Apr

15

184. The Horizontal Transcendence of the Everyday -- Clare Carlisle

How do you know your life is worthwhile? How do connect to the world around you? What sort of life

Apr 15, 2026

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Apr

01

183. Mrs. Orwell -- Andrea Chalupa

Eric Blair, known as George Orwell, had all of his successes after he met and married Eileen O'Shaughnessy.

Apr 1, 2026

Mar

18

182. A Door Into Ocean -- Joan Slonczewski

Joan Slonczewski joins me to discuss their novel A Door Into Ocean, a science fiction novel about an all-female society

Mar 18, 2026

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Mar

11

181. The Language of Incompleteness -- Amit Chaudhuri

Amit Chaudhuri joins me to discuss his new collection of essays, Incompleteness. In these essays and his novels, Amit is

Mar 11, 2026

Feb

25

180. Aurora -- Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson comes back to discuss Aurora, his novel of a generational starship, in which generations of humans are

Feb 25, 2026

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Feb

04

179. Socialism from Bernie to Mamdani -- Dan Chiasson

Dan Chiasson joins me to discuss his combined Bernie and Burlington biography, Bernie for Burlington, and the connections between Bernie&

Feb 4, 2026

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Jan

21

178. Fighting for the Future of PM Press -- Ramsey Kanaan

For almost 20 years, PM Press has been publishing brilliant anarchist books, including many covered on this podcast.  Co-founder Ramsey

Jan 21, 2026

Jan

14

177. Year One of the Second Trump Regime -- Leonard Williams

Leonard Williams, who was my second guest on this podcast back in November of 2021, returns to talk about Trump&

Jan 14, 2026

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Jan

07

176. Building a World without Parkinson's -- Ray Dorsey

Ray Dorsey joins me to discuss The Parkinson's Plan, his new book about fighting and hopefully ending the

Jan 7, 2026

Dec

31

175. The Battle of Seattle -- D.W. Gibson

The modern anarchist movement began in 1999, when the World Trade Organization met in Seattle in order to create a

Dec 31, 2025

1 min read