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Decrypted, Ars Technica's TV podcast
by Becoming Other
A Political Philosophy podcast beyond left and right. egalilibertarian / anti-capitalist / ex-leftist / ex-conservative / anti-PC / "isms" are annoyingI like to make weird music intros.
Episodes
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Ep. 15: Eugene Thacker's "Infinite Resignation" / Is BLR a pessimistic view?
Reading excerpts from thinker and philosopher Eugene Thacker's latest work, "Infinite Resignation." Thacker is a professor at the New School in NYC, and in his essay "On Pessimism" is composed of aphorisms / fragments which explore the concept. You can purchase the book here:...
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Ep. 14.3: Breaking the Left Simulation (Guests: Huston, Brad)
For the third and final episode recorded in California, Brad's friend Huston joins us to trash liberal-left SJW politics (which we all dislike), and explore some other themes as well such as the legitimacy of therapy, simulation theory, and whether Godfather III was essential viewing or not.
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Ep. 14.2: Conspiracy from a Leftist Perspective, with guest David
My guest David joins us to talk about conspiracy theory from a leftist perspective. A rather long interview, but definitely one of my most interesting conversations to date! We start out talking about the CIA and the USSR/North Korea, wind our way through Elsagate and Jeffrey Epstein's pedo…
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Ep. 14.1: Guests Brad & Ashley, Freedom of Speech, Alex Jones Ban
While visiting my good friend Aidean in California, he introduced me to Brad, who he has known for many years. Brad is a musician, actor, and athlete, and does not follow politics, but he has strong views on freedom speech and other social issues. His girlfriend Ashley also stopped by to join us,...
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Ep. 13: Against the Double Blackmail (selections, commentary)
Selections from philosopher Slavoj Žižek's "Against the Double Blackmail: Refugees, Terror, and other Troubles with the Neighbor." A piece which is very helpful in avoiding the worst dogmas on the left and right when it comes to the immigration issue. Neither pure open borders or pure closed...
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Ep. 12: Ocasio-Cortez, Against Excessive Cynicism
My hot take on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic Socialist from New York who unexpectedly won against the incumbent establishment Democrat. Can you support her even with reservations about her lack of qualifications, or about Democratic Socialism? Yes. The important thing is that she is a...
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Ep. 11: Power Ecosystems, Negation of the Negation, & Where do we go from here?
Some thoughts about how the major power systems (capitalism, the state, etc.) can be thought of as elements of a human ecosystem. Rather than an invasive alien force, they fulfill natural and necessary roles, but are prone to corruption and abuse. Organizing to combat those problems forms a…
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Ep. 10: Exiting The Vampire Castle (reading & commentary)
A reading of Mark Fisher's "Exiting the Vampire Castle," the late thinker's critique of toxic tendencies on the left where class analysis and liberatory praxis is replaced by personal attacks on individuals for not being woke enough. Some commentary on my own feelings and thoughts about this at…
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Ep. 9: Beyond Left and Right (BLAR) (Guest: Anton)
Anton (Theoretical Artist) joins me to discuss our criticisms of the existing left and right ideologies, and what - if anything - lies beyond them. We agree that whatever that it will involve a lot of complexity, and it can't be reduced to simple statements like "capitalism is bad/good." Also…
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Ep. 8: Incels, an alternative view
My somewhat sympathetic but also critical take on incels (involuntary celibates)who are dudes angry at women because they can't get laid. Follow me on Twitter: @becomeother
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Ep. 7: Whose Critical Theory? Reading of Horkheimer's "Traditional and Critical Theory"
Who defines what critical theory is? Is it synonymous with the tradition we call "Critical Theory" which emerged from European universities, or is its scope broader than that? To help answer this question, I engage with a foundational text on critical theory from Frankfurt School thinker Max...
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Ep. 6: Jordan Peterson Discussion (Guest: Sven)
My roommate Sven joins me for a discussion on Jordan Peterson and related current happenings.
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Ep. 5: Social Justice Warriors, some thoughts
Why the left should be against SJWism (with some qualifications), and how it is harmful to the cause of creating a better, more equal society. Twitter: @becomeother Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/becomingother Wordpress: https://becomingother19.wordpress.com/
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Ep. 4: Marx on Alienation (Reading/Commentary)
Reading of and commentary on "Estranged Labor" from Karl Marx's "Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844." Source: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/Economic-Philosophic-Manuscripts-1844.pdf
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Ep. 3: Heidegger, Ontological Fascist(Guest: Don)
My friend Don joins me for this discussion, the subject of which is "Heidegger's Children" by Richard Wolin (2001). Much of the book is concerned with the German philosopher's relationship with his Jewish students, among them Hannah Arendt. The particular chapter we are discussing, "Arbeit Macht...
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Ep. 2: Is the Millennial Left Dead? Against Spencer-Sargon-Styx
This episode is on current affairs and happenings related to politics. I discuss the Chris Cutrone essay "The Millennial Left is Dead," which you can read here: https://platypus1917.org/2017/10/01/millennial-left-dead/ I also offer my thoughts on this alt-right sh*tshow with Richard Spencer…
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Ep. 1: Reading of Nietzsche - "On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense"
In this episode I read aloud one of Nietzsche's more well-known pieces, "On Truth and Lie in a Nonmoral Sense" (sometimes known as "Extra-moral Sense"), and provide some commentary.
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Ep. 0: Introduction, what is critical theory?
First episode of a new podcast combining critical theory and political philosophy with analysis of current events.
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A Political Philosophy podcast beyond left and right. egalilibertarian / anti-capitalist / ex-leftist / ex-conservative / anti-PC / "isms" are annoyingI like to make weird music intros.
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