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The global politics podcast at the end of the End of History. Politics is back but it’s stranger than ever: join us as we chart a course beyond the age of ’bunga bunga’. Interviews, long-form discussions, docu-series.

Recent Episodes
  • /484/ No Justice in Politics ft. David Broder
    Apr 29, 2025 – 30:44
  • /483/ Reading Club: Why Invent Traditions?
    Apr 28, 2025 – 01:22:46
  • /482/ The Philippines' Dynasty & Duterte's Arrest ft. Walden Bello
    Apr 22, 2025 – 01:23:05
  • /481/ Everything is Plausible: Oligarchy – or Worse ft. Corey Robin
    Apr 15, 2025 – 01:28:26
  • /480/ Reading Club: 21st Century Internationalism
    Apr 14, 2025 – 18:01
  • /479/ El Tarifazo: Trump's Tariff Thwack ft. Lee Jones
    Apr 8, 2025 – 39:22
  • /478/ Should You Listen to Satan? ft. Orlando Reade
    Apr 1, 2025 – 54:56
  • /477/ Talking Turkey in the Group Chat ft. Djene Bajalan
    Mar 28, 2025 – 56:47
  • /476/ Freedom against the New Nihilism ft. Jensen Suther
    Mar 25, 2025 – 35:08
  • /475/ Class Power: Professionals, Petits and Proles ft. Dan Evans
    Mar 18, 2025 – 01:07:32
  • /474/ Urban Power in a Planet of Slums ft. Ben Bradlow
    Mar 11, 2025 – 41:23
  • /473/ Make Alienation Great Again ft. Todd McGowan
    Mar 4, 2025 – 01:16:35
  • /472/ Munich, MAGA, Musk, Malema ft. Will Shoki / Ryan Zickgraf
    Feb 27, 2025 – 40:14
  • /471/ Reforming the Deformed ft. Nathan Sperber & George Hoare
    Feb 25, 2025 – 12:44
  • UNLOCKED: /418/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown System, German-Style ft. Gregor Baszak
    Feb 20, 2025 – 01:31:32
  • /470/ Political Reaction to System Failure ft. Tim Pendry
    Feb 18, 2025 – 01:34:25
  • /469/ Draining Europe ft. Anton Jäger
    Feb 11, 2025 – 53:10
  • /468/ Reading Club: Place 4 – Harvey
    Feb 10, 2025 – 11:07
  • /467/ Mosques & Malls & Nation-States ft. Djene Bajalan
    Feb 4, 2025 – 50:38
  • /466/ Regime Change in the West?
    Jan 30, 2025 – 47:41
  • /465/ Quick Coups & Post-Development in Korea ft. Jamie Doucette
    Jan 28, 2025 – 31:02
  • /464/ Decline Under The Donald ft. Daniel Bessner
    Jan 21, 2025 – 01:13:43
  • /463/ Reading Club: Place 3 – Sennett
    Jan 14, 2025 – 16:44
  • /462/ Blame Carter ft. Tim Barker
    Jan 8, 2025 – 13:17
  • /461/ Welcome to the World of the Right ft. Michael C. Williams
    Jan 2, 2025 – 01:19:07
  • /460/ The Profane Appeal of Sacred Authority
    Dec 23, 2024 – 11:39
  • /459/ Reading Club: Place 2 - Augé
    Dec 20, 2024 – 05:41
  • /458/ The Society of Pure Vibe ft. Anna Kornbluh
    Dec 17, 2024 – 01:18:03
  • /457/ AufheBonus Bonus - December 2024
    Dec 12, 2024 – 04:55
  • /456/ All Chips on Taiwan ft. James Lin
    Dec 10, 2024 – 43:50
  • /455/ Family Trouble (Damage Issue 3 launch) ft. Catherine Liu & Dustin Guastella
    Dec 3, 2024 – 01:33:05
  • /454/ The Last Man at the Euro Tango ft. Michael Wilkinson
    Nov 26, 2024 – 48:36
  • /453/ Reading Club: Place 1 - Simmel/Berman
    Nov 19, 2024 – 11:26
  • /452/ Stormtroopers Can't Shoot Straight ft. Malcom Kyeyune
    Nov 15, 2024 – 38:32
  • /451/ Capitalism Needs No Help Abolishing Families ft. Dustin Guastella
    Nov 12, 2024 – 35:23
  • /450/ The World-Soul Rides a Golden Escalator ft. Matt Karp
    Nov 8, 2024 – 01:25:11
  • /449/ Aufhebonus Bonus: Nov 2024
