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OK BUNGER! The Problem of Generations, pt. 2 Sep 28, 2021

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The second in a special five-part series on generational consciousness and conflict. In this episode, we look at the emergence of 'youth' as political concept in the age following the French Revolution, and its shifting meanings. How important was generational consciousness in the Young Italy movement and its imitators in the 19th century, and how should we understand the so-called 'Lost Generation' of 1914?

Guests include:

Niall Whelahan, Chancellor’s Fellow in History, Strathclyde University

Original music by: Jonny Mundey

Additional music:

Leimoti / Don't Leave It Here / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Leimoti / The Small Things / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Philip Ayers / Trapped in a Maze / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Walt Adams / Dark Tavern / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Other Clips:

Black 47 Trailer © 2018 - WildCard Distribution
Arracht Trailer © 2019 - Break Out Pictures
The Sun Also Rises © 2019 - 20th Century Fox
Mr Lloyd George Speaks To The Nation (1931) British Pathé

For access to all Aufhebunga Bunga content, including the entirety of this series, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast

Excerpt: /217/ Reading Club: Intersectional Stalinism Sep 24, 2021

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This month's Reading Club is on Mike McNair's "Intersectionalism, the highest stage of western Stalinism?" from the journal Critique (pdf attached on Patreon). How convincing is his genealogy in which he traces intersectionalism back to the 1930s Popular Front and 1960s soft Maoism? What function does intersectionalism play on the Left - and for the ruling class? And is McNair right that intersectionalism is self-defeating on its own terms? Or is it self-perpetuating? Bungacast's monthly Reading Clubs are for subscribers $10+ Sign up at patreon.com/bungacast

/216/ Goodbye Mutti! Election Preview ft. Dominik Leusder Sep 22, 2021

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On Germany's election this week.

Merkel has led Germany since 2005, outlasting any number of politicians across the West. What accounts for her longevity? How has such a non-ideological, post-political figure lasted so long?

Germany is finally leaving her motherly embrace. But why is continuity on the cards, despite the many global crises Germany has passed through?

OK BUNGER! The Problem of Generations, pt. 1 Sep 21, 2021

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The first in a special five-part series on generational consciousness and conflict.
In this episode, we look at the current, vexed discourse around generations, and analyse competing theories on how to understand generational cleavages.

Guests include:

Felix Krawatzek, political scientist at the Centre for East European and International Studies in Berlin
Jennie Bristow, sociologist at Canterbury Christ Church University
Joshua Glenn, semiotician, author, and publisher of HiLoBrow

Original music by: Jonny Mundey

Additional music:

Peter Kuli / OK Boomer / courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc.

Liru / For the Floor / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

For access to all Aufhebunga Bunga content, including the entirety of this series, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast

OK BUNGER! The Problem of Generations, pt. 1 Sep 21, 2021

Show notes

The first in a special five-part series on generational consciousness and conflict. In this episode, we look at the current, vexed discourse around generations, and analyse competing theories on how to understand generational cleavages.

Guests include:

Felix Krawatzek, political scientist at the Centre for East European and International Studies in Berlin
Jennie Bristow, sociologist at Canterbury Christ Church University
Joshua Glenn, semiotician, author, and publisher of HiLoBrow

Original music by: Jonny Mundey

Additional music:

Peter Kuli / OK Boomer / courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc.

Liru / For the Floor / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

For access to all Aufhebunga Bunga content, including the entirety of this series, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast

Excerpt: /215/ Organize the Incels?! ft. Alex Gendler Sep 14, 2021

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On the long history of involuntary celibates. Alex Gendler talks to us about his essay in American Affairs, "The New Superfluous Men". With growing global concern about incels and increasing anti-terrorism focus on the supposed risks posed by lonely, angry men, we discuss why this discussion has emerged today and why it's gone global. Why do our societies seem no longer to find use for young men? Do they benefit from patriarchy? And how does this all relate to class? The full episode is available to subscribers only. Sign up at patreon.com/bungacast

/213/ The Leopard Lockdown ft. Adam Tooze Sep 07, 2021

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On Covid and the end of the end of history.
Adam Tooze joins us to discuss his new book, Shutdown. In 2020 everything changed... so that everything might remain the same.
What were the reasons behind the global shutdown? Was it a result of over-protection, a policy of repression, or the result of structural tensions? Has China been the winner of the pandemic? How have central banks been victims of their own success? And does this represent the end of neoliberalism?
The latter part of the interview continues over on patreon.com/bungacast

Excerpt: /212/ Three Articles: Middle-Class Anxieties Aug 31, 2021

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On net-zero, CCP nanny state, and optimised dating. We start off discussing the HBO series "The White Lotus" before tackling three articles on middle-class anxieties: climate change and pressures on UK living standards; the Chinese state's crackdown on private tutoring; and women's attempt to avoid crappy men through 'Female Dating Strategy'. The full episode is available to patrons only. Sign up at patreon.com/bungacast Articles:

Boris Johnson’s push for net zero plunged into chaos, Edward Malnick & Emma Gatten, The Telegraph (attached in patreon)
China’s nanny state: why Xi is cracking down on gaming and private tutors, Tom Mitchell & Thomas Hale, FT (attached in patreon)
‘Sales funnels’ and high-value men: the rise of strategic dating, Katie Cunningham, The Guardian

/211/ Unlocking the Lockdown Left ft. @galexybrane Aug 24, 2021

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On lockdowns, education, and the left.

California middle-school teacher and social critic Alex Gutentag (@galexybrane) joins us to talk about the depredations of lockdown in California and the wider world.

How has lockdown affected different segments of society, and how damaging have school closures been on education? Why has the professional middle class been so in favour of widespread restrictions – and how did the left go from backing Medicare 4 All to cheering on lockdowns in the space of a few months?

Readings:

The War on Reality, Alex Gutentag, The Tablet
The Great Covid Class War, Alex Gutentag, The Bellows

Excerpt: /210/ Reading Club: Psychoanalysis & Spirit of Capitalism Aug 21, 2021

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We discuss Eli Zaretsky's essay, "Psychoanalysis and the Spirit of Capitalism" (also available as a chapter in his book Political Freud). How convincing is Zaretsky’s idea that, as capitalism was becoming more organized and systematic, it also liberated relations between the sexes and enhanced a sense of individual subjectivity? Was Freudianism a victim of its success? Did it ‘win’ and thereby make itself obsolete - socially if not intellectually? And what is today’s "spirit of capitalism"? Are we still within the spirit that was reshaped in the 1960s - the world of the New Left? Reading Clubs are only for patrons $10 and up. Sign up at patreon.com/bungacast

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