Future Perfect

The Incompetent Crew are joined by guest Prof. N. Hubble to talk about the intertwined histories of speculative fiction and socialism.

Special Guest: Professor Nick Hubble

Works Cited

How Sci-Fi Shaped Socialism, Nick Hubble

Unearthing the Music

50 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Every Socialist Should Read, China Miéville

Political Futurists and Radical and Utopian SF Authors

News From Nowhere

The Ministry for the Future

The City and the City, Book

The City and the City, Miniseries

Radio Playlist

Doktor Kosmos - Eurovision Socialist Contest 2001

Neon Neon - Hoops With Fidel

The Ethiopians - Socialism Train

Chumbawamba - The World Turned Upside Down

Nicolette - No Government

Hard Left - Future Perfect

Future Of The Left - Suddenly it's a Folk Song

Sydney Carter - Socialism In Our Time

Bob Hill (Fred Hellerman) - Pity The Downtrodden Landlord

Leyla McCalla - The Capitalist Blues

L-Space - Unit of Production

Puff Pieces - Object Accumulation

Art Bears - The Song of Investment Capital Overseas

Stereolab - Ping Pong

Robert Wyatt - Red Flag

Barbara Dane - I Hate The Capitalist System

Gang Of Four - We Live As We Dream, Alone

Tim Heidecker - Property

Laurie Anderson - Dark Time in the Revolution