    Nov 5, 2024 – 05:33
  • /448/ Foreign Agents, Quiet Oligarchs & Neverending History ft. Hans Gutbrod
    Nov 1, 2024 – 39:23
  • /447/ Brunch Back Better ft. Ryan Zickgraf & Amber A'Lee Frost
    Oct 29, 2024 – 32:58
  • /446/ The Techno-Fantasy of Perfect Freedom ft. Amber Trotter
    Oct 22, 2024 – 05:18
  • /445/ How I Hacked the US Election ft. Alex Gourevitch
    Oct 18, 2024 – 01:23:59
  • /444/ Opportunism & Revenge in the Middle East ft. Karl Sharro & Arash Azizi
    Oct 15, 2024 – 01:14:40
  • /443/ Nations, Globalisation & De-development: Reading Club (sample)
    Oct 8, 2024 – 04:17
  • /442/ The Unique French Capacity for Disappointment ft. Nathan Sperber (sample)
    Oct 1, 2024 – 08:22
  • /441/ Original Source End of End of History
    Sep 29, 2024 – 26:04
  • /440/ Dear Tradmother, Why Are You Sad? ft. Amber A'Lee Frost (sample)
    Sep 24, 2024 – 04:34
  • /439/ We Can Shape Our Own Environment ft. Ted Nordhaus
    Sep 19, 2024 – 01:03:42
  • /438/ You Are Being Enlisted into the Culture War ft. Andrew Hartman
    Sep 17, 2024 – 01:20:41
  • /437/ Climate Change Is Not an Information Problem ft. Holly Buck (sample)
    Sep 12, 2024 – 05:41
  • /436/ Slovakia's Four World Directions ft. Dominik Zelinsky
    Sep 10, 2024 – 01:17:34
Recent Reviews
  • Bobbyowens_
    Catherine Liu is terrible
    You gotta cut Catherine. All she does is make petty complaints and try to dress it up as theory. Completely incomprehensible.
  • Robin Robinovitch
    Mostly bad, conspiracy mongering post leftism
    Can be good if they interview someone who is smarter than the hosts. At their worst it’s conspiracy minded culture warrior nonsense. Update: Philip Cunliffe Get a Real Job Challenge: Impossible
  • bjohns383
    Pretty Good
    Hosts are good about staying on topic while remaining interesting. Focused but not stale. I’m not so into the branding and music, but the discussion is pretty good (I’ve only listened to free episodes).
  • strong woman respector
    Didn’t listen
    Haven’t listened. Reading the descriptions it kinda sounds gay. Sorry!
  • JPSerre
    It’s just an advertisement
    I tried listening to this, and the people seemed interesting enough and like maybe they have interesting things to say. But all this really is is an advertisement for their “reading club,” and I wish they were more direct about that.
  • Viroqua62
    This Podcast should be mandatory listening for Americans who are trying to build a Left
    As a US citizen who spent decades of my younger adult living in the East End amongst Leftists, I find these guys a breath of calm, fresh air. Bright young leftists who can still be funny. As my (English) husband once asked years ago, “What’s up with all of these overly sincere, humourless, American hippies?” I answered, “How would I know? I grew up in rural Wisconsin.” It’s good to feel like I’m home Aufa Bunga people.
  • RA1815
    Great show, problematic feed
    Great show; very entertaining and enlightening. My one issue though is that the feed is a complete mess. New episodes are hard to find, while older ones are hidden under a heap of 2-minute trailers. I’m not sure if I should blame the show, or the way iTunes catalogues old episodes. Either way, if you can manage to find new, complete episodes, this pod is gold! Keep it up lads!
