Episodes
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Ben Fletcher and Dockworker Power – SEDI Hosts Peter Cole
On November 23, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted historian Peter Cole for an expansive talk on Ben Fletcher, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and the radical legacy of dockworkers’ internationalism—from Philadelph...
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What You Get Wrong About Bakunin - SEDI Hosts Mark Leier
On October 26, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted historian Mark Leier for a rich and provocative discussion on Mikhail Bakunin—philosopher, agitator, exile, and one of the most misunderstood revolutionaries of the nineteenth...
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The Wobblies at Sea – SEDI Hosts Jon Bekken on the Marine Transport Workers Union
On September 28, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted historian Jon Bekken for a far-reaching talk on the Marine Transport Workers Union (MTWU) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) — one of the most militant and transna...
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Peter Kropotkin Science, Ethics, and Class Struggle – SEDI Hosts Iain McKay
In this SEDI session, anarchist writer and editor Iain McKay delivers a brisk, idea-dense tour of Peter Kropotkin’s science, ethics, and revolutionary politics—showing how the famed geographer’s fieldwork and evolutionary arguments undergird a liv...
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From Wobbly to Informant: SEDI Hosts Mark Leier on Robert Gosden
On July 27th, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted labor historian and anarchist writer Mark Leier for a riveting talk on the life and contradictions of Robert Raglan Gosden—Wobbly, saboteur, free speech fighter, draft evader, ...
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Johann Most: Life of a Radical - SEDI hosts Tom Goyens
On June 29th, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted historian Tom Goyens for a compelling talk on the life and legacy of Johann Most, the infamous yet often misunderstood figure of early anarchism. Drawing on his forthcoming sch...
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Anarchy in the Big Easy - SEDI Hosts John Clark / Max Cafard
On May 25th, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted philosopher, poet, and long-time New Orleans anarchist John Clark—also known by the pen name Max Cafard—for a wide-ranging discussion on his latest book, Anarchy in the Big Easy...
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Fighting Fascism - SEDI Hosts Shane Burley
On April 27th, 2025, the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted journalist and antifascist theorist Shane Burley for a talk titled “The Trump Drive to Fascism.” Drawing from his extensive work on far-right movements, Shane explored the evo...
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Insurgent Labor! SEDI Hosts David Van Deusen
On March 23rd, 2025 the Sam and Esther Dolgoff Institute (SEDI) hosted David Van Deusen for a talk about insurgent labor, the current state of the unions, and the future of our libertarian and socialist fight against domination and exploitation. D...
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Barrett Brown - Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous
How does someone introduce Barrett Brown? That's a really tough one because the personal, professional, and political stories play off each other in numerous ways. I would have to say that first of all, Barrett Brown is one of too few to survive a...
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Mikhail Bakunins Statism and Anarchy with Douglas Lain and Spencer Leonard
Last month Douglas Lain (of Sublation Media) hosted a conversation between myself and Spencer Leonard. We reviewed Mikhail Bakunin's work "Statism and Anarchy" and contrasted Bakunin’s thinking with Proudhon and Marx. After some initial confusion,...
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Catherine Malabou’s Stop! Thief! Anarchism and philosophy with Carl Eugene Stroud and Reed
Tonight we discuss Catherine Malabou's recent French-only work on the notion of anarchy in (post)modern continental philosophy. Catherine Malabou wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Malabou Carl's Notes on Au voleur! Anarch...
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Israel-Palestine and the National Question with Djene Bajalan
This is a topic that I have been hesitant to dedicate an episode to, but finding someone I can trust on the big picture changed my mind! Originally from the United Kingdom, Djene Rhys Bajalan is a historian of the Middle East at Missouri State ...
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Two Anarchist Jews Talk Zionism and War
Uri Gordon is a long-time anarchist activist, researcher, writer, and organizer. He is well known for his book, "Anarchy Alive!: Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory" and his work with Anarchists Against the Wall. His writings have ...
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Proudhon vs Marx with Douglas Lain and Ben Burgis
After months of comparing Proudhon's "System of Economic Contradictions" with Marx's "The Poverty of Philosophy", Cyber Dandy and Ben Burgis join Douglas Lain to compare notes and debate the merits of the two works. My breakdown of Chapter 1 fr...
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The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy with Benjamin Studebaker
Benjamin Studebaker is a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. He is a political theorist who teaches and publishes in both contemporary political theory and the history of political thought. His work also cov...
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Post-Anarchism and Psychoanalysis with Duane Rousselle
Duane Rousselle is a Canadian sociological theorist, Lacanian psychoanalyst, and Professor of Sociology. He works in several academic fields including Social Movement Studies, Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Cultural Sociology, Gender and Sexuality Studi...
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Alex Prichard on Proudhons War and Peace
Alex Prichard is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Exeter. His current research aims to develop a radical new understanding of the concept of anarchy. In 2005, Dr Prichard co-founded the PSA Anarchist Studies Net...
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Uri Gordon Discusses International Events and Anarchist Practice in Current Times
Uri Gordon is a long-time anarchist activist, researcher, writer, and organizer. He is well known for his book, "Anarchy Alive!: Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory" and his work with Anarchists Against the Wall. His writings have ...
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Parenthesis Eye Breaks Down His Anarchist Utopia
We welcome back Parenthesis Eye to the show and discuss the down and dirty details of his Utopian Anarchism. Using his latest two blog entries as a guide, Parenthesis Eye addresses the theoretical influences on his utopian thinking and the practic...
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