Curtis Yarvin, and the “CEO-king” temptation 01:23:23  Government shutdowns, food stamps, and “embedded democracy.” 01:35:25  Managing the European right, and why France and Germany are different 01:43:05  State capacity, charismatic leaders, and modern governance limits 01:56:08  Backroom teaser: what “left” and “right” even mean now GUEST: Benjamin Studebaker • Substack: https://bmstudebaker.substack.com/ • Website: https://benjaminstudebaker.com/ • X: https://x.com/BMStudebaker FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

    1h 58m
  3. Towards a Conservative Left (Ft. Michael Behrent)

    FEB 20

    Towards a Conservative Left (Ft. Michael Behrent)

    Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime In this week’s episode of 1Dime Radio, I’m joined by Professor Michael C. Behrent to discuss Towards a Conservative Left: Selected Writings of Jean-Claude Michéa, a newly translated collection of essays by one of France’s most fascinating dissident socialists, sometimes described as “the French Christopher Lasch.” Michéa is a rare kind of left thinker: fiercely anti-capitalist and pro-democracy, but deeply skeptical of the Left’s cultural project, especially when it becomes a substitute for class politics, or when it turns working class “common sense” into something to be morally corrected. We talk about his Orwellian framework (including “Tory anarchism” and “common decency”), his critique of liberalism as both an economic and social ideology, and why these arguments suddenly feel uncomfortably relevant. In The Backroom (Patreon), we go further into what “conservative leftism” could actually mean today: socially conservative and economically leftist, what that synthesis would look like in practice, and what parts of the modern Left Michéa thinks have become complicit with liberalism. Timestamps: 00:00:00  The Backroom Preview Culture vs Race, and The Cosmopolitan Delusion 00:04:19  Jean Claude Michéa: The French Christopher Lasch  00:10:38  Towards a Conservative Left: Michéa’s Conservative Socialism 00:14:05  Orwell: The Tory Anarchist 00:17:50  Michéa’s background, communist parents, the Resistance, and patriotism 00:28:01 Why Orwell is the key to Michéa’s synthesis 00:35:57  Orwell’s “common decency.” 00:50:15  Common sense vs left suspicion, and the populist question 00:59:22  The “bourgeois left” & The drift away from the working-class  01:02:45  What “conservative” really means here 01:31:02  A New Political Synthesis (The Backroom Transition) GUEST: Michael C. Behrent • Towards a Conservative Left (Bookshop): https://bookshop.org/p/books/towards-a-conservative-left-selected-writings-of-jean-claude-michea-jean-claude-michea/22912345 • Towards a Conservative Left (Barnes & Noble): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/towards-a-conservative-left-jean-claude-michi-a/1147813503 • Vauban Books (Publisher): https://www.vaubanbooks.com/ • Behrent faculty page (Appalachian State): https://history.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/profiles • Behrent’s site: https://sisterrepublic.wordpress.com/about/ FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

    1h 33m
  4. The End of History Breakdown (Ft. Untimely Reflections)

    FEB 13

    The End of History Breakdown (Ft. Untimely Reflections)

    Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Keegan Kjeldsen from Essential Salts (Untimely Reflections/The Nietzsche podcast) joins me for a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of Francis Fukuyama’s book The End of History and the Last Man. We unpack liberal democracy’s philosophical roots, the fragility of authoritarian states, the Hegelian struggle for recognition, and the tensions between capitalism, legitimacy, and human dignity. Don’t miss this guide to one of the most misunderstood books of the modern era. Part 2 of this discussion is in The Backroom (Patreon Exclusive). You will you get an additional 2 hours of Keegan/EssensialSalts and explaining the rest of Fukuyama's book chapter by chapter. Timestamps: 00:00:00  The Backroom Preview 00:04:53  Why Read Fukuyama 00:10:14 Theory of History Explained: Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche) 00:26:01  The Weakness of Strong States 00:46:02  Why Communism and RW Dicatorships Failed 01:12:00  Liberal Democracy as the final form of government? 01:28:03  The Struggle for Recognition and Human Nature 02:10:01  Transition to Part 2 (On Patreon) GUEST: Keegan Kjeldsen (EssentialSalts / Untimely Reflections) • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@untimelyreflections • The Nietzsche Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZARzVCRfJZDCyeKjvIEfE • Untimely Reflections Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/untimelyreflections FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Tags: #1DimeRadio #Fukuyama #PoliticalPhilosophy #Hegel #TheNietzschePodcast #EssentialSalts #UntimelyReflections Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