  • mldhd
    Entertaining, educational, iffy politics
    Find the podcast quite compelling and entertaining. Central thrust of the project (an autopsy of a Left they have separated themselves from) contains a lot of media class myopia (are teenagers on twitter canceling you really the driving cause of the left’s evaporating social base? Is Owen Jones a cause or might he be a symptom?) but the charm of the hosts and the level of analysis means there’s something valuable in most episodes. Do wish they would stop referring to the left as “they,” though. If you’re a Marxist you’re on the left whether you care to be or not, and the purpose of Marxist analysis is, after all, to change the world rather than describe it in various ways via interviews with intelligent guests.
  • Jackso25film
    Relatively new listener
    I’ve been listening for a few months now and really enjoy the format. They have different guests and it’s not always a current events round table, which I appreciate. Usually I can’t stand British accents, but these hosts have highly tolerable british or irish accents; their voices are actually quite pleasant.
  • @ChknNugtDeepSt8
    Best podcast on the left
    I take something away from every episode and enjoy it all the while.
  • NervousFishdown II
    I like my podcasts like I like my women…
    Witty and irreverent. This is the pure sauce right here, friends. They’re wrong about Brexit, but pretty much on point about everything else. And even when they’re wrong, they’re kind of right.
  • Redranger 81
    Never skip an episode.
    One of the best political podcasts if you're looking for a real working class analysis of the times.
  • Seminal_Mason
    reactionaries
    Horrible
  • Pyropenguin1
    Incoherent and Reactionary
    ludicrous ivory tower leftism
  • Hannah Blair Pseudonymously
    Listen to Calibunga
    The aforementioned series is one the great achievements of both the podcasting medium and of 21st century class-first socialism. The rest of the show is good, too.
  • TimJibJab
    Best left politics podcast out there
    The American left is weak on international politics as well as largely incapable of doing real left cultural criticism without jargon, obscurantism, and celebrity worship. These are the strong points of this podcast.
  • hologrampa
    Excellent
    Listened to an Amber episode and sucked into a dozen and counting. Great work everyone, keep it up.
  • passwordtopia
    favorite podcast
    the last few have been especially great -- became a patreon donor this week!
  • tn19177
    Great
    Love it very informative
  • Danny Glover's Glove
    Great podcast
    Of my top podcasts. Very insightful analysis. I recommend this podcast to everyone.
  • Barry Leavitt
    Highly recommend!
    Incredibly insightful analyses and discussion. I have learned a lot about the contemporary political landscape from this ‘cast and their well-chosen guests.
  • Tyler tyker
    Financial support later, moral support now
    This show, although a bit tough to follow at times due to the level of expertise on the show, is extraordinary. This is exactly what I want in a long form podcast, deep dives into nuanced topics, cultural considerations into political/historical topics, and it’s funny sometimes. I like the show.
  • gtoothpickss
    Anna
    Anbv
  • Gourevitch
    Excellent Left Podcast
    One of the best leftwing podcasts out there. Always original, very entertaining, and global the range of topics it covers.
  • e-george980
    The best left podcast.
    This is the best podcast on the left. It features great guests and hosts that provide unique and fresh perspectives on international political economy. Great work guys keep it up!
  • Jung Thug
    Awesome
    The premiere left international politics podcast. Funny, engaging, clever, and full of new ideas
  • thediggy5
    It’s good
    You should listen.
  • gpcyr
    Essential Listening
    One of the best left podcasts. Provides a vital international perspective with depth and humor.
  • Upcountry Vince
    Pure (redistributive) gold
    Outstanding mix of serious interviews and insightful commentary, with a laugh or two for good measure. Essential listening for anyone craving a global perspective on politics and the Left without all the buzz-fueled outrage of the trendy-bendy identitariat or the self-aggrandizing hair splitting of the philosophy crowd.
  • idk679
    Great podcast
    This is an excellent podcast. Stimulating discussions on a range of issues, with goofy banter in the mix too. Check it out.
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