100 episodes
Diet Soap - a podcast Douglas Lain
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4.6 • 149 Ratings
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The Diet Soap podcast began in 2009 in response to the economic crisis of 2008. Since then it has gone through many transformations, including becoming the podcast for a critical theory imprint out of the UK. Today the Diet Soap podcast is running under its original name for Sublation Media.Sublation Media includes a book publishing effort for critical theory and left politics, a magazine that covers current events and theoretical issues, youtube videos on theory and politics, and finally the Diet Soap podcast. The podcast is where we continue to interrogate the left and each other while having a good time.
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Was Bakunin RIGHT? (ft Spencer Leonard and Cyberdandy)
Douglas Lain receives a lesson on anarchism from Cyberdandy and Spencer Leonard in this special episode of Diet Soap. Listen to the Second Half on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/anarchist-105304314Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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The Teenager as a Product of Capitalism
Ashley and Doug discuss the history of the teenager and teenage culture before turning their attention to some current news stories regarding the #Twitterfiles and the origin of COVID 19.Join Us for a Second Hour on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/parroting-105102965Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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A Response to "The Alternative to Genocide" Critics
Chris Cutrone returns to discuss the reaction to his essay "The Alternative to Genocide" and to discuss how and why leftists are, in reality, right-wing. BUY MARXISM AND POLITICS by Chris Cutronehttps://sublationmedia.com/product/marxism-and-politics-essays-on-critical-theory-and-the-party-2006-2024/Listen to the Second Hour on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/how-left-became-104860372Support Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Should We Love Big Brother? (featuring Ben Burgis)
Ben Burgis and Djene Bajalan join Douglas Lain to discuss the War on Disinformation, and to resolve an argument that broke out on the Diet Soap 15 hour anniversary livestream. Should be hope that social media companies become the fully recognized property of the state, how concerned should we be about the war on disinformation, and how should socialists understand and relate to the Capitalist State? Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Is Western Finance to Blame?
Fabio Vighi discusses his upcoming book "Emergency Capitalism" and explains how financial capitalism and productive capitalism can't be treated separately but must be understood as united. How the disintegration and irregulatiry in the financial sector is the result of a crisis stemming from production. Watch the Entire Episode on Rumblehttps://rumble.com/v4vtfgh-is-western-finance-to-blame.htmlSupport Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
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Canada Rolls Out NEW AND IMPROVED CANCEL CULTURE
In this episode of the Sublation Magazine Show Ashley and Doug discuss the Canadian Online Harms Act, a new US presidential election poll, the Strange Death of American Exceptionalism, and the meaning (or lack of meaning) of the pro-Palestinian protests. Join Us for a Second Hour in the Parrot Roomhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/104234479Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
Customer Reviews
Still Marxist after all these years(?)
Stubbornly representing Marxist, Marxian, and Marx-ish ideas. I hold out hope that one day, Lain and Varn will read Rerum Novarum, Quadragesimo Anno, and Centesimus Annus and see the light.
Mixed bag but not clearly trying to brand itself as “controversial” like Compact
Very eclectic and often seeming to be purposefully contrarian. Weird mix of so-called “Marxist humanism “, Moishe Postone, lots of Christopher Lasch, and being anti-woke for the sake of being anti-wokeness. There are some good episodes, like the debate over GA Cohen and analytical Marxism a few years ago, recent interview with JA Smith, and the recent discussion on afterlives of the Frankfurt School.
A lot of it is just too confusing and peripatetic for me to handle. I was on oxycodone yesterday on subway after oral surgery and hearing the interview with Jack Ross made me feel like I was way more high than I’ve ever been. His responses were all about 25 minutes long and made 0 sense.
Good example of conservative style Marxism
This is an entertaining view of Marxist/ Hegelian philosophy.just be aware that it comes from a questionable conservative place that place’s identity politics in opposition to Marxism, specifically often in a quite transphobic way.