    2h 33m
  5. The Global Conservative Shift (Ft.Cadell Last)

    FEB 6

    The Global Conservative Shift (Ft.Cadell Last)

    Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime This week on 1Dime Radio, I’m joined by Dr. Cadell Last, creator of Philosophy Portal, to unpack what feels like a shifting “world spirit” in politics and culture. We dig into the collapse of New Atheism, the move from reason to “spirit,” why Jordan Peterson landed when he did, and how religion and politics are re-emerging as answers to a modern crisis of meaning. Along the way we talk Marx, “events” like 9/11 that fracture shared narratives, and why capitalism keeps generating contradictions it cannot metabolize. In the Backroom (Patreon exclusive), we go further into the global right-wing shift, the return of suppressed contradictions liberals and leftists avoid, and figures like Nick Fuentes for Part 2. In Part 3 (also on Patreon only), we then discuss the idea of “Nationalist Internationalism,” arguing that genuine international cooperation requires strong sovereign nations first, and that real internationalism has to pass through nationalism rather than cosmopolitan globalism. Timestamps: 00:00:00  Nationalist Internationalism (The Backroom Preview) 00:04:01  The Conservative Zeitgeist 00:08:55  New Atheism's Rise and Fall 00:11:20  Jordan Peterson vs Sam Harris and the religion comeback 00:15:23  Why Marx's critique of religion is wrong 00:26:18  “Events” and the collapse of shared narratives 00:33:02  9/11, New Age mysticism, and the hunger for meaning 00:38:37  The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism 00:43:43  Badiou: truth procedures and politics-as-religion 01:08:29  Religion vs science, the knowledge problem 01:20:22  God, Religion, and ideology 01:45:08  Backroom preview (Patreon): global right shift, Nick Fuentes, nationalist internationalism GUEST: Dr. Cadell Last (Philosophy Portal) • Philosophy Portal (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCtCqYQFPhnU1OnHPveEnYw • Philosophy Portal (Site): https://philosophyportal.online/about • Cadell’s Website: https://cadelllast.com/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/cadellnlast FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack: https://1dimereview.substack.com/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this. Tags: #1DimeRadio #CadellLast #PhilosophyPortal #Religion #NewAtheism #JordanPeterson #PoliticalPhilosophy #Globalism #Nationalism #Internationalism #Conservatism #RightWingShift

    1h 47m
  6. Can the NDP Be Saved? (Ft. Rob Ashton)

    JAN 28

    Can the NDP Be Saved? (Ft. Rob Ashton)

    Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime This week on 1Dime Radio, I sit down with Rob Ashton, a trade unionist and frontrunner for the Federal NDP (New Democratic Party) leadership race. I ask him all about his policy platform, what the NDP needs to do to win back the working-class majority. and the biggest issues facing Canadians right now. We get into Ashton’s labour-first strategy, his comprehensive labor reform, whether higher union density risks inflation, what “full employment” should mean, how to rebuild domestic industry without turning it into corporate welfare, and why he thinks the NDP can become a party of real worker power again. Timestamps: 00:00:00  Intro 00:01:21  Why run for NDP leader as a non-career politician? 00:05:02  Why the NDP lost working-class support 00:11:46  Temporary Foreign Worker program, wage suppression, and migrant rights 00:19:07  How to make unionization easier, labour law reforms, union busting 00:32:13  Inflation, wages, and the “wage-price spiral” debate 00:34:33  Bank of Canada, full employment, and job guarantee talk 00:43:48  Free trade, protectionism, and rebuilding Canadian industry 00:49:13  “Pre-distribution” vs redistribution, what it means in plain language 01:00:49  Defence procurement, shipbuilding, and reindustrialization 01:04:20  Climate policy, nuclear, and a worker-centered transition 01:10:23  Alberta, energy jobs, tanker ban, and Indigenous consent GUEST: Rob Ashton, NDP leadership candidate, trade unionist (ILWU Canada) • Rob’s campaign: https://robashton.ca/ • Meet Rob: https://robashton.ca/meet-rob/ • Rob Ashton on X: https://x.com/Rob_T_E_Ashton • NDP leadership contestants page: https://leadership.ndp.ca/contestants How to vote in the NDP leadership race • Become an NDP member: https://act.ndp.ca/donate/membership-en • Leadership 2026 hub: https://leadership.ndp.ca/ • Leadership FAQ and voting info: https://leadership.ndp.ca/faq • Rules governing the leadership contest (official PDF): https://www.ndp.ca/sites/default/files/2026-leadershipgoverningrules.pdf FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com/ • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: instagram.com/1dimeman • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

