28 episodes
anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast Yanai Sened / Eden Kupermintz
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4.6 • 7 Ratings
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The podcast companion to anarchysf.com, an archive of anarchist science fiction.
During each episode, we'll analyze one piece of science fiction media which explores themes relevant to left-wing ideology.
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Eternal Discourse War With Warhammer 40k
We talk about how to critique the Fascist sentiments in Warhammer 40k, without worrying too much about the degrees of intent or satire behind it.
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Acknowledging the Complexities of Humanity with Ammonite
We talk about Ammonite, a somewhat under-the-radar excellent sci-fi book about a virus killing all the men in a far-off planet and exploring indigenous lands as a colonizer anthropologist
Themes explored:
- Anthrophopolitics and diversity within identity
- Biopolitics and virology
- "Going Native" (TM)
- Some Ursula LeGuin themes
Eden's ep of death-sentence about The Dawn of Everything:
https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/david-wengrow-and-david-graeber-the-dawn-of-everything -
Can we fix it? Maybe! Kinda! With Ixion
We talk about the sci-fi strategy game Ixion and its somber adventure through space.
Some topics discussed:
- Shameful space
- Space is silence and death
- Gravestone science
- Accelerating the flows
- The eternal recurrence of the same
- Middle management euphemisms
Referenced Some More News video 'Jeff Bezons Learned Nothing in Space':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TQFFH9gj8&ab_channel=SomeMoreNews -
The Potential and Limitations of Clowning on Billionaires on Space Sweepers
This is an especially rambly episode of us talking about the excellent kitchen sink space romp movie Spacesweepers.
Topics discussed:
- Billionaires hate humanity
- The limits of Villainry
- What internationalism looks like
- The ethics/politics distinction -
Raging in alliance with The Only Harmless Great Thing
We read Brooke Bolander's short and painful novelette and spoke about:
- Nuclear semiotics
- The uses of violence
- The master's tools
- Being pushed to the corner -
Optimist Awakenings with Citizen Sleeper
Citizen Sleeper is touching and optimistic without being saccharine and might be just what we need in these trying times.
The podcast opens with us venting our feelings and thoughts about another demonstration of incredible violence from Israel against the Palestinian people. Free Palestine!
Then we talk some themes. Here's what you can expect:
Gaming under capitalism
Vicious and virtuous cycles
Refugee experience
Care ethics - A softer world is possible)
Intra-class struggles
Radical embodiment (Yes, Eden talks about the body some more)
Customer Reviews
Superb
I fell in love with this podcast when I found their discussion on “
Random Acts of Senseless Violence. Fell in love again when they introduced me to Aniara. One of the best podcasts on SF period.
A Solid SF Culture Show!
It's always interesting to see a completely different approach to interpreting science fiction. If the title of this particular show doesn't give things away, it takes an anarchist politics approach, which would seem odd except a lot of anarchistic thought ties into many of the very things you'd expect, from explorations of societal collapse to critiques of colonialism and on and on. So when I found this show, I was, well, pleasantly surprised to find more of the kind of critical examination I love in an SF/F podcast. Plus, the hosts, Yanai and Eden, clearly know their stuff and love talking about SF new and old.
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