Rocinante

Sean P. McCarthy and Angela Nagle
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Sean Padraig McCarthy and Angela Nagle on federalism, the state, and the politics of the present.

  1. Ep 42 - Turning the Tide w/ László Molnárfi

    FEB 2

    Ep 42 - Turning the Tide w/ László Molnárfi

    On this week's episode of Rocinante, Angela is joined by László Molnárfi. Has the left abandoned its working-class roots by embracing a liberal cultural politics of moralism and identity, thereby making itself irrelevant and pushing people toward right-wing populism? How can a revitalized socialist movement reclaim popular appeal by focusing on material issues like housing and wages, while constructively engaging with questions of nationalism, migration, and sovereignty? Check out László's work here: https://linktr.ee/lacicloud --- To hear every episode of Rocinante, subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/RocinantePod You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/rocinantepod

    1h 15m
  2. Ep 40 - Vive de Gaulle

    JAN 13

    Ep 40 - Vive de Gaulle

    We're back from the Christmas break with a three hour discussion of Julian Jackson's biography of Charles De Gaulle. https://www.powells.com/book/de-gaulle-9781913368784 We hope you enjoyed your holiday festivities because we're going on a strict diet of andouillette and unfiltered cigarettes in 2026. --- To hear the rest of this episode and every Patreon exclusive episode we release, subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/RocinantePod You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/rocinantepod

    50 min

  3. 12/07/2025

    Ep 38 - The Fix (Nixon was RIGHT)

    Sean and Angela dive into the provocative 1998 book The Fix. Shifting the budget to focus heavily on treatment over law enforcement dramatically reduced the heroin crisis and crime rates. Why did this successful, evidence-based strategy disappear, leading to our current exponential crisis?  Find The Fix here: https://www.powells.com/book/fix-9780520223356 Thanks to Jackson Duke for tracking down the 48 Hours documentary Heroin Connection, mentioned in the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHSna7lpYcE --- To hear every episode of Rocinante, subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/RocinantePod You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/rocinantepod

    1h 18m
  4. Ep 35 - Patriotic Bread Lines w/ Malcom Kyeyune

    11/06/2025

    Ep 35 - Patriotic Bread Lines w/ Malcom Kyeyune

    This week Angela and Sean are joined by comrade Malcom Kyeyune to discuss the triumph of mild social democracy with Twelver characteristics, the importance of packing the security services with loyalists, the peril of cutting food aid to the working poor, and more! --- To hear every episode of Rocinante, subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/RocinantePod You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/rocinantepod

    1h 31m
  5. Ep 33 - Night of the Living Pod *PREVIEW*

    10/30/2025

    Ep 33 - Night of the Living Pod *PREVIEW*

    This week we take a slight detour to celebrate the Irish holiday of Halloween. We establish the Rocinante 'anti-being scared' doctrine, discuss food safety and naval power as seen in season one of The Terror, dutch on dutch violence in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, biosecurity totalitarianism in Masque of the Red Death, and more!   --- To hear the rest of this episode and every Patreon exclusive episode we release, subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/RocinantePod You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/rocinantepod

    8 min
  6. Ep 32 - Perfidious Albion Occupation Government *PREVIEW*

    10/16/2025

    Ep 32 - Perfidious Albion Occupation Government *PREVIEW*

    Angela and Sean discuss the central role of Great Britain in of the horrors of the past and the present through two books: Roger Casement's "The Crime Against Europe" https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14728 John Newsinger's "The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire" https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=22826312867 --- To hear the rest of this episode and every Patreon exclusive episode we release, subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/RocinantePod You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/rocinantepod

    11 min
  7. Ep 31 - Remain Deluded w/ Toby Shandy

    10/06/2025

    Ep 31 - Remain Deluded w/ Toby Shandy

    Angela is joined by Toby Shandy to discuss Don Quixote Part 1, the first half of the first modern novel. The invention of the comedic duo and the unreliable narrator reach into the present from the 1600s to teach us the importance of the highest virtue: never allowing anything or anyone to make you less insane. You can find Toby on Substack: https://tobyshandy.substack.com/ --- To hear every episode of Rocinante, subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/RocinantePod You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/rocinantepod

    1h 18m
  8. Ep 30 - The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

    10/02/2025

    Ep 30 - The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

    This week Angela and Sean discuss John Mearsheimer's 'The Tragedy of Great Power Politics'. Are we trapped in an endless struggle between regional powers? Is true global hegemony a mirage? Can China peacefully ascend and become the Certified Big Dog of the 21st century? --- To hear every episode of Rocinante, subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/RocinantePod You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/rocinantepod

    1h 26m
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Sean Padraig McCarthy and Angela Nagle on federalism, the state, and the politics of the present.

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  • Creator
    Sean P. McCarthy and Angela Nagle
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Rocinante

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