    1h 13m
  7. Radical Responsibility and Self-Criticism (Ft. Theory Underground)

    JAN 23

    Radical Responsibility and Self-Criticism (Ft. Theory Underground)

    Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes of 1Dime Radio) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime In this episode, friend of the show, Philosopher Dave McKerracher of Theory Underground, and I dig into the idea of “radical responsibility,” basically the notion that if you’re trying to change the world, you’ve got more responsibility on your shoulders, not less. We talk about how bad messaging, cringe behavior, and ideological shortcuts can tank movements, including a wild DSA mishap. Pulling from Max Weber, history, and everyday politics, we argue that real progress comes down to considering real consequences and what a majority of people can actually get behind.  In the Backroom, Dave and I continue our spicy conversation on “Progress and Reaction,” taking a deeper look at how parts of the left end up functioning as “shocktroops for capital.” Timestamps:  0:00 Trump’s ICE Raids (Preview) 3:43  The Importance of Radical Responsibility  30:45 The Responsibility of the Radical Right 53:04 DSA Disaster  1:09:14 Nick Fuentes' Rise  1:25:49 Ends, means, & Intentions: The Ethics of Conviction vs Responsibility GUEST: David McKerracher (Theory Underground) • Theory Underground (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@theory_underground • McKerracher of TU (X): https://x.com/theoryundrgrnd • Theory Underground (Substack): https://theoryunderground.substack.com/ • Underground Theory Volume 2 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZBNYSF9 FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://1dimereview.substack.com • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/ • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

    1h 52m
  8. The Leftist Case for National Service (Ft. Harper O'Connor)

    JAN 16

    The Leftist Case for National Service (Ft. Harper O'Connor)

    Get access to The Backroom (90+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I sit down with Harper O’Connor, a rising Socialist YouTuber and DSA organizer, to make the socialist case for National Service and how the millitary can be transformed and used to solve climate change. This ain’t just a case for millitary conscription or to bring back the millitary draft per se, but rather for a broader, socialist vision of National Service. This includes the idea of a Civilian Climate Corps and broader service programs that could rebuild state capacity, civic trust, shared purpose, and the social fabric that atomized capitalism keeps dissolving.  In the Backroom Exclusive podcast on Patreon, Harper and I talk about how the Left lost younger men, why the far right is winning the “spiritual crisis,” and what a left-wing alternative could be, and we talk socialist strategy more broadly. Timestamps: 00:00:00  Why the Left Lost Young Men (The Backroom Preview) 00:06:03  The Civilian Climate Corps 00:11:41  Were not in Kansas anymore: Harper's Political Journey 00:16:51  The Citizen Army Idea: A Socialist Republican Idea 00:22:03 What if Everyone Joined the Military?  00:27:34 Belonging, Comradery, and Solidarity 00:33:17 Build Stuff, Save Lives, Learn Life Skills, Make Friends 00:37:06  Conscription Makes it Harder to Go to War 00:44:20  “Isn’t This Just Legitimizing Empire?” 00:49:22  Civic Duty, Coercion, and Collectivism 00:57:10  The Masculinity Crisis 01:04:44  Socialism or Eco-Fascism 01:17:43  Closing + The Backroom Teaser GUEST: Harper O’Connor, Socialist YouTuber and DSA organizer • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCZDSz1E3rJ18vefmK7Hw4YA  • “A Guide to Democratic Socialists of America” (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijlg0phla-s FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/ • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

    1h 22m
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1Dime Radio is a podcast about politics, philosophy, theory, history, and political economy hosted by Tony, a political theorist and founder of the YouTube channel "1Dime." For access to the Patreon exclusive episodes (The Backroom podcast), become a Patron: thttps://www.patreon.com/OneDime

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  • Creator
    Tony of 1Dime
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Tony of 1Dime
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